Product Details

• Actors: Scott Page-Pagter, Sôichiro Hoshi, Ayako Kawasumi, Akiko Hiramatsu, Satsuki Yukino
• Directors: Masami Shimoda
• Writers: Katsuhiko Takayama, Ken'ichi Kanemaki, Masashi Kubota
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00022354E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,288 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, Volume 1: Fate (Episodes 1-4)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The second broadcast season of Ai Yori Aoshi picks up two years after childhood sweethearts Aoi and Kaoru met again and set up their odd ménage in one of Aoi's family mansions. Kaoru is now a graduate student; Chika, Taeko's bouncy cousin, has joined the household, adding to the number of girls with innocent crushes on Kaoru. Nothing else has changed: Miyabi runs the show, Aoi cheerfully cooks and cleans, Taeko breaks more than she tidies, and Tina sponges off them. The filmmakers never succeed in reconciling the wistful, treacly romance between Aoi and Kaoru with the many fan service shots of panties, breasts, etc., and viewers may find themselves longing for a little of the gleeful mischief of Love Hina or Tenchi Muyo. The extras include the mini-episode "Miyuki," in which Aoi appears to bachelor Kaoru as Santa Claus. (Rated 13 and older: nudity, risqué humor) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enishi rocks! Aoi shines bright, December 26, 2004

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Ren (Blast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, Volume 1: Fate (Episodes 1-4) (DVD)

The 2nd season of Ai Yori Aoshi started out good! Actually, so good in fact that it gives you that feeling of reuniting all the fun you had with the first season. Aoi's ukeness is still there. Chika's cuteness is still there. Miyabi's nagginess is still there. Hell, even Tina's booze drinking is still there! ^o^

This 13 episode season has some of the cutest moments, and I love seeing Aoi and Kaoru share intimate moments. It shows how strong love can be, even in the modern world of angst. Though is it just me, or does Enishi have lots more fan service than before? Very Love Hina like, well sorta! Tina Foster is so freaking hilarious, and hearing her in the dub is a treat. Who doesn't love a hyper american fondling boobs *o* She's my idol! LOL

The dubbing isint that bad either! They perfected Aoi's submissive tone, Taeko's clumsy tone and Tina's southern USA tone convinced me. Though some of the secondary characters sounded whacked. Both Pioneer(Geneon) ADV Films, etc. never had a perfect cast of VAs, but rarely get close.

I truely recommend it to those who loved the original season <3 Though I don't recommend it to Love Hina fans, don't expect Kaoru to get knocked 1,000 feet in the air and still survive @o@ Anyway The opening "Takaramono" and closing "I do" are wonderful! Yoko Ishida's Takaramono is just as memorable as Towa no Hana.

I'm a legend in the Otaku world, and I recommend this anime! Whoever doesn't thinks so, well too bad! Cliches are cliches, and Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi lives up to it's 24 episode original.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, as Good as the First, July 24, 2004

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Robin Gingras (Hell's Handbasket, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, Volume 1: Fate (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi is a very well-written love story, continued from the first season. Although some of the translations are a bit literal, the story is very well-written (I would suggest watching it with Japanese audio and English subtitles). Overall, a very good Anime for the die-hard Anime fan. There are quite a few sexual innuendos, but what would be the fun without them?

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hopefull!, July 14, 2004

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Amanda (stafford, virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, Volume 1: Fate (Limited Edition) (DVD)

I absolutely adore the ai yori yoshi series with its sappy mushy storyline of two starcrossed fiances (kaoru&aoi)and a houseful of hopeful girls wanting to catch kaoru's eye. i personally have never seen the enshi series but from what i get from the review above i think it will be an awsome sequel to the great fanservicing series ai yori aoshi!