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Its been expired for a long time. There were 2 vhs releases of it (to my knowledge) in the US...one under the title "Clash of the Bionoids" and the other as simply "Macross". Last time i saw either one of these tapes at a retail location was 1996. The license (among macross fandom anyways) has long been considered expired. Several other sources list it as "expired". The companies that released the VHS tapes are said to no longer exist, and at a con this summer, Harmony Gold (the ones who own the US rights to SDF Macross tv and who CLAIM to have rights to everything else macross under the sun from time to time) was asked point-blank about DYRL. Their answer was something like "We'd like to have it, but we don't, and who knows if we can try thanks to that mess in japan" (a reference to the Macross dispute between Big West/Tatsunoko). This would seem to suggest that no one currently holds the R1 rights to DYRL.
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2004-10-23, 17:29 | Link #6 |
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I don't dispute that at all. All I heard was it may be some sort of arrangement through ADV that somehow might also involve (in what capacity I have no clue other than perhaps the merchandising) HG. Frankly I rather not see HG involved, though. I'm sure the licensing deal must be something of a nightmare, if this is truly going through.
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2004-10-26, 02:17 | Link #9 |
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HG said something like: "We cannot get the license for this until Big West and Tomino solve their differences." Nobody has the DVD rights to DYRL. As to what happened to Best Video's rights... nobody really knows. Some investor somewhere might be sitting with them. They might still be valid and somewhere in an even more complicated mess. However, nobody really wants to investigate what happened to them...
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2008-01-18, 02:15 | Link #10 |
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I remember asking Robert Woodhead at Animeigo about why they didn't have the movie, and if I remember correctly, it isn't a licensing issue, its a cost issue. No one has it because it is one of the most expensive anime license out there.
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2009-02-03, 10:27 | Link #11 |
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I was just wondering what you all thought of the release my group FLF just did of this movie. We attempted to give the highest quality version to date. Offering multiple script version with zentradi tl'd or not, karaoke, or not, etc... feedback is appreciated since this was a labor of love.
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2009-02-03, 11:58 | Link #12 | |
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Thank you for spending the time to release a HQ version. Thought I'd get that part out of the way first.
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2009-02-03, 12:11 | Link #13 |
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I had no idea you guys were working on this project. Talk about stealth. I'm happy to see it on here, given that the Bakawolf is badly overencoded and the current best G_P release is not. I must mention that the timing's interesting. I'd recently argued with someone elsewhere over the merits of the two (G_P's better picture and improved subs/BG's non-hardsubbed karaoke [I choosing better quality over complete softsubs]). This'll shut him up. ^_^ I'll have to check it out once I clear space.
The multiple translations you mention are interesting. Is this a completely new translation, like NLA's edition, or based off the Macross World script, like G_P and Bakawolf? I assume the former. Were any of the video glitches taken care of (excessive grain for example). Though I suppose I'll learn soon enough. Sorry for the probably needless questions. Sniped as usual... Shame you guys didn't wait for the launch day on Saturday. Last edited by Renaissance Otaku; 2009-02-03 at 12:21. |
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2009-02-03, 13:34 | Link #15 |
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Are you are referring to translation quality, picture, or overall? Not counting bootleg or VHS fansub rips, yours is the fourth hi-quality fansub release I've come across, and the third to use the (rather spotty) HD remaster. Of these, only yours and NLA's uses their own script (the only one until this to get the "Adoclass Fleet to Macross" line right. Everyone else just says "Britai" Thanks for that). The only downside to NLA's translation was the absence of Zentran words, like "what?" instead of "Yak?". NLA's uses the old DVD, and when it came to the remaster, G_P's was the best of the two previous versions in terms to picture and subs (though they hardsubbed the karaoke for people with old machines), so it was always a shame that it was harder to get. So I'd expect your release to be on par with G_P's overall, given my knowledge of LE's previous work and with NLA's in regards to unique script (even the old bootlegs were in line with the MW version). So it's really a matter of G_P vs this when it comes to the remaster, and then, only really to picture quality as this appears to have it beat for those wanting full softsubs. NLA's stands alone since it's source is different.
Looking at your release as it downloads, picture quality is definitely better than Bakawolf's in regards to grain control, going by the pattern on Minmay's bed, which is obliterated in theirs. I notice three subs. Could you elaborate on the differences between the three outside of the descriptions, particularly in regards to Zentradi. I notice the notes translates the Zentradi at least, like NLA. Though Bedolza's "Fire" line is in english on both. I'm no expert on Japanese, but I always though "gadros" was zentran. Maybe I'm wrong (probably). Thanks. I'll look it over more latter. The subs are looking good, and it's definitely the best remaster version on Asuki at least, which means a lot to fans like me. Last edited by Renaissance Otaku; 2009-02-03 at 13:49. |
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2009-02-03, 14:32 | Link #17 |
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Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate the main track with untranslated Zentran (and the proper Macross spelling of "Minmay" and use of "miclone" instead of "micron"). I agree that the remaster did bring out some lost details in the blacks due to it's tweaking of the contrast. Though it also highlighted the film's incessant soft spots and that unfortunate frame glitch at the battle's end. I either own or have seen what you have as well, including the actual remaster DVD , so I know what you mean. The DVD is horribly grainy, even for someone that appreciates such marks of film making like myself. The fansubs all look better in that regard, though as I mentioned, Bakawolf took it a tad too far.
Regarding the translated Zentran, I did notice that the interrogation scene is the same regarding "debran" on both tracks, which is later changed to "enemy" in the escape scene, and Exadol's "deculture". I assume this was just a matter of not knowing how to adapt it? It seems a tad inconsistent, but I can understand the hardships. |
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2009-02-04, 04:57 | Link #20 |
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I get that, and appreciate it, but I meant that it was that way even in the 'all zentran in english' track. It's the only scene like that on track 2, so it seems kind of odd.
Nice to see another MW-er on the board, Mr March. The version's on the main ASuki site. |
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