There are some minor typos in the subtitles as with any US anime release these days.ĭo I use too many Hyoubu pictures? I'm not apologising. Overall, I'm happy with their discs besides the missing special, the only thing that would have made it better would have been a Blu-ray transfer.
THE UNLIMITED HYOUBU KYOUSUKE EPISODE 5 NOSTALGIA CRITIC SERIES
Since I wanted the CD anyway this discovery isn't quite as awful as it might have been, though I hope that Sentai will consider releasing the lost episode later if the series becomes more popular. This leaves the 2010 ' Aitazousei! Ubawareta Mirai' OAV missing in the US, so I've ordered the Japanese disc ( BD LE, BD standard edition, DVD LE, DVD standard edition) before the first pressing disappears for good. It's actually the recap episode from earlier in the series, ' A Grand Banquet! Natsuko and Hotaru's BABEL Report'. It's not what it looks like, even if Hyoubu/Tsubomi is cuteĪnother thing I should mention is that the OAV included in this set is not the single OAV episode which finishes off the Zettai Karen Children anime (for now, at least). The new ending animation certainly fits the tone of the show, but I really enjoyed the balance of having the girls in the opening and the guys in the ending. I was a little disappointed that the amazing Break+Your+Destiny ending theme from the previous set was replaced by a new song sung by the girls for these episodes. This DVD set increases the emotional impact further by delving into Hyoubu's harrowing past for the first time (this is covered in more depth in his The Unlimited spin-off series). Ikyuugo's prediction of an unhappy future is always lingering in the back of Minamoto's mind while the the girls themselves are gradually starting to realise something is wrong. The series' signature blend of silliness and tragedy comes through very strongly once again. The unresolved story surrounding the ominous Phantom Daughter who has been lingering in the shadows left me desperately wishing that there was another season to look forward to. Indeed, the final episode of the Zettai Karen Children anime shows a timeskip to the girls' graduation followed by an abrupt end to the show.
Unfortunately neither Patty nor the Black Phantom plotline have a chance for much more development in the anime series. Incidentally, the girl they rescue is one of my favourite characters in the manga: Patty Crew, an esper fujoshi who likes to imagine the males of the show in compromising situations with one another. try to use Kaoru to help the newest victim of Black Phantom's brainwashing, potentially pushing her closer to her prophesied future role as the Queen of Catastrophe. Her sardonic personality is refreshing and the episode itself is interesting too: P.A.N.D.R.A. We later meet Momiji, the beautiful blue-haired esper woman from Hyoubu's group who had a prominent role in The Unlimited. A few plot spoilers follow after the jump.Īre you trying to be Death Note's Light, L or 'H'? Instead, the creators used it to follow the progress of a pair of rehabilitated espers. Is it cheating to use a picture of Minamoto when it'sĪnother episode parodies Death Note so heavily that I was certain it was going to be a pointless filler episode. Seeing the usually-stoic Minamoto struggling with his emotions adds a new dimension to his character. Then, in a different story, Minamoto finds himself torn between his duties as the girls' guardian and his regrets about his own difficult childhood. Before long, he's forced to make some difficult decisions regarding Carry and The Children. This changes towards the end of the first disc when Minamoto comes face to face with an important person from his past, the pretty Caroline 'Carry' McGee.
There's no English dub for the series so these discs only include the Japanese audio with optional English subtitles.Īfter the exciting storylines covered by the previous two sets the first few episodes in this fourth DVD collection feel like a step backwards although we get a few glimpses of the evil Black Phantom in action nothing of importance seems to happen. Once again the extras are sponsor bumpers, clean OP/ED videos and trailers for other Sentai Filmworks titles. It contains episodes 40-52 the last episode is actually a special since the series finished with episode 51. Psychic Squad collection 4 is a double-disc DVD set priced at $49.98 which came out back on 6th November 2012. I tried to drag it out as long as I could but it's now time to review the fourth and final volume of Zettai Karen Children (renamed Psychic Squad in the US).