Customer Reviews

Sakura Wars TV: Complete Collection

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I don't understand the idea that this is a series for girls. I am a 58 year old man, and love it. So much that having viewed the library's copy a half dozen times or more over the years, I had to get my own since the library copy is getting really worn out and missing a couple of disks. I shouldn't have been such a tightwad and bought the other set. The idiot who put all the disks on a single spindle should by put against the wall and shot. (OK, shot with a steam powered creme pie catapult. No need to go overboard.)

Sakura Wars is a great collection but the DVD case needs lots of work.

it's ridiculous that someone would aloud these disk to be stacked on top of each other

in a single tab.

It took a while to find the perfect replacement

because certain companies don't sell just one DVD case but will try to

sell you 50 or more.

but i found a replacement booklet DVD case holder with 4 slots for the DVD and

all i had to buy was one, a couple of dollars but well worth it.

if you need to know where to get a replacement

Google u.s. plastic corp and look for the tab DVD cases

it was hard to find an inch think case with 4 slot but its in there

and the graphic sheets fit perfectly in there too

Okay, I will keep this review brief since I have not purchased this particular boxed set, but I have watched the series. This series is my second all-time favorite next to Full Metal Alchemist because of the great attention that was paid to character development, BGM selection, art, voice acting...well, my list could go on forever, but my point is that this is truly a fine piece of anime that NO TRUE FAN should be without.I enjoy light-hearted anime like Zero no Tsukaima, Rosario+Vampire, and Mayou Neko Overrun a great deal, but I like titles with more substance too. This series is one of the reasons why I even watch more serious anime.It is a series that can easily appeal to a male and female audience, and you will not be disappointed by the action scenes. If you are an anime fan that likes stronger female characters this is a great series, because the only military troop that can battle the evil Wakiji is all female. If you are not sure about buying Sakura Wars, PLEASE BUY IT. You will NOT regret it.

Funimation seems to be getting into the habit of releasing older series in a newer format. For the lower price, you won't get any box art, and all 25 episodes will be packed into 4 Dual Layer discs with 6-8 episodes each. The big deal I have with this set, though, is that those 4 discs are stacked and don't allow for easy access of a single one if you're the type of person who wants to keep them all in numerical order. The rest of the packaging is fine (although it could use a booklet or two).

As for the series itself, I'm watching it in preparation for the new Sakura Taisen game coming out for the PS2, only to realize that it's only set in the same universe and are stand-alone. The series itself rates as an average in my book, which actually means it's good/decent, because I've been desensitized from all of the outstanding ones.