New Ranma 1/2 sets on the way?

[Super Saiyajin Joshua]

For last christmas between gift cards and presents I managed to get the first five seasons of Ranma 1/2. I figured I'd probably get enough in gift cards this year to get the rest of it. While searching Best Buy's website I found this (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8186722&st=ranma+1/2&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1607404) . Are new smaller Ranma boxes on the way out? I don't remember seeing anything like it announced.

[Suko-chan]

Looks like VIZ is going to re-release the series in cheaper season box sets... probably in digipaks like InuYasha & Naruto.
Box 1 is scheduled for 1/16/07.

This is the link to TRSI's listing:
Ranma 1/2 Season 1 DVD Box Set (Hyb): The Digital Dojo (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/m805x3xenpPuBTfjZp/browse/item/72336/4/0/0)

I had gotten the first release sets up to Season 4. Still deciding if I want to double dip those or not.

[Greywing]

Looks like VIZ is going to re-release the series in cheaper season box sets... probably in digipaks like InuYasha & Naruto.
Box 1 is scheduled for 1/16/07.

This is the link to TRSI's listing:
Ranma 1/2 Season 1 DVD Box Set (Hyb): The Digital Dojo (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/m805x3xenpPuBTfjZp/browse/item/72336/4/0/0)

I had gotten the first release sets up to Season 4. Still deciding if I want to double dip those or not.

So, it looks like Viz are stripping any extras from these cheaper sets. Damnit, that's a dealbreaker for me.

[Skywise]

So, it looks like Viz are stripping any extras from these cheaper sets. Damnit, that's a dealbreaker for me.

I thought ADV was the only company that stripped extras. What kind of extras do the ranma sets have anyway?

[ricecooker]

So, it looks like Viz are stripping any extras from these cheaper sets. Damnit, that's a dealbreaker for me.

I thought ADV was the only company that stripped extras. What kind of extras do the ranma sets have anyway?

I think the assumption that the extras are stripped is based on the OAV set rereleased earlier. Although it had postcards, none of the music videos from DoCo were included. This is only pure speculation until we get some confirmation.

Each season has a line art gallery and each of the respective opening/closing sequences in textless form (NOTE: they never used one of the songs "Present" so it is not on any of the sets). Also available are comprehensive cast credits of both English and Japanese actors, which includes minor roles not credited at the end of each episode. Season 7 contains a wrap-up video in which the English cast share their thoughts.

[Skywise]

So in other words it's really only the wrap up video that's worth getting? I think I'll hold off for now until it's clear exactly what's included and what's not. I already have the original OVA release so I'm fine with that - it's the TV series that I don't have.

[Lav2k4]

I don't think they are stripping the extras ...I just think they are re-releasing them(same box) for cheaper so more people will buy it.

[Legion]

So, it looks like Viz are stripping any extras from these cheaper sets. Damnit, that's a dealbreaker for me.

I thought ADV was the only company that stripped extras. What kind of extras do the ranma sets have anyway?
I always thought ADV got the idea from Viz. Viz has never stripped all the extras away on its collected releases (until now, possibly) but the extras were usually reduced.

[GetterBeam]

Edit: Danger BBerror Danger! Please delete this wayward mis-post.

[GetterBeam]

Wow...looks like my plan to hold out for a cheaper Ranma 1/2 solution has finally bore fruit! :surprised:

Now then :snaps fingers:

APPEAR BEFORE ME! Project ARMS sets! :evil:

[Shsway]

I thought ADV was the only company that stripped extras. What kind of extras do the ranma sets have anyway?
I always thought ADV got the idea from Viz. Viz has never stripped all the extras away on its collected releases (until now, possibly) but the extras were usually reduced.

And then there's the Saikano boxed set, which apparently features some extras related to the English version, not available on the singles...

I've only got the first three Ranma sets, not yet having made up my mind whether to keep going with the series, or to skip right to the last season, the OVAs and the movies. Either way, these cheaper sets sure will be tempting.


APPEAR BEFORE ME! Project ARMS sets! :evil:

I've been wondering about the possibility of something like this being released as well. There isn't a box for Hana Yori Dango either, right?

[Kikaroo]

I had the first 6 sets so when the 7th was up as a weekly special a few weeks ago I picked it (at least they'll all look the same). I'd heard about these new sets but after having 6 already... /shrug Only one to go wasn't bad.

I didn't get the original OVA or movie collection though - just the rereleases.

[Loafy]

I already own everythign but I am curious to see how these releases will work. Both packaging wise as well as if the discs will be stripped of extras.

Ever since they downgrade of video quality on the first Inu Yasha box set I've been very wary of Viz's re-releases. I'm assuming Project Arms, Boys Over Flowers and Flame of Recca will all eventually get similar treatment and I fear for thier video quality.

[Otakufan]

About time. I've been waiting a long time for an affordable 3rd season.

Will be interesting to see how it comes. I assume it will be something like my OVA release which was a two disc compact brick with one disc interleaved over the other.

Didn't care for the interleaving too much, but on the other hand it did come with a whole bunch of nifty postcards, so I'd hardly call them stripped.

And I can't really remember much of anything as extra's in my expensive 1st and 2nd season boxsets anyways.

J.A.

[SEGATA]

I'd rather see a 2-pack of the Fatal Fury anime.

[Mitsuki]

This sounds like a good idea, especially if it turns out they aren't stripping extras. I may no longer have an excuse to not finish Ranma now. :P

[Legion]

APPEAR BEFORE ME! Project ARMS sets! :evil:

I've been wondering about the possibility of something like this being released as well. There isn't a box for Hana Yori Dango either, right?
Thirded on the Project ARMs sets. The singles are OOP, or at least really hard to find. Boys Over Flowers is still available, but I'd be interested in collections for that one too.

[Thanatos]

So in other words it's really only the wrap up video that's worth getting? I think I'll hold off for now until it's clear exactly what's included and what's not. I already have the original OVA release so I'm fine with that - it's the TV series that I don't have.

The trade off on the "season" 7 boxset is that "seasons" 6 and 7 have heavily compressed video (maybe because only they had single discs originally). They have on average 5 episodes but only 3.5 GBs. The compression is surprisingly good, but all high action scenes break apart like bad bootlegs.

[kusanagi-sama]

I couldn't afford to buy all of Ranma at its original price, and those original boxsets are going OOP anyway, and at a $31.02 price point at DVD Pacific for this new set, thats a great price.

[Mazinkaizer]

Since i already bought the Ranma 1/2 sets i don't see myself buying those. But since it will mean more people to buy Ranma 1/2 i am glad for that since IMHO VIZ deserves every possible penny in return for them releasing such great old school series :)

[AubreyOthella]

This is exactly what I was waiting for. I have been wanting to buy them but didn't want to spend all my cash on the originals. And at that price it is finally do-able.

[meganly_chan]

Nice. Glad I've gone all these years holding back.

[covnam]

I just noticed the new Season 1 set while checking out the Viz sale at TRSI. Any updated news if these reduced price sets will have anything else reduced?

Thanks :)

[kusanagi-sama]

I just noticed the new Season 1 set while checking out the Viz sale at TRSI. Any updated news if these reduced price sets will have anything else reduced?

Thanks :)

They'll most likely have any extra features removed like the re-release of the OVA and Movie boxsets.

[covnam]

I just noticed the new Season 1 set while checking out the Viz sale at TRSI. Any updated news if these reduced price sets will have anything else reduced?

Thanks :)

They'll most likely have any extra features removed like the re-release of the OVA and Movie boxsets.

Sigh, that makes me so conflicted. I hope it ships early and someone gets their set before the end of the TRSI sale to confirm.

[jnik]

They'll most likely have any extra features removed like the re-release of the OVA and Movie boxsets.
My S1 box only lists clean OP/ED...was there anything more exciting on later boxes?

[Kikaroo]

Seasons 2 - 6 have line art and cast profiles. Season 7 has "Ranma Party Footage", whatever that is.

[Legion]

Season 7 has "Ranma Party Footage", whatever that is.
A video of the wrap party with the English cast... haven't seen it myself, but since it's not a Japanese extra I doubt it'll make much difference for a lot of people here.

[Kikaroo]

A video of the wrap party with the English cast... haven't seen it myself, but since it's not a Japanese extra I doubt it'll make much difference for a lot of people here.


Oh nifty, thanks! We're somewhere on season 4 or 5 (I forget) so haven't gotten that far.

[Mr. Nail Bat]

Season 7 has "Ranma Party Footage", whatever that is.
A video of the wrap party with the English cast... haven't seen it myself, but since it's not a Japanese extra I doubt it'll make much difference for a lot of people here.


Having seen it, I can say that you're not missing anything.

[Ben Phillips]

Season 7 has "Ranma Party Footage", whatever that is.
A video of the wrap party with the English cast... haven't seen it myself, but since it's not a Japanese extra I doubt it'll make much difference for a lot of people here.


Having seen it, I can say that you're not missing anything.

I don't know... you do get video footage of the dub cast. It may not be a lot, but I wouldn't say that it isn't anything.

[Steve_the_Talking_Pie]

Season 7 has "Ranma Party Footage", whatever that is.
A video of the wrap party with the English cast... haven't seen it myself, but since it's not a Japanese extra I doubt it'll make much difference for a lot of people here.


Having seen it, I can say that you're not missing anything.

I don't know... you do get video footage of the dub cast. It may not be a lot, but I wouldn't say that it isn't anything.


I agree. This is something that excites me. After all I have been watching Ranma since the beginning of the VHS days. I prefer it dubbed due to this, so I would particularly enjoy this.

[Greywing]

Does anyone have the new, cheaper set yet? Are there any differences to report compared to the previous season sets? I imagine it's far too much to hope that the correct title cards have been re-inserted...

[mofobolous]

I received this yesterday and I remembered that someone had asked to at the least describe the packaging and extras, if any. I don't have a digital camera so perhaps someone else can provide those. It is a thinpack set with the episodes breaking down like this: 5/4/5/4. Disc 4 has the clean opening and endings and seperate credits. The box itself is similar in thickness to the first Maison Ikkoku set. Each DVD case has an insert with the episode name and chapter listing. I hope this helps.

[Greywing]

I received this yesterday and I remembered that someone had asked to at the least describe the packaging and extras, if any. I don't have a digital camera so perhaps someone else can provide those. It is a thinpack set with the episodes breaking down like this: 5/4/5/4. Disc 4 has the clean opening and endings and seperate credits. The box itself is similar in thickness to the first Maison Ikkoku set. Each DVD case has an insert with the episode name and chapter listing. I hope this helps.

Thanks for the info. This sounds acceptable to me. It's a shame we've lost the line art galleries which were, I believe, on the original releases.

One question - are the episode title screens the ones from the old VHS dub masters? You can tell if they are as they're quite plain with just the episode name on, whereas the original Japanese title screens had art around them. At least, that's how I remember them being...

[ohtori_akio]

Sounds like a definite buy from me...

[AbeChinchilla]

I received this yesterday and I remembered that someone had asked to at the least describe the packaging and extras, if any. I don't have a digital camera so perhaps someone else can provide those. It is a thinpack set with the episodes breaking down like this: 5/4/5/4. Disc 4 has the clean opening and endings and seperate credits. The box itself is similar in thickness to the first Maison Ikkoku set. Each DVD case has an insert with the episode name and chapter listing. I hope this helps.

Sounds good enough for me. Clean OP/ED is usually the only extra I'm worried about.

You say there's seperate credits on disc 4, does that mean the OP/EDs for the actual show are left in Japanese?

If Best Buy has it Friday, I'm definitely buying.

[mofobolous]

Just to respond to the two questions asked, the title credits are plain. The seperate credits section is actually composed of two screens providing both the English and Japanese voice actor credits.

[Greywing]

Just to respond to the two questions asked, the title credits are plain.

That's a little disappointing but not unexpected. It does seem the only difference is the lack of line art galleries but I think I have enough Ranma art books to make up for that. :neko:

[sevenbark]

I've got the original set and my roommate has the thin pack, so I took some pictures.

In all pictures, the original is on the left.

Front (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_1.jpg)
Back (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_2.jpg)
Insides (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_3.jpg)

In short, the two sets are the same except for the DVD cases, the size of the box (naturally), and some differences in the copy on the packaging. The contents are the same in every way - same overlays, same hard-subs on the OP and ED. Also, there was no line-art gallery in either release.

[bill princeton]

Stellar!
Can't wait to get my hands on it.

[inthebiz]

This is the show that got me into anime!
I will reminiscing while I watch these, no doubt.

Thanks for the notice. Normally I just read these and move on, but I'm starting to post now.

[Legion]

Sounds like this is the Ranma release for me. May not be perfect, but it's the best option I can get in R1 and it'll beat the hell out of those used up tapes that I watched the series on back in the day. Think I'll order one now...

[Otakufan]

I've got the original set and my roommate has the thin pack, so I took some pictures.

In all pictures, the original is on the left.

Front (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_1.jpg)
Back (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_2.jpg)
Insides (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_3.jpg)

In short, the two sets are the same except for the DVD cases, the size of the box (naturally), and some differences in the copy on the packaging. The contents are the same in every way - same overlays, same hard-subs on the OP and ED. Also, there was no line-art gallery in either release.

Nice...... Thanks for the photos

Makes me wish now I hadn't spent close to 200 bucks on the first and second season boxsets. A third of the price and half the room. Very nice.

If the third season is the same, it may finally prod me into continuing with the series.

J.A.

[AbeChinchilla]

Badass.

Getting paycheck tomorrow, if I find this baby at the nearby Best Buy, it's a done-deal!

[AbeChinchilla]

Hehe, I did end up getting it on Friday the 27th.

I'm well into disc 3 and I'm -LOVING- it. I hope the other seasons are re-released, thinpaked to match and priced down really soon!

[Busaiku]

Has Viz Media reported on future sets like these at all?
This 1st set caught me by surprise, but I picked it up and saw it, and rather enjoyed it (never watched the previous releases due to cost).
So yeah, just wondering on future sets.

[Kenshindono]

hmm i was thinking of picking up this series. I notice theres a '2nd edition' of all 7 box sets released. Im assuming those are the ones most sites like TRU and amazon have. There isn't much info on them though. I see the pics a page back and they look almist identical just smaller and cheaper looking.

I was wondering if anyone knows if they have the same extras/disc count as the original releases, or if the re-release cut out the extras. I dont think i'll snag them if theyve been trimmed down. Im also trying to find what episodes are on what volumes but am not finding a good source of info on them. Im assuming volume 7 is the last one and it should ahve all 148 episodes?

I did seem to find info indicating the OVA re-releases cut the extras and stuff, but cant seem to find definitive info on the TV series re-release. I figure this is as good a place as any to ask instead of making a whole new thread

[Rev. Doc]

On checking the newer (most recent) sets that were released they include such things as Line Art Gallery, Textless Opening, Textless Ending, Cast Listing, Actor Profiles as extras. From the looks of it these extras are found on the last volume of each season set. On set 7 (Ranma Forever) there is the inclusion of the Ranma 1/2 "Cast Wrap Party" and the Ranma 1/2 "End Of Ranma Party" as extras.

The older OVA set included the Doco Music Videos. The newer OVA set left those off.

[mudduck454]

WOW, talk about bumping an old thread.......

opps I took to long to answer, you beat me to the punch

[touma]

Im also trying to find what episodes are on what volumes but am not finding a good source of info on them.
This is a bit tricky because Viz* reset the episode number to 1 at the start of each season, instead of having continuous numbers like they did with InuYasha.
I can give you the disc and episode count for each of the season sets that I have:
Season/discs/episodes
1 / 4 / 18
2 / 5 / 22
3 / 5 / 24
4 / 5 / 24
5 / 5 / 24
6 / 5 / 24
7 / 5 / 25

If I did not make any mistakes that is a total of 34 discs with 161 episodes.

The OVA set has 12 "episodes" on two discs.
There are actually 9 OVAs, with two of them split into two episodes each, and one short movie.

Im assuming volume 7 is the last one and it should ahve all 148 episodes?
And I am assuming that this is a mistake and you do not really expect volume 7 to have 148 episodes?

Edit: *Actually I should not say that Viz reset the numbers it because it may have been originally released that way. I just do not know.

[Sekiraku Bunchou]

No, you're right, they definitely changed it. They didn't just reset the episode numbering for each season set either, but they also switched around the order of a number of the episodes. They even placed a few in sets where they didn't belong, not that it's all that important for the most part really what order you watch them in. Page here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ranma_%C2%BD_episodes) lists the episode orders side by side and details the changes anyway.

[reionpremente]

I've got the original set and my roommate has the thin pack, so I took some pictures.

In all pictures, the original is on the left.

Front (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_1.jpg)
Back (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_2.jpg)
Insides (http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/sevenbark1/example22/ranma_comp_3.jpg)

In short, the two sets are the same except for the DVD cases, the size of the box (naturally), and some differences in the copy on the packaging. The contents are the same in every way - same overlays, same hard-subs on the OP and ED. Also, there was no line-art gallery in either release.

Nice...... Thanks for the photos

Makes me wish now I hadn't spent close to 200 bucks on the first and second season boxsets. A third of the price and half the room. Very nice.

If the third season is the same, it may finally prod me into continuing with the series.

J.A.

So when is this reissue supposed to happen? This is the first I'd heard of it since late 2000. Are we talking about a re-issue of THOSE sets or is this a different one?

[FigNewton]

So when is this reissue supposed to happen? This is the first I'd heard of it since late 2000. Are we talking about a re-issue of THOSE sets or is this a different one?

The posts you are replying to are from 2007.

[dunno001]

Holy necro, Batman! Yeah, locking to prevent obvious questions...