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Finally Twelve Kingdoms Boxset 1!!!
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:46 am
by Santoryu no Zoro
I've waited so long for this, holding out on the dvds just so I could get the box set. The first one is going to be released later this year in September. I can't wait!!
http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc ... s/4372.php
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:40 am
by Mercury
Great news there! I'd heard a long time ago that a box set had been planned, but it'd been so long that I thought they had scrapped the idea. Still, I held out a little hope and actually never ended up buying the DVD's. Now I know the wait was justified. =D
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:53 am
by zitch
Very good news. Though I did already buy all the DVDs, I'll probably be buying this too and selling my existing DVDs to a friend.
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:47 pm
by yuene
I thought I saw something like this on Ebay recently! I always wondered if the subbing was good on the US versions.
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:33 am
by Santoryu no Zoro
^^ Well, I'm pretty sure they haven't been released yet, so the set on Ebay is probably bootleg. And regarding the subs, they are official and almost always better translated then any fansub out there.
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:08 am
by zitch
thesmokingman wrote:I only have the North American release DVD's. I have always wonder how the translations have compared. Anyone here who has seen both and could tell us how they stack up against each other?
The translations on the DVD are consistent. I've found that the fansubs can be inconsistent with flashbacks to earlier points in the series (translates the same phrase different ways, but mostly say the same thing). The DVD doesn't explain as much either that can confuse people (I.E., the word "kirin" is similar sounding to the word for giraffe in Japanese and that Soukyaku (sp?) are people brought to this world from China), but I have found that the fansubs can sometimes explain too much at points (I.E., the fansubs explains that Sekishi (sp?) means "red child" before Youko gains the throne, which I beleive we're not supposed to know until some point after Youko gains the throne). Also, there are a few translation errors on the fansubs that are not on the DVDs (First episode, Keiki doesn't say "Close your eyes and have faith", he does say "Don't close your eyes and have faith" or something like that...).
So overall, I'd say they are about equal, with the official subs just ahead of the fansub that I watched because of minor spoiler reasons. The lack of explainations for a few things in the official subs, I believe, really are very minor in the grand scheme of the story. Although I do love reading the fansub notes about how things correlate to Japanese history in the series.
The subs I had were from Anime Coalition and AnimeHaven for episodes 1-10, Anime Coalition and Aoi-Anime for episodes 11-17, and the 12K-Translation Project for episodes 18-45. These all came from the same batch of torrents, and I do not know about the history of the fansubbing of this series (you may find it by searching around on this site). The changing of hands may explain the inconsistencies.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:44 pm
by Hazel
The box set contains discs 1-5 (episodes 1-22, I think)
hyd probably means the format is a hybrid dvd.. though i don't know.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:34 pm
by zitch
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:28 am
by AliceC
I pre-ordered both, although amazon is quite expensive. dvdempire still hasn't shown the preorder for the second one. I know I'm crazy, just because I already have a copy doesn't mean that I shouldn't get another one. Cd's get scratched ya know. ^__^ That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:05 am
by Tahki
dang, they only have locally translated published here....and getting online's out of the question...way to heavy after conversion.... $99/+
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:13 pm
by kei_taiho
O_O
that is still very expensive....woah....but if more will sell the boxset, the more it will be cheaper...i hope sumone will sell a cheaper boxset.....
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:03 pm
by Hazel
when it comes to anime, 5 discs for 75$ isn't too bad, in my opinion.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:51 am
by AliceC
I've compared amazon.com, buy.com, dvdempire.com, rightstuf.com, and some larger corporate stores (BestBuy, Suncoast, Barnes and Nobles, Waldens, and Borders). $74 is the cheapest I have seen so far. You might be able to get some at local small businesses that are willing to sell for cheaper in hopes of greater quantity.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:07 am
by zitch
Ah, the advantage of having a salaried job... $10 per boxset is not much for me to worry about...
Helps when being lazy.
That and I do like being able to track my purchases...
Did I mention that I'm lazy?
Plus I did look around here and didn't find anybody that knew they were selling it.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:20 pm
by Hazel
amazon still has box set 1 at 75$, and it's no longer a preorder. but yeah, 15$ a disc isn't half bad for an anime, where discs usually are in the excess of 20$
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:25 am
by AliceC
I am a little disappointed that there isn't just one boxset, or just selling of a separate box for my already purchased DVDs. Also that it will only be DVDs and nothing else. Not even some cute pics. Even so, I can't complain much.
Did anyone get receive the first box set yet? Mine is still in the mail. >.<
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:23 am
by zitch
Arrrgh! My boxset is a state away! Noo!
I wonder if I can drive over there and break in to find my box...
J/K :p
It's scheduled to come in the middle this upcoming week. Ah well.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:24 pm
by AliceC
Mine is in the same state but up north...I'm about to die cuz it hasn't reached my local post office...I just wanna get it.
I'm just surprised that they didn't put different artworks on the box. You know, those same pics for some of the japanese dvds.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:26 pm
by kei_taiho
well... yeah....75$ for 5 dvd's is not bad....
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:51 pm
by zitch
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:59 pm
by kei_taiho
woah...very nice!!! weeeh! does it already contain all of the 45 eps. of 12k? i want one too!!! i guess i have to save more money now.....T_T
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:03 pm
by zitch
Actually, no, just the first 22 episodes. A second boxset for the next 23 is scheduled to come out in November 15.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:05 pm
by kei_taiho
ahhh...i see....but actually, i would prefer the book....since it is more complete and i really love epic books such as JK....i'm sort of a bookworm....
i can't wait for the english version of it...
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:58 pm
by AliceC
zitch wrote:Just got home. Guess what I found?
*zitch does the happy dance!*
Ok, so maybe that wasn't so exciting...
EEEeeeee!!!! Me too!!!! I just got home (after a long day of school) and guess what?? I got it too!!!!!! I am very very happy with what they've done. The covers are great. The inside it wonderful, and zitch, you're so nice in showing everyone the pics!!!
I love it.
*AliceC does the happy dance as well!!* I'm soooooooooo happy.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:48 pm
by AliceC
Isn't it just the greatest? I'm trying to get all my friends to buy it. Hehe. They're like...so, you gonna let us watch? Psh, watch the new DVDs? Heck no. You have to get your own....hehehhehe.
