VT-102 Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Animeondvd.com is reporting that Manga will release a Macross Plus 2 DVD Box set on 6-14-05. No details on what it will contain. Info can also be seen on Manga.com's "coming soon" link. Would be nice if it included a remaster of the movie. Since the quality was pretty subpar.
JB0 Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Animeondvd.com is reporting that Manga will release a Macross Plus 2 DVD Box set on 6-14-05. No details on what it will contain. Info can also be seen on Manga.com's "coming soon" link. Would be nice if it included a remaster of the movie. Since the quality was pretty subpar. Nice, yes. Realistic, no. If they wanted to do it right, they'd've done it the first time.
BoBe-Patt Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 wow, I heard about this a while ago. I totally forgot about it. I'm definitly buying this as I sold off my old copies. I wonder if this will have the single episodes and then the movie? That'd be cool. Can't wait!
Keith Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 At 2 disc's It's likely to only be the OVA. And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. I doubt the movie would get any re-touching at all, it's just not their way. All things considered, I have the OVA disc's, I have both the R1 & R2 movie edition disc's (in 1 double disc case using the R2 box art), and I have my MW custom Plus desert scheme box, as such I've no use for this release whatsoever. It is nice though that it's re-surfacing with half the price it was originally MSRP'd at.
ChrisG Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Wasn't their Macross box set also supposed to include Macross II?
Keith Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Wasn't their Macross box set also supposed to include Macross II? Yeah, but it was also supposed to be $89.99, suffice it to say, it's gone through revision.
ChrisG Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Slightly off topic, but does anyone have custom Macross Plus DVD covers? The OVA covers are okay, but I really can't stand Manga's cover for the movie version.
mikeszekely Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. The OVA DVDs were done on single layer discs. Presumably, they could fit all four episodes on one dual layerd disc without changing the AV compression.
Keith Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. The OVA DVDs were done on single layer discs. Presumably, they could fit all four episodes on one dual layerd disc without changing the AV compression. Yeah, but it's manga, they screw stuff up on purpose. Hell, they've actually chosen not to put Gunbuster on DVD! They lost the license to Gaint Robo! They're insane.
Mechamaniac Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. The OVA DVDs were done on single layer discs. Presumably, they could fit all four episodes on one dual layerd disc without changing the AV compression. Yes, but the problem with that is that then they could not gank you for $29 bucks per DVD. If they leave it a two disc release, they can!
ChrisG Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Yeah, but it's manga, they screw stuff up on purpose. Hell, they've actually chosen not to put Gunbuster on DVD! They lost the license to Gaint Robo! They're insane. If I remember correctly, Manga also lost the license to Gunbuster, which is why it's not on DVD.
Lindem Herz Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 All things considered, I have the OVA disc's, I have both the R1 & R2 movie edition disc's (in 1 double disc case using the R2 box art), and I have my MW custom Plus desert scheme box, as such I've no use for this release whatsoever. Now, only for the kicks, where I can get a copy of that R2 Movie edition DVD? (Amazon.co.jp doesn't have it in stock )
JB0 Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 At 2 disc's It's likely to only be the OVA. And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. I doubt the movie would get any re-touching at all, it's just not their way. I don't like the existing OVA encode. Way too dark. Millard is black, not invisible.
Fortress_Maximus Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 And if it did contain the movie, then that just mean's they'd screw up the only good encode they did (i.e. the OVA) to slap all 4 eps on 1 disc. The OVA DVDs were done on single layer discs. Presumably, they could fit all four episodes on one dual layerd disc without changing the AV compression. Yeah, but it's manga, they screw stuff up on purpose. Hell, they've actually chosen not to put Gunbuster on DVD! They lost the license to Gaint Robo! They're insane. Yup and that's typical Manga Entertainment for you, either releasing good (Ninja Scroll movie) or incredibly GOD AWFUL dvd versions of various animes (Dangaioh OVAs). I am glad they are not doing the Gunbuster OVAs b/c I would not put it past the company to royally f'up one of the best OVA series.
Keith Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 CDjapan should still have the R2 movie edition. And I don't think it's been officially said one way or the other if Manga has officially lost the gunbuster license, as once every year or two they keep promising to put it out on DVD. We can only hope someone like Geneon or Bandai will snag it though.
Graham Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Millard is black, not invisible. LOL....maybe he borrowed the Active Stealth system from the YF-21 for his personal use. Graham
Guest Bromgrev Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 (edited) Now, only for the kicks, where I can get a copy of that R2 Movie edition DVD? (Amazon.co.jp doesn't have it in stock ) There's always play.com, but it's the boxed set. Edited March 31, 2005 by Bromgrev
Keith Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 Now, only for the kicks, where I can get a copy of that R2 Movie edition DVD? (Amazon.co.jp doesn't have it in stock ) There's always play.com, but it's the boxed set. No, we're talking about the R2 Japanese release, not the R2 UK release. Japanese release has significantly better audio/video over the U.S. & U.K. releases (which are essentially the same disc's pressed for both countries).
Graham Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 Yep, Japanese R2 set is great. Beautiful Tenjin box art as well. Graham
Valk009 Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 There are quite a few popping up on Yahoo Japan lately, reportedly some of the box sets also include English subs!
Graham Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 The two box Japanese R2 set that features the beautiful Tenjin YF-19 & YF-21 cockpit art on the slip cases have English dubbing available. No English subs though. I'm not sure if other Japanese editions, such as the 4 individual discs also feature the English dub. Graham
Guest Bromgrev Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 No, we're talking about the R2 Japanese release, not the R2 UK release. Japanese release has significantly better audio/video over the U.S. & U.K. releases (which are essentially the same disc's pressed for both countries). Oh, I see. How about CD Japan? But it's not a new 2-disc version.
Graham Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 I think they have the English dub, but not 100% sure. Graham
kazuo Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 R2 Macross Plus Movie disc has Dolby Pro Logic Japanese audio only. No subtitles of any kind. I own the disc. I'm willing to bet from the video, while superior to the Mangle version, is nothing more than a LD rip. The OVA boxset has Japanese 2.0 and English 5.1. No subtitles. You can still get the Movie from other sites, just look around...
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