Region 4 Winners and Losers

    Now this is interesting. In Region 1 this series was released on four discs, with four episodes on the first disc, and three on each of the remaining ones. It was released way back in 2000, so their DVDs are a bit more primitive than ours. They get far fewer extras, but what they get is quite different from ours. They get:

• Cooking with Jubei
• Bantaro's Dating Tips
• Jubei-Chan's Fashion Advice

    They do get the TV Spots and Textless Closings that we get, but nothing else.

    There was a Jubei-Chan Collectors Set released in mid 2003 in Region 1, but it looks like nothing more than the existing four discs repackaged (don't believe the Amazon entry which says there are only 2 discs in this set).

    The Region 4 packaging is really neat. It's the size of a regular keep case, and looks like one. However, when you open it you find a flap in the middle with discs 1 and 2 on either side (disc 3 is in the normal position). This is a cool way to package 3 discs in one set. The cover slick uses similar artwork to the first disc in R1, which is the most attractive, and most appropriate

    I think Region 4 takes the prize this time with what sounds like a somewhat better transfer, and neater packaging.