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### 『FLCL The Ultimate Correct Version』 ###
This is the best possible version of FLCL out there without doing heavy encoding and filtering.
Let me tell you why that is: This release uses the R2 JP DVD which is the only version of FLCL that has the correct cropping, colors and arguably motion. For the the US DVD release they cropped & squeezed the video and messed with the colors. So what about the Blurays then? They're also no good because they most likely (seems to be the case when comparing them) used the original US DVD release as a source. And on top of the bad source they use heavy filtering which causes all the lines to look way too sharp and smooth compared to the JP DVD. Sure it's "HD" but it came at the cost of the image looking like its on crack.
Another weird thing about the Bluray release is the way they handled some of the scenes with slow(?) animation with lots of frames. I'm guessing it's hard to turn cuts like that from interlaced(and unknown IVTC cadence) to progressive without some tinkering. For example in the first episode in the beginning (timestamp 00:01:05) when Mamimi puts her hands on Naota and runs them over him the frames seem to be morphing and it looks hella weird. On the JP DVD there is no morphing of any kind so they definitely did something.
Comparisons:
1. [JP DVD vs US DVD](https://slow.pics/c/zencEZxo) (3 different comparisons)
2. [JP DVD vs Bluray](https://slow.pics/c/hGj4a7WU) (3 different comparisons)
FLCL is a NTSC release originally. It's 29.970fps with interlacing so you'll have to live with having to use IVTC deinterlacing which is never perfect (though the IVTC function in MadVR is lovely IMO). I'd still take some deinterlacing artifacts over botched colors, wrong crop&squeeze, and a SD->HD upscale with a lot of filtering any day. In my view the JP DVD is way closer to the viewing experience intended by Mr. Tsurumaki.
The interlacing used in FLCL is weird in the way that the required deinterlacing cadence changes a lot when in most anime I've come across that have interlacing it's mostly 3:2 cadence with IVTC. In FLCL the cadence changes so often that you'll easily end up dropping or repeating frames. So... for the best experience I recommend you do the following:
1. Set your monitor's refresh rate to 59Hz (if it doesn't support 59Hz you can use [CRU (CustomResolutionUtility)](https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU) to force it.)
2. Use [MPC-HC](http://mediaplayerclassic.com/download-media-player-classic-home-cinema/) with [MadVR](http://madvr.com/) and turn on deinterlacing (CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+D)
3. Check the "force film mode" box in the "processing" tab in MadVR
And that's it! You're done! With these settings the worst thing I experienced was the IVTC pattern possibly deleting the wrong frames or something occasionally which caused the picture to become slightly choppy for one second and that only happened 2-3 times total when watching the whole thing through. These settings should work the same for everyone. Boy am I glad NTSC interlaced releases aren't the norm anymore...
#### About this release: ####
I have collected an exhaustive list of audio tracks and subs for this release as it is supposed to be the be-all end-all version until someone decides to do the right thing and release a Bluray that's not cracked out the wazoo. All audio tracks and subs were retimed when needed.
Video:
1. R2 JP DVD Remux 720x480
Audio:
1. Japanese 2.0 FLAC - USBD (default)
2. Japanese 2.0 FLAC - R2 JP DVD
3. English 2.0 FLAC - USBD
4. Director's Commentary: Kazuya Tsurumaki AC3 640kbps - USBD
5. No Dialogue (Isolated Score + FX) FLAC - R2 JP DVD
6. English VA Commentary AC3 192kbps - R1 DVD Ultimate Ed. (episodes 1,2 and 6)
Subtitles:
1. Signs/Songs [NPC]
2. Full (Charater-Specific) [NPC] (default)
3. Full - USBD PGS
4. Director's Commentary - USBD PGS
5. Storyboard Comparison - R1 DVD Ultimate Ed.
I have also included all three soundtrack releases for FLCL. The mastering is actually better on the first two than on the Pillows' own CD album releases (only by a margin but for audiophiles it's important you know) You can hear ever so slightly more detail and treble on the songs which is good as all of the Pillows' albums after "Please Mr. Lostman" were hit pretty hard by the loudness war.
There are also the two artbooks and the storyboard collection in there
*- hydes*
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