Milfeulle, Forte, Ranpha, Vanilla, and Mint are all back and getting into more trouble as the second season of Galaxy Angel comes to a close.   More crazy missions, more wacky situations, and more laughs are included in the third,and last, volume of Galaxy Angel Z.

The Galaxy Angels are a special military unit that is charged with finding lost technology and helping out wherever they can. That means anything from battling giant monsters to running errands. The five angels are up for just about anything, 'cause if they don't complete a job, they'll suffer a horrible fate:  a pay cut.

With little plot and even less seriousness, this is a comedy show that has moves at a fast pace.  Each of the six episodes on this disc run under fifteen minutes each, and so there's not a lot of time to set up the plot or go into characterization.  They jump right into the thick of things, often revealing major plot points (for that episode at least) in a single sentence.  This just adds to the show's humor.

This volume has another selection of outrageous and funny episodes.  We get to see a pissed-off Vanilla when someone kidnaps Normad, and Forte tries to collect a 1,000,000 GC prize for catching a monster fish.  The fish is a meat eater, and not afraid to attack humans, but that doesn't cause Forte to hesitate.  Though it should.

Next the Angels have to try to save the mock sunfish, an endangered species.  It has been over-hunted since the fish can be used to erase facial wrinkles.  There are only a few of this rare species left, and Milfeulle really wants to save them.  Unfortunately the other Angels want to eat them so that they'll look eternally young.

The most humorous show also involved Milfeulle.  She usually has unbelievably good luck, but one day every year her luck turns bad.  The more stressed she is, the worse her luck.  If she gets too stressed out, the whole universe could be in danger.  So it's up to the other Angels to make sure that she has a really good day.  Even if it kills them.

Like the other volumes in this series, these shows are irreverent and silly.  There's not any continuity, just a lot of wacky humor.  Perfect for those times when you want to just veg out and relax.

These six fifteen-minute shows come on a single sided DVD in a keep case.  There is an insert with cut out ID cards of the Angels.

Audio:

Like most anime DVDs, this disc lets you watch the show in the original stereo Japanese with optional subtitles or with an English dub in stereo surround sound.  In switched back and forth each episode, and found that I enjoyed both sound tracks.  I have a slight preference for the Japanese, but only a slight one. The English voice actors did a good job.  They managed to match their dialog to the mouth movements, and didn't use any phony accents.

In both languages, there was some use of the front soundstage, mainly with sound effects.  The sound quality was very good, with a nice full rounded sound, especially during the opening song.  There was a good amount of bass present, and the dialog was clear and crisp.  No evidence of hiss or hums.  A nice quality sound track.

Video:

The video quality was also top-notch for this DVD. The colors are bright and the lines are crisp. There was only a slight hint of aliasing and other digital artifacts present. Hardly worth mentioning. The fine lines on the characters did not shimmer and disappear like they do on some discs. I was very happy with the look of these shows.

Extras:

Included on this DVD are introductions to each of the shows under the title Now I get it! GA Lectures. These were one-minute pieces where voice actress Ryoko Shintani who plays Milfeulle fills in the background to the show while dressed in a Galaxy Angel costume. There is no English dub on this bonus; they are in Japanese with subtitles. These were obviously done in one take, because Ryoko messes up a bit. But she seems to be having fun with it and is laughing much of the time. I thought these were fun and was very glad they included them on the DVD. I only wish there was an option to play them automatically before each show, as they were originally shown.

There is also a bonus episode:  Gunsmoke and Tobacco Smoke Cassolet.  In this show, Forte's old boy friend calls her up and tries to rekindle an old flame.  Or is he trying to kill her?

Final Thoughts:

If you've seen the other volumes in this series, you know what to expect: more of the same.  The show is funny with each show having some good laughs.  Not a deep and meaningful show, but still worth a look.  Recommended.