I don't pay much attention to them either, main uses are for screenshots (in the case of Kaiji though, having screenshots from only S1 is quite problematic as S1 is upscaled from SD, S2 is native HD), profile backdrops, and then seeing a lack of understanding basic things. Like...
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Persona 4: The Animation features only an English language version, presented via a nicely rendered lossless DTS- HD Master Audio 2.0 track. The inclusion of only an English language version actually made a few headlines in the somewhat insular world of anime, for the original Japanese language track featured many of the same voice actors who had done the videogame series. The Japanese licensors evidently did not want the Japanese language track appearing on this Blu-ray (though strangely they allowed its use on the DVD). Such are the vagaries of licensing agreements, which frequently make little sense to outsiders (and probably even insiders). The series has its fair share of neat sound effects, and those are presented with excellent fidelity and some nicely varied dynamic range. Dialogue is clean and clear at all times, and the series' themes and underscore are also presented with excellent fidelity. A surround track probably would have considerably opened up the hallucinogenic aural quality of some of the goings on in the interior world, but otherwise this DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track suffices quite nicely.
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https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Perso.../48894/#Review
What are holdback periods and the consequences of going against them (*Cough*FUNimation angering Kadokawa by ignoring Kadokawa's solicitations*Cough*)? What is reverse-importation? Sentai's Persona 4 release hit 1 month after the final Japanese Blu-ray, so of course Aniplex Japan wouldn't allow Sentai to put the Japanese audio track or extras on the Blu-ray.
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The series arrives on Blu-ray from Sentai Filmworks with a 480p standard definition presentation. No, you didn't misread that part. The series is presented on Blu-ray in standard definition. As part of a growing trend with certain anime labels, select series which are determined to lack "good-enough" elements to produce a high definition Blu-ray are now being presented with standard definition presentations. The biggest reason for this decision seems to be the ability to include a significantly higher episode count on fewer discs (although Pet Shop of Horrors only contains four episodes). Keep in mind this is not even an upscaled-to-HD presentation with the picture-quality benefits such a release can offer. This release is a SD port with minor tweaks.
This release feels like an insult to the Blu-ray format. I wish anime studios would not release standard definition content on Blu-ray this way (especially when the source is in poor quality). This is honestly one of the worst looking releases I have ever seen in my years or reviewing. I knew it would look disappointing given it contains standard-definition source content. Yet I was not prepared for the "horrors" of the transfer.
Presented in mindbogglingly awful standard definition with plenty of interlacing, artifacts, compression artifacts, and edge-enhancement (along with a window-boxed opening credits card) this is a terrible looking presentation. The picture quality is outstandingly bad with weak colors and poor clarity. It's a botch job in every sense of the word.
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Not sure if you've noticed, but Blu-ray has officially replaced DVD when it comes to anime in North America. DVD-only SKUs do not sell anymore regardless of if the show is native HD or not. The only way to make many SD shows available at this point is to upscale them or do SDBD, and not every old show is going to have good masters.
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K-On! has had a couple of previous home video releases, but this new iteration is perhaps a bit odd in that it includes only the first four episodes, with the rest to follow in separately packaged offerings.
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https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/K-ON-.../20370/#Review
Welcome to how most anime were sold, especially as the singles paid the bills. Granted, singles were on their way out by 2011, and the 6-episode single happened around 2009, but still, it wasn't particularly unusual.
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When mentioning extras in collected versions and initial releases, Williams confirmed what was told to ANN this past week - that ADV Films will continue to focus on extras in the initial releases of series, and that collected releases will generally not feature any extras. This is to make sure that the initial releases continue to carry the added value that goes with their higher price. Furthermore, it was stated that roughly only 31% of anime fans buy the initial releases as soon as they come out. Companies rely on those initial sales to finance the series, therefore they are looking into as many ways as possible to entice fans to buy the initial releases.
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/con...5/anime-next/2
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