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DVD Feature:
  • Audio 01: English 2.0
  • Audio 02: Japanese 2.0
  • Subtitle: English
  • Format: 4:3 (Full Screen)
  • Region: 01 (North America)

DVD Information:
  • Age Rating: 13+
  • Length: Approx. 60 min.
  • Class Type: Adventure, Comedy
  • DVD Label: RSDVD2032
  • Publisher: Right Stuf International
  • Retail Price: 24.95$US
  • Release Date: 26/08/2003
  • Review Date: 18/07/2003
  • Review Last Update: 10/10/2004

DVD Extras:
  • Outtakes
  • Character Bios
  • Translation Notes
  • Animated Art Gallery
  • Original Opening for EPS 4 & 5
Number Of Disc(s): 1
Review Done By: Guardian Inferno

Introduction:
Original created & produced by Satoru Akahori (Maze TV / SORCERER HUNTERS TV / SABER MARIONETTE J), Director Hiroshi Negi (BURN UP W / TENCHI MUYO UNIVERSE TV), Original Character Designs by Takehiko Ito (OUTLAW STAR), & Mechanical Designs by Rei Nakahara (BLUE SEED / NADESICO)!

Who knew treasure hunting could make life so miserable?

Afther constant battles with the Humans, our rowdy band of heroes is in quite a mess. With their Jinns badly damaged, they're off to Atlas City to find Don the Repairer who's rumored to hace the ability to fix anything - for a price of course.

But with very little pocke money & their Jinns out of action, they could be in for some serious trouble! V-Darn's been waiting for them in Atlas City & he's determined to finally have his revenge on our little band of treasure hunters!

With Mei-Mer on the verge of death, Wan is determined to grant her last request, even when it could cost him his own life.

More laughter, tears & off-the-wall surprises in this second great volume of K.O. Beast!

Contains Episodes:
  • Episode 04: Powered-up Survival Wars!
  • Episode 05: Love & Romance in Panic City?!

Feature Presentation:
Special thanks to Right Stuf International for sending me a pre-release copy for a review for this site. This is a preview of what's going to be release, so not all information will be available until then. Another two episodes of this crazy little "Power Rangers" robots with characters that turns into animals. After the long battle, all mecha need a good repair, right? Well, where can you fix it? You get to see it. V-Darn is sure is funny. Mei-Mer, the cute little mermaid, get sick all of a sudden. Well, I'm not gonna spoiled it, so watch it & have a few funny laughs! The only thing that really bugs me that there is only two episodes on one disc.

Video:
Right Stuf International has work on it really well. This Anime is pretty old, but the animation is still pretty good. Clear & smooth, there is a little static here & there, but that's about it. There is only little annoying is the "Dolby Digital" logo if you selected to "Play All" mode. Usually, this logo is shown during the being when you load the disc. Anyways, since the episodes are all on different tracks, it will have a little loading time whrn you move on to the next episode. By the way, 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:
I find the dubbing really well done. The voice of Akumako might sound familiar to you. It really suits it the evil little bug. It's about 85% of the original Japanese.

Audio 01: English 2.0:
The English track isn't the default on this DVD. You still have to switch it if you want to watch it in English. Other then that, found no problem.

Audio 02: Japanese 2.0:
The Japanese track is the default track. It's great that both Japanese track & English track are at the same volume, so I don't have to adjust the volume of the TV while changing the tracks.

Subtitle:
There are two tracks of subtitling. One track is for the sign subtitling & the other one is for the Japanese dialogue. The font is easy to read. All the subtitling are in yellow, the color white is use for Japanese sign & texts.

Menu Option:
The menu is the same as the first volume, all animated. You got the "Play All", "Episodes" selection, "Extras" & the "Set Up". All the clips you see in the main menu are from the opening of the series, but the the music in the background is from the original opening that you can see in the extra section. Simple & easy to use interface.

DVD Extras:
There are many extras to find on this DVD. It still got the dubbing outtakes like the first one, but it isn't as long & as funny. Make sure you watch the episodes first before watching the outtakes. The rest are character bios, translation notes, an animated art gallery & the original opening with the original texts on it.

Packaging:
The package is pretty simple. On the cover, you get to see Wan, Bud & Mei-Mer. In the back, you see Wan, with 3 screenshots on the top. The insert is the same as the DVD cover. Since this is a pre-release, there isn't any image on the DVD disc itself.

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 on different tracks on the DVD, so it will take a small time to load when you move on to the next episode. 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:
Another two episodes of this funny series. If you enjoy the first volume, might as well go on.

Feature Presentation: Cute, silly, mecha & animal fun!
Video (Images) The "Dolby Digital" logo is out of it place.
Dubbing: English Dubbing is good, almost similar to the Japanese version.
Audio 01: English 2.0 No problem found!
Audio 02: Japanese 2.0 The Japanese track is on default.
Subtitle: English Subtitling is easy to read.
Menu Option: Lots of moving animation.
DVD Extras: I love the outtakes.
Packaging: Colorful, wish they work on a better insert.
PC Viewing: Easy to view, clean, no problem!
Overall DVD Rating: It packs a punch!

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