Ultraman on blu ray!

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

[Show spoiler]http://therealmcast.com/2015/05/12/u...-and-new-film/

Yay!

"Blu Ray release: One of the first orders they plan to execute is the blu ray release of Ultra Q, Ultraman, UltraSeven, Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace and Ultraman Taro along with Jamborg Ace. This will be the first time any of these shows have seen proper blu ray release stateside, in addition to a proper release of Return, Ace, Taro and Jamborg in the US. The plan is to add an English dialog track with the releases for those who have a difficult time with subtitles."

Disappointing it's from Chaiyo (they are thieves and pure evil) and I'm sure the transfers will be godawful, just like they were on dvd but we are finally getting Seven, return, ace and Taro released here, so i'm happy.

Please explain.
I've never heard of this Studio before.

[willtopower]

Killer news! I'm in!

[ScorpionReleasing]

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

Please explain.
I've never heard of this Studio before.

they basically "stole" Tsuburaya's work over a forged stamp/signature, and been giving masters that are rip's of the superior Japanese discs because they cant get access to the real masters.

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

they basically "stole" Tsuburaya's work over a forged stamp/signature, and been giving masters that are rip's of the superior Japanese discs because they cant get access to the real masters.

Oh!
well...
That's not cool!

[Zillamon51]

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

Please explain.
I've never heard of this Studio before.

Chaiyo is a Thai company that has fraudulently claimed international ownership of various Ultraman shows and properties. SciFi Japan has some extensive articles on the situation.

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2...a-productions/

Unfortunately, all of the early Ultraman shows on DVD in the U.S. from BCI Eclipse, Mill Creek, and Shout! Factory come from Chaiyo in one way or another.

[MechaGodzilla]

This would be exciting news, but Chaiyo have been saying this for years and there are no Blu-rays yet. I'm not going to jump for joy until it actually happens.

As for the whole Chaiyo vs. Tsuburaya thing, I don't like what Chaiyo are doing either, but I'm also desperate enough to own the shows that if Blu-ray sets were released in at least decent quality, I'd go for it. Because who knows how long we'd have to wait for Tsuburaya to get the full rights back otherwise, it could take years or even decades, if it even happened at all.

[Zillamon51]

^ Agreed. Chaiyo has a history of empty claims, so I'm not holding my breath, but if these shows ever materialize on Blu-ray, I'll buy them. I know Chaiyo doesn't have access to original materials, so hopefully they just rip the HD versions from the Japanese discs, as I imagine that's the best quality they could manage.

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by Zillamon51

^ Agreed. Chaiyo has a history of empty claims, so I'm not holding my breath, but if these shows ever materialize on Blu-ray, I'll buy them. I know Chaiyo doesn't have access to original materials, so hopefully they just rip the HD versions from the Japanese discs, as I imagine that's the best quality they could manage.

Yeah, I imagine ripping the Japanese discs would be the only thing Chaiyo could really do if they want to release the shows in HD.

[Vlad Draculi]

YAY!! Glad I haven't bought that Ultraseven DVD set Shout released yet.

[Wilkix]

Definitely interested in the films, great news