Just as things seemed to be calming down, Galaxy Angel's third volume arises to prove that any cleaning fluids the creation staff is sniffing serve purely beneficial purposes. A wacky, yet oddly satisfying six episodes bring another entertaining package, and continue to banish the idea that purely random humor died with DiGi Charat.

For its third volume, Galaxy Angel strayed away from the sentimental atmosphere of Downtown Soulfood Oden, and back into the realms of pure insanity. The six episodes on this volume see the Angel Brigade back in action as the group tackles an insane tank, explores a monkey-filled space station, and fakes a funeral, among other misadventures. The highlight of the disc comes in the form of episode 17: "Canned Angel With Gun Turret." Aside from the automatic bonus of cameos from Dejiko and Puchiko (of DiGi Charat fame), the episode is the epitome of random humor. Milfeulle's ditziness and Mint's oddly appropriate mix of shock and fear play out well as they are dragged away on an AI-powered warping tank. All of the elements come together perfectly to deliver a truly hilarious example of random comedy.

Like the two volumes before it, this third round of Galaxy Angel features an excellent video transfer. The disc shows a lack of discernable signs of aliasing, cross-coloration, or other visual defects. The sound holds up just as well, with no evidence of distortion or dropouts on either track.

Word from the wise: NEVER mistake a giant, smiling sperm cell for your therapist.	In the future, all news will be delivered by Dejiko to fill the required cat-girl quota.

For Galaxy Angel's third volume, it seems that Bandai tried to deliver a more "unique" extra to viewers of the series. To accompany the ever-informative "Now I get it! GA Lectures," Bandai included a series of five commercials that aired to promote the show's DVD release. The commercials are a welcome addition that give new insight into how the series was marketed in Japan. The front of the packaging for this volume features an image of Milfeulle, Vanilla, and Normad in the foreground, as a green surface with "Mint Monkeys" provide the background. The back of the cover uses the same computer-styled design that has been in place since volume 1. Naturally, the package offers a similar array of screenshots, a description of the disc's contents, and prouction information. The insert features another set of character profiles, with Vanilla and Normad taking center stage for this volume. Also included in the case was gorgeous pencil board with a group shot of the Angel Brigade drawn by Kanan. The menu for this volume is the same base style as what the first two volumes have delivered, with the only exception being in the choice of animation clips and screens used in the various submenus.

Through twenty episodes, Galaxy Angel has kept up an almost grueling pace that would tax most shows by the halfway point. There is a large weight on the show as it nears its first season's finale as a lot of gag anime shows tend to peter out by the last two epsodes. Hopefully they're able to keep up the pace on this fun series until the end.

Distributor: Bandai Entertainment
Creator: Broccoli
Released: 2004

Video Quality: B+
Audio Quality: A-
Presentation: A-
Content: A
Overall: A-