[US] Colorful ~ The Motion Picture

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via PR...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SENTAI FILMWORKS LICENSES

“COLORFUL ~ THE MOTION PICTURE”

HOUSTON, January 23, 2013 — Sentai Filmworks’ is proud to announce their newest acquisition: Colorful ~ The Motion Picture. This award winning movie about death and rebirth was directed by Keiichi Hara (Summer Days with Coo) and features a screenplay by Miho Maruo (The Dog of Flanders) with character designs by Atsushi Yamagata, sound direction by Akira Ookuma (Spirit of Wonder) and music by Ko Otani (Hakuoki).

There is a train station on the other side of death, yet not all who arrive on the platform will be judged ready for passage onwards. For one unready soul, there will be both a test and a second chance. Rather than be reborn, this soul will awake in the body of 14-year-old suicide Makoto Kobayashi where it must not only find a way to fit into Makoto’s existence, but also unravel two mysteries. What is the secret of the great sin it committed in its own previous life and what were the reasons that led to Makoto’s suicide? While some may believe the truth to be as plain to see as black and white, “Makoto” soon finds that the real world is overlaid with so many shades of grey and rainbows of colors that even the most obvious of “facts” are not what they seem. With the soul’s time in Makoto’s body quickly running out, the answers to all life’s mysteries await discovery in the acclaimed animation masterpiece that won the 34th Japanese Academy Prize for Excellence in Animation: Colorful ~ The Motion Picture.

Colorful ~ The Motion Picture will be available soon on bilingual DVD & BD and through select digital outlets.

About Sentai Filmworks:
Sentai Filmworks is one of the fastest-growing anime companies in North America, producing hit series like High School of the Dead, Towanoquon, Samurai Girls, Guin Saga, Needless and Angel Beats as well as high profile theatrical films such as Grave of the Fireflies and Appleseed. Sentai Filmworks’ programs can be found on home video distributed by Ingram Entertainment, Baker & Taylor, Section23Films, The Right Stuf and other good and fine distributors. Digital product offerings may be found at iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Zune Marketplace, Anime Network, Playstation Network, Google Play and YouTube.

www.sentai-filmworks.com

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[Ingraman]

I'll think about it, ADV, if you put out a high-enough quality BD release. It'll have to be good to get me to blind-buy it soon-ish after release.

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Title COLORFUL: THE MOTION PICTURE
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 126 min.
Street Date: 5/14/2013
Format: DVD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $29.98

Title: COLORFUL: THE MOTION PICTURE BLU-RAY
Published by: Sentai Filmworks
Distributed by: Section23 Films
Run Time: 126 min.
Street Date: 5/14/2013
Format: BD
Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
SRP: $39.98

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https://twitter.com/worldofcrap/stat...14198390505472

So, I spoke too soon about the BD of Colorful looking OK. There's a scene near the end that's just a mess. Very upset. WTF, Sentai?

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via TFP forums

Originally Posted by Sensuifu

Got around to watching this and can confirm the issue. It's nothing like the Horizon problem, but just as annoying. Not sure what happened...Whatever the reason, the problem is obvious. I can't recall the last BD I've seen with macroblocking, let alone any significant macroblocking on BD this bad.

The affected scene starts around 1:54:42; beginning of Ch14; lasts about a couple of minutes. What's interesting is that the entire movie stays consistently fine up until this very moment, then the bitrate, (which is subpar to begin with ~8mbps) plunges to 2-3mbps, the instance where the problematic image occurs.

A few caps of the problem-

#3 is of an unaffected frame as reference, the other two are easily noticeable during playback:

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Yeah, it's pretty sad the PQ is botched. Probably even sillier that this crap coincides with the dialog that's spoken at the time