Product Details

• Actors: Carrie Savage, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kevin M. Connolly
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Run Time: 330 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001AEF66S
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,479 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Get the whole story of love and loss....at a new low price!

Friendship and faith, love and betrayal… And guilt. Rumbling Hearts weaves a tale not of superheroes or science fiction, but of the silent sufferings of any potential passerby. This is real life. Happy endings are bittersweet at best.

Meet four fast high school friends – Haruka, Takayuki, Mitsuki and Shinji. Life’s promise shines brightly on these companions, until one day a random accident leaves Haruka in a coma. Her boyfriend, Takayuki, cannot forgive himself and seems determined to follow Haruka into a comatose state. Mitsuki dedicates her life to taking care of this tragic young man, and the pair salvage what they can, falling into a self-destructive relationship floundering in guilt. When Haruka awakens three years too late suffering from anterograde amnesia, everyone has to act as if not a day has passed. Torn between his unhappy real-life train wreck with Mitsuki and the warm and fuzzy daydream high school romance with Haruka, Takayuki watches what little silver lining was left in life be mercilessly and methodically stripped away.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece, April 22, 2009

By	Aux10 (Akron, OH) - See all my reviews

I must warn you this one is not for the weak of heart. Its just so sad that its one of the most beautiful masterpieces I have ever seen. If you want to see it just be prepared to cry a few times. In my 19 years I have never seen a pice of footage that made me cry. Some others have gotten close with that feeling of pain in my throat and made my eyes water, but this is the only film that has ever made me sniff and made tears roll down down my cheeks. So therefore I declare it one of the most beautiful works of art one can ever see. I would recommend watching the sub in said of the dub; because wile the sub is the literal word for word translation the dub has been edited form that to the point where it prevents the story from reaching its full impact. Also The japanese voice actors put much much more emotion into the film than the english actors did. So please see it, you will be glad you did.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great anime box set!, September 12, 2009

By	T. Manning "Anime Fan" (Cheapeake) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rumbling Hearts is one of my favorite anime series of all time. It is truly a dramatic and moving anime series. The story centers around four high school friends and a tragic acccident that changes all their lives forever. These four friends are forced to make tough decisions that not only affect their lives but each others as well. This series is many things at once- a comedy, a drama, and a romantic series. A must see!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bumbling series of romantic overdependence, October 1, 2009

By	lain4ever "And I'll form the head!" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

"Rumbling Hearts" is a lousy, sexist romance anime, with women who are so dependent on their men and sex that it's just disgusting.

The plot revolves around Takayuki Narumi, some bumbling teenage guy who is a friend of Mitsuki Hayase, the top swimmer at the high school. One of Mitsuki's girl friends, Haruka Suzumiya, has a crush on Narumi, so Mitsuki hooks the two together. They become close friends, and they even have sex together. However, the love story is put on hold after a fatal car crash.

The second half of the story takes place three years later. Within this time period, Narumi has a romance with Mitsuki, who is now part of an insurance company. However, everything seems to change when Haruka returns miraculously.

Overall, the storyline is passable. However, "Rumbling Hearts" suffers from overplaying the drama. Mitsuki is a jerk, who really doesn't care much for her former friend who almost died in a car accident. In fact, Mitsuki spends half of the series worrying that Narumi will not love her anymore. She's so obsessed that she tries her best to keep Narumi's attention off of Haruka.

This story boils down to the voice actors and the story, which is already extremely overrated on the Anime News Network and [...] Web sites. Eventually, this anime revolves completely around Narumi's love relationships will all three girls in the story: even Haruka's sister. With so many girlfriends around, one will definitely why Narumi would want to focus on the selfish Mitsuki, who obsesses all the time about whether Narumi loves her.

Narumi claims that he doesn't want anyone to get hurt, but what he's really saying is that he wants to make sure Mitsuki doesn't kill herself looking for someone else to love her. The screenwriter is so self-centered in restraining Mitsuki to an overdependent relationship with Narumi. Honestly, women in Japan will never want to be this constrained to the servitude of other men.

In fact, the only likable character in this series is Haruka. Yet, even she keeps longing for a sexual relationship with Narumi after she awakens from her coma. Haruka is supposed to be the strong, independent girl who struggles courageously to recover, but even she is restricted to relying on Narumi for emotional support. Narumi is not trustable either: he lies about his own relationship status, supposedly to make sure Haruka doesn't get too shocked.

There's very little to appreciate about "Rumbling Hearts," a 14-episode series based on an disgusting, erotic dating game. There should be no reason for it to gain so much popularity in America. However, the male audience of anime fans undoubtedly love this infantile orgy of adolescent sex and romantic overdependence. Honestly, they should know better than to watch this series, which is filled with a bunch of jerks fighting for selfish romance.