Italian anime BD recommendations

[mp3dom]

According to the publisher, it *should* be out on Christmas 2016

[Naiera]

Looks like our Italian friend did Penguindrum.

[Sylontack]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Penguindrum.

*enters by smashing through a wall on a wrecking ball a-la Miley*
You called?
(This has actually been next on my Penguindrum list after the JP BD Box, might as well own it 5+ times)

although it was mentioned on page one. Not that I care

[Naiera]

Nice entry though. Although I thought you were going with the Kool-Aid pitcher.

If you can get me subs I'll get that Dynit set and actually watch it.

[Sylontack]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Nice entry though. Although I thought you were going with the Kool-Aid pitcher.

If you can get me subs I'll get that Dynit set and actually watch it.

If you don't mind the subs from the Siren BD, I might just comply. Anything to shove my faves down someone's throat.

[Naiera]

[Naiera]

How are Italian Kaze releases in general?

I'm thinking of picking up a European release of Summer Days with Coo. Wondering which one is less bad

[mp3dom]

Kaze published years ago (not anymore) in Italy, but discs were the same as in the other countries (1 disc that contains more languages and was distributed across different countries). The only real difference is in the packaging and the cover translation

[Naiera]

Thank you. I guess all releases of Coo, outside of Japan, are the same crap.

[professorwho]

Hmm... Dynit Death Note... The U.S. BD looked pretty good (for an upscale), and idea how it looks? I've seen some of their releases in screenshots and am impressed (especially Madoka). Since it came out this year, it probably uses the masters VIZ had.

[mp3dom]

Same master as VIZ but near as twice for the bitrate (15~20Mbps VIZ, 30~35Mbps Dynit avg.). This translate to less banding and more original grain preserved.

[Yuripa]

Only Italian subtitles I suppose?
Viz has 4 differents Dub/sub wich is pretty cool.

[mp3dom]

Yep, italian/japanese audio with italian subtitles only.

[professorwho]

Hate to ask again, but how's Penguindrum? It's on 4 discs (6 per disc), and while it's probably than Sentai's release, I've never imported from Italy, so I'd like some reassurance on the PQ. (It's nice to have someone knowledgeable help with this. Though, I don't want to keep constantly asking questions and look like a pleb.)

[Mangaranga]

Originally Posted by mp3dom

Same master as VIZ but near as twice for the bitrate (15~20Mbps VIZ, 30~35Mbps Dynit avg.). This translate to less banding and more original grain preserved.

I don't suppose there's any chance you could provide a few time stamped screenshots of your BD? I only ask as I own the MangaUK BD which is slightly brighter than Viz's and also at a higher bitrate, however I've noticed that a lot of Viz's recent encodes have colour/brightness issues of their own. In short I'm interested to know which looks closer to the source master.

[mp3dom]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Hate to ask again, but how's Penguindrum? It's on 4 discs (6 per disc), and while it's probably than Sentai's release, I've never imported from Italy, so I'd like some reassurance on the PQ. (It's nice to have someone knowledgeable help with this. Though, I don't want to keep constantly asking questions and look like a pleb.)

It's on par with the japanese release. It's also progressive, while Sentai release (if I remember correctly) is interlaced.

Originally Posted by Mangaranga

I don't suppose there's any chance you could provide a few time stamped screenshots of your BD? I only ask as I own the MangaUK BD which is slightly brighter than Viz's and also at a higher bitrate, however I've noticed that a lot of Viz's recent encodes have colour/brightness issues of their own. In short I'm interested to know which looks closer to the source master.

Well, If you can point me to some specific scenes you want to check, I can provide the screenshots (just give me some time to collect them). Anyway, the Viz US version should have the right color/brightness.

[zrdb]

Ciao.

[NLScavenger]

Is the Italian Cat's Eye BD from Yamato Video any good? Are the subtitles locked?

The first set with ep #1-#36 is €20.39 on Amazon.

The French release from All The Anime was apparently a disaster. Opening and episode previews were missing.

[Yuripa]

It was rectified for the standart edition https://www.amazon.fr/Cats-Eye-Inté...ds=cats%27eyes,
Opening/ending are now present in each episode, they where in the bonus section before (For the kickstarter edition).
Preview are unfortunatly still missing.

[Vakulinchuk]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

Is the Italian Cat's Eye BD from Yamato Video any good? Are the subtitles locked?

The first set with ep #1-#36 is €20.39 on Amazon.

The French release from All The Anime was apparently a disaster. Opening and episode previews were missing.

It's quite good, the digital remaster has a touch of dnr but still we probably didn't watch it this good even when it aired. I feel most episodes have a depressingly bad screenplay, but that makes them easier to follow even without subtitles or knowing japanese. There are previews and original OP / ED. At that price, it's a steal, really. I'm pretty sure subs are locked onto original Jpn audio track (Yamato tends to do that in their releases).