How to Spot a Bootleg

JimbotheMighty · Post by **JimbotheMighty** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:01 am

I was looking a little while back into getting my paws on the naruto series on DVD. Upon looking all I seem to be able to find is Bootlegged versions. I have no idea where on earth I can get nice legit copies from. All I know is that I want them and am willing to spend to extra cash on getting the best possible stuff.

Does anybody know where I can get legit Naruto DVDs from?

==JimbotheMighty==

J-0080 · Post by **J-0080** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:24 am

Since Naruto has yet to be liscensed over here in America, you can either:

A) Wait for it.

B) Order the R2s from Japan.

JimbotheMighty · Post by **JimbotheMighty** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:32 am

Ahh sweet I'm a region 2 kinda guy anyway

Thanks a lot man. No subs from what I see... better improve that Japanese quick

Thanks again

njamunky · Post by **njamunky** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:39 pm

if some guy gives you a burnt cd, says, "here" and its titled, lets say, naruto, its a boot leg. otherwise, i generally dont discuss it cuz i know and had experience with, ppl who buy sell and trade bootlegs. . . hey i know its illegal, but its not like i have done it, cough*cough*. . .

miroku1 · Post by **miroku1** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:26 pm

I have one thing to say... BOOTLEGS ARE NOT GOOD! (unless you can't get something the legitamite way

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Neko116 · Post by **Neko116** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:28 pm

lol there are alot of naruto fansubs.... i have 1-103

DanteNeko · Post by **DanteNeko** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 1:13 pm

Bootlegs are like fansubs, only that cost a penny or more, and it has very bad subtitling. I don't mind it though, I actually turn off the subbing and enjoy the rest of the show.

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:43 pm

DanteNeko wrote:Bootlegs are like fansubs, only that cost a penny or more, and it has very bad subtitling. I don't mind it though, I actually turn off the subbing and enjoy the rest of the show.

No, bootlegs are not like fansubs. Fansubs are given away freely, occasionally with a charge for materials. Bootlegs cost significantly more, are frequently worse quality, and fund the bootleggers further.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:03 pm

Add to that, most good fansub groups adhere to a 'code of honour' and respect the rights of the show's owners and distributors, ceasing distribution upon licensing and encouraging fans to buy the licensed product; whereas bootleggers... well, they adhere to whatever the 'code of honour' is in the Chinese mafia - I'm sure that says about enough

SS5_Majin_Bebi · Post by **SS5_Majin_Bebi** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:42 am

I know it's a terrible horrible necropost (well not really considering it's stickied) but what about when legit DVDs are only bootleg quality? For example, I bring your attention to the Australian release of the X TV series. It was co-licensed by Siren. the quality of the DVDs themselves (that is, the actual disc material) is distressingly low on the first 3 or 4 DVDs (you can see and feel a funny "lattice" pattern on the label), there are no special features, the menus look like they were put together in Photoshop, the episode summaries on the back of the case are wrong, the chapters are arranged as 1 chapter = 1 episode, so you can't skip the intros/outros, the subtitles on the first 3 discs have no backing colour and they're bright yellow, which makes them impossible to read in many scenes, there are extra quotation marks on the sentences (I saw one with 8 quotation marks on a sentence once), the subtitles are pretty much poorly done, they run off the screen alot of the time, and the crowning disappointment of the DVDs is this:

DVD 6 of the series has 5 episodes on it. And it's a DVD-5. This simply DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. there are macroblocks, glitching, and other ugliness that is just a disappointment.

Oh, and as for people making you pay for fansubs when they shouldn't, I know a group over here who do that, and I'd love to see them be formally dissolved for breaking the law. Heres the site.

Brisbane Anime Society

It's a local anime society that is a social negative. It's a bad place, take it from me.

AnimeMusicVideos.org

How to Spot a Bootleg

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