#### Credits: **[scav](/user/scav)**: JP mono sync **[Krycek7o2](/user/Krycek7o2)**: JP mono cleanup **[CrashOveride](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=%22%5Bcrash%5D%22%7C%22%5Bhydes-crash%5D%22)**: 1996 JP LD audio capture; general help **[izzybell](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=izzybell)**: isolated score sync; subtitle QC **[kneelack](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=%22%5Bkneelack%5D%22)**: OP song TL editing; subtitle QC **[SomeRando](https://x.com/romesando)**: provision of the JP and US BDs **hydes**: subtitle timing, TS, and QC #### Other Toei movie releases: * [Animal Treasure Island](/view/1712688) * [The Wondeful World of Puss 'n Boots](/view/2157037) [Discord](https://discord.gg/PMrccmpYTu) This is a joint release with izzybell, kneelack, and SomeRando's [ProjectPuss] group. ___ ### Puss 'n Boots: Around the World in 80 Days Somewhat interesting tidbit: Before animating the famous car chase at the beginning of Cagliostro and working quite extensively on Future Boy Conan (among other IPs), Kazuhide Tomonaga did the key animation for [almost the entire deep-sea scene in this movie.](https://x.com/seijikanoh/status/1457320459914018818) He’s also still active in the industry at 76, with multiple KA credits in recent years, including Koike's 2025 Lupin III movie. The video is a remux of the 2024 Discotek US BD. [Video comparison](https://slow.pics/c/j3DJKK20) ### Audio Scav's notes on his JP LD Japanese mono sync: >I initially referenced the BD timing, but upon inspection I noticed some timing issues. The heart of the problem lies in speed fluctuations very much like the first film's LD/DVD/WEB track. However, unlike the first film, Toei didn't do a fresh and well-timed transfer of the optical soundtrack that could serve as a reference point. The timing should be improved over the BD, but some room for improvement remains due to the speed issue. I've also spliced in WEB-DL audio in 6 scenes. Additionally, izzybell spliced ~2 seconds of WEB-DL audio into the isolated score to restore a song part missing from the JP/US BD and JP LD versions. For more on how home video releases often mangle older audio, check out [blah-ray's blog.](https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/p/what-isthis-revisited-my.html) #### Japanese Mono * **1996 JP LD**: An okay-sounding optical track, but also the best of these thanks to the lack of excessive filtering. Krycek cleaned the buzz and CRT noise. * **2020 JP BD**: Similar to the LD but noticeably muffled due to [seemingly heavily filtered highs.](https://slow.pics/c/ZSAvrwmC) * **2024 US BD**: Same as the JP BD. * **AMZN WEB-DL**: Preserves less of the highs than the LD and doesn't sound quite as clear. Better than the BDs, though. #### English Dual-Mono * **2024 US BD**: Quite good. No limiting or excessive filtering as far as I can tell, [and only needed a 1 dB channel imbalance fix.](https://slow.pics/c/qWQgA0Wz) * **WilliamMartin45**: Worse than the US BD. The audio cuts off at ~14 kHz, whereas Discotek's extends closer to 20 kHz and sounds clearer. The last 1.5 minutes are limited. #### Isolated Score Dual-Mono * **1996 JP LD**: A good-sounding magnetic track. No big issues. * **2024 US BD**: Same as the JP LD except for an earlier cut-off at ~19.5 kHz compared to the LD's ~20.5 kHz. Possibly sourced from the JP DVD? ### Subtitles I OCR'd the subtitles from the 2024 Discotek US BD, styled and fully retimed the dialogue and songs, typeset the signs, fixed some errors, and added some missing lines. Izzybell and kneelack helped with QC. ### Comparisons [Japanese](https://slow.pics/c/tcsdYa87) | [English](https://slow.pics/c/qIA2EyPI) | [Isolated Score](https://slow.pics/c/LOsjSEow) | [Video](https://slow.pics/c/j3DJKK20) ### Specifics Video: 1. 2024 US BD Remux Audio: 1. Japanese Mono FLAC (1996 JP LD) [Crash] 2. English Dual-Mono FLAC (2024 US BD) [SomeRando] 4. Isolated Score Dual-Mono FLAC (1996 JP LD) [Crash] Subtitles: 1. Full Subtitles 2. Signs Only [MediaInfo](https://pastebin.com/raw/zRgVGdX1)