DVD Reviews: September

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Sasami Season 1: Magic, mayhem and mischief means it can only be the Magical Girls Club! The Tenchi Muyo! spin off series Sasami Season 1 contains 13 episodes on a 2-Disc set. Released August 12th and Rated PG. This series takes Tenchi fans into wild world of Sasami. Disguised as a Cooking Club, Sasami and her friends learn how to control their newly found magical abilities under the guidance of Miss Washu. If you are a die-hard Tenchi fan and love magical girls, this series is right up your alley. Sasami Season 1 runs 320 minutes and contains the English and Japanese surround sound with English subtitles. MSRP $39.98 Rating: 3 out of 5

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: The Dangerous Pursuit - Volume 7: The adventure through space and time continues. Syaoran and company continue their journey to seek out Sakura's missing memory feathers. Filled with friends, familiar faces, futuristic flights and fights, they will do what it takes to make the princess whole again. Cameos by beloved CLAMP characters fill the story line and will keep fans on their toes. Released August 19th, Rated PG. Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: The Dangerous Pursuit - Volume 7 runs 125 minutes and contains the English 5.1 and Japanese with English subtitles. MSRP $34.98 or Starter Set for MSRP $39.98 Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Black Lagoon: Second Barrage: Creepy kid killers cause chaos. Black Lagoon: Second Barrage 001 picks up the story at episode #13 through episode #16. Everyone is a buzz about the wave of gruesome murders taking place around town. As the violence escalates, Balalaika and her soldiers are reminded of a time when their deadliest foes were children. Plenty of shoot outs and gruesome deaths make this a series for those who love blood. Released August 19th, Rated 16 Up this series is for the mature audience since it contains extreme violence, strong language and nudity. Black Lagoon: Second Barrage Volume 1 runs 100 minutes and contains the English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. MSRP $29.98. Limited Edition MSRP $39.98

Kyo Kara Maoh: Season 2 Volume 7: The evils of the past threaten the fragile peace of the Demon Kingdom. Kyo Kara Maoh: Season 2 Volume 7 takes fans back to the days of the Great One and the Originators. Meanwhile in the current day Demon Kingdom, Yuri has a surprise visitor, his big brother Shori. Wolfram's bizarre behavior continues and his offer to awaken Shiori's latent powers has definite eerie overtone. Bishonen boys and BL overtones continue to make this series a fangirl favorite. Released September 2nd, Rated 13 Up. Kyo Kara Maoh: Season 2 Volume 7 runs 100 minutes and contains the English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. MSRP $24.98 Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea: After 27 years of planning and rounds at several international film festivals, the epic motion picture makes its way to DVD. Released September 2nd, Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth is a live-action film which tells the multifaceted tale of a man who brought down boarders and united the tribes of Mongol. Rated R for violence. Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth runs 136 minutes and contains the English and Japanese 5.1 surround sound with English subtitles. MSRP $24.98 Rating: 4 out of 5

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Blu-ray Collectors Edition: The New Generation goes next generation. Released September 2nd, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Blu-ray Collectors Edition brings the continuing story of one of anime's most influential anime series into the next generation of video technology. The animated film follows Scott Bernard into deep space to find Admiral Hunter, face deadly aliens and secure the fate of all humankind. Rated PG. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Blu-ray Collectors Edition runs 88 minutes with 95 minutes of extras and contains the English 5.1 and subtitles option. MSRP $29.98 Rating: 4.5 out of 5

xxxHOLiC: Volume 5: Are you willing to pay the price for your dreams? Release September 9th and Rated PG, xxxHOLiC contains episodes 17 through 20. Watanuki finds his world becoming more interesting each day. From an otherworldly parade to an epic snowball fight, each day around Yuko brings new experiences and lessons. Thought-provoking story lines messages will give views plenty of fodder to discuss with one another. xxxHOLiC runs 105 minutes and contains the English 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 surround sound with English subtitles. MSRP $29.98 Rating 4.5 out of 5

Dragon Ball Z Season 6: DBZ fans get ready for the entire Cell Games Saga! Release September 16th, Dragon Ball Z Season 6 is Rated PG. The Z-Fighters are in for the fight of their lives after Cell attains his ultimate form. Wanting to showcase his new found form, Perfect Cell creates a tournament with the fate of the world in the balance. In it's bright orange box the latest box set gives another saga for fans to marathon. Dragon Ball Z Season 6 runs 685 minutes and contains the English 5.1 with Original Japanese Music, English voice with TV broadcast music and Japanese audio with original music with English subtitles. MSRP $49.98 Rating: 4 out of 5

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