Hayao Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan 4K UHD (1978)

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Some caps of the UHD by my friend Prince 7.

While certainly grain managed (I wouldn't say its NR is anywhere near as destructive as the post above implies it to be), the new scan really shines and readily bests the older scan (done with an IP, while this is from the OCN which would have finer grain anyways).

This was done with a much steadier hand. I'll probly have to pick it up soon. Wish it had the Japanese credits tho.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

That's unfortunate. They're present on the US BD via seamless branching.

I'm not sure if it's got anything to do with MediaOCD thinking that UHD doesn't support seamless branching, though David Mackenzie says it does. Though not seamless multi-angles. Either way, the original Japanese titles should be the default; it's the English titles that are surplus to requirements.

[NeilZ]

No Japanese credits is a major mark against it in my book.

I'll wait to see the full size comparisons to see if the improvement that I assume should be present are noticeable enough.

[fred25_Ca]

Amazon has delayed the volume 2 until the end of October. Anyone received their copies yet from elsewhere? I'm very curious about that booklet!

[PissedOffPeoN]

Same date as anime limited delayed it for unless it gets delayed again.

[Hydra Spectre]

What are the chances of GKIDS releasing this in the US?
I also wish GKIDS would release Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 4K UHD as well.

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by Hydra Spectre

What are the chances of GKIDS releasing this in the US?
I also wish GKIDS would release Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 4K UHD as well.

Nadia is quite literally the previous 2K master by Sony PCL rather badly upscaled to 4K with boosted colours and contrast, with tons of destructive filtering that ruins the integrity of the image. It would be utterly hilarious if anyone released it on 4K UHD.

[NLScavenger]

https://forums.animeuknews.net/threa...42#post-642446

Most likely delayed and expected end of Nov but waiting on date confirmation
• Future Boy Conan Part 2 (4K UHD)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
• The Relative Worlds
• Violet Evergarden the Movie (4K UHD)

[PissedOffPeoN]

Nooooo! Guess it beats sakura in delays now and they got released.

[fred25_Ca]

So, anyone got a shipping notice yet on this? My amazon uk order still doesn't have a date, even though it's supposed to come out today. I'm guessing another delay?

[PissedOffPeoN]

Oh mine shipped finally!

[McCrutchy]

I'm not sure when this happened, but All the Anime has a bundle of both parts (so, the complete series) for £79.99:

https://www.alltheanime.com/products...edition-bundle

It seems that this is a bundle of both Collector's Editions, so Part 1 has the box for both parts and Part 2 comes with the 88-page booklet.

I see the price as £66.66 to the USA, which is presumably without VAT. Unfortunately, postage is £25 to the USA, but that seems to be a flat rate, so I was able to add both Millennium Actress and Belladonna of Sadness (which itself seems to be available again) for £120.81, or a total of £145.81 shipped.

[Warm Gun]

Thanks, McCrutchy. Looks like the offer is over.

All the Anime packed it firmly in bubble-wrap (in the box, obviously). Checking to make sure the discs read before I open volume 2, but, yes, it has the box for both parts, and the book.

The episodes on each disc are in a single M2TS stream, which makes annoyingly long seekbars on players. First seven are 56 GB.

[Warm Gun]

Finished splitting the 26 episodes. 194 GB (26 x 29 minutes) with Japanese and English. Impressed with the amount of detail left after grain management. Yeah, there's not such visual loss as in Dirty Pair, Vampire Hunter D, Lupin III (1972), The Castle of Cagliostro, Akira, Cowboy Bebop (Funimation) and so many others. Something for the other studios to look up to.

[Show spoiler]

Watched it in 2016, liked it a lot.

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by NeilZ

No Japanese credits is a major mark against it in my book.

I'll wait to see the full size comparisons to see if the improvement that I assume should be present are noticeable enough.

When I read this before viewing this version, I thought you meant that the credits are in English. I didn't realize that the Japanese actors aren't even credited. Rather disrespectful.

Still worth it, though. I'm halfway through the show. Was impressed by the colorful detail in the peaceful episode 13: "High Harbor." I don't see compression artifacts at normal viewing distance. Only see the weird cel blotches and moving dirt from one plate going over another.