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Samurai-with-glasses
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"it’s the height of the Nazi occupation in Poland and a wealthy Jewish poet is being targeted; his maids have been let go, but a dedicated, elderly handful refuse to leave their master’s side, and together, they must brave the terrors of life together…!"
Oh God. The Pianist. 
If there's but one maid show like that... By the way, Cromartie for only 45$? That's me getting it then! |
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Deltakiral
 Posts: 3338 Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK) |
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So true.....I hate it when there an artbox on my shelf and it's not filled up, even if I can't see that there are volumes missing. That said thinpak have made the anime market quite different. I'm always wondering if a series I am interested in might get a thinpak and if so when? Till next time, Delta Kiral |
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GATSU
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I'd normally recommend the version of Cromartie previously released by ADV, but unlike Excel Saga, fans can probably "get" most of the jokes if they buy the thinpack. Also, Gigantor tends to be hit-and-miss in general.
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DemonEyesLeo
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I'm a sucker for the artboxes. I like having those big, beautiful things on my shelves. Alas, they are expensive. But you get what you pay for as the thin-packs usually don't have the DVD extras; which I like as well. I do have one thin-pack and that's Full Metal Panic.
Wow, Cromartie is really cheap. Sigh, yet another series to add to my never ending wish list. |
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Rion
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Oh man Cromartie High School was such a laugh for me. That series had me on the floor more than once. It really is high school life exaggerated.
There's a live action version out too that really surprised me by doing a really good job capturing the feel of the anime and manga. |
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shadow_Hiei
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I hate thinpacks... they look terrible on my shelves. Art boxes FTW.
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doc-watson42
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Art boxes, with the original cases replaced with band new M-Lock keep cases (where necessary; The Right Stuf and Bandai Entertainment often use M-Locks). I've even gone so far as to replace my two-disc ALPHApak "bricks" with M-Lock multidisc bricks.
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Lyrai
Posts: 174 Location: Potatoes (Idaho) |
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I understood "Art boxes" and the company names in that sentence. Also, Cromartie is indeed worth every penny. I bought the DVDs individually, consider it money well spent. The last episode was just the absolute epitome(sp?) of "What the HELL?" |
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Zaraki
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Does the Cromartie High thinpak come with the extras like some thinpak releases? If not, were there any worthwhile extras in the singles - like the ADVid notes in Excel Saga or Abenobashi - that I'd be missing out on?
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Zalis116
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I'm a definite artbox whore as well--I've delayed or almost skipped series that didn't have artboxes, though I've never passed on a series because of box quality. Even with boxes like My-Hime's craptacular "ADV doesn't even make them like this anymore" box, I still follow the "something is better than nothing" policy. I like the bigger, sturdier, and pricier artboxes, which look better on the shelf, and give a certain sick type of bragging rights, as in, "look how hardcore I am, I got the first-run box of that." I'd buy Ai yori aoshi, but since the darn Vol.1+box of the first series doesn't exist anymore, I'm waiting until Geneon releases a set for it. As for Comic Party Revolution, I did like the characters in the first series, though it's true that CPR has less of the doujinshi-making aspect. Still, the 1st CP reallyfaltered when it tried to introduce a more serious plot about Kazuki's setbacks with his doujinshi, and CPR keeps things fun and light-hearted. There's an absolutely priceless cosplay moment in episode 5 that might finally force DVD subtitles to start leaving "moé" as is. CPR also boasts improved animation quality over CP, and while it won't match up to TRSI's presentation, ADV's CPR seems to be a high-value series with decent extras. Last edited by Zalis116 on Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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doc-watson42
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"Keep case" (—>FAQ's—>Case Type):
In other words, the standard DVD case. The types I mentioned:
Source: DVDLog.de DVD-Caseguide. • Locked M-Lock; unlocked. (The best hub type—both for disc retention and ease-of-use. M-Locks also do not stress the disc when you remove it from the hub. See also Kris Kleckner of The Right Stuf's recommendation toward the end of this interview.) Sources: Jake Kesinger's DVD Cases and Hub Images; Arion International's DVD Box - M-Lock and Reg Hub page. • ALPHApak "brick". • M-Lock "brick". (In addition to the M-Lock hubs (at least for the three- and four disc cases—the hubs for the fifth and sixth discs are different), these are nice because, unlike other "flipper"-type cases, the inner "page" snaps to the back half of the case, instead of rotating freely. I use these to replace two-disc ALPHApaks because they are only about 1/8 wider, allowing me to preserve the cover insert while having a much more user friendly case.) Edit: Andreas Lenz's DVD - Case Types page is a good general guide to the various types of DVD cases. |
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red stranger
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I was going to wait for the thinpak of Excel Saga, but I found the full box set used at a good price, so I snagged it. I wipped the first disc into the machine hoping to see these legendary AD-Vid Notes, and I was greatly disapointed. Most of the notes didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know, and they were only rarely useful in pointing out hidden things (Yeah, I can see it's a Puuchu. Thanks.). I can even remember one note that didn't even explain what it was pointing to - it just said something like "Halo?", even thought it should have said something like "The Halo on her head is actually a round floresent bulb, which are common in Japan." As for what to do with empty artboxes, I just use them for other series that don't have a box. I took a big, pointless Robotech box (that originally just held a small toy  ) and filled it with ultra thin double cases. Now it holds my entire GITS collection, with ample space for the items that I do not have yet.
And I also think thin packs look better than than big bricks. They are also more environmentally sound (less packaging), and take up less space on the shelf. So you have room for more anime, which is always good. |
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Yuukichan's Papa
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I can think of exactly two maid shows that I've enjoyed, and they're both firmly in the guilty pleasure category. Interestingly (though not surprisingly), they're both from Gainax. First, other than its travesty of an ending, I really enjoyed Mahoromatic though one could argue it wasn't that much of a maid show per se. Second, while devoid of nearly everything except fanservice and some good humor, He is My Master entertained me a good deal. As I said, guilty pleasures. 
As for box sets, I usually just go for the thinpaks when they're released at a super cheap price and I haven't previously invested in any dvds for the series. When a show that I'm slowly purchasing is released again in thinpak, I just suck it up and continue with the normal dvds, especially when I've already got the nice normal artbox. |
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CaliSerenity
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Oh yah, artbox sucker here as well.  But the biggest factor are the extras that are stripped from thinpacks (must have extras!!).
I do own some thinpacks, but I only buy them if a series is really good so that I don't have to part with the originals when lending them out to friends (a lot of dvds don't make it back to me in a timely manner ). And I give them as last minute b-day gifts if I haven't opened them yet 'cause they're pretty cheap anyways. Haha.
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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I actually love it when you include boxes and/or thinpacks in your column. It is always a nice short, raw opinion of a series, and it helps me out a lot. So don't quit anytime soon.
As far as artboxes go, Yeah I like them. But the only time that I must have one is when I must have a series as it comes out, so it all works out. If I can get one after the fact, its a plus. |
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