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Phantom Quest Corp - Perfect Collection Director: Kôichi Chigira Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Animated Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 140 minutes Studio: Pioneer Video Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-11-21 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.0 "Good show, great deal" I have always considered Phantom Quest one of my sleeper favorites. The four relatively self-contained OAV's each revolve around a supernatural mystery that must be solved. The appeal is largely in the characters, the story itself is pleasantly understated. One thing I miss on this DVD are video cultural notes that appeared on the VHS tapes explaining things like "Natto de Cocoa" v.s. "Natto" and "Cocoa" which is a mistake Mr. Karino makes. That sort of subtle humor makes the show so enjoyable, it's too bad if any of it is lost. Great effort was put in to translate many instances of written Japanese, including the employee profiles that fly by the screen to quickly to read but are viewable in the extras. It gives us the opportunity to wonder why a gigolo among others are employed by Phantom Quest, and is a nice touch. A small image gallery and a text-less opening sequence round off the extras. The video is top notch, and the dub and sub both seem to have been treated well. I have to wonder why explanatory footage was omitted, but over-all this is a good DVD of a good OAV series. With all four episodes on a disk (...) this is a great buy. I give it 4 solid stars. "Fun, if not fabulous, comedy/horror series" "Phantom Quest Corp" is a great little series. There is nothing particularly original about it, nothing particularly outstanding. However, there are plenty of laughs, a nice soundtrack, and some decent stories. The animation is good quality, and the characters are fun. The stories represent the comedy/horror genre rather well. This DVD is a good value, and worth picking up. "Phantom Quest Corp" may not be the crown jewel of your anime collection, but it is a good thing to pop in around Halloween when you need a chuckle. Recommended. "Fun, if not fabulous, comedy/horror series" "Phantom Quest Corp" is a great little series. There is nothing particularly original about it, nothing particularly outstanding. However, there are plenty of laughs, a nice soundtrack, and some decent stories. The animation is good quality, and the characters are fun. The stories represent the comedy/horror genre rather well. This DVD is a good value, and worth picking up. "Phantom Quest Corp" may not be the crown jewel of your anime collection, but it is a good thing to pop in around Halloween when you need a chuckle. Recommended. "Its OK - 3 1/2 stars" The animation is OK. The story - about a company in Tokyo that hunts down ghost and supernatural monsters - is pretty good. The characters are sometimes interesting, often silly. The music is pretty good and the series is genuinely funny at times. I've seen better, I've seen worse - but the price is right. "Very similar to Ghostbusters..." ...It turned about to be one of the best Animés I have ever seen. The whole thing is basically Ghostbusters but with a woman in a red dress instead of four guys. Its very funny. The only thing I didn't like about it is that it was only four episodes.