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[WTK]

Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake

No word on a re-release, but I certainly wouldn't consider those on ebay going for a "small fortune" seeing as how they're going at (or even below) MRSP. Retail pricing for each FLCL was $29.99. The entire set at retail would have been approximately $90.00. There are several going for less than that on ebay, if you don't mind use that is.

The Ultimate Collection on the other hand can fetch quite more than $90. It's still up in air of whom will rescue this property. Originally it seems that Bandai Ent. may have a good shot with their relationship with Synch-Point. Only time will tell what happens next.

[asianxcore]

Originally Posted by WTK

It's definitely OOP. There aren't that much listings on auction sites. The resell value has been slowly climbing up. It's hard to say if it will go much higher. I would wait a bit more and see what happens. Then again there is always a risk of another studio rescuing this movie.

Thanks for the info!

I'm hoping I can sell or trade it in the near future.

[Eric F]

I'm done with Ergo Proxy. All I can say is...WTF!?!?!?!

[big e]

Originally Posted by Eric F

I'm done with Ergo Proxy. All I can say is...WTF!?!?!?!

Yea, that ending was pretty F'ed up. I thought the show could have used another episode or two to explain things better. I’m actually getting ready to rewatch it after not seeing it for about two years. I hope it still holds up; I recall really liking it when I watched it on Fuse.

[Eric F]

If I ever did watch Ergo again, it would have to be in HD. It is a Funi title so there is a possibility they could release it (I know they have an HD master of this one).

[McHawkson]

I got a question regarding Samurai X -

I added the series to my Netflix queue and the first disc is "unavailability" but 3 other discs are availablity. It has been a while, so I decided to look up online to watch first disc. The first episode is similar with the movie Trust & Betrayal.

Netflix's description that Samuari X contains 2 episodes each on 4 discs -

Samurai X: Vol. 1: Trust
This disc includes episodes 1-2.

Samurai X: Vol. 2: Betrayal
This disc includes episodes 3-4. Extras include character profiles, screenwriter's notes and the original trailer.

Samurai X: Vol. 3: The Motion Picture
This disc includes episodes 7-9.

Samurai X: Vol. 4: Reflection
This disc includes episodes 11-12. Extras include clean closing animation, production sketches, interviews with the original Japanese voice cast and previews.

So, the first 2 discs are similar with the movie Samuari X: Trust & Betrayal, correct?

And notice in the descriptions about episodes - Why did they skipped episodes 5, 6, and 10? I'm confused...

[Joe Molotov]

Originally Posted by McHawkson

I got a question regarding Samurai X -

I added the series to my Netflix queue and the first disc is "unavailability" but 3 other discs are availablity. It has been a while, so I decided to look up online to watch first disc. The first episode is similar with the movie Trust & Betrayal.

Netflix's description that Samuari X contains 2 episodes each on 4 discs -


So, the first 2 discs are similar with the movie Samuari X: Trust & Betrayal, correct?

And notice in the descriptions about episodes - Why did they skipped episodes 5, 6, and 10? I'm confused...

Those episode listings are wrong. Trust & Betrayal was a OVA, with the first disc having the first two episodes and the other disc having the second two, so that part is right at least(although I'd recommend getting the Trust & Betrayal Director's Cut that has all four episodes edited together into movie form on one disc). Reflections was a separate two-episode OVA, and then The Motion Picture is just like it sounds, a motion picture.

If you're looking for the Samurai X series itself, it was released in the US under it's original title, Rurouni Kenshin. There's about 100 episodes of it, and it's all out on DVD.

[McHawkson]

I already saw Trust & Betrayal Director's Cut and saw the whole Rurouni Kenshin series. So, I guess only remaining are Reflection and Motion Picture.

Thanks!

[Erdrick]

Originally Posted by McHawkson

I already saw Trust & Betrayal Director's Cut and saw the whole Rurouni Kenshin series. So, I guess only remaining are Reflection and Motion Picture.

Do note that the Director's Cut is actually an edited version of the OVAs. It has been letter-boxed from the original 4:3 (but since it was done by Kazuhiro Furuhashi himself it was deceptively called "Director's Cut"). And it was not even done in the same way Funi did DBZ (Funi's edit lost less top and bottom and actually gained some on the sides).

Although it may not be worth a Netflix slot to see the OVAs if you already saw the Director's Cut. I would definitely recommend them over the Director's Cut to anyone who has not seen either yet.

[McHawkson]

Originally Posted by Erdrick

Do note that the Director's Cut is actually an edited version of the OVAs. It has been letter-boxed from the original 4:3 (but since it was done by Kazuhiro Furuhashi himself it was deceptively called "Director's Cut"). And it was not even done in the same way Funi did DBZ (Funi's edit lost less top and bottom and actually gained some on the sides).

Although it may not be worth a Netflix slot to see the OVAs if you already saw the Director's Cut. I would definitely recommend them over the Director's Cut to anyone who has not seen either yet.

Well, the problem is Samurai X: Trust (disc #1) is already marked "Unknown" under Availability column. And I have been waiting for it for 3 months. The option is I can just move on to disc #3 and #4 that I have not seen them.

[McHawkson]

Originally Posted by WEEDEDOUT

anyone check out the skycrawlers yet?

Just saw it last night... Boy, gotta say that the story is weird - very unique story.

Got to add spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen it -

Spoiler:

I couldn't figure out what it's about till they mentioned that they think they were cloned for the war purpose. It's unfortunately that they focused more on main character's surround than the war itself. It would be more interesting if they focus on war and "Teacher." Yes, they did explained about "Teacher" but it left more questions than answer.

[WTK]

Originally Posted by McHawkson

Just saw it last night... Boy, gotta say that the story is weird - very unique story.

Got to add spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen it -

Spoiler:

I couldn't figure out what it's about till they mentioned that they think they were cloned for the war purpose. It's unfortunately that they focused more on main character's surround than the war itself. It would be more interesting if they focus on war and "Teacher." Yes, they did explained about "Teacher" but it left more questions than answer.

It's definitely unique. I thought it ran way too long. IMO there are better works from Oshii. For those who want a total different spin on the movie, be sure to read Justin Sevakis's review over @ ANN.

[slop101]

I was gonna get the Sword of the Stranger blu-ray, but the dvd was on sale for $16, almost half of what they wanted for the blu-ray at $29. I mean, I'd spend a little extra for a blu-ray of something, but not that much more - especially considering that it didn't have any more extras.

[WTK]

Originally Posted by slop101

I was gonna get the Sword of the Stranger blu-ray, but the dvd was on sale for $16, almost half of what they wanted for the blu-ray at $29. I mean, I'd spend a little extra for a blu-ray of something, but not that much more - especially considering that it didn't have any more extras.

I'm assuming that you're referring to Best Buy. You can pricematch BestBuy.com for the BD release, it's $22.99 (for now) instead of the preprint ad price of $29.99.

[McHawkson]

Originally Posted by WTK

It's definitely unique. I thought it ran way too long. IMO there are better works from Oshii. For those who want a total different spin on the movie, be sure to read Justin Sevakis's review over @ ANN.

I agreed that the story ran too long. There are some amazing animation combined with CGI and real-life video. I have seen some of Oshii's work - Jin-Roh and Ghost in the Shell and I thought they're pretty good movies. What else of his are worth to watch?

Originally Posted by slop101

I was gonna get the Sword of the Stranger blu-ray, but the dvd was on sale for $16, almost half of what they wanted for the blu-ray at $29. I mean, I'd spend a little extra for a blu-ray of something, but not that much more - especially considering that it didn't have any more extras.

I would LOVE to buy some anime DVDs - unfortunately that my work was bought by other company and they planned to close us down this August. I gotta save money till I get a new job. However, I have it on my Netflix list.

[Sweet Baby James]

Originally Posted by slop101

I was gonna get the Sword of the Stranger blu-ray, but the dvd was on sale for $16, almost half of what they wanted for the blu-ray at $29. I mean, I'd spend a little extra for a blu-ray of something, but not that much more - especially considering that it didn't have any more extras.

I'm holding out until the rumored sale at Deep Discount starts next month. They currently have it on Blu-ray for $25.61. If that price remains and they have another 25% off sale like the last one, I'll be able to scoop it up for $19.21.

[Ralph Jenkins]

Originally Posted by McHawkson

I agreed that the story ran too long. There are some amazing animation combined with CGI and real-life video. I have seen some of Oshii's work - Jin-Roh and Ghost in the Shell and I thought they're pretty good movies. What else of his are worth to watch?

I think the best Oshii films are Angel's Egg, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Patlabor the Movie II and Avalon.

He only wrote the screenplay for Jin-Roh (like Blood: The Last Vampire), although it is still very much in his style.

[dtcarson]

I see what you're saying about Gantz. It's weird, it's very fast moving in that I just started watching in and I'm on episode 12, but it's slow in that not a whole hell of a lot is actually happening. I'll stick it out at least through this disk.

I'll admit Lain and Boogiepop and Texhnolyze might be "deep" and "meaningful" and "artistic", but I just didn't enjoy watching them. I'm not solely into pure eye candy, and I like to think I'm intelligent, but those three series just didn't click with me.

[Abe.]

Boogiepop just had this intertwined story that just kept my mind busy throughout the entire series. Gantz had almost the same effect, but not as profound. Existential anime is certainly my forte, but I can tell how some people might not enjoy it.

I need to get back into anime... I miss the thrill

[dtcarson]

Just finished Gantz. The last disk was better than the two prior to it. It's weird, there's a couple episodes of action, then a couple episodes of slooow talking and stuff. Not that I'm against talking, but they didn't really say much. For much of the the first five disks I just kept thinking

Spoiler:

Shoot. Shoot. Shoot!

I did grow to like Kurono and Kishimoto more, but Kato got more annoying. I was growing tired of the series in the middle, but I'm glad I stuck it out. However, I felt a little dirty after watching, I think, the final episode on disk 5.

[WTK]

Latest BD release from FUNimation...

Burst Angel (TV + OVA): Complete Collection (Blu-ray) - 600 minutes - $79.98 - 9/29/09

[WTK]

English trailer for Ponyo is up. And in theaters August 14th.

[Abe.]

Burst Angel might look really great on Blu-ray.

[Erdrick]

Originally Posted by Abe.

Burst Angel might look really great on Blu-ray.

I sure hope it is a HD transfer and not just an upscale.

[McHawkson]

Sword of the Stranger is on Very Long Wait on my Netflix.

Saw Vexille last night... it was okay - too much similar with Appleseed. The story is pretty intriguing.

On my Netflix list:
Sword of the Stranger (Very long wait)
Crest of the Stars disc 4 (Very long wait)
Tekkon Kinkreet
Kakurrenbo: Hide & Seek
Mushi-Shi
Banner of the Stars (will not watch it till I finish the 4th disc of Crest of the Stars)
Banner of the Stars II (disc #3 is on Very long wait)
Darker than Black (disc #4 & #5 is Long wait)


I'm not sure if I will add Burst Angels (Blu-ray) on my list...