Maiden Japan had a lot of fans happy with some of the things they released since getting going in 2010 since it looked like they were going after some of the lesser known titles in some ways and things that kind of flew under the radar. While they’ve never been a strong releasing force since they started, 2014 saw them release just three titles. I can’t even put together a formal top five list here since one of the titles had two releases across two formats. So this list is painfully short – one we hope that gets changed a bit for 2015 as the company has some good shows they can work with. And if it just becomes a clearing house for more Patlabor, well, we’ll take that too.
3) Happiness!: Complete Collection [Review]
Cuteness abounds and there’s plenty of silly scenes, a few mildly romantic pieces and some formulaic high school fun, but it doesn’t come together into a cohesive whole that makes it a worthwhile experience. It’s light and cute but superficial is what really describes it at the end of the day.
2) Myself; Yourself: Complete Collection [Review]
I liked the cast, I liked the way a lot of it unfolded, but it just lacked that extra oomph to really make it connect in a strong way. It’s certainly not a bad series, though it suffers from a poor translation and subtitling, but it’s not a bad way to spend some time if you’re looking for something of this genre.
1) Patlabor The Mobile Police (TV): Collection 4 (Blu-ray & DVD) [Review]
It’s a solid show that once again looks great and is simply wonderful to have in this format for the first time after being mostly out of print for years on DVD.
