Awesome
I absolutely love this last boxset as it has the nicest booklet yet with plenty of interviews, lineart drawings and pictures of the Japanese cast. The picture quality is really clean just like in the previous two boxsets. This set has six DVDs with four of them being committed to the series finale, one for the movie and one for extras. The extras are quite nice as it includes extras for both the TV series and Adolescence of Utena. The TV series extras includes interviews, karaoke, in Japanese, animated art boards and more. The movie extras includes behind the scenes, Japanese remastered DVD boxset movie spoiler spot and some trailers. Overall, it's pretty nice as I always enjoy cast interviews and behind the scenes stuff. The only bad thing is they didn't remaster the extras. Overall, I'm very happy with all three boxsets as this is a must have for any Utena fan. The only thing that could have made this set even nicer is if they could have somehow added an interview with Rachel...
Beautiful set, equally beautiful series.
I watched Revolutionary Girl Utena for the first time about 11 years ago on VHS. When Central Park Media released it on DVD about eight years ago, I bought all the DVDs and watched the series again. Recently, I stumbled on these remastered, "Limited Edition" boxed sets for Utena. I wasn't sure if I wanted to take the plunge and re-purchase what I already owned - however, to those who were in the same position as I was, just do it! As of this review, Amazon is offering these box sets at an incredibly low price. If I could have seen into the future, I would have held off on buying those overpriced CPM DVDs... but, I guess that's just more Utena on my shelf.
After the bankruptcy and liquidation of CPM, many feared that Utena would be out of print indefinitely. Fortunately, RightStuf/Nozomi has stepped in and released these box sets. The box sets are beautiful and the picture quality is a cut above the Central Park version. Furthermore, the sound, now in 5.1, is far clearer and...
Worth the Fifty Bucks
I was not expecting, when I purchased this set, for the movie to come along with it. I was expecting to have to buy a regular copy of the movie, which wouldn't be remastered the same way as the show. Lovely surprise!
Let's talk about the show for a minute -- you have not seen Utena until you have seen a full remaster. Already visually stunning, going from these discs to uploads of the episodes online, even my old DVDs, there's such an intense difference in color quality that old versions are just depressing to watch.
Click to Editorial Reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment