I need some tech advice on Blu Ray anime purchases.
I’m a huge Cowboy Bebop fan and after all these years someone behind the scenes has finally seen fit to release the original series in Blu Ray in the UK.
At first I was ecstatic with the news, I’ve been waiting years for this moment but then I remembered another Watanabe Blu Ray purchase that didn’t turn out so well.
The other year I received Samurai Champloo on Blu Ray as a Christmas present, I was thrilled as I didn’t think you could get it in the UK (turned out to be region free import) and I was desperate for Watanabe in glorious HD.
Yet when I played the series the quality was subpar, I know the series was drawn and created before high def was in wide circulation and definitely before Blu Ray was invented but the colours was incredibly dull and the general transfer was poor. I have a modern HD Samsung TV and Blu Ray player hooked up correctly and have never had any other quality issues with Blu Ray.
I was real grateful to receive Champloo but just a little disappointed to say it was supposed to be top quality picture, my question to anyone in the know would be, should I expect Bebop to look the same? It was created in 1998 and is beginning to look a little dated. Does converting old anime to Blu Ray always look relatively poor?
I know this isn’t the case in live action as the Blu Ray Blade Runner Final Cut looks out of this world and that was made in the 80’s so is it all down to the conversion process or how much money is put in to remastering the original?
Has anyone else been disappointed with pre HD Blu Ray purchases?
If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated and could save me a few quid as the price is a little steep for 1-12 episodes. Kids On the Slope was £5 cheaper for the full series.
Thanks in advance, sorry for the essay length post.
I’m a huge Cowboy Bebop fan and after all these years someone behind the scenes has finally seen fit to release the original series in Blu Ray in the UK.
At first I was ecstatic with the news, I’ve been waiting years for this moment but then I remembered another Watanabe Blu Ray purchase that didn’t turn out so well.
The other year I received Samurai Champloo on Blu Ray as a Christmas present, I was thrilled as I didn’t think you could get it in the UK (turned out to be region free import) and I was desperate for Watanabe in glorious HD.
Yet when I played the series the quality was subpar, I know the series was drawn and created before high def was in wide circulation and definitely before Blu Ray was invented but the colours was incredibly dull and the general transfer was poor. I have a modern HD Samsung TV and Blu Ray player hooked up correctly and have never had any other quality issues with Blu Ray.
I was real grateful to receive Champloo but just a little disappointed to say it was supposed to be top quality picture, my question to anyone in the know would be, should I expect Bebop to look the same? It was created in 1998 and is beginning to look a little dated. Does converting old anime to Blu Ray always look relatively poor?
I know this isn’t the case in live action as the Blu Ray Blade Runner Final Cut looks out of this world and that was made in the 80’s so is it all down to the conversion process or how much money is put in to remastering the original?
Has anyone else been disappointed with pre HD Blu Ray purchases?
If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated and could save me a few quid as the price is a little steep for 1-12 episodes. Kids On the Slope was £5 cheaper for the full series.
Thanks in advance, sorry for the essay length post.