Review by David
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4 [2CD / Limited Edition]Beyonce'Four' Times the Charm
I love CDJapan for shipping this CD before release date and getting it to my door in ONE DAY! I'm in love with it, and the site's great service! The actual album is too beautiful. Highlights include "1+1," "I Care," "Best Thing I Never Had," "Love on Top," "End of Time," "I Was Here," and "Dreaming," the Japanese exclusive... a/k/a the only reason I bought the Japanese limited edition of the album! The CD combines Bey with her dead ego Sasha. It's not my favorite, "B'Day" will always have that honor, but it's an amazing album. Other bonuses include three more tracks, a video with Bey flipping the camera off, a sticker of the cover arts and the letter "B," and a poster of the standard edition cover with a small deluxe edition cover at the bottom with text. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this album to anyone. Even if you're not in love! Great for happy, sad, groovy, and fun moments! <3
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ZARD Single Collection -20th ANNIVERSARY-ZARDWhat a beautiful collection!
Since my sudden ZARD obsession two years ago, I dreamed of owning the big "PREMIUM BOX." Knowing that wasn't going to be an option because of its huge price, I just listened to all of ZARD's great music online and occasionally picked up a release to keep myself happy (my first being the "Kokoro wo Hiraite" single here on CDJapan). When I heard of this release in December, I was literally jumping for joy. It was reasonable, affordable, and a GREAT way to expand my growing ZARD collection. The packaging itself is genius. Seven discs are housed in a vinyl-sized set, giving it a vintage look. Each song is beautiful, from "Good-bye My Loneliness," to 2009's "Hypnosis." The bonus disc is another story. The first two tracks are AMAZING, but the Barbier inclusions are simply "okay." Yeah, it's a single collection, so include the guest singles she has appeared on, but the Seiichirou Kuribayashi covers only feature her vocals once or twice in the song. "Can't take my eyes off of you" and "Black Velvet" would have been perfect. Also in the packaging is a nice, big book with over-sized images of the single artwork, lyrics, song credits and information, pictures, a biography timeline, and discography. It's a beautiful addition, and I find myself looking through it everyday! Great inclusions are the handwritten lyrics for a line from 2008's "Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" and the quotes on the very last page. Overall, the entire set is definitely worth the price. I love it! "No matter how far apart we are, my heart is always by your side. Chase after that distant dream." "'Thank you' is what I want to tell you many times."
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Dragon Ball The Movies #13 Dragon Ball Z Ryuken Bakuhatsu!! Goku ga Yaraneba Dare ga YaruAnimationThe Best Quality for the Best DBZ Film!
Since I have been a fan of Dragon Ball for almost 5 or so years now, I always was a fan of the American dub (as it was the only version I could see at the time). Now I'm literally in love with the Japanese version and can't wait to see the first episode of "Dragon Ball Kai!" Now for the actual review on the release: I never bought the "Dragon Box - The Movies" box set when it came out in 2006. DBZ movie 13 was my favorite Dragon Ball film, so I needed to see it in this new remastered version. The minute I saw the opening I was blown away! I love it!!! I don't see any more of those black spots popping up on the screen anymore, the quality overall is great, and the sound is awesome! I recommend any DB fan go pick up their favorite Dragon Ball film in this awesome set of releases! P.S. - Gotta love the bonus feature that weren't left in these releases from the original box set!