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To Aru Majutsu no Index Blu-ray vs Digital TV

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A comparison of the difference between the recently released Blu-ray edition of Index-tan anime A Certain Magical Index (on the right) and the digitally broadcast version (on the left) emerges.

The difference is as night and day… In fact it seems a little extreme? Poor encoding, perhaps?

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  • Anonymous commented on April 10, 2010 14:22

    I agree. I can't really tell the difference except on the first and last pics, and even then I don't worry about that kind of stuff when I'm just watching it for basic amusement.... More

  • H8gwb commented on April 25, 2009 10:39

    Sure, there are differences, but anybody who really cares is a BluRay fag.... More

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Card Captor Sakura Blu-Ray vs DVD Comparison

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The flagship store of otaku goods retailer Gamers is currently displaying the upcoming Card Captor Sakura BD release side by side with the older DVD master.

Not a huge amount of detail can be seen by these smaller resolution photos of a store display (shown below), but fellow fans of the well regarded shoujo classic should find the coming release of the BD version to be happy news.

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  • Helian commented on March 8, 2009 07:06

    Minky Momo or possibly Runrun is the mother of all loli. And 100.000 yen is not that expensive when you consider it's over 100 episodes. 1000 yen/episode is cheap, in fact.... More

  • Daisuke.exe commented on January 24, 2009 10:48

    Yeah, me too. xD... More

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2008 Anime Blu-ray Sales Ranking: Mecha Dominate

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Sales numbers for BD anime releases in 2008 have finally become available, and are presented here. The figures reveal a strikingly good performance for anime featuring large robots.

Unlike DVD sales, BD sales numbers remain difficult to ascertain in Japan, so the sales ranking is informative as to what releases are dominating sales on the next video format of the future…

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  • EcureuilMatrix commented on January 18, 2009 13:59

    Well, there is a huge fangirl contingent, for starters. You thought it was seriously bad, but many people (as far as I can tell) thought it was hilariously and entertainingly bad. I guess, like deluxe B-movies? (Disclaimer:... More

  • NitWit005 commented on January 18, 2009 04:50

    It's not just that they "care more". It's also that there is something to see. A lot of shows look no different when you boost the resolution. Shows with a lot of CG tend to... More

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2008 TV Anime DVD/Blu-ray Grand Sales Ranking

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2008 has seen a huge variety of anime released, and the difficult question of assessing their success can approached in all sorts of ways, from TV ratings to 2ch thread activity, but DVD sales are usually given most prominence in such analysis.

This final summary of the TV anime of 2008 incorporates Blu-ray sales, which is particularly important in the case of blockbusters such as Macross F.

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  • kenjiharima commented on January 2, 2009 01:05

    R+V Capu2 Blu Ray rips do want. lol... More

  • Artefact commented on January 1, 2009 13:20

    The list is presented as is, so I'm not sure why it's off - something to do with Oricon?... More

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Oricon reports sales of the first volume of Macross F in Blu-ray have topped 35,000 since its release in late July, making it the 1# selling Blu-ray disc in Japan for 2008.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 30, 2010 02:40

    The right one has a little bit sharper colors... More

  • Humberto Saabedra commented on December 22, 2008 03:37

    A lot of the terrestrial broadcasters use 1440x1080 in lieu of the complete 1.9 megapixel image due to bandwidth issues. As far as the comparison goes, get a lossless PNG and then do the comparison.... More

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Anime Drives Blu-ray Sales

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According to a ranking released by Amazon.co.jp, of the top ten best selling Blu-ray titles, six were anime. Anime fans are thought to be a discerning crowd where visual quality is concerned, and the presence of so much anime seems to bear that out. The content of the list is not wholly surprising, though lack of Blu-ray releases removes some of the more popular titles from the ranking:

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  • h8GWB commented on July 2, 2009 13:36

    It would also one of the few on the list to actually benefit from being hi-def. Seriously, I have the Toki O Kakeru Shojo SP ED DVD, and it looked beeeautifil playing on both my Samsung... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 28, 2009 12:11

    I love 5 Centimeters Per Second it was so moving.... More

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