Anime blog Random Curiosity has a curious article about Bakemonogatari episodes 9 and 10, which just came out on both DVD and Blu-Ray in Japan. Now, there have frequently been differences between new releases and their broadcast counterparts, but it looks like Bakemonogatari has, true to form, decided to take the cake on this one-- not just a director's cut, but a complete re-animation of at least one episode. Here are a couple of side-by-side screencaps, broadcast left and Blu-Ray right.
Pretty significant, eh? But I'll say, I'm not entirely sure I dig the Blu-Ray versions 100% better than the original versions-- if anything I'd say I find myself liking them equally.
How about you? Would you rather buy the DVD/Blu-Ray version, or the broadcast version?
I don't know why but I like the artistic style of the DVD better... seems more detailed!
They must of really wanted to make these changes to go through the trouble of either altering or completely remaking animation.
I'm not a fan of the first image change but the rest look interesting.
Yeah I agree, especially with the last shot, definitely prefer the DVD screenshot there.
on the last shot yes, on the second shot yes, but i am confused on the first shot
Yeah, don't ask why, but they removed her hat from one of the openings too. Its unfortunate, since she's much more adorable, distinctive wearing it.
Bakemonogatari is one of my favorite anime, @ayana got me into it, she LOVES it!
I guess there is a higher probability that directors wont be completely happy with products when they have to produce a series so quickly. These are probably things they wanted to be done due to some notes, but due to time they just couldn't manage it. DVD and Blue Ray gives them the opportunity of time.
It's just that some changes are so minor is makes you wonder why they even bothered. It must of just really annoyed someone.
There are times There might be something in one of my drawings I may not be happy with, but I almost never alter something once it's completed. Grammar mistakes aside. I just take that lesson and apply it to the future.
Okay, well, I get it, but I assume that its energy best put forward on newer, different projects.
None of the plays I've ever let myself put down and come back to ever seem to get done. If I go back after a mostly reasonable period of time, all I wind up doing is re-editing it, and even if those edits are (hypothetically) for the best, I never get around to pushing forward.
I did a 56 page comedy about people stuck in elevators in like... well, around a month writing time. Every week we had a rehearsal, and afterward I'd spend three days writing another 12 or so pages, and spend the next four re-editing/writing the whole package. The product ended up being my first really successful, complete writing project.
The problem was, I had written a fairly long, fun one act that I was suddenly obsessed with writing a second act for. Every year or so since I hit a two week phase where I really want to work on the continuation of the story, yet all I end up doing is second guessing and trying to re-write the first act that was what it was.
Basically, the moral of the story is that, in writing at least, changing shit around can only hurt your flow. If you write things after the fact, there's a good chance they'll sound like it too, so you spend way too much time trying to fix what wasn't broken.
Like in the example of that opening you posted. That hat must of really irritated someone for them to go to the trouble of altering the animation to that degree.
Some of the worst back edits ever still goes to Spielberg and the ET edits. Replacing all the guns with radios. The word terrorist with hippie.
I can't remember where I heard this saying, but it went along the lines of. One too many strokes of the brush could turn a masterpiece into trash. Some things are just right as they are.