There's little improvement in the video presentation when compared to earlier releases. Compression is still the biggest issue, though it's not a surprise with nearly five hours of content on a single sided disc. The increased clarity makes it easier to pick up animation flubs, which are at times hard to ignore. Aliasing is not generally a problem, odd for the format and animation. (***)
Presented in standard 2.0 stereo, there's nothing here worth mentioning. Dialogue is fine, coming through clear without distortion. There's no use of the dual stereo channels at all. (**)
Aside from a few trailers and decent menu selection screen, there's nothing in the way of extras. It's worth noting that Lionsgate has used the same artwork on every disc to date, just in different places each time. (No stars)
Season 3 continues to roll out in digital format with the fifth DVD release. With close to 155 episodes out there, it's going to take years to finally see a full set, not to mention an exorbitant amount of shelf space. While it's somewhat understandable given that season three was composed of nearly 50 episodes, there's no other logical reason why these aren't being released in season sets.
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