What They Say
Moena was a normal college girl until she discovered that she had special powers hidden within her body by her father. When Dark Mother and her army of sexy demon women threaten the virgins of the world, Moena transforms into the naked masked heroine Angel Blade. Dark Mother kidnaps Moena's stepmother, the weighty endowed Kyoka. With the help of a team of barely dressed heroines, Angel Blade storms the demon's stronghold. With the help of the dark-skinned succubus Nail, a former villain, they reach the heart of evil and face off with Dark Mother herself!

The Review!
The virgins of the world are threatened again and it's up to Moena to fight back against the Dark Mother.

Audio: 
For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese. The stereo mix for the show is a bit better than your average adult fare as there is much more story and more action involved here than those so the mix exerts itself a bit more and the stereo channels have more flowing through them. Dialogue is clean and clear throughout and we had no problems with dropouts or distortions during regular playback.

Video: 
Originally released to video in 2004, the transfer for the final OVA is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and is enhanced for anamorphic playback. This change from the originals only adds to the great looking animation quality as we get a much more detailed image, the colors seem to pop even more vibrantly and overall it's very clean and smooth. While the original wasn't riddled with problems, the change to this format is definitely a step up and the quality of the visuals only seems to be strengthened by it. Colors are rich and solid, aliasing and cross coloration are essentially non-existent and black levels look really good.

Packaging: 
The cover artwork plays up the nice character designs as it presents a trio of the characters from the episodes, though one of them is a bit harder to see at first blush, but the layout is still good as the character designs continue to be appealing and they show off just the right amount of skin and fanservice combined with some great looking colors and detail. The back cover provides a number of small shots from the show and some slightly bigger artwork while also giving a decent summary of the premise. The rest of it is filled out with the usual materials such as the production information and the technical grid which accurately lists everything. While the keepcase is clear, there is no reverse side cover.

Menu: 
Using the artwork of Angel Blade herself from the cover with the same background, her aunt is swapped out for the navigation section which is nicely done, complete with a heart for the selection cursor. If there's anything that's not right with the menu it's that it's not anamorphic which is a surprise. Access times are nice and fast and submenus load quickly. The disc also correctly read our players language presets and played accordingly.