Review by Emilio Mena

The Powerpuff Girls Z soundtrack is actually great to listen to. The CD comes with all the opening and ending themes, a "PPGZ Party Mix" containing music from the show, and four character songs. The booklet contains some bonus character concept art never before seen elsewhere. Out of all the OP/ED themes, "Mayonaka no Doa" by Yifei is my top favorite. The themes songs overall are very good, but that one stands out the most for me. The PPGZ Party Mix is very well done, and contains almost all the songs from the show. While I wish that the mix could have been longer, it's still a groovy mix that you can dance to. I didn't like Hyper Blossom's character theme that much compared with Rolling Bubbles and Powered Buttercup's themes. The final song, "Touch Me!", is basically the transformation music with vocals, but still a great song. While the series itself may not be well-liked by everyone, the soundtrack is great to listen to. If you're a PPGZ fan, this soundtrack is highly recommended.

I felt the movie is more of a different retelling of the story rather than connecting it to the TV series and visual novel. The biggest mistake for me when I first saw this movie was that I tried to compare it to the TV series. I later realized that the movie was in a way different from the series. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you see it. I liked the movie a lot, because it was different from the usual story. Fans of AIR may or may not enjoy it, but treat it as a different story rather than connecting it to the TV series. If you haven't seen AIR yet, the movie is a good starting point. For there, you can learn more about the story by watching the TV series. Overall, it's a great movie if you haven't seen AIR, or do not try to connect it to the TV series. The movie is a different form of AIR, so treat it as such.

This volume of AIR contains the recap episode which is not require to watch if you've seen the twelve episodes. This DVD does come with many extra features such as interviews with the voice actors and commericals aired in Japan. Although it is not require to buy this DVD, it's still a nice piece to complete your AIR collection.

The series overall is a great side story. The animation quality is excellent, similar to that of AIR TV. I also enjoyed the voice acting and the excellent music as well. However, in order to truly enjoy it, you must watch the TV series first, which explains some moments that were skipped in this side story. At the same time, in order to fully understand the Summer arc that was explained in the TV series, you need to watch this series. In other words, the TV series focused on the main plot, whereas the side story focused on the relationship with the characters. Overall, I felt it was a great addition to the AIR series. I only wished that it explained the whole story, but it does fill in the gaps for those wanting to know more about the Summer arc. It's an interesting part of the story that is important for those who enjoy the AIR series.