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ANNCast - FUNi People

Correct me if I am mistaken. But I simply don't understand the point of upscaling SD anime or any other content for that matter just to put out a Blu-Ray version. Samurai Champloo, for example, seems to have been made in SD and if there is not a better-than-SD source to work from, what is the point of "altering" the show?

Wow man just wow. To the guy that called me a B**** (*Points Finger*) your a Douechbag. How are you gonna loud somebody out over loud speaker like that I never ask any questions and when I do it actually gets an answer and I get attacked by the ass reading the question...... Just know I'd punch you if I could cause that was NOT cool you rude bastard.... And Damn Right No Dub no sale Dammit...

Anyway I am glad One Piece is doing good Toei needs to get on a good TV Deal. You hear that Ichigo, Luffy is gonna soon kick your ass.
^
(Bleach is good but doesn't come close to One Piece)

FUNimation should Co Produce an Anime based off the 3 Godfather Movies. That would kick the SOOOOO!!!! MUCH ASS!!!!

Correct me if I am mistaken. But I simply don't understand the point of upscaling SD anime or any other content for that matter just to put out a Blu-Ray version. Samurai Champloo, for example, seems to have been made in SD and if there is not a better-than-SD source to work from, what is the point of "altering" the show?

I guess it just stuns me that Funimation talks about wanting to push Blu-Ray and HD and yet we keep seeing these upscale double-dips which deceive less informed customers into thinking that they are buying something different than what they could get themselves by putting their DVD into an upscaling DVD player or a PS3. In the meantime releases like the Evangelion movie(s) that genuinely benefit from HD resolution, releases that actually warrant Blu-Ray and whose quality could really sell customers on the merits of Blu-Ray, are few and far between. I understand that it takes awhile for genuine HD anime content to trickle down into the U.S. market. I just don't understand why companies are undercutting Blu-Ray by putting out Blu-Rays of questionable HD merit.

I think that it's mostly to get rid of MPEG-2 artifacts that are common on DVDs and to get lossless audio (which is ideal for a show like Champloo).

captainbanana wrote:

Oh, and please include the original dub on the discs. I realize that it may not be possible due to licensing, but it'll be a shame if the nostalgic dub is gone.

Nostalgia nothing, it's an excellent dub by all rights.

Wow man just wow. To the guy that called me a [censored]. How are you gonna loud somebody out over loud speaker like that I never ask any questions and when I do it actually gets an answer and I get attacked [censored]...... [censored] that was NOT cool [censored].... And Damn Right No Dub no sale Dammit...

About Big Windup I had an interesting until I heard that spoiler[a bunch of episodes are spent on just one game.] When I heard that I lost all interest in it as a series.

You are missing a very fun series for no good reason. Trust me.

Blu-Ray is a big "whatever" to me, I'll pick up something sooner or later but I'm just not pushing old ladies into traffic to get every Blu-Ray. It's just not a big deal to me. Sad that the Japanese mess them up on this for those who are so in love with Blu-Ray.

Namco Bandai Needs to give us One Piece Unlimited Cruise Dammit >_>....

Anyway I am glad One Piece is doing good Toei needs to get on a good TV Deal. You hear that Naruto, Luffy is gonna soon kick your ass.
^
(Naruto is good but doesn't come close to One Piece)

Mario1234567 wrote:

Namco Bandai Needs to give us One Piece Unlimited Cruise Dammit >_>....

Uh, Unlimited Adventure bombed bro, before you're saying what THEY should do, you should buck and tell people to buy it spoiler[ The game is crap anyways ]

Mario1234567 wrote:

Anyway I am glad One Piece is doing good Toei needs to get on a good TV Deal. You hear that Naruto, Luffy is gonna soon kick your ass. ^ (Naruto is good but doesn't come close to One Piece)

1.) Don't hold your breath
2.) Don't start like last time

Cromartie and Gintama have a lot in common. There might be a lot of puns, but that is by no means the only form of humor there. You just gotta watch it slowly. You might get the point where you do watch a good deal of episodes a day. I did about 50 in three weeks once.

As for the budget episodes, they poke fun of that a lot. Tons of episodes where a good 5 minutes are a single shot with with the characters complaining about stuff. The best was an entire episode of one long shot of an oden stand worker serving the people their food as they complained about their lives. Probably one of the few anime comedies to actually employ comedic timing and sarcasm. Fanservice happens too, as does manservice, S&M, bondage gear, other fetishes. The show is amazingly raunchy despite its timeslot and demographic. That's why it works at so many levels. The best thing is when it wants to have a serious fighting arc, it does so, better than Bleach or Naruto ever could.

I thought Big Wind-Up was doing so well... what are people waiting for??

It's such a shame that every time a company tries to license something like this it just doesn't sell.

You know what, I've seen the comparison between Champloo on DVD and Blu-Ray. This collage was actually presented by someone as an argument against Blu-Ray, but for me it's exactly the opposite. Colors are more distinct, the picture appears to be more clear, and the supposed loss of detail seems minimal when it isn't nonexistent. If this is indicative of what happens for an upscaled release from Funi, I'm not seeing the problem. I'm open to persuasion on this, but so far the noise about Blu-Ray at least appears to be just that....

silver_deeds wrote:

I thought Big Wind-Up was doing so well... what are people waiting for??

The economy to improve?
I know I've really scaled back my buying. Much as I'd like some series, I wait as long as possible to see if there will be a single set instead of these half-sets. I only buy the half-sets on stuff I really want (One Piece, Sgt Frog, Ouran, Ghost Hunt). I've been eyeing Red Garden, Tokyo Majin, & Welcome to the NHK for awhile, waiting, waiting, waiting...just a bit lower on the price...

silver_deeds wrote:

It's such a shame that every time a company tries to license something like this it just doesn't sell.

I know. It does hurt that the economy is so horrid, some titles are likely doing worse than if they were licensed in better times when fans might have more cash to throw on an iffy (to their tastes) title. Right now it's pretty much buy what one has a reason to buy (seen it, read the manga, etc) I do see a few people talk of spurging when they have extra cash, but it's far more rare than it was a couple yrs back.