Product Details

• Actors: Akemi Okamura, Kaori Nazuka, Kerry Williams (II), Rica Matsumoto, Kôji Ishii
• 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: Us Manga Corps Video
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005TRZ6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,695 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Now and Then, Here and There - Discord and Doom (Vol. 1)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something that can't be expressed in words..., December 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Now and Then, Here and There - Discord and Doom (Vol. 1) (DVD)

I've watched the whole series a few months ago when it first aired on cable. I have to say that no matter how many times it was replayed, I never got sick of watching it. The simplicity of this series is something that shouldn't fool you to think that it is lame or boring; it doesn't have any cute or cool flashy characters, swordfights, magic spells, romance and comedy. The characters are simple in appearance yet their emotions give them plenty of personality, to the point that you begin to feel for them as the story progresses. The plot is beautifully written and makes the quite lacking animation seem fluid. Even if the show seems to have designs similar to old classic cartoons, this show is definitely not for children, as it shows quite an amount of violence and touches topics such as killing, torture and even rape. The series is short and the whole story leaves you wondering in the end; and that is what makes it special.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, June 11, 2002

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"monkeys_and_anime" (Euclid, Oh United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now and Then, Here and There - Discord and Doom (Vol. 1) (DVD)

This is a GREAT anime. I admit that I was at first discouraged by the very simple and somewhat goofy looking character designs (what can I say, I like pretty things). Even more so when I read a review about it that was far from encouraging. my, how misleading first impressions can be.This show touched me deeply. The characters have so much emotion and life that they feel real to you. The situations that these people are in are enough to make wanna jump in and save them yourself. The Story is about a very cheerful and optimistic boy named "Shu". He accidently gets transported to a mysterious world while trying to save a new friend. There he gets mixed up in the crazy problems of this warring world and is subjected to intense torture. This show greatly focuses on the use of severe physical abuse to train the soldiers fighting in this world, most of them still mere children. The leader of them all is a blubbering, crazy king, who I find to be one of the most interesting anime characters I've ever seen. The background art and use of color and lighting is absolutely breathtaking as well. This is a series that will never leave you bored or feel as if it's too long. It is a show definately worth puchasing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never look at life the same, October 16, 2004

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Keith A. Jones "Sonic Jones... I'm Kind Of A ... (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Now and Then, Here and There - Discord and Doom (Vol. 1) (DVD)

Like some other people who wrote a review I rented now and then here and there from a local blockbuster and if I didn't see the first episode on comcast I may have never seen this wonderful anime creation.This is one of the best drama anime serie's i have ever seen.This serie's is almost like Escaflwone but very depressing as in There Is No Hope. I don't like to spoil reviews by revealing things about the story so I only encourage readers to see it.This is such a powerful anime show that it starts to make you feel for the characters right off the bat. Some things in this story are hard to understand like why lalaru acts the way she does evan after act's of good she holds the same face only smiling here and there, and why shu will stop a nothing to protect her, he is so concentrated on protecting her that he doesn't think a lot about his parent's or sister but he makes you love and respect him for his strength and dedication.Even tho this is a depressing story Shu brings a little hope back when it seems to be completley gone. Now and Then Here and There leaves a very strong memory in your mind it makes you appriciate life and see that torcher seems worse than death. Even tho this is a animated show it shows what a lot of children in the world suffer and to see a child this brave and strong go threw this and still keep the will to survive will inspire all .viewers