Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Complete Series

Here's what fans need to know before buying!
A few years ago, digitally remastered, complete eps of Johnny Sokko, began airing on Hulu. They looked good, but were high pitched. Furthermore, the opening sequence began sort of abruptly, cutting off the first second and a half or so. Finally, at the end of each episode, there was no preview sequence, showing clips from the next episode. Those of us who remember the show, and who were fortunate enough to own bootlegs, remember this little preview sequence, quite well.

When a dvd release of this series was announced, I assumed it was going to be put together, using the same source elements as the episodes on Hulu, and I was right. Same pitch problem, same opening sequence, and no previews sequence. But there was one other problem. Unfortunately, SHOUT FACTORY goofed in the printing process of some of the episodes, and got the focus out of whack, as some people have observed. So, in that respect, what you see on Hulu is actually BETTER than the DVD release...

Really poor quality
I agree with others who say the picture is out of focus. I wasn't hoping for a full restoration with this DVD set. I expected to see film grain, noise, and even scratches. But why is it out of focus? Some video bleeding of colors (almost like second-generation VHS), too. Makes it really hard to watch more than a few minutes of it. I've seen bootleg images of Johnny Sokko from eBay with a better picture than this. Sound is okay, if not remarkable. At least it's clear. No extras at all, except for the printed booklet.

I was expecting more from Shout Factory, based on some previous titles I have purchased from them. This one ranks near the bottom.

Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot
Let's cut right to the chase shall we? Shout Factory and MGM should be ashamed of themselves. Putting their brand on such a poor product...I mean really?...You guys could have at least got the film elements in focus.....and to think I was all excited that a QUALITY release was soon going to finally be released......it isn't much better than my bootleg.......what a disappointment.....the two stars I give this product is for the booklet that is included....other than that....this product is a huge let down.

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