Kotatsu Neko
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My shiny new copy of Akira on 4K disc arrived today. It's a Japanese import so not cheap, but for your money you get the movie in 4K, plus the same on a regular BD, and an extra BD with a documentary about the new audio remaster. It also all comes in a very pretty box.
I love the movie and have seen it many times on several formats, initially with the two VHS set Manga Video released in the early 90s. I've yet to watch the new 4K disc in its entirety, but I had a good scan and impressions unfortunately aren't good. It's really soft and DNR has clearly had its way with things. HDR is there is places, but it's subtle. I'll watch it in full this weekend but sadly this looks to be a disappointment. I also did a back to back comparison with the BD and surprisingly the BD looks even softer, needlessly so.
I love the movie and have seen it many times on several formats, initially with the two VHS set Manga Video released in the early 90s. I've yet to watch the new 4K disc in its entirety, but I had a good scan and impressions unfortunately aren't good. It's really soft and DNR has clearly had its way with things. HDR is there is places, but it's subtle. I'll watch it in full this weekend but sadly this looks to be a disappointment. I also did a back to back comparison with the BD and surprisingly the BD looks even softer, needlessly so.
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