Kyo Kara Maoh! – God (?) Save Our King!: Volume Two

(Animé TV)

 

Picture: B-     Sound: B-     Extras: C-     Episodes: C

 

 

Yuri Shibuya is back and he is more tired than before in Kyo Kara Maoh! – God (?) Save Our King: Volume Two is even more problematic than it began, as the now empowered teen becomes more involved in action while still stuck in a deconstructionist, formula show.  I had very slim hopes this would change, but that was useless.  Having read the titles of the previous set and seeing those shows, I should have known better.  The episode titles here are:

 

6) The Terror Of Morgie.  A Man-Eating Demon Sword?

7) Runaway?  Stray?  Demon Sword In Motion!

8) Moonlit Plot

9) Stolen Treasure

10) The Hand Of Evil Looms Closer

 

The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1/16 X 9 image is stylized with the usual white hazing, another cliché.  However, it is clean and clear otherwise, looking really good otherwise.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo in either Japanese or English both have Pro Logic surrounds.  Extras include three previews for other Geneon titles and conceptual art, which is less than the last disc, proving the end of the rope is close at hand.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo