When we last saw Negotiator Roger Smith, our black-clad hero was trapped in the seemingly inoperative Big-O. R. Dorothy Wayneright, Roger’s ever faithful android assistant, was at the mercy of Alan Gabriel: an agent in part responsible for the foreign Megadeus ravaging the domed portion of Paradigm City. Things seem entirely bleak until Alex Rosewater, CEO of the Paradigm Corporation, arrives in the newly created Big Fau… But that’s when things go horribly wrong.

As always, Big-O delivers on the series trademark of an engaging, engrossing, and supremely well done story.. The second episode on the disc, "Hydra", marks the return of “Leviathan” the biomechanical beast of the episode of the same title. In "Twisted Memories", the last of the three episodes, we’re treated to the return of the infamous Beck who, Big-O aficionados will recall, has terrorized Roger since the outset of the first season of Big-O. If that weren’t enough, the second Big, Big Duo, makes it’s own reappearance. With Duo’s reappearance, the stage is set for what might be one of the largest battles to date in Big-O II, aptly titled "The Big Fight."

With Beck’s return, we’re treated to more inside information regarding the lost Memories, and the plans for the foreigners within Paradigm. Dorothy seems to play a much larger role within these plans as everyone, including Rosewater, seems to want to get their grubby hands upon her. This seems to be a theme played upon repeatedly during the three episodes: Roger experiences flashbacks of his own memories, Rosewater performs a heinous act in search of his own memories, and the foreign agents exclusive of Angel seem to be angling for their own go at the Memories trapped within Paradigm.

As always, the English and Japanese tracks on the DVD are presented in impeccable quality. The English tracks are extremely accurate in their portrayal of the characters and, as always, I’m impressed with Lia Sargent’s remarkable accuracy in conveying Dorothy’s flat tones. Lia Sargent manages to make a faithful recreation of the original vocals by Akiko Yajima while interjecting her own flavor so to speak, but I’m beating a dead horse. The music and sound effects come through clear and crisp with no change in pitch or volume when switching between the different audio tracks. The subtitles themselves were extremely accurate and not at all cumbersome to look at while keeping up with the action.

The DVD is Spartan when it comes to extras: a Bandai promo, a Big-O image gallery, and DVD credits are all that you’ll get when purchasing the DVD. It’s not like we bought it for the extras, is it? The menus are laid out like Big-O’s center console. While this might seem like a less than ideal setup initially, it’s far easier to navigate than some Bandai releases.

All in all, Enemy Attacks left me salivating for more of Big-O II, as did its predecessor before it. If the series continues in this vein, it won’t be long before Big-O becomes a trade name synonymous with good anime.

Video Quality: A
Audio Quality: A
Presentation: A
Content: A
Overall: A