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winged_wolf | Posted: Dec 22 2012, 09:17 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 1 Member No.: 39,817 Joined: Dec 22nd 2012 Location: Update Profile | I had a blue one for first stage a long long time ago. I think it was tokyopop. I saw some from funimation and the "SAVE" and the tokyopop ones but I can't tell the difference! |
Smiley_DC2 | Posted: Dec 22 2012, 02:47 PM |
Akagi's LanEvo Killer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 7,472 Member No.: 1,751 Joined: May 3rd 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia | honestly even though i have not watched the newer boxed set versions i would say to go for that http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/initial-d-fir...c-set/dp/816082 http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/initial-d-fir...c-set/dp/816833 these new box sets have repackaged all stages upto 4th, which the original tokyopop versions did not do - http://www.ezydvd.com.au/search?q=initial+d&t=all all you really need are crisp versions of the original japanese dub with english subs anyways, so i would bank on these versions |
THE_HONDA_CG2 | Posted: Dec 22 2012, 07:53 PM |
Patient Zero Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,279 Member No.: 37,947 Joined: Oct 1st 2011 Location: Update Profile | I personally own all 4 stages on the FUNimation release and I must say they are pretty nice. I say jump on it if they're cheap enough because they are leagues better than the TOKYOpop stuff that they churned out back in the day. |
kyonpalm | Posted: Dec 22 2012, 10:42 PM |
Professional Amateur Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 10,568 Member No.: 30,882 Joined: Oct 16th 2008 Location: Laniakea | I would say get the new box sets. The old ones that were joint Tokyopop-Funimation were only for First and Second Stage, but the new ones from Funimation include First through Fourth, so I would recommend those just for consistency's sake. Plus you'll have versions with an actually decent dub, if that's your kind of thing. |
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Ralli380Gvr4 | Posted: Jan 8 2013, 11:22 AM |
IDW Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Member No.: 40,034 Joined: Jan 8th 2013 Location: Update Profile | Get the new one... |
dmhc69 | Posted: Jan 14 2013, 12:05 AM | ||
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i own all of these (as mentioned in the personal collection thread). happy with the quality on these, has my seal of approval if the OP decides to buy. | ||
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RedsunsF1 | Posted: Jan 14 2013, 06:29 AM |
Nasa UT | FF FK8 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 865 Member No.: 38,401 Joined: Feb 29th 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT | I have the new ones as well, this is what I would recommend to anyone thinking about purchasing the box sets. |
blazingluke | Posted: Mar 8 2013, 12:15 PM |
The Fire's On Me Group: Advanced Members Posts: 525 Member No.: 4,574 Joined: Dec 8th 2004 Location: Update Profile | Can't find an answer elsewhere and this looks like a decent thread in which to ask, Any difference between the original Funimation releases or the newer S.A.V.E. editions? |
Tessou | Posted: Mar 8 2013, 12:18 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | No, they are the exact same DVDs as the original Funimation release. This is typical of Funimation when they want to get rid of excess stock. They do it with a lot of older, niche series' that don't sell too much in initial release. |
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kyonpalm | Posted: Mar 8 2013, 12:25 PM | ||
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No pun intended? | ||
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neoWhite | Posted: Jul 16 2013, 06:48 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 6 Member No.: 41,840 Joined: Jul 16th 2013 Location: Update Profile | Sorry to jump on an older thread, but are there any good box sets for the Fifth Stage? I tried to look for DVDs or sets while I was in China, but apparently there aren't many stores that carry DVDs. |
kyonpalm | Posted: Jul 16 2013, 08:18 AM | ||
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As far as I know, there is no box set for Fifth Stage, official or otherwise. Be careful, there are bootleg DVDs out there. Thankfully, they're very easy to identify as such. | ||
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Jezza_HR | Posted: Jul 19 2013, 10:25 PM |
IDW Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 245 Member No.: 8,289 Joined: Jun 19th 2005 Location: Update Profile | Out of curiosity, does anyone know if Funimation has done any Region 2 releases for their box sets? |
Archbishop Banana | Posted: Jul 21 2013, 01:00 PM | ||
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I'm not too sure, I think the DVD's are Region Free, but you could always modify your DVD to play different region discs. | ||
Jezza_HR | Posted: Jul 23 2013, 06:56 AM | ||
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Thank you Nakazato. If the discs are region free, that would be great. I don't know if anyone can confirm this? If not, the issue I have is my PS3 and Xbox are my primary DVD players in my room and I'm not really open to modding the Xbox and the PS3 is a bitch to sort out if I'm not mistaken? Also, I like the option of being able to take them to someone else's house to introduce them to the series. This post has been edited by Jezza_HR on Jul 23 2013, 06:56 AM | ||
neoWhite | Posted: Jul 24 2013, 06:33 AM |
Shmuck Group: Members Posts: 6 Member No.: 41,840 Joined: Jul 16th 2013 Location: Update Profile | ^Does your CPU have a DVD drive? You can also flash that to make it region free. |
kyonpalm | Posted: Jul 24 2013, 09:42 AM | ||
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I don't think they make CPUs that big, bro. | ||
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Jezza_HR | Posted: Jul 24 2013, 10:31 AM | ||
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Yes, my computer does have a DVD drive, so I could use it, but I would rather not have to hook it up to the TV to watch them. I may just wait and see if Funimation finally give us a PAL release sometime in the next century. | ||