Video:

VHS rip for episodes 1-24. I think parts of the screen were cut off, because when the English episode title shows, the right side has parts missing. But it never really detracts from the actual action. As for the image quality, it's pretty decent. It won't make you cringe, it won't blow you away. Episodes 25 and 26 were ripped from the R1 DVD. the quality is better for those 2 eps, and nothing is cut off. However, the opening of one of the earlier episodes (Ep 20 I think) was screwed up completely. Screwed up as if the disc had been dragged through the streets by a wild bull. (No my disc wasn't scratched, others have had the same problem.) The movies are Widescreen-ish, and they have better quality than eps 1-24 and well.

Audio:

Decent. I didn't use surround sound or anything to test it out, but I could hear everything just fine.

Subtitle:

Episodes 1 to 20 had great fansubs. However, they kept going off the screen. At times it got annoying, but for the most part you could tell what the ends of the sentences said. Episodes 21 to 24 were awful. They were the directors cut versions, and there were no English translations available for them to rip. I think they used a mix of French and Italian fansubs, and used some HK originals as well. Longinus Lance is called "lancea longini", and there were a few lines in what seemed like French. And the English was Engrishy. You might not have a problem with it if you've already seen these eps with proper translations. But this set was the first time I ever saw Eva, and considering the fact that eps 21 to 24 were arugably the most complex, what with the diving back into the past, and all, the subs just don't do the job for first time viewers. Eps 25 and 26 were perfect R1 rips. Yay. But at times, the yellow text would turn black. Those episodes have a predominantly black background, so sometimes the subs are rendered invisible. The movies had subs which were about on par with episodes 21-24. Maybe a little better.

Comment:

Don't even THINK about buying this set if you're a first time viewer. You'll end up being charmed by the first 20 eps, only to be frustrated to the point of insanity by the poor quality of the subs on the rest of the eps and the movies. (25 and 26 excluded). Said subtitles aren't as bad as other HK originals, such as the MI release of AKIRA. Still it won't help you understand Eva, which isn't the simplest anime to begin with. If you just want to relive Eva, and you don't own the R1's, go ahead and buy this. But if you haven't seen Eva or the movies, don't waste your time and money.

Video:

Very good MI rip. Unfortunately there is one episode were the opening is incomplete and the video just goes crazy. My ps2 simply couldn't read it. Though after the opening the episode is perfect. I don't recomend this set if you're expecting of watching it on a PS2. Episodes 1-24 are a MI rip and 25-26 are an R1 rip.

Audio:

No problems here despite of the episode were the video goes crazy.

Subtitle:

Very good on episodes 1-24. On episodes 25-26 the subtitles are taken from an R1 source and are totally perfect. It is a shame that the subtitles are so bad in the movies. I have seen the 1st movie but the 2nd (end of evangelion) is quite bad. Grammar and spelling errors, and since the movie its not easy to understand it really complicates the viewing of the movies.

Comment:

If you're a Eva-fan you should really buy this set. I advise this set if you already know the story because the subtitles of the movies are really hard to understand. Now, for the menus, the 4th dvd is an R1 rip so it's very good but the other 3 discs are really bad. Just an ungly picture with a music from the serie playing. The menus of the first 3 discs are also in japanese so i suggest you do the configurations and the scene access from you dvd remote. To conclude, the package is excelent and the images are really cool. A must-have for Eva-fans.

Video:

As for the TV series episodes 1-24 it's a MI rip, wich was ripped from LD i think...the Quality is pretty decent but nothing spectacular. Episodes 25 and 26 are R1 rips, and the Video is a little better. The Movies are a rip from the MI set ... ripped from DVD i think. Overall it's a mixed bag...but pretty good overall.

Audio:

Everything Sounded Good if not excepcional...specially episodes 1-24 wich were a little worse than the rest of the set.

Subtitle:

Once again a mixed bag... Episodes 1-20 were pretty good, the subs ocassionally went off screen, spelling mistakes, timing was good. Episodes 21-24 Directors Cut were worse, still undestandable but a little bit Engrish. Episodes 25 and 26 since ripped from the R1 were obviously Great,although in a ocasion they went Transparent with only the Borders showing. As for the movies , i'd say they are as good as the first 24 episodes, undestandable,A couple of spelling mistakes, and sometimes went off screen.

Comment:

This set contains Both Movies (Death&Rebirth and End of Evangelion). Overall it's a little of a mixed bag, since the set doesn't come all from the same source. What's really good about this set is that it contain ALL the 26 episodes of the TV series and both movies in a nice gatefold.

Video:

If its a vhs rip its one of the best ones I have ever seen. A little bleeding a bit of pixelation in the fast motion scenes but overal this set has a pretty nice video.

Audio:

a little buzzing but that could of just been my tv, besides that I didn't find anything wrong with the audio.

Subtitle:

Subtitles were exelent But they would occasionally go off the screen (which can get pretty annoying), and a few mistimings but overall you could tell what they were saying and the spelling and grammar were satisfactory. Big and bright so when they were there, there was really nothing to worry about.

Comment:

the menus are in japanese in the first 3 discs so that is kind of annoying but I'd say this is one of the best eva sets out there, of cource no match for the R1 but if you want to save 130 bucks and you are a fan of the series or just want to try something new, this is a must have.(*edit* there is now an R1 rip or this series so I no longer recomend it*