Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BBOUMM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,636 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good SF continues development, January 2, 2006

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Terry Dawson (Appleton, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planetes (Vol. 4) (DVD)

This fourth volume of Planetes continues the solid job of story-telling and animation. As with earlier volumes, there are some similarities to the terrific original manga, but also some unique features to the anime. This volume covers the changing relationship between Hachimaki & Tanabe, and introduces the Jupiter expedition and Hachi's father.

A particular strength is the ongoing development of the minor characters. Several supporting players receive some good character development, sometimes in the foreground and sometimes in the background, adding to the richness of the story. The writing and directing uses a broader range of character development than the manga, and also uses a variety of comic, dramatic and suspenseful storytelling and pacing to sustain and build the long overall narrative. The animation features some nice grace notes supporting the character development.

While the single DVD in this package has fewer extras than some of the earlier two-disk sets, there is still a nice group of features, including an audio drama, a brief documentary from NASA and a deconstruction of the opening credits, with scenes from the history of space flight. This series continues to impress and is becoming one of my favorites. The respect that the creators give to both the material and the aidience is notable.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid story telling with a slight catch..., October 16, 2009

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T. Coleman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planetes (Vol. 4) (DVD)

In the fact that Japan as a whole in utterly xenophobic and it shows in the stories they make. Great settings all the time, but usually anti-foreign (i.e. Anti-American most All the time). Still stuns me to this day that the movie called 'Vexille' was made since it was so much more against the folly of the Japanese rather then foreign involvement.

Also, by this time. Most artists where starting to catch the "green bug" in as to write, they all became tree huggers. The company called 'Gonzo' has done several shows about rouge foliage rampaging against us evil human beings who Reap mother Gaia.

'Planetes' is a solid science fiction story infested with thick layers of rotten preachy ideas that pollutes the overall thrust of the show. It's high time scientists develop a edit feature to mute out those moments in Every show I've watched so I can enjoy a great show completely.