The music sounds quite good, with some really powerful scenes on this disc making good use of it. As the episodes have progressed, things continue to look better and better. While there's still a bit of a washed out feel in some scenes, others look great. Some of the softness in a few scenes also look intentional, especially when compared to some of the more clean and clear looking sequences. Rainbows don't show up to our eyes and only a few minor isolated instances of line noise during a camera pan here and there.
Colors look good and blacks look solid.
Ah, the mad raving Unit 01 cover. Another in a series of fairly dark looking covers, but this one works particularly well with the episodes in this volume. The reverse side follows the previous pattern with some nice animation shots and a decent episode summary, though we are getting into an area where episode summaries barely scratch the surface. The insert provides a great looking picture of the Eva making its way across the landscape with the hint of a blood red river flowing by it. Pretty nice overall.