The Boy and the Heron 4K UHD (2023)

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Originally Posted by NeilZ

Gosh the US blu ray of this really got a subpar bitrate. Pretty shocking considering 2024 and the scale of this release. Guess the Japanese blu ray will be the best blu ray release, this seems to generally be the case with Ghibli blu ray discs.

Originally Posted by NeilZ

Is that correct? The site here says 22mbps.

1.5mpbs difference I’d probably still expect the Japanese to get the edge based on precedence, but would certainly be a sign that the U.S. disc will be fine.

The average bitrate doesn't matter here as much as the peak bitrate for the parts that need it. Also, there are more factors than just the bitrate when it comes to determining the PQ.