Rating: 
Summary: Not as good as the original, but still great stuff
Review: What you have to understand when watching this movie is that it is not so much a sequel, but a different film version of the original book and comic book series, like the various Dracula movies. Forget you saw the first one, and you'll like it a whole lot better. Great characters, good storylines, average animation (compared to some other animes out there), this is like a soap opera with swords and magic. Great feature of the DVD is that you have both the English dialogue, and the Japanese dialogue with English subtitles, so you can really grasp more the intent of the dialogue.
Rating: 
Summary: Better than the first series
Review: Without a doubt I enjoyed this 27 episode series far more than the original 13 episode saga. The doubled length is used almost exclusively for character development, with few meaningless battles or incidents; very little mindless filler. Do be warned, however, that this is not a "wham bam, thank ye ma'am" series. If you want non-stop action with lots of kewl explosions, look elsewhere. The tale contained herein is focused on the characters and their journey, both physical and spiritual.
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