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professorwho · 06-21-2018, 09:23 PM

Just for fun, but, how does FUNimation fare with non-anime releases?

Rurouni Kenshin Part I- Origins

Disc size:
43.2 GB

Main feature:
30.4 GB

Video:
1080p MPEG-4 AVC
27.1 mbps AVG
39 mbps MAX
25.5 GB

Audio:
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit 2183 kbps
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit 2206 kbps

I was going to do Kyoto Inferno as well, but it's probably similar in terms of stats and it takes a while to rip on my PC...

Anyways... wow. It looks great. It's a huge step-up from the UK Warner Bros BD. Bitrate is higher (27 vs 20), has more extras (52 minutes worth), has an English dub (don't know why they'd dub a live action movie, that's pointless and a waste of time/money), and the subtitles offer a more accurate translation.

The picture is sharp, with great detail, and has very few (if no) artifacts I could find. it's just really good, simply put. It's in 2.39:1 and is burnt into a 16:9 frame.

The audio is great as well. The Japanese track is clearly better (besides the fact that the English voice-work is out of place, and is badly acted), with more bass and a richer sound. The English track sounds good, technically, but just avoid it unless you can't deal with subtitles.

It's a good release, but it shows there must be different divisions within FUNi that do different authoring. Theatrical films have high bitrates and good encodes. Shin Godzilla, Your Name, Boy and the Beast, Disappearance of Haruhi, GITS Innocence... they all have great encodes with few issues... so, either they put more time into the films than TV series, or a second division has really good compressionists.

I love doing these write-ups... I'm the new BOA here (since he doesn't post here anymore...)

06-21-2018, 09:23 PM	#1908
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	Just for fun, but, how does FUNimation fare with non-anime releases? Rurouni Kenshin Part I- Origins Disc size: 43.2 GB Main feature: 30.4 GB Video: 1080p MPEG-4 AVC 27.1 mbps AVG 39 mbps MAX 25.5 GB Audio: Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit 2183 kbps English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit 2206 kbps I was going to do Kyoto Inferno as well, but it's probably similar in terms of stats and it takes a while to rip on my PC... Anyways... wow. It looks great. It's a huge step-up from the UK Warner Bros BD. Bitrate is higher (27 vs 20), has more extras (52 minutes worth), has an English dub (don't know why they'd dub a live action movie, that's pointless and a waste of time/money), and the subtitles offer a more accurate translation. The picture is sharp, with great detail, and has very few (if no) artifacts I could find. it's just really good, simply put. It's in 2.39:1 and is burnt into a 16:9 frame. The audio is great as well. The Japanese track is clearly better (besides the fact that the English voice-work is out of place, and is badly acted), with more bass and a richer sound. The English track sounds good, technically, but just avoid it unless you can't deal with subtitles. It's a good release, but it shows there must be different divisions within FUNi that do different authoring. Theatrical films have high bitrates and good encodes. Shin Godzilla, Your Name, Boy and the Beast, Disappearance of Haruhi, GITS Innocence... they all have great encodes with few issues... so, either they put more time into the films than TV series, or a second division has really good compressionists. I love doing these write-ups... I'm the new BOA here (since he doesn't post here anymore...)