Tokyo Godfathers Coming on Blu-ray 2020 via GKIDS - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

zenpai · 02-25-2020, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zw94

Any word on a release date for the Blu?

GKIDS/Shout anime blu-rays typically come out 2-4 months after the theater screenings, which for Tokyo Godfathers is in March. The blu-ray is probably going to come out in the May-July range.

murakaz · 03-10-2020, 01:46 PM

Caught the theatrical release of the new restoration last night. There were a few oddities with the subtitles - for no discernible reason they were presented at the top of the frame for half of the scene where the gang meet-up at Hanna's old club, and a few moments where we are shown kanji in close-up during dialog isn't translated in favor of just captioning the dialog. Other than that this seems like it will be a perfectly fine release, I didn't notice any DNR that wasn't already present on the previous versions I own, though I'm hardly the expert on the matter.

eastx · 03-13-2020, 04:30 AM

The dub is terrific. What a great movie to see theatrically, even if the Sugarland, TX AMC mistakenly showed 10-15 minutes of the subbed version first.

Mikezilla3k · 03-24-2020, 01:02 AM

Coming out on June 2nd:

The Collector FX · 03-24-2020, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Coming out on June 2nd:

Now all that's left is "Paranoia Agent" from Funimation... Excellent...

GC Riot · 03-30-2020, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Collector FX

Now all that's left is "Paranoia Agent" from Funimation... Excellent...

I'm actually hoping for a remaster of Paprika as well. The Sony disc has a bit left to be desired, or well, at least the overscan bars.

Sky_Captain · 03-31-2020, 05:30 AM

The 2018 Manga UK release rectified that.

Blu Titan · 03-31-2020, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Coming out on June 2nd:

Finally, some good news for the upcoming release slate.

SpaceBlackKnight · 03-31-2020, 06:45 PM

Wasn't Toyko Godfathers created entirely digitally, but the HD master made back in the day was a 35mm filmout with denoising?

SpazeBlue · 04-03-2020, 09:39 PM

Amazon preorder:
Tokyo Godfathers Blu-ray

Cplhicks · 06-01-2020, 09:30 PM

Still no reviews anywhere of this? I have the Australian disc, hoping this is an improvement.

DukeTogo84 · 06-03-2020, 02:50 PM

Watched my copy last night, and completely forgot how great this film is. Simply entertaining from start to finish.

GRD43L · 06-03-2020, 03:58 PM

I've Amazon pre-ordered DVD+BD blind and it arrived yesterday.

Like the way the characters are human looking and not anime'd-up.

Good story, many unexpected turns, excellent animation. I thought the sub-titles were ugly but it turns out I was watching the DVD, not BD. BD has smaller, less pixelated font, thus less intrusive. Quality of translated English sub (I've only listed for about a minute) sounded really good. The whole thing reminded me of the Japanese series Midnight Diner on Netflix.

I think this would make a great movie to watch towards end of the year.

pikagreg · 06-03-2020, 05:34 PM

This was the last thing I saw in theaters before the virus hit and the new dub is amazing.

Cplhicks · 06-05-2020, 03:22 AM

Any comments on the picture quality? Dying to hear how it looks and there are no reviews anywhere or anything...

gwfb5 · 06-05-2020, 03:27 AM

My copy arrived this morning from Amazon.ca, where it is now out of stock.

AreaFive · 06-12-2020, 02:34 AM

Is it true that this does not have english subtitles available for the Japanese audio? I read comments stating this on Amazon and found it very hard to believe. I'm sure the new english dub has its merits but I'd by far prefer to watch this in Japanese with english subs.

Bobo1313 · 06-12-2020, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AreaFive

Is it true that this does not have english subtitles available for the Japanese audio? I read comments stating this on Amazon and found it very hard to believe. I'm sure the new english dub has its merits but I'd by far prefer to watch this in Japanese with english subs.

I bet you they are reviews from a different release, remember to always check the dates with Amazon, since they still insist on combining reviews.

Edit: Just looked at Amazon, looks like you're right. It's hard to tell if they are talking about the physical or digital release though.

Mikezilla3k · 06-12-2020, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AreaFive

Is it true that this does not have english subtitles available for the Japanese audio? I read comments stating this on Amazon and found it very hard to believe. I'm sure the new english dub has its merits but I'd by far prefer to watch this in Japanese with english subs.

I think those reviews are for the Prime Video version.

AreaFive · 06-12-2020, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobo1313

I bet you they are reviews from a different release, remember to always check the dates with Amazon, since they still insist on combining reviews.

Edit: Just looked at Amazon, looks like you're right. It's hard to tell if they are talking about the physical or digital release though.

You're definitely right about that. Amazon's insistence on throwing all reviews together is an absolute mess at times. Thanks for taking a look.

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

I think those reviews are for the Prime Video version.

Hopefully that's the case. Given GKIDS experience with localizing anime, I can't imagine that's an intentional decision they would make with the physical release, although I suppose it could be an error perhaps.

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03-10-2020, 01:46 PM	#22
murakaz Active Member Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Indiana 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:333 DVD collection:87 Digital collection:179	Caught the theatrical release of the new restoration last night. There were a few oddities with the subtitles - for no discernible reason they were presented at the top of the frame for half of the scene where the gang meet-up at Hanna's old club, and a few moments where we are shown kanji in close-up during dialog isn't translated in favor of just captioning the dialog. Other than that this seems like it will be a perfectly fine release, I didn't notice any DNR that wasn't already present on the previous versions I own, though I'm hardly the expert on the matter.

03-13-2020, 04:30 AM	#23
eastx Special Member Member since:Aug 2009 Trading Score:3	The dub is terrific. What a great movie to see theatrically, even if the Sugarland, TX AMC mistakenly showed 10-15 minutes of the subbed version first.

03-24-2020, 01:02 AM	#24
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:195 DVD collection:236 MA collection:48 Digital collection:16 Trading Score:1	Coming out on June 2nd:

03-31-2020, 05:30 AM	#27
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	The 2018 Manga UK release rectified that.

03-31-2020, 06:45 PM	#29
SpaceBlackKnight Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2018 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:346 Digital collection:20	Wasn't Toyko Godfathers created entirely digitally, but the HD master made back in the day was a 35mm filmout with denoising?

04-03-2020, 09:39 PM	#30
SpazeBlue Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Idahoe 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:116 Blu-ray reviews:3	Amazon preorder: Tokyo Godfathers Blu-ray

06-01-2020, 09:30 PM	#31
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:163 Blu-ray collection:1724 DVD collection:849 MA collection:420 Digital collection:527 iTunes collection:570 Prime collection:407 Trading Score:30	Still no reviews anywhere of this? I have the Australian disc, hoping this is an improvement.

06-03-2020, 02:50 PM	#32
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:3942 Trading Score:117	Watched my copy last night, and completely forgot how great this film is. Simply entertaining from start to finish.

06-03-2020, 03:58 PM	#33
GRD43L Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2018 Location:Region A 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:253 Blu-ray reviews:4	I've Amazon pre-ordered DVD+BD blind and it arrived yesterday. Like the way the characters are human looking and not anime'd-up. Good story, many unexpected turns, excellent animation. I thought the sub-titles were ugly but it turns out I was watching the DVD, not BD. BD has smaller, less pixelated font, thus less intrusive. Quality of translated English sub (I've only listed for about a minute) sounded really good. The whole thing reminded me of the Japanese series Midnight Diner on Netflix. I think this would make a great movie to watch towards end of the year.

06-03-2020, 05:34 PM	#34
pikagreg Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Southern California Trading Score:11	This was the last thing I saw in theaters before the virus hit and the new dub is amazing.

06-05-2020, 03:22 AM	#35
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:163 Blu-ray collection:1724 DVD collection:849 MA collection:420 Digital collection:527 iTunes collection:570 Prime collection:407 Trading Score:30	Any comments on the picture quality? Dying to hear how it looks and there are no reviews anywhere or anything...

06-05-2020, 03:27 AM	#36
gwfb5 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 Location:New Brunswick, Canada 4K collection:38 Blu-ray collection:917 DVD collection:214 Digital collection:503 iTunes collection:288 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:80	My copy arrived this morning from Amazon.ca, where it is now out of stock.

06-12-2020, 02:34 AM	#37
AreaFive Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2020 Location:Florida 4K collection:188 Blu-ray collection:902 DVD collection:50 Digital collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Is it true that this does not have english subtitles available for the Japanese audio? I read comments stating this on Amazon and found it very hard to believe. I'm sure the new english dub has its merits but I'd by far prefer to watch this in Japanese with english subs.

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