Honneamise animé updates - 'Freedom' and 'Gunbuster vs. Diebuster' set for BD release

[OokieSpookie]

At the launch panel for its premium Honneamise label, the North American anime distributor Bandai Entertainment confirmed that in November, it will bring out a four-disc Blu-ray box set of Freedom, priced at US$139.98. The standard DVD will follow in early 2009 in the general Bandai Entertainment line. Also in November, Honneamise will bring out the Blu-ray edition of Gunbuster vs Diebuster Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie, the theatrical compilation of Gainax's Gunbuster and Gunbuster 2 OAV series.


Side note on Freedom, It will contain the seventh episode which doesn't seem be coming out on HD DVD release, meaning that Volume 6 is the final HD DVD release of the series.

[RAZGRIZ-1]

Bah! I want whole series' to show up on Blu! Amazing animes like:
Trigun
Ghost in the Shell
All 3 Dragonballs
Ruruni Kenshin
Naruto/Shippuden
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Coboy Bebop
Every Gundam

And there are oh sooooo many more I want!

[OokieSpookie]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

Bah! I want whole series' to show up on Blu! Amazing animes like:
Trigun
Ghost in the Shell
All 3 Dragonballs
Ruruni Kenshin
Naruto/Shippuden
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Coboy Bebop
Every Gundam

And there are oh sooooo many more I want!

Like all of the other companies, they have to start somewhere

[RAZGRIZ-1]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

Like all of the other companies, they have to start somewhere

True, but too bad the NA Blu-Ray anime market is as extravagent as in Japan. T.T
Oh well. I can wait.......hopefully.......at least there are a few DBZ BDs and I heard that Appleseed: Ex Machina was good.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

True, but too bad the NA Blu-Ray anime market is as extravagent as in Japan. T.T
Oh well. I can wait.......hopefully.......at least there are a few DBZ BDs and I heard that Appleseed: Ex Machina was good.

Ex Machina is really good just the cgi animation alone on the blu-ray is enough of a reason to own it

[RAZGRIZ-1]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Ex Machina is really good just the cgi animation alone on the blu-ray is enough of a reason to own it

I was thinking about getting this as a part of BB's 2 for $30 deal which ends tomorrow unfortunatly.

[alexakajeff]

Stopped liking anime a year ago, if I was still into it, I would be LOVING anime even more in Blu.

[Batman00]

Originally Posted by alexakajeff

Stopped liking anime a year ago, if I was still into it, I would be LOVING anime even more in Blu.

I hate how people dont consider DBZ anime, its because of how wide its fan base is and how successful too. I consider it anime and probably one of the best and intriguing. DBZ IS THE BEST!!!

[Marine Mike]

Cowboy Bebop with a lossless soundtrack would be amazing.

[kx11]

great mazingar for me

[Morphine]

Taken from Animeondvd

Robert and Ken then covered some announcements by playing trailers. The first announcement was for the simultaneous blu-ray release of Freedom in Japan and US. Details and specs are as follows:

Release Date - November 11, 2008
Price: $140 (20,000 yen in Japan)
4 disc Limited Edition box set
English and Japanese language tracks
English and French subtitles
16:9 1080p HD video
Dolby True HD 5.1 and LPCM Stereo audio tracks

Ken stated that a regular dvd version will be released in 2009 under the general BEI label. Both versions will include OAV 7. The second announcement was for the blu-ray release of Gunbuster vs Diebuster. Here are some details on it.

Release Date - November 25, 2008
Price: $100 (14,800 yen in Japan)
3 disc boxset
2 movie discs
1 bonus / extras disc

Ken also noted that the Gunbuster and Diebuster movies would be released separately on blu-ray for $50 each on the same date. He also mentioned that all three will be subtitled only.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

Bah! I want whole series' to show up on Blu! Amazing animes like:
Trigun
Ghost in the Shell
All 3 Dragonballs
Ruruni Kenshin
Naruto/Shippuden
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Coboy Bebop
Every Gundam

And there are oh sooooo many more I want!

Evangelion is done by ADV (except for the movies ADV dubbed but Manga released it on dvd)and they are pretty much going where Geneon went which sucks because i want the final volume to Kanon because i love that series but of course it was supposed to come out Tuesday but they pulled it just like last time with that series due to licensing troubles or something like that oh and speaking of Geneon, Funimation is taking at least some of Geneon's releases (or all) so you never know and dont forget Funimation is like really the only anime company besides Honneamise/Bandai Visual that are releasing out blu-rays

[RAZGRIZ-1]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Evangelion is done by ADV (except for the movies ADV dubbed but Manga released it on dvd)and they are pretty much going where Geneon went which sucks because i want the final volume to Kanon because i love that series but of course it was supposed to come out Tuesday but they pulled it just like last time with that series due to licensing troubles or something like that oh and speaking of Geneon, Funimation is taking at least some of Geneon's releases (or all) so you never know and dont forget Funimation is like really the only anime company besides Honneamise/Bandai Visual that are releasing out blu-rays

Ya, hopefully FuniMation will see the greatness of Blu and put out the goods. Like a ultimate DB/Z/GT collection.

A guy can dream though right?

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

Ya, hopefully FuniMation will see the greatness of Blu and put out the goods. Like a ultimate DB/Z/GT collection.

A guy can dream though right?

that would be like buying the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle in how much that would cost to have everything from to Dragon Ball to GT plus all of the movies and tv specials i rather just have like the complete Dragon Ball series box set, the complete Dragon Ball Z box set, and so on

[RAZGRIZ-1]

Meh, its worth it in my book. DBZ was my first anime (besides Pokemon ) and its better than most of the stuff thats out there right now. So I deffinatly think its worth the price. Trigun, Rouruni Kenshin and Naruto are up there too. (Just look at my name.........and yes, I spelled Sensei wrong on purpose.)

[Psx0005]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

Ya, hopefully FuniMation will see the greatness of Blu and put out the goods. Like a ultimate DB/Z/GT collection.

A guy can dream though right?

Personally, other than putting more episodes on a Blu-Ray due to its increased storage capacity, I don't see how a show like Dragonball can benefit from any video or audio enhancement and how it will benefit us as anime fans. With movies like Appleseed Ex Machina being done in CG, I can see where that type of anime can benefit from what Blu-Ray has to offer but the Dragonball series? With a majority of the pre-2000 anime that's been released, the only advantage that I see for anime titles is cramming more episodes on Blu-Ray so that sets like the 10+ DVD's for Neon Genesis Evangelion can be put on a lesser number of Blu-Ray discs. Just MHO.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Psx0005

the only advantage that I see for anime titles is cramming more episodes on Blu-Ray so that sets like the 10+ DVD's for Neon Genesis Evangelion can be put on a lesser number of Blu-Ray discs. Just MHO.

ADV has already done that on dvd and with remastered audio they call it the platinum collection or something like that

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by Psx0005

Personally, other than putting more episodes on a Blu-Ray due to its increased storage capacity, I don't see how a show like Dragonball can benefit from any video or audio enhancement and how it will benefit us as anime fans. With movies like Appleseed Ex Machina being done in CG, I can see where that type of anime can benefit from what Blu-Ray has to offer but the Dragonball series? With a majority of the pre-2000 anime that's been released, the only advantage that I see for anime titles is cramming more episodes on Blu-Ray so that sets like the 10+ DVD's for Neon Genesis Evangelion can be put on a lesser number of Blu-Ray discs. Just MHO.

It depends how it was stock. Cel was shot directly to FILM, with Film you can rescan. But if they shot to film and then transfered to Video and scrapped the film you're screwed. Because Video was limited to NTSC Resolution.

All new anime series since about 2001 are rendered at 640x480 in computer so you're completly screwed there also. That's why i absolutely hate computer anime.

Most film can be restored because film has a higher resolution than HD

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Kakashi Sensai

Bah! I want whole series' to show up on Blu! Amazing animes like:
Trigun
Ghost in the Shell
All 3 Dragonballs
Ruruni Kenshin
Naruto/Shippuden
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Coboy Bebop
Every Gundam

And there are oh sooooo many more I want!

I think Gundam 00 would be a good candidate...
Gundam 0079 unlikely
Gundam Seed -popular enough to be likely
Gundam Seed Destiny - perhaps popular enough to be likely.
Gundam Zeta - I personally would like to see this..
Gundam Double Zeta - Right now there are fights of this one being canon it seems bandai tried to write this series off which saddens me.
Turn A Gundam - We have not even seen a dvd release so probably not..
War in a pocket - I have no idea I would prefer it not be that is the most depressing one it evokes a emotional response.
Gundam X - We have not even seen a dvd release so probably not sniffle..
F91 - Maybe we at least got the dvds...
Char's Counter attack - Maybe we at least got the dvds...
G Gundam - Mortal Kombat.. rofl dunno why not..
Mobile Team - dunno
Stardust - dunno

Personally i would like to see the following..
Macross - Do you remeber Love (movie)
Star Ocean EX (Series)

[Jeff Kleist]

Macross DYRL will not come out till alll the legal crap sorts out in Japan, nor will any other new Macross series. Could be years

00,Char, F91 are guaranteed to come out here, it's just a question of when
Stardust Memory is just 0083 movie version

Zeta Gundam is about to come out on Blu in Japan, but probably never coming here. It sold terribly on DVD (I picked up the huge $200 collector's box for $40 brand new at a liquidator, and they had a LOT of them). 0079 equally unlikely.

Since most Gundam fans despise ZZ, I seriously doubt it'll ever come out here
Turn-A, V and X will probably stay buried in Japan, and G is unlikely to make the transition either. Gundam Wing is the only one that has a shot at a Blu release in the states.