Unboxing [US]: Ga-Rei: Zero - Complete Series: Original Release (BD/DVD)

The second of four Birthday pickup items and another title that didn't get a Blu-ray release in the UK.

BD Language: English, Japanese

BD Video: 1080p SD Remaster/Upscale 16:9 ratio (480i 4:3 ratio for extras)

BD Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0

BD Subtitles: English (Japanese Dub with S.T. & L.), English (Sign Translations and Lyrics)

BD Region: A, B

BD Discs: 2

BD Defects: None

DVD Language: English, Japanese

DVD Video: SD NTSC Colour 16:9 ratio

DVD Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Stereo 2.0

DVD Subtitles: English (Japanese Dub with S.T. & L.), English (Sign Translations and Lyrics)

DVD Region: 1, 4

DVD Discs: 3

DVD Defects: None

Ga-Rei: Zero is a action thriller based on the Ga-Rei manga. It is also a prequel, hence the Zero added to the name. I don't know much about the plot unfortunately (I've going through this anime blind basically).

There are two versions for the complete series; Standard/LE and Re-release. The re-release contains all the content from the first release but with a new cover art and Blu-ray size box. The Standard & Limited Edition has an artbox to fit both DVD sized cases; one case for Discs 1 of both the DVD and Blu-ray with the second case for Discs 2-3 for DVD and Disc 2 for Blu-ray. The Standard & Limited Edition are apparently out of print and I was quite lucky to grab a copy before it disappeared, they're only a few pounds more expensive but its nicer.

Plot:

The creative team behind the Full Metal Panic! trilogy is back with a nightmare-inducing series about teenage exorcists forced to draw swords against bloodthirsty creatures of unholy origins.

Kagura and Yomi may look like ordinary school girls as they walk the streets of Tokyo clad in short skirts and knee-high socks, but they’re the heroes you scream for when monsters creep out of the darkness. These sword-totting sisters are part of an elite counterattack unit that specializes in suppressing outbreaks of supernatural activity. They train together, live together, eat together, and spend their nights disemboweling demons with sacred blades. Tragedy strikes when Yomi is possessed by a dark spirit, and Kagura must choose between raising her weapon against the eerily familiar face of ultimate evil – or watching her mentor slaughter innocent citizens. In a life or death battle that pits sister against sister, survival may be the greatest agony of all.

Extra Content (On-Disc):
Location Specials
Series Premiere / First Episode Promo Videos
DVD Promo Videos
Textless Songs and Trailers

Extra Content (Physically):
Card-based Artbox

Ga-Rei: Zero is available on DVD from MVM Entertainment in the United Kingdom but also on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack from Funimation in North America.