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Tweeny Witches Vol. 1-Arusu in Wonderland | 
| Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Actor: Tweeny Witches
Studio: ANIME WORKS
List Price: $24.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 161 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: AWDVD0809
UPC: 631595080971
EAN: 0631595080971
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A Never-Before-Seen Magical World.Arusu a young girl who believes in magic with all her heart one day finds herself suddenly dropped into the middle of a magical world that's beyond her wildest imaginings. At first it seems that her life's wish has finally been granted but things quickly change as she finds out more about the less-than-perfect wonderland. She soon meets two young witches named Sheila and Eva and one wild broomstick ride later all three girls are blamed for the release of the witches' source of magic: captured fairies. After an unusual punishment is delivered they are given the task of recapturing the fairies a difficult thing to do when Arusu keeps freeing them!System Requirements:Run Time: 161 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY UPC: 631595080971 Manufacturer No: AWDVD0809
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Tweeny Witches is a hit! October 6, 2008
Neil Barto
Tweeny WItches is a cute and action packed anime filled with stunning visuals. Like many Japanese anime, the story starts out with you scratching your head and thinking What's going on? One thing you need to remember is that must anime origins don't start out right away like U.S. animation tends to do. There is usually a build up of different events which than leads to the reveal of how Arusu a young girl from our Human world ends up in a magical world full of witches and warlocks. Arusu believes magic is to make people happy and is devestated when she finds witches using it in unhappy ways. She is mortified that witches capture fairies to aid in witch magic and decides to release the fairies, and along the way making friends with some of them that grant her powers that witches normally have to get by force. Though Tweeny Witches seems to be a childrens anime it is more for teens because of some of the mild animated violence and language.
The special features are at a minimum. There are four trailers and a hidden easter egg for a fifth trailer of the 2nd volume of Tweeny Witches on the first disc. On the second disc is a short interview with the creator about 10mins long and the open and ending credits without words so you can see the nice animation in what they call clean viewing.
I really enjoyed this first volume and recommend it to Harry Potter fans. It's kind of what Hermione would do if set loose to save all the elves in the world but is instead saving fairies.
Very Enjoyable. Great For All Ages June 24, 2008
Jeffrey D. Sherwood (Idaho)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this first volume. It was a lot of fun. The three main characters go to the extreme of their personality types, but I think it works. The story opens with Arusu in a forest and talking about how excited she is about magic. At first she got on my nerves, but then I realized she is an energetic kid. Arusu obnoxiousness helps show she is in a place where she doesn't fit in.
The next character is Shiela and she is always mad and mean. She wants Arusu to go away. It never works out that way. Sheila's meannes works, because she keeps the other two on track and moving. Without Sheila it would all fall apart.
Eba is this whiney little third character. She is here so we will have someone to feel bad about and cheer for when she overcomes her fears.
Yes, this is fast paced and a lot of things are thrown at you quickly. You need to pay attention to catch it all. I think the series could have benefited from slowing down a little. I think that is my only complaint with this series.
The artwork in this series is wonderful. There is a fresh look at magical stuff. I especially like the fresh take on fearies. Forget the cute little winged girls. These fearies look like Tim Burton got a hold of the Pokemon creatures. I also really like the music. It fits perfectly with the series. I would like to find the soundtrack.
I don't think you will go wrong with this selection.
 So Annoying! June 20, 2008
L. B. Bryant (Astoria, OR)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
While it was fascinating to see what would happen if Miyazaki and Tim Burton got together for an anime title, there are just too many things that bother me about this series. Arusu is one of the least likeable heroines I've come across in a long time, the story is drawn out and really felt like it went nowhere within the first seven episodes and despite all the plot hooks that they are dangling in front of me, none of them make me want to pick up the second volume. While younger members of the viewing audience might get into this fantasy title a bit more, I think anyone else is going to find themselves bored and wanting to smack Arusu upside the head just as much as I did. Pass on this one and save your money for something else.
Tweeny Witches is quick, cute fun April 15, 2008
lain4ever (Los Angeles, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Tweeny Witches" surprised me with its instant charm, in only 22-minute episodes. Actually, the episodes are divided into two parts, each one being 11 minutes long. However, this series covers plenty of ground in 8 episodes, giving a brief look at Arisu and her peacekeeping efforts against the imprisonment of fairies.
In "Tweeny", Arisu is a teenage middle school student who totes around her bulky magic book. Her friends teased her and were about to throw the book off the roof of the building. Arisu grabbed it, but fell off. If it wasn't for the magic book sending her to another dimension, Arisu would have been a goner.
Fortunately Arisu was transported to a world of witches and fairies. Actually, the fairies like more like multi-colored monsters. However, Arisu couldn't stand seeing them cooped up in cages by witches-in-training, such as the shy Eva and the strict, disciplined Shiela. She set them free, but this caused misfortune for Eva and Shiela, in charge of guarding the fairies. As punishment, the leader of witches casts a curse of eternal youth on Eva and Shiela, who unfortunately are about the same age as Arisu.
However, "Tweeny" is more than it looks. The characters are very strong, and pull off incredibly emotionally performances, even though the emotion is in small 11 minute sound bites. And there is also a big overarching plot, spanning a war between warlocks and witches and the misuse of magical creatures.
I actually like the quick format. It offers quick anime fun, convenient when I'm in a hurry to finish homework or work on news stories. And although the drawings lack detail, the animation is very smooth and fast. And there's plenty of broom-riding and magic casting for fans of the "Harry Potter" movies. This is a great gem for anime fans.
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