are these the same dvds

[ImRyan]

http://www.mangauk.com/item.php?s=one-piece-uncut-collection-1-episodes-1-26-dvd

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Piece-Collection-Episodes-1-26/dp/B00BCKOYCM/ref=pd_cp_74_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JMGT9PSCE7RAA3AK8H08

 

Also why can't i find a blu-ray version of any of the one piece collections?

 

thanks for your help

[AshleyAshes]

They seem to be but one seems to be recycling art partially, since once image says '12' and the other says '15'.

 

As for Blu-Ray, I imagine it's due to the age.  One Piece episodes 1-26 aired in 1999 in a weird, very Standard Def era of anime.  Older anime was produced as an actual film process and often mastered on 35mm film rather than video, which is why some older anime series have beautiful Blu-Ray editions produced from the 35mm film stock.  Newer anime is animated digitally and for the high definition era.  But there is an era in between where anime was mostly digitally animated but the entire workflow was for standard definition.  There is no high definition versions of the episodes in existence because they were animated and edited purely for standard definition broadcast.  So yeah, without HD source existing, Manga UK has no motivation to produce an upscaled Blu-Ray which would put another SKU in their supply chain.  It would increase overall operating costs and not increase revenue.

[ImRyan]

3 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

They seem to be but one seems to be recycling art partially, since once image says '12' and the other says '15'.

 

As for Blu-Ray, I imagine it's due to the age.  One Piece episodes 1-26 aired in 1999 in a weird, very Standard Def era of anime.  Older anime was produced as an actual film process and often mastered on 35mm film rather than video, which is why some older anime series have beautiful Blu-Ray editions produced from the 35mm film stock.  Newer anime is animated digitally and for the high definition era.  But there is an era in between where anime was mostly digitally animated by the entire workflow was for standard definition and there is no high definition versions of the episodes in existence because they were animated and edited purely for standard definition broadcast.  So yeah, without HD source existing, Manga UK has no motivation to produce an upscaled Blu-Ray which would put another SKU in their supply chain.  It would increase overall operating costs and not increase revenue.

thanks for your help