Video:

A VHS Rip. Great. No seriously, for a VHS rip this one isn't *too* bad. The colours are largely vibrant and everything is fairly detailed. However, because it is a VHS rip, there's a fair amount of edge-aliasing problems to be found as well as a whole heap of grain throughout. Not a particularly good transfer, but considering the source, what could they have done?

Audio:

Again the VHS rip transfer does this release no favours. The audio seems pretty muted and muffled in most scenes not to mention that absolutely cruddy Streamline dub *shudders*. I think all you have here is basic stereo and that's your lot. Not the worst audio i've seen on a HK DVD, but it's certainly close to it.

Subtitle:

There are no subtitles (except French subs) recorded on this disc. Not good.

Comment:

Well, if you absolutely positively HAVE to see Crying Freeman then this below par release is your only choice. I can't stress enough that I wish that they would have waited to rip a DVD release for this bootleg, since it would have increased the scores that I had given to this title dramatically. VHS rips are bad news.

Video:

video transfer - 3/5 - Sometimes comes off looking old and grainy, although I believe this anime is from 1998. Might be a VHS rip.

Audio:

audio - 2.5/5 - over-recorded. distortion when decibel level is high. Could have also used a d-esser. 2.0 stereo/no 5.1 surround.

Subtitle:

no english subtitles, so the english dub will have to do. Its ok, except some of the 108 dragons come off sounding like Don Corleone & family.

Comment:

I was expecting an epic romance. What we have here rivals some RAD titles! This is one of the most violent and graphic animes Ive seen to date. The sex scenes are graphic as well. Lot of frontal nudity. An easy NC-17 rating. If this is your kind of thing, then indulge. If not, youll be ultimately disappointed.