Moon Phase - Phase 1 |  | Artist: Artist Not Provided
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 19,843
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
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MPN: 1-4210-1488-2
UPC: 704400083921
EAN: 0704400083921
ASIN: B000H30ALY
Release Date: October 17, 2006
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Product Description
A Vision Of Grace And Beauty Trapped Within The Ancient Walls Of A Forgotten Castle Awaiting The One Who Will Set Her Free.Kouhei is one of the most renowned paranormal photographers in the world although he's never actually seen a ghost! When he tries and fails to capture a hauntingly beautiful young girl on camera curiosity drives him into the arms of a seductive vampire and into a world he cannot comprehend. The vampire having waited years for someone to finally set her free proves unwilling to part with her unwitting hero and follows him home promptly adopting his life as her own. As the adolescent vampire wreaks her own flavor of havoc mysterious forces conspire to reclaim the life that was lost. Some riddles are best left unsolved....Episodes1. Big Brother Be My Slave2. Call Me Mistress3. Big Brother Let's Live Together4. Big Brother I Feel Like Kissing5. It's a Full Full MoonSystem Requirements:Run Time: 125 mins Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Artist: MOONPHASE Rating: NR UPC: 704400083921 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-1488-2
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The broadcast series Moon Phase (2004) combines elements from several anime genres: magical girl, vampire, supernatural, and kawaii (ultra cute). Kouhei is a teenage photographer with a talent for shooting the supernatural. At a haunted castle in Germany, he meets Hazuki, an adorable girl who is actually a powerful vampire. Kouhei is so "spiritually retarded" that charms, spells, and vampire bites have no effect on him. With some help from his exorcist cousin Seiji, he frees Hazuki from the castle's spell. Hoping to find her long-lost mother, Hazuki flies to Japan and moves in with Kouhei, Seiji, and their sorcerer-grandfather. It's a familiar anime set-up: a household that brings together a dense but good-hearted guy with a pretty but powerful girl. Although Kouhei is sympathetic enough, Hazuki isn't very likeable. She fusses, throws tantrums, and keeps trying to enslave Kouhei. The results are decidedly odd, and less than the sum of the parts. (Rated 13 and older: violence, brief nudity, toilet humor) --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews:
 Surprisingly Good... January 5, 2007
Liam Kozma (West Point, NY United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I picked up this DVD on a whim, thinking my girlfriend would like it. I'm so glad I did. This series is surprisingly witty, funny, and dramatic. The English dubbing is not bad at all...and I love the theme song (it's very different).
You'll fall in love with Hazuki, the chaacter the story centers around, right away. She is the perfect mix of sass, smugness, arrogance, childlike innocence and cuteness. All of the characters are well developed and believable.
I haven't read any of the manga, so I can't compare the it to the DVDs. I can say that I found the story to be very entertaining and enjoyable and, having seen these episodes, I'll be looking into the manga soon.
I highly suggest looking into this series.
Very cute anime! March 16, 2007
Trinity (Tennessee)
Super cute anime! At first I was wondering where the story was going. The series ended up being one of my favorites. The characters are likeable, the story is great, and the grapics are stunning. Truly a great anime! You won't be dissapionted.
 A VAMPIRE AWAITS A SLAVE November 1, 2006
Sesho (Pasadena, TX USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Kouhei would like to be a professional photographer someday but no mainstream magazine will take his work because he has the unusual ability to capture ghostly apparitions on film. So no matter what or who he takes a picture of, there's always this spooky shape hovering around them! The only time this comes in handy is when he does freelance work for the editor of Occult Magazine, Hiromi. In their latest collaboration they have travelled to Germany with Kouhei's cousin, Seiji, who also happens to be a powerful psychic. They have come to do a story on the legendary Schwartz Quelle Castle, a gigantic edifice that comes with a ton of local legends about its past and tales of things that go bump in the night inhabiting its walls. Kouhei's other talent is that curses and assaults by supernatural beings have no effect on him, which makes him the best guinea pig to see what will happen when a human enters the castle. Little does he know that inside is a young vampire girl named Hazuki who has been held against her will for years, waiting for someone to rescue her. In addition to her rescue, she also wishes to make this knight in shining armor her submissive slave with a bite of her fangs!
Even though the show starts off with a lot of horror elements, its prime directive is cuteness. And the cuteness contained on this first disk will make your teeth rot out, but who cares about cavities, right? Hazuki makes Sugar, the little snow fairy look like Dirty Harry by comparison! The horror takes a big right turn to comedy as Hazuki comes to live with Kouhei, Seiji, and their antique dealer grandfather who can't resist requesting Hazuki to wear cat ears all the time. I really liked the interactions between Kouhei and Hazuki, who make a great comedy team. Looks like this is going to be a really good show.
The Cutest Vampire in anime February 22, 2007
faster (Football Town, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I went into this series not expecting very much at all and I was plesantly surprised to find a series with some very likable characters, an interesting story, and one of the most bizarre opening songs I've ever seen in anime, probably the most bizarre. Anyway as has been stated it's basically about the cute little vampire girl, Hazuki, who has been isolated from society most of her life and is finally released by a young paranormal photographer named Kouhei. They end up living together with his family and the story goes on dealing with just everyday life as a vampire and battles with other vampires who want to bring Hazuki back.
It's well done and has elements of comedy, action, and drama, so it has a little something for everyone.
On the DVD itself, the packaging and insert are very nice. Each DVD also comes with 4 postcards with artwork on them from different artist which is definitely nice.
Crazy Anime March 3, 2009
Dorthea L. Ray (Attalla, AL USA)
Moon Phase - Phase 1
This anime was definitely interesting because it starts off all dramatic and eerie, then it goes to being funny and crazy. I want to get the other volumes because of the subplots that were introduced throughout the first volume. If you are into vampires, then this is a good anime to buy.
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