Ghost Sweeper Mikami Movie - A Quick Look

[Thanatos]

15 years after its theatrical release and a handful of years after the complete TV boxset, Toei has unceremoniously dumped the GS Mikami Movie on R2 DVD. Quick summary:

Audio: Mono Japanese, no subtitles

Video: Looks good. This wasn't advertised as a remaster, HD or otherwise, so I'm assuming it hasn't been touched up. Film is presented in 16:9 letterbox

Cover: Taken from LD release.

Extras: Only the original theatrical trailer, actually an edited version of it. The movie was a triple feature with the third Ranma 1/2 film and Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow. The Mikami Movie LD release contained a long preview of all three films. This DVD cuts off once the Mikami preview is done. This DVD also lacks the Mikami Series Final Fan Party & Dubbing Event on the LD. So if you by chance own the LD, it may be worth holding on to it. Hm... Saint Seiya, Sailor Moon... Toei doesn't seem to be able or willing to port over their old "disc/volume end specials" to the digital era.

I'm not sure why Toei didn't release this movie several years ago, though if anything I suppose its current release was timed to cash in on the success of the Zattei Karen Children anime, which is also from GS Mikami's mangaka. It's unfortunate this is a bare bones release, but at least at 3,800 yen it's cheap.

And now I wait for the only thread reply to be Scrawl's.

[Njr Scrawl]

So here I am :sdsmiley:

I have only fairly recently got the LD, & would keep it anyway (with the TV LDs I bought from you :P )

But Toei's DVD must surely be better than Manga's R1/R2E for PQ. And it will compliment my GSM TV set (which was good for extras!). And of course its more R2J Hiromi Tsuru goodness (or badass-ness)

Toei didn't put across the BSSM season 1 LD extra of Kotono Mitsuishi & the Generals' seiyuus socialising on their DVDs, which was a disappointment. Are there any Dragon Ball extras that didn't go over from LD to DVD?

And I continue to wait for KOR movie 1 & Hiatori Ryokou movie on R2J.....

[Thanatos]

You're far too predictable. :P

The Mangle R1 blackscreened the credits, thus removing the 5-minute epilogue of the film which rolled under them. It was also protodubtitled like Orguss 02, though I guess any halfassed translation is better than none at all ?_?

The only Dragonball movie extras I recall on the LDs were the original previews, which made it over to DVD. The Sailor Moon Movie LD disc end specials didn't make it, nor did ANY of the Saint Seiya VHS volume end specials. Come to think of it, I don't think any of my SS TV R2s contain any extras, not even the creditless OPs/ENDs. The Movie Box contains them, but only the faux widescreen versions.

But hey, this is the same company that has lost several creditless OPs/ENDs from Hokuto no Ken, Dragonball, Sailor Moon, and others. They might have misplaced their disc end specials too.

[Njr Scrawl]

I am predictable about Hiromi Tsuru shows. And GSM is her only other big show, (as a lead character) after KOR. :)

I have not watched my LD for a long time & can't remember how it was for PQ. I'm going to watch the Japanese DVD first. I'm glad it was released at all, but a shame no space was made for it in the box. As the cover art is no different to my LD one, I might swap the final TV case for a 3 disc one & put the movie in that way.