| Contents of the first DVD box set |
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This DVD box set is released
by Pioneer in a box of 14.0cm x 19.7cm x 6.8cm with illustrations of
Mari Tominaga. Inside the box there are 4 DVDs with episodes 1-24 of
the second TV series of Minky Momo. The covers of the DVDs were done
by Hiroshi Watanabe. There are two extra items in this box:
- 4 postal cards (10.4cm
x 14.8cm) with the same illustrations of the boxes of the DVDs.
- Daba Pres, Vol.
1 : A booklet of 16 pages with an interview to Mari Tominaga, character
sets and a brief description with images of the 24 episodes included.
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Following are the post cards
included. Click over the images to get a bigger image.
| The Digital Versatile Discs |
The covers in the boxes of the DVDs have the same illustrations of
the post cards showed above. The size of the boxes is 13.4cm x 19.0cm x
1.5cm and they look like the Amaray boxes that Pioneer of America uses for
their releases. However, the big difference is that the system to grab the
discs is so hard, that the user has to make too much pressure over the center
of the disc to get it out of the box. There is risk to damage the disc in
this operation.
The DVDs have an interactive
menu where the user can select any of the episodes of the TV series. The
menu is very simple, the only option available is the selection of the
episodes. Inside each episode, there is a chance to select any of 5 positions:
the animated opening, the beginning of the episode, the catch-eye at the
middle of the episode, the ending of the episode and the preview of the
next episode. The only extra item is in the last disc, where the user can
see the animated opening and the ending without credits.
Once the user has introduced
the disc in the DVD player, is forced to watch 50 seconds of legal stuff,
the animation and the symbol of Pioneer. During this time, the buttons
PREV, NEXT and MENU in both the remote control and the DVD player are disabled,
so the only way to reach the episodes and skip this info is to use the
fast forward button. This can be disturbing, but several companies use
to do this for their releases.
These are samples of the interactive
menu in the DVDs:
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Main
Menu. Selection by episode and call to submenu of selections inside
each episode. |
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Submenu.
Inside each episode, selection of 5 parts: opening, title of episode,
catch-eye, ending and preview of next episode. |
List of episodes in each
disc
| Disc
1 |
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Disc
2 |
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| 1.- |
Harou, Minky
Momo |
|
7.- |
Yuki
no naka no konsaato |
| 2.- |
Kooen no tomodach |
|
8.- |
Mogurato umakuyaru
gorufu |
| 3.- |
Animaru daisakusen |
|
9.- |
Bideo de rentaru,
daiheigen |
| 4.- |
Koko hore, kyooryuu! |
|
10.- |
Nemurasete
onegai! |
| 5.- |
Okashiina okashiina okashino
kuni |
|
11.- |
Santa ga sora
kara futtekita |
| 6.- |
Yuusha ga kieta |
|
12.- |
Koorasenaide! |
| Disc
3 |
|
Disc
4 |
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| 13.- |
Yuki no oshiro
no senshi tachi |
|
19.- |
Mayo
no mahou wa sorobanzuru |
| 14.- |
Mukashi mukashi no mooningu
kooru |
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20.- |
Kangofusan wa ooisogashi |
| 15.- |
Ninja shutsu gen! Shinobi
no Momo |
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21.- |
Fookasu? Miraeta henshin |
| 16.- |
Shinderera panikku |
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22.- |
Go! Go! Chiagaaru |
| 17.- |
Toraianguru fesutibaru |
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23.- |
Docchiciti no kettoo |
| 18.- |
Kaimono e ikou |
|
24.- |
Yume miru hanataba |
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Opening and
Ending without credits |
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General
information
| Region |
2 . |
| Languages |
Only Japanese. |
| Subtitles |
No. |
| Format |
Single side, double layer
(DVD-9). |
| Compression |
MPEG-2. |
| Sound |
Dolby Digital. |
| Multi-Audio |
No. |
| THX Certificate |
No. |
| Aspect rate |
4:3 (TV standard). |
| Color / BN |
Color. |
| Interactive menus |
Yes. |
| Access to selected
sequences |
No. |
| Animation in one
side of the disc |
Yes. |
| Running time |
600 minutes. |
| Catalogue number |
PIBA-1127 |
| Release date |
September 22, 2000. |
| Price |
30,000 Yens (around 300
USD). |
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