My HiME dvds by Bandai [Archive]

Solitaire

2006-01-12, 18:54

*UPDATED*

From:
http://www.rightstuf.com

DVD 1 + Limited Edition Box (Episodes 1-4):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2005-12/14/large/av20740b.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CQQIBC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Box Set includes a Limited Edition Collector's Artbox and a T-Shirt.
The DVD extras include Character Features and the Promo Clip.

DVD 1 (Episodes 1-4):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2005-12/14/large/av20730.jpg

DVD 2 (Episodes 5-8):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-03/14/large/av20731.jpg

DVD 3 (Episodes 9-12):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-04/28/large/av20732.jpg

DVD 4 (Episodes 13-16):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-06/13/large/av20733.jpg

DVD 5 (Episodes 17-20):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-09/19/large/av20734.jpg

DVD 6 (Episodes 21-23):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-10/13/large/av20735.jpg

DVD 7 + Limited Edition Box (Episodes 24-26):
http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2007-03/15/large/av20746b.jpg

DVD 7 (Episodes 24-26):
http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/my-hime/web/products/img/img_dvd009.jpg

Sakuya

2006-01-12, 21:46

Is that cover not an official cover? But props goes to Bandai for staying so true to the original! Although it looks a bit empty and plain. Perhaps they did not include the "Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment" above the title like in the Japanese cover?

Bloody

2006-01-12, 22:17

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9045/11367909429249ct.jpg

I hope I can see some other dvd of mai hime/otome :heh:

Glass Cannon

2006-01-12, 22:34

I'm buying this just so I can hear their english voices... oh and to support it of course...

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY GAVE SHIZURU A SOUTHERN ACCENT ALA OSAKA!?

Oh god... *dies laughing*

ifhaseth

2006-01-12, 22:42

Diodati

2006-01-12, 22:55

A T-Shirt!?!

:)

The sad thing is the dub already has so much stacked up against it. Shizuru is an immensely difficult character to translate over. Although it's a Kansai accent, Shizuru's doesn't speak in Osaka-ben - it's the (lovely) 'refined' Kyoto based one - they've got to be careful with any southernising as what they did for Osaka and Kitsune would produce the completely wrong effect (well in the case of Kitsune, that produced a terrible effect period heh)

What I mean is - Shizuru doesn't/wouldn't 'slur' like that, it's more...kinda....like....

:love:

Bah, I'm so biased but I can't see what they could do....

EDIT: Unless I'm wrong about this accent-thing, people feel free to correct me if I'm speaking unintentional lies.

The Bloodlust Kid

2006-01-12, 23:03

I'm buying this just so I can hear their english voices... oh and to support it of course...

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY GAVE SHIZURU A SOUTHERN ACCENT ALA OSAKA!?

Oh god... *dies laughing*
Oh don't worry. She speaks in Kyoto, not Osaka. The Kyoto dialect is described as very formal. So she might use long words and no abbreviations.

Jet_Maeden

2006-01-13, 06:27

I'm buying this just so I can hear their english voices... oh and to support it of course...

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY GAVE SHIZURU A SOUTHERN ACCENT ALA OSAKA!?

Oh god... *dies laughing*

Hmm...they could try a "British-English" accent? That's formal and well...different. Would go quite well with Shizy I say. (Runs to hide in a bunker) :D
I dunno....just swich over to Jap and subs. That's what I always do. The only noteworthy dub I can think of was El-Hazard, in fact it was better than the original Jap recording! :)

Sian

2006-01-13, 06:48

... yeah ... a british-english whereas the rest more or less talk american-english

-KarumA-

2006-01-13, 07:21

thos possible covers are manga covers ...

mintyfresh

2006-01-13, 07:41

... yeah ... a british-english whereas the rest more or less talk american-english
You know, that's what I always thought would be best for Shizuru as well. I usually trust Bandai and the companies they choose to make their dubs. I have faith in them for Mai Hime's dub cast, though a part of me feels like I'm just seeting myself up for disappointment.. :heh: ...:uhoh:

On that note, I like to say offhand that I think Southern accents are also lovely and full of charm. ...But.. why is it that anime dub actors can never seem to get it right..?

Kensuke

2006-01-13, 08:15

Jet_Maeden

2006-01-13, 10:50

Oh boy, I think that this is going to my most waited DVD release ever, box and T-shirt looks nice.
AnimeOnDVD says that this is 7 volume release so for 26 episode series it means that the episodes are going to be released something like this: 4/4/4/4/4/3/3.
I will go for Shizuru's british-english accent, what could be more fitting for polite, tea-sipping lady, like she is in the beginning of the series. Even if I don't usually watch dubs more than testing how it is. :heh:

Wow...The response was not what I expected...I guess I can come out of the bunker now. I was afraid my fellow shizuru-holics would skin me alive. :heh:
Didn't ADV get that one Australian chick (Farscape) to dub Steel Angel Kurumi?
Maybe Bandai will come up with something too?:)

giu_2

2006-01-13, 12:01

yey=)
i WILL buy the dvd boxset :)

Sunsh

2006-01-13, 13:32

Out in March?
Aww... still 3 months to go.. >.<

Catgirls

2006-01-13, 13:47

DeuceTrick

2006-01-13, 13:53

Re: Shizuru's Dub

I wouldn't mind if they used, say, a southern belle's speech patterns. "Why, I do declare that Miya's forehead is the biggest I have ever seen!" :D Kyoto-ben is graceful, but it's still a Kansai dialect, and Texan hick-talk is not the only kind of southern accent.

Re: DVDs

Definitely looking forward to these.

shikamarufoo

2006-01-13, 14:01

The dvd pack is a must have for me. I hope they don't kill Shizuru's voice:D .

imperialmog

2006-01-13, 14:57

From what I can read the t-shirt says. "property of Fuka Academy". It seems a bit of a nod to various school shirts you see here.

Of course I know a few that would have a shirt saying they are "property of Shizuru".

Varion

2006-01-13, 15:13

I'll wait and see if they release a cheap "thinpak" collection. It's too expensive these days collecting individual DVDs. Thinpak collections are more my style...alas, they do sometimes lack "extras", but that's okay. I'm a cheap ass. :)

Do Bandai generally release those? I know everyone's caught onto ADV's pattern of 'expensive individual DVDs then cheap thinpaks until people stop buying the individuals' but Bandai? Well, you can hope.

But um... why My? I might be alone in thinking this but My HiME looks kinda stupid >< Wonder if any bigger pictures of the box/shirt will get released... I know I'll be buying the DVD, I just don't know which version.

Hmm...they could try a "British-English" accent? That's formal

Is it? o_o I can't help but wonder Americans think we actually speak like...

Catgirls

2006-01-13, 15:17

Do Bandai generally release those?They're starting to. They recently released a Galaxy Angel collection thinpak. :)

Varion

2006-01-13, 15:39

They're starting to. They recently released a Galaxy Angel collection thinpak. :)

So they did... bah, I'm stuck now, if I spend £75 buying individual DVDs and they release a thinpak at ADV Price (about £30)... ><

Diodati

2006-01-13, 15:44

But um... why My? I might be alone in thinking this but My HiME looks kinda stupid >< Wonder if any bigger pictures of the box/shirt will get released... I know I'll be buying the DVD, I just don't know which version.
I always thought the 'Mai' opened up all the clever puns and double meanings better than just 'My'. Oh well, straight to English in every way then.

Is it? o_o I can't help but wonder Americans think we actually speak like...

It would really depend on what English accent. I'm from Nottingham (I'd die of laughter if Shizuru turned up with a Midlander accent - although I don't speak in one - let me voice Shizuru!) - but anyway it's quite unlikely that Bandai will hunt out someone with a pure soft rural accent as found in Hampshire and Surrey.

The two concerns I have with a British accent:
- Without being 'mean', many people outside England seem to think England consists of having only two accents. Cockney (i.e. Lock Stock) or frickin Queens English. I don't speak in ''gangster'' nor in ''upper clarrrrsss fakeism'' thanks.

- I doubt Bandai would go to the trouble of hiring a British V.A. I can't think of any Brits who've done American anime dubs...are there any :confused:

So what you'd have is an American pretending to be a Brit pretending to have the 'rough' translative medlodic qualities of the Kyoto accent.

I'm not sure, that sounds a bit worrying to me.

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 16:06

thos possible covers are manga covers ...

If you're talking about Bloody's post, those are the *Japanese* R2 DVDs. But if you're referring to the very first post, yes that's definitely the Bandai R1 DVD set

--Lone Wolf

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 16:10

- I doubt Bandai would go to the trouble of hiring a British V.A. I can't think of any Brits who've done American anime dubs...are there any :confused:

No Bandai just outsources to dubbing studios in the Los Angeles area like Animazement or Gaijin Studios (Amanda Winn's new studio) for example, so it's out of Bandai's hands when it comes to selecting voices. So if Shizuru's voice doesn't quite come out *up to par* then Animazement is who you would bomb.:heh:

--Lone Wolf

DeuceTrick

2006-01-13, 16:51

- I doubt Bandai would go to the trouble of hiring a British V.A. I can't think of any Brits who've done American anime dubs...are there any :confused:

The dub for ROD the TV had at least three British actors (two English and one Irish, I think). But that particular show was unusually good in its treatment, and it was done by Geneon.

I think it would be funny if Shizuru had a cockney accent. Or Bostonian ("Whaddaya, retaaahded?"). Just to see the fans scream for blood. ;)

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 17:15

The dub for ROD the TV had at least three British actors (two English and one Irish, I think). But that particular show was unusually good in its treatment, and it was done by Geneon.

Yeah, you're right, the ROD dub did actually turn out quite well. LA's a pretty diverse city so I can imagine Animazement or Gaijin Studios hiring a British VO to fill the role of Shizuru.

--Lone Wolf

Diodati

2006-01-13, 17:28

No Bandai just outsources to dubbing studios in the Los Angeles area like Animazement or Gaijin Studios (Amanda Winn's new studio) for example, so it's out of Bandai's hands when it comes to selecting voices. So if Shizuru's voice doesn't quite come out *up to par* then Animazement is who you would bomb.:heh:

--Lone Wolf
I can tell you've thought about this enough to know who the right people are to bomb. :heh: I'll bomb anyone involved at any level heh.

The dub for ROD the TV had at least three British actors (two English and one Irish, I think). But that particular show was unusually good in its treatment, and it was done by Geneon.
Really?! Well Ireland isn't a part of Britain unless it was a Northern-Irish VA...but either way this makes my little English-self quite 'appy. They were native-born?...*intrigued*

Why did they cast two Brits and one Irish person? I've only seen the ROD oav not the TV series - obviously something about the characters voices/accents/origin compelled them to?

EDIT: Hang on a minute...*muses*...I remember something being afoot in those British Library scenes...

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 17:40

I can tell you've thought about this enough to know who the right people are to bomb. :heh: I'll bomb anyone involved at any level heh.

LOL..I used to be a Bandai employee so I could join you in the bombing. I have a score to settle with a former supervisor. But I still managed to keep in contact with those involved with the Hime project so I'd make sure they leave the building before we send the bombs.:)

--Lone Wolf

Varion

2006-01-13, 17:40

Agree completely with Mai being better... ah well.

It would really depend on what English accent.

So long as she doesn't have a strong brummie accent :heh: I think that's the most disturbing thought I've had all day.

I doubt Bandai would go to the trouble of hiring a British V.A. I can't think of any Brits who've done American anime dubs...are there any :confused:

I believe Arthur's VA in Seed Destiny was British too (Seed Destiny also being a Bandai property)... I had a sound clip of it but I've forgotten it and where it is, a lot of American fans seemed strangely happy about it though.

Diodati

2006-01-13, 18:41

LOL..I used to be a Bandai employee..
Awww I kinda stuck my foot in it there. :heh:

so I could join you in the bombing. I have a score to settle with a former supervisor. But I still managed to keep in contact with those involved with the Hime project so I'd make sure they leave the building before we send the bombs
Oh I remember now, you're our spy :)
No no - there's no need to bomb Bandai. Otherwise we'll (or rather ''you'll'' be cutting ties with a 'source' ;) )

So long as she doesn't have a strong brummie accent I think that's the most disturbing thought I've had all day.

*winces* a Brummie one would hurt. Ooooh why did you have to bring that up Val.

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/1985/loveyaedit3dd.jpg

:heh:

The word Kiyohime would forever be tarnished. I wonder how many Brummies are living in L.A. I bet you're really one and you're tricking me into insulting people from Birmingham. :heh: Noi boyday toylks loyk tha !!

I had a sound clip of it but I've forgotten it and where it is, a lot of American fans seemed strangely happy about it though.
Even if they're British, are these accents good (in your opinion?) - I thought the Jokers from the ROD aov was weird - although they appeared to have changed the actor for the ROD TV series so I can't comment on that. Meh I'm very critical of how they can come across, and with a character like Shizuru I'll be doubly protective. *shields Shizuru*

Solitaire

2006-01-13, 18:52

Wonder if any bigger pictures of the box/shirt will get released... I know I'll be buying the DVD, I just don't know which version.

Added a bigger picture ><.

I hope we don't get a voice like Chiyo for Mikoto.:eyebrow:

Varion

2006-01-13, 19:22

*winces* a Brummie one would hurt. Ooooh why did you have to bring that up Val.

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/1985/loveyaedit3dd.jpg

:heh:

The word Kiyohime would forever be tarnished. I wonder how many Brummies are living in L.A. I bet you're really one and you're tricking me into insulting people from Birmingham. :heh: Noi boyday toylks loyk tha !!

...I swear, I'll never be able to see Shizuru the same way again, and I'll have no-one to blame but myself :heh: I'm not a brummie though... I'm a scouser (Liverpool)... because I was born here anyway, not because I have the accent. I don't and am forever grateful of this. How about Nao with a scous... no, I won't do it. It's too cruel.

As for whether Arthur is good... I'll get back to you on that when I find the clip again.

Cheers for the bigger picture Solitaire :) I'm still not sure why they traded off putting some pretty art down the side for a big pic of the DVD and a tshirt. Surely sticking that on the packaging would've done?

USCPharmacist

2006-01-13, 20:46

I think My-Hime is the official Japanese name too if you visit sunrise site. Anyway where are the omakes? don't tell me they leave them out! arrrgggghhhh I want those the most !

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 20:48

The box set looks horrible in my view...part of it must be because of how they used "My" instead of "舞" which makes it feel too non-Japanese. It'd be nice if they had some sort of 'original art' in a different style for the cover, but I guess that'd be asking for too much. The T-shirt doesn't look attractive either, even though I can't see what's on it from the pic...I'm guessing all black with the words 'hime' printed on the chest? Ick~ (the more I look at the box, the more of a 'disney-ish' vibe I get)

They sticked with the original Japanese cover art which is fine, the use of "My" really ruins it but from a business perspective it makes sense, so they are forgiven. Furthermore they remain cheaper than the Japanese R2 disks (even though they're discounted) and they come with fansubs, so not too many complaints from me :) ...apart from the fact its not all out yet...and that I fear the dubbed voices

Yeah the shirt is pretty bad and Taku (the producer) thought so as well. According to Taku Otsuka, they asked Sunrise for new artwork but were only provided existing artwork so they had to through something together with what they were given.

I'm just greatful that they added the *dvd extras*...it helped that Taku is a fan of the series and a huge "Natsuki" fan.:)

--Lone Wolf

Varion

2006-01-13, 21:05

As for whether Arthur is good... I'll get back to you on that when I find the clip again.

Well, I found it, and it was good... for making me laugh stupidly. It doesn't suit him AT ALL, he's a pretty silly (but funny) character and they gave him an upright BBC English styled voice.

I'm just greatful that they added the *dvd extras*...it helped that Taku is a fan of the series and a huge "Natsuki" fan.

So where's our free Natsuki figurine? Huh? ;) Are those Character Features the little minute-long omake episodes btw?

mintyfresh

2006-01-13, 21:08

The box set looks horrible in my view...part of it must be because of how they used "My" instead of "舞" which makes it feel too non-Japanese.
Oh? But then how would the general, non-japanese literate, anime buying public know how to pronounce the name?

Also, as USCP mentioned, My Hime is the official english name given to the show, as proven by the website. On that note, try have a fit when Bandai releases Mai Otome as "My ZHime"... (though that probably won't happen... maybe. :heh: )

Varion

2006-01-13, 21:18

Oh? But then how would the general, non-japanese literate, anime buying public know how to pronounce the name?

Also, as USCP mentioned, My Hime is the official english name given to the show, as proven by the website. On that note, try have a fit when Bandai releases Mai Otome as "My ZHime"... (though that probably won't happen... maybe. :heh: )

Call it Mai HiME? Using the 舞 kanji would be bad for business but there's nothing wrong with using a simple romanisation. I don't agree with leaving it as 舞-HiME, that just wouldn't work. Sure the site's address says My-HiME, but it's constantly written out using that kanji that doesn't mean "my" at all. Oh well, so long as it's the same series I'll buy it.

If they call it My ZHiME... ugh, I don't even want to think about that one :p

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 21:21

Well, I found it, and it was good... for making me laugh stupidly. It doesn't suit him AT ALL, he's a pretty silly (but funny) character and they gave him an upright BBC English styled voice.

So where's our free Natsuki figurine? Huh? ;) Are those Character Features the little minute-long omake episodes btw?

Yes. Those are the Omakes.

As for the figurines, Bandai like every other US anime company is on a tight budget so they wouldn't shell out the extra bucks for additional stuff. Unfortunately the anime industry here in the US has suffered immensely and right now, Bandai is "lay-off" central. But that's another story.:(

--Lone Wolf

Varion

2006-01-13, 21:43

Yes. Those are the Omakes.

As for the figurines, Bandai like every other US anime company is on a tight budget so they wouldn't shell out the extra bucks for additional stuff. Unfortunately the anime industry here in the US has suffered immensely and right now, Bandai is "lay-off" central. But that's another story.:(

Excellent. My efforts not to download them fansubbed were not in vain! I figured there wouldn't be free figures though, I was only joking ;) Especially seen as the first volume seems to be cheaper than your average anime volume anyway. Ah how I love R1 DVDs (UK anime DVDs are $35 a volume-ish) I always thought Bandai were doing pretty well for themselves... shows how much I know.

ZODDGUTS

2006-01-13, 22:17

The cover is not so bad yeah it's plain but not horrible looking I've seen worse cover arts. :uhoh:

imperialmog

2006-01-13, 22:18

Shigan

2006-01-13, 22:27

*winces* a Brummie one would hurt. Ooooh why did you have to bring that up Val.

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/1985/loveyaedit3dd.jpg

:heh:

*Dies in spontanous laughing explosion*

Ruuule Britania XD XD XD!!! Reminds me when we went driving across England, oh the hurt and memories, the damage my confidence took as I thought I could speak english - as if driving on the left side of the road wasnt traumatizing enough.

Althou, would it be so bad if they gave Shizuru the Queen's upperclass english? She is supposed to have a rather refined and elegant image. Or maybe Boston if they can't get hold of a lady to do the VA :D

alangaruku

2006-01-13, 22:31

It would have been better if the put
"Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment"
above the title like in the Japanese cover.
I love Mai Hime, but I'm kinda scary to pay
the U.S. version dvds. I don't like the art box,
and the "My" in the tile instead of "Mai" thing
really bugs me. I'm scaried I have a feeling the
dub is going to be really bad. I cried for Shizuru
and Nagi. Right off the back, I can tell they are
going to have the worst dub voices in the series.
I hope that there will be a preview of ep 2
(like in Newtype) I want to preview Shizuru's
dub voice first before buying the U.S. Version.
It will bepend of Shizur's dub voice.

lone_wolf

2006-01-13, 22:32

Though as a side question, what is the problems with money industrywide? I would like to know a bit out of curiosity?

That and I bet one of the Shizuru fangirls would of love to done her......... her voice that is. I would be curious as well how they do Haruka's misuse of language as well.

Anime still isn't as mainstream as Companies would like it to be. Plus I hate to say it but the rise of internet downloading is a contributer. Awhile ago AD Vision reduced their entire manga division to a measly one person.

According to Producer Kevin Chu from Geneon, they've been encountering "restructuring" as well. Oooh, "restructure" is such an evil word and it equals = "lay-off"

This is another reason why Bandai's Gaming division joined forces with Namco which is located up in Northern California. Plenty of former employees were outraged.

Another thing that Bandai (well this was more of the decision from Ken, President of Bandai) did to reduce cost was *not* book hotel rooms at Anime Expo 2005 for their employees. People like Taku Ostuka had to drive to Anaheim every day. Granted he doesn't live very far but it's still ridiculous and such a nuisance with our gas prices here.

The industry is looking grim but hopefully there will be a revival of some sort....I can only hope.

--Lone Wolf

imperialmog

2006-01-14, 00:19

Sounds like the industry is not that different financally from the .com's of 5 to 10 years ago. Sounds like there was also a misjudgement on the rate of growth as well. More along the lines of thinking it was growing faster than what really happened.

That and it's the tough times that help a company reorganize and set itself apart from the rest.

Diodati

2006-01-14, 00:32

I'm a scouser (Liverpool)... because I was born here anyway, not because I have the accent. I don't and am forever grateful of this. How about Nao with a scous... no, I won't do it. It's too cruel.
You're not supposed to hate your city-accent!

Well, I found it, and it was good... for making me laugh stupidly. It doesn't suit him AT ALL, he's a pretty silly (but funny) character and they gave him an upright BBC English styled voice.
:rolleyes:

That and I bet one of the Shizuru fangirls would of love to done her.........
......

Plus I hate to say it but the rise of internet downloading is a contributer. Awhile ago AD Vision reduced their entire manga division to a measly one person.
Holy... really...?

According to Producer Kevin Chu from Geneon, they've been encountering "restructuring" as well. Oooh, "restructure" is such an evil word and it equals = "lay-off"
:( I detect a bit of 'speaking from experience' in that sentence.

Ruuule Britania XD XD XD!!! Reminds me when we went driving across England, oh the hurt and memories, the damage my confidence took as I thought I could speak english - as if driving on the left side of the road wasnt traumatizing enough.
:heh: How sweet.
Where did you travel through? If it was anywhere near Hull and Luton you have full sympathies.

And I'm happy to admit we drive on the wrong side of the road, everyone else is right.

Althou, would it be so bad if they gave Shizuru the Queen's upperclass english? She is supposed to have a rather refined and elegant image.
Hmmm. I'm just worried it will verge on being pretentious. I hate it when it's put on in a false way (ala. Liz Hurley, Hugh Grant), and most of the time it's spoken as though someone just crarrrrmed ay book of receeeved pronunnciation up one's arrrrrse. And that's by people who live here.

It's not much of an indication of refinement as it's taught in a standardised way - that 'waded on' version is quite rare in 'real-life' unless you live in a mansion with 50 acres of land and have a butler named Derek. And then it's expectation.

There's also the 'type' of voice - hmmm maybe if you have a soft alluring melodic voice with natural variations of American words then that sort of refinement will come across in itself...

Hahahaha I just came across a voice acting page...lotsa fun...!

Abigail King's voice in the Armani ad.....

Phwoar.

Clicky (http://www.speak.ltd.uk/girls.html)

Who derailed the thread...?????

lone_wolf

2006-01-14, 00:41

The cover is not so bad yeah it's plain but not horrible looking I've seen worse cover arts. :uhoh:

True...at least they didn't outsource to some unknown artist for DVD cover/spine art like they used...*cough*...Escaflowne. They learned their lesson:)

--Lone Wolf

lone_wolf

2006-01-14, 00:44

*Dies in spontanous laughing explosion*

Ruuule Britania XD XD XD!!! Reminds me when we went driving across England, oh the hurt and memories, the damage my confidence took as I thought I could speak english - as if driving on the left side of the road wasnt traumatizing enough.

Althou, would it be so bad if they gave Shizuru the Queen's upperclass english? She is supposed to have a rather refined and elegant image. Or maybe Boston if they can't get hold of a lady to do the VA :D

What I fear is also Natsuki's US VO...I pray they don't pull a "Priss" by giving her an extremely *deep* voice...AKA (early days of Animeigo)

Natsuki's seiyuu's voice isn't naturally deep so it works out when she tries speaking a couple octaves lower.

--Lone Wolf

lone_wolf

2006-01-14, 00:48

:( I detect a bit of 'speaking from experience' in that sentence.

Heh, heh..:heh: Job market isn't great here but we manage to get through:heh: I'm hoping the Mai Hime R1 DVD help Bandai's sales. Hell I'm actually hoping like Sunrise, that it would be their new franchise.

I'll have to convince everyone I know to buy the DVDs.:heh:

--Lone Wolf

-KarumA-

2006-01-14, 04:03

:( for me itll take like a year to be released... stupid dutch!
i want them too! eventhough i burned them already, the originals are so much more fun

Jet_Maeden

2006-01-15, 04:07

...I swear, I'll never be able to see Shizuru the same way again, and I'll have no-one to blame but myself :heh: I'm not a brummie though... I'm a scouser (Liverpool)... because I was born here anyway, not because I have the accent. I don't and am forever grateful of this. How about Nao with a scous... no, I won't do it. It's too cruel.

omfg!!! You're awesome! Have my babies! OK?

LOL...allright allright ladies and gents....the debate is OVER!
"I" will voice Shizuru....you're stuck with a mix of Brit/German/Croatian/italian/american accent!!
There!!!!

Tokkan

2006-01-15, 05:24

I'll have to convince everyone I know to buy the DVDs.:heh:

--Lone Wolf

Oh, I'll buy them alright. I'll buy them when I get a job and when Madman aquires the rights to distribute Bandai's dub in Australia. That'll probably be 1-2 years from the American release of the DVDs, so that'll be a while.

lone_wolf

2006-01-15, 05:31

I think My-Hime is the official Japanese name too if you visit sunrise site. Anyway where are the omakes? don't tell me they leave them out! arrrgggghhhh I want those the most !

The 'omakes' are called "Character Features" in the R1 release, so *yes* they're in there.

--Lone Wolf

The Bloodlust Kid

2006-01-15, 17:31

We should make predictions on who the VOs will be.

Anybody played Soul Calibur? Imagine Shizuru's voice to be like Ivy's.

Shizuru: Dance! Squirm! Suffer for me!

As for Nagi, I predict he will be played by Stephen Prince (the guy who played chaos from Xenosaga)

kuro_neko

2006-03-19, 00:48

So I happened to snag the Bandai region 1 release of My-Hime a week and a change early thanks to a friend and I'm here to share my findings. I haven't sat down and watched it all, but I did skim through it to get a good feel. I will seperate my impressions based on the different aspects of the release:

packaging: I have to admit I was a little less than impressed. The box of the limited edition is rather thin, easily ripped/rippled/dented (as mine was from light handling, I assume), and the color palette leaves less than to be desired. The character art was nice, but considering the artistry of the official character designs, I wasn't too impressed. The actual DVD itself has the same cover as the R2 release (yey) with the trio on the front and some rather ugly font on the back. The inside lacks an insert and the dvd itself has the front image reprinted on it. Not terrible (I have seen much worse), but I would expect more from Bandai. The limited edition to come with the shirt is black and has a Fuuka Academy logo on the front, as if it were a real athetic shirt for a real school, and has the My-Hime logo on the back of the neck. Pretty cool. Overall I wasn't super happy with the packaging, but like I said, it could have been a lot worse. The important aspect is the DVD itself

dvd: The DVD itself has a nice main menu, with a shot of the tree outside with scattering cherry blossoms. Each branch menu has a new shot, nothing too fancy, simple and clean. The actual clarity of the DVD was astounding, this coming from someone who has only seen the Static High Res fansubs. I'm rather excited to sit down and watch the DVD now that I have seen that the transfer isn't nearly as crappy as recent DVDs I have purchased. The way it is set up is that each episode is split into 6 chapters, so that the last chapter to run after the preview is that episode's extra.

english dub: wow, what do I say. I was most excited to hear Shizuru and was rather bemused to find a Southern belle. Her quality of voice fits, the soft and refined ring of it, but I'm not quite sure how I feel about the southern accent. I watched her special about her friendship with natsuki and found myself having fits, it was like reading one of my grandmother's romance novels, XD. Some voices are decent, for example, Mai's doesn't bother me, but then there are those like Haruka and Reito, who made me absolutely shiver with unpleasant reactions. Natsuki's voice actor certainly tries, and I can understand why they picked her (gruff voice), but I just wasn't impressed. Fumi's voice actress made her sound like a bimbo and Haruka's was just.....totally and utterly wrong. Takumi's was rather strong and mature and Reito's....lets see....he sounded like a frat boy gone wrong, all the refinement and softness gone. One can only wonder what the later part of the series is going to sound like....but, that being said, who cares about the dub? I don't plan on watching it and when I switched to the sub I was excited to have such high quality auto and visual.

over impression: While I'm not thrilled by Bandai's treatment (mediocre packaging, mediocre/hit or miss voice acting, lack of extras other than episode specials, and overall lack of marketing (no website yet, what?)) it cannot dirty what was is most truly important, the original show, which I'm happy to say is as intact and rather impressive visually and sonically, to my knowledge. I'm not sure but I believe this was taken from the DVD releases, so I'm excited to see if they are going to have the director's cuts for the last dvd. Anyways, that was my first impression, if I watch it and have anything else to report, I will update this post sometime later.

Sakuya

2006-03-19, 00:59

Yes, thanks for the review! :D It's pretty disappointing to hear that the dub is...not that good. It just continues to prove how superior Japan's voice acting career is. But oh well, no big loss for me.

kuro_neko

2006-03-19, 01:02

well if it would quicken the process, I wish they would just release these things subbed rather than waste time on a dub (maybe put those out later?). Dubs have been getting really good lately, but they must have had a problem finding a cast of 30 some odd talented and unique voice actors. I haven't heard Nao, so I remain hopeful for her, oh, and I don't think it is possible, buuuuut, the voice actor for Nagi managed to make him almost MORE sketchy than he already was ;;shiver;;

if people want the VA's I will sit down later and pull up the credits

darkchibi07

2006-03-19, 01:09

Just tell us the company of who dubbed it. I've heard rumors going around that the Ocean Group did the dub, and I'm pretty much interested of that being confirmed.

As for making it a sub-only releases, that WILL tank sales; anime fans aren't mostly comprised of fans in this forum, you know. :/

guest

2006-03-19, 01:15

I am interested in the dubb voices the most.
I saw the DVD in the store today. This is really bad for my wallet. :D

The Bloodlust Kid

2006-03-19, 05:34

I am interested in the dubb voices the most.
I saw the DVD in the store today. This is really bad for my wallet.

It's out already? Hmm...

Exactly what is the average price for the DVDs? I would go out and buy it but the minute I do so, I go into Miser Mode which I beat myself up until I regain 3 times the money I spent. :heh: Despite that I work a over-decent paying job.

if people want the VA's I will sit down later and pull up the creditsThat would be great. I want to know who played Mikoto and Nagi. Because the only person I can imagine playing them is Wendee Lee and Stephen Prince.

xris

2006-03-19, 07:20

Exactly what is the average price for the DVDs?
I don't know what the "average price" for the DVDs are but you can get them on-line for less than $15 each.

Example, DVDPacific
Vol 1 with box (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=707875) $23.10, released on 28th March
Vol 1 (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=707877) $14.57, released on 28th March
Vol 2 (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=722393) $14.57, released on 9th May

Add about $1.50 for shipping within the U.S. Hmmm, that's only six weeks between the first and second volume. Total of 7 DVDs. BTW, you can usually get them about two weeks earlier than the release date if you pre-order.

Ansa

2006-03-19, 09:33

Most online sites are saying it's out...

Damn... if only KH2 wasn't coming out in 9 days I'd get this >.<

guest

2006-03-19, 14:57

Kumoitte

2006-03-19, 15:59

Most online sites are saying it's out...

Damn... if only KH2 wasn't coming out in 9 days I'd get this >.<

All online stores I've checked say it's out on the 28th. But still, how are all of you getting it so early? I pre-ordered it a long while ago, and have yet to see anything.

lone_wolf

2006-03-19, 16:07

Now I have watched ep 1, Mai and Takumi's voices are pretty fitting for their ages and nice voice acting.

Does that mean US studios are now hiring teenagers? Does that meam most of Japanese VA are teenagers?

Natsuki's voice is like a 30-something. I don't like Tate's voice acting. It makes him sounds too slow and calm, which is not his personality. Shiho is OK.

- Natsuki's voice actress, Chiba Saeko was born in August 26 1977....she's not 30 yet. GRRR....I can't believe I'm older than her.:heh: ...but at least I still look young:p

- Yuzuki Ryoka, the voice of Haruka was born in Jan 10, 1974...LOL I'm only 5 months older than Ryoka-san.

- Toshikiko Seki was born in 1962 so yeah he's getting there. :heh:

So yeah, most of the vo's range from early twenties to mid forties. Shindou Naomi (surprisingly) is up there....regardless I still think she's got a sexy voice.;)

--Lone Wolf

xris

2006-03-19, 17:29

All online stores I've checked say it's out on the 28th. But still, how are all of you getting it so early? I pre-ordered it a long while ago, and have yet to see anything.
Yes, they all have the release date as the 28th (if we take the My-HiME DVD Vol 1 as an example) but on-line stores seem to be "allowed" to ship pre-orders something like 2-3 weeks before the official release date. Clearly the DVD manufacturer supplies them to the Retailer early so they can be delivered by the release date.

I know that I get most of my pre-ordered DVDs before the official release date whenever I order from DVDPacific and that's even when they get shipped to the U.K. by Surface Mail! And this isn't just a one-off, it's been like this for years now.

Edit: I don't want to make another post since it's taking the thread off-topic as it is :)
To reply to Kumoitte below, RightStuff is a bit of an exception as far as I understand, they aren't really a Retailer nor a Distibutor but something inbetween. Due to this, I strongly suspect they don't ship early like most Retailers do but wait until the release date. Mind, I don't have any direct proof since I've never used them so it's all IMHO but from comments I've seen they seem to stick closer to the release date before shipping.

Kumoitte

2006-03-19, 23:56

Yes, they all have the release date as the 28th (if we take the My-HiME DVD Vol 1 as an example) but on-line stores seem to be "allowed" to ship pre-orders something like 2-3 weeks before the official release date. Clearly the DVD manufacturer supplies them to the Retailer early so they can be delivered by the release date.

I know that I get most of my pre-ordered DVDs before the official release date whenever I order from DVDPacific and that's even when they get shipped to the U.K. by Surface Mail! And this isn't just a one-off, it's been like this for years now.
Is that so? I ordered from rightstuf. Ah well, here's hoping it'll come in within a few days.

mintyfresh

2006-03-24, 01:29

Sakuya

2006-03-24, 01:43

Solace

2006-03-24, 04:29

Somewhere, the Hime are rallying to kill the people who created those dubs. :D I bet they hired Nagi.

Eclipze

2006-03-24, 05:01

somehow, I think most people have already found out about this, but just in case...

Mai Hime dub clips (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1306648&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1)
Hmm, they actually sound pretty good. Or perhaps its because I've yet to see the Cowboy Bebop dub...:D

IchiKyo

2006-03-24, 09:32

Ah!!! My Hears é_è

Jet_Maeden

2006-03-24, 10:41

somehow, I think most people have already found out about this, but just in case...

Mai Hime dub clips (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1306648&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1)

Uh....Jap Track and Subs for me only, thx! Ok Ok....Mai DOES sound "swell" and Natsuki is pretty good actually! ^_________^...the voice only I mean, her acting was a bit off.
I guess no Thumbs up/down then....maybe sideways? :P

IchiKyo

2006-03-24, 10:45

And he is more failed Voice... You can wait for our French Dub
It's more Failed XD

EnseiSong

2006-03-24, 12:29

AHHHH!!!!!!! My hears!!!! This is soooo bad....... Mai sounds like a b**** so does Shiho... TT_TT
Lines sounded all wrong... they add crappy lines to it and even changed lots of them..... NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Mirri

2006-03-24, 13:21

Shizuru is a southern belle. It makes my head hurt.

Starks

2006-03-24, 13:24

UGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THE VOICES!

They are so angsty!

Mirri

2006-03-24, 13:30

They even called Aoi "Ooi"... The dub is just making me laugh with how ridiculous the voices are getting... I really dislike Nagi's voice the most, with Reito as a close second. Nagi doesn't have a voice that matches his attitude anymore, it's so depressing.

Komataguri

2006-03-24, 13:31

*cries* The voices...they make my ears bleed.

amonet

2006-03-24, 14:27

The voices just don't work for me at all! It just doesn't seem right listening to them in English...now I know I'm a "sub, not dub" person! The way they pronounced "HiME" too, it was just weird...

Solitaire

2006-03-24, 16:08

I like the voices...Shiho sounded annoying in japanese anyway >_>. Personally I always adapt to the english voices since I can't stand reading anymore than I have too. :heh:

Fishbait

2006-03-24, 16:24

Natsuki sounded okay...from the voice clips

I dont have the DVD so I have no clue what Shizuru sound like...but oh well

lol

miyu chan

2006-03-24, 23:24

I just bought the dvd and finished watching all episodes...

What i didn't like the most about the dvd is that they put the omake clips at the end after the credits for episode (one per episode) instead of putting them in the special features section, and they didn't sub the promo reel in the special feature section, plus the artbox is way too flimsy. The Dub?... ok i've seen a lot worse, at least it's watchable. Shizuru sounds like a southern belle, it sorta fits her voice, i can see why they picked it, it's not a horrible choice, i would of liked a soft british accent better, but i'm nitt picking, all in all not bad, the sound and video are high quality and the subs not bad either.

Yet, i still wish they had put more effort into the r1 special edition dvd and promoted it more, they haven't even mentioned it on their (bandai) website. I expected more from bandai, I think they are putting all there money into their release of Eureka Seven that comes out at the end of next month, can't wait!. :)

oh well, i'm not sorry i bought it, i think its worth the money... but still! my poor wallet... and after that have to buy Kamichu! and Ichigo Mashimaro from Geneon and Moonphase from Funimation. I think I need a second job... :( *cry*

Diodati

2006-03-25, 00:16

Hmmm I think I'm going to have to watch it in action.....but I wouldn't say 'no' to being alone with the dub voice of Natsuki though lol...I dunno there's something about her =P

Obviously, when you become accustomed to the Japanese originals, then the sub is always going to come across as melodramatic - plus I appreciate some of the difficulties in language transition in the script. Things in Japanese do not sound cheesy, whereas they painfully do in English.

Mai's voice seems to have bit too much 'attitude', but some of the later moments in the clips weren't quite as bad. As to Shizuru - I haven't got the box-set so I have no idea if this is a reasonable choice or a massacre to mine ears. We shouldn't be surprised - even though yes, the particular Kyoto accent does not produce the same effect as the more frequently found Kansai one (which always tends to get Southernised for the dub)

Does it at very least have a feeling of well spoken-ness? Or do we feel like we've stepped onto the cotten fields of the Old South?

Sakuya

2006-03-25, 00:48

Exactly what is a "southern belle" accent? I've never heard of that before.

miyu chan

2006-03-25, 01:01

Exactly what is a "southern belle" accent? I've never heard of that before.

ever watch gone with the wind? aka scarlet ohara, sounds like that.. its a high class type of southern accent

Sakuya

2006-03-25, 01:02

ever watch gone with the wind? aka scarlet ohara, sounds like that.. its a high class type of southern accent

No...but since it's that film, it seems really elegant to me with my not watching it. :heh: Does it not match Shizuru?

USCPharmacist

2006-03-25, 01:08

AAAAAAAAAaarrrrrrrrrrgggg the ear plugs, they did nothing.....

Ok let's be realistic, Sunrise hire big ass name VA to do My Hime, we can't really expect the same quality here in the states. I mean, can you imagine they pull a Disney casts from Aladin or Mulan to do Hime?

miyu chan

2006-03-25, 01:11

No...but since it's that film, it seems really elegant to me with my not watching it. :heh: Does it not match Shizuru?

Its ok... It just sounds wierd to me cause I like her japanese voice so much and she's the only one with an accent. The voice does seem dated a little, I don't think many people from the south use that kind of accent anymore.

AAAAAAAAAaarrrrrrrrrrgggg the ear plugs, they did nothing.....

Ok let's be realistic, Sunrise hired famous voice actors to dub My Hime, (in japanese) we can't really expect the same quality here in the states. I mean, can you picture them putting a Disney cast like from Aladin or Mulan into my-Hime? -sorry, i edited your quote-

I have to agree, its stupid to expect a really good english dub, but we can still wish... :)

riznar

2006-03-25, 01:23

The voice does seem dated a little i don't think many people from the south use that kind of accent anymore.

Not many, but they still exist, a girl who goes to my college came from a small town here, and her accent was thick. It was cute though, but that may have been because she was cute. :heh:

She really felt out of place though, and made efforts to lose the accent.

miyu chan

2006-03-25, 01:31

Ah thats too bad,

I generally find southern accents indearing, but i do know a lot of people like your friend who felt self concious about their accents.

paTKany

2006-03-25, 02:39

What i didn't like the most about the dvd is that they put the omake clips at the end after the credits for episode (one per episode) instead of putting them in the special features section

Maybe you already know this, but the omakes was handled the same way in the japanese R2 DVDs. So this is the original order.

The Bloodlust Kid

2006-03-25, 04:39

Takumi sounds alright.

Mai is just meh.

Tate...something about him doesn't make him sound Tate-ish...

Natsuki is a bit decent.

Shiho...

Shiho's voice made me naseous...

Ansa

2006-03-25, 07:42

Takumi sounded half geek/half okay.

Mai sounds nothing but bitchy

Tate doesn't sound like Tate

Natsuki is fair

Shiho is ebil.

IchiKyo

2006-03-25, 07:44

i can't imagine Midori or shizuru voice é_è

riznar

2006-03-25, 15:07

Wasn't Mai kinda bitchy at first? I watched the first episode again recently and was amazed it was the same person.

Sakuya

2006-03-25, 16:23

Wasn't Mai kinda bitchy at first? I watched the first episode again recently and was amazed it was the same person.

So she improves later on? I'm curious as to what everybody will sound like when they go crazy. :p

Preston

2006-03-25, 17:19

I listened to one, and I've heard all I need to. Good GOD. Then again, I have never, ever, ever, ever been a dub person, I always watch my anime subtitled. Except Evangelion, that I like in English as well as the Japanese.

AKOL

2006-03-25, 22:22

I think the reason everyone doesnt like the dubs is because we're too used to how the original voice actresses and actors sound. If we didn't know how they sounded, we wouldn't automatically be comparing them.

Me personally, because i watched it, im like OMG wow i do NOT want to watch it in english, but ROD the TV, i never saw in Japanese and only watched on G4 tv, and i didnt find the english voices that bad, but im sure if i listened to the Japanese voices first and got used to that, then i would hate the english G4 tv version.

While they may be bad, its all opinion, and if you're a subs person, then you're a subs person. Some people enjoy dubs just as much, so more power to them i guess. ^_^;

Kimimaro

2006-03-26, 00:59

not too surprized to hear the dub isn't exactly top notch. Even though the dub isn't that good, i still plan on buyin the DVDs just so we can continue to get top notch anime like this.

just wondering, is the special edition box a traditional box or is it a fold-out like the one that they used with Gundam SEED Destiny?

rooboy

2006-03-28, 01:46

So I got my collector's edition of My Hime 1 today ... and I noticed that Bandai has started doing the opening song Karaoke style. Did I miss when they started doing this? Is this the first series that's been done this way?

Eclipze

2006-03-28, 02:14

By "Karaoke" style, do you mean sub-titled OP/ED, or do you mean OP/Ed without the singing, just the music/bgm?

Kensuke

2006-03-28, 05:46

I think he means that there is english and japanese subtitles during op/ed songs, other companies tend to put english subtitles and japanese subtitles in separate episodes.

I don't know when Bandai started this, but at least Please Teacher! had those:

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6486/pleaseteacher7hx.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pleaseteacher7hx.jpg)

I haven't yet got my copy of My-HiME, so I this was just a guess... :heh:

rooboy

2006-03-28, 08:16

Yeah, I meant that there is an English and Japanese subtitle track on the opening song (sorry, I thought the term was so widely used that there was no need to explain it).

Now that you mention it, I remember Teacher and Twins had those too. I wonder why Bebop, etc doesn't?

Eclipze

2006-03-28, 09:18

I'd think its company-dependent. If I remember correctly, Cowboy Bebop is a BONES production, maybe thats why it doesn't have karaoke sub-titles then. Then again, I do remember CB having some relation to Sunrise...

ashko

2006-03-28, 22:28

Methinks Mai voice just acting like a typical teenage girl, an American one anyway. Well, I thought that Takumi's voice was dorky, too. Once again, a typical middle school boy with a bad heart? If he had too soft of a voice, maybe people would've accused him of being gay *cough* *cough*. But I couldn't help but be reminded of the geeks from the Digimon dubs.......

Hm. Shizuru. Well, I wonder how the VA will handle her in the later episodes.

Hey, at least they didn't mispronounce Tate's name.

USCPharmacist

2006-03-29, 02:44

I finally saw all four episodes....I must say that the dub is getting on my nerve. It just so bad!!!! Although I see some improvement in episode 4 (a little) so that maybe later on when the VA are more comfortable with their role it'll be better. For now Nagi seems to fair the worse cuz he now sounds like an idiot instead of ass pwning darth sidious kinda voice.

IchiKyo

2006-03-29, 02:47

Forbin

2006-03-29, 18:00

If you live in the States

Shizuru sounds like a Confederate Plantation owner. Very Proper, Very South, and evokes images of her sitting in front of a field of cotton in a rocking chair.

duster_Fukku

2006-03-29, 18:33

Sakuya

2006-03-29, 18:56

Prodigious

2006-03-29, 18:59

If you live in the States

Shizuru sounds like a Confederate Plantation owner. Very Proper, Very South, and evokes images of her sitting in front of a field of cotton in a rocking chair.
That makes me cry. :( I was praying for a semi-formal British accent. I don't mind southern accents, but I just don't my Shizuru to have one.

edit: no wonder the dub is so bad. It's completely done by amatuers. I just looked up the cast, and I have never heard of any of the people playing the roles in this show. I'm not an VA expert, but I pay enough attention to the details of the anime I watch to have become pretty familiar with who's who in the dubbing world. God, Bandai must have really been trying to cut costs on this one.

darkchibi07

2006-03-29, 19:48

I've listened to the clips again and Mai's (American) VA just sounds sooooo familiar. I can't place where I've heard her before. :eyebrow: Could it be some sort of American cartoon? I swear it's familiar.

If you're talking about Carol-Anne Day, then this is what she has done:

http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7154

Maybe you heard her in Zoids? :rolleyes:

Forbin

2006-03-29, 19:50

Forbin

2006-03-29, 21:24

edit: no wonder the dub is so bad. It's completely done by amatuers. I just looked up the cast, and I have never heard of any of the people playing the roles in this show. I'm not an VA expert, but I pay enough attention to the details of the anime I watch to have become pretty familiar with who's who in the dubbing world. God, Bandai must have really been trying to cut costs on this one.
Actually it wasn't a cost cutting issue. Most of the people who worked on this are veterans of Bandai. It's just that most VA's have exclusive contracts with their company and this is all Bandai could get.

Yazakura

2006-03-29, 23:19

Forbin

2006-03-30, 00:54

PLEEEASE don't tell me they're gonna have someone from Texas do Shizuru's dubbed voice. If they do that just to prove a point that she's from the country side, how predictable of the producers. :upset: That's why I always watch anime in Japanese first. :cool:
I said the South, not Texas.

This is more like the Rich Hillbilly, Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara kind of accent. It is nice, it fits in with the rich Kyoto type area, but I just wish they used a British one.

So far

Kansai = Texan
KoGal = Californian Valley
And now we have
Kyoto = Confederate Southerner.

I wonder how they will do Konoka's accent from Negima, she's from Kyoto too.

Sakuya

2006-03-30, 03:43

Okay, I saw episode 1 in English. It's actually better than I expected with video included with the audio.

1. Tate clearly calls Mai by her first name in the very first episode! This really really defeats the purpose of the middle plot development episodes!! :twitch:

2. Mikoto's grunts (and a lot of Mai's grunts too) are annoying the hell out of me. Overdone.

3. Natsuki and Mai's pretty good. However Tate, he sounds like he's half asleep. -_-" Not enough...oomph.

4. For the preview, they substituted Takumi's voice for, I think it was Chie's in the original? Interesting. He's talking about moe in American terms. XD

Overall, it's an average dub. It's definitely a lot better than some of the ones I've seen. Apart from all the overdone grunting sounds, I wouldn't say this was bad (that is until I see more of it).

IchiKyo

2006-03-30, 15:00

Finally i make my hands for one Episode Dub US of My HIME and my reaction was schoking >_<, Shizuru! What have they done to you !!! è_é

android49

2006-03-30, 16:00

They gave Shizuru a southern bell accent.....NO!:upset: I was okay when Bandai gave Kitsune from Love Hina the accent, even though it was opposite her character, but this is just ridiculous.

other than that i thought the dubbing was good :D

Flarey

2006-03-30, 16:12

I got this yesterday and all I have to say is THEY RUINED IT.

Sinestra

2006-03-30, 16:15

Going and buying the box set today i want to support the series since i liked so much plus i think if you like a series buying it when it comes out shows your appreciation to the all the people who worked on it. the shirt does look a little plain but i would still where it it would be nice if they could have put the Highly advanced materalizing equipment on the shirt (the Immortal GPX shirt is really cool) somewhere but over all not bad the box is a little plain but it looks they stayed true to the original art work.

Sakuya

2006-03-30, 16:49

I just watched episode 2 dubbed. Shizuru is...that accent does not fit her at all. She doesn't sound graceful and elegant in this version. She just sounds...weird because the accent does not match her graceful demeanor. :uhoh:

Reito's voice is not good either. It does reach that level of "deepness" but only achieves that.

IchiKyo

2006-03-30, 16:54

Nagi has no good too...

Orchunter226

2006-03-30, 22:22

Captain Picard

2006-03-31, 20:31

I thought the dub was pretty damn good.

Only person I didn't like was Shiho. But I disliked her about as much in Japanese too.

I miss Akira Ishida as Nagi, but his voice is not bad by a longshot.

As for Shizuru, I'll admit the southern accent was kind of weird, but I always thought a southern accent would fit her very well.

rooboy

2006-03-31, 22:22

Yea, I was thinking same thing. I was thinking about it more as the rich southern belle accent. :D
That was pretty much what I got out of it too. Kind of a sit-on-the-porch-and-sip-mint-julep kind of voice.

Rosa Mystica

2006-04-01, 07:18

Looks like I'll be playing it in subs then :)

Bloodseeker

2006-04-01, 14:00

Am I the only one that thought of the scene in Family Guy when the old man was singing about Chris during the fourth episode's dvd extra?

SoldierOfDarkness

2006-04-01, 14:15

What was the fourth DVD extra about? The Maki maki thing right?

Bloodseeker

2006-04-01, 14:20

That was when Shizuru was talking about Natsuki and her opening up and her taste in lingerie and stuff.

Catgirls

2006-04-01, 14:20

...that thought of the scene in Family Guy when the old man was singing about Chris during the fourth episode's dvd extra?Unless I'm proven wrong, I think Bloodseeker is talking about the recently released R1 My-Hime DVDs. I'll merge it with that. If this is something else, then I'll delete it later.

Edit: Okay...so maybe I'm wrong. Which DVD are you talking about? The R1 My-Hime or Otome DVDs?

Edit 2: Ahh...my first guess was correct. Merging into existing thread.

Sakuya

2006-05-07, 17:26

Can anyone check for me if the R1 DVD includes the 3-minute My-HiME promo? Yes, 3 minutes, the long version that was only released on this special bonus R2 DVD. I can't find a translation anywhere for it, explicitly for Miyu's elongated opening speech as well as Natsuki's segment near the end. :(

Sakuya

2006-05-12, 23:07

I just watched episode 8. Akane sounds too...strong and outgoing and happy. Kazu sounds like another Takumi. :twitch: Actually, Kazu's actor would be more fitting for Takumi I think. Well, maybe not. Actually, I think the actresses for Mai and Akane are some of the best actors out of the whole show.

IchiKyo

2006-05-13, 02:58

Dammit
Midori cried Gakutenou just like American Cries Narudo T_T
Nao, her voice don't watched her than she sarcistic or something, all time normal...
Reito voice like Trash...
Akira is the most... She have a nice voice... It's not the Akira personnality... In JAP Version, Akira Cries strong to Takumi : Get Out, in Us , she talk nicely : Back up Slowly...
Don't talk about voice of Yayoi, Lilie et Miya, Chie and Aoi. It's not necessary...
Miyu Voice is one of the best... I like her US Dub...

Sakuya

2006-05-13, 03:39

:uhoh: I thought that Miyu gave too much expression. In the original, doesn't she sound a bit bland and robotic? Here, she's just...normal.

IchiKyo

2006-05-13, 03:43

Well at the base
i wish she will get a Ada Voice On Zone Of The Enders
But this not to bad at alll... Whereas at Akira Voice...

Bloodseeker

2006-05-13, 03:51

:rolleyes:

*sigh*

I give up trying to see things from these nitpicker's points of view... I don't see anything wrong with the dub outside of Shizuru. Of course I've been watching in English only, but I'm really liking some of these characters (particularly Midori, Motoko, and Natsuki), which says something for the voice acting. Its difficult to connect to with a character when the acting for that character is garbage.

Sailor Enlil

2006-05-13, 05:43

Got to see them myself. Actually, I thought Shizuru's southern belle accent was also a bit laced with some British in it (like the way she said "Natsuki was in first year" in the 4th episode DVD Extra).

Ansa

2006-05-14, 06:35

Someone should be shot for how they translated Gaktenou's name to Gakten O (or however it's spelt) as two sperate words, it sounds like trash.

Tokkan

2006-05-14, 07:51

Someone should be shot for how they translated Gaktenou's name to Gakten O (or however it's spelt) as two sperate words, it sounds like trash.

That's not a name change, that's how Gakutenou is pronounced.

bl4xb0x

2006-05-15, 21:53

I'm gonna buy these DVDs, but I don't know about one at a time... It might get pretty pricy...

btw: how are the Extras?

Sakuya

2006-05-15, 21:55

btw: how are the Extras?

They're exactly the same as the ones from the Japanese version with the addition of an English dub track to them. But nobody has answered my question yet.

Does any of the DVDs released so far include a 3 minute long promo on it? :(

Bloodseeker

2006-10-29, 08:36

*just got done watching volume 4*

I like the My-HiME dub for the most part, most of the voices match their characters great (even if some of them do sound different from their Japanese counterparts, the voices don't clash with the character's appearances or attitude) and while the voice acting isn't top-notch, there's almost nothing there that really makes me want to switch over to Japanese after the poor script writing in the first four episodes.

But you know, not having the English voice actors do the karaoke was really cheap. One second you're hearing one voice come out of a character's mouth, and the next, its a completely different voice speaking in a completely different language. It was especially bad with Mai... that was terrible.

Yazakura

2006-10-29, 20:45

Woah...wait one damned minute! What's Arika doing on the cover of that DVD box at the end of the line? Does that mean the movie was actually official? :confused:

Did anyone else notice that at all? :uhoh:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2783/11367909429249ctsi2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

moyism

2006-10-29, 21:36

^ DVD was a Mai-HiME/Mai-Otome Special Disc. Came out right before Mai-Otome started to air. Basically interviews with the cast of Mai-HiME and some background info on the series. The real goodie was seeing the short Mai-HiME VS Mai-Otome video ;)

Yazakura

2006-10-30, 02:37

The one thing that bothers me about the DVDS besides them being tainted by dubs: the severe lack of episodes, only four per DVD :eyebrow: ? Crap! The Azumanga Daiouh DVDS had over four eps in them. I feel kinda ripped off. I don't even wanna begin to imagine how much yen that thing is, especially when we're talking about how much I'd have to pay for it in dollars. Just gonna have to wait for them to finish the DVDS...

Come in the mail volume four, damn it!

Chuongfantasy

2006-10-30, 04:54

Lol, you complain about there only 4 episode per DVD??? Lol well, let me tell you this, in the Japanese version there only 3 episode per DVD. the first DVD only have 2 episode

Bloodseeker

2006-10-30, 08:57

Lol, you complain about there only 4 episode per DVD??? Lol well, let me tell you this, in the Japanese version there only 3 episode per DVD. the first DVD only have 2 episode

So I've heard... and aren't Japanese anime DVDs usually like $30-$50 too? I don't care if that is supporting studio or whatever, $40 for a little less than an hour's worth the viewing time (on the television, no less... not even a live show) is a huge rip-off.

moyism

2006-10-30, 11:18

Rogueman_8

2006-10-31, 11:20

So I've heard... and aren't Japanese anime DVDs usually like $30-$50 too? I don't care if that is supporting studio or whatever, $40 for a little less than an hour's worth the viewing time (on the television, no less... not even a live show) is a huge rip-off.

$30... LOL right... More like $50-70USD.

If anything else, while you get less episodes with R2, usually the quality is a lot better since they have more space on the disc per episode versus R1 releases.

yup and not including shipping :p . not only do the R2s boast better picture and sound (though MH R1's quality is really good) but you get first press items and more extras as well. R2s are only for those who can't wait for the show to be licensed and want to watch it on their player right away. It's for the fans who have the money to spend on them and want to.

lone_wolf

2006-10-31, 12:19

R2s are only for those who can't wait for the show to be licensed and want to watch it on their player right away. It's for the fans who have the money to spend on them and want to.

Yup! very true! I ended up getting the Mai Hime R2 because some of the volumes contained figures:)...i'm really liking the Natsuki figure though.

Still collecting Mai Otome R2's though....*waiting impatiently for the last two to arrive -_-;;

--Lone Wolf
一匹狼

The Bloodlust Kid

2006-11-04, 01:56

Whew! I'm glad I was able to buy them for $20 each.

littleclimpa

2006-11-04, 14:59

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9045/11367909429249ct.jpg
Just using this picture as a reference.

Anyway I was out shopping and saw the My Hime DVDs were out in England finally and they had the same side bars as the Japanese DVDs (above picture) yet the U.S just have a orange side. They had a white plastic DVD box as well unlike the US which is black, they kind of looked nicer to me so once I get the money I'm going to buy them.

yeah, so I just thought it was strange that they were different, I wonder why?

moyism

2006-11-05, 01:46

^ cause US Bandai hates us. Simple as that.

faredreamer

2006-11-05, 15:51

^ cause US Bandai hates us. Simple as that.

Yes, I'm quite disappointed about the U.S release. It feels like a bootleg to be exact.

lone_wolf

2006-11-05, 20:03

Yes, I'm quite disappointed about the U.S release. It feels like a bootleg to be exact.

Blame it on their Vice President, Ken. (GAH I hated working for him!!!!!!!)

Anyway, they banked on the Eureka 7 promotions but that fell short. Bandai Entertainment in Cypress, California has been losing tons of money and is currently being hassled by Bandai Visual USA which is also located in California.　Actually Bandai E. has been losing money for the past 3 years so the Eureka 7 situation was sort of a cherry on top

Current status with Bandai (the evil empire...so no one work there -K-?):

- A few months they let go of most of their production staff. They laid off the senior producer and junior producer as well.
- They even let go of most of their marketing department...*sigh*
- BV (Bandai Visual US) is trying very hard to phase out Bandai Entertainment (Yes don't get the two confused) and is very close to doing so.
- Since things are looking grim for Bandai Entertainment, Ken(to his dismay) waiting in the wings to get recalled back to Japan.
- All other remaining employees are just waiting to be "axed"...LOL.

--Lone Wolf (Disgruntled Ex-Bandai employee)
一匹狼

Moonshine

2006-11-15, 18:24

Everyone sounds the same in the dub... It's rather depressing...

littleclimpa

2006-11-26, 12:50

So I finally got my Region 2 (Europe) version of My Hime vol 1, and it was a lot better than the R1 DVD I had imported and here's why:

1. Like I said before it has the same side bars as the Japanese DVDs and it has a white plastic box which makes it look nicer
2. Vol 1 came with a 16 page booklet that had:
- Character bois (only characters that had been introduced in the first four episodes) and their Child if they had one (again only Childs's that had been introduced)
- A map of the school with information about the different places
- A notes page with information about HiMEs, Child, Orphan and The 7 mysteries of the School
- A list of all the different uniforms
- Mythology about Kagutsuchi and Fenrir (a giant wolf that got tied to a rock and had it's mouth pierced to stop it biting D: )
3. All the character shorts were put in the extras part of the DVD and not on the end of each episode
4. One of the DVDs extra's is Production Sketches part 1 or 6 (I'm guess the other parts are on the other 5 DVDs) here's an example of what's in the production sketches:
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3148/productionmk1.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=productionmk1.jpg)
5. And just for laughs I can hear what they all sound like in French and Dutch lol

Lastly, it's not really important but the title screen is different
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2552/snapshot20061126172208mt3.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot20061126172208mt3.jpg)

So over all I like this version a lot better and anyone in the UK (or anywhere in Europe) thinking of buying it should get it, hell you guys in the U.S should get it too lol.

Shin_Battousai

2006-11-27, 03:19

^That's really nice, from looking at the information i've found though, i guess the R4 DVDs don't have that booklet though and i was going to wait for the complete boxset to come out to buy too :S

Edit: i checked with Madman, and yep, there's no booklets, which is really crap considering how long we have to wait for stuff here and how we get PAL games here too(yes i know for anime, that different companies handle this stuff but still...). Perhaps i should considering getting the R2 DVDs, but besides volume 1 having a booklet, what about the other volumes?

Solitaire

2007-01-04, 18:23

Well I'm back after a long time xD. I updated the information if anyone really cares. I do have some interesting news, permitting it will come true.

I recently had the Box I got with the first volume tear quite easily by mistake.. It kind of got me angry so I e-mailed support@bandai-ent.com from their main website. Hopefully you'll believe me. I'll upload a picture of the e-mail if people really want proof..

I only sent the e-mail earlier this week, yet I received a short, but quick reply.

SUBJECT: My-HiME Box Quality

CATEGORY: Product Issues/Related

This is a Complaint

MESSAGE:

I am really disappointed with the box quality of the My-HiME box that was released with the first volume. It's really hard to believe that the box is so flimsly and generic compared to the "mulitple" boxes I received for Eureka SeveN with the limited edition dvd sets. I was wondering if you were going to release a second box with the final release of volume 7? Thanks.

REPLY:

Dear Sol,

We are planning to release a new box with the final release of My-HiME.
I assure you that you will not be disappointed. =)

Regards,

support@bandai-ent.com

I hope it truly turns out good..

Question

2007-03-08, 08:08

Is there a boxed set containing EPs 1-26?

Kensuke

2007-03-08, 16:25

Is there a boxed set containing EPs 1-26?
Not yet. Last DVD will be released on April 3rd, and how long after that the box comes out depends on Bandai.
July? August?

Vibeke

2007-03-08, 16:37

Can anyone tell me where I can buy R2 DVDs? And what languages it contains (iI mean subtitles )?

Thanks :p

rooboy

2007-03-08, 16:40

Not yet. Last DVD will be released on April 3rd, and how long after that the box comes out depends on Bandai.
July? August?I would guess it would be more likely to be July or August of next year than this year.

Kensuke

2007-03-08, 16:50

I would guess it would be more likely to be July or August of next year than this year.
Heh, probably true, I haven't paid much attention how soon the boxes come out.

Vibeke, do you mean Japanese R2 or European R2 DVDs?
Japanese has no subtitles, and European My-HiME DVDs have English, French and Dutch subtitles, and Japanese and English audio.

You can buy the european R2s from online shops like Play.com or Archonia.

Vibeke

2007-03-08, 16:54

Vibeke[/b], do you mean Japanese R2 or European R2 DVDs?
Japanese has no subtitles, and European My-HiME DVDs have English, French and Dutch subtitles, and Japanese and English audio.

You can buy those from european online shops like Play.com or Archonia.

Ooops, I forgot that Japan is also Region2 :p Yeah, I thought about European ones ^^ Thanks for info, now I'll try to buy them somehow cheap.... xD

Yazakura

2007-03-08, 18:54

I don't want to use torrents anymore unless I really need them, so I've been buying the Mai Hime DVDS from Bandai. *shrug*

Well, it's not half bad that the dub automatically comes on first....NAH, I'm kidding there. At least it has dual language options.

P.S.- I got volumes five and six in the mail today. God, Mai sounds and is supper annoying in both languages. She needs to go die in a hole with Tate and Sister Yukarikou. XD

No offense, Mai fans. Seriously. But Mai's a walking talking Mary Sue in actual anime form! :twitch:

By the way, does anyone else find Bandai's spelling of "Fuuka" hilarious as hell? :D

Question

2007-03-19, 14:42

Can anyone confirm that this (http://www.myanime.com.my/product_info.php?products_id=182) is legit?

Because im finding it hard to believe there is a 3 DVD boxed set of the entire series, with the DVD omakes, going for RM 29.90. Especially as this is Malaysia(where piracy is rather bad). I wouldnt be surprised if it ended up being fansubs with the credits removed.

Kensuke

2007-03-19, 16:36

Can anyone confirm that this (http://www.myanime.com.my/product_info.php?products_id=182) is legit?
Looks like a bootleg to me. They even have wrong picture, Arika from My-Otome, but the description is from My-HiME. :heh:

pinhead

2007-03-20, 11:46

I own the american ones by Bandai and I must ask you guys, do you also have the problem that some things looks wierd? some lines on a character can look very blunt?

Xellos-_^

2007-03-27, 15:23

The Bloodlust Kid

2007-03-27, 20:15

No offense, Mai fans. Seriously. But Mai's a walking talking Mary Sue in actual anime form! :twitch:

To be fair, Mar Sues don't get depressed and frustrated. There always perpetually optimistic despite what they go through (I'm looking at you Aeris!)

Oh and why is it that the EU guys get the better version of just about everything?

Morganchan

2007-03-27, 22:18

To be fair, Mar Sues don't get depressed and frustrated. There always perpetually optimistic despite what they go through (I'm looking at you Aeris!)

Oh and why is it that the EU guys get the better version of just about everything?

Personally, I didn't find Mai to be sue-ish, either. True, she does have awesome powers and two guys chasing after her (one being Fuuka's resident prettyboy). But she doesn't cry out for attention, she's strong-willed and independant, and doesn't wallow in pity (at least, not over super-trivial things :p )

And EU probably gets better stuff because they have to wait longer just to get it in the first place. So companies might be trying to ease the pain of waiting around by sweetening the total package.

Or it could be some conspiracy to convert the world to PAL format, since we poor schmoes in other regions can't even play those nifty-keen extras without a proper DVD player XD

The Bloodlust Kid

2007-03-28, 00:52

Personally, I didn't find Mai to be sue-ish, either. True, she does have awesome powers and two guys chasing after her (one being Fuuka's resident prettyboy). But she doesn't cry out for attention, she's strong-willed and independant, and doesn't wallow in pity (at least, not over super-trivial things :p )

And EU probably gets better stuff because they have to wait longer just to get it in the first place. So companies might be trying to ease the pain of waiting around by sweetening the total package.

Or it could be some conspiracy to convert the world to PAL format, since we poor schmoes in other regions can't even play those nifty-keen extras without a proper DVD player XDAnd Mai has weaknesses, she's not keen on school work and hates liars to the point that she'll chase them around with a cleaver. Oh wait, wrong series.

Anybody in Europe know how marketing fairs with Mai-HiME?

Morganchan

2007-03-28, 01:21

And Mai has weaknesses, she's not keen on school work and hates liars to the point that she'll chase them around with a cleaver. Oh wait, wrong series.

Uso da! Oh ho, if only :p Then again, being chased down by a girl with a cleaver sounds slightly more manageble than being chased down by a girl with Kagutsuchi. Slightly.

Say, is it just Europe that gets the content-padded DVDs, or did the releases in Japan come with lots of bonus material, too? (And forgive me if this was mentioned earlier in the thread; I haven't combed all the posts thoroughly)

Kensuke

2007-04-12, 02:52

Well, I just finished this series, again. (yeah, I imported the R1's. Perhaps I should wait until My-Otome is release on R2 to see which is better)

So, only difference between broadcasted episode 26 and director cut episode 26 is the scenes during ending music? Mooo~ :( :mad:

Anyway, it was fun to watch this again, so many scenes that I had forgotten. :heh:

Asrialys

2007-04-17, 11:06

Heh, just marathoned the last 14 episodes of the show last night. Slept at like 3 in the morning...Anyway, I really liked this series.

What were your final thoughts on the dub (pronunciations aside)? In the beginning, it sounded weird and out of place. I initially found it odd to use such an inexperienced cast in such a fairly popular series. By the end, however, they did get better. The male characters especially sounded funny (Takumi...). Actually they sounded funny to the end. There were a few times when they actually sounded good, but usually only depended on the situation. IMHO, the female cast did pretty well. Sure they sounded off in the beginning, but they did get better as the series progressed. The voices for Mai, Mikoto, and Natsuki did exceptionally well throughout the series. And I even didn't mind Shizuru's "southern belle" accent by the end of the series. Well, I found it kind of strong and forced in the beginning, but it sounded better later in the series (or maybe it's because I hadn't watched it in a while...?).

I honestly wouldn't mind hearing these voices again in Mai-Otome. I think they'll do well. Maybe even better. Although, I just hope that they can transition well to the personality differences for many of the characters.

AceMan

2008-01-11, 04:12

AceMan

2008-01-11, 07:08

Who the heck cares?

I care. You know, I don't want to spend $100 on some copies from originals or something alike. I want fully original DVDs, the same you can find in USA stores. That's why I'm asking if someone had any experiences with this kind of eBay stores.

xris

2008-01-11, 07:46

Has anyone ever bought DVDs on eBay? I'm really curious if they are legit, since their price is a lot lower than on, for example, Amazon.

For example, this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/MY-HIME-VOL-1-DVD-NEW_W0QQitemZ200185223135QQihZ010QQ
When you add in the shipping cost, they are not that much cheaper (and may cost more) than some of the known on-line stores.

Example, DVDPacific My-Hime, Vol. 1 (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=707877) $14.22 (shipping adds $1.98)

So in this case the eBay item cost $12.15 + $5.49 shipping = $17.64, the DVDPacific item costs a total of $16.20

AceMan

2008-01-12, 06:07

Thank you for this link :)
Since you say DVDPacific is well known, I think I can trust them and order in their store :)

xris

2008-01-12, 06:29

Thank you for this link :)
Since you say DVDPacific is well known, I think I can trust them and order in their store :)
I've been using them for over 4 years now and I order on average about 1 DVD per week so yes, I would say I trust them :) There are a number of other stores that have been recommended in the The "Where do I buy..." Thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=442) as well.

I notice that you are in Poland, I would suggest that if you order from DVDPacific then you order one DVD at a time and use their USPS International Surface Mail (Surface Mail, not Air Mail). It costs $4.48 per DVD but the advantage is that it's unlikely it will get picked up for Import Duty / Customs Tax. In the U.K. the tax is only applied for items over $30 so a single DVD is usually well under this limit, you might want to check what the limit is in Poland. Shipping by surface mail usually takes 10 to 14 days (sometimes as quick as 5-6 days), so I usually receive the DVD before the official release date (since mail-order companies are allowed to ship before the official release date).

AceMan

2008-01-13, 18:01

I was planning to buy all 7 DVDs at once and choose combined air mail shipping... but now.. until now all items I ordered was from eBay, and sellers marked them as a gift, so no matter how big the package was and how much items cost, there was no additional taxes etc.

I thought it will be the same :)

Yorassuko

2008-02-26, 18:18

Has Bandai ever mentioned making a complete boxset (that has all the episodes together and for a cheaper price)?

...or do I have to buy all 7 $20 dvds and put them in the final box? xD

AceMan

2008-02-27, 02:23

...or do I have to buy all 7 $20 dvds and put them in the final box? xD

Exactly. They cost ~$14 each (~$23 for vol.7 with collector's box) in www.dvdpacific.com (thanks a lot xris! I've ordered, they arrived [no taxes or anything] and I'm fully satisfied ^^).

Btw, I think boxsets - which usually contains less DVDs - are worse, because when they want to put the same number of episodes on less number of DVDs, the quality decreases.

Yorassuko

2008-02-27, 15:39

Exactly. They cost ~$14 each (~$23 for vol.7 with collector's box) in www.dvdpacific.com (thanks a lot xris! I've ordered, they arrived [no taxes or anything] and I'm fully satisfied ^^).

Btw, I think boxsets - which usually contains less DVDs - are worse, because when they want to put the same number of episodes on less number of DVDs, the quality decreases.

Hmm seems it's about $110 for all of it (without shipping) at dvdpacific. That's pretty good compared to a lot of places. Thanks, I'll be thinking about that.

As for the boxsets ...is that really true that dvd quality goes down with those? I never considered that, but I'm not much of a HQ whore anyway ...usually xD

Anyway, I got a boxset for Tenjou Tenge last November and that originally aired the spring before HiME did. So I figured if they were to make a boxset it'd be coming pretty soon. Is it a general rule that a big series'll get a boxset after a few years?