The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

[pikagreg]

UPDATE! Funi is now releasing the set stateside!

The Hosoda Collection Edition: MSRP $49.98 Retail~ TRSI Funimation



Standard Edition MSRP $34.98 TRSI Funimation




Been waiting for this KR release since the Bandai BD is so expensive now. Looks like the details are finally up.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Through Kimchi DVD)

Lenticular Version - $31.99 link
Full Slip Version - $30.00 link

I was really happy with the Ghost in the Shell sets and am super excited for this release! As of right now, you can only order the Lenticular version though I might give it a few for the other one to pop. No dub for this release though I am not too worried.

LENTICULAR VERSION (1800 Copies)





FULL SLIP VERSION (1200 Copies)

[neoz]

Dang no dub for it.

It is nice though.

[svenge]

The lenticular is limited to 1800 copies, not the 1500 you listed. Anyhow, here's the specs for the release:

Aspect Ratio & Format: 1.78:1 1080p
Language: Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / DTS-HD MA 5.1 / Linear PCM 2.0
Subtitles: Korean / English / Japanese
Region Code: A
Run Time: 98+164 mins
Number of discs: 1

Special Features:

• Premier's Stage Greeting
• Hanako Oku Music Video
• Theatrical Trailer
• Promotional Video
• TV Spots
• Art Gallery
• Direction File
• Premiere's Backstage Story
• Sketch Book

And here's an image of the lenticular effect:

[Girls With Guns]

Nice - Pre-Ordered! It's already mine!!! Bwah-Haha-haaaa!

So maybe I should sell my Bandai Blu-ray, now? nah.

EMS Shipping is almost as much as the cost of the Blu-ray - total was $59.77 USD. Lol, I only paid $21 for my Bandai Blu-ray.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by Girls With Guns

Nice - Pre-Ordered! It's already mine!!! Bwah-Haha-haaaa!

So maybe I should sell my Bandai Blu-ray, now? nah.

EMS Shipping is almost as much as the cost of the Blu-ray - total was $59.77 USD. Lol, I only paid $21 for my Bandai Blu-ray.

I decided to go with the slower Standard Air Mail shipping ($9.70, for a total of $41.69) for that very reason, as I'm OK with waiting an extra week or two to save $18.

Of course back when I bought the 2DVD + CD "Limited Edition" release on Black Friday 2008, I paid $25.30 for it. Since the BD didn't come out until April 2011, and Bandai Entertainment left the US anime business in early 2012, I never saw the need to get the BD of it until it was too late.

[MrRedrum]

Hmmm... I'm intrigued. Have you guys ordered through this site before? I'm completely ignorant to a lot of the overseas orders through Korea and Japan, so what's with the regular USPS shipping and EMS shipping? And what's with the whole option of invoice, 'merchandise' or 'gift' declaration for customs? At these prices I doubt there'd be any customs hold regardless of selection, but...? lol I'm so confused.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by MrRedrum

Hmmm... I'm intrigued. Have you guys ordered through this site before? I'm completely ignorant to a lot of the overseas orders through Korea and Japan, so what's with the regular USPS shipping and EMS shipping? And what's with the whole option of invoice, 'merchandise' or 'gift' declaration for customs? At these prices I doubt there'd be any customs hold regardless of selection, but...? lol I'm so confused.

Regular air mail is exactly what it sounds like, and EMS is the equivalent of priority/express mail. As for the invoice declaration, since there's no Customs duty in the US for DVD/BDs there's no need to do anything unusual (like labeling the shipment as a "gift") with its status.

[Girls With Guns]

This is my fourth order through KimchiDVD, and I prefer to use EMS shipping, as it's a bit more reliable and better tracking - and in the case of Lenticulars, I want it quick, and EMS is only 3 days shipping to the US. Regular shipping through the Korean/US postal service is about 12-24 days shipping.

You don't need to worry about the declaration values for Merchandise/Gift stuff if you're in the US - we don't get hit with any Customs for Blu-rays and DVDs...

EDIT: Svenge beat me to it... echo, echo....

[MrRedrum]

Thanks guys, I didn't think there were any customs nonsense for blu-rays since I've imported stuff from UK and CA with no problem so the whole customs declaration really through me for a loop haha. I'll just leave it set as 'Send Original Invoice' then. I have no problem waiting a week or two to save that chunk of change so thanks for clearing that up. Lastly, since it seems the only viable checkout method is PayPal I'm assuming they take out the funds immediately?

[svenge]

Originally Posted by MrRedrum

Lastly, since it seems the only viable checkout method is PayPal I'm assuming they take out the funds immediately?

Correct.

[Naiera]

Can I assume this has better video and possibly audio quality than the US release?

[MrRedrum]

Cool, thanks for all the info. Now to debate this purchase after spending too much money on anime/manga for the month already lol.

[Girls With Guns]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Can I assume this has better video and possibly audio quality than the US release?

Lol, most likely, with about a 95% probability... Was the US edition that bad, PQ-wise? I never really noticed when I watched my copy, but then I wasn't scrutinizing it, either. That Bandai Blu-ray release was the very first anime I ever purchased on disc, back in 2011 - even before my first Studio Ghibli Blu-ray purchases.

Originally Posted by MrRedrum

Cool, thanks for all the info. Now to debate this purchase after spending too much money on anime/manga for the month already lol.

Just do it - it's a Limited Edition, and you only live once. What's one more week eating ramen, anyway...

[Naiera]

I watched it not too long ago and wasn't too impressed. It wasn't bad in any way, though. I don't remember if I checked any stats, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's one of those 14GB all-included files.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by Naiera

I watched it not too long ago and wasn't too impressed. It wasn't bad in any way, though. I don't remember if I checked any stats, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's one of those 14GB all-included files.

Based off of the review at DVDBeaver, here's the important stats:

Disc size: 21.1 GB
Video: AVC @ 19.98 mbps
Audio: Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (16-bit) | English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (16-bit)
Subtitles: EN / EN signs + songs only

In comparison, the JP BD had these stats:

Disc size: 37.0 GB
Video: AVC @ 36.07 mbps
Audio: JP Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (16-bit) | JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 (16-bit) | JP LPCM 2.0 (16-bit)
Subtitles: JP

Note that all the bonus material on the US BD release was on a separate dual-layer DVD (6.5 GB total), while the bonus material on the JP BD was on the single Blu-ray disc. As such, the Bandai US release was certainly serviceable, if not spectacular.

[Naiera]

Thanks. I'm also very interested in that 2.0 PCM track.

[PGW]

Is there anything particularly bad about the British disc on Manga (other than it being region B)? I bought that because I, too, missed the American release (it was always too expensive even when it was in print). I remember it looked fine.

[Naiera]

I don't think there's anything particularly BAD about either of the western releases. They're just not particularly GOOD either

[svenge]

Originally Posted by PGW

Is there anything particularly bad about the British disc on Manga (other than it being region B)? I bought that because I, too, missed the American release (it was always too expensive even when it was in print). I remember it looked fine.

The BDINFO scan I found of it indicates:

Disc size: 24.8 GB
Video: AVC @ 21.00 mbps
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 (16-bit) in Japanese, English, Catalan, and Spanish
Subtitles: English / English signs + songs / Catalan / Spanish / Spanish signs + songs

[prophetic]

Oh, wow. Count me in!