final fantasy vii – episode denzel – on the way to a smile (blu-ray)

mal ~ wikipedia

description:

Final Fantasy VII spinoff novel On the Way to a Smile Episode: Denzel has been adapted into an anime for the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete release. The Denzel part of On the Way to a Smile story begins as the character Denzel aims to enlist in the World Regenesis Organization (WRO) and “leaps” back into Denzel’s past.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1904×1072 (anamorphic 1906×1072)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 2.0 flac
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

final fantasy vii – advent children director’s cut (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth…
Though Midgar, city of Mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.
And so Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1920×1072 (anamorphic 1920×1080)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 5.1 flac
audio languages: japanese, english
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

final fantasy vii – last order

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII is the latest addition to the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. It is an original animated video that was released with the “Ultimate Edition” of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It contains past events prior to the game Final Fantasy VII and revolves around the event that took place in Nibelheim, involving Zack, Cloud, Tifa and Sephiroth.

info:

source: r2 dvd
resolution: 704×352 (anamorphic 704×396)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 2.0 vorbis
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

paradise kiss

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Attending preparatory school has been a normal setting for Yukari for most of her life, respecting the wishes of her parents for a quality education. Now, as an elite high school student, she begins to doubt her route in life until she meets the members of “Parakiss”, a lively group of fashion designers.

Yukari’s asked by the members of Parakiss to model at the fashion show held at the festival of Yazawa Art School. She hesitates at the thought of becoming a model, but with her encounters with George, a designer who adamantly pursues his dream, she’s inspired to pursue her own route in life. Yet, as Yukari comes to know George through his odd lifestyle and behaviors, she finds herself strangely attached to him…

info:

source: r2 dvd
resolution: 720×480 (anamorphic 853×480)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 2.0 vorbis
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

ponyo on the cliff by the sea (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

A young boy, Sousuke, befriends a strange looking goldfish whom he names Ponyo. Unbeknown to him, Ponyo is a magic fish who has decided that she wants to live with Sousuke and the other humans. Unfortunately, Ponyo’s decision to give up her underwater life creates a crack in an ancient magic spell, and places the world in danger. Together, Sousuke and Ponyo must set things right.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1920×1040 (anamorphic 1924×1040)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 6.1 flac, 2.0 ac3
audio languages: japanese, english, french, italian, spanish, korean
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

5 centimeters per second (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

A movie consisting of three parts, basically telling the story of two people, Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. Takaki and Akari become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of e-mails. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease. Years pass and the rift between them grows ever larger. However, Takaki remembers the times they have shared together, but as life continues to unfold for him, he wonders if he would be given the chance to meet Akari again as the tale embarks on Takaki’s realization of the world and people around him.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1904×1072 (anamorphic 1906×1072)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 5.0 flac
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

note:

the audio was originally 3.1 pcm, which got upmixed to 5.0 flac. only ac3 is capable of holding it in its 3.1 multichannel combination. the .1 audio is basically background noise seperated from the center voices, but else is totally identical, hence pretty useless in the first place and got shifted to the rear channels.

cowboy bebop – knockin’ on heaven’s door (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Mars is under siege! Just before Halloween 2071, a terrorist bomb destroys a tanker truck on Highway One, close to a densely-populated crater city. There are casualties up to half a mile from the blast – 500 killed or injured by what appears to be a biochemical weapon. The reward for the bomber’s capture is a massive 300,000,000 Woolongs… and there are four humans and a dog who really need the money. Down on their luck as usual, the crew of the Bebop get on the case.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1776×944 (anamorphic 1776×960)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 5.1 flac
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

toki wo kakeru shoujo (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Life for 17-year-old Makoto Konno is filled with fun days of school and hanging out with her two best friends, Chiaki and Kousuke. And then she finds herself with a strange ability to leap (or jump) back in time. A strange ability that at first saves her life, but then allows her to not be late to school, to know the answers on any surprise exams and to avoid any troublesome mishaps. It is only when Makoto chooses to use this ability to avoid some of the more personal issues that arise with her friends, do events become both complex and painfully difficult – the simple gift that she once took for granted suddenly becomes a troublesome burden.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1904×1072 (anamorphic 1906×1072)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 5.1 flac
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

ghost in the shell (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

In the year 2029, the world is made borderless by the net; augmented humans live in virtual environments, watched over by law enforcement that is able to download themselves into super-powered, crime busting mecha.

The ultimate secret agent of the future is not human, has no physical body and can freely travel the information highways of the world, hacking and manipulating whatever and whenever required.

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1856×1008 (anamorphic 1865×1008)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 2.0 flac, 2.0 ac3
audio languages: japanese, english
subtitles: english (ass, srt)

escaflowne the movie – a girl in gaea (blu-ray)

anidb ~ mal ~ ann

description:

Hitomi Kanzaki is tired of life. Depressed and despondent, she wishes that she could just fade away, to make the pain of living stop hurting. Her pain resonates with another on the world of Gaea, and when her wish is granted, she finds herself in a strange land. She is greeted as the Wing Goddess, who possess the power to summon the legendary Escaflowne. Hitomi’s fate is intertwined with the brash young warrior king Van, who also feels that life has lost it’s meaning. Sworn to strike back at the Black Dragon Clan which destroyed his kingdom, he fights to exist, and he exists to fight. The arrival of the Wing Goddess marks the final turning point in Van’s battle, as she holds the entire world’s destiny in her heart. By summoning Escaflowne, the Wing Goddess will choose the path of Gaea’s future. But is her heart’s desire salvation…or destruction?

info:

source: blu-ray
resolution: 1888×1040 (anamorphic 1924×1040)
video codec: h264
audio codec: 5.1 flac
audio languages: japanese
subtitles: english (ass, srt)