The Hello Kitty Diamond DVD Collection
Disc 1: HELLO KITTY GOES TO THE MOVIES Disc 2: HELLO KITTY BECOMES A PRINCESS Disc 3: HELLO KITTY SAVES THE DAY Disc 4: HELLO KITTY TELLS FAIRY TALES Disc 5: HELLO KITTY PLAYS PRET
The Hello Kitty Diamond DVD Collection Accessories
 Hello Kitty's Animation Theater - The Complete Collection
Hello Kitty's Paradise
Hello Kitty - Basket of Fun
Tinker Bell
Hello Kitty Becomes a Princess
Hello Kitty & Friends, Vol. 6: Holiday Magic
Hello Kitty & Friends - Fairy Tale Fantasy (Vol. 1)
Hello Kitty & Friends: Holiday Fun
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
Hello Kitty Carry-Along Mini Doll House
The Hello Kitty Diamond DVD Collection Reviews
I think any Hello Kitty fan would love it. Got this set for my daughter for Christmas last year and she was so excited.
I can only hope that someone at MGM wakes up and re-releases this series as a proper "complete series" set, but I doubt that that will ever happen. Amazon may display this review on the page of another version of this product, for which this review may not apply. Pity all of the poor animators whose work on the series now goes uncredited. For those who don't already know, contained on this DVD are stories from the 1987 Saturday morning series "Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater". This is a review of a series of Hello Kitty DVDs released by MGM in 2003: HK Becomes a Princess, HK Saves the Day, HK Tells Fairy Tales, HK Goes to the Movies, and HK Plays Pretend. They left out one of the most significant parts of a television series.
Whew. . The previous VHS releases in the late 1990s (Wizard of Paws VHS and Kitty & The Beast VHS) were MUCH better than these five DVDs. After reading this review, please click on the link so that you can be assured that the product this review applies to is the same one you thought it was for. There's a credits block on the back of the case that lists the voice actors and major crew, but it doesn't list the minor crew members. Finally there's a "Triple Feature DVD Set" with the discs for Princess, Saves The Day, and Fairy Tales all in one case (this might be exclusive to Target). You wouldn't know that by watching the disc because there are NO SERIES OPENING TITLES and NO SERIES END CREDITS.
Sure they only included four stories each, but they included the series opening titles and end credits, which makes them a vast improvement over these DVDs. Yet only 25 of the 26 stories appear on these five discs. Yes, you read that correctly. The series consists of 13 half-hour episodes with 2 stories per episode (26 stories total).
Well, all you'll have are your memories because that theme won't be found here. Keep in mind that's only 5 stories per each 10.00 disc (that's the original price). These five discs have also been bundled together into the Diamond Collection, as well as paired into a Plays Pretend/Saves The Day 2-Pack (alt url). They could have easily fit the entire series onto two dual-layer discs for 20.00.
Remember the catchy theme song. So not only are you missing a story, and NOT getting the episodes in their original 2-story pairs with the original series opening titles and end credits, but you're being bilked for what little you DO get.
I think you can find yourself enjoying this set with the right mindset. :) I haven't watched them all yet, but it brings me back to being younger and in school since it is definitely in the style of the 80's anime you'd find on television back then. When I got it I was fearful that it would be too childish, after watching the Spoof on Star Wars, I knew my purchase would be worthwhile. Thumbs up.
This set has really been handy on car trips with our portable DVD player, everything stays neat in the box - not scattered all over the car. The box they come in is a adorable and a great way to store them. If you have a Hello Kitty fan in your family pick this set up for her. Each DVD has different stories on it and will keep your kiddo entertained thoroughly.
These are great short little movies. There are 4 movies on each DVD, so you definitely get your moneys worth.
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