The Blu-ray Debut of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jul 11, 2010 18:39 JST
- Tags: Aya Hirano, Blu-ray, DVD Soft, Haruhi, Kadokawa, Marketing, Translation
Haruhi’s Blu-ray debut sees her entire 28-episode anime packaged into an 8 disc set, even going so far as to include English language subtitles.
The set, covering the entirety of the TV anime and a number of live events, represents something of a departure from Kadokawa’s less than exemplary marketing of the franchise.
International fans are also being allowed to show their devotion – the entire set is confirmed as being fully subtitled in English, still an unusual act of accommodation.
The set is due on the 22nd of October, with pre-orders having already opened, only to see the set sweep to the top place in Amazon.co.jp’s DVD rankings.
At around ¥30,000 for 8 discs and 28 episodes (650 minutes), along with a variety of live events (bringing the total to 1080 minutes), the set represents something of a bargain by the standards of Japanese anime pricing.
Fans looking for a copy, whether international or Japanese, can pre-order it now.
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English Subtitles? On a Japanese BD anime box set, where you'll be lucky to even find Japanese subtitles?
I'm glad to see Kadokawa catering to foreign fans as well as their local market. More companies should follow this remarkably positive trait of theirs.
Yeah it's nice and all, but would you fork $340 dollars for this? Or you could wait for a possible US release for $60-$70 version (which might be a upscale, maybe I dunno)
Bandai Ent here in the U.S., I don't think they've started doing Blu-Rays for Bandai here, besides Funimation and Sentai Filmworks.
But honestly, I don't think Haruhi would do well here in the U.S. for a Blu-Ray version. It's like taking a big chance with most companies...
I want this, I really do. But $300 is more than I can afford. So all I can do is pray that it'll be released here in Canada at a more affodable price.
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Ordered! With the Haruhi-chan Blueray as well.
Oh my poor pockets....
DO WANT. GIVE ME THIS NAO.
English subs, but no dub? No thanks.
You people should go watch some Mickey Mouse or something.
Thats some crazy otaku pricing. No one normal would buy that...but...I'm not normal
hmn..tempting but no...first because of the region 8 there(hate to have a European ps3 but whatever)and second becase i dont wanna risk and get the chance of an upscaled version...
anyways..
They really should start releasing English subs on DVDs or Blu-rays.
They could potentially make more money then with just having Japanese audio.
It is subbed?
tha is why i hate being poor >.<
wtf?!?! why not make it 1 or 2 dics why 8? don't tell me it's 1 episode per disc???
Yes, because there are only 8 episodes of Haruhi.
Endles 8 Blue Ray? LOL
You're too late Haruhi! Too late!
You shouldn't have been playing aroud for eight mo7#%&0%&ng episodes.
I want the movie, not the series.
Wonder how much this will be in the US.... if it comes out that is...
Sweet, me want.
thank you for another box set i must buy...
About time...at least someone in Japan is learning, i will be ordering this set next week.
Haruhi only has 17 episodes, not 24
*jizzes in pants*
I can only hope it's not 8 discs of the same shit over and over again.
Does the bloo-rei version have a different story than the DVD version? Does it have new characters and backgrounds? No? Then what's the point of buying it again? Just because they increased the resolution? Fuck that, it's the same damn show people (not saying the show is bad or anything).
Engrish subs to please all the Weaboos/Wapanese :) - but a good way to earn some extra money from overseas Weaboos
Eight discs lol
0/10
troll harder
I will buy this just to see what their subs look like.
Their subtitles on the Kanon and Clannad blu-ray boxes were perfect. I'd imagine this will be the same.
i'd buy it
I'll probably wait for the US release >_> only because I thought the eng dub was competent enough to warrant watching. Then again I could expect to only see that happen in a few years for BD >_<
Call me cynical, but I fear that the inclusion of English subs probably means that any North American BD release would be dub-only.
Kurokami BD release.
There hasn't been a dub only anime release in years.
I'd buy it if they give me a endless discount
If, I am not a masochist... should I buy this thing? endless eight already screw this title...
This isn't endless eight, it's endless Haruhi fun. Those who couldn't go through the trial of the endless eight don't deserve to have this. Fans ftw!
Yes, how DARE they give money to KyoAni if they aren't stupid enough to watch the same thing eight times just to see the slight differences!
8 discs....
eight > >
I see what you did there.
Another endless looping?
Kyon-kun denwa...
Will take forever to watch them.
OMFFFFFFFFFFFFGGGG! THIS I seriously WANTTT!!
I'm Ok with this... I hope the old episodes aren't upscales IIRC they started 16:9 on Kanon. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Next bring out the Disappearance bluray! I demand it now!
It's from 2006. So I guess it's not impossible that a HD master was created back then, but I doubt it. The old episodes are probably upscaled.
^ Same with anime. Older anime that was made on cels can be remastered into HD just like film can. However, anime made in the pre-HD digital era (roughly 1999-2005) are essentially "locked" in SD. Any Blu-Rays of shows from that era (and later shows that were still animated in SD) will be upscales.
Movies are made for cinema and were usually shot in 35mm, today it's often a 2k digital camera.
So in case of movies you just need to go back to the 35mm master and use it to make a bluray. However if the material was produced for TV the producers would have no reason to create a HD master. Using a video camera rather than real film is a lot cheaper you know, and a no-brainer if you were making a TV movie.
That is why you can get a bluray of Star Trek Original Series because back then they still used real film for TV productions, but there is no bluray for Next Generation because that series was made for TV.
Uh. Do you even know what you're talking about? No company makes the RAW original versions of anything they make in the size they are published in. Everything is in the highest quality and then for publishing they compress that down to the size it's supposed to be presented at. That's why you can obtain Bluray movies on movies that were made in the 1980's.
Post-processing effects are usually the only things that are/can be made in the resolution the product is published in.
Roughly $340? BLARGHHH
That's why I wrote "For a japanese boxset". ^_-
The prices for anime in Japan are outrageous.
Sorry Schrobby. With 340, you can get a ton of everything else. I wouldn't come out and say we should accept these prices when the Japanese anime DVD/Bluray industry is doing a major disservice to their fans this way. No need to accept the standard. I refuse to.
Just in Japan? All over the world anime prices are outrageous.
Full riped version (isos) will be out very soon.
For a niche-market item, 13 episodes for $40-$50 in North America is not what I'd call "outrageous."
For a japanese boxset this is dirt cheap.
not only that, but in the Blu-ray version, we can see that Kyon actually had 4 lolis stuffed into the bag.