Beautful edition for fans of the series
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This illustrated edition is beautiful. Every page has something on it and every illustration is loaded with details and small touches. Great quality sewn binding and the dust jacket feels and looks great. Definitely an heirloom quality printing we look forward to enjoying for many years to come.
3849914
I love the Silmarillion because it enriches the Tolkien experience by expanding the history of Middle-earth as alluded to in Lord of the Rings, and I particularly love this edition because of the beautiful illustrations.  And yes, I'll go ahead and say it - I love that it's illustrated with care and NOT by the Howe/Lee monopoly on 'serious Tolkien art.'  Some really gorgeous scenes in here and some gripping, fascinating, and delightful tales.
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This book is absolutely beautiful. The large, hardcover format looks great as a coffee table book or as a display piece. The illustrations are gorgeous and I love that these stories are being formatted to reach more readers. I am excited about furthering my collection with these illustrated editions. I would highly recommend them to any Harry Potter fan or maybe even as a gift for someone who may be interested in reading these books. As a teacher, I find that my students are much more interested in these editions than the original due to all the large, colored illustrations.
3436158
This art book is gorgeous and just as entertaining as watching the show itself. Even though I'm not an animator, just seeing these frames gives me an even greater appreciation for this show.
1328705
Wonderful book for fans of the series, featuring interviews with some of the staff at Level-5 and an in-depth look at some art for specific games. In case you haven't played every game in the series, the book does not reveal any spoilers--unfortunately, this works against the book, in my opinion, since certain characters or important elements of each game can't be discussed. Still, it's a lovely and lengthy book for hardcore fans of the professor. If you know anyone who likes Professor Layton, they'll love this book.
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This is a must have for fans of this series! Not only are both Opal and Origin bundled together in one huge book, fans will also enjoy the bonus content found at the end, for both stories. The exclusive, never before seen content alone is worth purchasing this book. I have to throw out there that is was totally worth the couple extra dollars to purchase this collection in hard copy! I love that the publisher made that an option.
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I'm not a big FY fan but when I picked up this book for a friend I did thumb through it. The book contains beautiful color artwork some as it says made just for this book. The book boasts that it is an English carbon-copy of the Japanese version, which I don't know because I don't own the Japanese version. Some pictures are a bit small that's my only complaint. Most of the pictures have a foot-note in the back of the book giving you a little information such as what it was used for originally.
 It has character stats (height, weight, blood type) along with Yuu Watase's original sketches for them. It has a color comic in right-to left format. An interview with Ms. Watase as well as a bio for her is in toward the back. This seems to be a very high quality book with thick, glossy paper, almost like cardstock. I'm impressed!
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I for one am THRILLED to learn of another volume of the series. Would I prefer the original music? Of course. But I am happy to have the episodes in any form whatsoever. Frankly, I had no idea that the music in the last volume was not original until I later read the comments.

It's fine to be a purist and turn up your nose at the new releases if you've got your little cache of VHS tapes to fall back on. Not all of us do. Music is one element of the show, but it's a supporting element--it's the writing and the acting that are in the forefront. Those are still on display in all their glory, and I can't wait for the next installment of this marvelous series.
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Great quality!  If you're a fan of the series you'll like this! Blown away with the detail
3206451
SUPER nice binding on this. It is a big heavy binding and it looks great on my shelf. They spent a ton of time on the beautiful full color pictures in this and its a great companion for any big fan of the show!
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In-depth behind the scenes and history of how the Sherlock series came into being, with loads of high quality pictures from the set and behind the scenes. The write ups and interviews are outstanding, and I say that having read quite a lot of the articles with interviews of cast and creators all along. This book is beautifully constructed and makes a wonderful keepsake for staunch admirers of the show and those involved with its making, giving respectful nods to other Sherlock Holmes creators and fans.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sherlock-Chronicles/dp/1849907625/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sherlock Chronicles</a>
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Very beautiful and well-done pictures based in SoI&F's characters. Also include descriptions and comments.

An item so necessary for G.R.R.Martin fans
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A great version of this classic manga a must have for fans of Battle Angel. I had forgotten how chaotic and hectic the original manga looked - it is hard to follow the action / text at certain points, but it's worth the effort. The book is heavy and the pages thick and glossy. The art is crisp and, I'd guess, looks much better than when it was originally printed on newsprint. A great omnibus type volume for fans.
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For people who haven't seen the series in years (or ever), this video is a wonderful introduction/refresher. The basic premise: Ren, a 17-year-old lighthouse keeper on the island-kingdom of Octopon on the watery planet of Mer, rescues an old man from drowning as he tries to pilot his raft towards the shore. That man is King Primus of Octopon, and Ren's long-lost father. Primus charges him with gathering the mystical Thirteen Treasures of Rule to save Octopon, and Mer, from the Dark Water, a semi-sentient oily substance that devours anything it touches. However, standing in Primus's (and Ren's) way is the evil pirate lord Bloth, who wants the Treasures for himself. This video is a shortened version of episodes 1-5, which describe Ren gathering a crew, finding a ship, and beginning his Quest for the Treasures.
What makes PoDW so unique is that it was Hanna-Barbera's first attempt at telling a serious story with continuity and substantial, evolving characters, and a lot of effort was put into the development of this fantasy world, the art and design, the story, and, well, everything else, too. ;o) The end result is a brilliant and very underrated work of animation with stunning visuals and a riveting and exciting story that's hard to match. (...)The soundtrack for PoDW is a gorgeous, moving set of music that fits this show perfectly, and the special themes used for the more mysterious and magical moments really, really helped to make them all the more poignant--but (...) the soundtrack was completely revamped, using just a portion of the tracks (the "suspenseful"/"adventurous" ones) over and over again, and totally changing the feel of quite a few major scenes. (...).
But generally, this is a condensed version of the start of the show, and if you'd like a nice introduction or a good refresher, I highly recommend this video. It's a cool collectible for other hard-core fans, too--(...). This is my favorite cartoon of all time, and I just can't say enough about how incredible this show is--it's one of the most amazing productions I've ever seen, and if you're a fan of SF/fantasy or animation and haven't had the opportunity to watch any of it...you REALLY need to. You don't know what you're missing. :o)
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Anyone interested in the history of Doctor Who needs this book. This book is filled with beautiful color photos and shares a wonderful look at a broad history of the show. There are costume sketches, costume photos, prop photos, merchandise photos, memo and script photos. This book is page after page of beautiful history for the first 50 years of Doctor Who.

Each chapter covers 1 year in the life of the show, so this book is massive. It's not simply a few pages for each Doctor, it's several pages for each YEAR of the show's long life. The text is easy to read and full of information. You can follow the story of Doctor Who from nearly day 1 right up until the end of series 7 in 2013.

The only complaint I can even muster is that the 8th Doctor gets just 5 pages. It is not really a fault though since Paul McGann's time as the Doctor on screen was so short lived. I'm also just a crazy fan of his Doctor so no amount of pages would have been likely to satisfy me.

Overall this book is a wonderful addition to any fans library. It would also make a great gift for the Doctor Who fan in your life. Well worth the cost. Every penny of it.
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There's already a decent review for the episodes, so I'll share my thoughts with some other things regarding this release.

The artbox is similar to the season 1 box in how it opens up (you may have to be careful in holding it because of this design). It has a red color theme, as one can see, and looks nice next to the first boxset. Adorning the box is very high-quality  art of all the major characters and the new characters present in this volume. This level of art is worth the extra $ the box costs, if you ask me. Also, I don't know if it's just my box, but there's a very small amount of adhesive that holds the top and bottom part of the box together. The season 1 box didn't have this.

The DVD case inside has a picture of Urd looking seductive (her usual look), as well as her angel summon-thing behind her in a pose that's showing off her chest. This art is also high quality and very...attractive. The back of the case has a layout similar to previous volumes, with some nice looking pictures of Peorth, the character introduced in this volume.
My gripe with this DVD (as well as the previous, volume 1) is that there is simply nothing inside the DVD case other than the disc and no reversible cover. Many other collections I have include DVD cases with reversible cover art, little booklets or foldouts. Since this volume included the artbox, I wanted more, like the phonestrap you get with the season 1 artbox.
It seems like this season of Ah! My Goddess has some barebones packaging. If it wasn't for the gorgeous cover art, I'd be really disappointed. I hope the future releases come with more inside than just the DVD.

P.S. It's the same size as the first season boxset and the same design, too (the way it opens and the plastic slipcover).
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I wrote a review for the last two books and at the end of the second one I was just begging for the hidden year's vol 1-9.5 to be serialized! I preordered this one right away once I learned about it even though I wasn't even sure of the contents which I will now elude to:

-- Firstly, Hidden Year's 1-5: In full color! Among the most gorgeous artwork we've ever seen in this wonderful series. The stories are spectacular too. This is every bit as good as everything in the "Original Quest".

-- Hidden Year's 8,9 and 9.5: The Rayek backstory culminating in the epic duel with Cutter.

--Dreamtime: A fitting end and in some ways beginning to what I would consider the essential volumes in the EQ saga.

So you might be wondering what's up with the omission of HY's 6 and 7? The truth is those volumes dealt with the arrival of the High Ones and were likely omitted because Wendy did not draw the artwork in them. That's true with HY's 8 and 9 as well, but they compliment 9.5 which of course is drawn by Wendy herself.