Tokyo Shock takes off their training wheels for this one, as they have no region 2 release of the movie to fall back on. To sum up their efforts: they pass with flying colors in regards to the presentation of the film, as the video and audio quality on Dogora are nearly top notch. Unfortunately, the extras don't fare nearly as well, and are a far cry away compared with their previous releases.

Tokyo Shock has done an exceptional job with the video presentation here, although it's not without its faults. The colors, for example, is an area where this disc excels, as it boasts an incredibly vibrant array, with deep reds, greens and blues all coming in perfectly. There is no discoloring on this release either, as just about everything looks spot on. The brightness level is also handled well, with the entire film being easily viewed. As for the shape of the print itself, it tends to be in very good condition, although it's the only real down fall of the video presentation as well. In general, there are some minor scratches, although never enough to become distracting, while there is a minor amount of grain present as well. Sadly, the shape of the print isn't consistent. For example, there is some noticeable print damage that occurs during the opening credit sequence, as seen here with the vertical yellow line. As expected, any scenes with stock footage or super imposition sport a much more apparent amount of print damage as well, with a prime example seen here. In spite of its faults, the print is still in very good shape considering the film's age.

Dogora is presented on the disc in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, or Toho Scope, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs.

The company's standard array of options for the audio presentation are gone for this release, but the basics are here, and presented well enough that it's hard to be cross about it.

In total, there are two audio tracks present. The first is a 2.0 mono track in English of the, horrendous, international dubbing for the film. For the record, this is the same dubbing used on AIP's TV release in the US, so those that have nostalgic attachment to it would likely be pleased to see its inclusion here. As for the quality of the audio track, it's certainly not perfect. The entire audio track, in fact, sounds like the upper volume levels have been reduced, making everything sound flat, even for a mono track. The audio track wavers in and out too, although very rarely, with the clearest example happening when the bridge collapses.

The other audio track present is a 2.0 mono presentation of the film's original Japanese audio track. Thankfully, this audio track is just about flawless. The volume levels are all maintained well here, while there are no pops or crackles to be heard. As expected with the mono format, there is no speaker distinction, and while a stereo or surround option would have been a nice addition, the mono track still gets the job done.

The Japanese track is accompanied by, removable, English subtitles. The subtitle job on this disc is fairly faithful, a few typos aside, while a second set of subtitles can be turned on for the English dubbed track, which will translate Japanese text seen in the film.

Tokyo Shock takes their swing at trying to stock this disc with extras from their own resources, and comes up noticeably short. It wouldn't be fair to call it a bare bones release, but it's pretty close. The first extra on this disc is a large array of production stills related to the film, all in black and white. Unfortunately, the quality of the photos leaves some to be desired, with the brightness level often set high enough that it washes out most of the detail, while circular edges in the pictures look very rough, like a "gif" image that has been enlarged.

The other extra here is the film's original trailer and some select previews. Dogora's trailer is something to behold, though, as it's in incredible condition, with very little print damage present and with no digital inconsistencies to speak of. The other original trailer present is for Matango, which, thankfully, has been spared any tampering. The Varan trailer though isn't as fortunate, as it now sports an overlapped English title, as seen here. It's not enough to get upset over, certainly less than was done for Tokyo Shock's cheesy The Mysterians trailer, which is also present here. The last trailer here, and the only one which isn't Toho, is the US trailer for Gappa.

Bottom line, Tokyo Shock has another fine release on their hands. It may not stack up well to their previous Toho efforts, but they have proven that even without a guiding hand they can still churn out worthwhile DVDs.