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On 7/12/2003, I started working as a reviewer for DVD Town. It's not a particularly glamorous job- there's no pay, and for me there's little feedback or thanks. I handle anime companies, which is right up my alley. Specifically, I receive and request screeners from ADV Films, AnimEigo, Central Park Media, Manga Entertainment, Geneon, and The Right Stuf. Yeah that's right, I gets my anime for free these days! Before anybody emails me, no, I can't get you a job at DVD Town. I'm just a lowly reviewer. As far as I know, we aren't accepting new writers at this time. If there ever are, I'm sure I'll be the last to know. Every once in a blue moon, I also right a theatrical review.


Reviews

So let's get right to it, people. I've written reviews, and I want you to read them. Below is an alphabetical list of reviews I have written, separated by company, along with the ratings I gave them. The link opens in a new window and goes to the review on DVD Town. If you want to talk about the review, I strongly urge you to click on the "Comment on this DVD" link in the right-hand navigation bar on the review page, but if there's some reason you don't want to do that, feel free to email me.

ADV Films

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
Dirty Pair Flash 1: Angels in Trouble 5 7 4 7
Dirty Pair Flash 2: Angels at World's End 8 7 5 7
Dirty Pair Flash 3: Random Angels 8 7 3 7
Full Metal Panic: Mission 1 9 8 6 8
Full Metal Panic: Mission 2 9 8 6 8
Full Metal Panic: Mission 3 9 8 6 7
Full Metal Panic: Mission 4 9 8 6 7
Neon Genesis Evangelion Director's Cut: Resurrection 7 6 3 8
Neon Genesis Evangelion Director's Cut: Genesis Reborn 7 6 3 7
New Cutey Honey: Collection 1 7 4 7 3
New Cutey Honey: Collection 2 8 5 6 5
Robotech Remastered: Volume 1 - Macross Collection 1 6 7 2 7
Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross 5 5 3 7

AnimEigo

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
Arcadia of My Youth 8 6 6 9
Oh! My Goddess! vol. 1 5 8 7 9
Oh! My Goddess! vol. 2 5 8 8 9
Otaku no Video 8 7 4 8

Central Park Media

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
A Wind Named Amnesia 7 6 3 6
Harlock Saga 8 8 8 9
Maetel Legend 8 8 4 9
Now and Then, Here and There 1: Discord and Doom 8 8 5 9
Now and Then, Here and There 2: Flight and Fall 8 8 5 9
Now and Then, Here and There 3: Conflict and Chaos 8 8 5 9

Geneon

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 1: Faithfully Yours 7 7 4 6
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 2: My Dearest 7 7 4 6
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 3: Hugs and Kisses 7 7 4 6
L/R Mission File 1: Deceptions 5 5 2 5
L/R Mission File 2: Targets 5 5 3 6
L/R Mission File 3: Broken Angel 5 5 2 6
Last Exile vol. 1: First Move 8 7 6 7
Last Exile vol. 2: Positional Play 8 7 4 7
Last Exile vol. 3: Discovered Attack 8 7 3 7
Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo 5 5 3 5
Sakura Wars: The Movie 10 8 6 5
Someday's Dreamers: Lesson 1 - Magical Dreamer 8 7 4 8
Someday's Dreamers: Lesson 2 - Power of Love 8 7 4 10
Someday's Dreamers: Lesson 3 - Precious Feelings 8 7 4 10

Manga Entertainment

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
Ninja Scroll: 10th Anniversary Special Edition 7 9 5 6
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex vol. 1 9 10 8 9

The Right Stuf

DVD Title Video Audio Extras Film Value
Assemble Insert 6 6 1 6
Comic Party Vol. 1: A New World 6 6 7 5
I Dream Of Mimi 7 5 1 6
Irresponsible Captain Tylor vol. 1 7 7 3 8
Irresponsible Captain Tylor vol. 2 7 7 3 8
Irresponsible Captain Tylor vol. 3 7 7 3 8
Irresponsible Captain Tylor vol. 4 7 7 3 7

Theatrical Reviews

Movie Title What I Thought
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The best of the three movies, following up the craptacular The Two Towers.
The Ladykillers A good movie on its own, an OK Coen brothers movie.


Miscellaneous Swag

As well as DVDs, I am occasionally sent other things with the DVDs. Sometimes I even get CDs, for reasons I don't understand. I mean, they're even addressed to "Olen Anderson, DVD Town, My Address". I don't see anything about reviewing music in there. Regardless, I keep all of the CDs because I actually like the music. Here comes the science.

CDs

Series CD Title
Ai Yori Aoshi Soundtrack 1: Sakura
Beginnings, Progress, and Gemini Three CDs by Norihiro Tsura and Yuriko Nakamura with art by Yoshitaka Amano
Chobits Original Soundtrack 002: K-taro Takanami
Earth Maiden Arjuna Into the Another World
Fooly Cooly Original Soundtrack 1 Addict
Gungrave O.S.T. uno- "righthead"
Gunparade March Original Soundtrack
Hand Maid May Original Soundtrack
His and Her Circumstances Act 1.0
L/R Original Soundtrack Vocal Side
Neon Genesis Evangelion Self Titled Original Soundtrack
Neon Genesis Evangelion The End of Evangelion
Read Or Die Original Soundtrack
Serial Experiments Lain Sound Track Cyberia Mix
Sakura Wars: The Movie Music Collection
Someday's Dreamers Original Soundtrack
Texhnolyze Music Only Music But Music
X Original Soundtrack II

Other

Item Description
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi promo card Two page, double sided promo card for the series.
Assemble Insert promo sheet Glossy front and back sheet advertising Assemble Insert.
Captain Herlock promo card Awesome two page, double sided glossy and matte promo card for the series.
Card Captor Sakura: The Movie 2 promo card Three page fold out, front and back, cardboard advertisement for the movie and TV series.
Chobits promo card Single page, one sided promo card for Chobits volume 1.
Comic Party vol. 1 promo sheet Glossy front and back sheet advertising volume 1.
Comic Party vol. 2 promo sheet Glossy front and back sheet advertising volume 2.
Fighting Spirit promo card One page, double sided promo card for volume 1.
Gungrave press kit Large collectable box, promotional t-shirt, and two page, double sided glossy promo card.
L/R promo card Two page, double sided promo card for volume 2.
Ninja Scroll: The Series promo card One page, double sided promo card for volume 1 and the soundtrack.
Read Or Die- The TV promo card Two page, double sided glossy promo card for the series.
Sakura Wars: The Movie promo box Large, black box with gold foil lettering.
Space Pirate Captain Herlock Two page, double sided glossy promo card for the new series.


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