Reddit reviews Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Collection
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I want it... I need it... but my wallet can't take it.
Oh well, at least the movie is cheap, right?
Ahhh to be an Eva fan. Fucking beautiful.
Renewal is Japanese only I think, so if you want the dub, the best way would probably be to get the Platinum Collection for the series, and there is a box set containing both Death & Rebirth and EoE. Be prepared to shell out some major cash for both of these though.
Platinum
D&R/EoE collection
Didn't it just get reprinted a few years ago?
Yeah, here it is. 2005. And 50 USD isn't bad.
I mean, did you even bother looking?
Go with this one
Future Diary is for sell on DVD, uncensored.
Neon Genesis Plat. Edition is currently sold out on RightStuf, but they tend to restock everything around christmas. There is also some like-new copies on Amazon.
It's really confusing, but there are actually 4 collections referred to as "platinum." One of them has six discs and 3 of them actually have 7, you probably have one of the sets that has 7 discs and are missing the last disc.
edit: links to each one so you can see what I'm talking about
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000767QTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369596121&sr=8-1&keywords=evangelion+platinum
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Complete/dp/1413912834/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369596121&sr=8-3&keywords=evangelion+platinum
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Complete-Collection/dp/B001GTFP1I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1369596121&sr=8-4&keywords=evangelion+platinum
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000VLL0O8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1369596121&sr=8-5&keywords=evangelion+platinum
There is one other release, the Holiday edition, a repackaging of the platinum collection. It has no advantages over the platinum collection and is pretty hard to find. Also, your link to "a very silvery version" didn't work for me but I assume it is the platinum edition with the aluminum box.
You heard right that the platinum collection has better audio and picture. The Perfect collection has no remastering so it looks noticeably worse. Some scenes have shaky or blurry visuals. Platinum collection did a lot to fix this issues.
As far as the different platinum releases go I recommend the slim/thinpack version. All around I would say it's the best release. It has the best audio and visual, the directors cuts for eps. 21-24, however there are zero bonus features. This isn't too big of a deal as the bonus features on other releases are things like clean OP, trailers, english commentary on a few episodes, so nothing necessary. Also the slim version seems to be the easiest to still find.
Hope this helps, feel free to ask anything else.
Sure.
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000767QTA/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1407249098&sr=1-2&keywords=evangelion+platinum+perfect
When ADV originally released Evangelion on DVD, it looked really crappy due to bad transfer. Then in 2005 they released the platinum edition that looked much better due to a better transfer. This edition also had director cuts for 4 episodes that help explain things/feed into the End of Evangelion Movie. Sadly the Evangelion Platinum edition is rare, and very expensive. New its going for about 400, and used 100. I would check craigslist, I picked up my box set a few months ago for 30 bucks. Otherwise, I would just probably download it. Also, while the new movies are good, I would recommend that you watch the TV series first, then the End of Evangelion movie, then the new movies.
If you aren't able to find a way to watch it using this list, the only way to legally watch it is by purchasing the DVDs/BRs. That being said, there are many other more questionable options for watching it online that shouldn't be too difficult to dig up using Google.
4.Trigun!
First of all, I want to say that it's really awesome that you're doing this for him. I've been an Evangelion nerd for the longest time and the thing I've wanted more than anything was the entire collection, like these:
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Perfect-Collection/dp/B0000639E0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1348386612&sr=8-6&keywords=evangelion
http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000767QTA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348386612&sr=8-3&keywords=evangelion
But that's just me. Also, I think you should watch it with him so you can see why he loves it so much. It's a really great anime, even if you don't like anime.
If you don't mind that it's Region 1, there is always Amazon. Still pretty pricey.
For your convenience.
On the front cover of the box, if you compare the letter "G" in the word "Evangelion" with the letter "G" on the front cover image on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000767QTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452015879&sr=8-1&keywords=evangelion+platinum), there is a small subtle difference in the font style (look at the bottom of the letter "G").
Also, the individual DVD cases should be black, not clear.
I recommend looking for a used copy of the 7 DVD holiday platinum edition since there shouldn't be any bootleg versions of that
The Evangelion Platinum Collection box set would have it. here
As others have said, thats a bootleg, if you are looking for a set these are the legitimate ones i know of https://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Perfect-Collection/dp/B0000639E0 and https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000767QTA/ref=pd_aw_sbs_74_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=511FJN7KBCL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100%2C100_&psc=1&refRID=ADPFDN3Q99PCM129R54B i wouldnt trust anything that isnt one of these sets.
Oh you have it easy.
I really want a pristine example of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Edition, but that's going to set me back >450$ at a minimum.
...I'll wait until I have a job
https://www.amazon.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Platinum-Collection/dp/B000767QTA