Keith Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Just got my copy with box yesturday. Despite the crapass dub trailer they've had out for download, it's actually an impressive release. The video is clearned up nicely, must have gotten the new R2 DVD masters. The Japanese stereo is also vastly superior to the HK set, though for obvious reasons I didn't check out the dub. Subtitle script is pretty free of trash, though I'm sure there's plenty in the dub. If they can keep up the video & audio quality for all 3 releases, I'll be happy, though the box art is vastly inferior to the HK set, barely any mikimoto art, just a couple images and then a large side dedicated to part III. The extra's are pretty slim. Just an art gallery, and commentary track. The commentary track is actually interesting. Most of the 10 minutes I listened to was shooting back & forth about anime in the 80's, OVA's, how hard it was to get tapes & LD's, etc. Then they go into talking about the show, and obvious comparison with Macross (which they pronunce "mu-cross.") Even funnier was in pronuncing a show they themselves released, "Moss-peada." I just can't help but laugh at how much "old school anime" cred is lost with such blatantly idiotic pronunciations. It also doesn't help that they demeened Macross for having a "music saves the day" theme, when in the very next part of Megazone 23, a very similar occurance happens.... suffice it to say I gave up on the commentary at that point. All things considered though, a nice release, and in my opinion at least, its worth upgrading from the HK set. Hell, I may track down a double jewel case, and switch the new box set with my HK set art & box since it looks that much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamui 777 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 It's out? I gotta go my NYC stores as i assume large retailers like Best Buy and Suncoast don't got 'em. Keith, did you see the edition w/ the box set? Or is the box are you mentioned the one on the DVD case? If you saw the edition with the box, how thick is it? Pioneer thick or Evangelion thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 It's not due until June 1st, but mine shipped out last week. And yeah, I got the edition with the box (you may notice the little description above), suffice it to say it's really freakin' thin! Almost VHS slipsleeve thin. In art & construction, the box is vastly inferior to the box that the HK set used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikuro Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Yeah but it's ADV, can you REALLY honestly expect good things from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 Only other box I have from them is the Eva box, which is thick & sturdy enough (cardboard, not the metal case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakobi Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 (edited) Just ordered Megazone 23 boxset today from ADV, never seen this anime before in my life but have followed the love/hate posts on MW for sometime now. Hope I made the right choice! Edited May 24, 2004 by wakobi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 It's a fun OVA, and the blatant source for the story of the Matrix. If you like mecha & fanservice, you'll like Megazone 23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit29 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 In all my years of watching anime (20 plus) I've never seen Megazone 23. Read about it, heard about it etc. Just never got around to seeing it. I'll buy it sans ADVs crappy box and mouse pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 In all my years of watching anime (20 plus) I've never seen Megazone 23. Read about it, heard about it etc. Just never got around to seeing it. I'll buy it sans ADVs crappy box and mouse pad. That'd be the way to go, live & learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I'm just watching Jungle to see if an import copy shows up either on LD or DVD. I'll just skip ADVs release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamui 777 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I just got mine today from DDD. $20 and change w/Box. I thought it was a very good release. The box wasn't as cheap as I thought it was. For me, it's the same sturdiness of the reg EVA box. Thicker than the Animego Macross Box. Great release overall. And yes, the commentary pronounciations are VERY frustrating. When Mai drops her Dagger of Kamui bag, Janice Williams pronounces it like "Ka Moo ee". ARGH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 I may listen to the rest of that commentary one day....it'll take a while though Perhaps you got a different box than I did though, mine was near paper towel tube thin, not nearly as sturdy as the macross or eva box. As for waiting for an import LD or DVD, if you're going to do it, get the DVD. Both this release, and the R2 DVD used newly restored footage on some of parts 1 & 2. Its also fully remastered to the extent that I can almost see why animeigo wanted to add some grain "back in" to their Macross remaster. Animation this old almost doesn't look right being this clean Other than that, all ADV touched themselves were the end credits (as per usual). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Keith et all, Can you guys post a screencap so I can see how good it looks? I have the HK bootleg with all 3 movies but would to see if this is a worthy upgrade in the future. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 unless someone beats me to it, i'll post up comparison shots tomorrow. Do you have a scene in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 None in particulate but a shots of Eve and the Motoslaves would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Love part-1 especially Shougo Yahagi or Hikaru`s clone .This one really needs to be remade and bring back Mikimoto as the character designer for all episodes this time not only one part. I wonder why did they change the charatcer designer and the seiyuu`s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 As far as I remember, only Yahagi Shougo's seiyuu changes from part 1 and 2. Takanaka Yui, Tokimatsuri Eve, and BD still have the same voices (Kawamura Maria, Miyasato Kumi, and Shiozawa Kaneto). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Ugh, I hated how the animation changed from Part One and Two. When I watched it, I thought a few years had passed and the dude had matured, but then it says something like only a few months have passed. And Megazone 23 is the greatest anime commercial vehicle ever. McDonalds, Coca-Cola, a few different bike companies, a couple dozen cigarette and beer companies, and probably lots of other stuff I missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Ok, from the looks of it, prahaps the HK version "does" use the newer R2 masters, but here are some comparison pic's anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 ADV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) HK Edited June 2, 2004 by Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) HK Edited June 2, 2004 by Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) ADV Edited June 2, 2004 by Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 HK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 And the last ADV, honestly, not as big a difference with my rom player, but you I can see a huge difference on my stand alone player. Anyhoo, subtitles are better on the official Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) Keith, Thank you. You said the audio was much better. Was this noticable on your DVD ROM? Now if I can find some decent fansubbed English scripts, I think I just saved 20 USD. Edited June 2, 2004 by Neova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 Actually, I meant the audio was better in regards to the old image release, both the HK & ADV use japanese stereo tracks, as opposed to the old image release which used a mono japanese track. BTW, as I said, take the quality of those screen caps with a grain of salt, the image quality of the R1 shows through a lot better on a stand alone player & TV than it does my software player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legioss Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) ADV looks better to me. The black lines are sketchy in ADV and solid in HK, but it looks like it's blurred, not restored. In the HK, Yui's mouth is pixelated, but the lines on her mouth are continuous in ADVs. Edited June 2, 2004 by Legioss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 anyone know if this adv release is remastered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 anyone know if this adv release is remastered? ADV version uses the R2 masters were were redone for DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legioss Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 If ADV doesn't include the omake, the Robotech movie footage to Megazone music, I could try to capture it off LD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakobi Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Just got round to watching Megazone 23 part 1 today and I must say, i'm quite happy with what I saw. Firstly, the story is quite compelling and interesting, let down only a smidge by a couple of vanilla characters, but the mecha action (what there is of it) is pretty cool too. I also really enjoyed picking out all the nods to different anime of the time like Mai's 'Dagger Of Kamui' bag, the SDF mug and the Jigen and Luplin lookalikes that chase Shogo down the streets later on in the episode. The video tranasfer also is far better looking than it has any right to be considering the age of the darn thing! Overall just quite happy with my purchase (box is nasty cardboard however - doesn't look too strong - like the funky lettering though) and just thought i'd chime in with my two cents about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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