Offical Neon Genesis Evangelion Info/Update Thread - Page 222 - Blu-ray Forum

The Collector FX · 08-20-2021, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nothing371

All the Anime's UE sets are going to be Region B locked, aren't they?

That would be correct.

mysticwaterfall · 08-20-2021, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PegasusKenshiro

Highly doubt it. Gonna be the same content and discs simultaneously releasing across the regions, no different than how Arrow Video does it. Even if it is region locked, it'll finally get me off my lazy ass to buy a region free player.

Its definitely region locked, all of their releases are. Beyond that, it says right in the FAQ its region B.

rainbowbattlekid · 08-20-2021, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by polishq

Japanese release does have the song and is region A, but lacks English audio and subtitles.

Man, that's also a bummer! So there's no official way to get the show in the US, with all the original music etc and English subs?

rayeknor · 08-20-2021, 09:05 PM

Order the UK set and get a region free player its the future

Nothing371 · 08-20-2021, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rayeknor

Order the UK set and get a region free player its the future

4K UHD discs are all region free. That's the future. Actually no, it's the present.

Anime on BD is behind the times.

BigOnAnime · 08-20-2021, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by snowmint

Aren't there a lot of bootlegs of the platinum edition adv DVD on ebay.

Yes.
https://web.archive.org/web/20141028...ur.com/a/vUa04

PegasusKenshiro · 08-20-2021, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mysticwaterfall

Its definitely region locked, all of their releases are. Beyond that, it says right in the FAQ its region B.

Again, just because it says it's region B doesn't mean it's strictly such even on packaging. This will more than likely be encoded so it detects which region the disc is from and will show appropriate menus and titles before playing. Lots of companies have done this for shared Blu ray releases, this is being released the same across both regions with the exact same specs and bonus features. It'd be too expensive to make encoding specifically for each region with everything they have. If it's locked, I'd be surprised but I doubt it for this release.

psychomugs · 08-20-2021, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiyo_chichi

Good to know. There's ways to fix that.

I'm only slightly exaggerating when I say that I took Japanese classes for several years and lived in Japan for several months for the primary purpose of understanding this show in its native language.

It's really that good.

BigOnAnime · 08-20-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Girls With Guns

Sorry this reply is so late, the thread is so active your post is 3 pages back already...

yes, I was aware the thinpak has 6 discs instead of 7 like in the holiday or tin releases; my wording in my post was a bit unclear. I was trying to determine what is missing from the thinpak set. If it is missing all the extras, that is OK by me, because I'm not interested in extras at all, and I prefer the looks of the thinpak over the Holiday release, so the thinpak is what I would go for.

So did they use that extra space on the 6 discs then to still include the 4 DC episodes, or are they missing too? Are the corresponding discs authored differently? Looking at the info sheets for both products, it looks like the episode count on each disc is the same on the first 6 discs for both sets, so I'm still a little confused on what was on the 7th disc. None of the photos I was looking at were close enough to read anything in detail.

All the extras are stripped out, including clean OP/ED.

Here's the episode breakdown (which I made for a tweet because the singles episode counts are mislabeled here as people confused the thinpaks and singles when one is 6 discs and the other is 7 discs).

Singles:
1: 1-5
2: 6-10
3: 11-14
4: 15-17
5: 18-20
6: 21-23 (OA+DC)
7: 24-26 (24: OA+DC)

Thinpak:
1: 1-5
2: 6-10
3: 11-15
4: 16-20
5: 21-26 (21-24: OA)
6: 21-24 (DC)

The Platinum thinpak reportedly has a higher bitrate despite one less disc and more episodes per disc, so there's that.

Zen_Amako · 08-20-2021, 09:32 PM

I asked GKIDS to cancel my preorder for the Ultimate Edition via their customer contact form, but then I changed my mind. I sent them another message asking them not to cancel it. That was yesterday. So far, they haven't responded to either email. My order is still in the system. They are probably slammed with emails at the moment, but I wish they would respond so I would know if my order is going to be cancelled or not.

neoz · 08-20-2021, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

I asked GKIDS to cancel my preorder for the Ultimate Edition via their customer contact form, but then I changed my mind. I sent them another message asking them not to cancel it. That was yesterday. So far, they haven't responded to either email. My order is still in the system. They are probably slammed with emails at the moment, but I wish they would respond so I would know if my order is going to be cancelled or not.

Have a bad feeling they will cancel it. Then see your other email and then say sorry.

The Collector FX · 08-20-2021, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nothing371

4K UHD discs are all region free. That's the future. Actually no, it's the present.

Anime on BD is behind the times.

I agree that despite legitimate importation concerns, companies should do away with region locking. It's especially stupid for video games.

rayeknor · 08-20-2021, 10:12 PM

It is just stupid period. 4K UHD format has its problems but at least they realized region locking is not the way.

mysticwaterfall · 08-20-2021, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PegasusKenshiro

Again, just because it says it's region B doesn't mean it's strictly such even on packaging. This will more than likely be encoded so it detects which region the disc is from and will show appropriate menus and titles before playing. Lots of companies have done this for shared Blu ray releases, this is being released the same across both regions with the exact same specs and bonus features. It'd be too expensive to make encoding specifically for each region with everything they have. If it's locked, I'd be surprised but I doubt it for this release.

Believe what you want, but don't come crying to us when its region B locked like all the other Anime Limited exclusives, even when they are the same as the US versions.

Academyratio · 08-21-2021, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PegasusKenshiro

If it's locked, I'd be surprised.

Why would you be surprised...? All of their releases are region locked.

Catbug · 08-21-2021, 12:17 AM

Just get a region free 4K player like me and enjoy having access to ALL the world’s media!

Bandit Tajomaru · 08-21-2021, 01:26 AM

Hackable PlayStation 3 models can be made to be region free Blu-ray players. I just purchased a used PS3 for $75. I can confirm I was able to change the Blu-ray region to B after jail breaking it.

Naiera · 08-21-2021, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by starsteam

I'm sure there will be plenty more dead horses to beat, mostly related to this release.

Naiera · 08-21-2021, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Julian Thompson

The Japanese boxset re-release from 2019 does not have English subtitles right? There are review for it on a play-asia listing that seem to imply it does.

https://www.play-asia.com/neon-genes...tion/13/70cr19

It does not have English subtitles. None of the Japanese releases have English subtitles.

Naiera · 08-21-2021, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiyo_chichi

The same thing but cheaper

That would just be the same thing, but cheaper.

08-20-2021, 09:05 PM	#4424
rayeknor Member Member since:Sep 2020	Order the UK set and get a region free player its the future

08-20-2021, 09:32 PM	#4430
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:667 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:13	I asked GKIDS to cancel my preorder for the Ultimate Edition via their customer contact form, but then I changed my mind. I sent them another message asking them not to cancel it. That was yesterday. So far, they haven't responded to either email. My order is still in the system. They are probably slammed with emails at the moment, but I wish they would respond so I would know if my order is going to be cancelled or not.

08-20-2021, 10:12 PM	#4433
rayeknor Member Member since:Sep 2020	It is just stupid period. 4K UHD format has its problems but at least they realized region locking is not the way.

08-21-2021, 12:17 AM	#4436
Catbug Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2021 4K collection:400 Blu-ray collection:1302 DVD collection:477 Digital collection:45 iTunes collection:5 Prime collection:2	Just get a region free 4K player like me and enjoy having access to ALL the world’s media!

08-21-2021, 01:26 AM	#4437
Bandit Tajomaru Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:487 DVD collection:332	Hackable PlayStation 3 models can be made to be region free Blu-ray players. I just purchased a used PS3 for $75. I can confirm I was able to change the Blu-ray region to B after jail breaking it.

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