#Akira #4k Checking out how the Bandai Namco 4k blu-ray from Japan compares to the Funimation US 4k blu-ray. Music: Changes by Jim Hall The Dust Clears by Jim Hall
The 80s vhs English dub (streamline) is the one that lives in my head. I love that the new dub was made, that the film was loved and cherished and also, inarguably, improved. But I’ll always hear “TwElVe ThOuSaNd RPMs!!” the same way lol
I’ve got this movie on just about every format. VHS, Laserdisc, Dvd, Blu-ray and 4K. And I’ve got both releases of the Manga that are available here in the states, the Dark Horse version and the 30th anniversary boxset.
Wow somehow I stopped getting notifications for your vids. Really looking forward to watching this review later and hearing your take on the hdr fiasco . One of my all time favourite films!
I have the funimation release without hdr, and since I live in Norway they will not send me the replacement disc even tho i have recite and everything, is there much diference between the hdr version and the non-hdr version? Maby some helpfull person in the usa could help me get the replacement disc?
I have the standard edition of Akira on 4k Australian release that is Funmation. When I play it on my UB820 it says HDR is on? How do you know if you have the version without HDR. Im assuming all the standard editions have HDR as they came out way after the collectors edition. Hopefully? Piss me off if they where allowed to sell it without HDR in Australia. Funny thing is, it doesn't have the HDR sticker on the disc or cover? But when I play the movie it says HDR is on?
I have just received the Funimation disk and now it comes with the 4k Ultra HD as standard in the UK. I must admit to being a bit mixed with this, as I do have issues with HDR generally, as the colours will be different to the original cinema release, as they use different colours spaces and it is generally very hard for HDR to be accurate to the original.
I'm glad I've seen this now because I was about to give up a British Funimation 4k edition thinking it looked awful, I didn't realise it wasn't HDR which was causing it to be too bright. The only time I've had a UHD in the past that wasn't HDR was an American import of Sergio Leone's man with no name trilogy discs by Kino Lorber. I'll put the brightness down on my projector and give it another go.
Very col, I have the movie on that dvd special edition, i also have the blu ray steelbook and was thinking about getting the 4K. There isnt much anime I care about but this is one that I do.
Hey ,what about the HDR ? Is it noticeable , any huge differences between bandai namco and funimation ? And is it worth paying ALOT more for the japanese version ?
It really depends how much you really like Akira and if you have a preference of audio. Hdr is good. Colorful. The funimation doesn’t have HDR and if you want hdr you will have to request a replacement disc from them to get the hdr disc. Audio is better on the Bandai Namco. It also includes the Japanese 2.0 mix that’s missing from the Funimation. But the Bandai doesn’t have the Streamline dub. So it really depends, you can get HDR out of the box with the Bandai Namco or get the Funimation and request the hdr disc and wait a couple of weeks. But I’d imagine the hdr would be similar if not identical to the Bandai namco. I don’t have the replacement funimation disc to test yet.
No, It doesn't. Learn English, Tired of seeing comments saying "BuT dOes iT hAvE sPanIsh dUb" when You obviously **cking now that it's gona have the Japanese dub with English subtitles and English dub 🤦.
Got the FUNimation 4k Blu-ray today and just wanted to check out if I got the HDR disk (which I did) so I popped it in to watch a few minutes of it and... is it just me or does the Japanese 5.1 audio track has extreme dynamic range? Maybe my soundbar's the culprit but the dialogue was barely audible, whisper quiet while the sound effects were window shattering loud.
That's an issue with the new mix they made for this UHD. Despite appearing to be the same, the Japanese "hypersonic" track on the UHD is a brand new remix that introduces a whole cavalcade of mixing issues.
I’ve had this on every single format thus far but I feel like I have to pass on this one. If there’s dnr I can’t do it. My 25th anniversary blu has great picture quality and honestly the Japanese 5.1 “hypersonic” track is outstanding. Maybe if they do another release with pristine visuals I’ll finally cave in and replace it. Awesome review as usual, very honest!
Thank you so much! I don't think I said it in the review but the DNR is mild. It reminds me of Batman Begins 4k UHD where in some ways looks better than the blu-ray and then in other moments it doesn't. I've heard people also compare the Ghost in the Shell 4k UHD as being comparable. But of course a DNR free release would be ideal! Thanks again!
In my personal opinion, the way Funimation handled the 4K release was a complete joke. I feel that they just rushed it out the door considering that they didn’t have the hdr on release day and the lack of a digital copy code. I emailed Funimation and I still haven’t gotten my disc, thank goodness I have the Japanese release to because the hdr really makes the picture pop.
@@ScottReviews Update, After months of waiting I FINALLY got my replacement disc. I can confirm the HDR is there and from what little snippets I watched, the hdr was pretty good
@@dundy7845 Dude, It's freaking Funimation. They seem to **ck up every at BIG release like these. Don't forget how they split some Animes into parts than just having them release into one season.
Yes.....Dolby Vision is HDR. I purchased the Limited Edition box set from Amozon UK last week. Surely it should now include the HDR version, as you received. How does the picture quality look?
@@michalsavatar7 The picture quality is amazing. The red really pops onscreen. I have been watching this movie since its original release and it has never looked and sounded so good.
I don’t! I waited to get the Funimation release hoping it would ship with the corrected disc, but no dice. I’m hearing some people who requested a replacement are starting to receive them.
The streamline dub is the best its what I saw in art theater in Manhattan in 1989 since it was released a year later in the u.s who cares if they say the newer dub Is better to me its not what I sawnwhen I was 20 in 89 then I bought it on streamline video when released and bought it from Whole Toon Catalog in 90
The dub of the Streamline version just seems like the voice acting is better. I dont know if its an audio issue, but it sounds cheaper compared to the original dub. Its a shame because the actual script of the 2001 is better.
It is brutal. In the 90s all those movies got releases in europe by Manga Entertainment. I could go to a store and buy it. These remasters mostly release in the US and are super hard to get. Ridiculous..
Wow, had no idea they were founded in the U.K. I used to get their VHS releases in the U.S. they were pretty easy to source, before that it was unofficial VHS fansubs.
The Early 2000 dub was ok in my opinion, but give me the original 1988 Streamline Dub, my assumption is the 2001 dub is for the millennials and Streamline is loved more by Boomers and GenXers. The 2001 is so refined and clean it feels out of sync while the 88 version just works
My preferred version is Japanese audio with english subtitles, but I do think people's favorites is whatever they saw first and I didn't see the Streamline dub until doing this video. Definitely a worthy version!
@@ScottReviews Agreed nothing is truer then the Japanese version the language it was originally created in, and yes most of the time the first Dub you hear is preferable. So I’m more at home with the original voice actors and their lines.
@@alejandroaltamirano6407 I feel like the 2000 one is since it’s closer to the translation. That other dub is like re-writing the dialogue from the source.
Tried watching it years ago. Booooring. Never understood Japanamation. Just weird and very low quality animation. Movement looks stilted and awkward. Nothing even close to the mastery of animation that you see with Disney productions. I'm sure there is an appeal for some people to see a cartoon with adult themes, but I was an adult when I tried watching Akira, and by that time I no longer found any value in cartoons, even ones for adults.
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Thanks for letting me know about the disk replacement.
The 80s vhs English dub (streamline) is the one that lives in my head. I love that the new dub was made, that the film was loved and cherished and also, inarguably, improved. But I’ll always hear “TwElVe ThOuSaNd RPMs!!” the same way lol
"Just when my coil's reaching the green line!"
@@spaceghostcqc2137 hahahahaha classic!
What that P brain? 😀
@@TheRealJohnHooper hahaha so good! the new dub just can't compare.
exceptional content Scott Reviews. I crushed that thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the amazing work.
I’ve got this movie on just about every format. VHS, Laserdisc, Dvd, Blu-ray and 4K. And I’ve got both releases of the Manga that are available here in the states, the Dark Horse version and the 30th anniversary boxset.
This review is very helpful to me also as a Japanese person. I commend your enthusiasm!
Thanks for the video! Very helpful
Thank you so much!
Wow somehow I stopped getting notifications for your vids. Really looking forward to watching this review later and hearing your take on the hdr fiasco . One of my all time favourite films!
I also have the criterion laserdisc
*Finally* got my HDR disc replacement months after they said they'd be sent out
2024 checking in. About to buy my first copy of Akira, brother had the VHS and well, no VCR. Very helpful video, was thinking of getting the DTS
Thank you for the review.
I have the funimation release without hdr, and since I live in Norway they will not send me the replacement disc even tho i have recite and everything, is there much diference between the hdr version and the non-hdr version? Maby some helpfull person in the usa could help me get the replacement disc?
I have the standard edition of Akira on 4k Australian release that is Funmation. When I play it on my UB820 it says HDR is on?
How do you know if you have the version without HDR. Im assuming all the standard editions have HDR as they came out way after the collectors edition. Hopefully? Piss me off if they where allowed to sell it without HDR in Australia.
Funny thing is, it doesn't have the HDR sticker on the disc or cover? But when I play the movie it says HDR is on?
i want the streamline dub in the sharpest effing 4k i can get my hands on. period. and audio thats amazing.
😒😒😒
That's the one I grew up with. I didn't like the pioneer version at all.
I have just received the Funimation disk and now it comes with the 4k Ultra HD as standard in the UK. I must admit to being a bit mixed with this, as I do have issues with HDR generally, as the colours will be different to the original cinema release, as they use different colours spaces and it is generally very hard for HDR to be accurate to the original.
I have the original VHS so it was a crazy jump to the steel book set.
Need to upgrade though. Lol.
I'm glad I've seen this now because I was about to give up a British Funimation 4k edition thinking it looked awful, I didn't realise it wasn't HDR which was causing it to be too bright. The only time I've had a UHD in the past that wasn't HDR was an American import of Sergio Leone's man with no name trilogy discs by Kino Lorber. I'll put the brightness down on my projector and give it another go.
Very col, I have the movie on that dvd special edition, i also have the blu ray steelbook and was thinking about getting the 4K. There isnt much anime I care about but this is one that I do.
Hey ,what about the HDR ? Is it noticeable , any huge differences between bandai namco and funimation ?
And is it worth paying ALOT more for the japanese version ?
It really depends how much you really like Akira and if you have a preference of audio. Hdr is good. Colorful. The funimation doesn’t have HDR and if you want hdr you will have to request a replacement disc from them to get the hdr disc. Audio is better on the Bandai Namco. It also includes the Japanese 2.0 mix that’s missing from the Funimation. But the Bandai doesn’t have the Streamline dub. So it really depends, you can get HDR out of the box with the Bandai Namco or get the Funimation and request the hdr disc and wait a couple of weeks. But I’d imagine the hdr would be similar if not identical to the Bandai namco. I don’t have the replacement funimation disc to test yet.
I would personally pay any sum of money to not support funimation.
Does the Japanese version have English subs? Kinda feel stupid for asking but, never know until you ask right?
Is there a good physical media Discord to join? If not, we should all make one!
I’d love to show my family Akira, does the movie have any Spanish subtitles? I doubt it would but it’d be really amazing if it did.
No, It doesn't. Learn English, Tired of seeing comments saying "BuT dOes iT hAvE sPanIsh dUb" when You obviously **cking now that it's gona have the Japanese dub with English subtitles and English dub 🤦.
@@skinnyweenie8679 lmao baby boy pissed his pants
@@bigouncedanny1328 Try hard Troll wannabe.
Got the FUNimation 4k Blu-ray today and just wanted to check out if I got the HDR disk (which I did) so I popped it in to watch a few minutes of it and... is it just me or does the Japanese 5.1 audio track has extreme dynamic range? Maybe my soundbar's the culprit but the dialogue was barely audible, whisper quiet while the sound effects were window shattering loud.
That's an issue with the new mix they made for this UHD. Despite appearing to be the same, the Japanese "hypersonic" track on the UHD is a brand new remix that introduces a whole cavalcade of mixing issues.
Is the digital copy 4k?
Does the Japanese release have the option of English subtitles?
Yes it does!!!
Thank you
It's the 88 Dub in 4K too?
I’ve had this on every single format thus far but I feel like I have to pass on this one. If there’s dnr I can’t do it. My 25th anniversary blu has great picture quality and honestly the Japanese 5.1 “hypersonic” track is outstanding. Maybe if they do another release with pristine visuals I’ll finally cave in and replace it.
Awesome review as usual, very honest!
Thank you so much! I don't think I said it in the review but the DNR is mild. It reminds me of Batman Begins 4k UHD where in some ways looks better than the blu-ray and then in other moments it doesn't. I've heard people also compare the Ghost in the Shell 4k UHD as being comparable. But of course a DNR free release would be ideal! Thanks again!
In my personal opinion, the way Funimation handled the 4K release was a complete joke. I feel that they just rushed it out the door considering that they didn’t have the hdr on release day and the lack of a digital copy code. I emailed Funimation and I still haven’t gotten my disc, thank goodness I have the Japanese release to because the hdr really makes the picture pop.
You’re probably right. It does seem fairly rushed. Hopefully later repressings change that but the Bandai Namco is my go to.
@@ScottReviews Update, After months of waiting I FINALLY got my replacement disc. I can confirm the HDR is there and from what little snippets I watched, the hdr was pretty good
@@dundy7845 Dude, It's freaking Funimation. They seem to **ck up every at BIG release like these. Don't forget how they split some Animes into parts than just having them release into one season.
@@alejandroaltamirano6407 Based
I just purchase AKIRA 4K. If i am getting a DOLBY VISION picture does that mean i have the newer upgraded disc already
Yes.....Dolby Vision is HDR. I purchased the Limited Edition box set from Amozon UK last week. Surely it should now include the HDR version, as you received.
How does the picture quality look?
@@michalsavatar7 The picture quality is amazing. The red really pops onscreen. I have been watching this movie since its original release and it has never looked and sounded so good.
@@mentaltmc wow....sounds great. Can't wait to watch it in 4K on my 120 inch screen.
So this release only has the 2001 pioneer dub
What? He said it includes the streamline dub version as well lol
Funamation dub was dubbed like an anime, Streamline dub was dubbed like a masterpiece
do you hav the replacement disc
I don’t! I waited to get the Funimation release hoping it would ship with the corrected disc, but no dice. I’m hearing some people who requested a replacement are starting to receive them.
The Two Eng Dubs Make For More Rewatch Value
I personally don’t care if the Funi 4K doesn’t have HDR. I’d still be grateful to have the film in 4K regardless if it had HDR or not.
They did give out a hdr version afterwards.
The streamline dub is the best its what I saw in art theater in Manhattan in 1989 since it was released a year later in the u.s who cares if they say the newer dub Is better to me its not what I sawnwhen I was 20 in 89 then I bought it on streamline video when released and bought it from Whole Toon Catalog in 90
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The dub of the Streamline version just seems like the voice acting is better. I dont know if its an audio issue, but it sounds cheaper compared to the original dub.
Its a shame because the actual script of the 2001 is better.
The Streamline Dub is the only way to watch it. In my book.
AKIRA The Best Anime Ever Made
La mejor es la edición española de selecta visión.
It is brutal. In the 90s all those movies got releases in europe by Manga Entertainment. I could go to a store and buy it. These remasters mostly release in the US and are super hard to get. Ridiculous..
Wow, had no idea they were founded in the U.K. I used to get their VHS releases in the U.S. they were pretty easy to source, before that it was unofficial VHS fansubs.
Original streamline dub is great but I prefer Japanese audio with subtitles. Pioneer version screwed everything up.
No, It doesn't. Stop being a **cking Nostalgia blind boomer and accept the redub is better than the original dub.
@@skinnyweenie8679 how many people are you gonna respond to with your baby attitude 💀and don’t censor your words, makes you look bitch made
@@bigouncedanny1328 Looks who's talking 🙄
Never been into Japanese animation. But I enjoyed your review!
Thank you Kent!
*Unfortunately the 4K reveals flaws of the handwork*
I think that’s cool
The Early 2000 dub was ok in my opinion, but give me the original 1988 Streamline Dub, my assumption is the 2001 dub is for the millennials and Streamline is loved more by Boomers and GenXers. The 2001 is so refined and clean it feels out of sync while the 88 version just works
My preferred version is Japanese audio with english subtitles, but I do think people's favorites is whatever they saw first and I didn't see the Streamline dub until doing this video. Definitely a worthy version!
@@ScottReviews Agreed nothing is truer then the Japanese version the language it was originally created in, and yes most of the time the first Dub you hear is preferable. So I’m more at home with the original voice actors and their lines.
@@eklektikTechno There is no superior one, Can people just agree that the original Japanese and Redub are the best ?
@@alejandroaltamirano6407 I feel like the 2000 one is since it’s closer to the translation. That other dub is like re-writing the dialogue from the source.
The bluray is grainy and foggy in some parts so I doubt the 4k is any better
Then, Your copy is just shit.
I prefer the original English dub
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Why would you watch it dubbed? The quality is so bad.
Tried watching it years ago. Booooring. Never understood Japanamation. Just weird and very low quality animation. Movement looks stilted and awkward. Nothing even close to the mastery of animation that you see with Disney productions. I'm sure there is an appeal for some people to see a cartoon with adult themes, but I was an adult when I tried watching Akira, and by that time I no longer found any value in cartoons, even ones for adults.