Comments on: Card Captor Sakura Blu-ray box

By: Oscar

Oscar — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:53:44 +0000

Hey guys i was just wondering if you guys know if it will come out in the US cuz if it aint im so buying it anyway. And as for CCS digital, TCh PLZ i got episodes 1-70 un cut and uncensored on my MAC so dont give me that shit. If any one wants the episodes your more than welcome to hit me up :)

By: bluemist

bluemist — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:13 +0000

Best news I have ever heard! But the price… aaaaargh.

This is just awesome. If I don’t eat much for the next 3 months I may well afford one. The true otaku in me shall awaken!

By: Sqrfrk

Sqrfrk — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:13:02 +0000

Since the original series was on hand-drawn cels, they can rescan and capture at whatever resolution technology allows (which is pretty damn extensive). Only problem is aspect ratio - they’re either going to keep 4:3 with black on the left and right (since Blu-Ray players are invariably tied to HD sets) or pull a Funimation and do a cut job to convert to a different aspect ratio.

I can understand Blu-Ray price gouging…but damn. With pressed discs coming at a couple bucks per disc, the markup is outrageous.

By: Espr

Espr — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:44:39 +0000

@#%!#$% that ain’t cheap!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:08:18 +0000

When can I get anime in 70mm film format. I have a iMax theather and I want full experience :P

By: EcureuilMatrix

EcureuilMatrix — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:18:48 +0000

@wah: If they did that, they would be held responsible for your death.

Death by fapping, of course.

By: piyo

piyo — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:03:28 +0000

CCS is non-digital, so any time digital media improves, CCS will look better (or just crispier?), if they remaster the original material.

I have the DVD version that comes in the 3 square boxes (the second collection version) spanning 15 (?) discs which is about 10_5000 yen total.

http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/cc-sakura/

It doesn’t include the movies, so tack on 1_5000 yen. Though, these BD sets don’t seem to have the movies either. Given the different media prices, I expect the movie set in BD to be sold at an extra 1_8000 yen.

That forest+ page doesn’t say anything about a remaster, but another e-retailer (neowing) breathlessly proclaims it (今回のブルーレイ化にあたって、35mmフィルムをハイビジョンネガテレシネした上に、更に細かくフィルム修正を加えたニューマスター!). Hmph. I’m not a hi-def person yet, but another special figure and Animate tokuten might sway me. If I buy it, I’ll probably keep the DVD version as well.

I think this announcement (oh wait no official announcement yet) is timely because this is the season of the bonus (extra salary from work). A fool and his extra money are soon parted.

By: wildarmsheero

wildarmsheero — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:36:12 +0000

It’s a little known fact, but they actually went back and digitally painted Sakura’s clothes out of every shot with her in it.

By: cube

cube — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:33:03 +0000

Did they re-shoot all of the original cells though? That’d be ridiculous.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:27:15 +0000

that’s nothing compared to what the urusei yatsura dvdbox OR ldbox still go for.

but hey, japanese people are stupid enough to pay those prices.