Blue Seed - Perfect Collection

This series has almost everything in it, action, adventure, some mystery, comedy, and even romance. Blue Seed shouldn't be underestimated for being an older anime, since it came out in 1995, and was later released by ADV Films in 1997. I really enjoyed going through the 26 evenly passed episodes, the characters were wonderful and memorable, and the ending fits the series well. There isn't alot left hanging, which means this series comes to a satisfying conclusion. The characters are really likable, especially the relationship between Momiji(The heroine), and Kusanagi(...). Momiji is the clumsy but brave girl(Unlike other magical girls), while Kusanagi is the hero who comes to save the day,(...). One cannot help but laugh when he peeps at Momiji's pantys under her skirt, one can get a good kick out of that.

If you are an anime fan who has good taste, then get Blue Seed when you can, you won't regret it.

The series is about a small, secret government organization that protects Japan from a race of mythological plant-based creatures called Aragami. Momiji is the only one who can protect Japan because of her family's bloodline. Kusanagi was created to protect Momiji and her sister Kaede. However, Kusanagi wants to be free of that and is more interested in trying to kill Momiji. He quickly returns to the role of protector within the first few episodes (out of 26).

I found the series to be very enjoyable, and it seems to borrow elements from the movie, Green Legend Ran. I can't really make a comparison without a risk of revealing the endings of both. The styles are somewhat different so I can't promise that if you enjoy one, you'll like the other. You might find the stories interesting though.

I did experience some technical issues with the DVDs. If I chose Japanese with English subtitles, the settings would reset back to English dubbed with no subtitles at the beginning of the next episode. I also had a problem on the 3rd DVD. After the 3rd episode, one of the Omake Theaters appeared. When it finished, I was taken to the Extras menu instead of the next episode. However, if I simply skip ahead to the next chapter stop, it does take me to the next episode like it should. I usually skip the opening and closing titles after I've seen them several times (especially when watching all episodes straight through) so this isn't a major concern.

If you prefer the dubbed version, this is a great DVD edition. Many of the usual ADV voice actors are here. Some you may recognize from Evangelion or Gunsmith Cats. Amanda Winn does the English voice of Momiji. (Amanda was Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats.) Tiffany Grant's Kome is not her best performance. Tiffany Grant seems to be known best for Asuka in Evangelion. She also provided the voice for Becky in the dubbed version of Gunsmith Cats and Chocolat in Sorcerer Hunters.

If you prefer subtitles, you can only hope the problem was with my DVD player. Resetting things to Japanese with English subtitles after each episode could get frustrating. I have not checked to see if selecting Spanish was any different.