Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) (Majo no takkyûbin) - May 27 2013 release

[BenjaminG]

Originally Posted by Strop

So sorry to hear this.

The following review of the UK blu-ray mentions something is no quite right with the audio:

http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd...y-service.html

Does this sound like what you are hearing as well?

Yep. That's exactly what I hear too.

[hempo22]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Then "Journey To Agathar" is the other other OTHER English title

anyway, I won't use it

[hempo22]

Got it yesterday and watched it tonight after coming home from filming at a festival. Wonderful all those details and correct colours (I'm looking at you US DVD!)

Awesome bonus feature with a 30-min docu of visiting Stockholm and Visby in Sweden to find the locations that inspired the film. As a Swede I felt just like home, just like every time I watch the movie.

And it was great to see a friend of mine doing some marching during the Main Guard segment in the docu. At least I think it was him, otherwise he has a twin brother I don't know about! xD

[Kirben]

Any further news on the audio pitch issue with the English dub mentioned above that effects the Australia and UK Blu-ray release?

I tried posting on forums for Madman Entertainment, but they can't be bother to respond.

[Strop]

Would be great if they fixed up the audio and did a recall. Not sure how likely that is... Have they done anything similar in the past?

[DVD Phreak]

Does the Blu-ray have English "dubtitles" (translated from English dub dialogs) or true English subtitles (translated from Japanese dialogs)?

According to DVDBeaver, all past DVD editions have dubtitles only. In the scene where Kiki takes her first flight, if you see subtitles like these on the Blu-ray, then they are dubtitles. In the Japanese dialog, the dad is saying, "It doesn't sound like she crashed into anything." (That was why a moment before he was holding his hands near his ears, trying to listen.)

Also, when Kiki is about to fly for the first time, she slaps her broom. Is the audio of her slap IN SYNC with her slapping the broom?? On the old 2003 Region-1 Disney DVD, they were not in sync. But on the 2001 Region-3 Hong Kong-made DVD, they were. And it should look and sound like this:

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Regarding the audio pitch issue, since Studio Canal made a PAL DVD for this film that had 4% speedup, could this Studio Canal Blu-ray have inherited the sped-up version of the dialog track?

[manicsounds]

The Kiki subs are subtitles, not dubtitles. The subs only match the Japanese track.

As of past DVDs, the US Disney DVD had both subtitles and dubtitles for the hearing impaired.

I sampled the English dub track a little, and it is quite different from the old DVD dub, as in they changed the music, edited out some incidental dialogue that was unnecessary, etc.

I don't think PAL speedup has anything to do with it. The old UK Optimum DVD (also included in the BD set) has an NTSC to PAL transfer, so the audio should sound how it naturally should.

[DVD Phreak]

Originally Posted by manicsounds

The Kiki subs are subtitles, not dubtitles. The subs only match the Japanese track.

As of past DVDs, the US Disney DVD had both subtitles and dubtitles for the hearing impaired.

The two subtitle tracks on the US Disney DVD are both DUBtitles. As I said, DVDBeaver said all past DVD editions used dubtitles. This reviewer also said that one of the subtitle tracks on the Disney DVD release is a DUB SCRIPT for an even older dub (known as the "Streamline dub"). So two sources have said these are all dubtitles. So my question is, again, do the Studio Canal discs have the same subtitles as the Disney disc (shown here)? If they do, then they are dubtitles.

Also, on the Studio Canal discs, does the audio of Kiki slapping the broom in sync with the picture?

[Andy2992]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

The two subtitle tracks on the US Disney DVD are both DUBtitles. As I said, DVDBeaver said all past DVD editions used dubtitles. This reviewer also said that one of the subtitle tracks on the Disney DVD release is a DUB SCRIPT for an even older dub (known as the "Streamline dub"). So two sources have said these are all dubtitles. So my question is, again, do the Studio Canal discs have the same subtitles as the Disney disc (shown here)? If they do, then they are dubtitles.

Also, on the Studio Canal discs, does the audio of Kiki slapping the broom in sync with the picture?

No it does not use the same subtitles as the Disney disc. The subtitles on the Canal version read 'She's well past the lake and doing just fine. I'm going to miss the sound of those little bells.' No mention of having a safe trip as per the Disney disc.

And the broom slap is in sync.

[DVD Phreak]

Originally Posted by Andy2992

No it does not use the same subtitles as the Disney disc. The subtitles on the Canal version read 'She's well past the lake and doing just fine. I'm going to miss the sound of those little bells.' No mention of having a safe trip as per the Disney disc.

My screenshot shows TWO subtitle options that are on the Disney disc. "May our little baby have a safe trip, etc." is the other subtitle option. Both are dubtitles as I mentioned. The 2006 Studio Canal Region-2 DVD also has two subtitle options, so I'm assuming The Blu-ray has two as well. So does it? And are they the same as the two on the Disney disc?

[Andy2992]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

My screenshot shows TWO subtitle options that are on the Disney disc. "May our little baby have a safe trip, etc." is the other subtitle option. Both are dubtitles as I mentioned. The 2006 Studio Canal Region-2 DVD also has two subtitle options, so I'm assuming The Blu-ray has two as well. So does it? And are they the same as the two on the Disney disc?

Oh sorry.

The blu ray has only one subtitle track, the other just translates signs.

I am unfamiliar with the Disney disc however I can confirm the blu ray subtitles are mostly different to the dub and therefore are either the streamline dubtitle or is accurate Japanese. My basic grasp of Japanese suggests the subtitles are accurate however the spellings are American suggesting it may be dubtitles however it would seem the Streamline dub was very accurate anyway. I believe they are the streamline subtitles.

But I'm not certain, I would need to compare more subtitles to be certain.

Here is an extract to compare if the subtitles are the same. Kiki meets fortune teller witch.

Kiki: Good evening!
Witch: it was. Newcomer, I suppose.
Kiki: I must be. I just left home tonight.
Witch: Would you mind turning off that music? I prefer to fly without accompaniment.
Kiki: is it really hard to get settled into a place you've never been?
Witch: oh, yes. Lots can go wrong. But since I'm good at fortune-telling, I can handle anything.
Kiki: fortunes?
Witch: in fact, I've started telling fortunes about love lately.

Hope this helps compare if they are the same subtitles as on the Disney disc.

[insomniac013]

Does the US have the same audio issues as the UK blu ray? And does either have the extra Phil Hartman lines?