Comparisons of Same Company Anime Blu-ray Releases

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Each new entry is compared to the last release.


5 Centimeters per Second

[Show spoiler]2017:

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2021:

-Logo of old distributor removed

Best Release: 2021


Appleseed

[Show spoiler]2010:

-VC-1
-Lossy Audio

2015 Selects:

-AVC
-Lossless Audio
-Smaller and improved subs

Best Release: 2015 Selects


Children Who Chase Lost Voices

[Show spoiler]2012:

-A lot of banding and blocking artifacts
-Incorrect brightness

2016 Sentai Selects:

-Banding is massively reduced
-Correct brightness
-Improved compression
-Errors fixed
-Extras moved to their own separate disc
-Smaller subtitles

Best Release: 2016 Sentai Selects


Clannad

[Show spoiler]2011/2012:

-Incorrect gamma
-Poor compression

2017:

-Correct gamma
-Much better compression
-Newly rendered subtitles
-Typesetting changes.
-HIDIVE ad instead of The Anime Network ad
-The video extras of each season are moved to their last disc
-Different Sentai logo animation and trailers

2020:

-Disc Credits added to bonus features
-Copyright at the end of the credit roll for every single episode
-Different Sentai logo animation and trailers
-"Collector's Edition" added below the Clannad logo on each disc.

Best Release: 2017/2020


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[Show spoiler]2012 Complete Collections:

-Severe banding
-Not great compression
-Noticeable compression artifacts in menus
-Huge subs

2014 Complete Series:

-Smaller subtitles

2020 Collector's Edition:

-Unknown

Best Release: 2014 for the improved subtitles. The 2020 release may be better, but it is currently unknown.


Elfen Lied

[Show spoiler]2013 Complete Collection:

-Muffled voices and sound effects on the show's dub track

2019 Steelbook:

-Muffled audio problem fixed
-Improved video quality
-Higher bitrate
-Improved subtitles
-Episodes split more evenly between the two discs
-Music added to menu
-Different FBI warnings
-Different ADV Films logo
-No ads
-CD soundtrack

2021:

-Standard case
-Drops soundtrack

Best Release: 2019


Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone

[Show spoiler]Original Printing:

-Digipak in a slipbox

Later Printings:

-Fly Me to the Moon extras removed
-Eventually changed to a standard slipcover

Best Release: Original Printing


Flying Witch

[Show spoiler]2017 Complete Collection:

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2020 Complete Collection:

-Possibly improved subtitles
-Different menus
-Different English staff credits

Best Release: 2020


The Garden of Words

[Show spoiler]2013:

-Huge subs

2020:

-Smaller subs
-Adds Spanish audio and subtitles
-A couple lines in the Japanese commentary tweaked
-Adds one missing translated caption from the film

Best Release: 2020


Gatchaman

[Show spoiler]2013 Complete Collection:

-Incorrect black level on all episodes
-Bonus features stretched to widescreen

2019 Collector's Edition:

-Extras have the correct aspect ratio
-Includes movie
-Art Book

Best Release: 2019 Collector's Edition

Grave of the Fireflies

[Show spoiler]2012:

-JP credits, then English credits

2020 Steelbook:

-English credits only
-Smaller subtitles
-Menu now has music
-Different Sentai logo
-Different ads
-Different production credits

Best Release: 2020 Steelbook


High School of the Dead

[Show spoiler]2011 Complete Collection:

-Banding
-Large subtitles
-Incorrect brightness

2014 Collector's Edition:

-Improved brightness
-Improved color
-Improved line detail
-Less banding
-Macroblocking
-Smaller subtitles
-Subtitle improvements
-DVDs added
-Special Book
-OVA included
-Different Sentai logo

Best Release: 2014 Collector's Edition for best overall quality


Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

[Show spoiler]2012-2013 Season Sets:

-Half of Episode 7 is horribly pixelated

2016 Complete Collection:

-4 discs to 3
-Episode 7 fixed

Best Release: 2016 Complete Collection


Is This a Zombie?

[Show spoiler]2014 Anime Classics:

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2019 Seasons 1&2 Bundle:

-Drops the DVDs which included the first OVA

Best Release: 2014 Anime Classics


Lucky Star

[Show spoiler]2016 Complete Series:

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2019 Essentials:

-Drops the DVDs which contained exclusive extras

Best Release: 2016 Complete Series


Needless

[Show spoiler]2011 Collections:

-VC-1

2012 Complete Collection:

-AVC
-4 discs to 3 discs

Best Release: 2012 Complete Collection


Nichijou

[Show spoiler]2017:

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2019:

-English dub added
-Episodes split more evenly between the discs
-DVDs removed
-FUNimation digital copy included

2020:

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Best Release: 2019/2020


Ninja Scroll

[Show spoiler]2012:

-Incorrectly brightened

2015:

-Proper brightness/contrast
-Smaller subtitles
-Different disc credits

Best Release: 2015


Patlabor

[Show spoiler]Patlabor OVA:

-Big yellow subtitles
-Subtitles constantly go outside the 4:3 frame, and with a lot of the dialogue going so fast or overlapping it makes it difficult to follow at times
-Typos

2018 Complete Collection:

-Slipbox
-Smaller anti-aliased subs
-TV errors fixed

2020 Complete Collection:

-Slipcover

Best Release: 2018/2020 Complete Collections


Samurai Champloo

[Show spoiler]2009:

-DNR

2011:

-Grain retained

2019:

-FUNimation digital copy included

Best Release: 2011/2019


Sankarea: Undying Love

[Show spoiler]2013:

-Accidentally uses the TV broadcast masters

2015:

-Proper episodes

2019 Essentials:

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Best release: 2015 (Or 2019 if it uses the newer discs)


Summer Wars

[Show spoiler]2011:

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2013:

-DVDs added

2016 Hosoda Collection:

-Making-of Booklet added
-UV code added

2018 Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection:

-New menus
-Booklet & DVDs dropped
-UV code swapped for FUNimation code

Best Release: 2016 Hosoda Collection


The Boy and the Beast

[Show spoiler]2016:

-UV code

2017 Hosoda Collection:

-More extras
-Making-of Booklet added

2018 Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection:

-New menus
-Booklet & DVDs dropped
-UV code swapped for FUNimation code

Best Release: 2017 Hosoda Collection


The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

[Show spoiler]2016:

-UV code

2016 Hosoda Collection:

-Making-of Booklet added

2018 Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection:

-New menus
-DVDs dropped which included exclusive extras
-Booklet dropped
-UV code added

Best Release: 2016 Hosoda Collection


Wolf Children

[Show spoiler]2013:

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2017 Hosoda Collection:

-UV code
-Making-of Booklet added

2018 Mamoru Hosoda Movie Collection:

-New menus
-Different disc credits
-Booklet & DVDs dropped
-UV code swapped for FUNimation code

Best Release: 2017 Hosoda Collection