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Celes posted:Has there been a series in the past that's been delayed this much? In the recent past, especially? I can't think of one. Off the top of my head the Code Geass OVA's and the Evangelion movies have had their share of scheduling flubs (by this i mean that Eva was scheduled to finish in 2009 and that's the year the second movie came out. And CG was supposed to have one OVA out every three months and I think that was back in 2011 and we've only gotten two of the four promised so far.)
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aers posted:The anime is not currently in print with either the English dub or English subs. You can find rips of both the R1 DVDs (S1-4 dub) and R2J DVDs around torrent sites, though. Basically this, the R2 DVD rips that have subtitles are probably a better choice than the R1 DVD rips. At least the ones of season 1 and R, which put the previews for the next episodes at the beginning of the episode they're supposed to be teasing. (So, the teaser that should be at the end of episode 1 for episode 2 is after the opening on episode 2.), and are missing an episode in Sailor Moon R where they save some dinosaurs or something. Also the video quality isn't great.
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Jan 18, 2014 07:07
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ConanThe3rd posted:Probably. There's Japanese (Maybe OOP, don't quite know), French, German and Italian DVD releases of the series but a) they're not in English and ether b) Released by Kazé (Viz Europe) who's overall track record with releasing stuff on home video can be charitably descried as "Crap" or c) Released in Japan and thus levy to a whole bunch of pricing bullshit that can be charitably described as "Thatcheresque" From my experience of just looking at prices of Japanese DVD/BD releases I find it a loving miracle that anime is still around. Seriously, the first season of Sailor Moon was in a 9 part set, with individual volumes looking to run around 4,000 yen ($40, for six episodes) and looking at Amazon JP they eventually put it into two sets, one with five parts and the other with four. The four-part one is running "new" (It may be OOP, can't really tell.) runs at 38,800 yen (Approx. $388 US.) That's for 22 episodes. Of course, looking at the price in the product description makes this obvious that its a price-gouge because its OOP, as that says 12,000 yen. Still a hefty sum for only half of a season . I'd be scared to know what they would be willing to charge for Blu-Ray even if they would just be upscales.
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Jan 18, 2014 09:52
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aers posted:There aren't really any good DVD rips of the show around either; the only group that's done the entire series off remastered video decided it would be a fantastic idea to put it through as many filters as possible and completely butchered the video. The SMC ones, correct? Yeah, I saw how many extraneous subtitles they crammed into the OP and its just ugly because of it. I also found that the R1 DVD rip they did of the S season left the English Dub Intact. Holy poo poo were those voices bad, Usagi sounds like what I expected Luna to sound like, and Makoto sounds like Ash Ketchum with a cold. I really hope Funimation eventually gets the rights and does a full-on redub, they did get the Simulcast rights, didn't they? The only other companies around are Sentai and Aniplex and Sentai would probably just be Sub-only with no Blu-Ray (Not that Sailor Moon particularly needs it) and Aniplex would just gouge the hell out of the customers just because they can and people would still eat it up. 
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Jan 18, 2014 18:52
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ultimatemegax posted:You're forgetting Viz, who've risen from the dead and who are releasing Ranma 1/2 on BD using the new masters. It looks fantastic. I didn't forget about Viz, I just didn't bother to mention them since the most I see out of them is just Bleach and Naruto, I honestly didn't think they had any anime besides that. ultimatemegax posted:There's other likely situations such as disagreement over the cost of the license, but the most likely problem is the original dub that was edited for TV. The dub rights may not belong to the Japanese side and would have to get materials from other companies like ADV (who they're suing now) and Pioneer (who no longer exist). Otherwise they'll have to re-sub/re-dub everything. Like Dragon Ball Z, most of the nostalgia in NA relates to the original dub, so not including that would highly alienate viewers. The problem I find here is that if they wanted to include the original dub they would either have to make a separate SKU for that release (Sort of like what Funi did with the Rock the Dragon DBZ set, so its not out of the realm of possibility.) or include the original English dub edited episodes in the main release which would only drive the price of the sets up due to having more discs. RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Jan 19, 2014 |
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Jan 18, 2014 21:54
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So its going to be a more faithful adaptation of the Manga? I'm hoping the art is at least good and not too much like Takeuchi noodle-style. At least there won't be any Chibiusa seeing as its the Dark Kingdom plot again.
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Mar 14, 2014 04:30
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Waffleman_ posted:I am super okay with Ami Koshimizu voicing Jupiter. Same here, she's done characters that kind of fit the tough yet sweet image that Jupiter has.
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Apr 27, 2014 19:00
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Rodyle posted:Koshimizu's one of the raddest ladies in VA. I'd rather have her on Mars, but Jupiter's certainly a decent choice too. Plus, where she goes, FukuJun is often not far behind. Oh it'd be nice for him to show up as a villain. I'll probably be the first to say the Bi-weekly thing might be for the best? More time to work on each episode means better animation, I would think.
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Apr 28, 2014 18:40
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aers posted:Their picture of the "2009 DVD Remaster" is complete and utter bullshit and I hope they get called out on it. Pretty sure they posted an image from the really ugly SMC fansub version, its all smoothed out and the filmgrain is gone, like the DBZ Blu-Rays.
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May 17, 2014 01:01
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I'm really holding out hope that they'll maybe turn out okay like the Ranma 1/2 BDs. This seems mostly typical of video releases of shows on streaming services. Red Balance is almost always way off.
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May 19, 2014 09:43
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aers posted:I've been told Viz's Ranma BDs look worse then the JP ones, so uh. They look fine honestly. If they look worse its not really a super big deal, nothing looks over-saturated or anything. Though a direct comparison would show any video problems. Anyway, Looking at the SMC fansub release of the first episode. It looks nearly identical to the version posted on Hulu.  SMC Fansub for comparison And to be fair, at least they won't butcher the image like Funimation did for the DBZ Blu-rays.
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May 19, 2014 10:02
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Do the Italian DVDs have English Subs?
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May 20, 2014 01:20
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aers posted:No. That kind of defeats the purpose. Better quality picture or not. I can't really watch a series if I can't at least read what people are saying. I can get by on context clues and stuff at times, but I'd rather have subtitles or an english dub over crisper video. How did Italy end up getting better quality materials than Japan anyway?
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May 20, 2014 01:45
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That's almost as bad as that "fansite" where they only recognize Serena as Sailor Moon's name and refer to Usagi as "The other name."  I can understand nostalgia and stuff but this is like people saying 4Kids One Piece is better than the uncut version.
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May 20, 2014 16:25
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aers posted:https://twitter.com/debaoki/status/470335584775319552 But... doesn't Crunchyroll require paid subscriptions or something? Or do they do what hulu does and lock off content to free users until like a week or two later? What was wrong with NicoNico?
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May 25, 2014 05:46
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Waffleman_ posted:They do the Hulu thing. Ugh. Can't wait to be a week or two late to every new episode because gently caress paying for streaming. I bet they show ads too.
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May 25, 2014 05:53
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jkyuusai posted:Why is paying for streaming to watch a brand new show a non-option for you? Its not, streaming is just very iffy for me. I have a netflix subscription and I frequently have issues with the video quality just dropping off into ugly blockiness. So paying for it just seems like a bad investment, however if they don't have ads I'll probably reconsider once the time comes. Darksaber posted:This is kind of a weird attitude to have, but enjoyment of Sailor Moon trumps all so check your PM inbox. I always forget to do anything with my guest passes and those will get you the first two episodes at least! I'll definitely use those.
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May 25, 2014 20:30
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What's Creamy Mami? Also he mentions how Viz hasn't announced their plans for Sailor Moon's release, if that's supposedly the case then how does he explain this image from one of Viz's recent panels?  I think that pretty clearly shows the release plan. Maybe not the pace they'll be going at but it shows that they're likely going to do 2 parts per season.
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May 30, 2014 09:57
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Kaja Rainbow posted:I remember the time in the manga Jupiter took out a monster by basically suplexing it--before she became a magical girl. She did something similar in the first episode of the Anime she appeared in, didn't she? Obviously she didn't take it out because that's reserved for the stock footage but she still tossed it away on her normal strength alone.
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Jun 2, 2014 19:11
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Alaemon posted:She also landed a punch on Zoisite before she'd become a senshi. To be fair, this is Zoisite we're talking about, not much for fighting or reflexes. Acts like a wimp because his hand gets cut by a rose. Not to diss Jupiter or anything, because she's still the best senshi.
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Jun 3, 2014 04:38
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I kind of like it, in motion it looks better. Its maybe a little spaghetti-esque but its not as bad as I thought it would look. I really would like to hear the other Senshi though, especially Jupiter but that's just mostly just me wanting to hear Ami Koshimizu's voice on my favorite girl.
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ashweh posted:There's always the possibility that some animation will be corrected for DVD releases, since they're probably on a tight schedule for animation? At least that's something that happened with AoT. That's something that commonly happens nowadays. But I'm not sure if Toei would push for that considering they already have a more lax schedule than most anime.
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trucutru posted:Meh, it's still too soon to tell. To me the only weird thing is that Jupiter has pretty much the same height as the other girls. But we really havent seen all the girls in one image standing together? Just individually.
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aers posted:Jupiter sure brings out all the weirdos huh. I'm not weird. I just like her the most, is all.
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aers posted:You have a porn doujin avatar. That so? Well $5 makes it all better. What would be even better is if I didn't have to rip scenes from those godawful SMC fansubs just to get decent images. Speaking of watching bad fansubs, R's going along rather smoothly. I was honestly expecting to hate it outright since it brought Chibiusa into the series but she's really not been ultra important or really prevalent except for episodes that focus on her, which there have only been about 4 so far. It does seem like there's less repeated animation at least when it comes to R, but that might be because they're probably doing more talking and less fighting. EDIT: I had made this post right before seeing the episode where Chibiusa steals the Silver Crystal because she thinks Usagi is untrustworthy because of not eating some goddamn Pancakes and gets the Senshi captured. My opinion of her has hit new lows, makes her out to be petty as hell. RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Dove from Above posted:Come on, I love the fact that her moral judgement at this point is based on pancakes. That's perfect for a dumb little five-year-old. Its just the way she acts so ungrateful that Usagi has saved her using the power of the Silver Crystal before and just NOW decides "Oh I can't trust her because she didn't want any of her mom's pancakes!". I wanted Usagi to slap her. I mean, it all worked out in the next episode but drat that was a stupid thing for her to do. Its a bit annoying that I'm getting so frustrated over the actions of a fictional little girl in a 20 year old TV show. Maybe its because I'm emotionally invested or something? New intro's cool though. I've always been curious, how far into the future is the Crystal Tokyo stuff supposed to be? None of the Senshi look like they've aged a day but its hard to believe that Tokyo would become a crystal mess in a span of 10 or so years after Sailor Stars. RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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XboxPants posted:That's what I remember. So the senshi just somehow gain immortality? Or maybe its some more reincarnation stuff because of Moon Kingdom blood or something. Wouldn't be the strangest thing to come out of this universe.
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aers posted:http://wildmushroomland.com/2014/06/10/sailor-moon-sneak-peeks-in-animage-and-animedia-july-2014/ I only really saw bizarre 90s fashion out of Rei and Usagi. Everybody else seemed rather normal. Floppy Disks not being around will be missed though.
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Violet_Sky posted:Also, I'm about as tall as Usagi. Going by the size chart, I'm on par with Haruka in terms of height (5'9"). But I can imagine the heights of the girls changed as the series went on, or maybe they didn't because they barely aged at all in the series. On a different topic, I'm a little scared to see what they choose to use as "Current Fashion".
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I'm still optimistic that it'll look better in action. I honestly think people are still just used to the 90s anime look so the new one is throwing them off.
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CHiRAL posted:No, the nostalgia just amplifies the awfulness of this style. If I saw these images as promos for an anime I didn't know I can tell you right now I wouldn't watch it Different strokes I guess. The new one looks fine to me personally. v  v
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Took a short interlude in R to watch the movie tied to that season. It had the old english dub available with both the original and the american soundtrack. Needless to say, I had to put the english soundtrack on just once to listen to that cheesy as gently caress intro song. Honestly I'm a bit surprised that material sounded as good as it did since I didn't think they released the version with the edited soundtrack on DVD or anything. As for the movie itself, animation is nice. But the story's just kind of there. No drama or anything since you know that at the end of the day the villain will lose and the Sailor Senshi will win. That's sort of why the series is fun for me though. RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Jun 12, 2014 |
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Would've been nice if that clown hadn't kept saying "SUGOI" constantly. Other than that, pretty cool. Only 6 more days till we actually get to see it in non-shakycam mode. On another note, Viz has put up the first half of Season 1 up for digital download for both US and Canada in celebration of Usagi's birthday.
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Dogwood Fleet posted:It's not like the transformation sequences ever meshed with the rest of the show anyway. True, the artstyle evolved and while Usagi's transformation and everybody's special attacks for the most part changed every season the other sailors got what amounted to a different pen they held up followed by the old season 1 animation with a few new flashy effects or a new background. Or the transformations/special attacks were really good looking because they were stock footage while the rest of the episode looked like rear end.
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Jul 1, 2014 07:33
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The Blu-Ray/DVD sets for the first half of the series are now up for preorder. They'll be out November 11th. I'm curious as to what the release schedule for these will be, every two months? three months? Hopefully the gaps aren't too long. I'm very much excited for the new dub. Maybe they'll put some clips up before release? As for Crystal, a bit sad there's no rose throwing but it wasn't too bad. Hopefully the next episode will improve on the animation though, it was awfully stiff.
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mateo360 posted:Where? I don't see it on Viz or amazon. Rightstuf has it. They're also going to give out coins to people who preorder it while the supplies last. Its like $53 or something though for the BD/DVD set. So if thats what to expect for the other parts in the series it'll be roughly a $500 investment for the entire series, not including the movies. e:f;b RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Jul 6, 2014 |
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Jul 6, 2014 03:59
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Appears to be 12 chapters for everything up to the final fight against Queen Metalia. Looking at the summary, I didn't realize Jupiter joined before Nephrite's defeat in the Manga. Why couldn't they have gotten her earlier in the original series? Would've made the obvious padding of Nephrite's time as Monster Conjurer all the less dull. RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Jul 6, 2014 |
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aers posted:14 chapters in the re-release where the 100 page chapters were split in half. So the Cutie Moon Rod appearing in one of the eyecatches is just there for shits and giggles then? Why even show a piece of weaponry from a later part of the series if they aren't going to use it at all? And by single OP and ED, do they mean songwise or animation wise as well?
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I Watson posted:I liked the first episode of Crystal quite a bit, but my true love is for the continued complaining about how it isn't good at all because it is not the ORIGINAL anime. I like to supplement it with a heaping side of how people are still bitter about Viz not using the DiC dub or its cast for the new release. Come on people, the original dub had its moments and gets a lot of undue flack, but it isn't sacred. I find it hilarious how many people are complaining about the lack of Susan Roman. I mean, she was the only inner senshi to keep the same voice throughout but do you really want Jupiter to sound like a raspy old woman? Same deal with Terri Hawkes, I'm looking forward to seeing how Stephanie Sheh will do the role. Kate Higgins as Mercury was a great choice too.
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Beef Waifu posted:I have never watched Sailor Moon and now that Viz is releasing a dub with a lot of voice actors I like (Especially Amanda Celine Miller, Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, and Cindy Robinson all as central characters) I can finally give it a shot. I remember it being on TV when I was a little babby, but this was girl poo poo and DBZ was on instead. DBZ was on after Sailor Moon I thought? I barely remember the old dub outside of scattered episodes of season one and SuperS and the first few minutes of the R movie and most of the S movie. But yeah, I was a guy and it was uncool to watch Sailor moon, besides my parents made fun of me for watching it too.
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