Angel Cop: Complete OVA (Discotek Media) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Gorgon · 08-04-2018, 06:26 AM

Not sure what's going on with Amz.ca as of late but I have opportunity to pre-order this and a couple other Anime for cheaper than the US sites, including RS.
With our dollar in the toilet (again!) compared to the mighty Yankee buck, I gotta take advantage of this while I can, so pre-ordered this and the "Patlabor Complete OVA series" from Amz.ca.

DJR662 · 08-09-2018, 05:38 AM

Put my pre-order in yesterday, looking forward in revisiting this!

Xenonas · 08-09-2018, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GENSHIFOX

Blu-ray screen shots

https://i.imgur.com/MUf9vLH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9R2xnT2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Gjt1oGu.jpg

If anyone cares here are the exact same shots from the Japanese DVD:

https://imgur.com/a/MlnvzMu

Bluray looks way overfiltered.

llj · 08-10-2018, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenonas

If anyone cares here are the exact same shots from the Japanese DVD:

https://imgur.com/a/MlnvzMu

Bluray looks way overfiltered.

Yeah, looks debatable as to which is better in terms of image quality. Though obviously the proper aspect ratio is a major point in favor for the blu

DukeTogo84 · 08-10-2018, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenonas

If anyone cares here are the exact same shots from the Japanese DVD:

https://imgur.com/a/MlnvzMu

Bluray looks way overfiltered.

Wow, those look a lot worse than the previous screen caps. Thanks for posting those. Looks like the new Discotek release is the way to go.

geekzapoppin · 08-13-2018, 07:42 PM

I'm so glad that there are others who enjoy the rather dubious pleasures offered by Angel Cop. It's hard to find such gleefully-violent entertainment these days. The dub is certainly one for the ages. I used to have the fairly-awful single VHS release back in the day. It was one of the few Anime tapes that my local Blockbuster carried. Ironic that they were so pro-censorship back in the day, but they sure did stock Angel Cop and Golgo 13.

DukeTogo84 · 08-17-2018, 06:06 PM

I remember owning this on VHS and buying it at Suncoast Video/Sam Goody. Everytime I would try to rewind it, it would actual film tape would jam as they tried putting 3 hours into one VHS. Returned it twice and had the same thing happen.

Was finally happy to own it on DVD and not have to deal with that problem, and really excited to own it on blu-ray. Only issue I have is that the animation styles really change between part 1 and 6. Almost like watching a two different OVA's.

geekzapoppin · 08-17-2018, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Only issue I have is that the animation styles really change between part 1 and 6. Almost like watching a two different OVA's.

Well, with the way OVA's worked back then, the release of each volume depended upon the sales of the previous ones. Since this took around five years for the six volumes to come out, I'm sure that the animators, budget, etc. changed quite a bit.

You're right, though. The look of everything changed quite a bit over the series.

Hellspawn28 · 08-19-2018, 06:26 AM

I'm happy with the Blu-Ray release seeing how I remember the old DVD was out of print for a long time. At a point that you had people selling it for $100+ on Ebay before this Blu-Ray came out.

GasmaskAvenger · 08-27-2018, 03:33 AM

Not as good of an SD upscale as Guyver, but a respectful restoration on Discotek's part.

Bobo1313 · 08-27-2018, 05:23 AM

It can't be said enough, the manga ent dvd was butt ugly. Any upgrade over that is great.

Radical Ed · 08-27-2018, 04:00 PM

Just got shipping confirmation for it and Devilman.

Bobo1313 · 08-27-2018, 08:37 PM

Got shipping for all the 28th release from disckotek.

geekzapoppin · 08-29-2018, 04:34 PM

I watched the first couple of episodes last night. It's the best that it has ever looked, but don't get it expecting it to look like anything other than it is, which is a very stable image harvested from a videotape. It basically looks like what the original DVD should have looked like. It's a shame that they couldn't get a new HD scan made from film materials, but it's probably not a title that the rights owners are proud of. They did the best they could with what they were provided. I did appreciate the context provided by the text supplement about anti-semitism in Japan of that era.

Now, the Devilman OVA's that were released yesterday look stunning, if you're a fan of those.

DJR662 · 08-29-2018, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geekzapoppin

I watched the first couple of episodes last night. It's the best that it has ever looked, but don't get it expecting it to look like anything other than it is, which is a very stable image harvested from a videotape. It basically looks like what the original DVD should have looked like. It's a shame that they couldn't get a new HD scan made from film materials, but it's probably not a title that the rights owners are proud of. They did the best they could with what they were provided. I did appreciate the context provided by the text supplement about anti-semitism in Japan of that era.

Now, the Devilman OVA's that were released yesterday look stunning, if you're a fan of those.

Has there been any info given out on why they couldn't get to work from the original film materials?

GasmaskAvenger · 08-31-2018, 02:10 AM

Watching this right now (English dub).

Dodgy PQ aside (which is totally understandable considering the materials utilized, but is definitely a notch above DVD quality, just not up to par to blu-ray standards. Perhaps top notch LaserDisc quality, which always was superior to even the best PQ standards DVD had to offer), this blu-ray sounds great and totally helps support the utterly insane, ludicrous narrative.

I have no idea how the Japanese track holds up in lossless quality, but I imagine it's as good as the English dub's audio quality.

Naiera · 08-31-2018, 02:17 AM

LaserDisc better than DVD? I doubt it. Video material was stored in composite format. That's some crap right there.

GasmaskAvenger · 08-31-2018, 02:27 AM

I own the original Japanese LDs of the first three Genocyber OVAs and they look quite better than they do on the Central Park Media DVD.

Yes, there are some DVDs that look better than LaserDiscs (Anchor Bay's Bad Taste DVD still holds up remarkably well even in the Blu-Ray era, though I imagine a fresh 4K remaster from the negatives would look out of this world) but LaserDisc is a wonderfully unappreciated video format.

DVD was always...well...kinda a shit format. Thank fudge for Blu-Ray and 4K UHD.

professorwho · 08-31-2018, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naiera

LaserDisc better than DVD?

Macross Plus. The DVD of the movie version from Manga Entertainment was a VHS transfer.

Naiera · 08-31-2018, 03:09 AM

We’re talking format in general and not specific releases.

08-04-2018, 06:26 AM	#21
Gorgon Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Great White North Trading Score:32	Not sure what's going on with Amz.ca as of late but I have opportunity to pre-order this and a couple other Anime for cheaper than the US sites, including RS. With our dollar in the toilet (again!) compared to the mighty Yankee buck, I gotta take advantage of this while I can, so pre-ordered this and the "Patlabor Complete OVA series" from Amz.ca.

08-09-2018, 05:38 AM	#22
DJR662 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:30	Put my pre-order in yesterday, looking forward in revisiting this!

08-13-2018, 07:42 PM	#26
geekzapoppin Member Member since:Jun 2014	I'm so glad that there are others who enjoy the rather dubious pleasures offered by Angel Cop. It's hard to find such gleefully-violent entertainment these days. The dub is certainly one for the ages. I used to have the fairly-awful single VHS release back in the day. It was one of the few Anime tapes that my local Blockbuster carried. Ironic that they were so pro-censorship back in the day, but they sure did stock Angel Cop and Golgo 13.

08-17-2018, 06:06 PM	#27
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4937 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	I remember owning this on VHS and buying it at Suncoast Video/Sam Goody. Everytime I would try to rewind it, it would actual film tape would jam as they tried putting 3 hours into one VHS. Returned it twice and had the same thing happen. Was finally happy to own it on DVD and not have to deal with that problem, and really excited to own it on blu-ray. Only issue I have is that the animation styles really change between part 1 and 6. Almost like watching a two different OVA's.

08-19-2018, 06:26 AM	#29
Hellspawn28 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2012 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:726 DVD collection:107	I'm happy with the Blu-Ray release seeing how I remember the old DVD was out of print for a long time. At a point that you had people selling it for $100+ on Ebay before this Blu-Ray came out.

08-27-2018, 03:33 AM	#30
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Not as good of an SD upscale as Guyver, but a respectful restoration on Discotek's part.

08-27-2018, 05:23 AM	#31
Bobo1313 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Somewhere 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:30 Trading Score:47	It can't be said enough, the manga ent dvd was butt ugly. Any upgrade over that is great.

08-27-2018, 04:00 PM	#32
Radical Ed Senior Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:149 Blu-ray collection:698 DVD collection:185	Just got shipping confirmation for it and Devilman.

08-27-2018, 08:37 PM	#33
Bobo1313 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Somewhere 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:30 Trading Score:47	Got shipping for all the 28th release from disckotek.

08-29-2018, 04:34 PM	#34
geekzapoppin Member Member since:Jun 2014	I watched the first couple of episodes last night. It's the best that it has ever looked, but don't get it expecting it to look like anything other than it is, which is a very stable image harvested from a videotape. It basically looks like what the original DVD should have looked like. It's a shame that they couldn't get a new HD scan made from film materials, but it's probably not a title that the rights owners are proud of. They did the best they could with what they were provided. I did appreciate the context provided by the text supplement about anti-semitism in Japan of that era. Now, the Devilman OVA's that were released yesterday look stunning, if you're a fan of those.

08-31-2018, 02:10 AM	#36
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Watching this right now (English dub). Dodgy PQ aside (which is totally understandable considering the materials utilized, but is definitely a notch above DVD quality, just not up to par to blu-ray standards. Perhaps top notch LaserDisc quality, which always was superior to even the best PQ standards DVD had to offer), this blu-ray sounds great and totally helps support the utterly insane, ludicrous narrative. I have no idea how the Japanese track holds up in lossless quality, but I imagine it's as good as the English dub's audio quality.

08-31-2018, 02:17 AM	#37
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	LaserDisc better than DVD? I doubt it. Video material was stored in composite format. That's some crap right there.

08-31-2018, 02:27 AM	#38
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	I own the original Japanese LDs of the first three Genocyber OVAs and they look quite better than they do on the Central Park Media DVD. Yes, there are some DVDs that look better than LaserDiscs (Anchor Bay's Bad Taste DVD still holds up remarkably well even in the Blu-Ray era, though I imagine a fresh 4K remaster from the negatives would look out of this world) but LaserDisc is a wonderfully unappreciated video format. DVD was always...well...kinda a shit format. Thank fudge for Blu-Ray and 4K UHD.

08-31-2018, 03:09 AM	#40
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	We’re talking format in general and not specific releases.

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