Comment:
Everything you'll read in here, you've read before.
Video:
Ripped directly from Laser Discs, it actually looked pretty damn good. Colors are, for the most part, bold and vibrant. The screen shaking is kept to a bare minimum, and there are few other glitches to speak of. There is a slight flaw in that the picture seems to be exceedingly bright on computer setups, however, I didn't run into this problem on our standalone. Overall, it looks pretty good.
Audio:
No complaints, I believe it used a fake 5.1 track but echo was kept to a minimum. No real complaints or complements.
Subtitles:
As I commented on before, and as someone already has, this is a 112 episode edition of the infamous Zero Wing video game (the game that coined the annoying-as-hell phrase "All Your Base Are Belong To Us.") Names are mixed up, names change, names are incorrect. This causes quite a bit of confusion for those who don't know how to distinguish japanese names, though most people over twelve will know how. The subs are fairly easy to follow up until the last 40 episodes, but even then they are far, far from good. The last 30 - 40 episodes actually have some meaningful dialogue which gets completely jumbled. Grammar is equally as horrendous, many lines are pre-first grader writing level, many times it seems like it'd kill them to use proper english one time. The subs are just downright horrible.
Packaging:
Several options here: Deluxe 12 case w/ 2 boxes, Semi-deluxe with 12 discs, 6 cases and 1 box, Ghetto Deluxe with 4 cases, 12 discs and spindles, or Super Transforming Ultra Mega Ghetto - 12 dvds in a plastic bag in a small box. The Deluxe 12 case is nice, but not too great, and it only goes downhill from there.
Overall:
Wise up. If you're planning to "Resub" this series, I think it's already started. The subs are horrible, the video is acceptable, the audio is okay. It just isn't worth the time or effort.
Level: 5
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