slop101

I didn't think for a second that both the limited editions would sell out before they even came out. Anime collectors be intense!

DaveyJoe

Yeah, considering the Amazon limited edition was 10,000 sets, that's really impressive. I'm glad I locked in my pre-order when I did. Should be shipping any day now!

starseed1981

Same here. Even more glad that I locked it at $59.99. I may just turn around and Ebay the thing cause honestly I just wanted, and thought I was buying, the regular set.

DaveyJoe

Apparently people have been selling their pre-orders on ebay for $200-400.

starseed1981

For real? Does anybody here want it for $150 lol?

Why So Blu?

Wow, y'all can have my Funimation Limited Edition for $250.

Why So Blu?

Well, my weekend is booked - I did get a review copy:

Spiderbite

That's crazy. But I'll be keeping my Funimation set until the new and improved 8doubleK editions come out and render my copies worthless...like so many other cool special editions in the past.

davidh777

I'm OK with waiting for a Funimation sale on the standard version, but now I kinda wish I'd gotten the limited one to subsidize that purchase.

slop101

Can you let us know how it looks? My only fear (and why I didn't pre-order) is that it won't/can't look much better than an up-scaled dvd.

DaveyJoe

I thought we knew from the bluray trailer released in October that we were getting a proper remaster:

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DaveyJoe

First two reviews up:

http://www.blu-raydefinition.com/rev...ay-review.html

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Cowboy.../81540/#Review

Why So Blu?

And the nerds at you know where are talking about the screen caps and how FUNimation may have skimped on the QC and whatnot. Fucking OCD'ers.

GenPion

Well, for tons of anime fans this is considered the best anime series ever made. This isn't just some run of the mill anime made from any given year with poor plotlines and characters and execution. It's considered something of a fine masterpiece to many, so why not be bothered if the PQ isn't as top notch as what it could be?

Funimation could have easily dropped the DVD discs from several of the released editions and added a few extra Blu-ray discs, upped the cost $20 or so if manufacturing was considered too high, and fans would have paid and no one would even be having such discussions.

Spiderbite

I still think they should have added the movie as well. Any reason why they didn't?

GenPion

Rights issues. Sony owned them and licensed to Image. That's pretty much the only reason why.

Why So Blu?

The PQ IS top notch - but the OCD-ers are bitching and moaning about silly screen caps that are NEVER indicative of the final product. That was my point.

Solid Snake

How was the BD for that one?

KNowing very little about how they made the show, tech aspect specifically, I'm sure it looks fine. Some Anime just ain't going to look perfectly clean.

Ralph Jenkins

The Image Blu-ray of the movie looks good, but it unfortunately only has 2.0 audio when there should be a 5.1 track.

The TV series should look great since it was remastered from 35 mm film. It's only necessary to upscale the cuts that were created with CG. The majority was traditional cel animation.

GenPion

Here is my review of the Blu-ray release of Knockin' on Heavens Door.

GenPion

Screenshots can help with some of the PQ determinations as a lot of the issues with DNR, edge enhancement, color timing, macroblocking, shimmering, banding, and other video issues can be found this way. Yet I do agree that too much of an emphasis is placed. PQ can look better (or worse) in motion than it does in screenshots.

I don't know about the Funimation set yet. Unfortunately, I don't have it yet. But I did have the UK release and found it to be unsatisfactory. I own the JP set and the PQ is much nicer.

prophetic

When did you place your order? I ordered 8/11, and I thought 69.99 was the cheapest it had been. If it dropped after that though, I'm not complaining.

Why So Blu?

My FUNimation Exclusive set got pushed back to 12/18 for delivery.

Why So Blu?

The Amazon Limited Edition is back in stock:

http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Bebop-C...+bebop+blu+ray

van der graaf

Thanks for the heads up. Ordered.