The series comes in a clamshell case the width of two regular DVD cases. Not my favorite way to package anime, but it gets the job done. Upon opening said case, I found all 5 DVDs stacked on top of one another on a single spindle on the right side of the case. On the left side where inserts (or more discs) usually go, is a piece of Styrofoam.....Huh.... After some grumbling, I decided to take a look at the DVDs themselves. Let me say that getting the first one off of the spindle required quite the effort. The DVD came perilously close to breaking because the little nubs on the spindle would not let go. In the end, I finally got the first one out but with my fingerprints all over the disc. Then, to my horror, I saw this:
The image is corrupted, as if the device that printed the picture was misaligned or running out of ink or both. The other discs are fine, but this one is of very poor quality, the kind of thing you expect to see from Chinese bootleg movies.
So not only are the discs impossible to remove from the case, but the discs themselves aren't that great. I can only imagine my anger would be that much greater had I paid the full MSRP of $50 for this collection. I don't even know if I will be able to watch this show without breaking the discs when I try to wrestle them out of the case.
If this release is indicative of the quality of Sentai's other repackaging, then I will refrain from purchasing any anime licensed by them, unless it's a must-have series and is on sale.
Wow thats horrible. I hate when the disks are like that it makes it very difficult in many ways. Difficut to get out and the switch through the disks. They should really make sure the series can be watched without risk of damaging the disks as well as ensuring the quality of the print.
ReplyDeleteExactly! And I don't want to have to take the first 4 discs out if I want to watch an episode on the 5th disc.
ReplyDeleteThats ho the Princess Tutu box I have is too It only makes it difficult to get through. And putting them back in order . . Makes me want to just get a disk case and stick them in that and forgo to box its so annoying. They should at leastt give us something useable.
ReplyDeleteOh no! If the Princess Tutu box is the same way, then maybe this is the norm for all of Sentai's releases. That does not bode well. Their Blu-Ray sets are fine, but if there is a DVD only release I am going to pass on it. Such a shame.
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