Like animation? You’ll love this week. Don’t like animation? There are three new Criterion releases. Don’t like animation or art films? Move along, nothing to see here.

First, the DVD releases:

• 009-1, Vol. 1
• Animaniacs, Vol. 3
• Astro Boy, Vol. 1
• The Big O: Anime Legends Complete Collection
• Bridge to Terabithia
• The Chris Rock Triple Feature: Includes “Down To Earth,” “Head of State,” and “Pootie Tang.”
• Daniel Boone – Season Four
• Die Hard Collection: The “Ultimate Collection” released a few years ago had more bonus features than this, but that may be tough to find this close to the release of the fourth in the series. Also available individually.
• Full Moon, Vol. 5
• Galaxy Angel AA, Vol. 1
• If… (Criterion Collection): Malcolm McDowell and Criterion Collection. Need I say more?
• In A Dark Place
• Jumong Volume 2
• Lovejoy – The Complete Season 1
• Lucille Ball Film Collection: Includes “Dance Girl Dance,” “The Big Street,” “Du Barry Was A Lady,” “Critic’s Choice” and “Mame.”
• The Manhattan Project
• The Many Adventurs of Winnie the Pooh
• Miss Potter
• Perry Mason – Season 2, Volume 1
• Picket Fences – Season 1
• Pinky and the Brain, Vol. 3: Are you pondering what I’m pondering?
• The Powerpuff Girls – The Complete First Season
• Reno 911! Miami
• The Secret of NIMH
• Silver Spoons – The Complete First Season
• Sweet Movie (Criterion Collection)
• Tenchi in Tokyo: Collection
• Tenchi the Movie
• Tenchi Universe
• The Twelve Kingdoms Collection One
• The Twelve Kingdoms Collection Two
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – Season 3, Vol. 1
• WR: Mysteries of the Organism (Criterion Collection)
• Yukikaze – Anime Legends Complete Collection

Now, the Blu-Ray releases:

• Bridge to Terabithia

Finally, the pick of the week. I’ve got to go with Animaniacs, Vol. 3. For once, characters described by marketing as “zany” really are zany. The tone of the series can be effectively summarized with this exchange from an earlier set:

Dr. Scratchensniff: “Why are you acting this way?”
Yakko: “We’re not acting. We really are this way.”
Wakko: “Aren’t we lucky?”