Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• 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: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007LXONW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,188 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A new law s been passed in Tokyo. Ordinary folks are now allowed to freely carry firearms; shoot they re even legally allowed to use em. You might think that crime would increase and you d be right. But the arrest rate s gone down. After all the only prison a dead man needs is a hole in the ground. All thanks to RAPT.The Recent Armed Police of Tokyo is stealing away jurisdiction from the local authorities quicker than a bullet leaves a barrel. What that means is that folks are getting desperate. And desperate people with itchy fingers mean more bodies in the streets.Now I m not sure if she came from up above or somewhere way down below but an angel s just come to Earth. She s an enigma but with her partners Sei Amy and Meg she s the best chance this town s got. Her name s Jo. And there s a new sheriff in town.Episodes:1. Hell Comes Silently2. The Heartless Gunfighter3. City Where the Beast Howls4. The Brothers Die at DawnSystem Requirements:Running Time 100 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400077227 Manufacturer No: FN-07722

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great anime..., August 16, 2005

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Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burst Angel, Vol. 1: Death's Angel (DVD)

The four episodes are great - the artwork is beautiful, the characters are interesting and the combat is realistic. There are wheels within wheels when it comes to the plot and there are two story arches within the DVD,so you get a lot of story for your buck. The main idea is that crime rules most of the city of Tokyo and a team of four girls are trying to help keep the peace. But they are NOT part of the normal law enforcement units (think A-Team or Bubblegum Crisis). Rapt seems to run the city, but there are hints of other powers fighting for the top of the hill. In fact the girls seem to follow commands from somebody else (all we get is a name - it could be a person or a business).
There are also a ton of extras, such as radio dramas, one commentary track, funny outtakes, textless songs and, of course, trailers. The English Voice Actors are the best. Jo is played By Monical Rial (Gasaraki, Azumanga Daioh), Meg is played by Jamie Marchie (Fruits Basket) and Kyohei Tachibana is played by Greg Ayres (Full Metal Panic, Gunslinger Girl). We also get Sei played by Clarine Harp and Amy played by Alison Retzloff (from having been in Kiddy Grade).
Now, heres the bad new. First, it is ONLY in surround sound, so for guys like me who have only 2.0 stereo, lots of the audio is lost or too soft. Also, there are subtitle problems. The opening song, for example, has the subtitles right over the credits. The radio dramas, but for the first selection, have non subtitles. Also, the textless closing song in the extras, the English version, has subtitles which can't be turned off. All this little issues add up and take a little away from the enjoyment.
Yet hearing Monica Rial play a female gunslinger, with cussing and all, made my day. That is why I only took one point away. Great anime, nice selection of extras, but sloppy work on putting the DVD together.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool characters and fun to watch, April 22, 2006

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K. Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burst Angel, Vol. 1: Death's Angel (DVD)

I had my reservations when I first starting watching the series. However, to my surprise this series is just as good as Robotech/Macross. Each character is distinct, actually has a personality and there is more focus on the personalities while the science is put in the background. Which is rare since a lot of other Japanese Anime have characters that always seem to be cardboard cut outs of each other and focus to much on the scientific-war plot, if I wanted to see all that than I would watch the Discovery channel. Burst Angel is NOT like that since, it focuses on the character's and is just fun to watch with it's varying levels of chemistry and character development. They are not hard to look at either with there seductive wardrobe. I loved the packaging of the DVD which includes little books with detailed pictures of the characters. This is a DVD that is well worth the money since, the extras are fun to watch also. The only thing that I would have liked to have seen in the extras is the actors who actually did the American voices since, they were cool to listen to in the commentary. But, nothing is 100% perfect. Burst Angel is pure fun, cool, action packed and has perfect visual quality.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another classic from Gonzo!!!!, May 15, 2005

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jbur450104 "jbur450104" (Huntsville, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burst Angel, Vol. 1: Death's Angel (DVD)

Gonzo keeps bringing the most quality anime Gravion, Last Exile, Kiddy Grade, etc. They never fail. This one did not upset. In this anime, anybody in the general public are now allowed to carry guns. Bazookas whatever they want can be carried. This is an action-packed series and will please Cowboy Bebop fans the most. Mecha fans should not go into this show with high mecha expectations. Mecha are in it but it is not a mecha series. It is a girls with guns/mecha series with a cool plot. The only reason I gave this series 4 stars because the main character lacks perosality and can be very boring and this series does not explain itself much at all. Still, is one the best of the year.

Animation - A- Gonzo always provides quality looking anime.
Plot - C+ - Started off kind of weak with no background of what was going on in the series.
Music - A - The intro is a rock and hip hop mixture with wacky lyrics but is very cool. The music in the series is kind of a heavy metal type sound which works well with the series.
Overall - B+ - Get this series. It will not dissapoint action fans but mecha fans may take down one or two stars.