Picture: The picture was presented in full frame 1.33:1 ratio. Yes, the age of the source material shows but most fans won't care. The dvd transfer was pretty good but there seemed to be only so much that could be done with it and a couple of artifacts popped up once in awhile.

Sound: The standard choices of 5.1 English, English with song subtitles, or Japanese with English subtitles was present with 2.0 stereo. Each track was pretty good with few problems associated with older releases.

Extras: a few trailers and a paper insert with a chapter breakdown were it.

Final Thoughts: Given some of the absolutely great anime I've watched lately, this series seems even more dated than the first volume I reviewed in February did but it's not completely without merit. Some fans of the Manga series probably would like this one enough to buy it but it's pretty limited when compared to other shows focusing on assassins like NOIR. Look at it as a rental first or wait until the final dvd is released (so that maybe a lower priced boxed set will come out).