Fans who have preordered the Transformers: Japanese Collection DVD boxset from Shout Factory received an email today informing them that their orders have been pushed back a week. Why is that? Better video masters were found! Here’s a snippet of the message from Shout:
To ensure you receive the best quality product possible, we’ve pushed back the release date by one week to 7/12/11 to utilize better video masters we were able to track down. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.And now for the good news. We are pleased to be able to offer a special gift with purchase of this deluxe box set. We will be making a limited-edition Transformers lithograph available only with purchase and only while supplies last. We have added that to your order at no charge. Check back on our site in the coming days to find out more information about the lithograph or simply wait and be surprised.
So not only have they pushed back only 1 week to ensure that fans have the best quality they can provide by utilizing these better video masters, but they are also offering fans who order the box set a limited edition lithograph! If have any interest in this release then make sure to head over to the Shout Factory website and preorder now!
nathan_s82
Any word if clip shows for all three series will be included?
johnboy3434
I'm still hoping they'll include Zone on the set. It just seems odd for them to leave off one episode (OVA, whatever).
Scrapper6
Is that really comparable?
And I thought Headmasters was coming out this July?
RubberChicken
How was a thread made yesterday posted before one made on the 11th?
Gaastra
How do you think i feel. I posted this before he did but didn't get a news count.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…sformers-complete-japanese-collection-11.html
Oh well. That's life. I'm glad they found better masters. It will be worth the wait for that.
nathan_s82
Just pre-orderd this set and the Complete Beast Wars Set.
RavageBeak1000
We need this and MASK complete series to hit Amazon now for at least 20% off and free shipping.
Batman
I pre-ordered the whole set today, I figured what the hell.
G1Jetfire
Received the same e-mail. Won't peek at the lithograph Shout Factory is including. It will be a nice surprise even if it is out a week later.
unicron’s blues
Looks good, I wasn't even aware that there was a complete Japanese set being offered as I hadn't seen any news posted of it until now. I'm not seeing a listing for it on Amazon yet.
Nightrain
I like that a hell of a lot more than Deathsauras, which is awkward to actually say.
Abrogate
Shout! Factory Store
Girl Pants
I pre-ordered today.
I don't really care if Amazon offers it cheaper, I don't mind supporting Shout, and the litho just sweetens the deal.
Prowl 2009
What's the website address?
Kenucme
I figured what the heck. Went ahead and ordered a set.
Granted, it will likely be cheaper on Amazon and other venues. But I'd rather give my money to Shout Factory directly. They are the ones doing the fandom a great service with this release.
Takeshi357
Hard to say. They did decide to make Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Vol.3 only available via their store.
Prowl 2009
Sorry if this has been answered already, but Is the Japanese Transformers Collection coming to mass retail? Or only available through Shout!
Abrogate
just as planned……
Takeshi357
Well, it's not. Japanese use a rather quirky way of spelling english words, and Deszaras' name has the wrong syllables for "saurus".
Usually, I'm not too nitpicky about this stuff – I mean, I'm the one raging when I browse anime on IMDB and some weeaboo thought it was a great idea to use an improper romanization for the official title even when the title is supposed to be in english, like the names you gave examples for – and it's particularily grating when IMDB's official policy is to use the title from the actual title screen and even the Japanese title screen in english but some moron still used the "Japanese" spelling!
It all boils down to the fact that I just really, really hate the "Deathsaurus" spelling. Especially since the "Deszaras" spelling actually kind makes sense in the Victory tradition of naming characters after royal titles, like Dinoking and Liokaiser…tho I suppose it should be Deczaras, but I still see that's what they were trying to go for.
lars573
Nope, there is no English equivalent of Deszaras. Really Deathsaurus is just the English way of saying Deszaras. And it's more of a what they decided to hang on him rather than some sort of translation. As De-su-za-ra-su (the pheonetic rendering of his Japanese name) isn't a "proper" name that means something. It's mean't to look like a Kaiju (Gojira, Mothra, Rodan, etc) name when written. At least I think that's what the wiki was getting at.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Deathsaurus
Then don't bother. The official English from of Deszaras is Deathsaurus, the robot heroes name of Dessaras never got released.