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Feature Presentation:
Special thanks to Geneon Entertainment for sending a copy for a review for this site. We're back for some more fun with the sexy DearS & the life of Takeya. I wonder why Ren is Ren? Now with Ren getting used to a life of being with humans, she is learning all kind of things. However, she is still lack common sense & not knowing what being a DearS really is. However, this frstrated Miu like crazy & she decided to take upon herself to teach Ren to be a true DearS. However, things just keep on getting crazier by the minute, especially between Ren & Miu. Will Takeya survived all this with two DearS? However, to add more chaos to the existing chaos, his little sister comes to visit & when she founds out that a DearS is living with her, along with the strange relationship of master & slave, well, you can only imagine!
Video:
Geneon Entertainment did a very great job. I found no problem, the image are clear & the color looks perfect. It's a really colorful. There is some watermarks done for the introduction & ending credits (they are translated in English). Each episodes are separated into 5 parts: the introduction, part A, part B, the preview & the ending 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. I do note that you can skip the warnings & logos in the beginning using the "Menu" button on your remote.
Dubbing: English:
The English dubbing is well done. 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:
Geneon Entertainment have selected a great font, very easy to read. They use light blue introduction theme & ending theme. The rest is yellow for the dialogue. 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 on this volume.
Menu Option:
The menu is the same design as the previous, now with Miu & Natsuki. There is the "Play All", the selection for each episode & "Screen Access". However, the "Set Up" & "Extras" are together. Selecting any of the options, you will have a little animation of bubbles. I'm not sure where the background music is playing on the menu is from, I guess it's from the series. Note that there is no background music in the other menu section.
DVD Extras:
There isn't much extras, but the non-credit ending, along with an art gallery, which isn't mention in the packaging.
Packaging:
I find the packaging very colorful once again On the cover, you see Miu & Natsuki. In the back, you see Takeya's mother & Natsuki along with a screenshot from each episode. The insert is bascially the same image as the cover, along with the list of the next volumes coming out. Inside the insert is a mini-poster with the full image of Takeya's mother & Natsuki. On the DVD disc itself, it's the same as the cover once again. Since the DVD case is a clear one, you get to see the reversable cover & boy, it's a real hot one! It's Miu naked, covered with a cat-girl DearS!
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. The sound is just great. The only thing annoying is the menu option. You have to click on the blood splat to make the selection, instead of the word, for example, "Play". 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:
Once again, if you like Chobits or even Love Hina, this is going to be perfect for you. Once you reach this volume, I'm sure it's gonna be great to see what next. Are you a bit curious what are the DearS are? Stay tune.
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