Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer coming to Blu-ray from Discotek - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

Nostalgic Twilight · 03-01-2018, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sylontack

Leave the licencing gods to work on Maison Ikkoku and Kimagure first, THEN Urusei

Amen to that, brother.

Sylontack · 03-01-2018, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nostalgic Twilight

Amen to that, brother.

Now that you're distracted I can draw their divine attention to Cutie Honey F instead

Bobo1313 · 03-01-2018, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashura

No problem! I hope you guys enjoy the Blu-ray.

I would love to work on them, but it's really up to the licensing gods. Sometimes you get what you want, sometimes someone else gets it. All you can do is roll with the punches.

I understand, it's never as easy as we think I'm sure, all is good. Still got to have those wish titles though.

I love the bluray by the way, like I said I compared my old DVD and it's night and day.

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Originally Posted by Sylontack

Leave the licencing gods to work on Maison Ikkoku and Kimagure first, THEN Urusei

Nah, the gods got their hands tied up with Galaxy Express TV series right now.

mysticwaterfall · 03-01-2018, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sylontack

Leave the licencing gods to work on Maison Ikkoku and Kimagure first, THEN Urusei

Now that would be one awesome Christmas

As long as we are doing KOR, maybe they could somehow get animeigo s great linear notes.

dlb99 · 03-06-2018, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashura

Source: I am the producer on this disc.

Thank you to you and all at Discotek. What a magnificent time to be alive, we are now getting pristine releases of these classics from a company that really cares.

Unfortunately, my copy of this film is stalled since I ordered it with Robot Carnival hence my delivery from RightStuf is still weeks away. But I will be getting two great films soon, patience, patience

Zen_Amako · 03-06-2018, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dlb99

Thank you to you and all at Discotek. What a magnificent time to be alive, we are now getting pristine releases of these classics from a company that really cares.

Unfortunately, my copy of this film is stalled since I ordered it with Robot Carnival hence my delivery from RightStuf is still weeks away. But I will be getting two great films soon, patience, patience

Same here -- I ordered both during the Discotek sale. I can wait a few weeks. It's not like I haven't seen UY2: Beautiful Dreamer. I'm honestly more excited about Robot Carnival. I read that the original negative was actually altered back in the day to create the English version.

So Discotek had to restore it.

pikagreg · 03-06-2018, 04:32 AM

My Discotek stuff was originally backed up by Robot Carnival also though luckily RS shipped it out with some other stuff that I had on order.

neoz · 03-06-2018, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by pikagreg

My Discotek stuff was originally backed up by Robot Carnival also though luckily RS shipped it out with some other stuff that I had on order.

Oddly enough mine shipped with my copy of Library Wars and should be here Thursday.

Sylontack · 03-06-2018, 08:53 PM

My copy arrived at the office in Sydney yesterday morning, so I gave it a watch last night.
I think it looks great, don't know why people were comparing it to an upscaled DVD...

Was at a loss on which audio track to select with all the options I was given

Cplhicks · 03-09-2018, 01:15 AM

Mine came a couple of days ago and I sampled it. It looks great to me. One thing I wondered after watching the 'old credits' though, which were not widescreen-- there appeared to be more on the top and bottom of that. Is this one of those things that was animated 4x3 and cropped for 16x9 in theaters? Or maybe I saw things wrong.

Nostalgic Twilight · 03-09-2018, 01:20 AM

Yep, you're correct.

ShellBeacher · 03-12-2018, 03:44 PM

Is there a slipcover on this?

Naiera · 03-12-2018, 04:05 PM

Yes.

Gouki · 03-12-2018, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cplhicks

Mine came a couple of days ago and I sampled it. It looks great to me. One thing I wondered after watching the 'old credits' though, which were not widescreen-- there appeared to be more on the top and bottom of that. Is this one of those things that was animated 4x3 and cropped for 16x9 in theaters? Or maybe I saw things wrong.

Which is exactly why I am struggling to buy this or not. There is a reason the Japanese fans were pissed the 4:3 versions weren't included in the JP release. While it was cropped for theaters, my main viewings have always been 4:3 via vhs/dvd/ld.

Sylontack · 03-12-2018, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gouki

Which is exactly why I am struggling to buy this or not. There is a reason the Japanese fans were pissed the 4:3 versions weren't included in the JP release. While it was cropped for theaters, my main viewings have always been 4:3 via vhs/dvd/ld.

It probably won't get a 4:3 Blu-ray, so it would come down to how much you want it in HD

ShellBeacher · 03-13-2018, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Naiera

Yes.

Thanks. More incentive to pick up now!

NLScavenger · 04-21-2018, 06:07 PM

I was a bit surprised about the advertisement after the credits:

Even today a simultaneous cinema and home video release is almost unheard of.

Today that would be apparently somewhere around ¥17190 when adjusted to inflation.

Gouki · 04-22-2018, 06:00 PM

Yeah, people cry about the blu ray prices of today, but back in the day video prices were insane, somewhat due to the rental market. Lds were almost always over $100 over here due to importing/handling fees, and vhs weren't much better, I remember paying $70 per episode for Stardust Memory.

Meanwhile people complain about a whole series costing $59.99. And back in Japan, they never walked away from the old video model, which Aniplex carries over here to Murica, and people flip out.

(Get off my lawn.)

Nothing371 · 04-22-2018, 07:49 PM

times change. Companies need to adapt or else they get left in the dust. Very few companies are afforded the same luxury as Aniplex where their faithful customers will support them no matter what. People have choices now and that's great. There's no shortage of new anime, or ways to watch them. Life is sweet. 'murica.

bsend · 04-25-2018, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostalgic Twilight

Amen to that, brother.

While we are working on Maison Ikkoku, KOR and UY, I think we should also be looking at Touch, Future Boy Conan, and Tokimeki Tonight.

03-06-2018, 04:32 AM	#87
pikagreg Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Southern California Trading Score:13	My Discotek stuff was originally backed up by Robot Carnival also though luckily RS shipped it out with some other stuff that I had on order.

03-06-2018, 08:53 PM	#89
Sylontack Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:4	My copy arrived at the office in Sydney yesterday morning, so I gave it a watch last night. I think it looks great, don't know why people were comparing it to an upscaled DVD... Was at a loss on which audio track to select with all the options I was given

03-09-2018, 01:15 AM	#90
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:277 Blu-ray collection:1998 DVD collection:798 MA collection:457 Digital collection:581 iTunes collection:668 Prime collection:446 Trading Score:31	Mine came a couple of days ago and I sampled it. It looks great to me. One thing I wondered after watching the 'old credits' though, which were not widescreen-- there appeared to be more on the top and bottom of that. Is this one of those things that was animated 4x3 and cropped for 16x9 in theaters? Or maybe I saw things wrong.

03-09-2018, 01:20 AM	#91
Nostalgic Twilight Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2015 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:436 DVD collection:390 Trading Score:20	Yep, you're correct.

03-12-2018, 03:44 PM	#92
ShellBeacher Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2018 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:1914 DVD collection:644	Is there a slipcover on this?

03-12-2018, 04:05 PM	#93
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	Yes.

04-21-2018, 06:07 PM	#97
NLScavenger Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2013 Location:Netherlands 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:833 Trading Score:9	I was a bit surprised about the advertisement after the credits: Even today a simultaneous cinema and home video release is almost unheard of. Today that would be apparently somewhere around ¥17190 when adjusted to inflation.

04-22-2018, 06:00 PM	#98
Gouki Special Member Member since:Apr 2010 Trading Score:5	Yeah, people cry about the blu ray prices of today, but back in the day video prices were insane, somewhat due to the rental market. Lds were almost always over $100 over here due to importing/handling fees, and vhs weren't much better, I remember paying $70 per episode for Stardust Memory. Meanwhile people complain about a whole series costing $59.99. And back in Japan, they never walked away from the old video model, which Aniplex carries over here to Murica, and people flip out. (Get off my lawn.)

04-22-2018, 07:49 PM	#99
Nothing371 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Minneapolis 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:1047 Trading Score:11	times change. Companies need to adapt or else they get left in the dust. Very few companies are afforded the same luxury as Aniplex where their faithful customers will support them no matter what. People have choices now and that's great. There's no shortage of new anime, or ways to watch them. Life is sweet. 'murica.

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