Overseas Ver. vs. Japan Ver.

#1 26th December 2007, 04:04 AM

I'm shopping at YesAsia for some more Ayu stuff, and I was wondering. What is the difference between the Overseas versions and the Japanese versions? Is it just the price?

sora2522 · #2 26th December 2007, 04:05 AM

overseas are cheaper because of the paper being not so hq...

i never noticed *shrugs*

oh, and for avex if you buy japan version (and live in japan) then you get this points crap...i forgot what they're used for...

#3 26th December 2007, 04:08 AM

Oh. That's it? COOL! lol. I had no clue.

**zoomzoom** · #4 26th December 2007, 04:11 AM

Yea, the Japan ver. is a lot nicer.. the cases are nice, the paper is nice.. and well, you don't get the Chinese all over the place

#5 26th December 2007, 04:13 AM

^That's what I thought. There's Chinese and stuff on the CD? =[

**zoomzoom** · #6 26th December 2007, 04:18 AM

I don't know if there's Chinese on the CD.. try looking in this sticky thread http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3009

sora2522 · #7 26th December 2007, 04:19 AM

umm...i never got chinese on my cds...you get a chinese translation of the songs (and a translation of the talking if you buy a concert dvd), and the OBI might have chinese (excluding my ULTRA BLUE obi)...but other than that, not really...

oh, not sure if this applies to ayu, but some overseas/japan version might have stuff that the other doesn't. such as do as infinity's GATES OF HEAVEN bonus track. japan had the a-nation live version of honjitsu wa seiten nari, while overseas had the mandarin version of shinjistu no uta (<3)

#8 26th December 2007, 04:24 AM

... :/ Now I'm not sure which to get.

**zoomzoom** · #9 26th December 2007, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

... :/ Now I'm not sure which to get.

In the end, it's really a collectors thing.. if you want the authentic thing from Japan (and the obi in Japanese). If you don't care about that, of course get the cheaper one.

#10 26th December 2007, 04:33 AM

Honestly, I want the cheaper version.
But I just don't want Chinese or something on it. That's my main deal.

sora2522 · #11 26th December 2007, 05:24 AM

DO YOU NOT LISTEN TO ME?!

ok, there is NO CHINESE ON THE CASES. the closest thing to chinese on the case is either the obi and/or the stickers they put ON THE PLASTIC WRAPPER. there is also a CHINESE TRANSLATION. other than that, NO CHINESE unless it's a fake...

naxxo.licious™ · #12 26th December 2007, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

Honestly, I want the cheaper version.
But I just don't want Chinese or something on it. That's my main deal.

LOLZ. Same here. I already know about the paper difference, and the translation s and stuff. But for GUILTY my problem is, will the overseas version have the photobook??

sora2522 · #13 26th December 2007, 05:29 AM

isn't the photobook a first press thing anyway?...

#14 26th December 2007, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sora2522

DO YOU NOT LISTEN TO ME?!

ok, there is NO CHINESE ON THE CASES. the closest thing to chinese on the case is either the obi and/or the stickers they put ON THE PLASTIC WRAPPER. there is also a CHINESE TRANSLATION. other than that, NO CHINESE unless it's a fake...

lmfao. whatever. I decided not to shop at YA.
They're to strange for me.
I'll spend my cool prepaid Visa at CDJapan.
Thanks though, everyone.

sora2522 · #15 26th December 2007, 05:36 AM

yea, shop at CDJapan. their sales actually count toward oricon charts

Luv ~Venus~ · #16 26th December 2007, 05:45 AM

Does the overseas version let you play a DVD on region protected DVD player?

I have a VCR/DVD player and I have no clue as to what region it plays. I really wanna buy BoA's CD+DVD but I don't even know if she's gonna have an overseas version to it. I hope so!

sora2522 · #17 26th December 2007, 05:51 AM

no

unless you hack the dvd, hack the dvd player, have a region-free dvd player, or buy a bootleg

or if you have a computer =3

Luv ~Venus~ · #18 26th December 2007, 06:26 AM

^I heard that you have to set your computer a certain way to be able to play a overseas DVD. Is that true???

It's all very confusing...sorry!

sora2522 · #19 26th December 2007, 06:31 AM

it's not hard. if you just put it in, they'll go all 'OH YOU CAN'T PLAY THIS BECAUSE OF YOUR REGION' (for some players). then they'll go 'LET'S CHANGE THE REGION RIGHT' and you say yes (you'll have 3 times to change it). some players, you can just watch it (i recommend media player classic)

**Calico** · #20 26th December 2007, 07:30 AM

OS versions (from China/HK) are region 3. So no you can't normally watch them on our DVD players.

I have NEVER had a problem with OS/HK/KR versions. In fact they are my preference because they are cheaper. There usually is a paper INSERT with Chinese translations of the lyrics on it, but there is no difference in the packaging otherwise. The CD itself will say stuff like "NOT FOR SALE IN JAPAN" but whatever.