To Heart DVD-BOX
Created/Updated 2007-05-31
- Catalog Number : JDXA26049
- Manufacturer : K.S.S.
- Series : To Heart
- Printing Date : 2007-05-25
- Region : 2
- Price : Y20,000
- Play Time : 390 minutes
- Number of Discs : 7
- Number of Sides per Disc : 1 each
- Number of Layers (side1) : 1 each
- Number of Layers (side2) : N/A
- Audio1 : Japanese Dolby Digital 2ch
Animephile Rating: F (4.5)
- Video Scan Type : interlaced-TV (-2.5) -
Film 24 frames per second with 3:2 pulldown, except the opening
sequence, which is probably 30 frames per second 2:2 pulldown.
- Aspect Handling : standard (-0.0)
- Compression : -0.5 -
They literally threw lots of bits at it (high bit-rate), but they
should learn that throwing bits at the problem isn't the fix-all
solution.
- Video Separation : -1.0
- Scene Transition : -1.0 -
Transitions are extremely bad on this DVD. On top of the distortions,
many transitions occur in between fields.
- Calibration : -0.5 -
Contrast could be a little better. Opening sequence is fine as it was
digitally done. According to the interviews I read on the art books,
it was right around the time when OLM switched over to digital. Main
show is not done using that process, however.
Comments:
Even though I was pretty sure that this release wasn't going to
feature a new master, I'm still a bit disappointed they didn't do
anything with the video. And when I say "anything," I really mean it.
The seven discs are identical to the original individual release
discs, including the catalogue numbers. Well, the label on the discs
are prettier, I guess.
Other than the discs themselves, the box comes with a nice full-color
all-pages-laminated booklet and a real telephone card featuring Multi.
I'm not sure if there are different versions of the telephone cards.
As far as I can tell, none of the illustrations are new. I already
have all the art books and what not, so in the end, I don't think
there's anything new in here for me.
But then, I didn't expect anything new, and I didn't get anything
really new, so I guess I can't complain. It's still my all time
favorite anime. Recently, I read the interviews in the art books
(perfect collection series), and learned a bit more about the series
history. I never even thought about it before, but did other people
notice there aren't any "sweat drop" moments in the animation?
Everything had to be done realistically using realistic facial
expressions. Wow.
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