So I finally peeled the shrink-wrap off Gurren Lagann and put the first disc in the drive to see if it really is the greatest achievement of mankind since the invention of distilled spirits. The DVD player refused to play it. I took a close look at the disc, above, and I was not happy. One of the other discs in the set also has noticeable delamination, but it doesn’t extend into the data area.
Fortunately, Mac the Ripper was able to read enough of the disc to make a playable copy. Several hours later, I am wondering whether Kamina is the manliest of men, or the greatest of jackasses. Or both.
Don’t forget to check out the dub at Hulu (unless you got a dub release; there were two and I’ve got the earlier one with subtitles). There’s also a Russian dub on official R5 DVDs, that one is a riot of hilarity.
I have to admire the image framing, such as what is in the middle of the DVD hole… (ahem)