Master Anime on Blu Ray Thread - Page 15

Thanks for the update. I will have to add it to the list.

I just ordered Trigun Badlands Rumble from Amazon, but because of some other things I ordered it won't arrive until February. I'll post my findings then. Anyone else buy this?

Had it since release. Great movie and above average PQ.

Good to hear. I watched a crappy streaming version of it last summer, so I can't wait to see it and hear it in HD. I was waiting and waiting for the Blu-ray to come out and then got tired of waiting... then I find out it's been out since October or something. Better late than never, I suppose. I hope enough people buy this to push the series on to Blu-ray soon.

Last I heard, Funimation partnered with Flying Dog to release the series on Blu-ray, but not a whisper since.

Enjoy the series better, but Trigun: Badlands Rumble is still a good movie and the Blu-Ray is of really good quality.

It is hard for a spinoff movie to top such an increadible series, but it was nice to see Vash back in trouble again.

Too bad Vash's VA is the only one to return for the dub of this movie. Wolfwood just doesn't have the same impact with his new voice...

Bought Redline. The video and audio are reference quality. Seriously, this is my new demo disc. Anchor Bay and Manga Entertainment really went all out on all this and it's totally worth it.

Doesn't hurt that this movie is awesome too.

I think I may have to go ahead and order this today and see what its all about.

Has anyone got the UK Whisper of the Heart release? Is it a good transfer or has it been DNRed like the other Ghibli releases?

How many Ghibli releases are out on blu-ray now? And how many of them are coming to the US soon? I'm getting ready to replace the majority of my lost Ghibli collection but I will hold off on any of them coming soon to blu.

The only ones out in the US currently are Ponyo and Nausicaa. There are no announcements yet for what else is coming over.

I'm tired and frankly puzzled at the slow pace of releases and lack of news on US Ghibli movies. Disney let their Princess Mononoke license expire recently, so who knows when that will be out on blu. And why was Earthsea only released on DVD over here?

I know Miramax put it out in theaters but I thought MGM had the Mononoke license for some reason. Am I hallucinating? Can't think of why they wouldn't retain it if they had it since I know they wanted the complete Ghibli catalog under their control.

Laputa really ought to be out over here by now. Definitely frustrating.

Cause for some reason it seems that they have to wait until Japan releases their BDs before they're brought over here.

So far, Japan has these that we don't:

Laputa
The Yamadas
Whisper of the Heart
Arrietty
Tales From Earthsea
Howl's Moving Castle

How many does Europe have?

I know that Mononoke-Hime is no longer licensed to Miramax division, and the DVD has been out of print for a while, but I doubt Disney didn't re-license it themselves (under their own banner) since they have all the other Ghibli films under their belt in the states (With the exceptions of Grave of the Fireflies and Castle of Caliostro, though that last one doesn't technically count). And there's no way Disney will release it until well after Japan's blu-ray. And I mean WELL after.

See, I'm pretty sure Ghibli doesn't want to repeat the same mistake. When Mononoke-Hime (or Princess Mononoke here in the states) was released on DVD, it's MSRP was $25, while in Japan that DVD went for $50 (or rather the equivalent in Yen) which resulted in massive reverse-importing. Especially now that the US and Japan are in the same region (A) their going to take their sweet time with it. I hope that helps.

Mononoke is still in print. The copy I just got a few months back was in a flimsy eco dvd case. My old copy had a much thicker case.

Just replaced Porco Rosso and have Yamada's, The Cat Returns, and Cagliostro on the way and have almost every movie I am missing ready to order, but I want bluray if possible... I see that a Hong Kong version is out for several of the Japanese releases, but I don't see English dialog listed at all on them.

Mononoke-Hime has been out of print for months here. And apparently Disney doesn't have the rights either. According to this thread Lionsgate might actually have it, which is pretty surprising to me.

http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=108146

News source in thread:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...na-vista-title

Does anyone have any idea which version of GITS2 Innocence is the definitive release, between the original JP release and the JP Absolute Edition? Some sources say that the original is better, some say that the Absolute is better, and I can't find any uncompressed screenshots to do a real comparison. :\\

As I recall the difference between them was minuscule. Personally I'd go with the AVC one just to avoid any mpeg2 macroblocks.

The MPEG2 version actually showed less blockiness in the screenshots. It was an extremely minor difference though.

But the MPEG2 version also has discreet 7.1 LPCM, while I believe the rereleases are only 6.1 TrueHD.

Are there any lossless screenshots that show this? I'm so confused

Also I've read that the Absolute Edition has a different, better sounding mix despite having less channels.

Here they are (AVC/MPEG2 BD comparisons are toward the bottom of the first post):
http://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/foru...pic.php?t=4787


Hmm, you may be right about that, some Japanese reviews on amazon.co.jp say the same thing. One of the reviews also say it isn't worth upgrading if you have the MPEG2 BD though, so I guess I'll be keeping mine.

New JP Boxset of Berserk looks pretty nice, hopefully the US will get a similar release: http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost....4&postcount=27

Ah, thanks.

Difference looks rather negligible to me. I can't tell whether the AVC is more blocky or is just doing a better job of compressing/preserving the digital noise that Oshii had poured on to the movie. I'll just get the Absolute Edition since it's cheaper.

Just finished watching the japanese reissue of the first ghost in the shell; it was not pristine and I didn't expect it to look like it was shot yesterday, but it was definitely hd and the best I have ever seen it look. I was not interested in the 2.0 thing they released here. So even though it cost a pretty penny I am quite pleased with it.it also comes with a nice booklet, but unfortunately I don't read japanese. I also bought GITS 2 absolute version, which I will watch tomorrow.

Waiting this long to release Totoro and Spirited Away is pretty hard to figure out. I could understand if it were just Disney wanting to orchestrate theatrical re-releases for maximum exposure in the US, but why they're not out in Japan is a mystery to me.

Redline feels like being 10 years old on a Saturday morning, after snorting a pixie stick laced with cocaine. Also, it has cussing, and boobs.

Sold!

agreed... where the ef is S.A.?