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The anime sensation YOU’RE UNDER ARREST is now a TV show! The craziness begins as Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work. Things go from bad to worse when they find out they’re going to be partners! This third box set contains episodes 25-36 and a bonus disc of extras unavailable anywhere else.

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The most important and dangerous competition of all time is set to begin as the Demon World Tournament officially gets underway! Thousands of competitors from every corner of Demon World arrive to take their shot at becoming the next sole ruler. Even with so much at stake, Yusuke Urameshi has never had such a large target on his back as each demon hopes to be the one to claim victory over Raizen?s descendant. As Hiei and Kurama step into the ring, each knows that they may be forced to do the unthinkable should they meet up with Yusuke in the ring!

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It began in 1945, at the end of the Pacific War. Alien invaders filled the earth’s Skies, and mankind was forced to confront an unprecedented threat. For the first time in human history, people of all cultures came together under one banner. This war has now been raging for over fifty years. Countless lives have been lost, and the Japanese military is now forced to rely on young people such as Atsushi Hayami and his high school class, also know as Unit 5121. This new generation fearlessly struggles on with the aid of the HWT humanoid combat machines and the devastating PBE bomb.

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In Voices of a Distant Star, Makoto Shinkai proved that a single, talented artist using contemporary computer technology can create a film that approaches studio quality. Anime: Concept to Reality attempts to do the same thing, but falls short. The disc offers two short, highly derivative sci-fi films by Terrence Walker, followed by the sort of how-I-did-it interviews usually reserved for far more accomplished artists. As the films were made in the U.S., they don’t really qualify as anime, nor does Walker explain the animation process in ways that teach viewers much of anything. Aspiring filmmakers can learn more about how anime films are really made from Animation Runner Kurumi. The mystery is why TokyoPop bothered to issue an elaborate and deceptively titled showcase for someone whose work barely rises above the student level. Caveat emptor. (Rated 13 and older: mild profanity, violence, brief nudity) –Charles Solomon

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Concept to reality combines two animated features with a comprehensive how-to section for consumers interested in creating their own anime. Anime: Concept to Reality introduces the exciting world of do-it-yourself computer animation. It includes two animated short features, “Understanding Chaos” and “Shadowskin” and also includes a 20 minute “How-To” segment which will show viewers how they can create their own Anime from start to finish, including character design, 3D imaging and rendering, voice over and music creation, and editing. All with equipment and software that is affordable and easy to use.

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In ages past, a man and a woman tasted forbidden love. Even though they could not be together, they made a vow that would transcend time. When next they meet, their fire will rekindle. In modern day, there is a boy’s academy located high in the mountains called Kanenone. Yuusuke is one of the reincarnated lovers, and a student at Kanenone. When an all-girls class is transferred to the school for a summer session, could one of them be his past romance?

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Japanese anime–animated movies–have a reputation for being ultraviolent and ultracool. And there’s a lot of cool to be found in Trigun: The $$60,000,000,000 Man (those two dollar signs aren’t a typo–money, in the Trigun world, is counted in double dollars). If you liked the way Nicolas Cage’s coat flapped in the wind in Face/Off, you’ll get plenty of that as Vash the Stampede, notorious ace gunman, walks through the desert landscape of an alien planet with two suns. Vash is so feared and famous that there’s a $$60 billion price on his head. He’s destroyed entire cities, yet no one has ever been killed in his rampages–though rumors paint him as a ruthless murderer. However, in truth, Vash is a goofy buffoon who can step out of the way of bullets (which may have inspired The Matrix) but who never actually shoots anyone–in fact, on several occasions, he pointedly chooses not to. The whole sensibility of Trigun is surprisingly innocent; it’s like a wildly hip Saturday morning cartoon. There’s a fair amount of over-the-top violence, but it’s pretty harmless, more silly than extreme. Most of the stories–for this isn’t a single movie, but a collection of four episodes from an ongoing series–all have earnest morals, most of which are about peace, equality, and being humane. Besides, how can you not like a cartoon in which two main characters are Meryl Styfe and Milly Thompson, disaster investigators for the Bernardelli Insurance Society? Dubbed in English, Trigun is frivolous and very entertaining. –Bret Fetzer

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The legendary Vash the Stampede is a gunfighter so ruthless he has a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head and entire towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival. Fortunately, the real Vash the Stampede is more heroic - even if he does act like a complete idiot.