Defective or Disappointing UK Anime Discs
- Thread starter Rui
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There have been too many buggy releases in this country and I think we need a single place to collate reports. A certain US-based fan site used to do this and it's been pleasing to see how things have improved over time for them; perhaps this can help the UK anime industry see where mistakes are being made. In the meantime maybe the Japanese will stop forcing so many restrictions on UK releases once they see how many are flawed...
Unless stated otherwise, all glitches should be assumed to affect all UK releases of a series, e.g. both the singles and subsequent complete collections will have the same problem.
Where a fix is confirmed the series name is green. I am aware of the problem with the embedded articles in the list (sorry) and will fix it later.
DVD List
Accel World (MVM): The character artwork extras from the US releases are not included.
Ah My Goddess season 2 (Manga UK): Subtitles appear during the dub on the second volume.
Another (MVM): Some dubbed English dialogue missing in one episode.
Bakemonogatari part 1 (MVM): Incorrect discs in the first batch. A recall took place and all packs with catalogue number MVD2324 are fine.
Attack On Titan part 1 (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US and Australian versions have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. The on-disc extras were later restored for the Complete Collection.
Attack On Titan complete season one collection (Manga UK): The extras have been restored for the complete collection but the subtitling and chapter stop issues remain. The box is a flimsy sleeve. A booklet was listed as part of the set but it has been clarified that this was a mistake on a listing and no booklet should be included.
Bakuman season 1 (Kaze): Subtitles are full of errors. They're also locked.
Ben-To! (Manga UK): Poor dub audio, chapter stops which make no sense.
Berserk (MVM): Mono audio . Fixed in the US, but not in the UK.
Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version.
Beyond The Boundary (Animatsu): The special Episode Zero: Daybreak bonus episode is not available in the UK edition.
Black Cat volume 4 (MVM): Minor audio issue (Japanese track).
Black Rock Shooter (Manga UK): Subtitles occasionally out of sync.
Bleach part 10 (Kaze): Poor quality subtitles, some lines missing.
Bleach part 12 volume 2 (Kaze): Text on the sleeve is for the wrong volume (the disc content is correct, though).
Blue Exorcist part 1 (Manga UK): Missing subtitles. Supposedly fixed for the BD edition.
Brave Story (Optimum): Audio channels incorrectly configured.
Btooom! (MVM): Minor issues with audio, including a swapped audio track in the extras.
Cat Planet Cuties (Manga UK): Missing Japanese audio for extras, video glitch on disc 1, subtitling issues.
Chrono Crusade (AD Vision): The second volume (or second disc in the complete collection) has an audio problem with the English dub.
Clannad part 1 (Manga UK): Subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Claymore (Manga UK): Dub audio incorrectly specified and a commentary track is glitched.
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (MVM): Subtitle sync problems in volume 3.
Deadman Wonderland (Manga UK): Some oddities in the subtitles and no dub for the OAV.
Death Note part 5 (Manga UK): Opening song has no subtitles.
Dragon Ball season 3 (Manga UK): Poor subtitles and a major playback glitch (Japanese track).
Dragon Ball Z season 4 (Manga UK): Audio sync problem for episode 121 (Japanese track).
Dragon Ball Z season 9 (Manga UK): A faulty subtitle and an audio dropout.
Dragon Ball Z Kai season 1 (Manga UK): Minor issue: Discs use older masters with a mix of the original/replacement background music.
Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F (Manga UK): The subtitles use the US dub character names.
Durarara!! part 1 (Beez): Subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Durarara!! part 2 (Beez): Audio issue and some subtitle problems.
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (MVM): Distorted audio and a moment with glitched video.
Escaflowne (Beez): Missing subtitles.
Fantastic Children (Beez): Subtitle track choice changes during playback.
Fairy Tail part 9 (Manga UK): Faulty chapter markers. Poor video and subtitles out of sync.
Fractale (Manga UK): The 'Play All' feature stops working on the last disc, making it seem as though the series ends earlier than it should. The last couple of episodes can still be individually selected.
From The New World part 2 (MVM): A few issues with subtitles and there's a momentary video glitch in one episode. Further confirmation of the issues.
Fullmetal Alchemist (MVM/Revelation): Glitchy subtitles, player-specific problems on volume 5. One episode is dubtitled rather than subtitled.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (Manga UK): Subtitles do not fit the picture in early volumes.
Garden Of Sinners (MVM): Minor subtitling errors.
Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet complete series (Manga UK): None of the extras from the US BD release are included, such as the Petite Gargantia episodes.
Ghost Hunt (Manga UK): Severe sound quality problems with the Japanese audio track.
Ghost In The Shell (Manga UK): Various significant audio/video problems on each release.
Ghost In The Shell SAC (Manga UK): Various subtitle, sync and audio problems.
Girls Und Panzer (MVM): Recaps aren't dubbed or fully subbed and a song is replaced . Recaps also have video issues.
Good Luck Girl! (Binbogami-ga!) (Manga UK): Poor video, unclear subtitles, awkward chapter markers.
Gunbuster 2 (Beez): Missing subtitles.
Gunslinger Girl (MVM/Revelation): Player-specific playback problems.
Gurren Lagann part 2 (Beez): Missing subtitles .
Hidamari Sketch season 1 (MVM): Errors in the subtitles.
House of Five Leaves (Beez): Distorted background audio/music.
Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny (MVM): Player-specific playback problems.
Inu x Boku SS (MVM): Jerky picture caused by PAL conversion and intermittent pixellation.
Iria: Zeiram The Animation (MVM): Subtitles out of sync.
Is This A Zombie? (MVM): Delayed subtitles throughout the final episode.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Complete First Season (Warner Bros.): No true English subtitles, only SDH.
K-On!! season 2 part 1 (Manga UK): Distorted Japanese audio for episode 11.
Kampfer (MVM): Missing chapter stop in episode 2, various video issues.
Karas (Manga UK): No translation of on-screen text at all.
Kiddy Grade (MVM): Glitched Japanese OP sequence for episode 6. A separate menu problem in the initial release was corrected for the complete collection.
Kokoro Connect (MVM): Missing line of dialogue in the Japanese audio. There's only one set of textless OP/ED credits on this version.
La storia della Arcana Famiglia (MVM): There's a video glitch in one episode.
Last Exile - Fam, The Silver Wing: Part 2 (Manga UK): The opening sequence is a censored version.
Log Horizon (MVM): Minor issue with credits missing during the opening/ending.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (Animatsu): Audio quality issues due to NTSC-PAL conversion.
Love Live season 1 (MVM): The first edition (sub-only) had various problems with subs, video and speedup. The rerelease with sub and dub fixes these issues.
Macross Plus (Manga UK): Discs are mislabelled, though the content is fine.
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (Kaze): The on-screen text translations clash with the dialogue subtitles. Extras are missing on the DVD version. The text on the reverse of the case is not professionally translated.
Mawaru Penguindrum part 1 (Kaze): No sign subs for on-screen text, insert songs aren't subtitled. Mostly affects Japanese sub viewers.
Mayo Chiki (MVM): Mistimed subtitles, no translated credits. Mistake with a subtitle in ep2.
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya season 2 (Manga UK): Mono audio.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 1 (Kaze): Poor subtitling.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 2 (Kaze): Slip case does not match part one and, as with the US release, the Redial OAV is not included.
Mysterious Girlfriend X (MVM): Extra material that was present on the US release is not included. There's a possible issue with the dub audio.
Naruto Unleashed season 1 (Manga UK): No sign subtitles for the English dub.
Naruto season 2 (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
Naruto Shippuden box 21 (Manga UK): Disc 2 is set to the wrong region and won't play on UK players. Replacements will be available through retailers. There is also a problem with no translation for on-screen text even on the fixed discs.
Naruto Shippuden movie 1 (Manga UK): Subtitles out of sync on checkdisc.
Nekomonogatari Black (MVM): Minor issues with subtitle timing and a possible labelling error.
Night Raid 1931 (MVM): Subtitle problems.
Nightwalker (MVM): Subtitles out of sync, audio dropouts in both languages, video glitch.
Noein (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
One Piece Movie Collection 1-3 (Manga UK): Poor video quality and the content specified on the packaging is wrong.
Oreimo season 1 (MVM): Poor video and audio sync issue due to PAL conversion, errors in the subtitles.
Orguss 02 (Manga UK): Audio dropouts in the Japanese soundtrack.
Otogi Zoshi (Manga UK): Dubtitles (volumes 4, 5, 6).
Ouran High School Host Club (Manga UK): Video is stretched , no signs-only subtitle track, an audio dropout in part 2, disc 2 and subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (Manga UK): Missing footage . Manga is running a recall.
Persona 4 (Kaze): No translation for one OP and a text issue with a subtitle in episode 2 . The same problems crop up in the second volume . And more subtitle problems in the third.
Princess Jellyfish (Kaze): Subtitles locked to audio, no sign subs for Japanese track.
Princess Mononoke (Buena Vista): Dubtitles .
RahXephon (101 Films and ADV Films): Subtitles out of sync in episode 2.
Rosario + Vampire season 2 (MVM): Subtitles positioned close to the middle of the picture in disc 1.
Samurai Champloo volume 6 (MVM): Missing line in the Japanese 5.1 audio track.
Sankarea: Undying Love (MVM): Subtitle issues in one episode. The same issues are present in the overseas releases too.
Sengoku Basara season 2 (Manga UK): Missing animated extras. They were BD-only in the US/Australia, but the UK didn't get this season on BD.
Shiki part 1 (Manga UK): Episode 1 has mistimed subtitles .
Shiki part 2 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue (Japanese track).
Slayers (MVM): Glitches in volume 2. A recall took place.
So I Can't Play H (MVM): The subtitles are burnt into the video and cannot be removed.
Sound of the Sky (Beez): Player-specific playback problems.
Spiral volume 2 (Revelation): Dubtitles.
Spirited Away (Studio Canal): Exhibits similar video problems to other early DVDs (details in link).
Steins;Gate part 1 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue in the Japanese soundtrack. Also, some sign subs omitted, no textless credits (all BD only). One commentary track missing.
Sword of the Stranger (Beez): Dialogue subtitles show up during the finale even if they're disabled and you're watching the dub.
Tekken Blood Vengeance (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
The Devil Is A Part Timer! (Manga UK): Poor subtitling, poor dub audio, chapter stops which make no sense.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Manga UK): Missing subtitles.
The Tatami Galaxy (Beez): Distorted opening music for one episode, possibly related to the House Of Five Leaves issue.
Tiger & Bunny (Kaze): OP/ED not subbed. Some reports of the second DVD having French text printed on it (content is correct).
The Tower of Druaga: Aegis of Uruk (MVM): Subtitle glitch and no signs-only subtitle track.
Tokko (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
Toradora complete collection (MVM): Occasionally poor subtitling for the English dub track.
Voices From a Distant Star (ADV): No signs-only subtitle track; especially problematic given the plot. .
UN-GO (Kaze): Extras from overseas editions are not included.
Waiting In The Summer (MVM): No English credits, subtitle problems and no song translations. More details.
World Conquest Zvezda Plot (Kaze): No bonus material at all, subtitling and chapters are ok (unlike BD edition).
Xam'd Lost Memories Complete Collection (Manga UK): Disc 1 has broken menus.
Blu-Ray List
Accel World (MVM): The character artwork extras from the US releases are not included. The shorts are missing too.
A Certain Scientific Railgun season 1 (Manga UK): There's a 7-second video glitch which was also present on the US edition.
Angel Beats (Manga UK): Subtitles occasionally disappear when multiple lines overlap. Some player-specific popup menu issues.
Attack On Titan part 1 (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US and Australian versions have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. The extras in the BD Collector's Edition are DVD-only and have the wrong audio pitch for the textless opening/ending. Some questionable subtitling including several mistakes/glitches. The chapter markers are poor and illogical. The Collector's Edition box is actually a flimsy sleeve with a description of part one on the back (even though it holds both parts).
Attack On Titan part 2 (Manga UK): Chapter stops placed with no consideration for the content, again. Poor subtitling and details of the other issues.
Attack On Titan complete season one collection (Manga UK): The extras have been restored for the complete collection but the subtitling and chapter stop issues remain. The box is a flimsy sleeve. A booklet was listed as part of the set but it has been clarified that this was a mistake on a listing and no booklet should be included.
Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version. No signs-only subtitles. Locked subtitles too.
Berserk Golden Age Arc II: Battle for Doldrey (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version.
Beyond The Boundary (Animatsu): The special Episode Zero: Daybreak bonus episode is not available in the UK edition.
Black Lagoon (Kaze): Player-specific audio dropouts. No extras.
Blood Lad (Anime Limited): Some of the episodes have strange chapter stops.
Bodacious Space Pirates (MVM): 1080i video rather than the remaster used in the US, with some glitches on Samsung players.
Casshern Sins (Manga UK): Subtitles out of sync on extras.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Kaze): Extras from previous releases are not included.
Cowboy Bebop volume 1 (Anime Limited): Picture glitch in episode 2. Some other printing/menu complaints. Will be fixed in the next print run. Replacements are now available.
Cowboy Bebop volume 2 (Anime Limited): Two glitched frames and some minor issues. Replacements are now available.
Deadman Wonderland (Manga UK): Some oddities in the subtitles and no dub for the OAV.
Dragon Ball Z Kai season 1 (Manga UK): Minor issue: Discs use older masters with a mix of the original/replacement background music.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US version have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. In addition, the Japanese audio is lower quality.
Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F (Manga UK): The subtitles use the US dub character names.
Durarara!! (Anime Limited): Some minor issues like the overseas editions. And some subtitling problems. A fix is on the way. Details here.
Durarara!! x2 Sho (Anime Limited): Very minor issue: disc 2 (and perhaps disc 1) defaults to English audio with the full translation subtitle track rather than English audio with the signs-only track.
Freedom (Manga UK): Audio out of sync. The Australian version has the same problem.
From The New World part 1 (MVM): Some people report that audio is out of sync (both Japanese and English) for episode 13. MVM have responded and given a full report. The issue seems to be loose sync in production rather than an actual defect; some people may find it more bothersome than others. Like the DVD, there's a momentary video glitch in one episode. Separately, some (all?) copies have a disc 2 which won't play (MVM will replace affected discs with a DVD version which implies all copies are affected).
From Up On Poppy Hill (Studio Canal): Minor problems with subtitle timing.
Garden Of Words (Anime Limited): No separate sign subtitles for dub viewers. Minor subtitle glitch.
Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet complete series (Manga UK): None of the extras from the US release are included, such as the Petite Gargantia episodes. Random chapter stops, no song subs for the dub, no next episode previews.
Ghost In The Shell (Manga UK): No on-disc extras and reports of poor subtitling.
Ghost In The Shell ARISE borders 1 & 2 (Manga UK): Problems with subtitling and Manga's new translation.
Gurren Lagann (Anime Limited): Official post highlighting three video issues and a possible audio anomaly on some players. Replacement digipaks are available if your set has a weak tray. It's not a glitch, but some of the original dub lines don't match the updated visuals.
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere season 1 (Manga UK): Major video glitch for half an episode. More details here. The only fix is to buy the Japanese singles (which have English subtitles). There may also be a problem with audio on certain players.
K - complete series BD/DVD combo pack (Kaze): None of the extras are included. And the menus are glitchy.
Kids On The Slope (MVM): Faulty audio from the original US release has been corrected[/color] for all of MVM's discs.
Kill la Kill part 1 (Anime Limited): Discs mislabelled, some audio issues. The audio problem will be fixed before release, no replacements are necessary. Contact Anime Limited for a replacement disc if you have an advance copy from MCM Expo Oct 2014.
Last Exile - Fam, The Silver Wing: Part 2 (Manga UK): The opening sequence is a censored version.
Log Horizon (MVM): Minor issue with disc labelling and credits are missing during the opening/ending.
Loups=Garous (Manga UK): No translated credits.
Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic season 1 part 1 (Kaze): Numerous subtitle problems.
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (Kaze): The on-screen text translations clash with the dialogue subtitles. The text on the reverse of the case is not professionally translated.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 1 (Kaze): Missing extras, downgraded audio from US release, poor subtitling.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 2 (Kaze): Slip case does not match part one and, as with the US release, the Redial OAV is not included.
Nadia: The Secret Of Blue Water (Animatsu): Occasional drops in video quality.
Nekomonogatari White (MVM): There's a missing subtitle.
Ninja Scroll (Manga UK): No sign subs for the dub track.
Nisekoi season 1 part 1 (Kaze): Subtitle timing problems.
Nisemonogatari (MVM): Subtitles are cut off during the next episode preview. Discs are mislabelled (but the content is ok).
One Piece movie 8 (Manga UK): The 5.1 dub audio from the US release is missing, and there are no extras.
Origin: Spirits of the Past (Manga UK): Dub audio out of sync and no signs-only subtitle track.
Perfect Blue (Anime Limited): The Japanese audio tracks are mislabelled, so select 5.1 if you want 2.0 or vice versa. There are also some other issues when watching with Japanese audio and subtitles.
Persona 4 (Kaze): No sign translations for the subtitle track, only on the sign-only subs, though audio tracks can be toggled through the pop-up menu. Also no translation at all for the eyecatches and one OP. The same problems crop up in the second volume. And more subtitle problems in the third, made worse by the OVA having locked subtitle tracks.
Psycho-Pass season 1 (Manga UK): No song subtitles, weird chapter markers. Some other subtitling issues. The video banding from the US version is still present.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Manga UK): No songs/signs subtitle track on disc one.
Samurai Bride (Manga UK): The dub audio is missing from the mini OAV extras.
Samurai Champloo (MVM): Some non-English dialogue isn't subtitled in the dub, though a translation exists in the full sub track. This affects the US version too.
Samurai Girls (Kaze): Mistimed and flickering subtitles as well as a number of navigation/translation/playback problems.
Space Dandy season 1 (Anime Limited): Disc 1 is labelled with the wrong episode numbers, and the OP/ED aren't subtitled.
Space Dandy season 2 (Anime Limited): Another mislabelling error (the actual discs contain the correct episodes).
Steins;Gate part 1 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue in the Japanese soundtrack.
Sword Art Online part 1 (Manga UK): No chapter stops. Flickering subtitles.
Sword Art Online part 2 (Manga UK): No chapter stops and an audio glitch. A fix is planned.
Sword Art Online II part 1 CE (Anime Limited): Various quality control issues. And text issues.
Sword of the Stranger (Beez): Dialogue subtitles show up during the finale even if they're disabled and you're watching the dub.
The Cat Returns (Studio Canal): Mistake in the chapter selection menu.
The Devil Is A Part Timer! (Manga UK): Poor subtitling, chapter stops which make no sense.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Manga UK): Missing subtitles (possibly the same issue as with the DVD version?)
Tiger & Bunny (Kaze): OP/ED not subbed on the first set, some sign subs missing. Affects volume two as well. And volume three. And volume four.
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (Anime Limited): No songs/signs subtitles for dub viewers, no song subtitles for sub viewers.
Trigun - Badlands Rumble (Kaze): Lossy audio, some extras missing and the rest split onto a separate DVD, locked subtitles for JP audio.
UN-GO (Kaze): Won't work on Panasonic players. Affected users should contact Manga UK to trade their set for an alternative series. Extras are not included either.
World Conquest Zvezda Plot (Kaze): No bonus material at all, poor subtitling, poor chapter stop placement. Reports of poor video quality too.
General Distributor-specific Issues
Kaze: Player restrictions to prevent the user switching audio/subtitle tracks etc. Explanation.
Manga UK: No separate signs-only subtitle tracks, and missing chapter stops, on releases such as Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, Strike Witches and Welcome To The Space Show. However, other releases are unaffected. Older discs often contained dubtitles rather than a standard subtitle track. Titles on Blu-Ray have been subject to abrupt cancellation partway through their release and switched to DVD-only (i.e. Casshern Sins, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Xam'd Lost Memories).
Buena Vista: Many of its Studio Ghibli DVDs had dubtitles.
Feel free to add more and I'll integrate them into the list (obviously I'm missing hundreds of potential bugs!). It's also useful to know if any of the problems were ever fixed.
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Unless stated otherwise, all glitches should be assumed to affect all UK releases of a series, e.g. both the singles and subsequent complete collections will have the same problem.
Where a fix is confirmed the series name is green. I am aware of the problem with the embedded articles in the list (sorry) and will fix it later.
DVD List
Accel World (MVM): The character artwork extras from the US releases are not included.
Ah My Goddess season 2 (Manga UK): Subtitles appear during the dub on the second volume.
Another (MVM): Some dubbed English dialogue missing in one episode.
Bakemonogatari part 1 (MVM): Incorrect discs in the first batch. A recall took place and all packs with catalogue number MVD2324 are fine.
Attack On Titan part 1 (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US and Australian versions have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. The on-disc extras were later restored for the Complete Collection.
Attack On Titan complete season one collection (Manga UK): The extras have been restored for the complete collection but the subtitling and chapter stop issues remain. The box is a flimsy sleeve. A booklet was listed as part of the set but it has been clarified that this was a mistake on a listing and no booklet should be included.
Bakuman season 1 (Kaze): Subtitles are full of errors. They're also locked.
Ben-To! (Manga UK): Poor dub audio, chapter stops which make no sense.
Berserk (MVM): Mono audio . Fixed in the US, but not in the UK.
Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version.
Beyond The Boundary (Animatsu): The special Episode Zero: Daybreak bonus episode is not available in the UK edition.
Black Cat volume 4 (MVM): Minor audio issue (Japanese track).
Black Rock Shooter (Manga UK): Subtitles occasionally out of sync.
Bleach part 10 (Kaze): Poor quality subtitles, some lines missing.
Bleach part 12 volume 2 (Kaze): Text on the sleeve is for the wrong volume (the disc content is correct, though).
Blue Exorcist part 1 (Manga UK): Missing subtitles. Supposedly fixed for the BD edition.
Brave Story (Optimum): Audio channels incorrectly configured.
Btooom! (MVM): Minor issues with audio, including a swapped audio track in the extras.
Cat Planet Cuties (Manga UK): Missing Japanese audio for extras, video glitch on disc 1, subtitling issues.
Chrono Crusade (AD Vision): The second volume (or second disc in the complete collection) has an audio problem with the English dub.
Clannad part 1 (Manga UK): Subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Claymore (Manga UK): Dub audio incorrectly specified and a commentary track is glitched.
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (MVM): Subtitle sync problems in volume 3.
Deadman Wonderland (Manga UK): Some oddities in the subtitles and no dub for the OAV.
Death Note part 5 (Manga UK): Opening song has no subtitles.
Dragon Ball season 3 (Manga UK): Poor subtitles and a major playback glitch (Japanese track).
Dragon Ball Z season 4 (Manga UK): Audio sync problem for episode 121 (Japanese track).
Dragon Ball Z season 9 (Manga UK): A faulty subtitle and an audio dropout.
Dragon Ball Z Kai season 1 (Manga UK): Minor issue: Discs use older masters with a mix of the original/replacement background music.
Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F (Manga UK): The subtitles use the US dub character names.
Durarara!! part 1 (Beez): Subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Durarara!! part 2 (Beez): Audio issue and some subtitle problems.
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (MVM): Distorted audio and a moment with glitched video.
Escaflowne (Beez): Missing subtitles.
Fantastic Children (Beez): Subtitle track choice changes during playback.
Fairy Tail part 9 (Manga UK): Faulty chapter markers. Poor video and subtitles out of sync.
Fractale (Manga UK): The 'Play All' feature stops working on the last disc, making it seem as though the series ends earlier than it should. The last couple of episodes can still be individually selected.
From The New World part 2 (MVM): A few issues with subtitles and there's a momentary video glitch in one episode. Further confirmation of the issues.
Fullmetal Alchemist (MVM/Revelation): Glitchy subtitles, player-specific problems on volume 5. One episode is dubtitled rather than subtitled.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (Manga UK): Subtitles do not fit the picture in early volumes.
Garden Of Sinners (MVM): Minor subtitling errors.
Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet complete series (Manga UK): None of the extras from the US BD release are included, such as the Petite Gargantia episodes.
Ghost Hunt (Manga UK): Severe sound quality problems with the Japanese audio track.
Ghost In The Shell (Manga UK): Various significant audio/video problems on each release.
Ghost In The Shell SAC (Manga UK): Various subtitle, sync and audio problems.
Girls Und Panzer (MVM): Recaps aren't dubbed or fully subbed and a song is replaced . Recaps also have video issues.
Good Luck Girl! (Binbogami-ga!) (Manga UK): Poor video, unclear subtitles, awkward chapter markers.
Gunbuster 2 (Beez): Missing subtitles.
Gunslinger Girl (MVM/Revelation): Player-specific playback problems.
Gurren Lagann part 2 (Beez): Missing subtitles .
Hidamari Sketch season 1 (MVM): Errors in the subtitles.
House of Five Leaves (Beez): Distorted background audio/music.
Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny (MVM): Player-specific playback problems.
Inu x Boku SS (MVM): Jerky picture caused by PAL conversion and intermittent pixellation.
Iria: Zeiram The Animation (MVM): Subtitles out of sync.
Is This A Zombie? (MVM): Delayed subtitles throughout the final episode.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Complete First Season (Warner Bros.): No true English subtitles, only SDH.
K-On!! season 2 part 1 (Manga UK): Distorted Japanese audio for episode 11.
Kampfer (MVM): Missing chapter stop in episode 2, various video issues.
Karas (Manga UK): No translation of on-screen text at all.
Kiddy Grade (MVM): Glitched Japanese OP sequence for episode 6. A separate menu problem in the initial release was corrected for the complete collection.
Kokoro Connect (MVM): Missing line of dialogue in the Japanese audio. There's only one set of textless OP/ED credits on this version.
La storia della Arcana Famiglia (MVM): There's a video glitch in one episode.
Last Exile - Fam, The Silver Wing: Part 2 (Manga UK): The opening sequence is a censored version.
Log Horizon (MVM): Minor issue with credits missing during the opening/ending.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (Animatsu): Audio quality issues due to NTSC-PAL conversion.
Love Live season 1 (MVM): The first edition (sub-only) had various problems with subs, video and speedup. The rerelease with sub and dub fixes these issues.
Macross Plus (Manga UK): Discs are mislabelled, though the content is fine.
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (Kaze): The on-screen text translations clash with the dialogue subtitles. Extras are missing on the DVD version. The text on the reverse of the case is not professionally translated.
Mawaru Penguindrum part 1 (Kaze): No sign subs for on-screen text, insert songs aren't subtitled. Mostly affects Japanese sub viewers.
Mayo Chiki (MVM): Mistimed subtitles, no translated credits. Mistake with a subtitle in ep2.
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya season 2 (Manga UK): Mono audio.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 1 (Kaze): Poor subtitling.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 2 (Kaze): Slip case does not match part one and, as with the US release, the Redial OAV is not included.
Mysterious Girlfriend X (MVM): Extra material that was present on the US release is not included. There's a possible issue with the dub audio.
Naruto Unleashed season 1 (Manga UK): No sign subtitles for the English dub.
Naruto season 2 (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
Naruto Shippuden box 21 (Manga UK): Disc 2 is set to the wrong region and won't play on UK players. Replacements will be available through retailers. There is also a problem with no translation for on-screen text even on the fixed discs.
Naruto Shippuden movie 1 (Manga UK): Subtitles out of sync on checkdisc.
Nekomonogatari Black (MVM): Minor issues with subtitle timing and a possible labelling error.
Night Raid 1931 (MVM): Subtitle problems.
Nightwalker (MVM): Subtitles out of sync, audio dropouts in both languages, video glitch.
Noein (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
One Piece Movie Collection 1-3 (Manga UK): Poor video quality and the content specified on the packaging is wrong.
Oreimo season 1 (MVM): Poor video and audio sync issue due to PAL conversion, errors in the subtitles.
Orguss 02 (Manga UK): Audio dropouts in the Japanese soundtrack.
Otogi Zoshi (Manga UK): Dubtitles (volumes 4, 5, 6).
Ouran High School Host Club (Manga UK): Video is stretched , no signs-only subtitle track, an audio dropout in part 2, disc 2 and subtitles disappear when multiple lines overlap.
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (Manga UK): Missing footage . Manga is running a recall.
Persona 4 (Kaze): No translation for one OP and a text issue with a subtitle in episode 2 . The same problems crop up in the second volume . And more subtitle problems in the third.
Princess Jellyfish (Kaze): Subtitles locked to audio, no sign subs for Japanese track.
Princess Mononoke (Buena Vista): Dubtitles .
RahXephon (101 Films and ADV Films): Subtitles out of sync in episode 2.
Rosario + Vampire season 2 (MVM): Subtitles positioned close to the middle of the picture in disc 1.
Samurai Champloo volume 6 (MVM): Missing line in the Japanese 5.1 audio track.
Sankarea: Undying Love (MVM): Subtitle issues in one episode. The same issues are present in the overseas releases too.
Sengoku Basara season 2 (Manga UK): Missing animated extras. They were BD-only in the US/Australia, but the UK didn't get this season on BD.
Shiki part 1 (Manga UK): Episode 1 has mistimed subtitles .
Shiki part 2 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue (Japanese track).
Slayers (MVM): Glitches in volume 2. A recall took place.
So I Can't Play H (MVM): The subtitles are burnt into the video and cannot be removed.
Sound of the Sky (Beez): Player-specific playback problems.
Spiral volume 2 (Revelation): Dubtitles.
Spirited Away (Studio Canal): Exhibits similar video problems to other early DVDs (details in link).
Steins;Gate part 1 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue in the Japanese soundtrack. Also, some sign subs omitted, no textless credits (all BD only). One commentary track missing.
Sword of the Stranger (Beez): Dialogue subtitles show up during the finale even if they're disabled and you're watching the dub.
Tekken Blood Vengeance (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
The Devil Is A Part Timer! (Manga UK): Poor subtitling, poor dub audio, chapter stops which make no sense.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Manga UK): Missing subtitles.
The Tatami Galaxy (Beez): Distorted opening music for one episode, possibly related to the House Of Five Leaves issue.
Tiger & Bunny (Kaze): OP/ED not subbed. Some reports of the second DVD having French text printed on it (content is correct).
The Tower of Druaga: Aegis of Uruk (MVM): Subtitle glitch and no signs-only subtitle track.
Tokko (Manga UK): Dubtitles.
Toradora complete collection (MVM): Occasionally poor subtitling for the English dub track.
Voices From a Distant Star (ADV): No signs-only subtitle track; especially problematic given the plot. .
UN-GO (Kaze): Extras from overseas editions are not included.
Waiting In The Summer (MVM): No English credits, subtitle problems and no song translations. More details.
World Conquest Zvezda Plot (Kaze): No bonus material at all, subtitling and chapters are ok (unlike BD edition).
Xam'd Lost Memories Complete Collection (Manga UK): Disc 1 has broken menus.
Blu-Ray List
Accel World (MVM): The character artwork extras from the US releases are not included. The shorts are missing too.
A Certain Scientific Railgun season 1 (Manga UK): There's a 7-second video glitch which was also present on the US edition.
Angel Beats (Manga UK): Subtitles occasionally disappear when multiple lines overlap. Some player-specific popup menu issues.
Attack On Titan part 1 (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US and Australian versions have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. The extras in the BD Collector's Edition are DVD-only and have the wrong audio pitch for the textless opening/ending. Some questionable subtitling including several mistakes/glitches. The chapter markers are poor and illogical. The Collector's Edition box is actually a flimsy sleeve with a description of part one on the back (even though it holds both parts).
Attack On Titan part 2 (Manga UK): Chapter stops placed with no consideration for the content, again. Poor subtitling and details of the other issues.
Attack On Titan complete season one collection (Manga UK): The extras have been restored for the complete collection but the subtitling and chapter stop issues remain. The box is a flimsy sleeve. A booklet was listed as part of the set but it has been clarified that this was a mistake on a listing and no booklet should be included.
Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version. No signs-only subtitles. Locked subtitles too.
Berserk Golden Age Arc II: Battle for Doldrey (Kaze): Fewer extras than the US version.
Beyond The Boundary (Animatsu): The special Episode Zero: Daybreak bonus episode is not available in the UK edition.
Black Lagoon (Kaze): Player-specific audio dropouts. No extras.
Blood Lad (Anime Limited): Some of the episodes have strange chapter stops.
Bodacious Space Pirates (MVM): 1080i video rather than the remaster used in the US, with some glitches on Samsung players.
Casshern Sins (Manga UK): Subtitles out of sync on extras.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Kaze): Extras from previous releases are not included.
Cowboy Bebop volume 1 (Anime Limited): Picture glitch in episode 2. Some other printing/menu complaints. Will be fixed in the next print run. Replacements are now available.
Cowboy Bebop volume 2 (Anime Limited): Two glitched frames and some minor issues. Replacements are now available.
Deadman Wonderland (Manga UK): Some oddities in the subtitles and no dub for the OAV.
Dragon Ball Z Kai season 1 (Manga UK): Minor issue: Discs use older masters with a mix of the original/replacement background music.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Manga UK): The on-disc extras present in the US version have been stripped and made exclusive to the BD Collector's Edition set in the UK. In addition, the Japanese audio is lower quality.
Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F (Manga UK): The subtitles use the US dub character names.
Durarara!! (Anime Limited): Some minor issues like the overseas editions. And some subtitling problems. A fix is on the way. Details here.
Durarara!! x2 Sho (Anime Limited): Very minor issue: disc 2 (and perhaps disc 1) defaults to English audio with the full translation subtitle track rather than English audio with the signs-only track.
Freedom (Manga UK): Audio out of sync. The Australian version has the same problem.
From The New World part 1 (MVM): Some people report that audio is out of sync (both Japanese and English) for episode 13. MVM have responded and given a full report. The issue seems to be loose sync in production rather than an actual defect; some people may find it more bothersome than others. Like the DVD, there's a momentary video glitch in one episode. Separately, some (all?) copies have a disc 2 which won't play (MVM will replace affected discs with a DVD version which implies all copies are affected).
From Up On Poppy Hill (Studio Canal): Minor problems with subtitle timing.
Garden Of Words (Anime Limited): No separate sign subtitles for dub viewers. Minor subtitle glitch.
Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet complete series (Manga UK): None of the extras from the US release are included, such as the Petite Gargantia episodes. Random chapter stops, no song subs for the dub, no next episode previews.
Ghost In The Shell (Manga UK): No on-disc extras and reports of poor subtitling.
Ghost In The Shell ARISE borders 1 & 2 (Manga UK): Problems with subtitling and Manga's new translation.
Gurren Lagann (Anime Limited): Official post highlighting three video issues and a possible audio anomaly on some players. Replacement digipaks are available if your set has a weak tray. It's not a glitch, but some of the original dub lines don't match the updated visuals.
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere season 1 (Manga UK): Major video glitch for half an episode. More details here. The only fix is to buy the Japanese singles (which have English subtitles). There may also be a problem with audio on certain players.
K - complete series BD/DVD combo pack (Kaze): None of the extras are included. And the menus are glitchy.
Kids On The Slope (MVM): Faulty audio from the original US release has been corrected[/color] for all of MVM's discs.
Kill la Kill part 1 (Anime Limited): Discs mislabelled, some audio issues. The audio problem will be fixed before release, no replacements are necessary. Contact Anime Limited for a replacement disc if you have an advance copy from MCM Expo Oct 2014.
Last Exile - Fam, The Silver Wing: Part 2 (Manga UK): The opening sequence is a censored version.
Log Horizon (MVM): Minor issue with disc labelling and credits are missing during the opening/ending.
Loups=Garous (Manga UK): No translated credits.
Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic season 1 part 1 (Kaze): Numerous subtitle problems.
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (Kaze): The on-screen text translations clash with the dialogue subtitles. The text on the reverse of the case is not professionally translated.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 1 (Kaze): Missing extras, downgraded audio from US release, poor subtitling.
Mirai Nikki: The Future Diary Collection 2 (Kaze): Slip case does not match part one and, as with the US release, the Redial OAV is not included.
Nadia: The Secret Of Blue Water (Animatsu): Occasional drops in video quality.
Nekomonogatari White (MVM): There's a missing subtitle.
Ninja Scroll (Manga UK): No sign subs for the dub track.
Nisekoi season 1 part 1 (Kaze): Subtitle timing problems.
Nisemonogatari (MVM): Subtitles are cut off during the next episode preview. Discs are mislabelled (but the content is ok).
One Piece movie 8 (Manga UK): The 5.1 dub audio from the US release is missing, and there are no extras.
Origin: Spirits of the Past (Manga UK): Dub audio out of sync and no signs-only subtitle track.
Perfect Blue (Anime Limited): The Japanese audio tracks are mislabelled, so select 5.1 if you want 2.0 or vice versa. There are also some other issues when watching with Japanese audio and subtitles.
Persona 4 (Kaze): No sign translations for the subtitle track, only on the sign-only subs, though audio tracks can be toggled through the pop-up menu. Also no translation at all for the eyecatches and one OP. The same problems crop up in the second volume. And more subtitle problems in the third, made worse by the OVA having locked subtitle tracks.
Psycho-Pass season 1 (Manga UK): No song subtitles, weird chapter markers. Some other subtitling issues. The video banding from the US version is still present.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Manga UK): No songs/signs subtitle track on disc one.
Samurai Bride (Manga UK): The dub audio is missing from the mini OAV extras.
Samurai Champloo (MVM): Some non-English dialogue isn't subtitled in the dub, though a translation exists in the full sub track. This affects the US version too.
Samurai Girls (Kaze): Mistimed and flickering subtitles as well as a number of navigation/translation/playback problems.
Space Dandy season 1 (Anime Limited): Disc 1 is labelled with the wrong episode numbers, and the OP/ED aren't subtitled.
Space Dandy season 2 (Anime Limited): Another mislabelling error (the actual discs contain the correct episodes).
Steins;Gate part 1 (Manga UK): Minor audio issue in the Japanese soundtrack.
Sword Art Online part 1 (Manga UK): No chapter stops. Flickering subtitles.
Sword Art Online part 2 (Manga UK): No chapter stops and an audio glitch. A fix is planned.
Sword Art Online II part 1 CE (Anime Limited): Various quality control issues. And text issues.
Sword of the Stranger (Beez): Dialogue subtitles show up during the finale even if they're disabled and you're watching the dub.
The Cat Returns (Studio Canal): Mistake in the chapter selection menu.
The Devil Is A Part Timer! (Manga UK): Poor subtitling, chapter stops which make no sense.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Manga UK): Missing subtitles (possibly the same issue as with the DVD version?)
Tiger & Bunny (Kaze): OP/ED not subbed on the first set, some sign subs missing. Affects volume two as well. And volume three. And volume four.
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (Anime Limited): No songs/signs subtitles for dub viewers, no song subtitles for sub viewers.
Trigun - Badlands Rumble (Kaze): Lossy audio, some extras missing and the rest split onto a separate DVD, locked subtitles for JP audio.
UN-GO (Kaze): Won't work on Panasonic players. Affected users should contact Manga UK to trade their set for an alternative series. Extras are not included either.
World Conquest Zvezda Plot (Kaze): No bonus material at all, poor subtitling, poor chapter stop placement. Reports of poor video quality too.
General Distributor-specific Issues
Kaze: Player restrictions to prevent the user switching audio/subtitle tracks etc. Explanation.
Manga UK: No separate signs-only subtitle tracks, and missing chapter stops, on releases such as Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, Strike Witches and Welcome To The Space Show. However, other releases are unaffected. Older discs often contained dubtitles rather than a standard subtitle track. Titles on Blu-Ray have been subject to abrupt cancellation partway through their release and switched to DVD-only (i.e. Casshern Sins, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Xam'd Lost Memories).
Buena Vista: Many of its Studio Ghibli DVDs had dubtitles.
Feel free to add more and I'll integrate them into the list (obviously I'm missing hundreds of potential bugs!). It's also useful to know if any of the problems were ever fixed.
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Invisible Crane
Adventurer
Probably jumping the gun on this but anyone here have the Attack Of Titan BD set that just came out today?, did Manga fix the issues with the previous release or are they still there
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Invisible Crane said:
They didn't. The chapter markers are still botched (Although according to Jerome on Twitter, that's a matter of opinion) and apparently the subtitles are weird. I watched a couple of scenes and I didn't take any issue with them, but apparently they're different from Funi's release. Also, the box isn't rigid, it's a crappy cardboard one and out of the two people who have it here, we were both missing the art book that was advertised.
Buzz201
Mad Scientist
thedoctor2016
Mushi-shi
To me i always get the twitter goss
Invisible Crane
Adventurer
IncendiaryLemon said:
Did Manga UK at least put the extras back on the first volume though?
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
Invisible Crane said:
Just going off the back of the cases, both parts have extras on them.
Invisible Crane
Adventurer
Well if the AOAT box set does include the extras back on volume 1 could the list be uplayed to reflect that?
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
crashmatt said:
I think it's missing from Funi's too, at least it's not on their DVD set, I don't have their BD set.
crashmatt said:
Funimation and KAZE UK picked up the rights to The Future Diary years before Redial OVA even got released, so there was no chance whatsoever unless they picked it up when it was available (and probably wasn't due to Kadokawa).
thedoctor2016
Mushi-shi
Is it still 12 eps on a single disc?
st_owly (witch)
Time-Traveller
Khazi never fails to disappoint.
