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Feature Presentation:
Special thanks to Geneon Entertainment for sending a copy for a review for this site. This is the final volume, well, sort of, of this cute series! I'm not going to stay too much, I'm not going to spoiled it for you. After the incident of Chi disappearing, Minoru decicate his time & energy to find out more about the Urban Legend of Chobits. However, he overloaded himself. One of my favorities episodes, EPS 22, is on this volume, it's all about Yumi & Ueda. I really find it sweet & does brings a tear in your eye. Finally, Hideki have to decide how he feels about Chi, as well the real truth about her. His decision will impact the fate of every Persocom!
Video:
Geneon Entertainment did a very great job, just like the first volume. I found no problem, the image are clear & the color looks perfect. To top things off, the series is feature on Widescreen format. If you got a Widescreen TV, you're going to enjoy this even more. Each episode are split into 5 parts, introduction, part A, part B, ending & preview for the next episode. Since all the episodes are on one single track on the DVD, there is no loading time or changing tracks when you move on to the next episode. Also, they are starting to use the new logo "Geneon". However, if you use the auto-replay track option, it will not work, it will just go back to the menu. I do note that you can skip all those warnings & logos when you first load the DVD by just pressing the "Menu" button on your remote control.
Dubbing: English:
The English dubbing is well done. The dubbing is the same style. The dialogue even includes Japanese terms, like "seipai". Geneon Entertainment left them so it can be as close to the Japanese dialogue. It's about 85% of the original Japanese.
Audio 01: English 2.0:
No problem found.
Audio 02: Japanese 2.0:
No problem found.
Subtitle:
As the other volumes, Geneon Entertainment is using the same great font, very easy to read. Yup, the light blue is still use for the introduction & ending theme. The rest remains the same, yellow for the dialogue & white for Japanese sign & text. There are two tracks of subtitling. One track is for the sign subtitling & the other one is for the Japanese dialogue. I might note that every odd numbered episodes, the intro & ending subtitles are in English, while the even numbered episodes are in Japanese original text on this volume.
Menu Option:
The menu is also in widescreen format, but if got just a regular full screen TV, it will display in that format with no problem. As before, you log in when Chi powers up. It's very simple & clean. The menu design remains the same, except it's another picture of Chi, hugging a star shape pillow. There is the "Play All", a selection of one of the 4 episodes, "Screen Access", "Set Up" & "Extras". Selecting any options, except if you pick the episodes directly, you will get a little computer changing animation. As the previous volume, you will get some sound effects in the background, like computer sounds. Though, I perfer having the main theme like the first two volumes of this series playing in the music background! The other section has no backgound music or sound.
DVD Extras:
Another set of the same extra, but just different content. This time, you will get the original Japanese ending theme #3, which is the last episode ending theme. Also, there is an art gallery, again with just 5 images, though, they aren't screenshots!
Packaging:
The package carries the same style as the other volumes, this time, it's another shade of purple. This is my favorite cover of all the volumes, another beautiful artwork. This time is Chi surrround with lovely pink flowers. In the back, just a few screenshots, one from each episode on this volume, along with the same picture as the cover. You can also noticed the new logo "Geneon" along side with the old "Pioneer" name. The insert is all pictures from the beach! You will get an episode list & no, it's not a chapter list. Inside the insert is a mini-poster with the cute Chi with Sumomo! Since the DVD case is a clear one, you get to see both versions of Chi. To top things off, the insert match right up with it! On the DVD disc itself, it's a the same shade of purple is used as the background with Sumomo!
PC Viewing:
Watching it on the PC is the same as watching it on the TV. Very clean, no problem at all, very little pixel (little squares popping in & out), both normal mode & full screen mode. The sound is just great. The episodes are place on one single track as you play the episodes, so loading time is really small. You can fast forward to the first episode to the last episode with one move on your mouse! Like on your regular DVD player, you can skip the warnings & logos when you load the disc, just use the "menu" option to go to the menu screen.
Overall DVD Rating:
One of the episodes is my favorite, it's really sweet. Finally, we get to know the truth about Chi.
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