Extras |
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Menus (English) |
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Chapters (18) |
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Trailers: Inuyasha: Affections Touching
Across Time (10 total), Inuyasha:
The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
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Character Sketches |
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Special Footage (35 minutes) |
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Japanese Closing Credits (4 minutes) |
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Captures |
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Review |
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Anthony Romero |
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Viz releases the first of several movies related
to the Inuyasha franchise. The company goes
the extra mile in terms of overall presentation,
having full animated and unique menus along
with an attractive foil DVD cover (which sadly
doesn't scan very well). Although a decent
release, the disc isn't perfect, as it mixes
okay video quality with an amazing audio presentation
and so-so extras. |
Video: |
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The video presentation on this disc is
good, although with its share of problems.
On the plus side, the colors here are very
vibrant while it contains no noticeable print
damage. Sadly, the brightness is set a little
too high, washing out some details such as
clouds. Compression is also noticeable, making
the reds soft while the whole video is a little
more blurred than it should be.
One other thing worth noting is that this
is the "Viz version" of the movie.
That means that the title card has been replaced
and the end credits sequence has also been
removed in favor of a very plain one in English.
Affections Touching Across Time is
presented in its original aspect ratio of
1.85:1, and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs;
however, there is some noticeable window boxing
of the image. |
Audio: |
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Viz went all out on the audio here, presenting
a total of four tracks. The movie is present
in its original Japanese in both surround,
5.1, and stereo, 2.0. The same can be said
for the English dubbed tracks, which are also
present in both surround and stereo. The quality
on all is stellar, while the directionality
on the surround tracks feels very natural
and adds a lot of punch to the explosive battles
toward the end.
The audio can be accompanied by, removable,
English subtitles that correspond to the Japanese
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Extras: |
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This disc has an okay selection of extras.
It's nothing to write home about, but does
add a little value to the overall package.
Leading the way in this regard is a large
collection of trailers, ten in total dedication
to the production. Next up are "Character
Sketches", which are concept art divided
into three categories: main characters, villains
and demons. The menu here is really nice,
as it is on the rest of DVD, and really makes
this a more eye catching feature. Finally,
the disc has two more video supplements. The
first is a promotional special that lasts
over half an hour and covers some basics of
the TV show at the time before building up
to promoting the movie. The last extra are
the original Japanese credits, complete with
the same closing segment that is also found
on the main release on this DVD after the
credits themselves.
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Overview: |
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Bottom
line, although not one of Viz's better efforts,
this disc still holds up pretty well today
and is a great way to view the movie. Unique
menus, a few extras and a stellar audio presentation
make this pretty recommendable for fans of
the series, even if the video track could
have been a little better. |
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