Um... aren't most japanese R2 releases 2 eps per DVD? (or was I not paying attention?)
I do agree that so far only the OP and a few bits warrant an extreme bit rate but then... I'm thinking of a LOT of series that didn't really warrant the 2 eps/DVD 'quality' but got it anyway. Maybe my eyes are on the wane, but comparing an R2 (2ep) episode with an R1 (4ep) episode ... I rarely notice sufficient differentiation to warrant the cost difference (of course, perhaps my equipment sucks... but I don't think so).
If/when it gets released in R1, they'll almost certainly follow the 4ep/disk pattern because thats the market expectation there.
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