OwlChemist81

You mean when they stretch the screen from 4:3 to 16:9 and circular objects become ovals? Is THAT what they did with O.G. Naruto and InuYasha?? Because I really don't remember. Although lately I've been thinking HD InuYasha might be a potential future direction this block goes in, if we didn't already have it back in 2012-13. Maybe if it came back to replace AOT S2 in October or Lupin or Outlaw Star in 2018 this time they would do it right and pillarbox it? I suppose it also could regain its old graveyard slots and be an "expansion show". But yeah, I DO also remember what they used to do to FMA:B which was letterboxing it although it was already 16:9 which was beyond ridiculous, and then some shows even got the dreaded "DOUBLE-letterbox" which left only like 60% of the screen active and squished the content to hell! Thank goodness THOSE days are over, even if they tended to get higher ratings!

DBZ Kai Final Chapters: Buu Saga marathon 11 PM Saturday 9/2-3:30 AM Sunday 9/3 Rick & Morty Season 3 marathon 11 PM Sunday 9/3-5 AM Monday 9/4 Is that clear enough?

My best guess is that we get DBZ Kai Final Chapters in 16:9 widescreen, because that's how it was done in Japan. Now HOW it was cut into that I'm not sure. It could be that the top and bottom of the screen were edited out in the transition of DBZ to DBZ KFC, because that would certainly qualify as a "directors cut." But I have no idea if that really is the case. Still, it's not stretched significantly, so I suppose so?

I think it's Christa, actually...

Reiner is a meathead moron! Christa isn't the least bit interested in him!!

What? You DO realize the original SD version would ALSO be pillarboxed, right?? Might as well have better resolution, but unless you want the show stretched or for the top and bottom to be cut off, there IS no other option besides drawing new animation for the pillarboxes, which may be possible for older shows but was NOT done for Outlaw Star! So keeping it SD would fix none of that. TVs were largely still square in the late '90s and have just recently been wider, and rectangular, mainly because theatrical movies were forced to lose the sides when they aired on TV, and because of that, it evolved that TVs be elongated just as theatrical movies are. Of course, the unfortunate side-effect is that older shows don't quite fit the new TV width, which is why we have pillarboxing.

Let's finish the night with a dose of horror!!!

THANK YOU, Funimation!! THANK YOU, Toonami!! Uhhh, I already am home! I wouldn't trust me to drive right now...because I'm tired!

They HAVE to do that if it wasn't originally in widescreen! There's nothing wrong with pillarboxing. The only viable alternatives are a zoomed-in screen, which cuts off the top and bottom, and "Stretch-O-Vision". Other than somehow creating new animation outside the original frame, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY!!! >

Believe it or not, his real name was J. Crow! ohno

I can hardly believe this is really happening!!! Yes, we've got the old "space" pillarboxes, but it still looks great!!!

Naruto is a DUMB ASS! But he got rid of that summoned spider...

So this isn't actually Naruto Shippuden, but episode 221 of Naruto?? Interesting...

ANOTHER character figured out the "Sexy Jutsu!?"

It was more or less implied since they showed her tombstone right next to Adela/Adele's!

Wow, it turned out Carla was a ghost!! I didn't see that coming!!

This reminds me of the Yasogami arc of Dimension W...

Boy, he REALLY got his ass kicked!

SHE'S 57!!! ::spin:: Deceptively old woman vs. bargain bin Hisoka, takin' all bets...

Ready for "Hunter x .hack?"

That wouldn't involve a new timeslot, just moving shows around.

Yeah, say what you want about Gundams, but they do a much better job of developing their characters! And now up next, episode 8 is "Old 9's"--that's not confusing or anything...

Accurate, like her aim: