It is what it is.

Shonen Onmyouji comes packaged in a thin DVD pack with three slim DVD cases that each hold two DVDs. Each case is clear and the DVD jackets are illustrated cover to cover with pin-up illustrations of Masahiro, Seimei, and each of the shikigami in their employ. It’s more pretty than you can wag a finger at. The DVD menus also use the same images, and are pretty straightforward in design. The art style of Shonen Onmyouji is pleasing to the eye and has so many bishounen that you’d almost think you were watching a shoujo series if not for the emphasis on action. The music score is wonderful, as well, and really compliments the animation. The Japanese voice cast is top notch, but the English cast, however, is subpar. You’d think that the actors are only starting out off color from their characters and will warm to the roles later, but, sadly, that is not the case and you’re better off watching it in original Japanese.

A paltry few.

Unfortunately, such an awesome series is given very little in the way of extra content. All you get with this set are DVD credits, some Geneon trailers, and textless opening and ending animations. They’re actually the same exact ones found on the individual DVD releases. The cinematic flare Geneon trailers tend to have make them worth the addition, but it’s not enough. Really, it’s better to ignore the extras section of these DVDs and just jump right to the show.

The best of all worlds.

Shonen Onmyouji truly is an all-inclusive series. It has action, rich story, love, gorgeous males, romance, awesome displays of magic power, and did I mention the gorgeous males? To label it a mere shounen series would do it an injustice. It’s one of the rare series in that vein that can weave an honest and deep-rooted story with no filler content or redundancy, leaving it unlikely to become another Bleach or Naruto. This makes it a quality addition to nearly any anime collection, because it has something any and every viewer can enjoy—well, except for giant robots and cat girls.