Despite taking place so far into the future, everything looks authentically like the 16th century. People dress like 16 century peasants, and drive around in horse-drawn buggies. The entire film reflects a decidedly gothic look. Then D rides into town on his completely robotic horse. Count Magnus Lee has some super-scientific chambers in the bowels of his castle.
Characters use laser powered weapons to defeat monsters and beasts.
The combination of old world sensibilities and futuristic technology make for an unusual and fascinating canvas for the story to take place. Overall, the DVD presentation is very good, but like any animated film of this era, the DVD transfer has a few imperfections. The dark print used for the transfer is clean, but grain is everywhere. Thankfully, the black level is perfectly calibrated, and contrasts the actual bright colors. The character animation is fluid and natural, superbly matched to the high resolution imaging that DVD provides.