Heh...LoGH's BD release is upscaled from the SD TV broadcast masters, presumably because they decided a new telecine would cost too much.
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Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
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Hibiki is pleased.
Ew.
Well at least they got it on one episode. Did they do that for Speed Grapher too?
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Interesting. I've never used this service, how does it work?
To the best of my knowledge, they couldn't get Girls On Film cleared for Speed Grapher outside of Japan at all.
hosannainexcelsis
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LoGH: Spiral Labyrinth 3
This is one of those LoGH episodes that's solely focused on historical exposition, and this one has no relevance to the larger plot outside of this little side story. It's dry, but still manages to be interesting through the vivid portrayal of historical figures and their relationships. Yang's sardonic commentary helps.
Speaking of SD and HD and animation techniques, this is one series which did not take the transition to early digital animation well. It's rarely been a looker, but Spiral Labyrinth is probably the cheapest it's ever looked. The pans over stills in particular look off, in a subtle way I can't quite describe.
Casshern Sins 2, here we come.
This is one of those LoGH episodes that's solely focused on historical exposition, and this one has no relevance to the larger plot outside of this little side story. It's dry, but still manages to be interesting through the vivid portrayal of historical figures and their relationships. Yang's sardonic commentary helps.
Speaking of SD and HD and animation techniques, this is one series which did not take the transition to early digital animation well. It's rarely been a looker, but Spiral Labyrinth is probably the cheapest it's ever looked. The pans over stills in particular look off, in a subtle way I can't quite describe.
Casshern Sins 2, here we come.
Thats right. My copy has some lame ass song as the OP.
I only paid ten bucks for the whole series though. It's a decent watch. I never got completely to the end though.
I'm going by this French translation:
http://forum.saintseiyapedia.com/index.php/topic,1676.msg212525.html#msg212525
Jex
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And of course they included ugly CG as well.
I don't know French.
It's just Spanish with more apostrophes!
I don't know Spanish either! Wtf.
It's just Portuguese with a weird accent.
The forums at Mania.com is one good option (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/forumdisplay.php?f=19). I hope muhootsaver keeps posting there, even if he isn't going to continue with a blog dedicated to this kind of matters.
The analysis from RURIN are a valuable resource for many people, as well:
あに瓶
http://anibin.blogspot.com/
Much appreciated.
This looks somewhat like what I was looking for.
It's probably a lot of work to do this, which would explain why there isnt a master list.
And Portuguese is just a sexed-up form of Latin.
Don't do this to me, man. I can only handle just so much hype.
Dedication Through Light
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Toriko 46
Ozone grass had so much water coming out wow, fun and touching episode, didnt expect that. The ending gourmet news was great, the Italian gourmet chef must come back.
Ozone grass had so much water coming out wow, fun and touching episode, didnt expect that. The ending gourmet news was great, the Italian gourmet chef must come back.
I belive that Funimation also includes this information on their newer BD releases, due to lots of complaints when they first started releasing upscales. For example, on the back of the FLCL Blu-ray: "1080p High Definition 4x3 (SD Remaster)"
Obviously, it's not as good as a nicely compiled list, but it's at least something.
Crash Station
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Because that phrase wasn't on the fragment translated from the interview itself. I haven't seen the original text, but looks like its part of the article's section title or subheading.
Jex
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I don't know French.
Just expand on your knowledge of Latin.
I just found this link. It is an excellent explanation of what I'm asking about, and answers most of my questions about it.
http://anime.about.com/b/2011/05/18/on-the-anime-blu-ray-upsampling-and-remastering-problem.htm
http://anime.about.com/b/2011/05/18/on-the-anime-blu-ray-upsampling-and-remastering-problem.htm
Femmeworth
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Even that is a lie, though. Brotherhood is 540p upscale to 1080p. :\ Okay, it's more of a half-truth.
Jex
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We all know how easy it is to annoy very picky anime fans. I assume that's why they're being so specific.
Regulus Tera
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No really, what would the grace period be before I can use that Another hnng gif, I could have got so much mileage out of it already!
That thread is a hazard to my health.
I aint picky at all. I just would like to know what I've actually got, and what I'm getting for what seems like increasingly dear prices. It's not really a lot to ask.
Good, the mail arrived; now I don't have to worry about it since I'll be gone for like 4 days.
The box is pretty nice and has an interesting texture that I wasn't expecting. Basically tiny diagonal grooves over the whole thing. Does that make it worth $400? No, probably not. It's clearly a different sort of thing from the boxes you would get with a typical R1 release, though.
There's also not really anywhere to put the translated booklet, everything fits in the box pretty snugly already. It would be nice if I didn't have to stick the booklet on the shelf next to the box.
The box is pretty nice and has an interesting texture that I wasn't expecting. Basically tiny diagonal grooves over the whole thing. Does that make it worth $400? No, probably not. It's clearly a different sort of thing from the boxes you would get with a typical R1 release, though.
There's also not really anywhere to put the translated booklet, everything fits in the box pretty snugly already. It would be nice if I didn't have to stick the booklet on the shelf next to the box.
Dedication Through Light
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Is it truly uncensored, the scenes with Ryuunosuke or havent watched yet?
Crash Station
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You're just saying that because your special move sucks.
Haven't watched yet, and won't have time until sometime next week, unfortunately.
Jex
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I don't think they're like, legally bound, to explain the quality of the content on their BD, it's just nice of them to do so.
Im still conflicted. Really conflicted if I want this.
My consumer whore self REALLY wants it, but my logical side keeps fighting it.
Which one will win?
Just order it and live with buyer's remorse like a good anime fan.
It uses Windows Media DRM to enforce a time limit on downloaded WMV files (2Mbps).
First ep of Sailor Moon is free, so use that to test things out.
I've used it a few times over the years; doesn't seem to have any territory restrictions on IP addresses or credit cards.
Looks like the Sailor Moon seasons are 3381, 3161, 2793, 2867, and 2499 yen respectively, so 14,701 to make it through all 200 episdes. (Actually, for some reason R is shown as being 2-43 instead of 1-43; not sure what's up with that.)
The viewing period per season rental is 40 days. (Or 5 episodes for 7 days for 336 yen, or 1 episode for 48 hours for 105 yen.)
Basically, and apart from the information we already know (new original series, Mars kidnapping Athena and all that), Gō Wakabayashi just reiterates how they are going to use this story to show the role model that is Seiya (holder of the Sagittarius Gold Cloth) for the new generation of Bronze Saints.
Kōga will have to fight also against (or maintain on their own) the reputation that the Pegasus Cloth earned after the miracles done by Seiya itself (that even surpassed the deities that are the Gold Saints), and the notion that Pegasus means Seiya, a personal challenge for him.
To do that, they are keeping the same theme of sacrifice and friendship to make Kōga & friends achieve that goal, confronting their enemies in battles where only their combined efforts can make them victorious, a story where without compromise and the utmost of the efforts there isn't a reward. Mr. Wakabayashi says this is something not present enough as a theme on today's shows, and wants to achieve something like that again.
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