kokoriet
April 13th, 2008, 09:17 AM
Has anyone been watching this recently? I found it completely amazing, but something has left me completely stumped :(
First off, Shinsen-Subs released a .avi version a week or so ago. Last night Gattai released their version, in HD as well in .mkv format.
That aside, the content of each release is profoundly different. I'm meaning completely different scenes, music, dialog and event progression.They both have scenes missing from the other. Shinsen has more fighting, Gattai has much less. Shinsen version is 26:55 , Gattai is 24:29.
Might anyone be able to shed some light on this? I've been trying to find information on it, but pretty unsuccessfully so far :(
And for the record, I would recommend getting the Shinsen version. It might look worse, but the better (and more numerous) action scenes are worth it.
Major changes to the second half of the episode:
Concert Scene Gattai version:
The Air-Force squadrons are prepped and launched before the Fairy's concert starts. The concert, and focuses on the girl dancing and singing. After the opening climax of the song dies down, it shows the human fighters engaging the enemy, and then some human fighters being destroyed. Alto acts impulsively and screws up the flight routine. The concert is disrupted as Alto collides with the Fairy. He then carries her around the concert hall and she continues to sing. Earlier Alto compliments the fairy, and at the end says 'Wow, you're great."
Concert Scene Shinsen-Subs Version:
Human fighters are prepped and launched during the start of the concert. At the climax of the concert song's opening they engage the enemy. Footage of the concert is briefly shown inbetween fierce fighting between the human pilots and the Enemy. As the human squadrons are completely wiped out Alto blandly says "What makes her the Galactic Fairy?".
So a lot more action is seen, but a lot less character interaction between the two versions. Also, in the final part of the episode:
- Shinsen Version shows how the enemy actually gets into the Frontier Dome. Gattai does not.
- Difference in song use. Gattai version uses the song at the start of the scene. Shinsen version has the song played once the elite pilots transform into that mecha version, which is a lot later in the fighting.
Less Important but quite significant Differences:
- At the start of the show, Shinsen shows the singer known as the Galactic fairy coming in to land on Frontier before a brief history of the Macross Universe is shown. Gattai starts with the brief history.
- Shinsen shows the male dancers practicing their flight techniques and bantering near the start. Shows them again later arguing before Alto does a short flight on his own. In the Gattai version, none of the male bantering is shown. It only shows Alto performing his short flight.
- Gattai has a new scene showing the guys backstage, where they briefly encounter the Galactic Fairy, and we see her acting quite rudely.
- Shinsen shows the use of unmanned spacecraft battling the enemy and being destroyed earlier in the episode. Gattai does not have this scene.
First off, Shinsen-Subs released a .avi version a week or so ago. Last night Gattai released their version, in HD as well in .mkv format.
That aside, the content of each release is profoundly different. I'm meaning completely different scenes, music, dialog and event progression.They both have scenes missing from the other. Shinsen has more fighting, Gattai has much less. Shinsen version is 26:55 , Gattai is 24:29.
Might anyone be able to shed some light on this? I've been trying to find information on it, but pretty unsuccessfully so far :(
And for the record, I would recommend getting the Shinsen version. It might look worse, but the better (and more numerous) action scenes are worth it.
Major changes to the second half of the episode:
Concert Scene Gattai version:
The Air-Force squadrons are prepped and launched before the Fairy's concert starts. The concert, and focuses on the girl dancing and singing. After the opening climax of the song dies down, it shows the human fighters engaging the enemy, and then some human fighters being destroyed. Alto acts impulsively and screws up the flight routine. The concert is disrupted as Alto collides with the Fairy. He then carries her around the concert hall and she continues to sing. Earlier Alto compliments the fairy, and at the end says 'Wow, you're great."
Concert Scene Shinsen-Subs Version:
Human fighters are prepped and launched during the start of the concert. At the climax of the concert song's opening they engage the enemy. Footage of the concert is briefly shown inbetween fierce fighting between the human pilots and the Enemy. As the human squadrons are completely wiped out Alto blandly says "What makes her the Galactic Fairy?".
So a lot more action is seen, but a lot less character interaction between the two versions. Also, in the final part of the episode:
- Shinsen Version shows how the enemy actually gets into the Frontier Dome. Gattai does not.
- Difference in song use. Gattai version uses the song at the start of the scene. Shinsen version has the song played once the elite pilots transform into that mecha version, which is a lot later in the fighting.
Less Important but quite significant Differences:
- At the start of the show, Shinsen shows the singer known as the Galactic fairy coming in to land on Frontier before a brief history of the Macross Universe is shown. Gattai starts with the brief history.
- Shinsen shows the male dancers practicing their flight techniques and bantering near the start. Shows them again later arguing before Alto does a short flight on his own. In the Gattai version, none of the male bantering is shown. It only shows Alto performing his short flight.
- Gattai has a new scene showing the guys backstage, where they briefly encounter the Galactic Fairy, and we see her acting quite rudely.
- Shinsen shows the use of unmanned spacecraft battling the enemy and being destroyed earlier in the episode. Gattai does not have this scene.