Let me just start by saying that Pet is a show you need to watch front to back. In fact I’m sure this is a show that will reward multiple viewings, and I certainly hope picks up viewers as time goes by. The show is a deeply psychological affair that follows a group of people who work for “The Company”. These people can attack the minds of others using powers that could be described as psychic. They can psychically attack the minds of The Company’s enemies and manipulate them. This includes altering their memories or causing such devastating physical damage that they end up in a vegetative state. These psychics are referred to as “Pets” within the company. That is because although they are devastatingly powerful, they are also being controlled by handlers who ensure they are not working without limits.

Pet is the latest anime series by Studio Geno, and it’s brilliant. The series takes some time to get going, and before the pieces begin to fall together, but those that stick with it will certainly be rewarded for their patience. If you’re a fan of the cinema of David Lynch, this sort of approaches that in anime form (to a point). The series is 13 episodes long, and it takes about 7 before the pieces start to fall into place, and even after that a viewer would not be out of place for going back after their first viewing and watching the first half to see how things are setup. (I’d do it just because of the great time I had with it). The show itself has really great animation that isn’t afraid to go weird places, and overall this is one of the best shows I’ve seen in a while.

The Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks presents Pet in a 1080p AVC encoded transfer that looks quite solid. No real issues, detail is fine as is color reproduction. Audio is handled by a DTS-HD 2.0 track in Japanese and comes through crisp and clear. No Extras. Recommended.