Samurai Champloo The Complete Series
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
A note: This release is technically an “upscale” of the original master, which was done in standard definition. Due to the nature of the original compositing and mastering process, it’s unlikely that this series will ever be in native HD. Essentially, the parts that made the master were digitized into SD originally, so the original master copy is only SD. So, unlike many films, there isn’t an analog (or high-res digital) master copy they can go back to and simply rescan at higher resolution. (It’s theoretically possible to redo it in HD if they rescanned the original art, redid the effects in HD, and then composited it all again onto an HD master… but that’s a ton of work, basically producing the show over again. It was done for Cowboy Bebop though, but this series is not nearly as likely to get such treatment, since it’s expensive to do.)Awesome series, and this upscale transfer is likely as good as it’s going to get. A great quality upscale though, as good as I’ve ever seen anyway. This Blu Ray version is still better than the DVD, even if you have a player that will upscale DVDs (since this is an upscale of the original master and not of DVD compressed video). Audio quality is great too, no complaints there. A great deal at the price it is, for one of the most original and great anime series made thus far.-Phoenix
I stumbled across this series a few years back trying to get my fix on some much needed anime. And let me tell you, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s quickly become my favorite and I watch it over and over again. Beautiful art, animation and soundtrack. The characters are memorable and it has me chorting laughter a lot of the time. If you want violence, blood, humor, and vulgarity, this is your show.
The box set comes with 7 discs that has 26 episodes (sadly). I highly, HIGHLY recommend this series.-Crystal DeWeese
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Kari Wahlgren, Kirk Thornton, Daniel Andrews
Directors: Eric P. Sherman
Format: Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Color, Box set, NTSC
Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 7
Rated: Unrated-Not Rated
Studio: Funimation
DVD Release Date: May 24, 2011
Run Time: 650 minutes
ASIN: B0049TC8AI
