Region 4 Winners and Losers

    The Region 1 version of this disc is very similar, even down to having the same art on the front cover. The only extras it has are the opening sequence and an art gallery (albeit with different content). By reports, it has a very good transfer.

    Both the R1 and the R4 are available either as the disc alone, or as a special deal with the series box. The R4 box (I haven't seen the R1) is robust and nicely made, and they fill the space that will be occupied by volumes 2 to 6 with a T-shirt — it's an attractive image of Chi, and looks really nice on your lady-friend of choice (it's a bit too pink and a bit too small for me — your mileage may vary). I think it's a cute marketing gimmick to get you to buy the box with the first disc — I would rather they sold it with the last disc, so you can get it if you've enjoyed the series enough to want the box. Ah, well...

    It's really a draw between the two versions, but I'd suggest buying the R4 to support the locals (that's what I've done, after all).