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Blu-Rays? Azunymous 06/10/16 (Fri) 00:51:48 ca31c357 No.736

I found this on Amazon.

Is this an actual proper Blu-ray release of Azumanga? I know the original show was never made at 1080p or anything, so I'm not expecting a visual breakthrough, but it's great to see it come to BD.

If anyone can translate anything about the box itself or any of the preorder/first-run bonuses, I'd thank you. I'm actually considering importing this. Help me.

Azunymous 06/10/16 (Fri) 01:16:26 ca31c357 No.737

>>736
Maybe I should actually give the link…

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%82%E3%81%9A%E3%81%BE%E3%82%93%E3%81%8C%E5%A4%A7%E7%8E%8B-Blu-ray-BOX-%E5%88%9D%E5%9B%9E%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%89%88-%E9%87%91%E7%94%B0%E6%9C%8B%E5%AD%90/dp/B01FYCK7G0?ie=UTF8&Version=1&entries=0

Ralen 06/10/16 (Fri) 02:57:11 1e0cd070 No.738

>>737
Here's a (Japanese) news article about the release. It looks like it may be legit.
http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/758619.html

Azunymous 06/10/16 (Fri) 05:38:57 b6999710 No.739

>>736
What’s the point of a BD if it’s not HD? Just to have everything on one disc? There’s literally no other reason.

Azunymous 06/10/16 (Fri) 06:47:30 ca31c357 No.741

>>739
I don't know about Azumanga, but it may have been made at slightly higher than DVD quality and thus this could give us a bit more quality.

Alternatively, and again I'm no expert, but we could also potentially get a better "encoding" (may be using the wrong word here) of the same file with less artifacts, better colors/color balance, etc.

But you are right, this could be the literal same content from previous DVDs.

Ralen 06/10/16 (Fri) 13:28:11 1e0cd070 No.742

Could be a re-encoding of the source data? The link I posted says it's in 1080p MPEG-4 format.

It also says the set is 6 discs: 5 Blu-ray discs of the episodes, plus an audio CD of the soundtrack (with full-length versions of the opening and ending songs), so that's potentially another incentive.

Azunymous 07/27/16 (Wed) 15:44:16 ca31c357 No.816

From what I can tell, these got released today. Hopefully some reviews pop up soon.

(and some rips would be great too)

Azunymous 08/22/16 (Mon) 05:12:52 ca31c357 No.885

Rips of the BDs are out. They look really nice. Hopefully someone can port the subs over from an existing release.

http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=837232

Azunymous 08/22/16 (Mon) 17:05:53 61ab7a96 No.888

>>885
Someone nice in the comments retimes EnterTheBlog and posted a mega link

Azunymous 08/22/16 (Mon) 17:20:44 61ab7a96 No.891

>>885
Here: https://mega.nz/#F!SAFWhZZA!5cqeK0MpBnzTwNK90OlBNA by WTS

Here's a comparison I found on AB
http://diff.pics/VUfxOtXCexPQ/1
It looks like it's a slight improvement.

Azunymous 08/24/16 (Wed) 02:57:47 ca31c357 No.896

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>>888
>>891
Thank you based anons

Azunymous 08/24/16 (Wed) 15:56:18 61ab7a96 No.900

>>896
Your thanks should be directed to the person who took the time to retime the subs.

cats 08/25/16 (Thu) 06:39:58 2e1b2eb3 No.903

>>891
I didn't look at the rips but from the comparison it just seems like a basic upscale. I wonder if you'd be able to tell the difference between that and just scaling the DVDs yourself.

Azunymous 08/26/16 (Fri) 18:03:42 16a1b2f2 No.905

>>903
The lower amount of compression artifacts on the BD is noticeable.

Azunymous 08/29/16 (Mon) 23:06:41 042636a3 No.912

>>903
Yeah as >>905 there are definite differences and it's not just a straight upscale since it doesn't have the artifacts the original has. I haven't checked but I hope no detail was lost in the BDs.