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Ani-on-DVD Despa List DVD's listed below are divided into 3 groups, sorted by background color in the 2nd column. White: the Curious Violet digisub compilations, Blue: Direct-to-DVDR fansubs, and Green: Tape-to-DVD fansubs Here on this page is the web's only complete collection of the Curious Violet digisub compilations. These are for people who want to coax the best possible quality out of a digital fansub by having them as professionally-mastered TV-viewable digisub compilations on DVDR (note: these are NOT the Hong Kong or Taiwan bootlegs). Each of the CV digisub compilations has been carefully reformatted so that the entire frame is viewable on a typical TV set (a small black border may be visible) so that all of the subtitles, captions, and lyrics, are readable. Without this step, a typical digisub hides much of the added text outside the viewable area of the TV screen. In making each of these disks, no shortcuts were taken - the soundtrack (sometimes badly butchered by the original digisubber) has been adjusted to a consistent level without adding distortion, and in some cases replaced by a completely new soundtrack, meticulously matched to the original. Likewise, many common video errors are also corrected, including the correct matching of Xvid codecs to source video, and corrections due to over application of broadcast RGB filtering, and many other common amateur video errors. Given the limitations of the original source video, for people with fine TV sets or home theater systems, these disks are the highest quality way for anyone to enjoy amateur digisubs. We get about 20 new CV disks per month. Also listed below are fansubs "originally made for DVD" (highlighted in blue) from such fansubbers as Technogirls, Anime Miners, and Liquid Anime. These are exceptionally high quality and rival commercial DVD's in their video. Instead of being formatted to show the entire frame within the viewing area, these disks have a normal format similar to commercial DVD's, and the captions are placed in a normal TV viewing area. We now also are beginning to list some TV-viewable DVD compilations of classic tape fansubs, mostly from original SVHS master tapes, using professional TV studio equipment and advanced digital transfer methods. They are highlighted in green. Licensing issues: items are constantly being removed from this request list as they become available as retail items under license in English. If you make a request for a disk and it is removed from the list after you pay for the request, but before it is shipped to you, I'll still honor the request - otherwise, that part of your request will be cancelled. Items are removed without notice. In some cases, you have to be quick to catch these on my list before they are gone forever. It may pay to check the list weekly. Nothing here should be regarded as permanently listed.

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Japanese and Korean Anime Fansubs as TV-Viewable DVDR's - Alphabetical by Title -- As of: Sun Apr 27, 22:40:32
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1572
 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 1 - 3  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   NHK's live version of the "Aim for the Ace!" classic shoujo manga and anime. This is truly one of the best drama versions of a manga/anime that I've seen. Approx. 2:17:00 total. Std
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1573
 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 4 - 6  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1572. Approx. 2:18:00 total. Std
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1574
 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 7 - 9  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1572. Final disk. Approx. 2:18:00 total. Std
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991
 "Aim for the Ace!" Eps. 1-4  
A9
  
Techno-Girls
  Story of young Hiromi who is forced into tennis competition unwillingly but finds to her surprise she has some real talent at the sport. A groundbreaking shoujo anime and the first of the great Dezaki-Sugino shoujo teamups. DVDR version - this is the first Technogirls DVDR fansub. Subtitled in English with fan notes and comments. From HBRDM. Series 1, 1973. Std
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1411
 "Air" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Yukito is a puppeteer who is searching for a mysterious girl who is able to fly. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total.  Std
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1581
 "Air" 8 - 13 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  End of series. See 1411. Also on the same disk: "Eternal Family" OAV Approx. 2:55:00 total. Std
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1284
 "Aishiteruze Baby" TV 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   I think this is based on the manga in Ribon, and I'm really impressed with how authentically manga-like the artwork was done in the anime. In the story, a popular young guy suddenly finds himself providing long term babysitting for an elementary school girl as her "big brother". Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:28:00 total. Std
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1285
 "Aishiteruze Baby" TV 8 - 13  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Completes season 1. See 1284 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:28:00 total. Std
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1360
 "Aishiteruze Baby" TV 14 - 20  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1284 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:50:00 total. Std
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1361
 "Aishiteruze Baby" TV 21 - 26 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Completes the series. 1284 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std
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926
 "Alien X from A Zone" OAV  
A7
  
Anime Miners
   Also with "Magical Girl Trio" OAV. These are two just-for-fun Pierrot magical girl team OAV's originally titled (Oav 1) "Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume (Mami Emi Pelsia)" and (Oav 2) "Majokko Club Yoningumi - A Kuukan kara no Alien X" Not only do you get to see Creamy Mami, Persia, and Magical Emi all do their best individual transformations, you get to see them team up together to fight the bad guys one more time, with a bit more comedic approach than in their original series. (1:11:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1682
 "Aria" TV 1 - 8  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  A young woman becomes a guide on another planet in a beautiful watery resort which is styled a bit like a futuristic Venice. "Aria" reminds me a bit of some other animes which have low levels of conflict, such as "Piano" and "Kokoro Library" . There will be about 39 eps. Approx. 3:09 total. Std
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1683
 "Aria" TV 9 - 16  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Series 1 eps. 9-13, plus series 2 eps 1-3. See 1682. Approx. 3:09:00 total. Std
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1684
 "Aria" TV 17 - 24  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Series 2 eps. 4-11. See 1682. Approx. 3:09:00 total. Std
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1685
 "Aria" TV 25 - 32  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Series 2 eps 12-19. See 1682. Expecting about 7 more episodes in the future. Approx. 3:09:00 total. Std
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1309
 "Ashita no Nadja" TV 1 - 8  
A6
  
Curious Violet
   This is a story of a girl in England, who sets out on her own to try to find her mother. Approx. 3:09:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1310
 "Ashita no Nadja" TV 9 - 16  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  Approx. 3:09:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1311
 "Ashita no Nadja" TV 17 - 24  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  Approx. 3:09:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1609
 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 1 - 3  
A5
  
Curious Violet
   This 2005 TV series from TV Asahi actually uses the same actresses who were such a sensation in the live action "Ace wo Nerae!" - Aya Ueto and Ayana Sakai. More exciting high school drama, this time with women's volleyball. Approx. 2:57:00 total. Std
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1610
 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 4 - 7  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1609. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Std
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1611
 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 8 - 11  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1609. Final disk. Approx. 2:50:00 total. Std
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1489
 "Azusa Helps Out" OAV  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  "Azusa Otetsudaishimasu!" is a 45 minute comedy OAV about a maid robot who ends up substituting for her master in playing baseball. Also on the same disk: "Emma" eps. 8 - 12 [end]. Approx. 2:52:00 total (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1380
 "Basara" 1 - 5  
A6
  
Curious Violet & Odyssey
   Odyssey Anime participated with us in making this DVD set of their classic fansub using our tape-to-DVD process. We used the original SVHS masters. In this great shoujo saga, Japan of the distant future has disintegrated into a chaotic desert kingdom ruled by despots. At the time foretold for the birth of a messiah, twins are born, a girl and a boy, but the boy who was to be the great leader dies unexpectedly, and the girl secretly takes his name and his place. Japanese language, English subtitles. Approx. 2:05:00. Std
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1381
 "Basara" 6 - 9  
A6
  
Curious Violet & Odyssey
  See 1380. Japanese language, English subtitles. Approx. 1:40:00. Std
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1382
 "Basara" 10 - 13 [end]  
A6
  
Curious Violet & Odyssey
  See 1380. Japanese language, English subtitles. Approx. 1:40:00. Std
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1497
 "Bewitching Nozomi" OAVs 1 - 3 [complete]  
A7
  
Curious Violet - LGA
  This DVDR is made from the original Lupin Gang version of Bewitching Nozomi 1-3 using SVHS tape (ep. 1) and direct-from-subber SVHS master tapes (eps 2-3) processed through our TV studio deck (Panasonic AG7650 with TBC card). Very nice results. Some people have been waiting for this DVDR for a while. This 3-oav set about a mystery girl who inspires (or perhaps enchants) a boy into trying his skill at amateur boxing is considered by some anime old timers to be one of their favorites, though I'm not sure anyone could say for sure exactly why - the subtlety of how the story interweaves with the characterization, maybe. Approx. 2:32:00 total (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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825
 "Blazing Alpenrose: Going Along Love-me Road" (Movie 2)  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  (1:18:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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824
 "Blazing Alpenrose: The Sepia Labyrinth" (Movie 1)  
A7
  
Anime Miners
   A very-romantic classic shoujo anime for young girls, the story set in Europe. (1:16:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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826
 "Blazing Alpenrose: The Sweet Memory" OAV - Music Video  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  (58:00), Includes "Blazing Alpenrose: The Symphony of Love" (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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826
 "Blazing Alpenrose: The Symphony of Love" OAV - Music Video  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  (58:00), Includes "Blazing Alpenrose: The Sweet Memory" (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1466
 "Blue Blink" 1 - 8  
A8
  
Curious Violet
   Osamu Tezuka's "Blue Blink" was the series he was working on when he died, so he was not able to see it all the way through. The series had a very limited release to DVD of the first two seasons, but that is all that has been seen of this series since it showed on NHK in 1989. In this story, a boy travels to some strange places on a magic bus accompanied by a magical creature ("lightning beast") as his friend, plus a pretty princess. The video quality of this version is excellent. NHK is deviating slightly from the original episode order in showing the series so I will use the episode numbering based on the current series order and also give the key words for the episode titles, which are mostly names of colors. This disk has episode 1, "Departure..." plus Gray, Rose, Ivory, Yellow, Blue (Aoi), Moss Green, and Cobalt. Disk total approx. 3:20:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1487
 "Blue Blink" 9 - 16  
A8
  
Curious Violet
  See 1466. This disk has Red, Sepia, Primary Colors, Purple, Brown, Rainbow, Gold, and Green. Disk total approx. 3:20:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1503
 "Blue Blink" 17 - 24  
A8
  
Curious Violet
  See 1466. This disk has milky white, emerald, ultramarine, herb green, yellow ochre, prussian blue, Davy's Grey, and pearl. Disk total approx. 3:20:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1524
 "Blue Blink" 25 - 32  
A8
  
Curious Violet
  See 1466. Stories: Opera, scarlet, indigo, wine red, orange, dark purple, gold, sky blue. Disk total approx. 3:20:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1549
 "Blue Blink" 33 - 39 [end]  
A8
  
Curious Violet
  See 1466. Ends the series. Disk total approx. 2:55:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1218
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 1 - 4 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
  This is the first of our "classic fansub" version of the "Oniisama He" anime, in which our original SVHS master tapes are carefully converted to digital form, taking care to get the highest possible quality. Playback is done using a professional tv studio deck (AG7650) with TBC and chroma stabilization. Everything in the original is preserved, and we have tried to make viewing this DVD as close as possible to the experience of viewing the original master tape. Additional DVD's in the "classic" series will be added to the list until all 7 volumes are listed. In volume 1, the story begins as Nanako starts her first day of school at the elite Seiran Academy, a girl's school with longstanding traditions, including a school sorority for the most elite girls. To her amazement, Nanako is nominated to become a member. Another nominee is Mariko, a mysterious girl who seems determined to become Nanako's best friend. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. From tape rev. 3 [1997] DVD Rev. 3-D.  Std
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1226
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 5 - 8 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
   Second of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. From tape rev. 1 [1997] DVD Rev. 1-D. Std
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1249
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 9 - 12 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
  Volume 3 of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. From tape rev. 1 [Dec. 25, 1997] DVD Rev. 1-D. Std
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1258
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 13 - 16 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
  Volume 4 of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. (see 1218.) For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. From tape rev. 1 [May 27, 1998] DVD Rev. 1-D. Std
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1266
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 17 - 20 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
   Volume 5 of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. See 1218. From tape rev. 2 [Aug. 18, 1998]. DVD Rev. 2-D is dated 5-10-2004. Std
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1271
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 21 - 24 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
  Volume 6 of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. See 1218. From tape rev. 2 [Dec. 10, 1998]. DVD Rev. 2-D is dated 6-10-2004. Std
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1272
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." 25 - 28 Classic  
A6
  
Techno-Girls
   Volume 7 of our "classic fansub" version taken from our original SVHS master tape. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. See 1218. This completes the volumes which were done on tape. Next, volume 10 will be listed in DVD version, completing the series. From tape rev. 2 [Jan. 9, 2000]. DVD Rev. 2-D is dated 6-13-2004. Std
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1196
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." TV 29-32  
A8
  
Techno-Girls
  DVDR version of the digital master. Since the original digital master was used to make tapes, the notes included on the DVD mention that it is a tape, but this version has not been taken from a tape. Mature viewers only. Rev. 5-D. Std
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1216
 "Brother, Dear Brother..." TV 33-35  
A8
  
Techno-Girls
  This is the original digital master which was used to make tapes. It is a standard TV-viewable DVD, with chapters, but without a conventional menu. The notes included on the DVD mention that it is a tape, but that is because tapes were made from this, not vice-versa. For mature viewers only due to some adult topics. Rev. 1-D. Std
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977
 "Cho Kuse Ni Narisou" ("So Easily into this Habit!") TV eps. 17 - 20  
A9
  
Anime Miners
   (1:40:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1426
 "Combustible Campus Guardress" OAV's 1 - 4  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Complete set. An early fansubber classic, redone by digisubbers from laserdisk. In this over-the-top-satire, a girl defends the earth from silly but dangerous interdimensional invaders with her oversized magical sword which unfortunately has a tendency to result in an unacceptable level of collateral damage, though her real concern is how to do something about the crush she has on her cute stepbrother. Not to be missed. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:00:00 total.  Std
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1299
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 1 - 8  
A5
  
Curious Violet
   This 52-episode feature by Nippon Animation has a lot of the look and feel of some of their World Masterpiece Theater productions for Fuji TV, especially much-loved series like "Romeo's Blue Skies" which we subtitled. The actual title is "Chuuka Ichiban" and the story is about a boy with an aptitude for cooking who travels China in search of culinary secrets but as he does so he finds himself stumbling on characters and clues which are part of a mystery which slowly unravels. His travelling companion is an attractive girl. Cooking is a big part of the show, in the same way that the game of Go was a big part of "Hikaru no Go". Sadly, the digisubbers (A-K mostly) appear to have wrecked the video by inappropriate deinterlacing and poor encoding, so the video quality suffered badly, rating only a 5, though of course we are grateful that the fansubs do exist anyway. The originals (with a Chinese soundtrack) had been inelegantly forced to PAL format, so I had to do a manual conversion of the source files to NTSC 23.976 format to make the DVD. Approx. 3:09:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1300
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 9 - 16  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1299. Approx. 3:09:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1314
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 17 - 24  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1299. Approx. 3:09:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1317
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 25 - 32  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1299. Approx. 3:09:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1318
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 33 - 39  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1299. Approx. 2:51:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1321
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 40 - 46  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  See 1299. Approx. 2:51:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1322
 "Cooking Master Boy" TV 47 - 52  
A5
  
Curious Violet
  Completes the series. See 1299. Approx. 2:16:00 (Chinese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1370
 "Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-San" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Star Princess Comet comes to earth to search for a missing prince who may be on earth. Once here she discovers earth is an amazing place. I thought the artwork for this series was almost like artwork from series of the 1980's, but without the usual technical ugliness. Moments of excitement alternate with warmhearted stories. There are 41 episodes total. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:45:00 total. Std
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1371
 "Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-San" 8 - 14  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1370. Approx. 2:47:00, Japanese w/ English Subtitles. Std
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1264
 "Cosmopolitan Prayers" TV 1 - 8 [complete]  
A6
  
Curious Violet
   A few remaining survivors of humanity obtain magical powers in order to prevent what is left of the world from being taken over by giant demons from a dark realm. This short 8-episode, 12 minutes per episode anime is quite a treat. It has at least two "naughty peeks" which qualify it as an item for mature viewers, but that doesn't get in the way of being a fun anime with a fast-moving story. Also included on the same disk is "Wonderful Days" movie. 8-episode series is approx. 1:40:00, the overall disk is approx. 3:10:00 (Series: Japanese w/ English Subtitles, Movie: Korean w/English Subtitles)  Std
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1376
 "Da Capo" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Da Capo is a pretty-girl romance-fantasy anime based on a popular video game. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1377
 "Da Capo" 8 - 13  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1376. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1378
 "Da Capo" 14 -20  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1376. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1379
 "Da Capo" 21 - 26 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Completes the series. See 1376. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1227
 "Da! Da! Da!" TV 1 - 8  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   What's a girl to do, when her parents move to America and become astronauts, her buddhist monk guardian leaves her in charge of a run down temple, and a miniature UFO with an alien baby inside lands on her doorstep? Miyu finds herself in this crazy situation and somehow manages this plus school life with the aid of her boyfriend. Approx. 3:12:00 total. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English.  Std
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1228
 "Da! Da! Da!" TV 9 - 16  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1227 for synopsis. Approx. 3:12:00 total. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Std
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1229
 "Da! Da! Da!" TV 17 - 24  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1227 for synopsis. Approx. 3:12:00 total. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Std
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1267
 "Da! Da! Da!" TV 25 - 32  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1227 for synopsis. Approx. 3:12:00 total. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Std
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1724
 "Dirty Pair" TV 1 - 7  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  "Dirty Pair" was an enormously popular manga and anime of the 80's, and could be considered a fansubber classic. Set in a space-traveling future, two bio-enhanced female agents of a corporate power engage in missions for pay. Code-named "Lovely Angels" the pair got their less glamorous name because of their tendency to cause disproportionate collateral damage in fulfilling their mission. We made this DVD version directly from SVHS fansubber tapes from Fuzzy Productions. The final two episodes are technically OAV's but actually serve as the final two eps of the TV season. The script is by Anna Exter. Approx. 2:41:00. Std
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1725
 "Dirty Pair" TV 8 - 14  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1724. Approx. 2:42:00 total. Std
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1726
 "Dirty Pair" TV 15 - 21  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1724. Approx. 2:42:00 total. Std
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1727
 "Dirty Pair" TV 22 - 26, OAV's 1 & 2  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1724. Approx. 2:42:00 total. Std
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1488
 "Emma" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   "Victorian Romance Emma" is a story of a young maid in Victorian England, and despite the title it is not based on the Jane Austen novel. Approx. 2:55:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1489
 "Emma" 8 - 12 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Finishes the series. See 1488. Also on the same disk: "Azusa Helps Out" OAV. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total. Std
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1581
 "Eternal Family" OAV  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  An OAV consisting of a series of short comedy sketches done in an "edgy" or avant-garde style, not at all what you might expect. Also on the same disk: "Air" eps. 8 - 13 [end]. Approx. 2:55:00 total (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1392
 "Final Approach" 1 - 13 [complete]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   This 13-episode series (12.5 min per episode) is an anime based on a Eicchi game, but it has a real plot and ending, and is quite fun, despite its typically outrageous premise. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std
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1395
 "Futakoi" TV 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   A romantic comedy in which a high school boy moves to a town and finds that there are an unusually high number of identical twin girls living there - and crazy romance follows. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total.  Std
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1402
 "Futakoi" TV 8 - 13 [End]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Completes the series. See 1395. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1442
 "Gakuen Alice" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Disk total approx. 2:20:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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928
 "Goldfish Warning! the Movie"  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  Also with "Marybell: the Phoenix Key" Movie (1:05:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1344
 "G-on Riders" TV 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Three cute glasses-wearing high school girls wield awesome weapons to fight occasional UFO attacks in this comedy. Only slightly naughty in a couple of places, but I'll rate it as "mature viewers". Fun to watch, but it wasn't licensed for some reason - possibly because there are only 13 episodes. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:48:00 total. Std
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1345
 "G-on Riders" TV 8 - 13 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Completes the series. See 1344 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Mature viewers. Approx. 2:22:00 total. Std
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1621
 "Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora" 1 - 6  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Complete set. While confined to a hospital, a young man becomes friends with a girl also confined there. An excellent, watchable character story. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1405
 "Hani-hani Operation Sanctuary" TV 1 - 13 [Complete]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:44:00 total.  Std
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927
 "Harborlight Story From Fashion Lala" OAV  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  (0:49:00) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1412
 "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Hachiyoushou" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   In this magical adventure-drama set in a quasi-historical context, Akane and two friends are projected into what seems to be a parallel universe whose capital city had until recently been under protection of 4 divinities. Unfortunately, the divinities were rendered powerless by a demon named Akuran. Akane suddenly finds herself recognized as a high priestess and is charged with recovery of the divine attributes. Her two friends join six others to form a force of 8 guards (Hachiyou) to protect her. This is based on the same folk legends as the 1994 anime "Fushigi Yuugi". 26 episodes. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total.  Std
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1259
 "Heavenly Chronicles" ["Utsunomiko"] 1 - 4  
A6
  
Curious Violet
   Volume 1 of the Odyssey fansub, made from a direct-from-Odyssey tape using an elaborate tape-to-DVD process (over 45 hours of computer time). Based on a set of "Kadokawa Novels", this 13-part OAV series is a quest story of a heroic demigod "Utsunomiko" from Japanese mythology. Note that there was also a Toei movie by the same name which preceded this OAV series, which gives the story of Utsunomiko's early life. Our copy of the movie is not subtitled, so we won't be listing it alongside these OAV's. This disk is CV tape-to-DVD version 1, April 26 2004. Japanese language, English subtitles. Approx. 1:38:00.  Std
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1260
 "Heavenly Chronicles" ["Utsunomiko"] 5 - 8  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1259. Std
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1261
 "Heavenly Chronicles" ["Utsunomiko"] 9 - 13 [end]  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  Final volume. See 1259. Approx. 2:03:00. Std
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1312
 "Hitsuji no Uta" OAV's 1 - 4  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Complete set. Although this qualifies as a low budget anime, its excellent artwork and gripping story really impressed me. This atmospheric tale is about a young man who begins to suspect that he may have a genetic disease with similarities to vampirism. Some disturbing scenes and the grim mood make this volume suitable for mature viewers only. Also on the same disk: "Triangle Heart" OAV's 1 - 4. Disk total approx. 3:50:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1661
 "Hoshizora Kiseki" OAV  
A8
  
Curious Violet
   A single-episode OAV about a girl who is an astronomy buff, who meets a young man who seems to have some special abilities. Also on the same disk: "REC" 1 - 9. See 1661. Widescreen mode, approx. 2:20:00 total. Std
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1643
 "Jigoku Shoujo" 1 - 9  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   Also known as "Hell Girl". In the story, a website exists which an aggrieved person may access at midnight. The site offers to take vengence for the victim. If the offer is accepted a mysterious girl appears to carry out the punishment, but the victim must also pay a heavy price. The stories tend to have a dark, wistful, sad, Japanese ghost story atmosphere like "Vampire Princess Miyu". Due to some new software and some experiments for this series, I was able to get good results putting 9 episodes on a single disk. This disk is also in standard widescreen DVD format giving the largest possible picture and best efficiency. I used a scaling of 15/16ths to keep all dialog and lyrics visible on both conventional and widescreen TV's with overscan up to 6%. This should give good results for new widescreen TVs as well as older 4/3 TVs. I also did parametric equalization on the soundtrack to remove an audio artifact at 12khz giving more natural sound. News: This series was a hit in Japan so it is possible that in 2007 there may be a Jigoku Shoujo third season, or some OAV's released. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:36:00 total. Std
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1644
 "Jigoku Shoujo" 10 - 18  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1643. Approx. 3:36:00 total. Std
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1645
 "Jigoku Shoujo" 19 - 26  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  Ends the series. (A 3rd season is rumored but is doubtful.) See 1643. Approx. 3:12:00 total. Std
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1413
 "Kakyuusei 2" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   High school romance with many pretty girls. A new story, not a continuation of the story in the original "Kakyuusei". This is a pure romance anime for boys with an emphasis on character and artwork. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total.  Std
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1414
 "Kakyuusei 2" 8 - 13 [end]  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1413. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std
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996
 "Kanon" TV 1 - 7 (Anime) E-F version.  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   A young man moves to a city where he grew up, where he encounters several mystery girls who seem to know him from the past. Very much "manga-like" in its storytelling, with a slowly developing plot and an atmosphere which gradually grows darker. There are only 13 episodes in this series. The disk was made from the digisubs subbed by E-F by mapping to TV format and transcoding to DVD. 2:54:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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997
 "Kanon" TV 8-13 [end] and special (Anime) E-F version.  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 996. Also includes the Kanon Special, a 9 minute segment showing how the soundtrack was made in the studio. The disk was made from the digisubs subbed by E-F (special by Ishin Digital) by mapping to TV format and transcoding to DVD. 2:39:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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1198
 "Kero Kero Chaimu" TV 1 - 7  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  This very silly but fun comedy anime is based on the manga running in Ribon magazine. A boy finds himself in a magical frog pond, ruled by an eccentric princess, and he discovers that whenever he gets wet he turns into a frog. From digisubs prepared by AC. Note: this subtitler did not control the quality of their video very well, so some episodes are inconsistent. We attempted to correct some of the variations in brightness and contrast. Remapped to TV-viewable format and transcoded to DVD. There are apparently 30 episodes in this series, not 26. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:55:00 total. Std
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1199
 "Kero Kero Chaimu" TV 8 - 17  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1198. From digisubs prepared by AC. Remapped to TV-viewable format and transcoded to DVD. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:50:00 total. Std
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1200
 "Kero Kero Chaimu" TV 18 - 26  
A6
  
Curious Violet
  See 1198. From digisubs prepared by AC. Remapped to TV-viewable format and transcoded to DVD. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:25:00 total. Std
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994
 "Kokoro Library" TV 1 - 7 (Anime) Anbu version.  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   A shoujo-esque anime about 3 sisters left alone to run an isolated mountain library. Though the initial stories are slowly developing introductory chapters, a charming overall story emerges, accompanied by a lovely musical soundtrack. The series is somewhat introspective and there are no true villains. There are only 13 episodes in this series. 2:55:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std
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995
 "Kokoro Library" TV 8 - 13 [end] (Anime) Anbu version.  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 994. (2:30 approx) (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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828
 "Lady Lady!!" Movie  
A7
  
Anime Miners
  In this lovely classic shoujo anime, a young girl finds she is in line to inherit a title of nobility, but some distant relatives are plotting to rob her of her birthright. (1:02:30), Includes "Licca-chan: Licca-chan's Sunday" (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std
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1354
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 1 - 7  
A7
  
Curious Violet
   This classic space adventure ("Ginga Eiyu Densetsu") is one of the best of its type and widely loved for its detail and complex plot. The warring empires have characteristics of European cultures, such as the very-Germanic space empire, and it reminds one of the BattleMech series, though no "mechs" as such appear in the story. Unlike most animes, this 110-episode series is based on a set of novels. The soundtrack BGM is largely classical music, well matched to the scenes - Beethoven, Strauss, Shostakovich, etc. This fansub version is the original Central Anime fansub, taken from master tapes and digitized by an unknown party with fairly good results, but the best thing about this version is that it is the original Sue Shambaugh translation, one of the finest of all the fansubber translators. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1362
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 8 - 14  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1354. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1373
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 15 - 21  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1354. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1388
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 22 - 28  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1354. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:35:00 total. Std
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1556
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 29 - 36  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1354. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:15:00 total. Std
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1557
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 37 - 44  
A7
  
Curious Violet
  See 1354. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:15:00 total. Std
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1558
 "The Legend of Galactic Heroes" 45 - 52  
A7
  
Curious Violet