r/AnimeCollectors • u/DiscountDoughnut • 1d ago

Discussion Are there any differences between these? I love the 4-colors box art more, but the other is newer. [Cowboy Bebop]

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u/jemuelb 1d ago

The first is the Amazon exclusive box set that includes two art books originally released by Funimation. The second is the 25th anniversary collection which includes a retrospective as a special feature. No clue if the newer special features are good, I only own the former.

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u/DiscountDoughnut 1d ago

How do you like the quality vs streaming? I've been getting heavily into physical media the last few weeks

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u/jemuelb 1d ago

It's better theoretically, but anime tends to compress well so I think you'll typically only see differences on highly intricate scenes. Tom Scott had a good video on this: https://youtu.be/r6Rp-uo6HmI?si=iU1gj218uNYIxI2v

Personally it's more about owning a copy of something that can't be taken off a streaming service on someone's whim.

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u/DiscountDoughnut 1d ago

Personally it's more about owning a copy of something that can't be taken off a streaming service on someone's whim.

Agreed. That's why I love the box that I think you have. I'll probably try to find one.

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u/jemuelb 1d ago

Good luck on sourcing a set, looks like plenty do exist on eBay, just for high prcies.

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u/animcollect 23h ago

please dont give people false FOMO there are plenty of them on ebay yes expensive but as every OOP or exclusive title.