The old-school anime DVD/BD news thread.

[usamimi]

Ah, that could be it. I know some people get those two confused sometimes.

I totally agree about GKids. I've got a couple of their releases and they definitely put a lot of love into them. I'm really excited to see their Princess Kaguya release.

[llj]

So Blu Ray.com notes that The Wind Rises isn't dubtitled either, although my fears for that one being dubtitled was generally low.

[llj]

Okay, Usamimi, I've been reading some of your conversations on twitter regarding Whisper of the Heart in which people still insist to you it is dubtitled. (I was actually searching for "Kiki Dubtitles" for the past 3 days and your conversation thread popped up in the results)

I am going to take some pictures of the film with the literal subtitles on, and then tell you what the dub says, or you can compare the subs in those shots to a DVD copy you have of the dub.

Those people telling you it is dubtitled is starting to make me angry. I even checked my copy again yesterday. Either people have switched on the hard of hearing subs instead of the literal subs, or Disney pressed two different versions of the film (I doubt it).

I am not on twitter, so hopefully you can then post my pics on twitter to those people to prove it is not dubtitled.

EDIT: Okay, here we go. I took these with a digital cam since I don't have anything that can take screenshots from blu-rays.

Here's a pic to prove I actually HAVE a copy.



This is the menu screen. Notice how there is "english" and "english for the hearing impaired." I hope people out there know the difference.



Shizuku and her friend reciting Concrete Road. Nowhere in the dub do they mention "Tama Mountain".



Dub: "Dad, I have some iced tea. Want some?"



Dub: "So you're not just a benchwarmer after all!"



Dub: "It's a little corny, but you're a violin maker, not a writer."



Dub: "Seiji Amasawa. I wonder what he's like? Do we have anything in common?" (Nowhere in the dub does she ask if he's 'good-looking'.)



Dub: (I'm paraphrasing, didn't write the exact quote down) "The library's switching to a computerized catalogue now." (He mentions computerized in the dub in this scene about twice. He doesn't in the literal subs)



It really gets my goat when people speak with *complete authority* about something when it's obvious they don't even have a copy to actually check the accuracy of their claims. I'm sorry if he's a friend of yours, Usamimi, but that guy claiming to have done "extensive research" on the issue is a laugh-riot. If you had a copy of the blu-ray, you wouldn't need to do "extensive research", all you'd need to do is pull the copy off your shelf and check it yourself. My goodness. If he still sticks to his argument, then he should at least provide evidence of his claims, like I have.

[Animusubi]

Wasn't sure if this was mentioned earlier, but I didn't know about it till I saw a tumblr post earlier:

Otaku no Video BD! http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00MQVAOBQ

[usamimi]

llj -- thank you so much for that! I wonder if my friends who insisted it was dubtitled accidentally had on the captions for the hearing impaired instead? That would probably be a transcript of the dub! I'm so glad you could clear that up, that's fantastic. I appreciate it a lot.

Wasn't sure if this was mentioned earlier, but I didn't know about it till I saw a tumblr post earlier:

Otaku no Video BD! http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00MQVAOBQ

Yeah! Very cool. I wish it was getting an American release...maybe that can be Animeigo's next Kickstarter?

[llj]

No problem, Usamimi. Oh, and don't feel you have to post this on twitter or anything. In fact, I'd rather you not, it looks a bit petty now that I am reading this again several days later, LOL. I was just a little pissed when I posted that above. I just don't want you to pass up one of the very few actually good Disney releases of a Ghibli film, more than anything else.

[usamimi]

No problem, Usamimi. Oh, and don't feel you have to post this on twitter or anything. In fact, I'd rather you not, it looks a bit petty now that I am reading this again several days later, LOL. I was just a little pissed when I posted that above. I just don't want you to pass up one of the very few actually good Disney releases of a Ghibli film, more than anything else.

Oh, no worries! I was planning on getting it eventually either way, since I love that movie to death. I still have the old DVD of it, too. xD

[usamimi]

So The Amazon Exclusive AND the Funimation Shop Exclusives of the new Cowboy Bebop blu-rays have sold out already! :O Dang! Standard editions are still still available, though: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NP0 ... 3UMMIBNYJE

[Animusubi]

Slayers Movie & OAV Box Set Blu-Ray: http://gs.dengeki.com/news/15600/

[usamimi]

Slayers Movie & OAV Box Set Blu-Ray: http://gs.dengeki.com/news/15600/

Aww dammit I got excited for a second & then it's the Japanese release....