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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 "Shows potential... so let's see more!" The biggest drawback of PQC is that it only contains four episodes. As such, there is no background into the characters or (most annoyingly), where our heroine Ayaka got her fancy gadgets (like supernatural earrings and lipstick lightsaber). If you want a naughty anime, this isn't it. There are perhaps two frames of anime breast, so the rating of 13 and up is kinda overkill. Kids could watch this with no problem. Just as well, because this is a very fun and watchable anime on merit alone. A bizzare cross between Project A-ko and Ghostbusters, PQC certainly had the potential to go further than four "Incident Files". Too bad no more seems to be available, because the opening credits imply more stories. The disc has extras, like a list of "hidden frames", which are usually traffic signs and readouts in English that fly by unnoticed during the action. The price is right, and everything is done with a wink and a smile, so I can't help but recommend it. A tongue-in-cheek anime that is neither super-slick nor Saturday Morning slapdash. PQC is a fun, albeit quiet, ride. "One great video" If your looking for a hard-core anime filled with nothing but nudity and violence then this is not for you. But if your looking for a video filled with comedy, violence, and demon wars then this is the video for you. Phantom Quest Corps. is about a group of demon hunters led by a clumsy-but-beautiful, horible singing woman and her side-kick who looks like hes six. Phantom Quest Corps is one of my fav. anime's. "No pros, no cons" It feels almost the same with the comic "GS Migami". The picture quality is good, the motion is smooth. The problem is - the plot does not suprise any person who is familiar with this type of story. Also, the music does not help much. If you have nothing else to do, it will be nice to watch this - and you can forget all of the contents the next day. "Somewhere between a yawn and a chuckle" Phantom Quest Corp is five or six earlier anime shows stuck in a blender. It's not original and not particularly well-executed; on the other hand, it's not worthless either and occasionally it gets a chuckle (that saves it from being 2 stars). This DVD contains 4 episodes--apparently the only 4. What's rather jarring is that you are dropped right in the middle--no introduction, no meet the characters, just a first episode which might just as well have been the last as the first for all the viewer could tell. The premise is simple: Ayaka runs a corporation which hunts down and eliminates ghosts and monsters, with a variety of exorcists and psychics she can call on to aid her. She also tends to fall almost naked out of bed, wear skimpy outfits, get drunk, and sing poorly. That's the heart of the show right there. The best thing about it is that the English dub actors for Ayaka and her police detective friend both do a good job. If only the world their characters were stuck in showed some originality. "Don't Let The Name & Price Fool You, It's Good" Every now and again a good series gets released and goes relatively unnoticed. It's a shame, but Phantom Quest Corp will undoubtedly get passed up for a few reasons. First, the name (which is a literal Japanese translation) simply sounds dumb. Secondly, the price point it was released at makes it appear to be a b-grade title, which it certainly isn't. The set of stories that comprise Phantom Quest Corp are funny, whimsical and can withstand multiple viewings even if they are rather episodic. What complements the stories well are the great extra (omake) material and the animation. PQC's animation is crisp and detailed OAV quality work, not that cheap television-grade stuff. The quality and style of the work more or less gives this series its distinctive irreverent flavor. My only complaint is that, to the best of my knowledge, they never made any more PQC episodes. This is a great obscure title that I highly recommend.