Girls! Gone! Wild! My knowledge of anime is limited, to say the least. I watched Akira way back when, and saw Princess Mononoke on cable. I've caught bits and pieces of Witch Hunter Robin, Vampire Hunter D, Metropolis and a few episodes of a series about couriers competing in a flying race during some sort of sky war. And that's about it.

So, I was pleased to see the Science Fiction Book Club offers DVDs like The Weathering Continent, Witch Hunter Robin and Grave of the Fireflies. I figure I eventually can increase my exposure to anime at a low, low book-club price.

Imagine my surprise when I opened this month's mailing to find a four-page flier titled "VIDEO VIXENS." Said vixens apparently are "heating up the screen" with their "wild encounters."

Among the selections is Urotsukidoji: New Saga: "An immortal vagrant with an insatiable sex drive escapes prison with one thing on his mind. His depraved appetite takes him to a college campus crawling with luscious ladies. It seems his arch-nemesis, the Ultra God, is also loving college life -- and has made breeding an army of lust-crazed killer demons his number one extracurricular activity." I'm not making this up. The three-DVD set can be yours for just $89.99.

Then there's Sacrilege: "When a carnal cult uses illicit drugs to turn men into sex-crazed monsters, police partners -- and lesbian lovers -- Atsuko and Kei investigate. But can our frisky friends tame their love-play long enough to handcuff the criminals too?" Ah, yes, the dilemma faced by lesbian law-enforcement the world over: sex or crime-fighting.

And that's only the beginning. There's also La Blue Girl Returns: Demon Seed, about a "deadly sex ninja," and Vixens, about "a wish-fulfilling android" who gives a lovesick loser "super-voyeurism powers."

Where to begin ...