JetJockey Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) I was watching Zaranyzerak's anime collection on youtube and he mentioned a re-release of Bubblegum Crisis on Blu-ray by RightStuf. I checked and sure enough, Animeigo is releasing the Blu-ray again but direct this time. It's all the episodes on one Blu-ray instead of the three like the Kickstarter version. It's really extraordinarily disappointing that with the two recent Kickstarters of Gunsmith Cats and Riding Bean with Kenichi Sonoda's participation, plus last year's 30th anniversary of Bubblegum Crisis that there is still no real standout edition of this great anime. Both RightStuf and Amazon have the Blu-ray for pre-order at around $30 ($10 off retail price) so by the holidays you will probably be able to get it cheap. Maybe for the 35th or 40th anniversary they will try again with a real collector's edition. Perhaps we will have those Figma figures or a few bike toys by then too. People who passed on the Kickstarter with all its throw away trinkets I guess this release is for you. Edited May 28, 2018 by JetJockey Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) So, this release will have English subtitles? Edited May 28, 2018 by Sanity is Optional Quote
JetJockey Posted May 28, 2018 Author Posted May 28, 2018 44 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: So, this release will have English subtitles? I assume it's almost the same if not the same release. https://www.rightstufanime.com/Bubblegum-Crisis-Blu-ray I can't remember the extras on the Kickstarter release. I think they left some stuff out. Quote
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 I saw this earlier.. it's cool that BGC is getting a wider release then just kickstarter.. I have the Kickstarter and that is good enough for me.. but for those that don't get it! BGC is a classic! Quote
RavenHawk Posted June 13, 2018 Posted June 13, 2018 Glad to see this. I rewatch my DVD edition of this a couple times a year, so it will be nice to have it on bluray, for a reasonable price. I didn't find out about the Kickstarter until it was too late, and the aftermarket prices on it now are just way out of control. I do hope there are some more extra features on this, but suspect it will be pretty bare bones. With all the episodes on a single disc, somehow I suspect this will just duplicate the special features (mainly a few galleries) of the old DVDs. Quote
RavenHawk Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 Looks like this comes out today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3JT8V2 Is anyone picking it up? I'm very tempted to, but still concerned about 8 eps on a single disc. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 Mine's already in the mail from Amazon. Can't be worse than the hideous fansubs I have in my digital library. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 Hmm, no Hurricane Live 2032? Quote
tekering Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said: Hmm, no Hurricane Live 2032? All the live-action footage was shot and edited on standard-definition video, so a horrible upscale would be the best you could hope for. Quote
RavenHawk Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 12 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: Mine's already in the mail from Amazon. Can't be worse than the hideous fansubs I have in my digital library. Would you be kind enough to post a quick review or some thoughts on it once you get it? Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 Yes love BGC OVAs and looking forward to buying the BR. Can any MWrs who supported the kickstarter share their experiences with the first release? thanks. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 no ad police i want AD Police Quote
Vifam7 Posted September 26, 2018 Posted September 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Fortress_Maximus said: Yes love BGC OVAs and looking forward to buying the BR. Can any MWrs who supported the kickstarter share their experiences with the first release? thanks. The Kickstarter BD release of BGC was quite nice. Just remember that this anime was made back in the late 1980's/early 1990's. So, don't expect 16:9 full screen. It's 4:3 pillarboxed. I can't really comment on the video quality as I'm no expert. But it looks pretty good to me. It looks as good as I remember watching it on AnimEigo's VHS release back in the day. Hurricane Live 2032/2033 and Holiday in Bali was included on the Kickstarter release. But the live-action bit of Oomori Kinuko singing Konya wa Hurricane was not included. Does anyone remember if it was ever included in past AnimEgo releases? I can't remember if it was ever part of a BGC release and I no longer have the old VHS, LD, or DVD releases to check. Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 Thanks for the details. The live act by Oomori for KWH was on the old AnimEigo LDs not sure about the VHS or DVDs. In any event wonder why it was excluded from the BR. Quote
tekering Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, Fortress_Maximus said: The live act by Oomori for KWH was on the old AnimEigo LDs not sure about the VHS or DVDs. In any event wonder why it was excluded from the BR. Five posts above yours. Quote
Vifam7 Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 10 hours ago, tekering said: Five posts above yours. That doesn't really explain it. All of the Hurricane Live 2032/2033 music videos were also shot/edited in SD and they were included. The most likely answer is that AnimEgio couldn't acquire the rights for the footage. Either that or the master tape was missing/no longer usable. Quote
tekering Posted September 27, 2018 Posted September 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, Vifam7 said: All of the Hurricane Live 2032/2033 music videos were also shot/edited in SD and they were included. They were? They must look awful in HD... Quote
JetJockey Posted October 1, 2018 Author Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 12:41 AM, RavenHawk said: Looks like this comes out today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3JT8V2 Is anyone picking it up? I'm very tempted to, but still concerned about 8 eps on a single disc. I might get it depending on sales during Black Friday and the holidays. I noticed a few reviews on Amazon talk about the picture quality. Still with Sonoda working on the two recent Kickstarters, it would be nice to get a true Ultimate Edition of the show. Quote
RavenHawk Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 The Amazon reviews are a bit mixed. Anyone on here check it out yet? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I have it, but haven't sat down with the blueray player to watch yet. Might be a while. Quote
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 Just a heads up rightstuf.com is having a "gotanime" sale and the BGC bluray is $23.97 today only 10/10 Save a $1 off Amazons current price of $25.19 Quote
RavenHawk Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Just finished watched the Blu-ray (spread it out over a few nights). I have to say that, in the episodes, I didn't notice a huge difference between the picture quality here and on my DVDs. That said, it might just be that my TV isn't hi-def enough to really tell, and I'm also not an expert of connoisseur of these things. As for extras, very bare bones. Color art gallery, where I COULD tell the different in picture quality. All the images were stuff most of us have seen before. There was also a line art gallery, which is what shown for me. I had seen the majority before, but there was some art that was new to me. Still, all said, it's a great value for the price and worth picking up, in my opinion. Quote
Legioss Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 6:03 AM, tekering said: They were? They must look awful in HD... They were remade during the Kickstarter with Blu-ray footage. Quote
Duke Togo Posted November 24, 2023 Posted November 24, 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off episode 7. Delighted this BGC fan. I'll say nothing more as to not spoil things. Quote
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