Viz Licenses Original Sailor Moon Anime Franchise - Page 183 - Blu-ray Forum

jPod · 05-09-2016, 01:06 AM

I think I'm going to wait until Madman releases Sailor Moon Crystal on Blu-Ray and DVD. I'm not going to purchase Viz Media's sets until I know how the PQ is. The last thing I want is to spend almost a lifetime trying to sell their sets on eBay and Gumtree...

Vlad Draculi · 05-09-2016, 03:50 AM

Well Crystal is brand new, so it is going to look better than the streams.

jPod · 05-09-2016, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

Well Crystal is brand new, so it is going to look better than the streams.

Oh, I understand that. However, I'm referring to their appalling Blu-Ray treatment of the original series...

Thomas Guycott · 05-09-2016, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jPod

Oh, I understand that. However, I'm referring to their appalling Blu-Ray treatment of the original series...

That's still apples and oranges: a dated SD upscale versus a modern HD digital master. Crystal's release isn't going to be botched just because the original was compromised by circumstances.

Sylontack · 05-10-2016, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

That's still apples and oranges: a dated SD upscale versus a modern HD digital master. Crystal's release isn't going to be botched just because the original was compromised by circumstances.

But it could be using Gargantia's disaster as a reference point if we're looking for any reason of concern.

BigOnAnime · 05-10-2016, 02:32 AM

Gargantia looks terrible, yes, but nowhere near as bad as Sailor Moon which is the bottom of the barrel for awful anime discs where even Q-TEC upscales are better.

There is reason to worry given Subatomic Digital will be doing the authoring, but not reason enough to expect Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R. Honestly people keep blowing things out of proportion. VIZ has had problematic discs before (Nura, Lagrange, Moribito (though that compares to the JP disc a bit) to name a few), but not everything they've ever put out is (many of their discs such as Accel World, Coppelion, and Blood Lad have been authored by Justin Sevakis). Nearly every R1 company has put out bad discs before, it's not just a VIZ problem.

Like Sentai for example has put out discs where somewhere or throughout they put out discs that look as problematic as those Nura BD's. Penguindrum (and it's even worse in motion), Colorful (towards the end of the movie), and Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (episode 7 looks very pixelated in the second half, the complete collection release fixed this however). And that's not even mentioning the audio problems (Kids on the Slope wasn't the only show with that issue of mono-audio in the left speaker).

(Thankfully they rarely have discs that problematic and seem to have improved, but they still can have issues.)

FUNimation made an already not so good-looking Blu-ray release look even worse.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/169134

And I could go on and on (and bring in even many JP examples, they can have issues too). VIZ Media is not the devil of anime distributors.

Vlad Draculi · 05-10-2016, 04:17 AM

Oh no the Psycho Pass argument again. It looks fine in motion becasue you don't even notice it.

DavidN · 05-10-2016, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

Oh no the Psycho Pass argument again. It looks fine in motion becasue you don't even notice it.

It looks objectively awful, please stop talking about things you don't understand. Thanks

Vlad Draculi · 05-10-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidN

It looks objectively awful, please stop talking about things you don't understand. Thanks

And how about you stop *****ing about something just to ***** about it. I will admit the video is not perfect by any means, but you are making it sound like it is like watching a VHS, which it isn't.

rainomatic · 05-10-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gundamcero

Tried watching the new series. Can't believe how terrible the animation is. All the characters are so god awful looking. Hell, even the original show had better character designs. Set looks nice though. But I can't see my self ever trying to watch it again. Even with the improvements on blu

Same feelings regarding SMC s1/2. But the animation of the currently airing season 3 is so much better - they did change the teams - and I do like the storylines better than the original anime so I'll be purchasing too.

But I'll wait for BN's bluray sale

zrdb · 05-11-2016, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidN

It looks objectively awful, please stop talking about things you don't understand. Thanks

Only if you pause it and then stare intently.

BigOnAnime · 05-11-2016, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by zrdb

Only if you pause it and then stare intently.

"I don't have a problem seeing it in motion so no one else can or should! Be more like ME!"

Snl40boi · 05-17-2016, 06:28 PM

As much as I wanna pre order this I'm not liking the price. It's $62.99 on amazing for regular edition and $72.99 for the limited edition. On Rightstuf it's $54 for regular edition and $62 for limited edition and you get some dream catcher thing (which to me looks cheap) and you get art cards.

why can't the stores put this at a lower price? I mean for $62 I can buy something more important. Looks like I'm gonna have to wait a bit longer to get this. Oh well

BigOnAnime · 05-18-2016, 12:02 AM

Part of it is how Warner Bros. has been distributing VIZ's releases for like 7 years. VIZ titles get steep discounts only in certain situations. Like during Rightstuf Holiday Sales, only a select number of a certain release will be allowed for that, once the quantity is gone, it goes back to the regular price.

Imaginarion · 05-18-2016, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Part of it is how Warner Bros. has been distributing VIZ's releases for like 7 years. VIZ titles get steep discounts only in certain situations. Like during Rightstuf Holiday Sales, only a select number of a certain release will be allowed for that, once the quantity is gone, it goes back to the regular price.

This. And considering that FUNi recently entered into a similar distribution agreement with Universal, the same is bound to apply to all current and future releases from them as well.

Snl40boi · 05-20-2016, 08:50 AM

So does anyone know if viz is gonna make a announcement on Sailor Moon S at anime expo?

Snl40boi · 05-20-2016, 09:11 AM

Omg have you seen the prices for Crystal on Amazon there crazy! Amazon has sailor moon Crystal blu Ray at a price that's not cheap. Not sure if this is official or if it will go down to a lower price. But Amazon has Sailor Moon Crystal Viz Media release at $80 for limited edition blu Ray and $70 for regular edition blu Ray that's crazy! Meanwhile rigjtstu has it cheaper $54 for regular blu Ray and $62 for limited edition blu Ray.

BigOnAnime · 05-20-2016, 10:13 AM

Amazon usually lists full MSRP at first yeah.

zrdb · 05-20-2016, 11:23 PM

That's amazon for you-I don't buy anime from them anymore.

Vlad Draculi · 05-21-2016, 01:54 AM

Yeah, it seems like ever since they upped the price on Prime their quality has gone down. At least they attempt to make up for it with additional months on your Prime account and free store credit, but still. I shouldn't have to have something I preordered the day it went up not ship out until a week after it comes out. It is supposed to be at my door on the day of release. Then there is the fact that I have had three packages recently that just disappeared in transit.

05-10-2016, 02:32 AM	#3646
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	Gargantia looks terrible, yes, but nowhere near as bad as Sailor Moon which is the bottom of the barrel for awful anime discs where even Q-TEC upscales are better. There is reason to worry given Subatomic Digital will be doing the authoring, but not reason enough to expect Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R. Honestly people keep blowing things out of proportion. VIZ has had problematic discs before (Nura, Lagrange, Moribito (though that compares to the JP disc a bit) to name a few), but not everything they've ever put out is (many of their discs such as Accel World, Coppelion, and Blood Lad have been authored by Justin Sevakis). Nearly every R1 company has put out bad discs before, it's not just a VIZ problem. Like Sentai for example has put out discs where somewhere or throughout they put out discs that look as problematic as those Nura BD's. Penguindrum (and it's even worse in motion), Colorful (towards the end of the movie), and Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (episode 7 looks very pixelated in the second half, the complete collection release fixed this however). And that's not even mentioning the audio problems (Kids on the Slope wasn't the only show with that issue of mono-audio in the left speaker). (Thankfully they rarely have discs that problematic and seem to have improved, but they still can have issues.) FUNimation made an already not so good-looking Blu-ray release look even worse. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/169134 And I could go on and on (and bring in even many JP examples, they can have issues too). VIZ Media is not the devil of anime distributors. Last edited by BigOnAnime; 05-10-2016 at 02:47 AM.

05-17-2016, 06:28 PM	#3653
Snl40boi Power Member Member since:Mar 2015 Blu-ray collection:39 DVD collection:26 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:5	As much as I wanna pre order this I'm not liking the price. It's $62.99 on amazing for regular edition and $72.99 for the limited edition. On Rightstuf it's $54 for regular edition and $62 for limited edition and you get some dream catcher thing (which to me looks cheap) and you get art cards. why can't the stores put this at a lower price? I mean for $62 I can buy something more important. Looks like I'm gonna have to wait a bit longer to get this. Oh well Last edited by Snl40boi; 05-17-2016 at 08:09 PM.

05-09-2016, 01:06 AM	#3641
jPod Active Member Member since:Aug 2014 Location:Sydney, Australia	I think I'm going to wait until Madman releases Sailor Moon Crystal on Blu-Ray and DVD. I'm not going to purchase Viz Media's sets until I know how the PQ is. The last thing I want is to spend almost a lifetime trying to sell their sets on eBay and Gumtree...

05-09-2016, 03:50 AM	#3642
Vlad Draculi Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Blu-ray collection:567 Trading Score:2	Well Crystal is brand new, so it is going to look better than the streams.

05-10-2016, 04:17 AM	#3647
Vlad Draculi Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Blu-ray collection:567 Trading Score:2	Oh no the Psycho Pass argument again. It looks fine in motion becasue you don't even notice it.

05-18-2016, 12:02 AM	#3654
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	Part of it is how Warner Bros. has been distributing VIZ's releases for like 7 years. VIZ titles get steep discounts only in certain situations. Like during Rightstuf Holiday Sales, only a select number of a certain release will be allowed for that, once the quantity is gone, it goes back to the regular price.

05-20-2016, 08:50 AM	#3656
Snl40boi Power Member Member since:Mar 2015 Blu-ray collection:39 DVD collection:26 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:5	So does anyone know if viz is gonna make a announcement on Sailor Moon S at anime expo?

05-20-2016, 09:11 AM	#3657
Snl40boi Power Member Member since:Mar 2015 Blu-ray collection:39 DVD collection:26 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:5	Omg have you seen the prices for Crystal on Amazon there crazy! Amazon has sailor moon Crystal blu Ray at a price that's not cheap. Not sure if this is official or if it will go down to a lower price. But Amazon has Sailor Moon Crystal Viz Media release at $80 for limited edition blu Ray and $70 for regular edition blu Ray that's crazy! Meanwhile rigjtstu has it cheaper $54 for regular blu Ray and $62 for limited edition blu Ray.

05-20-2016, 10:13 AM	#3658
BigOnAnime Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:671 DVD collection:714	Amazon usually lists full MSRP at first yeah.

05-20-2016, 11:23 PM	#3659
zrdb Banned Member since:Jan 2014 Blu-ray collection:365 Trading Score:1	That's amazon for you-I don't buy anime from them anymore.

05-21-2016, 01:54 AM	#3660
Vlad Draculi Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Blu-ray collection:567 Trading Score:2	Yeah, it seems like ever since they upped the price on Prime their quality has gone down. At least they attempt to make up for it with additional months on your Prime account and free store credit, but still. I shouldn't have to have something I preordered the day it went up not ship out until a week after it comes out. It is supposed to be at my door on the day of release. Then there is the fact that I have had three packages recently that just disappeared in transit.

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