Gundam and Retail Potato
I mouthed out some nonsense about True Tears, but in reality I was just cheering for joy. I don’t understand why people don’t grasp that the typical anime otaku who would buy True Tears in the first place won’t stand for a DVD unless it’s dirt cheap (ie., a throwaway purchase). That is, once they’ve tasted what that show looks like in HD! And of course, I’d suspect most anime otaku who could afford buying anime (in Japan) in the first place have a PS3 by now.
That said, it wouldn’t be fair to say that every high-def title out there is worth it. We have things like Bakemonogatari, which is more like an OAV since the TV airing was significantly different; it’s a worthy buy but it’s not because of production values per se. We have shows that probably don’t look any different on 1080p than 480p because the production value is too low. And then we have shows that actually look good enough on DVD that a Blu-Ray doesn’t make a whole lot of difference. We also have some upscales. Once you remove all of that you’re left with the shows that truly make a difference on a big screen.
Did I ever mention that Simoun had a high-def broadcast?
Well, no matter. I hope that Gundam Unicorn thing is at least a step in the right direction. Yeah, the price point is no good, but that puts Xam’d’s costs in perspective I say!
Lastly, some Dance in the Vampire Bund music (aff. link) for Momotato. I neglected this title from the last post because the first episode was clearly not enough to make an opinion on the show. I can’t even say if I could make up my mind at all after the second episode, but that is probably not a good sign.
I love your post title.
I have no experience with Blu-Ray, though, so I’ll just have to take your word for that.