10-28-2002, 03:45 PM
Title: Kanon
Eps: 1-9
Studio: MI
Menu: In Chinese, so I couldn't understand them. But they're animated and have music playing. Standard fare, selection-wise: Play All, Subs, and Chapters.
Chaptering: Prologue, Episode, Ending Credits.
Video: Crisp and bright, but there's some black lines in the background that aren't really noticeable unless you look closely. It's not perfectly clean, but fairly close.
Audio: Sounds like standard HK fare to me.
Subtitles: Fansub scripts used. This pleased me greatly. The translation is spot-on and timing is excellent; barely any typos. Downside: the preview clips are not all subbed, and the first episode does have some dropped lines and mistiming. Also, in episode 7 or so there's a brief moment when the picture freezes (and the break can be scrolled to by the Next button, so it's some kind of f'ed-up chapter break).
Bonuses: Textless OP, textless ED, voice-acting studio footage.
Overall: Highly recommended set for a romance anime fan. Can't wait until 10-13 are released.
Eps: 1-9
Studio: MI
Menu: In Chinese, so I couldn't understand them. But they're animated and have music playing. Standard fare, selection-wise: Play All, Subs, and Chapters.
Chaptering: Prologue, Episode, Ending Credits.
Video: Crisp and bright, but there's some black lines in the background that aren't really noticeable unless you look closely. It's not perfectly clean, but fairly close.
Audio: Sounds like standard HK fare to me.
Subtitles: Fansub scripts used. This pleased me greatly. The translation is spot-on and timing is excellent; barely any typos. Downside: the preview clips are not all subbed, and the first episode does have some dropped lines and mistiming. Also, in episode 7 or so there's a brief moment when the picture freezes (and the break can be scrolled to by the Next button, so it's some kind of f'ed-up chapter break).
Bonuses: Textless OP, textless ED, voice-acting studio footage.
Overall: Highly recommended set for a romance anime fan. Can't wait until 10-13 are released.