The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime

[Medic_wheat]

If you want Robot Carnival Blu-ray for only $13 it’s on sale today only at that price as the mega deal at Rightstuff.

[Gypsy]

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray

Just discovered this upcoming release, and pre-ordered it.

[SignOfZeta]

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray

Just discovered this upcoming release, and pre-ordered it.

That’s a suspiciously good deal. Is it SDBR or some half-bit rate bullshit for gainjin?

I guess that third Patlabor movie isn’t going away, ehh?

[Medic_wheat]

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray

Just discovered this upcoming release, and pre-ordered it.

What?  Shoot and here I bought the individual blu-rays for the tv show and OVA last year.

[SignOfZeta]

Historically US versions of Patlabor start out at $$$ and make it all the way down to ¢¢¢ before they disappear. Nobody seems to value it here, which is f*cked because taken as a whole Patlabor is better than %75 of Gundam and all of Macross but nobody seems to care. It also didn’t get shitty until WXIII which is a very long time to maintain a consistently high level of quality.

I paid half as much for this box set as I did for one Patlabor movie on VHS. I’m not bitter.

The timing of this is pretty good, btw. I was watching a VHS copy of Patlabor Music Clips just the other night. It reminded me how great the animation is in that show and how most of it I haven’t seen in the last 20 years. I guess I know how to watch it next time.

[nectarsis]

taken as a whole Patlabor is better than %75 of Gundam and all of Macross but nobody seems to care

you will PAYYYYYY lol

[Gypsy]

https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray

Just discovered this upcoming release, and pre-ordered it.

That’s a suspicially good deal. Is it SDBR or some half-bit rate bullshit for gainjin?

I guess that third Patlabor movie isn’t going away, ehh?

Lol. My guess is they figure they already made their money at the current individual release price points. I think you are joking but afaik only Discotek does SD blus.

[SignOfZeta]

That may be true about SDBRs but some cheap Western releases are made with much lower bit rates. I know some 999 stuff is like that and the newer Gundam OVAs as well. I’m not expert on it though.

[Gypsy]

It wouldn't surprise me if some US BDs were worse on purpose due to reverse importing.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah. That’s exactly why. There are shows with hard subs for the same reason, I think that may have been 999 also.

[Gypsy]

Sometimes they just wait too. It was 9 years before the US got Rosario Vampire on BD. The funny thing is that's just a stupid boob anime where nothing happens.

Anyway, I would assume they will be the same exact BDs from the individual releases. Either way that should be quickly confirmed. Actually I'll contact MJ about it.

[xelement5x]

I'm watching The Rising of the Shield Hero now and have been enjoying it.  I watched the first couple episodes and then binged the manga pretty hardcore so at least I know I'll enjoy what's coming up. 

[Gypsy]

I enjoyed Amagi Brilliant Park for what it was. Pleasantly surprising was the lack of lewds given it's more or less a self-insert show.

[xelement5x]

Watching Magical Sempai, it's a guilty pleasure.

[roflmao]

This past week I've been slowly re-watching the six Moldiver episodes on Laserdisc. It's fun and silly and has some fan service.