DVD Day: May 18th, 2010
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?? Defenders of the Earth: The Complete Series
65 episodes of hot Flash Gordon-on-The Phantom-on-Mandrake the Magician action.
? Outlander
On Blu-ray, for all your viking vs. alien needs.
? Dragonball Z: Kai Part One
Assuming you haven’t blown all your money on the original VHS tapes, or the DVDs, or the Uncut DVDs, or the Remastered DVDs, or the Complete Series sets, this is Dragonball Z with all the filler taken out. For the record, it contains 13 episodes which manages to begin Goku’s fight with Vegeta — which began at about episode 30 in the original.
? The Greatest American Hero: The Complete Series
I wasn’t sure if a complete GAH set had come out or not, then I realized that it would be easier to just list it than check. So there you go.
? Queen’s Blade: Wandering Warrior Vol. 1
The primetime (in Japan) anime series where one girl shoot magical milk out of her breasts to attack enemies and a busty angel constantly gets covered with an entirely different magic milk finally comes to the U.S.
? Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
On Blu-ray. Because if there’s one scene you need to own in hi-def, it’s this:
? The Legend of Prince Valiant: The Complete Series
Five DVDs containing 65 episodes. You know, I have vague memories of this cartoon existing, and nothing else. Weird.
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