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Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season 1 [Blu-ray]

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I owned the original DVD release of Tsubasa when it was released by Funimation. While I enjoyed the series on my older TV, the video didn't look so great when I purchased and watched it on my 42 inch Plasma TV. When it was announced that the series was coming out on Bluray, I immediately purchased a copy and I have to say that the picture is absolutely gorgeous at 1080p. In addition, this series is a bargain at $30 at amazon, while the original series cost me well over $100 dollars. If you have a HD TV and a Bluray player, get this series. You won't be disappointed.

I'm not going to go into the plot of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, other sites and reviewers have that covered, but here is the deal, Funimation has yet again releases another upscaled piece of garbage.

This Blu-ray set has a number of issues with the video. The images are blurry, the lines are fuzzy, colors washed out, everything as a glow around it, there is noticeable gradient banding, and artifacting during many scenes. If you own the DVDs, stick with them as they are the best quality available.

If you want a HD version of this anime wait for the official release from the studio, not some cheap Funimation weekend project. I ended up returning this because I am not going to pay for this horrible mess of a release.

I added a screenshot to the images section to show how bad this release is. Make sure to look at it full size, as it naturally looks better at a smaller size. Also the screenshot was not altered in any way from the Blu-ray source.

Also don't buy this set, go for the collection if you are going to get it.

I purchased this set before they announced the COMPLETE set for about the same price. SKIP this set and purchase the complete set to save yourself about $80 ($50 season 2 - $30 movie). SKIP.

Tsubasa Chronicles is a great anime and if your a fan of CLAMP you are sure to enjoy.

This is a must have series! Storyline at first seems a bit loose and confusing but as the episodes unfold it reveals an interesting plot with great characters and awesome voice overs that I recognized almost immediately from other great animes. This is definitely one the best anime's out there and I can't wait to see the next season. I'd recommend this to all anime fans!

I really enjoy this series and if the Blu-ray version actually comes out I will get it, but Funimation had a release date for this months ago to be released on Blu-ray and it never happened.

The story is about a boy who knows a princess and both of them have this secret love for eachother. The princess decides that she wants to tell the boy and asks him to meet him at some ruins, but things go bad. She ends up losing all of her memories which are in the form of feathers and the boy goes on a quest to get them all back. So ends up meeting the dimensional witch who for a fee will send him to where he needs to go and hopefully find her feathers. In his case the fee is that no matter how many he collects, so no matter how much of her memory returns to her, she will never remember him. Two other characters go along with him and a crazy adventure begins. (This is a rough summary since I am trying to keep out potential spoilers).

Is it worth having on Blu-ray versus DVD is probably the main question. I say yes do to it's rich color detail and artwork. The story is captivating, full of fantasy and adventure. It is fairly close to the original manga work done by Clamp who wrote many popular stories such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Angel Links, Chobits, X, and xxxholic just to name a few. This story to me, and I really enjoy the works by Clamp, is just far superior in comparison to the other stories they have written. It also has many of the characters from the different stories in it and for those who like Card Captor Sakura a very important character is based off of her. While it might not be one of my top three animes it is in my top three for a must see on Blu-ray. Out of the 140 anime titles I own, I would love to watch this in the way I believe it was ment to be watched.

my favorite anime in blu-ray and an entire season for a good price, what more is there to want? The price is better then the single DVD's I've been collecting for the past few years.

I love CLAMP and all theyre stories (except miyuki-chan in wonderland) but this is by far their best. I love the slim dvd case it doesnt take up space its just right. The show is just awsome great story beautiful music lovable characters just awsome if your a big CLAMP fan than this is for you

I have always been a fan of Tsubasa myself, and so has my best friend. So for her birthday I decided to get her the Viridian Collection of Season 1 of Tsubasa. She absolutly loved it, and I got it used and it still came in great codition. She really loved it. And I myself have Season 1 of Tsubasa (Not Viridian Collection) and the Viridian one is just the same as the regualr one pretty much. Anyway, I think any anime fan should get Tsubasa.

Seeing Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle was a fantastic experience that makes me crave more anime on Blu-Ray. The images look so crisp, high res, etc. In fact after seeing Tsubasa on Blu-Ray and then going back to standard definition it was like looking at two different things. The blu-ray looked crisp and seemed to have more vibrant colors.

The boxset comes with three discs, two inside of one DVD case and then one on a separate case. There are about 8 episodes on the first two discs and then the final disc has the remaining episodes as well as the special features.

Special features include a textless version of the opening song Blaze and the ending song. There are also cast auditions of the main characters and Yuko. Finally there are links on the blu-ray to key episodes that describe the world or the characters.

All in the package is a great deal and Im so glad I was able to see it on Blu-Ray.

Tsubasa is a fun and adventurous anime with characters that one would come to love and actually care about. The elemental powers in the show makes it a fantastic, nearly science fiction, experience that will be sure to please people who watch. The only criticism is that at times it can feel slow however, the action will pick up and the suspense that it carries one to watch each and every episode.

BTW: The boxset contains the entire first season, that is, 26 episodes.