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Special Features
- Omake Theaters
- Character Biographies
- Original Trailers
- Textless Opening
- ADV Previews
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Momiji Fujimiya believes she's an ordinary high school girl, growing up in rural Japan--until she's told she's really the Princess Kushinada and that her blood is mankind's most powerful weapon against the shape-shifting monsters, the Aragami. The centuries-old war between humanity and the Aragami is heating up again, so Momiji goes to Tokyo to join the government agency fighting the monsters. Complicating matters is the presence of the roguish Mamoru Kusanagi: as a child he was kidnapped by a powerful Aragami and given seven souls (symbolized by the "Blue Seeds" of the title). Their power enables him to protect Kushinada, as spilling her blood would imprison the Aragami for centuries, possibly forever. In battle, Kusanagi transforms into a werewolfish version of himself with sword blades in his forearms. In his more normal state, he shares a fractious romance with Momiji, although his comic fascination with her panties must seem funnier in Japan. Blue Seed plays off a number of traditional Japanese myths. As Kushinada, Momiji is a descendant of Susanooh, the younger brother of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu; Kusanagi's name comes from the sword that Amaterasu gave to the first Emperors of Japan. But audiences on both sides of the Pacific can enjoy this feisty adventure-comedy without catching all its cultural references. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: violence, minor profanity, and sexual humor. --Charles Solomon
Product Description
Includes seven episodes. 180 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital stereo, English Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
This review is not only about the last DVD release in the series, but also as a review of the entire series. I have never really been into Anime like most people, but this one caught my attention. Blue Seed is about a young girl who finds out that her humdrum life is not all it seems. Taking its cues from japanese mythology as well as other world religions, the story involves the coming of the auragami, a race of spirits who exist in the form of a 'blue seed', or mitama, and must possess a host in order to Take over Japan and the world. The only known way to stop them is to sacriface a female virgin from the Kushinada family. It turns out that, like all living things, certain energies are released that put the auragami to sleep. Momiji, age 15, must be sacrificed in order to save the world.
Luckily she has friends that want to find an alternative to killing a young girl. The fight for the world begins when the auragami try to kill Momiji while keeping her safely inside a Ceramic field, thus removing any threat to their existance. A team of scientists and military types known as the TAC Rescue Momiji, but not before An auragami nearly kills the girl outside the field. Without giving away too many details, Momiji winds up with a BLUE SEED implanted on her chest! Nuff sed.
Luckily she has friends that want to find an alternative to killing a young girl. The fight for the world begins when the auragami try to kill Momiji while keeping her safely inside a Ceramic field, thus removing any threat to their existance. A team of scientists and military types known as the TAC Rescue Momiji, but not before An auragami nearly kills the girl outside the field. Without giving away too many details, Momiji winds up with a BLUE SEED implanted on her chest! Nuff sed.
I now have the entire series on DVD. It can be had on four discs, 26 episodes, With both english and japanese languages, as well as spanish! The clarity of the DVD format really shows here, not because the original material is so good, but because you can see the grain in the film, which in a strange way adds to the overall look of the series. The discs also include the now infamous "Omake Theatres", little humorous 'outtakes' if you will, some racy and some downright side splitting.
Another thing to mention about this series is the english voice acting. In the past, I have often hated the english dubbing of any movie, and in the first few episodes of Blue Seed the acting is at times not very good. But as the series goes on, it improves dramatically, and by the time I got to the last two discs I found that I prefered it over the original japanese. By the time you reach the last episode, the emotional quality of the dubbing is just dead on right, and at times you thing that maybe the series was made with english in mind.
This is the only Anime that I have ever cared enough about to own. As a total package of dvds, this cant be missed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
As ADV continues to release old classic titles on DVD, this one is most anticipated. It's kinda like Fushigi Yugi. There are to fairy tale monster fighting each other. The Aragami and the Kushenada. The Aragami were made to protect the Aragami, but since almost none are left, they decide to kill them all off. And a high school girl named Momiji is one of the Kushenada and doesn't understand all of this at all. While the TAC track her down, Momiji comes under attack at her school by a big vine creature only to have a human Aragami named Kusanagi come to the rescue. The two form a weird love for each other which could be close to Fushigi Yugi. Anyway, Momigi spends most of the time in the first two episodes screaming when under attack by the plant Aragami. The last two episodes are basically character development episodes along with a little action mixed in here and there. The Omake Theater can be found in the extras menu. The Omake Theater is a little silly short that is included every two episodes. They are extremely funny! Extras also include Character Bios. The picture quality is like that of Evangelion: Mediocre, but not criminal to its origin. Dubbing for English is ok, but this was dubbed in the golden age of anime. The Japanese track does more justice I think. And hey, why not try the Spanish language track which I think is included on this one. Anyway, if you like the animation of Evangelion and your in the mood for monsters, check this one out. However, Blue Seed is too great for me to tell you just how comical and action packed it is. You have to see it for yourself. You won't regret it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I managed to catch the second episode of Blue Seed at a friend's house one day, and it piqued my interest. When I found this DVD, with 7 episodes, I had to check it out.
Learning about Momiji, our Kushinada-hime, and the demonic Arigami combines elements of Sci-Fi and horror anime. Much to my surprise, the series also combines a surprising amount of humor in it as well.
While I usually steer clear of dubs, this one is actually very well done. The voices fit the characters well, even though I love Megumi Hayashibara, Momiji's english voice actress does a commendable job. However, Kusanagi's character was changed around quite a bit. In the dub, he is much more light-hearted and joke-y, while in the original he is much darker and sinister.
This first volume spends a great deal of time introducing the characters, and starting to ask the deeper questions of the series. However, there isn't much to the story so far. You can start to see the story forming, but this disc is pretty much just filler. Regardless, this is an enjoyable series with some excellent animation, music, voice acting, and some truly hilarious omake segments.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
FIRST VOLUME! I LOVE BLUE SEED!
Blue seed is one of my absolute favorite anime. This anime is in my opinion a supernatural suspense. Read more
Published 12 months ago by PersonReviewing
You'll upset the princess
The life of a teenage girl can be stressful enough, but Momiji Fujimiya is a bit more stressed than usual -- it turns out that evil plant monsters are out to get her. Read more
Published on June 2, 2009 by E. A Solinas
Loved It!
Been awhile since i had seen this anime an i had the last 3 to the set so i was like, let me get online an try to find the first one. Read more
Published on September 19, 2008 by Jaderabbit
Creative Monstering 101
Because we see the cream of the anime crop in the US, we have a somewhat skewed perception of the typical level of quality in Japan. Read more
Published on March 29, 2003 by Marc Ruby™
Immature and pedophilic
I am a lover of Anime but the sexual themes are generally a bit off. This one is the epitome of what I hate about that aspect of Anime... Read more
Published on June 24, 2002
Great Value!
Any fan of the Blue Series should definately get the DVD over the VHS. Volume one contains episodes 1-7, and includes both the Japanese w/ subtitle and English Dubbed versions of... Read more
Published on May 8, 2002 by Summer S. Wilson
Id give it more stars if i could
A DVD is way better that a VHS we all know that but the ability to see these in English Dubbed and subtitled adds to the experiance the dubbing is to fit the words in as the... Read more
Published on November 19, 2001 by Martin A. Samocha
Little Girl Under
If you can get past the unnecessary showing of Momiji's panties; you will really enjoy this. It is comic with a good plot. The dubbing is not nearly as bad as most.
Published on November 4, 2001 by "julyangel52"
Good anime! GREAT BARGAIN!!
The anime itself if fun and light-hearted enough where it doesn't get boring (and makes you laugh), but with enough action to keep you excited. Read more
Published on September 19, 2001 by errorfound482
My favorite Anime series
It's campy, corny and a little silly but it's my favorite series. I enjoy the heroine and her mysterious hero. This 15 year old girl actually acts just like a 15 year old girl! Read more
Published on September 2, 2001
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