Kyousougiga Complete Series DVD/Blu Ray [Blu-ray]

Toei Animation (the studio behind Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, One Piece and Digimon) went full-on Gainax here. This series looks amazing! No other words about it, besides how you can get confused about it and how the visuals look can be compared to the likes of FLCL. For the story, you can look at the back cover. It is... something. But, the animation will take you away!Discotek Media's release, like many releases of anime outside Japan of course, is a bit worse than the original Japanese counterpart (video quality-wise). It happens no matter what to assure that there won't be any reverse imports (alas Aniplex and Pony Canyon taking this stuff way too seriously). Correct me if I'm wrong, but since the Blu-ray is in 1080i, I believe you should watch this on a smaller screen. For examples of the images, follow this link: https://imgur.com/a/tSCLqH7Here's some unnecessary information, like chapter breaks. The Blu-ray does this WAY better than the DVD. The DVD's chapter breaks (with the titles being one title per episode) are sometimes all over the place and it won't feel right (let alone take away some professionalism). Discotek's IGPX DVD release is a better example of this. The Blu-rays are MUCH better (if not perfect), and all of the main content is in one title (Blu-ray Disc 1 has the ONA and TV Series as separate titles). I suppose the Blu-rays and DVDs are actually being manufactured by separate companies, but whoever does the DVDs REALLY need to step up. Oh wait, I gotta get a more modern release than this, maybe like Wild 7: Another.Discotek Media's release is packed with like every single special feature from the Japanese releases, excluding the audio commentaries (according to CDJapan). Yes, this release even includes the extended version of Episode 5.5. However, NOTE TO DVD WATCHERS! The only extras on the DVD version (that being DVD Disc 2) are the broadcast version of Episode 5.5 as well as Episode 10.5.Features are as follows:Blu-ray 1: Complete ONA (with original Episode 00) + TV Series Episodes 1-5 (with TV Version Episode 00)Blu-ray 2: TV Series Episodes 6-10 (Special Features: Episode 5.5 (Broadcast and Extended Versions), Episode 10.5, TV Commercials (with Alternative Previews), Sponsor Cards, Creditless Openings and Endings (called "Title-less" on disc, and includes Episode 6 and ONA Episode 00 versions), as well as a special fully-animated 5-minute preview of the ONA)DVD 1: TV Series Episodes 1-6 (with TV Version Episode 00)DVD 2: TV Series Episodes 7-10 (Special Features: Episode 5.5 (Broadcast Version) and Episode 10.5All in all, watch this. Try it now on Crunchyroll. All of the DVD's content is there. You will be amazed! If you like it just as yours truly, support this release!

This is a great deal on a Wonderful series, especially if you can pick it up both DVD & Blueray for the "around $25.00 range".Here's the kick in the pants, (and honestly, I missed this in the description when purchasing)There is NO English Dub.Now for all you sub purists, I will give you the raspberry, and I will say that the original Japanese voice actors were wonderful to listen to; there were NO "nails on a chalkboard" high-skreeching girl chatter in this one. But I feel like I miss some of the story if I can't visit both the English Sub & the Dub as occasionally "tense" and innuendo is lost in the translation.This piece of work is unique in that, even if you do not understand a word you can still enjoy it. Each episode is set in such a way as to remove the audience from there perspective of reality, even to go as far as to force the viewer to accept a reality that doesn't adhere to any perceivable continuity, either in physics or linear time; the episodes aren't even arranged in a linear order!!I know that sounds like complete chaos, but the chaos IS terribly entertaining. For the most part, each episode can hold it's own without requiring the others to tie the story together... yet they do by the end; It's quite the ride!SO, to summarize:Always read the language in the description before you purchase. There is no English Dub. A Dub is not really necessary to enjoy this work.

Kyousougiga's a strikingly-animated story of a family dealing with their extraordinary circumstances, and features some rather excellent writing; giving the viewer just enough information to let them intuitively figure out the big picture of the plot and characters without inundating you with endless dialog. Going into details would run into spoiler territory, so I'll leave the description of the series itself there.The release itself is quite comprehensive, including:Episodes 00-10 of the TV series, and "episodes" 5.5 and 10.5 (a special featuring the voice cast touring the real-world city of Kyoto, and a cumulative narrated recap of the series for those who may have gotten lost)Episodes 00-5 of the original web animation seriesCreditless Opening and Ending (both versions)Some original/unused animation footage not present in the show properAll the pre-airing TV ads and "next time on" segmentsIt comes packaged in a fairly sturdy 4-disc Bluray case with a nice vertical slipcover*. The cover insert has a pretty graphic of the cast on the backside, visible on the inside of the case.The BD encodes are decent (average 25Mbps MBAFF), with some noisy spots in lieu of color banding artifacts. Some of the 2011 footage is a little blocky around detail lines, but probably won't be noticed unless you pause and look for it. Audio sounds nice and clear (stereo LPCM), and the subtitles look good and seem to be well-written.I haven't had reason to look at the DVDs as of yet.*Some movies/shows drop the slipcases from later printing runs. Anime tv series releases generally do not do this (as the audience tends to be fairly collectible-focused), but I don't know enough about Discotek to say with 100% certainty.

This series is amazing and I'm soooo happy it finally came out on dvd! The art and animation are phenomenal, the characters are interesting and quite charming, and the crazy plot makes this a super enjoyable ride. Five stars all the way for the series. It came in basically perfect condition even though it was labeled as used by the seller and I am super happy with it

An awesome series that b can't be missed.High quality animation,good storyline and a sweet musical score.Short and Sweet and wish there was more. Only thing missing is a dubb to this collection as it only comes with the standard sub.

Beautiful...

東映アニメーション制作のオリジナルアニメ「京騒戯画」の海外パッケージ版。Discotek Mediaから2017年2月リリースの、Blu-ray2枚とDVD2枚のコンボパック。筒型アウターケースとディスクケースは同じジャケット。PS4でBlu-rayは視聴OKで、ディスクを入れると専用アイコンとタイトルが表示され再生直後の警告チャプターはスキップ可能。画質は1080i HD、音声はLPCM 2.0の日本語のみで、英字幕の有無をリモコンから任意に操作可能。OPとEDのクレジットは日本語のままで、各ディスクのラストにEDテーマと共に流れる英語のエンドロールが追加されている。ディスク1に、2011年配信のONAバージョンの第0話 (約25分)2012年配信のONAシリーズ全5話 (トータルおよそ43分)ONAシリーズのディレクターズカットバージョンとでも言うべき2013年放送のTVシリーズ第0話から第5話までを収録。ディスク2に、TVシリーズ第6話から最終回の第10話までと、ONAバージョンのPV (約5分)式神兄弟の阿吽の吽を演じる白石涼子と、モブ役の中山恵梨香という謎の人選コンビに加え宮司役の矢尾一樹がパンチの効いた出で立ちで途中参加して、本作の舞台を巡る京都実録篇の第5.5話のTV放送バージョンと、15分ほど長くなっている約40分の完全版復習篇と銘打った総集編の第10.5話、次回予告がメインの全20種のTVCM集ノンテロップの提供画面、ノンクレジットのOPとEDが収録されている。ちなみにDVDもPS4で視聴OKだけど、収録されているのはTVシリーズのみでONAシリーズは未収録。

京騒戯画の北米版です、現状レンタル店に駆け込む以外に観る方法がなく購入に至りましたBDとDVDが各2枚ずつで内容はテレビ版とweb版全話、それに5.5話やノンクレジットOPなどの特典映像となっています音声は日本語のみで英語字幕のみが切り替え可能ですBDで視聴したところ主観ではありますが画質の荒さなどは特に感じませんでした