[JP] JP Blu-ray Review: Afro Samurai

[Chris Beveridge]

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Review (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/7013.php)


Released By: GDH K.K.
MSRP: ¥6090
Running time: 112 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen
Resolution: 1080p
Encoded With: H.264/AVC
Release Date: 02/20/2008
Review Date: 07/09/2008
Date Announced: 11/30/2007
Region: A - N. America, S. America, East Asia
Reviewed By: Chris Beveridge

In Summary:
Afro Samurai is a very glossy high production show that does exactly what it sets out to do. It has lots of gorgeous set pieces to it, beautiful action sequences and love of choreographed bloodshed. It’s light on the story but it has a number of good thematic elements to it that helps to carry it through the total runtime. If anything, it feels just a bit too long and it has a couple of badly done comedic ideas when it comes to certain characters, like Ninja Ninja and Kuma. But in the end, the one thought that comes to mind about it is really all that matters to a huge chunk of the audience, and that’s that Afro Samurai is this decade’s Ninja Scroll. No wonder it sells so well.

[godofchaos]

I have the same disk, it isn't 1080p, it's 1080i.

edit- went to go check my disk to double check, but forgot I lent it to a friend...quite sure this was 1080i though DESPITE all the solicitations saying it was 1080p (the menu WAS 1080p though...)

[zipCode]

Yes, it's 1080i as I said in another post. Most probably due to being vfr (end credits scrolling at unreasonable speed).

[Chris Beveridge]

Yes, it's 1080i as I said in another post. Most probably due to being vfr (end credits scrolling at unreasonable speed).


Ah, I had forgotten that the PS3 does output it as 1080p when I was checking that. Fixed.