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Hidamari Sketch: Season 1

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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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Genre Anime & Manga
Format NTSC, Subtitled, Color, Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Animated
Contributor HIDAMARI SKETCH: SEASON 1
Language Japanese
Number Of Discs 2
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For years, Yunos dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School; but now that she's been accepted, it means the scary prospect of moving away from her home and family for the first time!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 6.4 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled, Color, Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Animated
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2010
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sentai
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002VDZILU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Noah Meyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Fun
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015
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Hidamari Sketch is such a silly and charming series. In these fourteen episodes, you'll find nothing exciting, but plenty of charming day-to-day occurences in the lives of Yuno, Miyako, Hiro and Sae. The show is very quirky, true to Shaft's reputation. If you liked Madoka Magica, Hidamari Sketch's same staff will surely rope you in.
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Michael Hopcroft
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Funny
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013
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This is a sweet, funny and alarmingly addictive series about girls in art school. The characters are what makes it shine, as is the case in many such series. the humor comes naturally from their foibles.

It was surprising that there was no English track, but I didn't really miss it.
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Christopher Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014
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I love this series. It's so relaxing and just generally cheerful. One of the better " Slice of Life" Animes out there with a very appropriate Artistic feel and generally likable and interesting characters.
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tchiang
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2012
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It takes a little time to get into this anime because the episodes are out of chronological order, but once you do it is one of the most truly enjoyable out there.
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Cody Shay
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun bit of slice of life comedy.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2010
Hidamari Sketch can easily draw comparisons to other shows like Azumanga Daioh, Doki Doki, and Lucky Star. Like some of those, it's also based on 4 frame comics, and due to that, it's stories are brief and tend to jump around quite frequently.

But that's where the fun lies. The show is incredibly random. The days don't even play in chronological order. Each episode is a single day in the life of four art students living in the Hidamari Apartments. Several episodes focus around very simple things, like making artwork for the fair, or preparing a name plate for their building.

Basically, this show is the anime equivalent of Sienfeld (if Sienfeld was about teenage art school students.) There is never a lot going on. There isn't some great over reaching ark, like so many other series. It's a nice, fun slice of life series, with some really well placed comedy.

Also, the show is incredibly stylish, courtesy of Shaft. Real life objects are often inserted into the show, such as teddy bear, paint brushes, and even food. The backgrounds are often "dotted" to mimic those in old comics. Like most Sentai releases, these DVD's are well made and feature very good video quality, allowing you to enjoy the show fully.

If you're a fan of Azumanga Daioh, Doki Doki School Hours, or Lucky Star, then give Hidamari Sketch a try. It's a fun show, and one you just might find yourself enjoying.

This release features the entire first season and 2 OVAs.

Ignore the comments about the video quality below. I watched this on 40" and 46" TVs and the video quality was fine. 6 episodes per disc is less than 2.5 hours and since when do see a movie that length divided onto two discs? I've also read several reviews of this that have all stated the video quality is fine and that there is no digital blocking. Though sometimes certain DVDs will play and look better on certain setups, as opposed to others. This DVD does have the potential, like most, to look bad if you have a cheap upconvert DVD player, or don't upconvert at all before watching it on such a large setup. The Video quality may not be as crisp as a Japanese release, or even ADV's old singles, but it's certainly much, much better than the discs from Funimation.

Also, just because the Japanese discs looked okay, or the illegal uploads of this series looked okay, it doesn't mean that they masters that Sentai got would have been okay. Both ADV and Funimation initially got bum masters for the Full Metal Panic series, even though the Japanese series looked okay. They don't just shipped over the exact materials the Japanese release used. They make a copy and then ship those. There are many, many cases of the Japanese sending over very poor masters. Unfortunately, the R1 companies always get blamed for this.
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Usually Dead
3.0 out of 5 stars Great anime, with a so-so DVD release
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2011
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It really, truly pains me to give the first season of Hidamari Sketch a mere three stars. This is perhaps my single favorite anime of all time, an one of a very few anime that I've wanted to watch more than once. (Further below I'll explain why I didn't give this product a full five stars.)

Hidamari Sketch is a rare, fantastic show that makes something pleasing to watch while having absolutely nothing like actual storytelling. Each episode is merely a collection of events about high-school art students and their daily routine. There's no real character arcs, no serious drama, and only light-hearted humor. We can't call Hidamari Sketch "good storytelling" because there's not any solid story being told. This show is primarily about absolutely nothing. So, what makes it so enjoyable?

Hidamari Sketch isn't about unfolding a dramatic tale. Instead, it's more like a mental and emotional massage. The characters are teeth-rottingly cute, the visual design is colorful and wonderfully creative, the humor is giggle-inducing, and there is some excellent music. I love this anime so much not because it's a good story, but because it balms the weary soul battered by the cruel real world. (Those of you who work and/or go to school will know what I mean.)

Now, that all said, I'll explain why I only gave this DVD set 3 stars. I love Hidamari Sketch, but this North American DVD release really leaves some things to be desired. It's not outright BAD, and there are one or two points that need praising. Let's list each noteworthy item one at a time.

The Good:
1. THIS DVD RELEASE DOES NOT HAVE ENGLISH DUBBED VOICE ACTING. To some, this might be a bad thing, but those "some" need to grow up and learn how to read. English voice tracks in anime are never, EVER a good thing. They always have bad actors who sound not even remotely like the Japanese originals, and their crappy performances break immersion worse than a hammer to the head. I'm utterly thrilled that the localizer of Hidamari Sketch in this DVD set left out the English voice track. Instead, they included the Japanese vocals only, and have English subtitles on by default. This is a very, very, VERY good thing.

2. I really appreciate most of the translation decisions that the localizing company made in writing the subtitles. They're all pretty much written with the assumption that the viewer will have some basic knowledge of Japanese linguistics and culture (Which is true of any American anime fan who buys a DVD set with no English audio track, so it was the right thing to do), therefore making the subtitles mostly accurate of what the original Japanese voice actors were saying.

The Bad:
1. As another Reviewer on this Amazon page mentioned, the video quality really leaves something to be desired. It's not unwatchably bad, but too often are there frames with fuzziness and blocking, making the DVD's video stream look decidedly poor. The video quality looks nearly identical to the original TV broadcast, which makes me think that was simply the quality of the source material from SHAFT (the studio that animated Hidamari Sketch). If that's true, then it's not the localizer's fault that the video is low-quality, but still. When you buy a DVD, you usually expect a BETTER quality copy than what broadcasted on TV.

2. The subtitles sometimes have typos, like missing letters or misspelled words. It's never bad enough that I can't understand what the characters are saying, but this is really an unacceptable flaw. Your subtitles should not have typos. Get an editor, do a second draft, just don't let that happen.

That's why, overall, this product gets 3 stars from me. I love Hidamari Sketch, and this DVD release is a just-barely acceptable archive of a great show. It is worth getting only if you really, REALLY like this show (as I do).
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itsdink
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015
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Excellent series!
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armada
5.0 out of 5 stars PS3で再生できました。
Reviewed in Japan on June 15, 2014
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海外版なので再生機器が限られていると聞いてましたが、自分の持ってるPS3では問題なく再生できました。
PC等ではまだ試していません。
音声は日本語のみ、字幕も英語がありましたがDisc1・2共に設定で消せました。

国内版と違ってディスク枚数が2枚なのでぶっ通しで見たい場合でもディスクを入れ替える回数が少なくて助かります。

値段も国内版と比べるとずいぶんお得ですし、特典とかいろいろ気にせず本編だけ見たいという方にはいいんじゃないかなと思います。
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3000
5.0 out of 5 stars 北米版だけあって安い
Reviewed in Japan on January 4, 2014
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送料込み3800円ほどで購入。海外からの発送は安いけど万一はずれを引いたときに色々面倒(?)と勝手に思って日本の出品者の方から購入。リージョン1なのでPCで視聴。画質などに難があるかと心配したものの杞憂に終わりました。ただOPだけ若干粗いかな?と感じましたが本編、特典とも綺麗なDVD画質です。

内容は本編12話（OP、ED、次回予告付き）＋OVA2話とOPムービー、EDムービー、OVAの予告ムービー、他作品の宣伝(?)のような特典つきでこの価格、満足です。字幕はディスクの1枚目は設定で消せましたが2枚目は設定で消せなかったのでフリーソフト先輩に頑張ってもらいました（字幕の透明化はフリーソフトで簡単に出来ます）。言語は日本語音声＋英語字幕がデフォルト設定されていますが上記の通り字幕は消せます。

DVDケース自体は結構ふにゃふにゃなので保管用にほかのDVDケースに入れ替えようと思います。総合的に見て良い買い物でした。とにかく安さを求めるなら北米版では。
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mitsui
4.0 out of 5 stars コスパ良いです。
Reviewed in Japan on August 10, 2016
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PCで観るつもりで購入しました。
東芝のDynabook(Windows10)では「リージョンが異なるため再生できません」という表示が出てしまい観れませんでしたが、5Kplayerというフリーのソフトを入れれば観れたのでよかったです。
英語とローマ字が混じった謎の字幕がちょっと邪魔ですが、画質は綺麗だと思います。
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Jun
3.0 out of 5 stars 国コードあり。日本のBDレコーダーでは再生不可！
Reviewed in Japan on July 27, 2014
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ひだまりスケッチ第一期のBDですが、国コードがあり日本のBDレコーダでは再生できません。
PS3といった最初からアメリカに設定されているもので再生すれば問題ありません。

内容に関してはもちろん星５つですが、再生環境がないため星３つにします。
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