Comments on: 5 Centimeters Per Second – Special Edition Japan DVD Set (review)

By: usman

usman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:39:10 +0000

i want this DVD… T.T

By: Diego

Diego — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:16:15 +0000

@Pat: I ordered my copy from Amazon Japan sometime last year. Based on the updated product listing, it seems that they're completely sold out (although the box set is still available from resellers).

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:41:22 +0000

Thanks for all the details about the dvd. Can you tell me where you bought your dvd set?

By: Diego

Diego — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:40:50 +0000

@Felix: The US version (by ADV) appears to be out of print, and in any case it was a pretty basic single-volume release – no extra discs, no bonus items. Your best bet would be the limited-edition boxset released in Hong Kong (DVD Region Code 3), which has English subtitles (according to YesAsia) and comes with a bonus DVD. It also has an information booklet (word of caution: my guess is this one’s probably in Cantonese) and four postcards, but no filmstrip. In any case, when it comes to features and format it’s probably the closest you can get to the Japanese version while still benefitting from English subtitles.

I haven’t seen the Hong Kong set myself, though, so I can’t vouch for the quality of the subtitling work. Their primary target is the Cantonese-speaking local market and the English subtitles were likely a secondary concern to the manufacturers. They might be professionally made, or they could be little better than a machine translation, so be careful.

By: Felix

Felix — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:53:46 +0000

I really like this movie!! I’ve been searching amazon.com for a similar release (with DVD extras and soundtrack and illustration booklet) but haven’t found any that have English subtitles. Would anyone know whether they have released a similar boxset with English subtitles? My current level of Japanese won’t let me appreciate the movie as much without it.. yet I quite like the cover to be in Japanese rather than English! (since I could read it..)

Congrats in getting such a great collectible!

By: The Coke Machine » Twelve Moments in Anime 2008 #1 - 5 Centemeters Per Second [Day 12]

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:04:34 +0000

[...] (I swear, I had the OST on repeat for a month before my DVD came). My only regret? Not getting the special edition. Too bad I’m not fluent enough in moonspeak cause the set looks [...]

By: Diego

Diego — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:45:17 +0000

@Maurice Viertauer: I’m afraid I don’t have any information on when B5Cm is scheduled for release in Europe. I checked the German, French and British sites of Amazon (using the search term “shinkai”) but I couldn’t find any listing for this film apart from on the British site (and even then it’s only available as a special-order item). Even Amazon US is fresh out of copies (B5Cm bears a “This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer” tag). Try other US-based retailers – they might still have copies on hand.

Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. If it’s any consolation, my corner of the world isn’t much of an anime paradise either (bootlegs don’t count, of course). Nearly every disc in my video collection had to be imported from somewhere else. (T_T)

By: Maurice Viertauer

Maurice Viertauer — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:26:10 +0000

Hey guys!
I’ve got just one little question: When will this masterpiece of Shinkai Makoto be available in europe (especially in Austria or Germany)? Does anybody know it?
Please, it’s frustrating enough to live at the piece of earth which is always the last one to be concerned in conection to new anime.

By: Diego

Diego — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:20:22 +0000

@Maltos: Thanks for replying. I’m not certain if the scene you are referring to is the one at 29:45 (spot on the moment when Takaki’s arrow strikes the target), which is the timestamp I used in my list. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong!

By: Maltos

Maltos — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:19:01 +0000

The filmstrip i got was the same shots of the arrow in the target right at the beginning of Cosmonaut. You were really lucky to get a shot of the main character! At first i was slightly disappointed but now i’m just pretty happy that i own a collectors piece like it.