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Feature Presentation:
Special thanks to Geneon Entertainment for sending a copy for a review for this site. Here we go with the continuation of the story between Koshiro & Nanoka. Both of them are trying their best to adjust to their new life living together after being so long apart, but Koshiro is worried about the mix feelings he has for her own sister, along with Nanoka wondering how she really feels about her brother. However, one day, Nanoka recieved a love letter from her school & with no one to talk to, she ask her brother. However, things didn't go well & for some unknown reason, Koshiro got jealous & pushed her away. Nanoka was surprised & got no idea why. Feeling guilty, Koshiro try to keep a distance from her, but he is having trouble & he hopes it will just fade away, but it doesn't as Nanoka tell how she really feels for him...
Video:
Geneon Entertainment did a very great job. 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. There is some watermarks done for the introduction & ending credits (they are translated in English). Each episode are split into 5 parts, introduction, part A, part B, ending & the preview for the next episode. 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 dubbing is really well done, they suit the characters. 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 green for the ending theme, the rest is yellow & white for Japanese signs & 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 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. It remains the same, with the cherry blossoms, except for the screenshots in the back, reflecting the episodes in this volume. There is the "Play All", "Screen Access", "Set Up" & "Extras". When you selected any options, the menu makes a wave of cherry blossoms fly by. The music playing in the background is one of the music in the series. There is only music on the main menu, but the other section doesn't have any.
DVD Extras:
There is a bit more this time with the original promotional trailers & commercials.
Packaging:
This time there isn't so much cherry blossoms, but it's in the middle of school. On the cover, you see Nanoka in her school uniform in school. On the back, there is many screenshots from the episodes in this volume. The insert has the chapter listing, along with the upcoming releases for the other volumes of this series. On the DVD disc itself, it's almost like a blanket but blue this time, with the two bears, which belongs Koshiro & Nanoka.
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 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:
The story continues & the issues of these kind of emotions between brother & sister has widen. As always, keep an open-mind as there are things that are hard to control.
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