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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Toshio Hirata |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Urban Vision |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Animated, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Japanese |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 638652106704 |
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Customer Reviews of Pet Shop of Horrors
Welcome...Tonight you will find something you desire. Chinatown's most unique pet shop offers everything from dogs, cats, birds, and reptiles to the most rare and unusual mythological beasts. Choose anything you would like, but remember, there is a price to be paid and rules to be followed. If the rules are broken in any way, the pet shop cannot be held responsible for what happens..... The Pet shop is run by the enigmatic, effeminate Count (yes--it's a man, not a woman as you would assume from seeing the character) who sells each customer the pet that will not only grant their wishes, but teach them a terrible lesson as well.
Pet Shop of Horrors was originally presented on Japanese television in small 1-2 scene segments on a music video channel. Urban Vision's video and DVD releases do a wonderful job of blending them together. All four self contained episodes are on the DVD release, along with deleted material (a music video style opening that was thankfully not used) the usual assortment of trailers, and extremely informative audio commentary by the English language director and several of the voice actors. These offbeat tales may not be for everyone, but I found them to be very entertaining. It owes a lot to "Friday the 13th: The Series" and even "Gremlins", but it does manage to create a palpable sense of mystery, and I found myself wondering just how the pets would reveal their true colors and what horrible thing would happen to the owners.
A handful of anime's best and brightest worked on the project including Rintaro (Final Fantasy), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Wicked City, Ninja Scroll) and Hishashi Abe (Vampire Hunter D). While this series does not break a lot of new ground, if you can appreciate the supernatural with a great sense of intrigue and characterization, then this is a series for you.
Superb Anime is Difficult to Find
Petshop of Horrors is certainly one of them. I watched it in Japanese, English, and with the Voice Overs, then watched the deleted material without getting bored at all. Count D is so beautiful it's hard to get bored staring at him. The plots themselves each have little twists, and isn't quite the average 'horror' anime. The horror isn't presented by showing the most gruesome acts possible. Instead, it leaves the 'door open' there. When you don't know what it is you're fleeing from it's all the more terrifying, and that's what Petshop of Horrors does.
Leon is wonderful and plays right into the story too. Especially in the third episode, where Count D very openly taunts him by telling him he should crush a bird and eat its bones because his irritation must be due to lack of nutrition.
Every bit of the show is aesthetically pleasing, a lot of work was put into the animation. Inricate designs are on most everything, and if something has smoke rising out of it the smoke will dance in perfect swirls.
If you're the type that enjoyed Vampire Princess Miyu, you might find yourself loving this anime even more (though I love Larva too).
This kicked ass
I bought Pet Shop of Horrors after someone recommended it to me and I have to say it is one purchase I'm glad I made. Sadly, there are only for episode in what seems like a very promising series. The characters Leon and Count D are intriguing and they play wonderfully after each other. There bantering will no doubt inspire some slash fanfiction later. I highly recommend this series, especiialy if you like slightly odd and humorous horror stories