Title: 十兵衛ちゃん２〜シベリア柳生の逆襲〜 (Jyubei-chan 2~The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu) DVD Box 2
Original Creator: 大地丙太郎 (Akitarou Daichi)
Volume: 2/2
Catalog No.: KIBA-91016~7
Release Date: 7/7/04
Rating: 4/4

Finishing up on of my older DVDs in the backlog (not the oldest though). Despite some misgivings about the use of slapstick humor in certain situations, the series as a whole was very complete with a good ending. They really didn't need the open-ended epilogue though. Please end it, I can't imagine how this story can be extended some more. If anything, I want more Kuromi-chan.

I found Ritsuko Okazaki's song in these episodes to be very appropriate. The song is the epitome of Ritsuko, soft and sweet, a little melancholy sung with her gentle voice. I haven't listened to any of my Ritsuko vocals after her death as I still feel it's strange listening to someone who has just recently passed away, especially since I feel particularly close to her works from Love Hina.

Bonus includes the second part of Yui Horie's challenge where she tackles the intricacies of the Japanese tea festival. The second disc has a making of j2 from initial design to dubbing. It has some insight into how some of the gags for the show came about. The liner notes has some interviews and short 4 panel comics.

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