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So they copy the French for boxsets. (FR pic)
That means these'll probably be their choices for series 7 and 8 boxart.
I hope they'll keep doing thinpacks, however messy the covers look. Measuring the mockups, it's the same width as series 5's, so I'm guessing it is, since Manga've switched to 1.5-cases width for their series in thickpacks. Though the mockups haven't always matched the reality...
That means these'll probably be their choices for series 7 and 8 boxart.
I hope they'll keep doing thinpacks, however messy the covers look. Measuring the mockups, it's the same width as series 5's, so I'm guessing it is, since Manga've switched to 1.5-cases width for their series in thickpacks. Though the mockups haven't always matched the reality...
Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
Manga distributes Bleach for Viz Media Europe (Kaze) so that makes sense.
What's with boxes 12 and 13 having so little episodes? I take it for us next year they'll be one box, right?
Paradox295
Pokémon Master
Maybe. Have Manga done 8-episode Bleach releases before?ColdCobra said:
Looks like that's usual for Kaze Bleach releases. The fact that their *tenth* box matches our sixth one should show they've spread them out a bit more, looking at episode counts, the French ones are [12]:[12]:[12]:[15]:[18]:[21]:[20]:[8] -- only series 5-7 are in one box each. (Series 9 onward doesn't appear to be licensed for Europe yet--and being that it's apparently HD, I hope when it finally does it'll get BDs of some sort somewhere.)Paradox295 said:
Manga has done 8 episode Bleach releases; 'Series 1 Part 2', 'Series 4 Part 1', 'Series 4 Part 2', and 'Series 5 Part 1'. But Manga seem commited to be releasing a whole Japanese series in one box, e.g., where France, Australia, America, everywhere else split the 7-disc series 4 into two boxes, Manga only did one.
So I'd be confident in saying Manga'll do a boxset for all of series 8.
HokageLuffy
Completely Average High School Student
nanika said:
Naah, sadly Bleach isn't HD, it's SD. The fansubs are just upscaled.
Heres a list of anime resolutions, page is in Japanese though. Bleach is listed as 'SD field up', an upscale. http://gorry.haun.org/pw/?20101001_tvaformat
Manga should have made their Bleach seasons longer... the rate they're going we're gonna be touching Season 20 by the end of the Aizen Arc!
Paradox295
Pokémon Master
Nah, they're going by the same seasons as the R2J DVDs. Check wiki.HokageLuffy said:
Ironically at their current rate Viz will end up with more than 20 seasons by then, at a estimate at least season 22 if they don't change their season-counting ways pretty soon. Heck, Japanese season 11 is already part of Viz's season 14... when if Manga do keep to the Japanese ones, series 14 will end the Arrancar arcParadox295 said:
...and wow, I guess with the sharpness of the credits I just assumed it was just the rest of the show was very soft HD, but yeah, the credits are the only thing actually 1080... so I guess it's another show mastered in but not actually animated in HD. Though I wonder if the movies are HD... and given that they apparently contain English subs, I almost feel like ordering the first one to find out.
Wasn't Season 9 that awful filler arc with the purple haired Captain? Ugh, it takes a lot for something Bleach related to annoy me, but that arc did it.
I think where you got confused was that Season 9 was the first season in widescreen. I remember because the first episode after the filler arc had the black borders on the sides when recapping pre-filler arc stuff.
I think where you got confused was that Season 9 was the first season in widescreen. I remember because the first episode after the filler arc had the black borders on the sides when recapping pre-filler arc stuff.
HokageLuffy
Completely Average High School Student
nanika said:
At least the show keeps a consistent resolution lol. Naruto Shippuden manages to be HD one episode, and then reverts to SD the next!
And yeah, the Bleach movies are HD. They aired in the cinema, so probably have a native resolution of higher than 1080.
Seems like those French Blu-Rays list an English Dub track as apposed to a Sub track. I dunno how thats possible since the Dub of the third film is yet to be released in America!!
It was, both the filler and the widescreen. Though it wasn't the widescreen that confused me so much as the credits actually being 1080, but I'm sure the widescreen helped.ColdCobra said:
Alright, ordered Memories, probably will do some write-up about it when it arrives. If it turns out to be proper HD with the English sub/dub then I'll order the other two as well.HokageLuffy said:
Also, looks like my worries about UK stopping the thinpacks because of all other regions changing release method and Manga rereleasing everything in fatpacks are completely dispelled. "Told over 4 discs and packaged in slimline Amaray packaging featuring the original Japanese sleeve art and housed inside a gorgeously designed box."
Now I just wonder which art they'll drop, Rukia, Shinji or Hollowfied Ichigo.
Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
Whut.HokageLuffy said:
Just Passing Through
The Wildcard
Shiroi Hane said:
Movies shot digitally for theatrical distribution, or movies shot on film, and then transferred to digital for projection usually have higher that 1080 resolution. Obviously because of the bigger screens. 2k is typical for projection since 2005, while recent cinema projectors work at 4k. Consequently, films are shot digitally at those resolutions as well.
Note that film still kicks digital's arse. When some films are transferred to digital for archiving purposes, they are scanned at 8k or higher.
I think the only notable movies shot digitally at 1080 native resolution, are Star Wars episodes 2 and 3, meaning Blu-ray is as good as those films will ever look.
...though Manga's BD of Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D is a upscale from 540p, despite that getting a theatrical release (though that could be because of the 3D) and I know some of the early digitally-animated Pokémon movies were only animated in 1000p. Interestingly enough for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pyramid of Light is actually 1080p(or more), so 540p for Bonds Beyond Time is a downgrade.Just Passing Through said:
Paradox295
Pokémon Master
nanika said:
So, with a PAL DVD resolution being 576i, the only reason to get the BD is for the 3D.
fabio de lunatico
Claymore
Regardless of the minor difference in native resolution, I suspect that the upscaling, superior video codec, significantly higher bitrate, and progressive scan would give the Blu-ray the edge. FMA: Brotherhood is 540p upscaled and looks better than any of my DVDs.Paradox295 said:So, with a PAL DVD resolution being 576i, the only reason to get the BD is for the 3D.
Shiroi Hane
Dragon Knight
Getting a Red 4K camera is a while different deal to creating hand-drawn animation in HD or higher. With the exception of digital elements and full 3DCG, the individual frames are still drawn by hand and, while the paper they use is larger than was used for SD animation, there's still a heck of a difference between the size of the drawing and the size of a cinema screen.Just Passing Through said:
Well, with Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time, the Blu-Ray isn't more expensive than the DVD than with some releases (Only about £3 difference online), so getting the BD could also be an investment for when 3DTVs stop being richboy toys (remember how HDTVs were richboy toys a few years ago?).
Still, that does raise questions...
Still, that does raise questions...
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