Perfect Blue (Blu-Ray)

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by Samu_

Hey… I’m not region free, but in Japan so I can watch U.K. DVDs. I’m deciding which version to buy (I already have the old manga DVD). Considering the problems with the newer releases’ image, do you think it’s better to get the 2013 Anime Ltd DVD?

I’m in Japan, so I can get a Japanese one too (provided it has subs), but if it’s the same overly-DNRd situation then it’s the same problem.

Tough question. This is just merely a guess, but the 2013 DVD probably uses same master as the BD and the image should be 1.85:1 anamorphic. The Manga DVD is 1.85:1 non-anamorphic and has a lot of edge enhancement iirc. At the very least the picture quality should be better than the Manga DVD, but if the DVD is better than the dnr'd to hell BD, I dunno.

Japanese BD uses the same master as the 2013 UK BD, but no English subtitles are included.