Get Backers Vol.1 (DVD)

Get Backers has everything stereotypical of a great anime. Physical comedy, great stories, great character designs, a few episodes at the start nothing to do with the plot, loveable characters, and women with more curves than drunken vision. Unfortunately, it was made during the animation recession in Japan. Result: ouch. There are times in the series where Ginji looks like he's trying his very best to hold in a fart when he's supposed to be grinning. At times, characters aren't even looking at each other properly. But this is only for the first few episodes (thank goodness).
And ADV's voice actors, I'm ashamed to say, have ruined yet another anime I'm afraid. Ginji and Ban are just about tolerable, Paul, the barman, takes centre stage, but after hearing just one of Natsumi's lines I wanted to choke her. Himiko and the girl featured in episode two are so boring I nearly fell asleep. And, by some miracle, the Japanese dubbing's even worse. My advice: mute your TV and read the subtitles. FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
Getting back to the animation, the animators seemed to have focussed too hard on trying to make the characters look beautiful (although a very important side of anime and manga) and focussed too little on making them move and still look beautiful. When the characters are standing still, especially in Ban and Ginji's case, you're fighting back your drool, but when they're moving you'd easily mistake them for a zombie. I was also surprised at the amount of shounen-ai hinting. Every time I type in 'Get Backers' on a Google image search, the amount of official art of Ban sticking his hand down Ginji's shirt is incredible! *Fan girls immediately flock to buy the DVD* >>;;;
All in all I'd say this was a series strictly for fans. If you're a person that's heard of Get Backers and wants to get into it, read the manga first, because, unfortunately, the anime just doesn't do it any justice.