KareKano, was Re: [EVA] Suppose ADV had bought the Eva movies.....

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Brendan Jamieson wrote:
> I have not yet gotten around to pick up that DVD,
> though I have been planning on doing so for a while.

I wanted to make sure I got a copy with the DVD box to
hold the series  :)

> I have heard a lot of good things about the disc,
> although from what I hear it sounds like some of the
> more complex fansubs.

I don't think any DVD could realistically be much more
than a complex fansub (with better quality) in its
presentation of the main material.  If the company
tried text overlays I'm sure a lot of fans would
complain  ;P

With the different font types
> and colors used to match the original
> hiragana/kanji/katakana type faces. Don't get me
> wrong, I don't think that's a bad thing, but is it
> really something new? (<- serious question --- I
> haven't seen how the subs are presented yet)

Ultimately, I guess, no, it's not something new, but
it's apparent that a lot of effort has gone into it. 
In that sense, it perhaps raises the bar on what
Western anime DVDs should aim to be:
- alternate angles for OP, ED, title screen, eyecatch
(generally just English credits or titles);
- options for on-screen text subtitles or not (and
there's a huge amount of text to translate and
position - if you've ever tried to fansub the series,
you'll know what a pain all that text is);
- alternate angle for next episode preview where they
get two of the US voice actresses to replace the
seiyuu for Tsukino and Kano;
- Spanish as well as English dub and text language
options (not that I understand Spanish) (and of course
Japanese soundtrack as well);
- six episodes on the DVD  :)

If they just improved the graininess of the picture
quality, it would be a perfect DVD  :)

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