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NEWS: Angelic Layer Blu-ray Will Be Released on September 24




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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:54 am Reply with quote
It's a show produced in 2001, so don't expect much of an improvement of visuals over upscaled DVDs, if they used qtec expect it to be worse at parts (another Clamp show, Chobits, is a perfect textbook example of what a bad qtec upscale looks like...).

Just a note, anyone considering getting the Japanese bluray release better learn to use a shopping service as it's published by Kadokawa and thus subject to their export restrictions...
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:51 pm Reply with quote
Blanchimont wrote:
It's a show produced in 2001, so don't expect much of an improvement of visuals over upscaled DVDs, if they used qtec expect it to be worse at parts (another Clamp show, Chobits, is a perfect textbook example of what a bad qtec upscale looks like...).
I've got Chobits on Blu-Ray and it seems fine to me, admittedly I'm no videophile, but I can spot if something is bad.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:28 pm Reply with quote
Chobits aside, are early CLAMP works particularly sought after by collectors these days?
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NJ_



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:08 pm Reply with quote
Blanchimont wrote:
(another Clamp show, Chobits, is a perfect textbook example of what a bad qtec upscale looks like...).


MarshalBanana wrote:
I've got Chobits on Blu-Ray and it seems fine to me, admittedly I'm no videophile, but I can spot if something is bad.


Which upscale? There was a Blu-ray release in Japan in 2015 but there was also FUNi's upscale here in 2011 which was said to be decent since it was after they stopped with the DNR on their other in-house upscales.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:12 pm Reply with quote
Zin5ki wrote:
Chobits aside, are early CLAMP works particularly sought after by collectors these days?


Depends what you mean cause it's almost like saying no one would be interested in early Type Moon works.
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EducatedRuffian



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:59 pm Reply with quote
Judging by the quick look at the box-sets sold on the Manga UK website, I do not want to know how much it's going to cost.
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IanC



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:57 pm Reply with quote
EducatedRuffian wrote:
Judging by the quick look at the box-sets sold on the Manga UK website, I do not want to know how much it's going to cost.


Considering its an entirely different company…
Anime Limited specialise in "boutique" releases (like Aniplex USA I guess). They generally get a cheaper regular release a few months down the line. (unlike Aniplex USA).

They are also one of the few UK anime distributors that have existed to have got releases sold in supermarkets (Manga have had some, and Studio Canal have had most of the Ghibli titles on supermarket shelves), they even did a special edition of Your Name for Sainsburys.
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EducatedRuffian



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:07 pm Reply with quote
IanC wrote:
EducatedRuffian wrote:
Judging by the quick look at the box-sets sold on the Manga UK website, I do not want to know how much it's going to cost.


Considering its an entirely different company…
Anime Limited specialise in "boutique" releases (like Aniplex USA I guess). They generally get a cheaper regular release a few months down the line. (unlike Aniplex USA).

They are also one of the few UK anime distributors that have existed to have got releases sold in supermarkets (Manga have had some, and Studio Canal have had most of the Ghibli titles on supermarket shelves), they even did a special edition of Your Name for Sainsburys.



Perhaps Amazon is the way to go?
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