J-POP/Japanese music Blu-ray releases

[KAT]

Is the editing pretty good and are there many camera angles?

If I remember correctly there were 15 people listed as camera operators on the disc. The concert is done very well. Most of the audience shots are either filmed from the audience looking towards the stage or from the stage looking onward from behind the band members. The only time you see the camera focus on the audience that I remember is during sing along parts which I don't recall happening very often. In other words, this is not one of those concerts that uses the audience reactions to pump you up.

The show clearly focused on Chatmonchy, not the audience. The editing is very well done also. Some of the faster paced material recieve more cuts than the slower ones, but it is unobtrusive. This is not a concert that suffers from Mtv style jump cuts.

Also I should have mentioned more about the audio. Despite the one audio option, the audio is pretty much perfect for the main show. The bass and drums sound great. Both are pretty heavy. And the mix makes sure that none of the instruments or singing are drowned out. Next to the Police Certifiable Blu-ray, I think this is my second favorite audio mix for a blu-ray. The bonus feature audio is a little more raw, but still very good.

As I said before, if you like Chatmonchy, you'll enjoy this. This blu-ray made a fan out of me. And if they release another blu-ray in the future, I'm sure I'll be picking that one up as well. I am more into the rock side of Japanese music than the pop bands, but I am very happy with this blu-ray and I have already watched it several times.

I don't know how much longer the sale lasts, but right now HMV Japan is having a sale and Chatmonchy's blu-ray is selling for 4,689 yen if you buy two dvds,cd's or blu's. If I didn't have this one, I would probably bundle it with the Asian Kung-fu generation blu-ray which would be 4,851 yen. The rate for both of these at normal price is a little over $60 each, so this is a pretty good deal.

Also, I noticed that Chatmonchy has a new dvd, so maybe another blu isn't far behind. If this is a sign of things to come, you might want to purchase the blu sooner rather than later.