Comments on: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Official Region 1 Release

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:41:31 +0000

I was very fortunate to not only snag the official R1 subbed licensed Pioneer 18 disc set together as a unit, but to get it for $80 US.
You read that right. For the price of about 2.5 discs I got the whole set. It remains one of my treasured collections and judging by the absolutely ridiculous prices for the same set online, I should probably hold onto it. I do find the character skin colors and other things to be a bit off, but the series is quite old and anime companies really did not have the resources for a really high quality transfer at the time. Its sufficient for me. Especially at the price I got it for.
I really cant believe its worth $900 on Amazon. For me, its an absolute classic series and one I will probably never sell regardless of the worth of the set. I like the white cases and understated cover designs, although the packaging in general is really plain. The treasure of course, lies within it.

By: TokyoDreamer9

TokyoDreamer9 — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:13:41 +0000

I loved Cradcaptor Sakura, I live in the UK and purchasing the region 1 DVDs was not possible as they dont play in the UK so I bought a bootleg from the UK initially from Malaysia. I was satisfied but not 100% happy due to Kero’s Corner being cut out. This blog has made alot of sense to me as I was thinking of buying another copy someday. Thankyou so much.

By: Kimono

Kimono — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:13 +0000

My parents offered me these DVDs for Christmas. Your verdict is good about the quality of English subtitles. By cons, my parents do not want to tell me how much they bought the series … Thank you for sharing!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:34:10 +0000

I intended to review the set that you probably have (I wrote a review, but never finished it).

If you’re considering paying $700 for this series, I’d say consider upping it to $1,000+ for the Japanese remastered release, but 1) that’s a whole log of money for an animation series! and 2) there’re no English subtitles on them. As much as I would like to be able to recommend an affodable Cardcaptor Sakura set to everyone, this is an instance where I have to say, “If you have the bootleg, stick with it.”

By: Leih Klaire

Leih Klaire — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:18:12 +0000

I bought this series a long time ago, and according to your comments, I got the Malaysian bootleg of a bootleg version – even though mine has superior packaging to the one you reviewed, the menus and quality of the video are the same.

I love the show tons, so I wanted an official set to replace my crappy (yet mostly watchable) bootleg. I was surprised to see price tags of $700-$800 for a USED set of the complete Pioneer/Geneon DVD set. Even though the price was steep, I was actually considering it. But your commentary on this official release makes me hesitant – mostly the color issues and cropping help turn me away from the hefty price tag.

So, I’m glad for reading this (and of course, you writing this) to save me several hundred dollars. I’ll look around for more options. Thanks~

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:36:57 +0000

Watching the R1′s certainly becomes a whole new experience after seeing the crisp, clear R2′s. Add in the extras you get with the R2 purchase (creditless openings and endings, mini-artbooks, episode information guides, Tomoyo diary specials), and the R2′s almost feel worth the major price tag (and probably are if you consider them as a collector’s item, rather than a casual purchase to watch).

Whenever I watch a region one DVD, Tomoyo simply isn’t the same!

By: Mermaid Princess

Mermaid Princess — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:18:27 +0000

Thank you very very VERY much for your in depth analysis of the different CCS DVDs. They made a HUGE impact in my decision making of CCS DVDS. The only thing I didn’t like was how now whenever I watch my newly bought R1 DVDs, all I can see is the cut off top and sides of the screen!! Haha. I can’t turn it off now ^^; I definitely see how the images are cut, and I can even see how Tomoyo’s skin is a weird pasty hue. I always thought that was supposed to be like that, but now I know it’s not. When I save enough money, I definitely plan on buying the remastered R2 just based on your info of non-cut images. Thank you so so much again for all your hard work.