Chipboard? Flaptop? Flimsy?!!! Check the Anime Box List

[Brent Long]

This will be a thread that will serve a similar purpose to the old pack-in headhunting threads except that this time we'll compile a list of all of the anime boxes and what type of box it is. I'll submit my own and you can (and hopefully will) submit to it as well. This will be a great way to end the question that we get every time a box is available for any series "Is it chipboard?".

CHIPBOARD: The hard, sturdy, and very thick boxes which are preferred by the vast majority here and elsewhere. In my list, boxes listed under the Chipboard category are only the chipboards boxes that have five sides and one empty side to hold the disc. Boxes made of chipboard that have six sides which open up are listed under different categories. Some examples of chipboard boxes include the Samurai Champloo, Chrono Crusade, and Neon Genesis Evangelion - Platinum Edition boxes.

FLAPTOPS: The boxes that aren't quite so sturdy and are a little flimsy. The name comes from the two flaps of paper that sit on the top and bottom of them. Flaptops aren't as thick as chipboard, but are much thicker than flimsy. Here are some pictures of the Azumanga Daioh Flaptop box that were taken by Pyocola - Azumanga Daioh Flaptop Box Right Flap (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/flap1.jpg) & Azumanga Daioh Flaptop Box Interior (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/flap2.jpg). Some examples of this Flaptop boxes include the Azumanga Daioh, DNAngel, Kaleido Star, and Get Backers boxes.

DOUBLE-FOLDED FLIMSY: A Small, thin box which is not particularly liked among the anime community. This is one of two types of flimsy boxes, the other being the Unfoldable Spine Flimsy boxes. This type of flimsy has the outside image double-folded, folded once on the outside (like almost every box) and once again on the inside so it is sturdier than if it were only folded on the outside like Unfoldable Spine Flimsy boxes. However it’s not always and not usually folded all over the inside, but about 90% of it. I’ll show you some pictures of the Cromartie High School Double-Folded Flimsy box that were taken by PsychoRabbit to give you a better visual representation of what this kind of box looks like. Notice how the brown paper is folded almost everywhere on the interior of the box in this shot (however also notice the spots where the brown is not folded) - Cromartie High School Box Interior (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/cromartie_inside.jpg). Some examples of this type of box include the Star Ocean EX, Cromartie High School, Argentosoma, Megazone 23, and Robotech – Remastered Extended Edition boxes.

UNFOLDABLE SPINE FLIMSY: The other small, thin box that isn’t well liked is the Unfoldable Spine Flimsy box. This kind is less sturdy than the other and has a spine that bulges out (more on this later). These boxes aren’t folded on the interior like double-folded flimsies, they are only folded on the outside. However they do have a very small bit folded on the inside (usually only about half an inch), it is only because the outside image doesn’t always come out exactly the right size. The spines of these boxes are also folded into the box itself and can be unfolded at will which makes the spine bulge out when displayed on that side. I’ll show you some pictures of the Gravion and Gravion Zwei Unfoldable Spine Flimsy boxes that were taken by PsychoRabbit to give you a better visual representation of what this type of box looks like. Notice how far the orange image goes along the inside of the box and notice the flap in the center which is the spine fold Gravion Zwei Box Interior (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_inside.jpg). Here, notice how the spine bulges out Gravion Zwei Box Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_spine.jpg). Now, notice how far the white strip goes along in the center right of this shot and also notice that same flap again Gravion Box Interior (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_inside.jpg). Again, see how the spine bulges out – Gravion Box Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_spine.jpg). Here are some additional shots of these boxes Gravion Box Left Side (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_side.jpg), Gravion Box Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_top.jpg), & Gravion Zwei Box Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_top.jpg). Some examples of this box include the Aquarian Age, Mezzo, Gravion, Gravion Zwei, and Robotech – Legacy Collection boxes.

BRICK: Unlike some of the other boxes here this isn't really a box at all, but just a special kind of DVD case that holds multiple amounts of discs. Basically a brick is like two or more single cases combined together although because bricks have two discs on each side of each opening Here are some pictures that PsychoRabbit took of the Magic User's Club Collection Brick - Magic User's Club Brick Open (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/muc_open.jpg) & Magic User's Club Brick Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/muc_top.jpg)

BAILEY BOX: A box surrounded by clear plastic where the bottom, top, spine, and right side (from the spine) all have artwork both on the outside of the box and artwork can be featured on every side (except for the left) on the inside. The right side however features no artwork and is just clear plastic from which you can see either the back or front of the DVDs inside it or the interior artwork. Here is a picture of the bailey box for NieA_7 - NieA_7 Bailey Box Interior (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/bailey1.jpg)as taken by Pyocola. Here are some shots of the Chobits Bailey Box as taken by Iridium - Chobits Bailey Right Side (http://odp.photosphere.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=0), Chobits Bailey Left Side (http://odp.photosphere.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=1), & Chobits Bailey Left Side with DVDs (http://odp.photosphere.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=3).

DIGIPAK: These are also known as gatefold packaging. The type of DVD packaging that is used most often for TV releases outside of the anime industry. This type of packaging is done very rarely. Some examples of digipaks are numerous live action TV

[Brent Long]

CHIPBOARD
.hack//Legend of the Twilight

Ai Yori Aoshi

Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~

Amazing Nurse Nanako (WITH SLIPCOVER)

Angel Tales

Angelic Layer, Battle Doll

Blue Gender

Chobits

Chrono Crusade

Comic Party (WITH SLIPCOVER)

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

Demon Lord Dante

Dokkoida!?

Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (WITH SLIPCOVER)

Excel Saga - IMperfect Collection

Final Fantasy Unlimited (HOLOGRAPHIC)

FLCL - Fooly Cooly

Full Metal Panic!

Gad Guard

[b]Galaxy Angel[/b%5

[Brent Long]

Could someone please give me a description of a bailey box to go in the key above> I've never owned one and I'd rather someone who has seen one upfront describe it rather than me.

[KyoSohma]

Chipboard:
Noir
Ai Yori Aoshi
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Spiral
Samurai Champloo
Witch Hunter Robin
Hellsing
Vandread
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
X
Paranoia Agent
Tokyo Underground
Wolf's Rain
Shura No Toki
L/R
Ikki Tousen
Dokkoida!?
Comic Party
Kiddy Grade
Tenchi Muyo GXP
Case Closed
Gad Guard
Gungrave
Mahoromatic
Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum
Last Exile
Full Metal Panic
Peacemaker
Chrono Crusade
FLCL
Chobits
Somedays Dreamers
Love Hina TV
Please Teacher
Please Twins
Saiyuki
Gantz
Final Fantasy Unlimited
His & Her Circumstances
Koi Kaze
Gravitation
Heat Guy J
Tsukihime
Rahxephon (movie box)
Texhnolyze
Demon Lord Dante
Angel Tales
Haibane Renmei

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Brent Long said:
The only anime digipak to fit in the list so far is World of Narue as it's advertised as a collection and is box size.

[/ QUOTE ]Er, Fushigi Yuugi & El-Hazard: The Magnificent World would like to disagree here /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[TempestGarden]

Here are a few more...

Chipboard:

Angelic Layer
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
Galaxy Angel
Gundam SEED


Flaptop:

Azumanga Daioh
Wedding Peach (box 1 & 2)

Flimsy:

Kino's Journey
Pretear

[Vicserr]

off the top of my head....

Chipboard with Slipcase
Amazing Nurse Nanako

Chipboard Fliptops
Vision of Escaflowne
Cowboy Bebop

Chipboard
Berserk
Blue Gender
.Hack Sign
.Hack Legend of the Twilight(Bracelet)
Witch Hunter Robin
Please Teacher
Please Twins
Stratos 4
Space Pirate Captain Herlock
New Getter Robo

Flaptop:

Aura Battler Dunbine box 1 and 2
Neon Genesis Evangelion collection
Gasaraki
Gravion
Gravion Zwei
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Rahxephon tv series
Argento Soma

Flimsy
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Najica Blitz Tactics


and what about the tins?

Full Metal Alchemist
Iria
Akira Limited ed
GunParade March
Stellvia of the Universe

Wood
Samurai Deeper Kyo

Plastic construct
Giant Robo

Bricks
Daiguard
Nadia box 1 and 2
Blue Seed
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon R
Cyber Formula GPX
Crst of the Stars
Banner of the Stars box 1 and 2
BetterMan
Android Kikaider
MS Gundam UC Movie Collection
Getter Robo Armaggedon
Nadesico
ArgentoSoma
Berserk
Cosmo Warrior Zero
Gun Frontier
Angel links
Big O
Big O II
Blue Submarine No 6(with Slipcase)

Digipaks
Witch Hunter Robin Complete Collection
Ronin Warriors Complete Collection
Love Hina Complete Collection
ROD tv(with space for ROD the Ova)

[Innotech]

Bailey Box- Chobits (recent release)

The flimsy boxes are the most hated? I always thought it was the flaptops, at least personally I find them a lot worse. None of them are sturdy so that's not really the issue, however the flaptops have the huge bulging flaps that simply do not look good. The flimsy boxes are at least clean, straight and angular and could at best be considered stylish slipcovers (look at the Patlabor WXIII ultimate box). Flaptops couldn't be consider shit...

With that said:

Chipboard:
Macross
GTO
Magic Knight Rayearth Box 2 (completely enclosed box where the front flips down to reveal the discs)

Bailey:
NieA_7

Flimsy:
Alien 9 DVD+Manga
Bubblegum Crisis Remastered
Patlabor WXIII Ultimate Edition
Serial Experiments Lain (the original box i.e. not SS, came with a clear blue plastic slipcover)
Magic Knight Rayearth Box 1 (this one's terrible though, you have to actually open the top like a regular packaging box to get the discs out)

Flimsy flapside?
Outlaw Star

And my take on a bailey box:

A clear plastic slipcover with a folded piece of artwork inserted on the inside. This means the top, bottom, spine and one side of the box have artwork, while the remaining side is clear so you can display one of the case covers. The plastic is thin and flimsy, however the box is stiffened by the artwork usually made from some sort of card.

[naiera]

Something I know hasn't been mentioned:

Digipak
Escaflowne Complete Collection

[naiera]

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Vicserr said:
Flaptop:
Gravion
Gravion Zwei


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Gravion and Gravion Zwei are Flimsy. The are definitely not the same as Eva, Gasaraki, Azumanga, Abenobashi and so forth.

[Vicserr]

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Naiera said:
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Vicserr said:
Flaptop:
Gravion
Gravion Zwei


[/ QUOTE ]

Gravion and Gravion Zwei are Flimsy. The are definitely not the same as Eva, Gasaraki, Azumanga, Abenobashi and so forth.

[/ QUOTE ]

well, I'm using the Najica box as my baseline for flimsy, and they're thicker than the Najica box, not by much... /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

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Pyocola said:
The flimsy boxes are the most hated? I always thought it was the flaptops, at least personally I find them a lot worse. None of them are sturdy so that's not really the issue, however the flaptops have the huge bulging flaps that simply do not look good. The flimsy boxes are at least clean, straight and angular and could at best be considered stylish slipcovers (look at the Patlabor WXIII ultimate box).

[/ QUOTE ]"Flimsy" boxes have the "spine" tucked in, which causes the front or back to bulge out when on the shelf, and is asymetric (actually, I untuck the flap and glue it down so it doesn't bulge which improves things). A well folded flattop doesn't really bulge, and more importantly the bulge is along both sides of the top, so not asymetric, and not visible when on the shelf. They are strurdier due to the double folding.
Due to some anime collectors obsession with paying for a box in vol 1+box format, the box is generally shipped largely empty, ie hollow. Thus sturdiness to being crushed is a big concern, especially since e-tailer packing methods often implicit assume that boxes well, hold things, so aren't hollow /images/graemlins/wink.gif. for Collection boxes sturdiness is somewhat less of an issue, since it will be filled with keepcases/a digipak or whatever, so won't be hollow.

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Mr. Nice said:
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Pyocola said:
The flimsy boxes are the most hated? I always thought it was the flaptops, at least personally I find them a lot worse. None of them are sturdy so that's not really the issue, however the flaptops have the huge bulging flaps that simply do not look good. The flimsy boxes are at least clean, straight and angular and could at best be considered stylish slipcovers (look at the Patlabor WXIII ultimate box).

[/ QUOTE ]"Flimsy" boxes have the "spine" tucked in, which causes the front or back to bulge out when on the shelf, and is asymetric (actually, I untuck the flap and glue it down so it doesn't bulge which improves things). A well folded flattop doesn't really bulge, and more importantly the bulge is along both sides of the top, so not asymetric, and not visible when on the shelf. They are strurdier due to the double folding.
Due to some anime collectors obsession with paying for a box in vol 1+box format, the box is generally shipped largely empty, ie hollow. Thus sturdiness to being crushed is a big concern, especially since e-tailer packing methods often implicit assume that boxes well, hold things, so aren't hollow /images/graemlins/wink.gif. for Collection boxes sturdiness is somewhat less of an issue, since it will be filled with keepcases/a digipak or whatever, so won't be hollow.

[/ QUOTE ]
The front never bulges, as for the spine I can't say I care much. I guess we all have our opinions.

And usually when releasing vol.1+box they fill it with a block of styrofoam or similiar. Personally my experience of damaged boxes has been worse with flaptops. Because (at least ADVs) flaptop boxes are made of thicker paper and at the the same time double folded, this places a lot more stress on the folds and corners and makes them stick out, meaning they're more susceptible to damage than a thin, straight box flat against the keep cases. My Azumanga box for example had all the front corners worn down to the white paper, and one of the folds had ripped and left a 5 cm long tear along the bottom.

[naiera]

Flimsy
Slayers
Slayers Next
Slayers Try
Maison Ikkoku

Flaptop or flimsy?
Mobile Fighter G Gundam

They're nowhere near as thick as ADV flaptops. They're almost as thin as ADV flimsies, but they don't fold. Any suggestions?

Upon closer inspection it seems the Outlaw Star box was not flimsy after all. More like a "flapside" (the sides are folded instead of top/bottom) box, but it's nowhere near the monstrosity that is the Azumanga box.

[Lovely]

Flimsy:
Wild Arms T.V

[Brent Long]

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Mr. Nice said:
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Brent Long said:
The only anime digipak to fit in the list so far is World of Narue as it's advertised as a collection and is box size.

[/ QUOTE ]Er, Fushigi Yuugi & El-Hazard: The Magnificent World would like to disagree here /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thank you, could you give me the complete rundown however? Which Fishigi Yuugi boxes used digipaks? I'm assuming all of them, but I'd rather be correct than posting flase information.

[Brent Long]

I'll try to get in all of your submissions today, however now I've got to go to school.

[oppligerfj]

Chipboard box: Risky Safety (http://store.yahoo.com/animenation/an-rs03.html)

[Innotech]

Mezzo DSA has an extremely flimsy box.

[kio]

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Brent Long said:
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Mr. Nice said:
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Brent Long said:
The only anime digipak to fit in the list so far is World of Narue as it's advertised as a collection and is box size.

[/ QUOTE ]Er, Fushigi Yuugi & El-Hazard: The Magnificent World would like to disagree here /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thank you, could you give me the complete rundown however? Which Fishigi Yuugi boxes used digipaks? I'm assuming all of them, but I'd rather be correct than posting flase information.

[/ QUOTE ]The original release of the TV series used digipacks. There was one boxset for each season, 2 total. They also had a plastic slipcover like Comic Party.
I don't know if the OVAs were in digipack though.

Flimsy:
Trigun (?) its definitely not chipboard.

Chipboard: Peacemaker

[Njr Scrawl]

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Mr. Nice said:
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Brent Long said:
The only anime digipak to fit in the list so far is World of Narue as it's advertised as a collection and is box size.

[/ QUOTE ]Er, Fushigi Yuugi & El-Hazard: The Magnificent World would like to disagree here /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[/ QUOTE ]

I have Marmalade Boy & Tenchi Ultimate (Ryo-Ohki OVAs) which are digipack as well.

[bakafoo]

Nice.. This will come in handy with the Pack-in list. /images/graemlins/happy.gif Though if you want some entries for the Flimsy category, it will be flooded a lot of Nutech titles.

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kio said:
The original release of the TV series used digipacks. There was one boxset for each season, 2 total. They also had a plastic slipcover like Comic Party.

[/ QUOTE ]The "Oni Boxset" (OVA I/II) 3 disc set was digipak as well. As you mention, the outer box was plastic as opposed to the more traditional card (I should note that digipak only really describes how the discs are contained inside the box, the outer box can be any of the box styles, chipboard all the way down to flimsy). Eikoden was in a standard keepcase, but they did thoughtfully use a plastic slipcase to match the preceding digipaks.

[perigee]

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Brent Long said:
This will be a thread that will serve a similar purpose to the old pack-in headhunting threads except that this time we'll compile a list of all of the anime boxes and what type of box it is.

[/ QUOTE ]
Wasn't this covered in last month's Artbox / Brick list discussion (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=region1&Number=865474&Foru m=,,All_Forums,,&Words=box&Searchpage=2&Limit=25&M ain=865474&Search=true&where=sub&Name=&daterange=1 &newerval=2&newertype=m&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyp rev=#Post865474)? If you're compiling an anime box database, you might start at Alfred Haber's site (http://www.alfredhaber.com/animeBox/). It's slightly out of date, but contains information on most releases through 2003.

[coderedkitty]

Flimsy:
Kino's Journey
DNAngel

[Dennis_Mullin]

<font color="brown">Metal:</font>
Serial Experiments Lain (lunch box edition)

<font color="green">Plastic sleeve box (with open bottom) over a foldout 3 disk cardboard holder:</font>
Tenchi Muyo! Ultimate Edition

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Dennis_Mullin said:
<font color="green">Plastic sleeve box (with open bottom) over a foldout 3 disk cardboard holder:</font>
Tenchi Muyo! Ultimate Edition

[/ QUOTE ]Or "digipak" for short /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[treatment]

hmm. from my current collection on top of my head:

Chipboards:
Mahoromatic
Please Teacher
Please Twins
Dual! (with slipcover)
Comic Party (with slipcover)
His&amp;Her Circumstances
Hand Maid May
F L C L
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi
Galaxy Angel
Angel Tales
Gundam Movie trilogy-box
Zeta Gundam
Macross-TV
Kimagure Orange Road tv
Kimagure Orange Road ova/movie
Love Hina tv
Love Hina movie-collection
Midori Days
Full Metal Panic tv
Ikkitousen
Kiddy Grade
EVA-Platinum
Dragonball Z - Cell Saga
Hanaukyo Maid Team ~La Verite
Tenchi GXP


flaps:
Azumanga Daioh
Abenobashi
Ranma 1/2 tv
Outlaw Star
Gasaraki
Maison Ikkoku
Samurai-X/Kenshin ova
Gits-SAC v3-LE (it holds five)

flimsy:
Slayers tv (tv, next, try)
Irresponsible Captain Tylor tv
Lain (tho it has a blue slipcover)
Urusei Yatsura movie-collection
hentai-titles

Baileys:
El Hazard: Wanderers
El Hazard: Alternative World

Bricks:
Nadesico TV
City Hunter
Sakura Diaries ce
Getter Robo Armageddon-pack
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA


digipacks:
Tenchi Muyo OVA
El Hazard OVA
Record of Lodoss War
Ranma 1/2 ova

I'll add or correct my list when i get back home.

In the meantime, try to hunt down S-Man's dvd-collection pics in General-Anime forum. He's got more box-type stuff than most of us here do.

[VanG]

looked through the topic, only one I know that's missing so far is Kaleido Star, which is a flaptop box.

edit: Infinite Ryvius is chipboard.

[naiera]

One would be wise to read the other posts to see if one is repeating stuff. And you're wrong about Maison Ikkoku. They're as flimsy as the Slayers boxes.

[treatment]

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Naiera said:
One would be wise to read the other posts to see if one is repeating stuff. And you're wrong about Maison Ikkoku. They're as flimsy as the Slayers boxes.

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Those are stuff that I have/own. Doesn't matter if I repeat stuff, as it'll just be reinforcing the others.

As for MI and Slayers, I don't think a thinpaper-flimsy like Slayers is the same as the MI-flaps. Especially MI box-1.

[Nylock]

Two bricks inside chipboard box:
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon R

Chipboard
Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon SuperS signature series collections

[naiera]

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treatment said:
As for MI and Slayers, I don't think a thinpaper-flimsy like Slayers is the same as the MI-flaps. Especially MI box-1.

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This is impossible to do if we're going to go by cardboard thickness. We need to agree on some guideliness that's not "I feel that this one here is flimsy and that one there isn't". The majority of the Maison Ikkoku boxes can be folded. And they're thin. They're flimsy /images/graemlins/wink.gif I guess we'd have to add a note stating that MI box 1 is different.

Going by this logic I guess we can call the G Gundam boxes flaptops as well.

[bakafoo]

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Naiera said:
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treatment said:
As for MI and Slayers, I don't think a thinpaper-flimsy like Slayers is the same as the MI-flaps. Especially MI box-1.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is impossible to do if we're going to go by cardboard thickness. We need to agree on some guideliness that's not "I feel that this one here is flimsy and that one there isn't". The majority of the Maison Ikkoku boxes can be folded. And they're thin. They're flimsy /images/graemlins/wink.gif I guess we'd have to add a note stating that MI box 1 is different.

Going by this logic I guess we can call the G Gundam boxes flaptops as well.

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Heh.. I didn't even know they were called flaptops. In my world, chipboards, flimsies, bricks, metal, digipaks, and other are the categories. So in the case of GGundam or MI, the choice would be flimsy (for simplicity's sake).

[naiera]

So we're going by subjective estimates here? Because the G Gundam boxes can't be folded together, which is necessary for them to be classified as flimsy, if we're going to have objective guidelines for these things. One of the only things that seperate these boxes from being flaptops, according to the subjective estimate, is that they're not thick enough. But how thick would they need to be, to be flaptops? They're folded in a similar fashion to flaptops, but seeing as some think they're too thin, they're now in the same category as those that are very, very thin and can be folded together...

I don't think it'll work very well that way.

[darkhunter]

I think next to the name of each series should be the studio. Also an Indication that it's an LE (volume 1+box) would help too.

For example:

Samurai X OVA Collection (ADV)


Oh yeah I dislike flimsy box due to the corner being worn out and start ripping.

[Vicserr]

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Naiera said:
So we're going by subjective estimates here? Because the G Gundam boxes can't be folded together, which is necessary for them to be classified as flimsy, if we're going to have objective guidelines for these things. One of the only things that seperate these boxes from being flaptops, according to the subjective estimate, is that they're not thick enough. But how thick would they need to be, to be flaptops? They're folded in a similar fashion to flaptops, but seeing as some think they're too thin, they're now in the same category as those that are very, very thin and can be folded together...

I don't think it'll work very well that way.

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I'm up for an itermediate classification between flimsy and sturdy, but we would need a few clear guidelines to classify them.... basically for me a flimsy would de the Gundam Wing, Najica or the Nutech boxes.....

[perigee]

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treatment said:
As for MI and Slayers, I don't think a thinpaper-flimsy like Slayers is the same as the MI-flaps. Especially MI box-1.

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That may be why Haber's site differentiates between two types he classifies as flimsy.[ QUOTE ]
Flimsy:Cardboard box that is basically filmsy. Made out of filmsy material that can be squeezed/bend easily.
It can be further categorized into two types:
Type A - The box is constructed in a way that spine of the box has a lid/fold area where it closes.(ex. CPM boxes)
Type B - The box is double folded on 2 sides that leaves the spine area clean.- usually more thicker but still filmsy (ex. ADV boxes)

[/ QUOTE ]
He calls Slayers Type Flimsy: A and MI Type Flimsy: B. There are over 150 entries in Haber's Anime Boxset Lists (http://www.alfredhaber.com/animeBox/). Has the OP checked it out?

[treatment]

how about further simplifying it like...

box-types:

hard == chipboards (mahoromatic, please twins)
soft == thick-flimsies (AzuDai, MI)
paper-thins == paper-thin flimsies (Slayers, NuTech)
bizarro == non-standard bizarro boxes (WHR, .Hack, Giant Robo)

Using the term "flimsy" is probably not such a good idea in the first place, since it's an adjective and therefore a very subjective term. I vote for using the term "slipcover box" or similiar. I think this is what they usually say in the regular DVD industry, because that's pretty much the only type of box I have ever seen for regular movies.

But I'm for classifying the boxes after the kind of technique used to construct them. I took some snapshots of what I consider some different boxes (chipboard omitted for obvious reasons):

Flaptop/side
Basically they are double folded either on the top/bottom or the sides, and you can see the folds on the outside of the box:
Flap pic1 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/flap1.jpg)
And the folds are then glued together on the inside of the box:
Flap pic2 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/flap2.jpg)
Another example where the sides have been double folded:
Flap pic3 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/flap3.jpg)

Slipcover box
Thinner and less bulging than the flaptop, there are no folds that can be seen on the outside of the box, apart from the spine, which is folded into the box like a closed door and often leaves some space to one side:
Slipcover pic1 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/slip1.jpg)
Slipcover pic2 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/slip3.jpg)
And usually each side is glued and folded once on the inside:
Slipcover pic3 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/slip2.jpg)

Bailey box
No definition problems with this one, but here's a pic of what one looks like if someone still hasn't seen one:
Bailey pic1 (http://www.ue.bostream.se/c9490/pyo/box/bailey1.jpg)

These are the ones I have, but I suspect there is yet another type of box we might need, basically an unglued slipcover box with no folds, meaning it can be unfolded to a flat piece of paper. I think the Rayearth box 1 might have been like that, but I don't have it right now so I don't know for sure.

[Iridium]

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Brent Long said:
Could someone please give me a description of a bailey box to go in the key above&gt; I've never owned one and I'd rather someone who has seen one upfront describe it rather than me.

[/ QUOTE ]
Some photos I took of a Bailey Box are right here (http://odp.photosphere.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=28).

[ QUOTE ]
Code Red Kitty said:
Flimsy:
Kino's Journey
DNAngel

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, the DNAngel box should be a "flaptop" if defined by the original poster's definitions. It's slightly more durable than the Kino box.

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
treatment said:
how about further simplifying it like...

box-types:

hard == chipboards (mahoromatic, please twins)
soft == thick-flimsies (AzuDai, MI)
paper-thins == paper-thin flimsies (Slayers, NuTech)
bizarro == non-standard bizarro boxes (WHR, .Hack, Giant Robo)

[/ QUOTE ]

Wellm I want to make these very detailed so people can easily just check the list and not have to ask for the specifics as to what kind it is.

[Brent Long]

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Pyocola said:
Using the term "flimsy" is probably not such a good idea in the first place, since it's an adjective and therefore a very subjective term. I vote for using the term "slipcover box" or similiar. I think this is what they usually say in the regular DVD industry, because that's pretty much the only type of box I have ever seen for regular movies.


[/ QUOTE ]

It's not that I want to use merely an adjective to describe this type. It's just that using a term like slipcover box will likely confuse people into thinking that it has a slipcover to go on it. While Flimsy is an arguable terminology to use for this type, it is how it's most commonly referred to around here and that will likely make it easier to identify.

I was also wondering if i could use those pics of the boxes in the key?

Instead of "flimsy" could a category be created called "card stock"? It would reflect the general material the box is made from - like "chipboard" refers to the very heavy stock used in making them.

I would label boxes like MI, Najica, AzuDai, 1st RahXephon, etc. "card stock" boxes since that's the type of paper stock used to make them.

From within that category "flaptop" would be a subset (MI box 1, AzuDai), unless there are "flaptop" boxes constructed out of materials other than "card stock" paper.

Of course, this whole categorizing process will end up driving us nuts in the long run, but let's have fun with it while it's fresh. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
Horatio Hellpop said:
Instead of "flimsy" could a category be created called "card stock"? It would reflect the general material the box is made from - like "chipboard" refers to the very heavy stock used in making them.

I would label boxes like MI, Najica, AzuDai, 1st RahXephon, etc. "card stock" boxes since that's the type of paper stock used to make them.

From within that category "flaptop" would be a subset (MI box 1, AzuDai), unless there are "flaptop" boxes constructed out of materials other than "card stock" paper.

Of course, this whole categorizing process will end up driving us nuts in the long run, but let's have fun with it while it's fresh. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

I'll think about this later. Right now I'm filling the list up.

Didn't think of that, might be a problem yeah. But go ahead and use the pictures if you want.

[bakafoo]

or we could use the all-inclusive term: "non-chipboard" as Iridium suggested. That works well, since you can differentiate it along with metal, chipboard, etc..

[coderedkitty]

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SuzakuSeikun said:
[ QUOTE ]
Code Red Kitty said:
Flimsy:
Kino's Journey
DNAngel

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, the DNAngel box should be a "flaptop" if defined by the original poster's definitions. It's slightly more durable than the Kino box.

[/ QUOTE ]

When I picked it up &amp; poked it, it seemed like it was of the same quality as the Kino box. Though compared to the Vampire Princess Miyu box (I used to have it, but tossed it), the DNAngel box could be under "flaptop".

[Brent Long]

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Code Red Kitty said:
[ QUOTE ]
SuzakuSeikun said:
[ QUOTE ]
Code Red Kitty said:
Flimsy:
Kino's Journey
DNAngel

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, the DNAngel box should be a "flaptop" if defined by the original poster's definitions. It's slightly more durable than the Kino box.

[/ QUOTE ]

When I picked it up &amp; poked it, it seemed like it was of the same quality as the Kino box. Though compared to the Vampire Princess Miyu box (I used to have it, but tossed it), the DNAngel box could be under "flaptop".

[/ QUOTE ]

I own DNAngel box and it is most definitely a flaptop.

[ QUOTE ]
Pyocola said:
Magic Knight Rayearth Box 1 (this one's terrible though, you have to actually open the top like a regular packaging box to get the discs out)

[/ QUOTE ]

Do you mean that it's like Geneon's recent box filler material (Champloo, Paranoia, Star Ocean, &amp; Hanaukyo had this) that opens at the top to reveal the goodies on the inside?

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darkhunter said:
I think next to the name of each series should be the studio. Also an Indication that it's an LE (volume 1+box) would help too.

For example:

Samurai X OVA Collection (ADV)


Oh yeah I dislike flimsy box due to the corner being worn out and start ripping.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm sorry, but I won't do this. The thread is only designed so that people can find out what kind of box a certain release is. I wish I could help, but i really don't want to do this.

[PsychoRabbitt]

I haven't read the whole thread yet, but some you don't have yet...

Chipboard
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Chrono Crusade
Hand Maid May
Great Teacher Onizuka Box 1
Great Teacher Onizuka Box 2
Infinite Ryvius
Love Hina Movie Collection
Midori's Days
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Collection
Sailor Moon Season 1
Sailor Moon Season 2
Sailor Moon Super S thinpak boxed set
Stratos 4
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini box 1
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini box 2
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini box 3

Flaptop
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Kaleido Star

Flimsy
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Cromartie High School

Brick
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DaiGuard Complete Collection
Figure 17 Complete Collection
Magic Users Club Magic Box
Princess 9 Complete Collection

Digipak
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InuYasha Season 1 Box Set

Tin
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Fullmetal Alchemist Box 1

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Vicserr said:
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon R


[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, these fit into two catagories. Yes, they came in bricks, but the bricks were packaged inside chipboard artboxes.

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Naiera said:
Flaptop or flimsy?
Mobile Fighter G Gundam

They're nowhere near as thick as ADV flaptops. They're almost as thin as ADV flimsies, but they don't fold. Any suggestions?

[/ QUOTE ]

Given the design, they could almost be called flap side boxes, since the cardboard is folded over the side of the box instead of over the top.

[Brent Long]

I was wondering if anyone could take pics of their Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne boxes so I can post them on the key I would galdly appreciate it. If you do please take pics of the box with the top carton off and leaning right next to the box and another pic with the carton on. Also could someone take pics of their Gravion, Gravion Zwei, Magic Knight Rayearth Season 1, and Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 boxes as well as their Maison Ikkoku box 1, and Maison Ikkoku box 2? Try to take pics of every side and the more pics the merrier. Thank you everyone for contributing to this thread.

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I was wondering if anyone could take pics of their Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne boxes so I can post them on the key I would galdly appreciate it. If you do please take pics of the box with the top carton off and leaning right next to the box and another pic with the carton on. Also could someone take pics of their Gravion, Gravion Zwei, Magic Knight Rayearth Season 1, and Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 boxes as well as their Maison Ikkoku box 1, and Maison Ikkoku box 2? Try to take pics of every side and the more pics the merrier. Thank you everyone for contributing to this thread.

[/ QUOTE ]

I can do Gravion and Gravion Zwei for you, but I don't have the rest.

I'll snap some of some of the others since you don't have examples of those either. It'll be a little bit though while I reduce the file size of images and upload and what not.

[Magic_Knight]

[ QUOTE ]
PsychoRabbitt said:
[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I was wondering if anyone could take pics of their Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne boxes so I can post them on the key I would galdly appreciate it. If you do please take pics of the box with the top carton off and leaning right next to the box and another pic with the carton on. Also could someone take pics of their Gravion, Gravion Zwei, Magic Knight Rayearth Season 1, and Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 boxes as well as their Maison Ikkoku box 1, and Maison Ikkoku box 2? Try to take pics of every side and the more pics the merrier. Thank you everyone for contributing to this thread.

[/ QUOTE ]

I can do Gravion and Gravion Zwei for you, but I don't have the rest.

I'll snap some of some of the others since you don't have examples of those either. It'll be a little bit though while I reduce the file size of images and upload and what not.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'll get Rayearth season 2 then. (don't have the first box)

Edit - Okay, here are the pictures:

Side 1 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s1.jpg)
Side 2 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s2.jpg)
Side 3 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s3.jpg)
Side 4 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s4.jpg)
Open 1 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s5.jpg)
Open 2 (http://asian-stuff.com/temp_images/s6.jpg)

[Brent Long]

Thank you both.

[PsychoRabbitt]

Here's the pics I've taken...

Cromartie High School (Flimsy)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/cromartie_inside.jpg)
Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/cromartie_spine.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/cromartie_top.jpg)

Figure 17 (Brick)
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Front (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/figure17_front.jpg)
Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/figure17_inside.jpg)
Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/figure17_spine.jpg)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Metal)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/fma_inside.jpg)
Left (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/fma_left.jpg)
Right (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/fma_right.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/fma_top.jpg)

Gravion (Flimsy)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_inside.jpg)
Side (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_side.jpg)
Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_spine.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravion_top.jpg)

Gravion Zwei (Flimsy)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_inside.jpg)
Spine (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_spine.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/gravionzwei_top.jpg)

Inu Yasha Season 1 (Digipak)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/inuyasha_inside.jpg)

Magic Users Club (Brick)
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Inside (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/muc_open.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/muc_top.jpg)

Stellvia (Metal)
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Side (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/stellvia_side.jpg)
Side with lid off (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/stellvia_side2.jpg)
Top (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/stellvia_top.jpg)

[Ty]

I think a project this ambitious warrants the creation of a website myself. Kudos for doing it though.... hopefully it will help some people.

[bakafoo]

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Xcalibur said:
I think a project this ambitious warrants the creation of a website myself. Kudos for doing it though.... hopefully it will help some people.

[/ QUOTE ]

Already am. Though not necessarily for the box packaging, mine's concentrating on the first pressing releases for the R1. It should be up by this weekend (give or take the health of the server I'm using).

[naiera]

MI and Escaflowne 1 (http://www.mel-ler.dk/pics/boxes1.jpg)
MI and Escaflowne 2 (http://www.mel-ler.dk/pics/boxes2.jpg)

Hope they're sufficient. Had trouble getting proper lighting.

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
[ QUOTE ]
Pyocola said:
Magic Knight Rayearth Box 1 (this one's terrible though, you have to actually open the top like a regular packaging box to get the discs out)

[/ QUOTE ]

Do you mean that it's like Geneon's recent box filler material (Champloo, Paranoia, Star Ocean, &amp; Hanaukyo had this) that opens at the top to reveal the goodies on the inside?

[/ QUOTE ]
Yes, if you have the Champloo filler box then it looks pretty much exactly like that, except that the bottom can be opened in the same way as the top. No folds to reinforce the sides as with the "flimsy" boxes or anything. Might mention that it's embossed as well.

[Elendil]

Flimsy:
Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Rose Collection
Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Black Rose Saga
Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Apocalypse Saga

[coderedkitty]

Just thought of a few others -

Chipboard
.hack//SIGN (vol. 1 LE box)

Brick
Boogiepop Phantom Box Set
Arjuna - The Complete Collection
Soul Hunter Complete Collection

Digipak
S-Cry-Ed Complete Collection

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Code Red Kitty said:

Brick
Boogiepop Phantom Box Set


[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, the complete collection is a brick. The boxed set is a chipboard box. And odd box (because it has a top half and a bottom half with the DVDs, CDs, and other pack ins sitting in between them like those little Russian nested dolls), but a box none the less.

[coderedkitty]

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PsychoRabbitt said:
[ QUOTE ]
Code Red Kitty said:

Brick
Boogiepop Phantom Box Set


[/ QUOTE ]

Actually, the complete collection is a brick. The boxed set is a chipboard box. And odd box (because it has a top half and a bottom half with the DVDs, CDs, and other pack ins sitting in between them like those little Russian nested dolls), but a box none the less.

[/ QUOTE ]

When I bought it, it was called a box set then. I'm not sure why, but maybe the store I bought it from had it mislabeled.

[Brent Long]

Again, I just wanted to thank everyone for the pictures and the submissions. I really appreciate them.

[KyoSohma]

Not sure if these were mentioned.

Chipboard:
You're Under Arrest Box 1
You're Under Arrest Box 2
You're Under Arrest Box 3
You're Under Arrest Box 4

[Brent Long]

Oh I wanted to state a few new things about the list for everyone to know.

1. For series with multiple boxes I will list each box seperately instead of just sayiung all boxes. I'm doing this because while this really hasn't happened before some series could have future boxes be of a diffrent type than the first (Magic Knight Rayearth) and I wanted to make sure that people can specifically search for a particular box easier than searching for every box.

2. In conjunction with #1. I will not post future unreleased boxes based upon what the first one is. For example Fullmetal Alchemist while it's incredibly likely that the next box will also be a tin I want to make sure that this list doesn't have false inforamtion.

3. In conjunction with #3 I will not post a box here unil someone has seen it upclose and can confirm the type of the box. In other words we won't guess the box type based upon what the studio solicitated pictures make it look like. If the studio press release however says the box type like Allen has recently been doing for ADV's thinpaked collections I will post it.

4. I am going to make four new categories of boxes. Flimflaps, Digibooks, Slim Bricks, and Flapsides. Flimflaps are the combination of flimsies and flaptops that were used for G-Gundam and the first Maison Ikkoku boxes. Digibooks are the digipak like cases Bandai used for the recent Love Hina and Escaflowne collections. Slim Bricks are the recently used cases by Media Blasters that have been used for the recent Berserk and Figure 17 collections. Flapsides are the boxes that are like flatops though however have the flaps on the sides instead of on top. This box was used so far only on the Outlaw Star collection.

6. Some of you have wondered why I have so many categoriues used for these boxes and have suggested that I simply divide them into smaller categories. I appreciate your feedback and suggestions and I always consider them however I prefer to divide the boxes into as many categoreis as possible so people won't ask questions like "Does this cardstock box have the flaps on the sides or the tops?" or "Is this chipboard box an all enclosing type or not?". This thread is designed so people don't have to ask too many questions and so that they can simply check the list to find all that they need to know and making as many categories as possible helps this.

7. I was also wondering if anyone can tell me if any of the entires I've submitted have embossed art that I haven't stated. I you don't remember, embossed art is when the logo, text, and/or art on the box is raised and can be felt by the human hand. Examples of this include the Samurai Champloo, and Magic Knight Rayearth first boxes.

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
7. I was also wondering if anyone can tell me if any of the entires I've submitted have embossed art that I haven't stated. I you don't remember, embossed art is when the logo, text, and/or art on the box is raised and can be felt by the human hand. Examples of this include the Samurai Champloo, and Magic Knight Rayearth first boxes.

[/ QUOTE ]

Cromartie High School has a textured finish, while the art is flat. Not technically embossed, but should be noted.

The RahXephon Movie box and Sailor Moon Season 1 and 2 boxes have very slight inlaying (the logo for Rah and the mirror finish images of Sailor Moon on the box sides for SM). Again, not technically embossing, but worth noting.

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
PsychoRabbitt said:
[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
7. I was also wondering if anyone can tell me if any of the entires I've submitted have embossed art that I haven't stated. I you don't remember, embossed art is when the logo, text, and/or art on the box is raised and can be felt by the human hand. Examples of this include the Samurai Champloo, and Magic Knight Rayearth first boxes.

[/ QUOTE ]

Cromartie High School has a textured finish, while the art is flat. Not technically embossed, but should be noted.

The RahXephon Movie box and Sailor Moon Season 1 and 2 boxes have very slight inlaying (the logo for Rah and the mirror finish images of Sailor Moon on the box sides for SM). Again, not technically embossing, but worth noting.

[/ QUOTE ]

I've already created a type for Cromartie which is called Special Texture and I think that I'll consider RahXephon and Sailor Moon embossed.

[Brent Long]

I have a few questions that I would like to ask.

1. Are the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes embossed?

2. Do the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes have a removable carton or are they hinged like Fullmetal Alchemist (and if they are hinged on what side)?

3. Could anyone please give me any pictures of the Berserk, Gunparade March, Iria - Zeiram the Animaton, Ranma 1/2 Season Set boxes? For the metal boxes please take pictures of them with both the top carton removed or opened.

Thank you very much.

[PsychoRabbitt]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I have a few questions that I would like to ask.

1. Are the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes embossed?

[/ QUOTE ]

Akira is, Stellvia isn't. Don't know about the rest.

[ QUOTE ]
2. Do the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes have a removable carton or are they hinged like Fullmetal Alchemist (and if they are hinged on what side)?

[/ QUOTE ]

Akira opens just like a regular keepcase, with the hinges on the left side. There's plastic inserts glued inside to hold the disks. Stellvia has a simple slide on cover with no hinges. There's no inner part, just the metal shell and the lid (though it also came with the empty double thinpaks and cover art.

[Damaramu]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
7. I was also wondering if anyone can tell me if any of the entires I've submitted have embossed art that I haven't stated. I you don't remember, embossed art is when the logo, text, and/or art on the box is raised and can be felt by the human hand. Examples of this include the Samurai Champloo, and Magic Knight Rayearth first boxes.

[/ QUOTE ]

The image on the front of the Utena Black Rose Saga box is all lumpy and raised, and should qualify. The Key The Metal Idol title on that boxset is also raised.

The R.O.D. the TV (digi?-)Book has recessed lettering, and the red foil highlights and lettering on the first black Neon Genesis Evangelion "Perfect" collection are very slightly recessed as well.

Edit: I only know of two lunchboxes (both Pioneer/Geneon); Serial Experiments Lain, and Armitage: Dual-Matrix

[TogashiD]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I have a few questions that I would like to ask.

1. Are the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes embossed?

2. Do the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes have a removable carton or are they hinged like Fullmetal Alchemist (and if they are hinged on what side)?

3. Could anyone please give me any pictures of the Berserk, Gunparade March, Iria - Zeiram the Animaton, Ranma 1/2 Season Set boxes? For the metal boxes please take pictures of them with both the top carton removed or opened.

Thank you very much.

[/ QUOTE ]

The Gunparade March tin, is hinged like Fullmetal Alchemist, but is hinged on two sides (front and back).

[juliant59]

MADLAX's box is chipboard. I got it from the AOD Guessing Game and it rules. I can't wait to see it later.

[Elendil]

[ QUOTE ]
Damaramu said:
[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
7. I was also wondering if anyone can tell me if any of the entires I've submitted have embossed art that I haven't stated. I you don't remember, embossed art is when the logo, text, and/or art on the box is raised and can be felt by the human hand. Examples of this include the Samurai Champloo, and Magic Knight Rayearth first boxes.

[/ QUOTE ]

The image on the front of the Utena Black Rose Saga box is all lumpy and raised, and should qualify. The Key The Metal Idol title on that boxset is also raised.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes curiously, the Black Rose Saga box is embossed while the Apocalypse Saga box is not. I wonder if the bundled volumes 1+2 and the movie has an embossed cover?

Nikki

[Kellory]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I have a few questions that I would like to ask.

1. Are the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes embossed?

[/ QUOTE ]

Of that list, only Akira is embossed.

[ QUOTE ]
2. Do the Gunparade March, Akira, Iria Zeiram, and Stellvia metal boxes have a removable carton or are they hinged like Fullmetal Alchemist (and if they are hinged on what side)?

[/ QUOTE ]

Akira LE is really a tin digipack. The rest are just empty tins to hold the individual keepcases. GPM is hinged on both sides, Akira is hinged in the middle. Iria is 2 seperate pieces that come apart to reveal a double keepcase. Stellvia has the top flap that slides off to reveal the 4 double thinpacks inside.

Wish I could give some pictures, but I forgot my digital camera at work.

Some that I didn't see on the list:

Chipboard:
Sailor Moon S TV Boxset
Sailor Moon Super S TV Boxset

Flaptop:
Ranma 1/2 Season Boxsets 1-7

Bailey:
Adventures of Mini-Goddess
Legend of Black Heaven
Sol Bianca
Chobits DVD Box 1
Chobits DVD Box 2
X TV DVD Box 1
X TV DVD Box 2

Digipak:
Inu Yasha Season 1 Boxset
Ranma 1/2 OAV Boxset
Fushigi Yugi TV Boxset 1 (Suzaku Boxset)
Fushigi Yugi TV Boxset 2 (Seiryu Boxset)
Fushigi Yugi OAV Boxset (Oni Boxset)
Record of Lodoss War OAV

[Brent Long]

1. Are all of the hyperlinked images on my first post just coming in as say ........ (http://........) instead of actually linking to the images? It's like this on my computer and I've tried to fix it, but there are no problems with the actual hyperlink code itself. All of the hyperlinked images on my Giant Robo box rundown on my second post all work. Maybe Chris can help me out here.

2.Is the Berserk box embossed?

I'm sorry that this list has been coming along a little slowly as of late. My computer has been running incredibly slowly. Hopefully it will be alright tomorrow. I'm on spring break til the 4th so if all runs smoothly I should be able to get this done soon.

[PsychoRabbitt]

A couple of things...

1. Your url tags are messed up somehow.
2. The InuYasha set pics were taken by me, not Pycola (all of the images on the deridousiv.com domain are mine. Pycola's are ue.bostream.se).
3. The Akira metal case doesn't have a removable top, it opens the same as a regular keepcase. It's the Stellvia tin that has a removable top. As someone else said, the Akira tin basically a metal digipak.

Here's a couple of pictures...

Front of the case (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/akira_front.jpg)
A close up of the embossing on the front (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/akira_emboss.jpg)
The inside of the case (http://www.deridousiv.com/aod/akira_inside.jpg)

These may take a minute before they're working, the pics are uploading now.

[PsychoRabbitt]

Here's a few that are still noticably missing.

Chipboard
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Chrono Crusade
Great Teacher Onizuka Box 1
Great Teacher Onizuka Box 2
Infinite Ryvius
Stratos 4
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini Box 1
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini Box 2
Super Dimension Fortress Macross Mini Box 3

Flaptop
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Kaleido Star
Super Gals!

Flimsy
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Sailor Moon Movie Collection (Not the Signature Series)

Brick
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Dai-Guard Complete Collection
Magic Users Club Magic Box
Martian Successor Nadesico Complete Collection
Princess 9 Complete Collection

Digipak
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Inu Yasha Season 1 Set

Slim Brick
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Figure 17 Complete Collection

[KyoSohma]

Don't forget:
Chipboard
You're Under Arrest boxes 1-4

[KyoSohma]

I just picked up Otogi Zoshi 1 with artbox and t-shirt. It's a chipboard box but has some texture to it it's almost like canvas.
Maybe somebody else who got it can explain it better /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Kaverin]

For the Record of Lodoss War one, you may want to add a note saying it's the rerelease version with more extras (I'm assuming that since someone said it was a digipak). I have the original version and it is a flimsy (by your definition) paper box that holds 2 evil snapper dvd cases. I've still seen those floating around in stores but I don't know if anyone gets them or not, but it's something to look out for.

[Kaverin]

Here's some additions I thought of from my own collection or otherwise, and some hentai stuff too, but that's up to you if you include those.

<font color="orange">
Bricks
Devil Lady Collection
Southern Cross Collection
Genesis Climber Mospeada Collection
Tsukikage Ran Collection
Angel Links Collection (sort of a slim brick... it's made of two single width double m-lock cases fused together)
Crest of the Stars Collection
Banner of the Stars Collection (slim brick I believe)
Banner of the Stars II Collection (slim brick I believe)
Jubei-chan Season 1 Collection
Knight Hunters Collection
Sorcerer Hunters Collection
</font>

Chipboard
Excel Saga Imperfect Collection
Moonlight Lady (according to descriptions of the volume 3 with box and the complete box set release, it sounds like chipboard, but we'll see when the time comes)

<font color="blue">
Flimsy
Dragonball Z Movie 4-6 Set
Angels in the Court
Koihime
Immoral Sisters
Keraku no Oh
La Blue Girl
Wordsworth
Wordsworth: Outer Story
Karakuri Ninja Girl
D+Vine Luv
Luv Wave
</font>

<font color="red">
Digipak
Jin-Roh Special Edition (with clear slipcover)
Ghost in the Shell Special Edition (with clear slipcover)
</font>

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
PsychoRabbitt said:
1. Your url tags are messed up somehow.
2. The InuYasha set pics were taken by me, not Pycola (all of the images on the deridousiv.com domain are mine. Pycola's are ue.bostream.se).
3. The Akira metal case doesn't have a removable top, it opens the same as a regular keepcase. It's the Stellvia tin that has a removable top. As someone else said, the Akira tin basically a metal digipak.

Here's a couple of pictures...


[/ QUOTE ]

1. I've realized this and I tried to fix them. However nothing is actually wrong with the way that I typed the tags and they also used to work before. Strangely the tags in my second post work fine (at the bottom in the Giant Robo box rundown). I'm hoping that Beveridge can help me out here.

2. I'm sorry. This will be fixed immediately.

3. Thank you for this information and for the pictures.

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
Kaverin said:
For the Record of Lodoss War one, you may want to add a note saying it's the rerelease version with more extras (I'm assuming that since someone said it was a digipak). I have the original version and it is a flimsy (by your definition) paper box that holds 2 evil snapper dvd cases. I've still seen those floating around in stores but I don't know if anyone gets them or not, but it's something to look out for.

[/ QUOTE ]

I intend on doing this and where have you seen the older set still for sale anyway?

[RabidCoqui]

Chipboard
<ul type="square">
Chrono Crusade
Excel Saga
Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie Set
Kimagure Orange Road TV
Macross Mini-Set 1-3
You're Under Arrest 1-4
[/list]

Flaptop
<ul type="square">
Kaleido Star
[/list]

Digipak/Digibook
<ul type="square">
R.O.D. TV
Requiem from the Darkness
[/list]

Flimsy
<ul type="square">
Burn-Up Scramble (with Slipcover)
King of Bandit Jing
Maze TV
Patlabor: The Original Series
Project A-ko
[/list]

Brick
<ul type="square">
801 T.T.S. Airbats
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 - Perfect Collection
Burn-Up Excess
Devil Lady - Complete Collection
Genesis Climber Mospeada
Hakkenden
Jubei-chan - Complete Collection
Please Teacher - Complete Collection
Sakura Diaries - Collector's Edition
Southern Cross
Steel Angel Kurumi - Complete Collection
[/list]

Slim Brick
<ul type="square">
Kurogane Communication
[/list]

Not sure where the Boogiepop Phantom Box would go... it's chipboard, encloses the discs and goodies, and to open it the top half slides of.

[perigee]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I'm sorry that this list has been coming along a little slowly as of late. My computer has been running incredibly slowly. Hopefully it will be alright tomorrow. I'm on spring break til the 4th so if all runs smoothly I should be able to get this done soon.

[/ QUOTE ]
Given that and the fact that what you're trying to accomplish is huge duplication of effort, have you tried contacting Alfred Haber regarding his Anime Boxset Lists (http://www.alfredhaber.com/animeBox/) site? As I mentioned before, he's already got 150 sets listed and cross-referenced. There are graphics for most sets through 2003, and he's apparently willing to continue hosting the database. The categories may not be entirely the same as yours, but adding new titles to an existing list seems like less work than re-inventing everything. It's up to you and I won't bug you again, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of the alternative. /images/graemlins/sweat200.gif

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
perigee said:
[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I'm sorry that this list has been coming along a little slowly as of late. My computer has been running incredibly slowly. Hopefully it will be alright tomorrow. I'm on spring break til the 4th so if all runs smoothly I should be able to get this done soon.

[/ QUOTE ]
Given that and the fact that what you're trying to accomplish is huge duplication of effort, have you tried contacting Alfred Haber regarding his Anime Boxset Lists (http://www.alfredhaber.com/animeBox/) site? As I mentioned before, he's already got 150 sets listed and cross-referenced. There are graphics for most sets through 2003, and he's apparently willing to continue hosting the database. The categories may not be entirely the same as yours, but adding new titles to an existing list seems like less work than re-inventing everything. It's up to you and I won't bug you again, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of the alternative. /images/graemlins/sweat200.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Mr. Haber's list is quite nice, however I intend to finish my list. I mean that list is very outdated and I feel that he doesn't have enough box types listed. I personally think that the more subdivisions of boxes and specifics listed about them will prevent unnecessary questions from being asked and allow poeple to figure out exactly what kind of box it is so they don't have to guess.

[darkhunter]

Initial D Boxset One - Chip Board
Samurai X OVA Collection - Flaptop

[Kaverin]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
I intend on doing this and where have you seen the older set still for sale anyway?

[/ QUOTE ]

I saw one each at a Suncoast, Sam Goody, and a Fye I think (but that one was over a year ago). I still see the same one sitting in the Charlottesville VA Suncoast store every time I go in there, right beside the rerelease. The odd thing is that the original is marked as 70$, and the rerelease is 60$. Silly retailers.

[Njr Scrawl]

Rather than a materials reference, it would nice to have a box gallery since they have different illustrations &amp; that can help decide whether to go for one as much or more than strength, or be a compensating factor.

[sawmill]

Almost four months since the last update. I visited this thread to check what type of artboxes come with DearS and Kodocha and couldn't find them listed at all.

Any updates?

This thread is too useful to let wither on the vine IMO...

[The Pirate Queen]

Kodocha is the same kind of box as Fruits Basket.

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
sawmill said:
Almost four months since the last update. I visited this thread to check what type of artboxes come with DearS and Kodocha and couldn't find them listed at all.

Any updates?

This thread is too useful to let wither on the vine IMO...

[/ QUOTE ]

If someone else wants to repost most of my stuff in another thread and continue to do it there, then be my guest. It took up too much time for me and I won't do it any longer. You can even take my box descriptions if you want, just credit me somewhere for them. I'll even contribute to a new thread if one is made.

[ScottBernard]

Can we have a sub-category for the thinpacked boxed sets coming out these days?

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
ScottBernard said:
Can we have a sub-category for the thinpacked boxed sets coming out these days?

[/ QUOTE ]

If, Sawmill or one of you other guys took over duties and transferred most of my list into another thread then you could make your own listing for that. I would even consult for that list and do definitions. I just can't handle the entire weight of it anymore. It was incredibly time consuming believe it or not.

[sawmill]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
[ QUOTE ]
ScottBernard said:
Can we have a sub-category for the thinpacked boxed sets coming out these days?

[/ QUOTE ]

If, Sawmill or one of you other guys took over duties and transferred most of my list into another thread then you could make your own listing for that. I would even consult for that list and do definitions. I just can't handle the entire weight of it anymore. It was incredibly time consuming believe it or not.

[/ QUOTE ]I believe it. Unfortunately, I simply don't have the time. My days start early and end late with few breaks in between. I actually have to schedule in time to watch Anime. Unfortunately, that doesn't leave much time to maintain lists. I can contribute but can't actively maintain the list. My apologiies. I did start a thread in Forum Feedback about Twiki which I think is much better suited for maintaining lists via community collaboration.

[ QUOTE ]
ScottBernard said:
Can we have a sub-category for the thinpacked boxed sets coming out these days?

[/ QUOTE ]That's a separate issue, although it also applies to the existing "digipak" category, in that it refers to the contents of the box, not the construction of the box itself. Indeed, every box entry should really be rated separately these two categories, how the box is constructed, and what the box contains (standard keep cases, digipaks or thinpaks).

[petalo.rosado]

[ QUOTE ]
Brent Long said:
[ QUOTE ]
PsychoRabbitt said:
1. Your url tags are messed up somehow.
2. The InuYasha set pics were taken by me, not Pycola (all of the images on the deridousiv.com domain are mine. Pycola's are ue.bostream.se).
3. The Akira metal case doesn't have a removable top, it opens the same as a regular keepcase. It's the Stellvia tin that has a removable top. As someone else said, the Akira tin basically a metal digipak.

Here's a couple of pictures...


[/ QUOTE ]

1. I've realized this and I tried to fix them. However nothing is actually wrong with the way that I typed the tags and they also used to work before. Strangely the tags in my second post work fine (at the bottom in the Giant Robo box rundown). I'm hoping that Beveridge can help me out here.

2. I'm sorry. This will be fixed immediately.

3. Thank you for this information and for the pictures.

[/ QUOTE ]

For as much as I appreciate your great efforts, I am sorry to report this to you, with reference to the first post in this thread:
The site that hosts the images/photos --PsychoRabbitt took (sorry PsychoRabbitt. Nothing's personal /images/graemlins/wink.gif)-- is currently unavailable:
<ul type="square"> "Cromartie High School Box Interior" under "DOUBLE-FOLDED FLIMSY"
All the links under "UNFOLDABLE SPINE FLIMSY"
All the links under "BRICK"

While the three Chobits Bailey hyper links, under "BAILEY BOX" sub-category, all point to different photos of "Appleseed Special Edition" of Iridium's wonderful gallery (such an excellent job. Thanks Iridium! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif)
[/list]

[kusanagi-sama]

//BUMP//
Time for this thread to be updated.

[Brent Long]

[ QUOTE ]
kusanagi-sama said:
//BUMP//
Time for this thread to be updated.

[/ QUOTE ]

I said it before, and I'll say it again. If someone is goign to update this it won't be me. It was way too time consuming. If you want, take all the information I have and spit it off into another thread (all I request is a link to my old thread crediting some of the information to me).

Any future bumps of this thread in attempts to get me to update will go unresponded by me, so either do it yourself or stop trying.