What are the best and worst anime Blu-Ray transfers?
>>135636481
>grain is good
/a/ has to get over itself with this shit
>>135636481
>worst
Haibane Renmei.
>>135636512
>Pretending not to notice the crop
Nice job you got a reply I hope you're real proud of your shitpost.
![[EG]Outlaw_Star_26_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[0168AB98].mkv_20150914_175947.263.png](https://i.imgur.com/UqLpMG0.jpg "[EG]Outlaw_Star_26_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[0168AB98].mkv_20150914_175947.263.png")
>>135636481
Anything that rescans the original film and doesn't slap a million and one terrible filters over it to try to make it look like horrible digital coloring.
Oh, and doesn't make the disgusting choice to crop the 4:3 to 16:9.
>>135636481
The Levels would have been the best anime restoration ever if it was finished.
>>135636512
You need to kill yourself kiddo.
>>135637053
Why did they stop the level sets? They were literally perfect. The new ones seem like the orange bricks.
>>135637728
No one bought them in the us because "muh 16:9" and grain probably.
Later funimation did a quiz to find out what people wanted and thats what we got
![(G_P) Escaflowne - Opening(1080p 10-bit)(F96BDA6B).mkv_snapshot_00.48_[2012.03.13_23.45.53].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/x5ftjEo.jpg "(G_P) Escaflowne - Opening(1080p 10-bit)(F96BDA6B).mkv_snapshot_00.48_[2012.03.13_23.45.53].jpg")
>>135636854
Escaflowne for Example
I think PatLabor turned out pretty good.
>>135638046
How the fuck could anyone think cropping it to 16:9 is an improvement?
Fucking how?
>Funi
That's no fucking excuse.
>>135636512
I fucking hate when fags crops 4:3 for muh WIDE SCREEN!
>>135636685
That's not really a transfer
>>135638072
>>135638220
>Hitomi
>sexy
Oxy-fucking-moron there.
I have the DBZ Blu rays. They're awesome.
I don't have it on hand at the moment, but the Turn A BDs are really impressive.
>>135638251
>not being attracted to athletic types.
Really?
>>135638134
Read the ANN forum comments for any series.
Those are the kind of people who vote in anime polls.
On the grain subject, why do sub groups think its nice to use a ton of noise reduction in grained anime?
There are people praising the release which looks 2 times worse than it does on raw since most of the detail was killed along with the grain. Why is this allowed?
Toei was in the studio looking over their shoulder the whole process. Expect them to be released in japan soon. They will eat that shit up over there.
>>135638352
How can anyone think that losing the 25% of the image is somehow ok or even desiderable is a fucking mistery to me.
I think Master Keaton takes the cake.
![[EG]Turn-A_Gundam_BD_31(1080p_10bit)[333F976C].mkv_snapshot_10.45_[2015.10.08_01.48.57].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/36Y96vr.jpg "[EG]Turn-A_Gundam_BD_31(1080p_10bit)[333F976C].mkv_snapshot_10.45_[2015.10.08_01.48.57].jpg")
Is that actually what the BD looks like?
>>135638573
Meant to reply to >>135638499
>>135638473
Oh god, that's fucking awful.
But the in-house Funi upscales were pretty bad. Remember when it meant losing every detail?
>>135638499
The BD looks like it was done in watercolor.
>>135638473
good lord
![Space Adventure Cobra - 04v2 (Blu-ray, 1080p, 10bit)[EEEC497F] [Gokmen].mkv_snapshot_22.36_[2015.08.26_17.36.15].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wLl8sLS.jpg "Space Adventure Cobra - 04v2 (Blu-ray, 1080p, 10bit)[EEEC497F] [Gokmen].mkv_snapshot_22.36_[2015.08.26_17.36.15].jpg")
A lot of Dezaki shows that got the BD treatment look absolutely gorgeous, like Space Cobra, RoV, Ashita no Joe etc.
>>135638499
I still think that the guy assigned to this job discovered nnedi the day before and it was eager to mindlessly play with it.
When are we getting Redline in 8k?
>>135638408
Nice fanfic, all of Toei's Blu-rays of older series are blurry, DNR'd bullshit. As far as they're concerned, Kai is DBZ in HD.
RahXephon's blurays are pretty fucking bad I think, I might be thinking of Escaflowne
![[Coalgirls]_Haibane_Renmei_02_(1280x720_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[8C1C1F8E].mkv_snapshot_01.55_[2015.01.01_02.59.57].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AZ9DSpo.jpg "[Coalgirls]_Haibane_Renmei_02_(1280x720_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[8C1C1F8E].mkv_snapshot_01.55_[2015.01.01_02.59.57].jpg")
Reminder that this exists.
>>135638573
>>135638606
Yes. They attempted to remove ALL the grain and this is the result.
>>135638816
>Fanfic
Nope. If you watched the blu-rays, you would know. It's in the Extras. And there's a lot of extras. You'll learn more factual information about DBZ than your little weeb head can handle.
>>135638310
Hitomi is an annoying cunt and Escaflowne is a shit show.
>>135638816
They will use Funimation's dummy. There is no point in them doing it themselves.
>>135639123
When did Funi start making the BDs themselves? They're just a licensing company.
>>135639157
As far as I know, DBZ is their first and only.
>>135638984
I'm almost positive Toei has zero interest in a restoration of that nature. They just aren't interested in that kind of look.
>>135639157
If they do use it (which there's no proof of), they'll degrain it, defeating the purpose.
>>135639157
They first did a test drive with the movies and then went to do the series.
As much as it pains me to say it, i really want a Dragonball bluray, even if done by funimation...
>>135636481
The Sailor Moon blu-rays look pretty bad. I actually hear the Japanese DVD remaster done in 2009 is better. Does anyone know if the DVD version that Viz is currently putting out is the '09 remaster? Or are they just using some other crappy source?
>>135638473
Holy fuck that's Disney-tier
>>135639213
Toei maintains control of all their properties. Funimation couldn't do it without approval. And Toei was in the studio to watch.
>>135638893
Don't even know why they bothered, you probably get better upscaling built into your media player.
>>135639275
Yeah, when ADV got the Renewal masters for Eva, they slapped a few DNR filters and ran the discs at 480i.
It's not as bad as the encode at the bottom, but it's not that far off.
>>135639288
If Funi released a BD like the Level Sets I'd buy the fuck out of it. As it is, I will never drop a dime to support the bullshit they did to their current BD releases.
>>135639363
Yeah, Toei also approved the stupid 16:9 releases. Guess they'll release those in Japan too, huh?
>>135638220
>>135638310
>liking boys.
>>135639404
Probably. It's easier than making them all over again themselves. probably cheaper.
>>135639489
Here's your reply, you really had me going for a second.
>>135639542
About what. Toei's involvement in their own titles? Every copyright holder is. Licensors can't even market them without getting art work and shit approved. All translated scripts have to be approved too. They are only licensors, not the owners.
>>135639316
Looks like they really fucked up the colors.
Pic related always triggers me...
>>135636481
In terms of improving over the DVD, Lodoss is one of the best.
Here's what the DVD looked like
![[ReinForce] Lodoss-tou Senki - 05 (BDRip 1436x1080 x264 FLAC).mkv_20140406_115237.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Ntv9IAf.jpg "[ReinForce] Lodoss-tou Senki - 05 (BDRip 1436x1080 x264 FLAC).mkv_20140406_115237.jpg")
>>135639865
And here's from the BD.
>>135639659
What? That the BD looks lighter?
That BD is obviously a proper remaster, so that's closer to how it was intended to look than the DVD, which would likely have been transferred from a Nth generation Digibeta tape that had degraded over the years.
![[EG]Outlaw_Star_01_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[453F0FF4].mkv_20141227_101254.650.png](https://i.imgur.com/SbY3R2M.jpg "[EG]Outlaw_Star_01_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[453F0FF4].mkv_20141227_101254.650.png")
>>135639976
>>135639625
First, you suggested that Toei was interested in the Levels for themselves, which there's no proof of whatsoever, then went on to say that they would be interested in a cropped version of one of their flagship titles. Kai is one thing, but give me a break.
I'll give you this, FUNimation helping the original studios with their own properties isn't unheard of. I believe their upscale of Samurai Champloo ended up being released in Japan later? Their dub of Baccano also made it onto Japanese releases.
But Toei is not so receptive. We're talking about the same company that gave Viz the shittiest masters possible of Sailor Moon after years of licensors fighting over the North American rights. If anything, I'm more inclined to think Toei canned the Levels because they didn't like the idea of a foreign licensor making a better product than they could.
>>135639976
Its not a bluray... Its a frame snap...1999 hxh exists only in that horrible dvd form which like you said is from tapes...
And most likely the broadcast telecine since there are huge inconsistencies in colors and lighting between episodes. The film cuts and joints are present as well
The Aria ones someone posted yesterday were pretty shit.
>>135640192
Ah. That sucks.
>>135640211
Glad I didn't wait for the BDs and bought the DVDs instead.Who am I kidding, I wanted them to be good.
>>135640155
Not him but it think funi used shitty generation reels for the levels, since they had big contrast issues
>>135641175
That's true, poor contrast and crushed blacks, but the grain, sharpness, and dirt removal make up for it in spades. Issues like that lessen with each episode too. As an example, FUNimation's master of the first episode looks really terrible for whatever reason, no matter what release it is.
If Toei allowed FUNimation to use the same process as the Levels on their original masters, that would be the best version by far. Sadly, I just don't see it happening.
>>135641684
If i had to take a guess its because then levels would look better that the dragonboxes and those are the ones toei hails as the best release possible and tries to milk them.
Is Dragon Ball Kai 2014 cropped?
>>135639421
>Hitomi a boy
What?
>>135642080
yes
>>135642240
>boyish body
>boyish face
>boyish hair
>snoodle-flute nose
Bitch be a trap, yo.
>>135640155
>First, you suggested that Toei was interested in the Levels for themselves
I never even once said that. I said Toei will likely use Funimations BDs and sell them in japan.
>>135639072
>Hitomi is an annoying cunt
Totaly agree with that
>Escaflowne is a shit show.
but you still have shit taste
>>135639210
animation /= live action
>>135643390
The Predator BDs are still a good example of how DNR fucks up the picture.
>>135643390
You ever watch Disney BDs?
>>135639072
>>Hitomi is an annoying cunt and Escaflowne is a shit show.
Yes she's a cunt, the only bad thing about the show is that it was rushed and we didn't get enough fights (that was the real appeal for me) instead they gave us that shitty love triangle that lasted so many episodes...
>>135644356
>that shitty love triangle that lasted so many episodes..
That's what ruined everything. It ground the story to a halt so it could have its shoujo garbage and try to with the "Hitomi might get with Alan!" bullshit even though it's not remotely possible within the show, nor is it going to work from viewing the show in a meta perspective. It's just tedium to watch it treat the audience like we're retarded and think that any of the shoujo bullshit actually matters.
>>135643390
Trying to scrub the image clean and pretend the original work was never shot on film is a shitty practice in animation and in live action.
Just fuck the greatest film of all time up, senpai.
>>135644595
Is there a problem? I've been meaning to rewatch EoE, but have the DVD version.
>>135645273
>>135644595
I really don't see any... is exactly the same but with better colours
>>135639865
Is that really the DVD? It looks like VHS honestly.
![Lupin III Series 1 - 01 - Is Lupin Burning [neo1024][720p][v2][8F0084B1].mkv - 00.02.14.509.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/iffcSWW.jpg "Lupin III Series 1 - 01 - Is Lupin Burning [neo1024][720p][v2][8F0084B1].mkv - 00.02.14.509.jpg")
There's nothing wrong with grain.
>>135645273
Half the screen is out of focus, and the transfer is very inconsistent in quality. Any time giant Rei is on screen, the entire frame becomes blurry.
>>135645699
>vlcsnap
At least show me some memepv or memePC.
>>135645469
Took that from my US Manga Corps DVDs that I bought back in 2003.
>>135646141
Wow, that's really shitty, even for a DVD.
>>135646186
Manga is well known for some of the worst DVDs of all time.
>>135636854
Are you saying the Outlaw Star blu ray is good?
![[EG]Outlaw_Star_23_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[E7384858].mkv_20151231_212509.198.png](https://i.imgur.com/L6urESZ.jpg "[EG]Outlaw_Star_23_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[E7384858].mkv_20151231_212509.198.png")
>>135646186
Many first-run DVDs in the early 2000s, and not just anime, were scanned from old Betamax or DigiBeta tapes that had been made for broadcast. But those are rarely stored right and over the years degrade like crazy.
As TVs got better, people started to demand better picture and that's why "remastering" became a thing. That is, going back to the original film reels and rescanning those for better, non-degraded images. Remastering has taken on a whole new ring with higher resolutions found in Blu-Rays and it's becoming more and more worth the money for companies to dig up old film reels to rescan because it's like owning a whole new product sometimes with how much the picture improves.
>>135646290
It's one of the best releases I've ever seen and RX's [EG] encode is easily worth the 74 gigs.
![index.bdmv_snapshot_01.57.50_[2016.01.03_19.17.36].png](https://i.imgur.com/4d3dcKN.png "index.bdmv_snapshot_01.57.50_[2016.01.03_19.17.36].png")
Why are anime BDs so expensive yet mastered so poorly?
>>135646445
more screenshots of the blu ray?
>>135646445
>74 GB
Good lord. I love Outlaw Star as much as the next guy who grew up watching Toonami, but that shit is bananas.
The bebop BDs are just upscales right?
>>135646541
No, only the digital effects scenes are.
![[EG]Outlaw_Star_18_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[12039B8B].mkv_20151005_200521.594.png](https://i.imgur.com/DUB8tdA.jpg "[EG]Outlaw_Star_18_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[12039B8B].mkv_20151005_200521.594.png")
>>135646528
Most of my OS shots are of Aisha.
Because reasons.
>>135646537
Worth. Every. Byte.
>worst
Gundam Seed. It constantly switches between several (bad) up scaling algorithms.
>>135646537
>I love Outlaw Star as much as the next guy who grew up watching Toonami, but that shit is bananas.
this
>>135645699
That's because of early CGI, no real way around this unless you want the george lucas treatment
>>135646631
Holy fuck, that looks like shit
>Best
[EG] Approved releases like Outlaw Star and Turn A Gundam. Grain is an important part of a healthy diet.
Best DVD release is Daimos hands down. Most BD releases don't look this good.
>>135646631
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
![[EG]Cowbop_Bebop_01_1080p_(10bit.DualAudio)[433ADDA2].mkv_snapshot_06.11_[2016.01.03_19.34.06].png](https://i.imgur.com/IAAu2xE.jpg "[EG]Cowbop_Bebop_01_1080p_(10bit.DualAudio)[433ADDA2].mkv_snapshot_06.11_[2016.01.03_19.34.06].png")
>>135646588
And here's an example.
I really hate how that first 5-10 years of digital stuff will never get a proper BD rerelease because they were created in 480p. Lots of good shows are permanently stuck in SD purgatory because of it.
>>135646848
Then release them in 480p. TVs have scalers for a reason, so most of that shit looks pretty good. Applying filters just murders the film. This is artistic crime.
Card Captor Sakura's BDs look amazing.
>>135646445
>licensed anime
>Beta
Yeah, no, they used VHS because it was cheaper.
>>135646898
Oh no, I agree. I don't condone or justify the use of butchering filters. It just sucks that the stuff in that awkward transition phase will never see that fidelity improvement that (some) older shows are getting.
>>135646898
Can't agree more with this. Champloo, Haruhi, FMA, etc. Look much better on DVD than BD.
Honestly, you'd think disney would learn from Ghibli on how to properly remaster something.
>>135646970
Anime companies don't care about preserving their work, they want a cheap buck. Throw a new disc set out the door, charge 500 bucks in yen for the improbably wealthy otakus to piss their money on. We have to put "1080p" on the fucking box, right? So blow it up and filter it, who cares?
![[CBM]_Outlaw_Star_-_23_-_Hot_Springs_Planet_Tenrei_[v2]_[720p]_[D87E78D5].mkv_snapshot_13.13_[2016.01.03_22.37.18].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mtLEggw.jpg "[CBM]_Outlaw_Star_-_23_-_Hot_Springs_Planet_Tenrei_[v2]_[720p]_[D87E78D5].mkv_snapshot_13.13_[2016.01.03_22.37.18].jpg")
>>135646625
I don't deny it looks good, but Cornbreadman's looks perfectly fine for less than half the space and I've honestly never been disappointed by his quality dual audio blu-ray batches.
And I uh, share your sentiment on Aisha. I could be because of the nostalgia, but she lights a roaring fire in me like few other girls do.
![[EG]Outlaw_Star_03_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[974EE1F1].mkv_20151010_003336.486.png](https://i.imgur.com/i3JB4sf.jpg "[EG]Outlaw_Star_03_BD(1080p_10bit_DualAudio)[974EE1F1].mkv_20151010_003336.486.png")
>>135647170
>dnr
>720
No.
>>135647170
Not enough grain4me
>>135647092
But then they couldn't put out the proper remaster five years later and get people to buy it again.
>>135646848
It's a shame because shows during that period started to substantially improve animation quality after they stopped needing to be painted onto cels. The artistic skill deserves higher resolution.
That excuse for sub-1080p mastering I sometimes hear—that they don't need to make the drawings as detailed because it's harder to see—is bullshit. Stuff now is mastered at 720p for file size management purposes and elevens having low standards. The drawing quality itself is worthy of 1080p usually.
If the genga pages still exist in storage somewhere they could be rescanned, but then they'd have to be recolored and everything else. That will never happen.
>>135638893
Fuck, don't remind me.
I heard that Yukikaze's BDs were pretty bad in comparison to the DVD version.
>>135647170
those breasts are disappointing
Aisha still a best but man, judging by how she looks while clothed those spherical breasts simply don't belong on her frame
All the Patlabor BD releases are pretty fucking spectacular. Extremely high quality rescans of the original film for the movies, OVA1 and the relatively low budget TV series. Stunningly, not only did a company pick up Patlabor for international distribution after CPM folded but they bothered making sure they did a really nice release of the same BD Japan got.
You know, there is an argument to be made that we are no longer watching these things as the creators intended. Most older shows were made with the limitations of a half decent CRT from the mid 80's and the medium it was going to be transferred on (betamax in-station and probably VHS or LD if you were rolling in it for a home release) in mind. We weren't meant to see the little animation imperfections, the corners cut or even the grain. Not saying I believe it, but there's an argument to be made.
>>135647271
But the studios sell off stacks of original line art all the time to make a quick buck.
>>135647092
IIRC a lot of Disney's old guard animators were painfully old when VHS first came out. On the other hand, Hayao Miyazaki is still alive and kicking. Dead animators can't tell stupid interns not to butcher their work with filters.
>>135647092
![[HorribleSubs] Polar Bear Cafe - 31 [720p].mkv_snapshot_11.19_[2012.11.02_16.11.29].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/M8y0ZYq.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Polar Bear Cafe - 31 [720p].mkv_snapshot_11.19_[2012.11.02_16.11.29].jpg")
>>135647432
>all the godlike disney animators are dead
>it's all shitty 3DCG and flash now
this company shouldn't be worth billions in its current self
>>135647331
That's just how fanservice often was back in those days, rarely would you find examples that weren't off model since the boner bar was still set fairly low. Stuff on the quality level of Plastic Little was basically a radiant gift from the heavens.
>>135638893
That looks terrible Smaller release and let madVR do it's thing?
>>135647385
I believe the director and staff preview the episodes through a projector onto a large screen. At least if Shirobako is accurate.
>>135647547
Disney isn't an animation studio anymore. They're basically Viacom.
>>135640211
This one hurts the most.
>>135647547
Don Bluth is still alive, but he was treated like crap while was at Disney, so he'll no never go back.
Are the Kanon BDs upscales?
All the Ghibli BDs I've seen so far have been absolutely gorgeous.
>>135647547
They've fucking bought out western culture at this point. Plus apparently half the US has some weird nostalgia for the company and muh mickey mouse.
>>135647385
Forgot to point out, the screenshot didn't come out great because the release is pic related.
>>135636512
I want you to die.
>>135646731
G_P knows how to do DVDs. Check out their VOTOMS release, it looks just as good. A properly mastered, and a properly encoded, DVD release can look just as good as a BD.
>>135647734
Ghibli knows not to mess around.
>>135647702
Because look, both shows are 2006, but Haruhi manages to look 20x shittier
>>135647877
>>135647648
He was an amazing animator yes, but he was a one-note writer and some of his movies were almost too stupid to watch as a result. Remember The Pebble and The Penguin? Wish I didn't.
>>135647877
Maybe they still had the digital layers saved somewhere for Kanon.
That allows for a proper HD release, with some work involved. Hidamari had something similar done to it.
With Haruhi, they probably only had the ole 480p master and upscaled the fuck out of it. Or they just didn't give a fuck
![[USS]_Slayers_Perfect_(1995)_[BD_1080p_H264_AC3]_[2959AE55].mkv_snapshot_00.39.11_[2016.01.03_18.44.23].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/R4QQKQa.jpg "[USS]_Slayers_Perfect_(1995)_[BD_1080p_H264_AC3]_[2959AE55].mkv_snapshot_00.39.11_[2016.01.03_18.44.23].jpg")
Slayers movie BDs look pretty fucking fantastic to my eyes, but what the hell do I know.
>>135647877
I think Kanon might be the first 720p show they did. I forget if Luck Star, which came next, looked like ass or not.
>>135647992
>jpg
How can I judge when you've added a blanket of compression artifacts?
>>135647964
*most of his movies were too stupid to watch
Fuck your lisping kids, Don.
![[Coalgirls]_Toradora_02_(1280x720_Blu-ray_FLAC)_[0C707719].mkv_snapshot_10.56_[2016.01.04_00.11.41].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Kwj4lfu.jpg "[Coalgirls]_Toradora_02_(1280x720_Blu-ray_FLAC)_[0C707719].mkv_snapshot_10.56_[2016.01.04_00.11.41].jpg")
Toradora had a good upscale I think.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/156712
![[USS]_Slayers_Perfect_(1995)_[BD_1080p_H264_AC3]_[2959AE55].mkv_snapshot_00.39.11_[2016.01.04_04.13.51].png](https://i.imgur.com/BeibtON.jpg "[USS]_Slayers_Perfect_(1995)_[BD_1080p_H264_AC3]_[2959AE55].mkv_snapshot_00.39.11_[2016.01.04_04.13.51].png")
>>135648070
Consider that was just a regular screenshot that I took while watching the movie and not intended for comparison reasons. Here's the pretty .png version of a different frame from the same scene.
>>135648168
Did the TV series ever get a BD?
>>135648015
First KyoAni 720p show was TSR in 2005 if I recall correctly.
>>135648364
Then what the hell happened with Haruhi? Why does it look so shitty
>>135648346
Not to my knowledge. All the movies and OVAs got a huge BD box release sometime last year, the raws have been on Nyaa since November and only now am I seeing groups decide to slap the subs on them.
Either that or they've been uploading to other sites in which case ignore me, I'm a huge faggot who doesn't use private trackers.
>>135638188
MUH WIDE-SCREEN
>>135648404
It was made at 704x576 because that was the highest resolution for DVD.
>>135648508
>It was made at 704x576
But why?
Did Kadokawa literally put no money into it or something?
>>135648476
I wish these retards knew enough about their media players to do it in software so they didn't have to ruin releases for all of us. In fact, that speaks volumes.
>>135648546
Who the fuck knows.
We are talking about the company responsible for E8.
>>135648508
Foresight of a meth head.
![[EG]Cowboy_Bebop_24_1080p_(10bit.DualAudio)[81788F87].mkv_snapshot_11.03_[2014.11.27_05.08.56].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/I7FYFRX.jpg "[EG]Cowboy_Bebop_24_1080p_(10bit.DualAudio)[81788F87].mkv_snapshot_11.03_[2014.11.27_05.08.56].jpg")
>>135646800
Compared to
>>135647497
>>135647092
Holy shit. This got a BD release? Downloading now.
![[ReinForce] Scrapped Princess - 22 (BDRip 960x720 x264 FLAC).mkv_20150612_152625.597.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/tMwKMrg.jpg "[ReinForce] Scrapped Princess - 22 (BDRip 960x720 x264 FLAC).mkv_20150612_152625.597.jpg")
>>135648346
So far, no.
And we may not unless the original film reels are found, as even the DVDs look like utter shit.
I hope they do.
I want Slayers TV BDs so bad.
>>135648168
And Lina was considered flat-chested back in the 90s.
>tfw bought level 1.1 and 1.2
>preordered 1.3lol
>1.2 doesnt even cover the entire saiyan saga
>>135649081
Is that show good?
![[ReinForce] Scrapped Princess - 07 (BDRip 960x720 x264 FLAC).mkv_20150612_174935.402.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5nuZGmB.jpg "[ReinForce] Scrapped Princess - 07 (BDRip 960x720 x264 FLAC).mkv_20150612_174935.402.jpg")
>>135649465
Yes
I wish Taiho Shichau zo would get a BD release already.
>>135645549
The first season of Lupin from that set is so good. The rest is garbage quality, though.
>>135649595
Why isn't that release on Nyaa or Bakabt?
![[HorribleSubs] Ashita no Joe 2 - 12 [1080p].mkv_snapshot_23.08_[2015.12.24_18.49.30].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QBDiP9i.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Ashita no Joe 2 - 12 [1080p].mkv_snapshot_23.08_[2015.12.24_18.49.30].jpg")
>>135649814
Oh it's raws, never mind.
>>135638893
Makes me feel bad that I mindlessly grabbed the coalgirls release.
>>135647385
>You know, there is an argument to be made that we are no longer watching these things as the creators intended.
It's more like we're getting to do that for the first time, considering that these new HD releases are picking up more detail than ever; production houses usually screen right from the masters using extremely expensive equipment and as such what they saw looked much better than what everyone else got.
>>135646731
This is why we need Daiz's autism, he can make anime great again.
>>135649856
Just put softsubs on it.
Is there a list of anime that looks shittier on Blu-Ray than DVD?
>>135636481
>bluray
>cropping out original artwork
how can anyone consider this good?
>>135650901
You forgot it's by Funi.
>>135650901
Because black bars aren't HD, widescreen is HD :^)
But not too wide, I won't want those black bars appearing the other way.
>>135647432
Hayao Miyazaki didn't make Umi ga Kikoeru, but you have a point.
I have yet to see a BD as peerless as Spirited Away. It's probably the most technically impressive film I've ever seen and I'm glad that it didn't get fucked up. Tenshi no Tamago has a pretty great release, as does GiTS, but not as clean and precise as Spirited Away.
>>135651582
Pretty sure Spirited Away was digital, bruh.
>>135640020
what is anime?
>>135651868
Japanese animation.
>>135652075
I want the name of that Chinese cartoon in particular, faggot
>>135652152
How are you able to type snarky replies when you can't even read?
>>135652152
Check the filename, idiot
>>135652190
This. This is the reason why I hate that website.
>>135651582
I own the Spirited Away BD and it does look great, but it was originally done digitally anyway.
How does Mononoke fair in it's BD transition? IIRC it was the last film to be entirely hand drawn by Ghibli I think?
>>135652231
I'm on a lame Windows Phone, fuckstick. The app doesn't show anything.
>>135652281
Use a computer or at least download a proper browser, then.
>>135652281
That's too bad.
>>135652281
you can hold click on the image and show the filename fyi
Or get a browser that will show the name.
>>135652335
Why is internet so bad with me?
![[REVO]Mononoke Hime[1080p,FLAC] [7694B834].mkv_snapshot_01.20.02_[2016.01.04_01.30.40].png](https://i.imgur.com/6SDcKfJ.jpg "[REVO]Mononoke Hime[1080p,FLAC] [7694B834].mkv_snapshot_01.20.02_[2016.01.04_01.30.40].png")
>>135652253
Looks dope
>>135652491
what a relief
I mean I heard Ghibli didn't fuck around with BD releases but the industry has taught me to trust no one.
>>135652281
>windows phone
>not recognizing OS
>insulting others over own ignorance
>>135652281
You know, I really hate mobilefags, and every fucking time I'm about to have a change of heart a faggot like you comes along to renact this very same shitposting because of your fucking inferior fucking piece of shit technology. And the worst part is that you fuckers already have workarounds these very situations, for example you could just have fucking saved the picture and searched it afterwards. So I can never tell if you're genuinely hopeless or if you're just a pathetic faggot that can't into simple technology to the point where you disregard the whole fucking thread so that anons cater to your needs (like they should, right?).
No matter how many times I try to convince myself that "it's just a tiny computer" or "sure, people might actually have legitimate reasons to be posting from a fucking phone", I'm invariably met with a faggot like you.
Thank you for reminding me that phonefags are some of the worst and most cancerous fucks out there and that the only reason why An Hiro doesn't ban you all is that you're an increasingly more relevant demography.
This is just going to get worse, isn't it?
>>135653276
Please settle down, he isn't worth getting upset over.
>>135653276
Butthurt, right?
>>135647385
great episode
>Only own 2 Bluray sets
>Klk Collectors
>TTGL Ultimate
I'm looking to buy Baccano and Durarara!! sets next
Anything to get that is both good quality and not more pleb tier than i've already got
>>135653734
What sells it is how seriously and rationally they come up with a situation in which the male characters must physically assault other patrons of a bathhouse.
Why can't we have more shows like Patlabor?
>>135653817
Because good writing is subtle and subtlety stopped selling decades ago.
GOD TIER ANIMES: LETS GO EDITION!
I'll start:
>Kill La Kill
>Shingeki No Kyojin
>Evangelion
>Tenga Toppen Gurren Lagann
>Stein's Gate
>Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
>Mobile Suit Gundam, Z, ZZ, Char, Unicorn
>Hellsing Ultimate
>Fate/Zero
>Ghost in the Shell (Movies)
>Bakemonogatari/Nisemonogatari
>Guilty Crown
>Fooley Cooley
>Shana
>Slayers NEXT
>>135654037
Was this meant to be a bait thread that you accidentally posted here?
>>135647432
Watched the Walt Disney documentary yesterday. Very interesting stuff. Really makes you wonder what would have happened if he hadn't died so suddenly.
But then, he was an eccentric and didn't even care about his animated features after a while. He developed a train obsession during the making of Cinderella and the movie obviously suffered from his lack of input. But even before that, he'd already let the studio become sterile and run like a factory. After a while he didn't really care about investing in new talent and just let the core group he had (well, those he hadn't fired out of suspicions they were communists) run things even though they were suffering creatively in their roles.
I bet you fags prefer scanlines as well
Can someone tell me how viz fucked up the original sailor moon bd? Shits blurry as fuck right? But I hear every other regionals release was good.
VIZ did a really good job on the Ranma 1/2 BDs. I bought them.
>>135654517
I have the BDs. None of them are blurry. I don't think it was a good choice of a show to remaster into HD though.
>>135654650
Utena
>>135638188
Based Shaft
>>135638046
>"Majority of surveys voted 4:3. Then it was ignored internally. Past sales of 16:9 sold better than 4:3."
https://twitter.com/lheiskell/status/623695483081351169
So people actually wanted 4:3 but Funimation cropped it anyway and lied about the poll results.
How do they do it? Do they first add noise/grain then run it through denoising filter or what?
>>135655159
why did they give Miya nostrils?
>>135655250
>add noise/grain
>add
Why would they add something that originally exists on the film roll?
>>135636512
I'll take grain over an anime looking like an oil painting that's been cropped and resized.
>>135655291
So she could fully enjoy the smell of poverty.
>>135655327
Tanabe makes the best reaction faces.
>>135655250
It's called Digital Noise Reduction (DNR).
It can range from slightly noticeable to "the ink is running because we left the cells in the rain overnight." Either way, it's bad because it removes detail. Some companies go even further beyond and CROP the frame so that it'll be 16:9.
>>135655163
Or some guy named Lance on twitter is lying.
>>135655490
He's Lance Heiskell, former Director of Corporate Strategy for Funimation. He left some time last year.
>>135654802That was done in Japan by Kitty Films or Deen or something, Viz recieved the BD master and used that.
>>135653504
Fake and gay.
>>135641684
Or they would just cancel them like they did with the Level Sets because they released them too close after their Licensed Dragon Box release and not many people bought them
>>135641954
The Dragon Boxes in Japan are considered "their Orange Bricks" believe it or not
I wish Toei weren't such faggots and did the following
>Remaster DB/DBZ for Blu-ray with color correction like Funi Level Sets
>Accept Kei17's tapes with Broadcast Audio which is higher than the audio quality on their sets
>>135645549
There is plenty wrong with grain for animation but that's how the things were shot(back then digital cameras didn't exist) so it's even worse if they remove it
That pic looks way too grainy though
You sure it isn't dupe grain?
Will Seikai ever get BD release?
>>135647271
>started to substantially improve animation quality
lolwut?
no just no
![Lupin III Series 1 - 01 - Is Lupin Burning [neo1024][720p][v2][8F0084B1].mkv - 00.21.04.388.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/l6DpG7Y.jpg "Lupin III Series 1 - 01 - Is Lupin Burning [neo1024][720p][v2][8F0084B1].mkv - 00.21.04.388.jpg")
>>135656447
>That pic looks way too grainy though
>1971
Yeah, no. This amount of grain is to be expected.
>>135656640
Not really
I've seen older shit than that doesn't look nearly as grainy
That looks way too grainy even for 16mm film
>>135656513
Would never count on it.
>>135656332
Does kei have all the tapes? If i recall many episodes are missing and some have local station messages here and there
>>135637728
too much time, money and energy to restore the picture iirc
>>135657036
There was a lot of low quality film stock in the '70s.
>>135656640
This amount of grain is just perfect. I know it's just noise but it is so gratifying to watch.
![LL[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/pzrqLeE.jpg "LL[1].jpg")
