Ami's first love 4:3?

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Is there a 4:3 version of Ami's first love anywhere? I've only seen this one YouTube video showing a tv promo of it.

 

[ChampionOfNuggets]

Is there a 4:3 version of Ami's first love anywhere? I've only seen this one YouTube video showing a tv promo of it.

I assume the original Japanese home video release would have been in 4:3?

 

[NJ_]

Might be on the Japanese VHS, pretty sure the LD's 16:9 like everything afterwards.

 

[Onuzim Ima]

Like the classic 3 Movies, it may originally have been produced in 4:3 and later cropped/letterboxed for the cinematic release.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

This was that video

Is there any other footage of the 4:3 version anywhere?

 

[KingPriceman]

top & bottom crop, and a few extra space on the sides (ala Funi's reasoning for their 16:9 DVDs a good while ago)

not even I would know where to start looking though, so maybe that mentioned VHS is a good clue.
Worst case scenario: it's also a 16:9 crop (very unlikely though, given old tube TVs were ubiquitous at the time)

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

A cell I saw on some website:

current available version:

 

[ChibiBoi]

top & bottom crop, and a few extra space on the sides (ala Funi's reasoning for their 16:9 DVDs a good while ago)

not even I would know where to start looking though, so maybe that mentioned VHS is a good clue.
Worst case scenario: it's also a 16:9 crop (very unlikely though, given old tube TVs were ubiquitous at the time)

Not sure about that, because the Laserdisc version of the special was widescreen, as were the movies, in the Japanese release. But maybe we can find a VHS copy on ebay or something and double check. Do any of these tapes have the special?

Japanese Anime Sailor Moon SS VHS Tapes Complete Set Vol.1-10 Cases for Rental | eBay

 

[NJ_]

Not sure about that, because the Laserdisc version of the special was widescreen, as were the movies, in the Japanese release. But maybe we can find a VHS copy on ebay or something and double check. Do any of these tapes have the special?

Japanese Anime Sailor Moon SS VHS Tapes Complete Set Vol.1-10 Cases for Rental | eBay

It's on this tape

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GP2D

 

[ChibiBoi]

It's on this tape

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GP2D

Ahh it looks like people are selling it used on there, and if you google 美少女戦士セーラームーンSuperS～スペシャル VHS, there are some results from people selling it on Rakuten and Mercari JP if anyone wants to check lol

 

[KingPriceman]

isn't it that 1 hour episode with three stories

Edit: yup, this refers to the 3-story TV special, but I see Ami's first Love was given its own tape.
Edit #2: found a listing on Yahoo for the real said tape: 【VHS】 亜美ちゃんの初恋 美少女戦士 セーラームーンSuperS 外伝 武内直子 レンタル落 :2017091500006:テレカバリュー - 通販 - Yahoo!ショッピング

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

More cells

 

[NJ_]

Oh whoops, just realized I linked the wrong special.

Here's another view of the actual tape.

11547 ＶＨＳ 東映アニメ 映画/亜美ちゃんの初恋外伝「中古」の落札価格｜あ行｜ヤフオク！ 落札相場- オークファン（aucfan.com）

EDIT: Here's a larger view of the front and back (links might be temporary):

https://static.mercdn.net/item/detail/orig/photos/m91876630593_1.jpg
https://static.mercdn.net/item/detail/orig/photos/m91876630593_2.jpg

 

[tuxmask]

Make Up! Sailor Guardians was also cropped.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Make Up! Sailor Guardians was also cropped.

yup

another cell

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

This is from a book I think.

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]

Also, from R's Featurette I think.

 

[sailor Yaoi 81]

I have this one

https://twitter.com/statuses/1693593723626455125

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And also this deformed Usagi judging you for making those pictures of yuichiro and Mamorou shirtless (just kidding here)

https://twitter.com/statuses/1693608591914143762

 

[YuYu Yuichiro]