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Sailor Moon Community Thread: She Blinded Me With Science!
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It was taken from Episode 65? I never noticed. Oh and 1 hour before Crystal works for me.
The girls celebrate Miyu Sawai/PGSM Usagi's birthday.
Could be wrong.
And what do you mean 1 hour am I missing something
MikeHattsu
Member
And what do you mean 1 hour am I missing something
Watching episode 20 of Sailor Moon 1 hour before Crystal starts because it's Halloween. Join us if you got Skype.
Okay, I'm up and available for this! There is a chance I might fall asleep (just woke up, didn't get enough sleep) but I will do my best!
cj_iwakura
Member
^And probably the last.
SMC is just blitzing through the Dark Kingdom plot.I kind of miss character building filler.
SMC is just blitzing through the Dark Kingdom plot.I kind of miss character building filler.
cj_iwakura
Member
Zoe
Member
The bickering never felt playful though, just mean.
When they bickered in the manga, their encounters wouldn't end on that note. She either came away from it attracted to him or they had an actual conversation.
So from what I'm hearing on twitter, the DVD/Bluray's aren't exactly the best quality release.
I still don't understand how people thought the Bluray would magically give them a great animation quality..
In what way is it not the best quality? Picture or the physical box?So from what I'm hearing on twitter, the DVD/Bluray's aren't exactly the best quality release.
Wow, that's pretty bad. I expected the Blu-Ray to not have the best picture quality ever, it is an upscale after all but this is awful.
Are there screenshots from the DVD version, those should be better if they're based on the japanese remastered footage.
That's an interlacing issue.
DVD was made for old CRT TV's, so it's basically 640x480, 30fps. But each frame was only half a picture, divided into horizontal lines, like blinds on a window. Essentially, you only got 640x240 for any given frame. For one frame of video, the old TV would flash the odd-numbered lines, and for the next they'd flash the even-numbered lines. The picture on a CRT would fade away so slow that it would all blend together.
There are a number of solutions to try and fix interlacing, like taking one odd-numbered frame and copying it's details downward to fill in the even-numbered gaps and make an entire picture, and then taking the even-numbered frame and copying it's details upward to fill in the odd numbered gaps, and keep going along like that, but then no frame is ever painting an accurate picture of what's going on, and you've got 30fps of shakiness as two different views fight to be seen.
Or you can combine all the odd-and-even numbered frames to make accurate pictures that run at 15fps. And when the scene changes, you might sometimes see a picture on screen which combines both scenes, and at 15fps, it seems to hang around forever and becomes glaringly obvious.
Or you can try and use software to try and blur everything together like a CRT, which is what Viz apparently tried. There is no perfect solution. Each one comes with drawbacks.
The only real solution was to actually remaster the video. Spend some money and take 4K pictures of the reels of film in Toei's vaults, at which point you can downsize the video on Bluray at 1440x1080, 30fps, with details that the world has never seen before, and even make a "progressive scan" DVD that has real 640x480, 30fps.
KDash31987
Member
I think I'll definitely be going with just DVD if I get it. My TV is an old CRT, anyway.
The only HD screen I have is my 1080p 21 inch monitor, which I mostly just use to play my Xbox One, since these new console only support HDMI. I'm not gonna be watching Blu-rays on it much, if at all. My older brother has a large HDTV in his room, but that thing doesn't work anymore. I'm not planning to buy an HDTV for a very, very long time, so there's really no reason for me to buy Blu-rays right now.
...oh, yeah, I should go watch the latest Sailor Moon Crystal episode. I got distracted by Sunset Overdrive and kept forgetting to. Heh. I guess I'll do that now real quick...
The only HD screen I have is my 1080p 21 inch monitor, which I mostly just use to play my Xbox One, since these new console only support HDMI. I'm not gonna be watching Blu-rays on it much, if at all. My older brother has a large HDTV in his room, but that thing doesn't work anymore. I'm not planning to buy an HDTV for a very, very long time, so there's really no reason for me to buy Blu-rays right now.
...oh, yeah, I should go watch the latest Sailor Moon Crystal episode. I got distracted by Sunset Overdrive and kept forgetting to. Heh. I guess I'll do that now real quick...
MikeHattsu
Member
Do note that the DVD picture quality is messed up as well. It has the same faults as the BD, meaning they didn't use the Japanese DVD remaster.
And I hope the CRT is a 16:9 one, because this:
Means that the DVD will look like this on a 4:3 TV:
Instead of like this if it was encoded 'correctly':
KDash31987
Member
Better than paying multiple times as much for either the Blu-rays or the older English release!
But that widescreen thing would definitely suck, though. My TV is 4:3. If it is like that, then maybe I'll just skip it altogether.
Here's a read for ya..
Last weekend I went to a huge Halloween party, dressed as Usagi. At the end (maybe 3-4 AM) I was at the public toilet inside and I saw a security guard and a couple of girls trying to open a toilet stall. I asked what was wrong and they said someone had passed out inside. They couldn't open the door from the outside because the stall was tiny and the girl's body was basically blocking it. I was really drunk but I somehow just automatically climbed over a veeery tall stall door (I'm almost 5'10 so the others had no chance), lifted the girl up and got her out of there. Everyone was really impressed and I just completely forgot about the whole incident the day after.
But then today I heard that the security guard told people about "Sailor Moon saved a girl who had passed out stone cold" and it traced back to me.
tl;dr I didn't think people would figure out I was the Moon Princess IRL, saving a girl from potentially Jimmy Hendrixing herself.
Last weekend I went to a huge Halloween party, dressed as Usagi. At the end (maybe 3-4 AM) I was at the public toilet inside and I saw a security guard and a couple of girls trying to open a toilet stall. I asked what was wrong and they said someone had passed out inside. They couldn't open the door from the outside because the stall was tiny and the girl's body was basically blocking it. I was really drunk but I somehow just automatically climbed over a veeery tall stall door (I'm almost 5'10 so the others had no chance), lifted the girl up and got her out of there. Everyone was really impressed and I just completely forgot about the whole incident the day after.
But then today I heard that the security guard told people about "Sailor Moon saved a girl who had passed out stone cold" and it traced back to me.
tl;dr I didn't think people would figure out I was the Moon Princess IRL, saving a girl from potentially Jimmy Hendrixing herself.
MikeHattsu
Member
Haha. Good job!
KDash31987
Member
I always knew that Sailor Moon was real!
Well done Ayumi!
Sailor Moon R 70
Rei and Koan have a showdown. Great episode with some hilarious interactions and good fight scenes. I love Koan's "WTF?" reaction to Mamoru's bullshit speeches. Just for Blendic.
Sailor Moon R 70
Rei and Koan have a showdown. Great episode with some hilarious interactions and good fight scenes. I love Koan's "WTF?" reaction to Mamoru's bullshit speeches. Just for Blendic.
eastx
Member
Disappointed that the Sailor Moon Blu-rays turned out below expectations in picture quality. It seems like Viz is not as good at upscaling as Funimation. I still want the Blu-rays but it does make me question paying the current asking price. Will have to think about it. (I have a few days left to cancel my preorder).
Thanks Mike, it's Bladenic btw 😂
Anyway love the two episodes on Hulu today. Laughed hard at the "FIRE SOUL" part in 51 and 52 is awesome because we finally see Minako as she is later in the series. Plus Crescent Beam Shower.
Also another instance of Sailor Venus exclaiming "WHY DIDNT MY CRESCENT BEAM WORK" 😂😂
Anyway love the two episodes on Hulu today. Laughed hard at the "FIRE SOUL" part in 51 and 52 is awesome because we finally see Minako as she is later in the series. Plus Crescent Beam Shower.
Also another instance of Sailor Venus exclaiming "WHY DIDNT MY CRESCENT BEAM WORK" 😂😂
Mine's out for delivery right now.
I'm not as much as a stickler for this stuff as most people and probably wouldn't notice all that much, but it still doesn't excuse it being shoddy.
MikeHattsu
Member
Sailor Moon R 05
So, it's out with the old and in with the new.
New transformation sequence and a new weapon. Usagi is still Usagi though (and Rei is Rei).
So, it's out with the old and in with the new.
New transformation sequence and a new weapon. Usagi is still Usagi though (and Rei is Rei).
MikeHattsu
Member
Sailor Moon R 06
Kids uh... those days.
It's a comedy episode where Minako behaves a lot like Usagi. She also goes Super Saiyan and learns a new attack, all thanks to the power of believing.
Take some pictures then!
Kids uh... those days.
It's a comedy episode where Minako behaves a lot like Usagi. She also goes Super Saiyan and learns a new attack, all thanks to the power of believing.
Take some pictures then!
Oh very well...
The box.
Shot of the booklet
Coin preorder bonus
Okay
Took the pictures with my phone, sorry if they're shit.
MikeHattsu
Member
Cool cool
Do you think you can watch an Episode and review the video/sound quality? Unless you don't want to unseal it yet.
Whoops, sorry!
Don't think I'll be able to watch it til the start of the weekend or so. Even if I could, my judgment of it wouldn't be very reliable.
cj_iwakura
Member
By request I'll have some pictures from the ADV sets up in a few.
What's preferable, direct(laptop) or camera(LCD)?
What's preferable, direct(laptop) or camera(LCD)?
Sigh.
Are you referring to screenshots to show the video quality, or photographs of the packaging?
Edit: Nevermind, I get it, you're referring to screenshots.
Direct screenshots are generally the best way to compare video quality, but photographing the TV might have some use, because the new Viz DVDs might look horrible (compared to ADV) on a CRT, but slightly improved (compared to ADV) on an HDTV. I have no preference at the moment, because I also have the ADV DVDs, and I'm more waiting to see more about how the Viz DVDs look.
cj_iwakura
Member
By request, from the ADV set:
Best girl
Also What the fuck did Viz do to the new release?
Upscaled it.
Oh and it seems they delete your comments if you write a complaint about it on their Facebook page. :/
Still need to watch my BDs to see if it's distracting enough to turn me off. Just in case, has anybody bought it on Amazon Instant Video? Does it look fine?
Eh...you're probably not going to get your answers harassing the social media people.
Eh...you're probably not going to get your answers harassing the social media people.
King Endymion
Member
Chibi-Chibi's first episode is 182.
I so want to buy the Blu-ray releases from the US, but I hate that we don't share the same region code, with DVD's I could at least import from Japan since it's region 2, but with Blu-ray's, no dice.
Edit: I just checked Amazon, $52.89 is not that bad at all, but the total including shipping to Sweden is $97.34 if I want it to get here this century, lol. A bit much. :/
Thanks. Oh and you might want to check the Bluray reviews before you decide to buy it though, since it seems the release is not without controversy.
Sailor Moon R 72
The battle with the Four Sister comes to a conclusion. I enjoyed this action-paced episode, but I'm always curious to why Mamoru knows about things the Senshi can do before they even know about it. Either way, my favorite character Esmeruade should be showing up soon. I'm excited for that.
Sailor Moon R 72
The battle with the Four Sister comes to a conclusion. I enjoyed this action-paced episode, but I'm always curious to why Mamoru knows about things the Senshi can do before they even know about it. Either way, my favorite character Esmeruade should be showing up soon. I'm excited for that.
King Endymion
Member
Got any links to any review, the one I read was pretty much all positive, but it didn't really cover anything technical.
I mostly want it so I can have the Japanese original and the English re-dub on the same discs, I already own the ADV and Geneon boxsets and some of the original Japanese DVD releases as well as the boxsets released a couple of years ago.
My sister wants to see it in English since she finds Japanese annoying to listen to for too long (lol), and the Swedish dub only covers episode 1-88 (except 49, 54 and 68).