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Student Housing is the second volume released in the Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual! Series. It contains 3 episodes continuing the adventures of Kazuki as he struggles with life in a parallel world. The DVD contains an English dub as well as the original Japanese dub with English subtitles.
Art and character designs for this series are superb, with the characters following the expected traits for a standard anime show. The mecha designs, while not truly original, work well with the setting of the show. There is a bizarre mixture of cgi shots that get a bit distracting, but thankfully, they are usually static shots, or strict shots of the mecha, leaving no uncomfortable mixing with traditional cel animation. The CGI shots of the bots in the hanger are actually rather frivolous and could have just been left out.
The English dub is well done, with no stiffness in the cast. Being a romantic comedy, it's important that the voices reflect that playfulness of the characters. Most wording changes in the English dub seem to be there strictly for timing sake. Some of the sexual innuendo does get a bit watered down, but for the most part it doesn't affect the overall meaning of what was being said.
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