Ninja Scroll (1993) Dec 4 pre-order

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Kriztoffer Swank

I aim to please.

If it makes it any more or less gay, the house we were in used to be a brothel.

[DetroitSquirreL]

I'm sticking with the UK steelbook as I'm region free, but great news for those in the US that aren't region free

[LuFeng]

i agree....will go well with the Akira SB

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

I'm sticking with the UK steelbook as I'm region free, but great news for those in the US that aren't region free

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by LuFeng

i agree....will go well with the Akira SB

Yes it will, I have that one already

[Deciazulado]

Ninja Scroll Blu-ray

[LuFeng]

i like the cover art....if it comes with a slip ill double dip

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Ninja Scroll Blu-ray

[madlost1]

Originally Posted by LuFeng

i like the cover art....if it comes with a slip ill double dip

Sentai releases never come with slips.

[LuFeng]

stickin with the SB then

Originally Posted by madlost1

Sentai releases never come with slips.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

I've already ordered the steelbook. It's the first instance of me buying strictly for the case since it will be region locked. I really hope it doesn't become a habit!

So, now I just need to wait on the NA release pre-order until something else in my wishlist drops to a reasonable price so I can get free shipping. I doubt this will be a very limited print, so I'm not too worried about waiting it out. Something on my wishlist always drops every couple of months.

[Caesu]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

I've already ordered the steelbook. It's the first instance of me buying strictly for the case since it will be region locked. I really hope it doesn't become a habit!

So, now I just need to wait on the NA release pre-order until something else in my wishlist drops to a reasonable price so I can get free shipping. I doubt this will be a very limited print, so I'm not too worried about waiting it out. Something on my wishlist always drops every couple of months.

You're not alone, I am too getting the SB as well as the NA release, just so I can swap out the Region B discs for Region A in better packaging. I rarely do this however, but this is my favourite Anime movie, so I'll do it the honour.

I'll do my best not to make this a habit though as well

[badwoldalek]

preordered from rightstuf . thinking of getting uk steelbook.

[rickah88]

The ONE TIME I jump the gun, and order the Japanese BD...it gets a US release! Oh well, can't win 'em all.
Japanese release, US release, and the fantastic looking UK steelbook...I like me some Ninja Scroll!

[JMK]

Ninja Scroll Blu-ray Review

[wesslan]

Seems they degrained/dnr´d the picture on US disc, maybe detail is lost? Would be nice to compare to JP if someone could match screens.

[C Weeezy]

Originally Posted by Caesu

You're not alone, I am too getting the SB as well as the NA release, just so I can swap out the Region B discs for Region A in better packaging. I rarely do this however, but this is my favourite Anime movie, so I'll do it the honour.

I'll do my best not to make this a habit though as well

Same here....That SB is too flawless to pass up on. But as for the review I don't understand why its not 5.1 in its original language and not widescreen (judging from screenshots).

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by JMK

Ninja Scroll Blu-ray Review

Excellent review JMK! I pretty much agree with everything you said.

[seigneur_rayden]

5.1 for the dub and 2.1 for the Japanese track is pathetic and stupid.
That is disappointing.

[Kentai]

Not quite exact frames, but here's a few HQ screengrabs from the FLYING DOG JP import to give you an idea how it stacks up against Sentai Filmworks transfer:

http://imageshack.us/a/img14/8633/jubei01jp.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img163/5448/jubei02.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img5/8821/jubei03.jpg

In short, the JP release has DVNR too. The US version might be slightly sharper, even, but without doing a proper 1:1 comparison, I wouldn't want to say one is better than the other. "Both are very similar" is what you should take from this, and whatever slight advantage the insanely high JP bitrate might theoretically bring to the table, I doubt it's worth paying 4 times as much!

NINJA SCROLL has never had a "true" 5.1 mix for the Japanese audio materials, so don't worry too much about it. Manga Video upmixed the stereo tracks for their DVD years ago, but the results don't sound any different than what you'd get using the Dolby ProLogic II mode on any decent surround receiver. Japan has only started to embrace 5.1 in the last few years, and most TV shows (ie: the vast majority of anime produced) are still typically stereo.

And as for why it's not "WIDESCREEN"... well, it was an OVA, which means "Original Video Anime". It was framed for 4:3 TVs and released straight to video in 1992, so the only way to make it widescreen is to chop off 25% of the image. Manga Video did that, too, when they released their Special Edition DVD years ago.

[Piollo]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's also coming out in the UK, and in a nice Steelbook (standard ed. as well) for those that have region free players: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Ninja...Blu-ray/46451/

[Show spoiler]

This, my copy dispatched yesterday, can't wait to see this

[biznus97]

Originally Posted by Kentai

And as for why it's not "WIDESCREEN"... well, it was an OVA, which means "Original Video Anime". It was framed for 4:3 TVs and released straight to video in 1992, so the only way to make it widescreen is to chop off 25% of the image. Manga Video did that, too, when they released their Special Edition DVD years ago.

To be fair, the 10th anniversary edition provided both the original aspect and the cropped widescreen version on the same release...