New Anime Releases 07/09/2009

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Neferpitou

Stand User
New releases for Monday:

(BLURAY) Ghost In The Shell 2
RRP: £24.99

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Berserk: Box Set
RRP £49.99

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Dororo (Live Action)
RRP £15.99

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Samurai Deeper KYO #2
RRP £15.99

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Slayers: Try 1
RRP £15.99

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Solty Rei #4
RRP £15.99

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Chanbara Beauty
RRP £17.99

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Trailers/Openings/Clips

Ghost In The Shell 2

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Berserk

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Dororo

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Samurai Deeper KYO

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Slayers: Try

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Solty Rei

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Chanbara Beauty

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I see Manga have gone for their old DVD artwork of the GitS 2 Blu-ray. I won't complain though: 'Tis better than the original R1 one.
 
I'm not sure it's a good idea to continue to prefix Innocence with "Ghost in the Shell 2" now that there's a "Ghost in the Shell 2.0". Way to confuse the new fans.

It would have been nice to have some different artwork for the blu-ray too.
 
Already have the Slayers and Berserk from many years ago. I will probably grab Dororo when I have a quiet period though, even if it's not meant to be fantastic. It looks like something I'd enjoy.

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I watched bits of the Blu-Ray release of Ghost In The Shell: Innocence last night, and I must say I'm extremely disappointed with this release.
While most of the times the film looks ok, I was easily able to see what looks like compression artifacts in the background of dark scenes (and in scenes with white or very light colors), especially in the beginning.

Frankly, of all animation releases I own on BD, this has to be the worse of all of them, and my first disappointment.
The screenshots I saw of the Japanese and US releases seem miles better than this release, with no apparent problems. I know screenshots can "lie", but this release is probably the first BD where I noticed what seems like compression problems.

Additionally, for those who can only watch Region B BDs like me, this is probably the best we will get for the time being: based on the menus and logos at the beginning, this is the same disc that is going to be released in both Spain, and Australia (through Madman Entertainment).

If anyone bought this disc give us your impressions, I'm curious to see what you think of it (and if you noticed the same flaws on the transfer; it can always be a calibration problem on my end or a bad disc, but I highly doubt it).
 
Funktion said:
If anyone bought this disc give us your impressions, I'm curious to see what you think of it (and if you noticed the same flaws on the transfer; it can always be a calibration problem on my end or a bad disc, but I highly doubt it).
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That's disconcerting. You can bet I will. Both the Japanese and the US BD were always made out by reviewers to be absolutely stunning - I can't see any reason ours should be any different unless they've crammed a load of other stuff onto the disc lowering the bitrate. :?
 
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
 
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
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That's called marketing I think, and it's one of those things that helps draw in new fans like you wanted Mohawk. ;)
 
ayase said:
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
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That's called marketing I think, and it's one of those things that helps draw in new fans like you wanted Mohawk. ;)
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Yeah, that's true, but I also like truth in advertising as well. I'm just an old fashioned guy.
 
ayase said:
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
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That's called marketing I think, and it's one of those things that helps draw in new fans like you wanted Mohawk. ;)
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I don't see why people wouldn't want more stuff from the makers of Girls Bravo. :/
 
ilmaestro said:
ayase said:
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
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That's called marketing I think, and it's one of those things that helps draw in new fans like you wanted Mohawk. ;)
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I don't see why people wouldn't want more stuff from the makers of Girls Bravo. :/
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Damn right...

Speaking of which, whenever I see your avatar I always think 'Girls Bravo'... Not sure why though. I know I recognise that character from somewhere...and I know its not there... :?
 
ilmaestro said:
ayase said:
It seems like all a company has to do is walk into Studio Ghibli's front lobby and that gives them the right to splash all over their packaging "From The Creators, Of Spirited Away, And Howls Moving Castle." I feel sorry for the other studios that also had a minor roll to play in making Innocence, I mean take AIC, they should demand "From The Makers Of Girls Brovo, and Sasami's Magic Girls Club" on the front, with just as much pull.
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That's called marketing I think, and it's one of those things that helps draw in new fans like you wanted Mohawk. ;)
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I don't see why people wouldn't want more stuff from the makers of Girls Bravo. :/
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Exactly! But another case in point. I recently received "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" DVD and on the wrapper was a sticker saying the same thing. Studio Ghibli had absolutely no input for this film, so what's that all about? I even wrote to Amazon about it, but got no reply.
 
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