doesnt seem to be as clear as the r1 release, with some color bleeding. overall its okay

decent enough. it has what you need

decent enough. it has what you need

all of these reasons are why i own the r1 release now...

I used to own this set but I sold it and bought the Region 1 release. The video looks pretty good, but after seeing the re-mastering done by Pioneer for the Region 1 release, there is really no comparison. The colors just aren't nearly as vivid. (3.5/5) The audio is OK. No problems. (4/5) The subtitles are Engrish. Understandable? Sure. But grammatically incorrect most of the time, which is pretty annoying to me. (2.5/5) Given how great the re-mastered release of Akira on DVD from Pioneer is, I'd opt for that one even if it is a bit more expensive. Even if you buy the regular edition, you get new and improved (and perfectly translated) subtitles, a brand new (and better than before) English dub, along with an amazing looking re-mastered picture and sound. This movie simply deserves that kind of special treatment.