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vi @v-i.dev · 9h
Both Bowery Hill and Atlantic Media seem to sell everything from office chairs to beds, so my guess is they all came out of PrePac’s factory
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vi @v-i.dev · 9h
That exact shelf is currently being sold under the Bowery Hill brand on Amazon. I also own some nearly identical ones (sans “bump” at the top) at Home Depot, which are branded Atlantic Media.

a.co/d/aSQgQW3
Amazon.com
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vi @v-i.dev · 9h
I think I’ve now seen proof of a rounded-slipped copy of Cyber City Oedo 808 in a blurry photo on a Japanese auction site (and of course I forgot to save it before the page went down)

This almost certainly means another stealth re-release is out there. If you stumble across a copy, post pictures!
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vi @v-i.dev · Jun 3
It appears that Discotek did stealth updates to the non-Steelbook release of Angel Cop (and maybe Cyber City Oedo 808). It now ships with the Remastered disc out of the Steelbook. Far as I can tell, only way to tell it apart is a rounded slipcover and not saying "Enhanced from SD" on the back
Old Angel Cop Blu-ray front cover, with right angle corners on the slipcover (image stolen from https://www.ebay.com/itm/156680892135 ) Back of the original Angel Cop Blu-ray, showing VIDEO: 1080p 1.66:1 OAR (Enhanced from SD) Front of the new Angel Cop BD, showing rounded corners on the slipcover Back of the new Angel Cop BD, showing VIDEO: 1.33:1 4:3 / 1080p High Definition
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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 1d
"The Mysterious Cities of Gold" french/japanese series (1982) for free on Youtube (worldwide / French+English dubs).
>> www.youtube.com/@MCO_Officie...
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WTK @wtk.bsky.social · 2d
Prime Rose: A Time Slip Of 10,000 Years Blu-ray via AnimEigo. January 20.
customers.mvdb2b.com/s/PrimeRoseA...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTTLN35N
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Schmullus (Logan) @schmullus.bsky.social · 2d
Replaced the case for Dirty Pair TV and it's a perfect fit and no more stacked discs.

The exact one I bought - www.ebay.com/itm/20512781...
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vi @v-i.dev · 2d
hmm...

(Dirty Pair Kickstarter update #53)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/160...
james Leffingwell over 1 year ago All the art work looks really good, but the inner cases look really thin for holding 4 disks. I really hope this doesn't mean that disks will be living on top of each other, on the same spindle. While the art looks like an upgrade from Aria, the packaging looks like it might be a downgrade. user avatar Nozomi EntertainmentCreator over 1 year ago Hi James, The packaging image here is just a mockup, not to exact scale. The actual disc cases will be standard 4-disc Blu-ray cases, with each disc on their own spindle (similar to what was used for ARIA).
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vi @v-i.dev · 2d
It is, but literally every single Funimation/CR disc I’ve ever bothered checking came out of Mexico (granted, that’s not *that* many when I really think about it…)

It’s less that I see it as “European Only”, and more “not like CR US”, but I’m going out on a massive limb here, I’m likely wrong.
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vi @v-i.dev · 2d
So to recap: Crunchyroll (an American company) hands the project off to Crunchyroll GmbH (a German company), who then contracts with DVS (an American company) in order to do the discs, which are then pressed in Germany and flown all the way back to the US to be shipped out. This seems inefficient.
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vi @v-i.dev · 2d
So I just found the company who actually authored the discs, Diversified Video Solutions… and they’re based in the US, but clearly state they were working with Crunchyroll GmbH. Now I’m even more confused.

diversifiedvideosolutions.com/services.html
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Of course, I said this was a question that likely has an answer. I’m sure *someone* knows why, and I’m sure the answer is incredibly boring like “weird union rules” or “we forgot”. But whatever the answer is, I’d love to hear it.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
So where did Streamline go? What did the credits look like for their theatrical run, before Urban Vision even existed?

Well if Fred Patten is to believed, there may still be a 35mm print of it out there, somewhere…

cartoonresearch.com/index.php/st...
One curious detail was that, by this time, all of Streamline licenses for our anime theatrical movies had expired; but none of the Japanese studios wanted to reclaim their 35mm copies. The exception was Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. The theatrical print in our possession never had the English dub; Streamline’s lone film print still had the original Japanese track with English subtitles. By 2002, Streamline’s license had long since expired; and anyhow, that 35mm print was literally falling apart despite its many splices. But theaters wanted The Castle of Cagliostro. They pleaded for it! We finally put them into direct contact with Tokyo Movie Shinsha’s Hollywood office. If TMS would give its permission for a one-time screening, with the understanding that the print was officially worn out and retired, we would put the reels into the armored Goldberg cans and send it out. There were still three or four bookings this way.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Macek and the rest of the Streamline crew are in the credits… just not streamline itself. And this isn’t just on the Urban Vision VHS. My Discotek UHD says the same thing.
English Dubbed Version Produced by TURBAN VISION ENTERTAINMENT Executive Producer MATAICHIRO YAMAMOTO Producers KARA REDMON DEE GOMILLION Assistant Producer SANDY KIMIKO YAMAMOTO English Screenplay ADR Director Recording Engineers Final Mix & Sweetening MICHAEL CHARLES HILL CARL F. MACEK BUDDY HAALIGAN ROBB HOLT MARC PAUL ROBB HOLT Second Engineers GINA PENARANDA
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
However, 3 years later, it would receive one courtesy of Urban Vision, who put it out on dubbed VHS… but something was off. Unlike their releases of Golgo 13: The Professional and Vampire Hunter D, the credits mention Streamline nowhere, and claims they were responsible.
English language production by Urban Vision Entertainment Executive producer Mataichiro Yamamoto Producers Kara Redmon, Dee Gomillion Translator TOKYO MOVIE SHISHA CO.,, LTD. Title Design and Packaging ROBERT PICABEEN Recorded at BELL SOUND STUDIOS 916 N. Citrus Avenue Hollwood. CA 90038 Distributed by Urban Vision
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Space Adventure Cobra was released to theaters in the US via Streamline Pictures and Tatra Releasing in October 1995 as one of Streamline’s very last titles. Due to issues with their distributor Orion, no home video release would happen under the streamline name.

cartoonresearch.com/index.php/st...
Streamline Pictures – Part 4 |
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Today, on another round of “anime mysteries that likely have answers”: who’s responsible for the (US) English dub of Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie?
The 1995 film poster says Streamline, but all home video releases say it was Urban Vision. While they did the VHS, they didn’t even exist until 1996!
Space Adventure Cobra: A Streamline Pictures Release poster VHS credits which say “English Language Production by Urban Vision Entertainment”
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Speaking of Urban Vision, does anybody know the story behind the “American Anime” badge on some of their releases? Was it a separate company? Just a label? I can’t find any info on it.
Spine of a vhs tape, showing the urban vision and American anime logos. The American anime logo is a triangle with a little squiggly thing on top.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
They even made it long enough to have a Twitter account that was posting as late as 2011!

x.com/uventertainm...
Urban Vision Ent. (@UVEntertainment) / X
Urban Vision Ent. (@UVEntertainment) / X
x.com
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Your occasional reminder that Urban Vision existed long enough to have a YouTube channel, and it’s miraculously still up with a couple of super crunchy 240p trailers for their titles

youtu.be/EprYtl5pMmY?...
Gologo 13 The Professiona • Urban-Vision.com
YouTube video by asiacinema
youtu.be
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Is it too much to ask to not have to pick up and move my entire digital identity every 2 years when my metaphorical cyber-landlord has a meltdown?

Is the simple act of running a site what drives them nuts, or do only crazy people even bother in the first place?
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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 3d
Ulysses 31
1981-1982 (26 eps)

A co-pro between TMS & DiC that turned the Odyssey into a space-based story. Wasn't aired in Japan until 1988 (after first being released as an OVA in 1986).

A few episodes came out on DVD here in 2008, while the UK & Australia got the whole show in 2004 & 2006.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
The US DVD is a really sorry sight, it’s nothing but a VHS rip of the first 3 eps…
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Unfortunately, I’m not sure the margins in streaming are high enough to continue supporting that, which is a shame.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
Burned in encodes means they need a separate one for every language. That means up to 21 times the storage costs if they release a show subbed in every language they offer, which also leads to increased bandwidth costs as you can’t cache as efficiently.
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vi @v-i.dev · 3d
I would love to see image-based subs make a comeback, but it’s not feasible for a company trying to deliver content to 120 million people in 21 languages without any delay. Even Aegisub, which again, is still text based, clearly was causing them enough trouble that they’re abandoning it.
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