Steady Posted February 26 Posted February 26 I just received this and watched a little bit of the first episode, and just based on my initial impression, I think Discotek did a pretty good job on this. The image quality is quite nice. It doesn't appear to have been AI'ed to death or heavily DNRed. It looks like it should--a clean presentation of an animated show from the 80s that was made on film. Over the last few years, Discotek has been releasing some great stuff from the 80s and early 90s, which was when I watched a lot of Japanese animation. But I'm still quite shocked Bismark has been given English subtitles and a North American release. The American version of this show, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, was not popular and the toyline didn't even get released here. When I was a kid, I was a big fan of the Saber Rider version, but now I'm really looking forward to finally watching the original version. Quote
Big s Posted February 26 Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Steady said: I just received this and watched a little bit of the first episode, and just based on my initial impression, I think Discotek did a pretty good job on this. The image quality is quite nice. It doesn't appear to have been AI'ed to death or heavily DNRed. It looks like it should--a clean presentation of an animated show from the 80s that was made on film. Over the last few years, Discotek has been releasing some great stuff from the 80s and early 90s, which was when I watched a lot of Japanese animation. But I'm still quite shocked Bismark has been given English subtitles and a North American release. The American version of this show, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, was not popular and the toyline didn't even get released here. When I was a kid, I was a big fan of the Saber Rider version, but now I'm really looking forward to finally watching the original version. I used to watch the Saber Rider version as well. But I can’t say many people from the time it was shown watched it. Definitely one of the lesser known import shows Quote
Dangard Ace Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Bismarck fights are better, less edited but that's to be expected. The Bismarck OP song gets to you after awhile. Dale Schackers opening is awesome but Call Me is pretty good too. The star is Fireball not Sabre. That took a bit of getting used to. Quote
Scyla Posted February 27 Posted February 27 @Steady can you tell if the discs are region locked (i.e. only region A)? Quote
JB0 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Oh! I didn't know Discotek had picked this one up! Gonna have to pick it up for myself. I swear, Discotek just licenses what they want to watch, with no consideration for how it will sell. I don't know how they keep making money, but I'm glad they do it. Quote
Steady Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 8 hours ago, Scyla said: @Steady can you tell if the discs are region locked (i.e. only region A)? This set is locked to Region A. 51 episodes divided up over 4 discs. Subtitles can be turned on and off whenever you want which is nice. The opening and ending credits have dual subtitles--English and English pronunciation of the Japanese lyrics. Its kind of interesting how they put this together. All of the episodes on each disc have been combined into one video file. Think of it like a really long movie with chapter stops for the episodes. So the next episode just starts whether you want it to or not. I guess its not a bad thing. I just felt like mentioning it. Are other shows formatted like this? There are no extras. This is as bare bones as it gets, but we should be grateful they did this at all. Quote
Scyla Posted February 28 Posted February 28 10 hours ago, Steady said: This set is locked to Region A. 51 episodes divided up over 4 discs. Subtitles can be turned on and off whenever you want which is nice. The opening and ending credits have dual subtitles--English and English pronunciation of the Japanese lyrics. Its kind of interesting how they put this together. All of the episodes on each disc have been combined into one video file. Think of it like a really long movie with chapter stops for the episodes. So the next episode just starts whether you want it to or not. I guess its not a bad thing. I just felt like mentioning it. Are other shows formatted like this? There are no extras. This is as bare bones as it gets, but we should be grateful they did this at all. Bummer, but thanks for letting me know. Quote
Steady Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Scyla, Region free players are great. They give you a lot more interesting options. Quote
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