More information on Ghost in the Shell SAC R3 releases

[Oniko]

Hi, I've finally gotten an all region dvd player and am thinking of looking into some R3 releases, one of them being the Gits SAC releases. I know that the R3 taiwan release included 2 boxes in their span of releasing the series, but I don't really know anything about the Korean release of the first season.

I could of sworn I saw someone's blog with pictures of the Korean release having included all 13 of the ID cards released in the Japanese R2 first pressings; it's been months and the old hamster memory doesn't work too well for me as to where I saw the picture. Would anyone be able to confirm this for me? I'd also like to know if there was a box to hold the series of Korean released dvds. If there was, was there one, two (like the Taiwan release), or three boxes like the Japanese release. If anyone would be able to tell me which items came with which volumes of the Korean release, it would be very helpful to me. Pictures would also be greatly appreciated. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

I'm also thinking of getting the 2nd Gig season, but I've seen only a Taiwan release for it. Does anyone know if there are plans for a Korean dvd release, or is the Taiwan release it? Also, aside from the 3 boxes, is there anything else that comes with the R3 Taiwan release?

I really appreciate any information you can provide me. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Innova]

Get the Hong Kong release from yesasia. They released the whole series already and it has DTS and English subs.

[Oniko]

Yeah, I've seen the Hong Kong release, but I'm not really interested in sets of that sort. I'm more looking for a release that mirrors the R2 release- particularly the ID cards for the first season. That and I already have the US release of SAC and what's out for 2nd Gig, so I'm more looking for the collector side of these two seasons. I normally would not double dip, but Masamune Shirow is the manga artist who got me into anime and manga in the first place. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif So I'm willing to make an exception to the rule for this series.

Thanks for the help though. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[deoch]

How are the English subs on the box sets?

[mcarocks2003]

I read a review on YesAsia that states the subtitles are poor. This is usually the case with R3 dvds but there are some exceptions where companies have actually paid for proper translations.

[Ollin]

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Oniko said:
Yeah, I've seen the Hong Kong release, but I'm not really interested in sets of that sort. I'm more looking for a release that mirrors the R2 release- particularly the ID cards for the first season. That and I already have the US release of SAC and what's out for 2nd Gig, so I'm more looking for the collector side of these two seasons. I normally would not double dip, but Masamune Shirow is the manga artist who got me into anime and manga in the first place. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif So I'm willing to make an exception to the rule for this series.

Thanks for the help though. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Mononori has those R3 Korean GitS DVD's on his site.
http://www.mononari.com/tt/index.php?pl=163&ct1=1

Most of the volumes are out of print so it's very to get now. There's no R3 Korean release of 2nd Gig because I've been waiting for one and gave up and went with the R3 Taiwan DTS versions.

[Oniko]

Thank you so much for the help. You know, I happened on your blog site yesterday and followed the link to Mononori's blog, spotting his pictures then. His pictures were definitely a help to me. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif