The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread - Page 267 - Blu-ray Forum

kevers7290 · 12-04-2020, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kk1

You can get a region B player shipped for less than $100 from Amazon UK (haven't looked but might even be some better holiday deals), it's worth the investment. Buying the UK version of a couple Aniplex shows would save you what you spent on the player right off the bat.

STOP MAKING LOGICAL STATEMENTS! PEOPLE IN THESE FORUMS DON'T APPRECIATE IT!!! WE WANT TO KEEP COMPLAINING ABOUT ANIPLEX PRICES RATHER THAN MAKING A SMART, WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT!

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Mangaranga · 12-04-2020, 02:24 PM

Not so much anything to do with Video and Audio, but the subtitles on Funimation's Blu-ray of Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll have been completely retranslated compared to that of the Netflix stream. No two lines appear to be the same. Also of note - the Netflix subs are more or less the dub script with some occasional minor deviations.

Code:

https://slow.pics/c/mpxZ6yQD

A bunch of direct comparisons from a scene relatively early on. Please note however that the Funi sub placement has been captured incorrectly and is not placed that high vertically.

Glorian · 12-04-2020, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by NormanicGrav

ohoho well there are certainly some Region A compatible releases from Anime Limited. Of the ones I own:

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But yeah for the most part they are always Region B locked.

Yeah, I'm guessing that the Funimation UK titles in this list are region A compatible? At least, I'd imagine that a decent number of them are.

[Show spoiler]

Also, I'm pretty sure I heard that MVM's release of The Asterisk War was region A compatible as well, although that's not an Anime Limited release.

NormanicGrav · 12-04-2020, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorian

Yeah, I'm guessing that the Funimation UK titles in this list are all (or mostly all) region A compatible?

[Show spoiler]

Also, I'm pretty sure I heard that MVM's release of The Asterisk War was region A compatible as well, although that's not an Anime Limited release.

Not all of the Funimation titles Anime Limited brought over are region A compatible. I did a second round of tests a few hours ago for that earlier post. Titles that are generally region A only in the US are essentially region B only in the UK, like Daimidaler.

Regarding MVM's The Asterisk War, I do own those and I can confirm they are Region A. Other MVM titles I own that are also Region A are Armed Girl’s Machiavellism, Made in Abyss, Mysteria Friends, and Princess Principal.

Glorian · 12-04-2020, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NormanicGrav

Not all of the Funimation titles Anime Limited brought over are region A compatible. I did a second round of tests a few hours ago for that earlier post. Titles that are generally region A only in the US are essentially region B only in the UK, like Daimidaler.

Regarding MVM's The Asterisk War, I do own those and I can confirm they are Region A. Other MVM titles I own that are also Region A are Armed Girl’s Machiavellism, Made in Abyss, Mysteria Friends, and Princess Principal.

Ah, that makes sense. So you'd need to look at a list of Funimation releases that were regions A and B to see which Anime Limited releases might also be for both regions.

BigOnAnime · 12-04-2020, 08:26 PM

Noein and Eden of the East which Anime Limited distributed for FUNimation are also Region A compatible, but those re-used FUNimation's discs. Snow White with the Red Hair is Region B locked however.

As for MVM, the Samurai Champloo SteelBook is Region A compatible, re-uses the Anime Classics discs.

disneywildcat · 12-05-2020, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mangaranga

Not so much anything to do with Video and Audio, but the subtitles on Funimation's Blu-ray of Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll have been completely retranslated compared to that of the Netflix stream. No two lines appear to be the same. Also of note - the Netflix subs are more or less the dub script with some occasional minor deviations.

Code:

https://slow.pics/c/mpxZ6yQD

A bunch of direct comparisons from a scene relatively early on. Please note however that the Funi sub placement has been captured incorrectly and is not placed that high vertically.

Based on the clip released by Funimation to promote the limited theatrical release in February, it’s likely that much of the subtitles were worked on by Funimation and its subsidiary Madman Anime (AU/NZ) for the theatrical release. Although it is possible some QC changes were made for the Blu-ray, as 10 individuals are credited for the subtitles for the Blu-ray. Only one individual is credited with the Netflix subtitles.

[Show spoiler]

Although I don’t understand Japanese, aside from the BD subtitles having Violet introduce herself to Ms. Lancaster (another student at the boarding school) with her full name (Violet Evergarden) rather than just her first name (Violet), its seems the BD subtitles are likely more literal.

Glorian · 12-05-2020, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NormanicGrav

Regarding MVM's The Asterisk War, I do own those and I can confirm they are Region A. Other MVM titles I own that are also Region A are Armed Girl’s Machiavellism, Made in Abyss, Mysteria Friends, and Princess Principal.

Here's an odd one I just personally verified today; MVM's release of Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs is partially region A/B. Disc 1 will play on region A and B players, but disc 2 will only play on region B players. Kind of odd; I'm guessing region A being included on disc 1 was an error of some kind.

Mangaranga · 12-05-2020, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorian

Here's an odd one I just personally verified today; MVM's release of Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs is partially region A/B. Disc 1 will play on region A and B players, but disc 2 will only play on region B players. Kind of odd; I'm guessing region A being included on disc 1 was an error of some kind.

Is the second disc properly locked or is it one of those where you can get around it by pressing top menu/manually changing chapter via "Go to"?

professorwho · 12-06-2020, 02:29 AM

So... the FUNimation/Manga Entertainment UHD of Akira isn't even in HDR.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

There's been two reports of SDR only, including the always reliable Geoff D, so it's gotta be true.

There goes any reason to buy the UHD. It's a piece of sh*t DNR disaster that's worse than the existing BDs. Apparently the HDR on the JP release was good, so that was its saving grace. Now, it's gone.

Hilarious. At least Anime Limited was upfront after asked if Millennium Actress was SDR, but this is golden.

Dailyan · 12-06-2020, 02:38 AM

Eh, I can just turn up my saturation and get the "HDR" that TMS have been churning out on their UHD masters.

Glorian · 12-06-2020, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mangaranga

Is the second disc properly locked or is it one of those where you can get around it by pressing top menu/manually changing chapter via "Go to"?

When I tried playing disc 2 in region A, the disc starts to load, I see a black screen for under a second, then the player returns to the system screen (the MVM release of Berserk does the same thing in a region A player). So if you didn't know better, you'd think that the disc was defective; there's no "this disc is a different region" notice.

I didn't actually try the top menu trick in that brief moment when I see a flash of a black screen, but I'm inclined to think it wouldn't work.

BigOnAnime · 12-06-2020, 05:31 AM

So, how did the FUNimation release end up being SDR only for their first ever 4K Blu-ray? If this is a mistake, it's quite bad considering they're now also owned by Sony Pictures.

If it's not a mistake, potential theory: Licensing-restrictions, they were only allowed to release a 4K Blu-ray if it was SDR only, making the HDR exclusive to the Japanese release.

professorwho · 12-06-2020, 05:51 AM

Nope. The Spanish (Spain) and German UHDs have HDR. This is most likely a FUNi fail.

Ccharmanderk · 12-06-2020, 06:23 AM

Literally the only reason to purchase any DNR'd 4K BD is for the benefit of improved HDR color grading. Funimation bungling their UHD for a movie like Akira (where HDR would REALLY help the colors pop) is doing the film a gross disservice.

Clark Kent · 12-06-2020, 06:49 AM

Without the HDR it's basically a pointless release.

NormanicGrav · 12-06-2020, 09:42 AM

Anyone here acquired the UK Blu-ray release of Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs? Only information I know is that it's on 2 BD-50s and that's it. Could be better than Anohana but we never know.

Footlong Shoe · 12-06-2020, 04:53 PM

Considering there hasn't been any marketing on Funimation's side to suggest Akira was going to have HDR (no huge label on the box and no mention in any product descriptions anywhere), I think this was fully intentional on their part. Doesn't make it any less stupid of course, my assumption is that they were too lazy to figure out how to encode HDR and thought no one would notice or care.

That said, Rightstuf currently has the product labelled as "4K HDR" so someone should probably let them know.

Ccharmanderk · 12-06-2020, 06:34 PM

If a smaller specialty label like Discotek can do proper quality HDR grading on their releases, then Funimation has no excuse. Cobra and the upcoming Cagliostro UHD BDs are going to set a standard for domestic UHD anime releases and other companies are gonna have to follow their example.

NormanicGrav · 12-06-2020, 09:59 PM

Curious to see a comparison between the UK & US release of Demon City Shinjuku and Wicked City in terms of the audio/video quality if anyone has access to those discs.

12-04-2020, 02:24 PM	#5322
Mangaranga Senior Member Member since:Oct 2014	Not so much anything to do with Video and Audio, but the subtitles on Funimation's Blu-ray of Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll have been completely retranslated compared to that of the Netflix stream. No two lines appear to be the same. Also of note - the Netflix subs are more or less the dub script with some occasional minor deviations. Code: https://slow.pics/c/mpxZ6yQD A bunch of direct comparisons from a scene relatively early on. Please note however that the Funi sub placement has been captured incorrectly and is not placed that high vertically. Last edited by Mangaranga; 12-04-2020 at 02:52 PM.

12-04-2020, 08:26 PM	#5326
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	Noein and Eden of the East which Anime Limited distributed for FUNimation are also Region A compatible, but those re-used FUNimation's discs. Snow White with the Red Hair is Region B locked however. As for MVM, the Samurai Champloo SteelBook is Region A compatible, re-uses the Anime Classics discs.

12-06-2020, 02:29 AM	#5330
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	So... the FUNimation/Manga Entertainment UHD of Akira isn't even in HDR. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA There's been two reports of SDR only, including the always reliable Geoff D, so it's gotta be true. There goes any reason to buy the UHD. It's a piece of sh*t DNR disaster that's worse than the existing BDs. Apparently the HDR on the JP release was good, so that was its saving grace. Now, it's gone. Hilarious. At least Anime Limited was upfront after asked if Millennium Actress was SDR, but this is golden.

12-06-2020, 02:38 AM	#5331
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:195 Blu-ray collection:2245 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:55	Eh, I can just turn up my saturation and get the "HDR" that TMS have been churning out on their UHD masters.

12-06-2020, 05:31 AM	#5333
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	So, how did the FUNimation release end up being SDR only for their first ever 4K Blu-ray? If this is a mistake, it's quite bad considering they're now also owned by Sony Pictures. If it's not a mistake, potential theory: Licensing-restrictions, they were only allowed to release a 4K Blu-ray if it was SDR only, making the HDR exclusive to the Japanese release.

12-06-2020, 05:51 AM	#5334
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	Nope. The Spanish (Spain) and German UHDs have HDR. This is most likely a FUNi fail.

12-06-2020, 06:23 AM	#5335
Ccharmanderk Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2015	Literally the only reason to purchase any DNR'd 4K BD is for the benefit of improved HDR color grading. Funimation bungling their UHD for a movie like Akira (where HDR would REALLY help the colors pop) is doing the film a gross disservice.

12-06-2020, 06:49 AM	#5336
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Without the HDR it's basically a pointless release.

12-06-2020, 09:42 AM	#5337
NormanicGrav Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:England, United Kingdom 4K collection:194 Blu-ray collection:2186	Anyone here acquired the UK Blu-ray release of Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs? Only information I know is that it's on 2 BD-50s and that's it. Could be better than Anohana but we never know.

12-06-2020, 04:53 PM	#5338
Footlong Shoe Senior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2017 Location:Durham, NC 4K collection:191 Blu-ray collection:1096 DVD collection:239 Trading Score:1	Considering there hasn't been any marketing on Funimation's side to suggest Akira was going to have HDR (no huge label on the box and no mention in any product descriptions anywhere), I think this was fully intentional on their part. Doesn't make it any less stupid of course, my assumption is that they were too lazy to figure out how to encode HDR and thought no one would notice or care. That said, Rightstuf currently has the product labelled as "4K HDR" so someone should probably let them know.

12-06-2020, 06:34 PM	#5339
Ccharmanderk Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2015	If a smaller specialty label like Discotek can do proper quality HDR grading on their releases, then Funimation has no excuse. Cobra and the upcoming Cagliostro UHD BDs are going to set a standard for domestic UHD anime releases and other companies are gonna have to follow their example.

12-06-2020, 09:59 PM	#5340
NormanicGrav Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:England, United Kingdom 4K collection:194 Blu-ray collection:2186	Curious to see a comparison between the UK & US release of Demon City Shinjuku and Wicked City in terms of the audio/video quality if anyone has access to those discs.

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