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My latest Transformers DVD has arrived! It was supposed to be a Christmas present (Thanks, E!), but almost ended up a Chinese New Year present due to the delay by Vpost. No matter, the Transformers Movie Japan Region 2 transforming edition DVD is well worth the wait!







The transformable DVD case:








The case with the Hasbro Optimus Prime (Leader Class) toy.



The DVD case & interior






I love the embossing on the outer slipcover, but the photo didn't capture the effect very well.





left: US Region 1 DVD, right: Japan Region 2 DVD



Guess what's in the white box supporting the DVD set in the first 2 photos?
Here's the answer:



It's the free gift for preorders of the DVD in Japan. I'm so glad mine came with 1! Basically, it's a RID Scourge spychanger toy repainted in Movie Optimus Prime colours.





Wonder what's the movie like in Japanese dubbing?
Here's a clip taken with my handphone (sorry for the crappy quality of the clip):

"YATTA!"

Being a comic book reader, how can a show about people with special powers not catch my attention? I missed a few episodes when its was aired on local cable so picking up the DVD boxset was a must for me. Cool DVD packaging for a cool show!















A pity I missed meeting 4 of the "Heroes" when they came to Singapore on tour. I so wanted to catch the smokin' Ali Larter live! Oh yah, Masi Oka too (heh).

More Than Meets The Eye

It finally arrived! Here's my latest Transformers purchase, & it's not a toy. It's the Transformers: Generation 1 Complete Collection Region 4 (Australian) DVD boxset by Madman. What's so special about this boxset?






The outer box design is a replica of early Transformers toy boxes! No better choice for a TF DVD boxset. How truly fitting!









Replicated accurately, right down to the technical specifications section of the box






Other than the vintage box art of Optimus Prime & Megatron on the front, there's 4 more on the interior box flaps.






Interior Tin Case packaging:





A few characters from the cartoon are printed on the back of the tin case, within a sort of size comparison chart






Opening the tin case gave me a feeling of Optimus Prime opening his chest compartment. This is due to the printed cardboard "cover" inside, based on the interior of Optimus Prime's torso with a glowing matrix. Very Nice!



The 2 DVD cases in the tin case:








There's also a exclusive comic included in the package. Written by Simon Furman & art by Nick Roche, the comic fills in the gap between end of Season 2 & the animated Transformers Movie.








DVD case interior & discs










There's a spare slot in the first DVD case, I guess it's for the Movie DVD to "complete" the set. Madman even printed the Movie into the episode list on the back cover. However, the Special Edition Movie DVD set that was released together with this box set contains 2 DVDs, so I guess peeps who got both will have to decide which disc to put in. The one in my picture is Madman's first DVD release of the TF Movie.








Madman vs. Rhino (first 3 boxsets)






Finally, here's a size comparison of the DVD boxset with actual Transformers toy boxes






As for the video quality, I made a comparison with my US R1 Rhino versions. The picture on the Madman version is somewhat cleaner. Not only that, Madman's didn't have the notorious restoration animation errors of Rhino.

Only thing missing from this DVD boxset is a tech spec decoder. lol