Gunslinger Girl: The complete First Season Blu-ray Sale-$31.49!
5 月 16th, 2010 by ana9185217| Gunslinger Girl: The complete First Season Blu-ray Sale-$31.49!
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Gunslinger Girl: The complete First Season Blu-ray Description:
The complete first season in stunning high-definition!
Officially, the Social Welfare Agency is a government sponsored corporation that’s in the business of saving lives. In reality, it’s an agency on the fringe of technology. They give terminal patients another shot at life using cybernetic implants. This conditioning process then shapes the patient into an efficient machine for handling all of the government’s dirty work.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #14217 in DVD
- Released on: 2010-03-16
- Rating: Unrated
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Formats: Widescreen, Color, Box set
- Original language: Japanese, English
- Subtitled in: English
- Dubbed in: English
- Number of discs: 2
- Running time: 325 minutes
Customer Reviews:
For the Blu-ray enthusiast who loves to watch anime in their definitive form![]()
Near the end of 2002 I lost interest in collecting and watching anime as a whole; Berserk, Cowboy Bebop (Perfect Collection) to name some were the last in my collection. After that, more new releases of anime just be became a drawn out cliche of animation and story telling. While most were good, they were nothing like those classics before them, and so I lost touch in this area of the Otaku world. However, come 2005, I came across GSG by chance, somewhat seeking to renew my interest in anime.
The rest is history, what I got from GSG is great story telling, slick animation, characters you can really feel for, and a fantastic and yet touching soundtrack. While the story is cruel and morally gray, it is more thoughtful than any drama-thriller on the market. That is saying a lot especially for an anime; this is where I realized that I had found a gold mine.
I will not get into the story of GSG because well, in this day and age you can Wiki anything. I will however discuss the quality of this newest edition to Funimation Blu-ray and if it is a worthy upgrade if you are a DVD owner already.
VIDEO:
To be upfront about it, this visual upgrade is not fantastic nor terrible. It is an upscale if anything, but unlike most recent releases of Funimation titles it is presented in 1080p24 rather than 1080i30. As you would expect coming from the DVD version, gone are all the compression artifacts and a plus for the clean lines. Appraised for being beautifully animated, GSG really does make its presence more than it used to from its SD form, both in color and detail. At first I thought in the directors eyes GSG was intentionally made to look at bit drab in terms of color to insinuate the bleak outlook to the film, but I was certainly wrong. This time around the color is pops and is much more vibrant. Detail on the other hand is somewhat inconsistent, clean lines in some areas then a bit soft in others. Not a deal breaker, but it is apparent. Overall I am certainly pleased with the results though it is by no means an Evangelion Rebuild caliber, GSG has certainly never looked this good.
AUDIO: JP/ENG Dolby 5.1 TrueHD
Like most Funimation titles, the benefits from upgrading is the audio. Encoded in both JP/ENG Dolby 5.1 TrueHD (fantastic!), GSG sounds terrific unlike its Lossy counterpart. GSG is not an action heavy type of film, but when it happens, the gunshots exploding along with the shells dropping come as clear and crisp than ever before. If that is not enough, you can actually feel if not hear the Cello’s LFE in the constant soundtrack “TEMA”. Most will agree that the soundtrack to GSG is as a whole, sweeping and heartfelt and yet mysterious and suspenseful. Hearing it in Dolby TrueHD fashion this time around is definitely more pleasing to the ears. Though if I had to pick something out of the whole thing it would probably be the song “The Light Before We Land” by the Delgados; it still sounds a bit thin and tinny.
EXTRAS:
Trailers, Commentary by the ENG dub actors, pretty standard stuff.
All in all, while not a huge upgrade, you have to realize that this is definitive version of GSG and it probably will not look and sound this good ever. Any fan will love it, newcomers will appreciate it either way, but any blu-ray enthusiast would have mixed feelings about this one. I would say check out this anime; it is unforgettable, told well, and the price is right.
Terrible quality![]()
I waited months for this to be released and was sorely disappointed by the video quality of this blu-ray. Generally love videos on blu-ray. When a blu-ray release is done well, the clarity and video is literally breathtaking. I can only assume that this is a DVD upscale since it is absolutely terrible.
Had I known this I would have never bought this blu ray. There is no point in buying this when the DVD release is readily available. You essentially bought a DVD that cant be played on DVD players.
Saving lives or making things worse?![]()
An organization helps young girls on the brink of death, but the cost is a hefty one. While they do save the girls lives they are used as assassins and put in high risk situations. Each girl is put into a group of two people which they use the italian word for brother and sister to call them by. These girls though have stronger feelings for their “brother” than any family relation. It’s a sad and complicated story with action scenes, but they are not the main focus. It’s short being only 12 to 13 episodes, but it is very good. The art work gives a plain feel which fits to the story and helps draw you into the characters. It’s also fairly depressing so be prepared for that. This is a must have for my anime blu-ray collection and is better than the second series. I do recommend this title to anyone who is interested in story driven animes.









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