IMMORAL GUILD COMPLETE COLLECTION/BD

When we first started to watch the series, I was disappointed that we are two episodes in and still no nudity.Well I am happy to say that since then,we have not been disappointed.It's an exciting,funny and action-packed adventure...oh yeah,and plenty or naughty things as well.The characters all have flaws and strengths,and it is funny to see each one deal with what is happending.

This is a heavy ecchi series that’s rather good. All the characters are enjoyable and the series is a lot of fun. That being said you know why your getting this series, one look at the title and the cover is all you need to know what your getting. If your looking for stupid fun and cute girls chances are you’ll like the girls of this series.

This anime rules it’s super funny and I hope a season 2 comes out soon. The art is top notch and the picture is awesome. Seems to sell out fast when in stock so grab if you see it available. Totally uncensored so be advised. Only sub but still hella cool.

TL;DRThis series is probably a great purchase if you enjoy: JRPGs (especially Final fantasy and Dragon quest), ecchi anime, fun character interactions (light comedy), and appreciate subtle world building. The content is great but it isn’t perfect in terms of the physical product. If you watch enough anime (or know Japanese) to understand when there is a mistake in translation (and know what it actually says), then the occasional flaws shouldn’t be a huge issue. However, those that skip opening and ending themes should exercise caution and rewind about a few seconds after skips (if using the set chapters) to ensure you don’t miss out on content the first go around. This is an uncut version from the TV airing so it feels more “complete” and if you seen the TV release and liked it a lot, this fills in a lot of gaps and I’d say worth watching (again). And even if you haven’t seen it before, this series has subtle details sprinkled throughout that it makes rewatching more gratifying. (So go back and watch it again!)If you require more details before you spend your money, I’ll deliver so much you’d save money just buying it and seeing it for yourself (with minimal spoilers if any):First off I love this series. It’s well thought out in how it feeds info to the viewer (especially for an ecchi genre which is notorious for sacrificing depth to put in more *erm* service), has fun light comedy, has great if not at least decent animation and character design, and because it’s from Square Enix, it gets to do lots of small Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest references yet still having its own material to stand out on its own. Largely reminds me of the enjoyment I get from good slice of life anime. Despite the overall light vibe, it isn’t afraid to get into really dirty or serious scenes (basically a palette cleanser) and then eases you back with some comedy. As ecchi goes, it takes it to juuuuust before it would get reclassified as “H” and as in-your-face as it is sometimes, it doesn’t feel as “forced” or “obligatory” as other ecchi anime. (For example, there are scenes where they could have done a topless scene but refrained from doing so and settled for a “conveniently censored” scene like tattered clothing just happened to cover specific parts. And instead of constant weird angles with frequent panty shots, you’d get fully clothed thighs or other zoom-in on a not-as-sensual body part. But I’d still say that those here only for ‘pushing the edge’ ecchi won’t be disappointed) Better way to describe it all is: Dialog and scene content is very intentional, in that nothing feels wasted and doesn’t over-explain or overdo things in general (unlike this uncut review). All the elements it uses don’t feel like they overstay their welcome and possibly leaves you wanting a bit more. It’s an anime that has me interested in the manga after watching, which I can’t say often.Sadly I cannot give this Blu-ray 5 stars for various small but glaring reasonsFor one the subtitles needed a little more TLC than it had. There was at least one subtitle for a voiced line that won’t show on screen if you skip chapters like say “the ending theme you already heard multiple times”, as if the subtitles were set to show up only if the time stamp before the chapter was being played through. (could also be an indexing issue but whatever it is, it affected subtitles showing). Basically, if I played the episode from start to finish, I’ll see all the dialog subtitles and on-screen translations, but if I always skipped the opening/ending theme, at least one of the subtitles won’t show up and some screen translations as well. This isn’t uncommon among Sentai published anime, like if a chapter starts with Japanese text displayed instead of it appearing a brief moment later, the translation will not show up; such as in the instances of title screens of some of their other products. (For this series specifically, it more often affects the translation of the name of the location the chapter starts at in the dragon quest-esque text box.) There are also typos, which are quite rare from the Sentai published series I’ve own and seen (disclaimer: I own a lot but haven’t seen even close to all of them); but it seems both the subtitler and QA person had an off day for the same episode. (See pics for reference. To reduce spoilers, I cut out most of the scene and blacked out possibly lore relevant text) And it’s not just that episode, but even in the very first episode there was a mistranslation that replied to the question “when did you start calling me that?” with a “Yes.” (Which technically it can be translated that way but that line would be better translated as “Is that supposed to be me?” in regards to a nickname, which would make the “yes” reply make more sense) and in episode 2 there was a misspelling of the main character’s name (and I know it’s not some nickname thing either, because the very next subtitled line coming from that same character had the MC’s name spelled correctly). Now this part is a personal opinion of mine but I first saw this series via translated TV airing at a friend’s place. The translator for what I’ve seen back then decided to take minor liberties in leaving things in romaji or kana “english” and that (probably) wasn’t exactly faithful to the original material, but it led to a very magical moment of realization for me when they explain some world lore revolving that in a later episode and I blurted out “OOOOH! THAT’S SO CLEVER!” Watching this version first would rob some people of that moment and I partly wished Sentai would take liberties the same way for this series… but then again, that TV airing translation wasn’t as coherent as Sentai’s translations and I think that is more important. But I digress… back to Blu-ray-The chapters are also not perfect, as in whoever did the indexing for the Blu-ray should have done a better job or it should have been caught in QA. To elaborate, the advantage (or rather the compromise for not being able to scrub to any time stamp via a mouse) of a physical format, like DVD or Blu-ray, on a physical media player allows you to hit the skip button and move onto the next section or “chapter”. Typical episode chapter list might have something like [Before opening theme (such as last episode recap or episode set up) > Opening theme > Part A > Part B > Ending theme > After ending theme (like next episode preview or bonus scene) > and in this case, Sentai credits] but there is at least one case where some chapters are fused like in episode 10. (Technically it was split, fusing the bonus scene with ending theme and leaving the “next episode screen” as its own chapter) So if you decide to skip the ending theme because you’ve heard it at least once, you’ll skip on the “after ending theme” scene which isn’t a huge deal (you miss out on the minor event with a main character… on an anime with mostly enjoyable antics of said characters), but if you are a story completionist that skips repetitive grinds, this is going to hurt you and you won’t even know it. (Ha, more game stuff)In other words: The way to make use of the skip without missing anything is likely to use a “rewind” just after a skip, so that way you can see if there is a scene hidden away; or if a subtitle/translation doesn’t show on the chapter’s start, it will once you hit play. It isn’t as often that this happens as I make it sound, but for Sentai, which I consider a publisher with impeccable overall results with regards to subtitles, on-screen translations (and context for culture specific stuff) and disc media chapters, it’s disappointing to see in a series I enjoyed so much. Like a good restaurant whose rendition of your favorite dish feels like a mistake was made.The Blu-ray also came with the cover insert upside down. Not a huge deal as I can literally flip it (and I did) but it isn’t a great sign. (No it wasn’t a design choice. And yes I found out when I tried putting it away and saw that one was not like all the others.)Now for the good-If you’ve seen the TV release (yes it had topless scenes too, like the first 10 seconds in. Remember, Japan has different standards on what can be aired), and you’d like to rewatch this, then this Blu-ray is a good upgrade. There are moments that were cut from the TV release and not all of them were “risqué parts”. Some scenes in the TV release felt more jarring when something suddenly happens with no context, but that was likely due to a removed scene that had the set up and it can be watched here. This version feels more “complete”… and yes there are some TV unfriendly scenes that were cut that you can watch here. (Again, still ecchi. It technically doesn’t cross into full H territory but does have content you’d find in a doujinshi.) If anything I’d say a fun thing to do is have the TV version and Blu-ray played side by side and have a spot the difference game. It is interesting how some of non-standalone scenes that were cut play out on the TV release.Following the theme of rpg games in this series, there is a sort of “new game plus bonus” where you can get more out of replaying the same thing. To avoid spoiling too much, this series is good at something similar to a “magician’s redirect”. Rewatching the series will fill in details you might not notice the first go or situations you didn’t attach much meaning become more significant on a rewatch. It manages to do this while not feeling like you weren’t given enough, unlike other series with a similar compliment; so you finish the series mostly satisfied and rewatch it for extra gratification and worth. Don’t expect too much from this compliment though. It is between “just enough to be a defined quality” and “leaving the audience wanting more”. Still, to get the very most of the anime, full attention is probably required. Scenes have subtle setups and I can’t tell if it’s because that detail was cut from the TV airing (and I’m going “was that always there?”) or it was because I didn’t pay close enough attention. That being said, I’ve passively “rewatched” this series more than a few dozen times because of how enjoyable it is. (Occasionally finding a “new” detail.)————————————One final (optional) thought: everyone has their own likes and dislikes and I’ve treated anime (or any media in general) similar to a supplement or craving; in that some people may want/need certain things from anime more than others, and whether the anime they consume delivers it or not will ultimately be their decision. For example, when “Squid Game” came out and my non-anime watching acquaintances said something like: “it was really original of them that they had people compete in games (for money) with their very life at stake”, I felt my heart break as there are a number of “death game” anime (and probably other media) that existed before it, and a number of these acquaintances are older than me. I enjoyed what I’ve seen of Squid Game, but the novelty of the “death game” set up isn’t remotely a contributing factor. People also make judgements based on how much they experienced something and how diverse the range of similar experiences are. So for someone eating the same dish 100 times at the same place will only be able to compare that experience on their good and bad days, while those that try the same dish once from several different places can only compare them to each other at that given time (which may affect their impressions if they come back to a place they liked before but on a “bad day” or after they developed preferences or vice versa). Following up that analogy, I consumed a fair bit of anime (relating to this product: yes, both ecchi and fantasy separate from each other, and both together), at least enough to know this isn’t the worst, nor is it the best I’ve seen; and I wouldn’t call it “mid”…but I can say I enjoyed the ride, and more so on the second go.

Sealed and brand new. Only complaint is how it was packaged

This was delivered in 1 day and came without any damage. Will update the review after I watch it to talk more about it

Perfect

This show was just as funny as it was lewd. Animation and dialogue were well done. Would love to see this series continued.