Created by acclaimed animators Kaori Naruse and Junichi Sato (SAILOR MOON, KALEIDO STAR), the magical-girl anime series PRETEAR borrows from CINDERELLA and SNOW WHITE for an utterly unique sci-fi fairy tale. The series centers around 16-year-old Himeno, who is perfectly happy-go-lucky until her widowed father remarries and moves them to his new wife's palatial island estate. With a stern new stepmother and two stepsisters who either taunt or ignore her, Himeno thinks that things can't get any worse--until she is visited by seven mysterious men called the Leafe Knights. Led by the handsome but disdainful Hayate, the knights inform Himeno that she is a magical being with the power to help them battle the evil Princess of Disaster, who is spreading demon larvae in an effort to destroy the world's life force. Eschewing the genre's typical cutesiness for truly innovative storytelling bolstered by gorgeous animation and exciting action sequences, PRETEAR is the rare magical-girl anime that appeals to both male and female viewers. This collection presents the complete series for a total of 13 episodes.

DVD Features:

Region 1
3-Disc Set - Thinpak
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - Clean Closing and Opening Animation
Audio Commentary - Behind the Anime: Chris Patton; Greg Ayres; Spike Spencer; Victor Carsrud
Trailers - 1. ADV Previews
Text/Photo Galleries:
Behind the Scenes - Production Sketches

Episodes (13)

Distributor Notes: Himeno Awayuki should be happy. Her family is rich. And when Himeno merges with a Leafe Knight, she transforms into an all-powerful superhero: the Pretear! But a discarded lipstick leads Himeno to learn that her archenemy Fenril, Princess of Disaster, was once the human Takako and the previous Pretear. Worse, Hayate - Himeno's current love interest - spurned Takako and turned her to evil! Devastated, Himeno loses her Pretear abilities.

Source: ADV Films, Inc.

Kenichi Tajiri: Japanese anime director: PRETEAR (2003)
Kiyoko Sayama: Japanese anime director: ANGEL SANCTUARY/PRETEAR