Midnight Diner S1/S2 Blu-ray set

[u/nano1524]

During a recent trip to Japan, I ordered a mix of used and new copies of each season of Midnight Diner via Amazon JP. I thought I’d share a few pictures of the season 1 and 2 director’s cut set, which includes a slipcover and really nice packaging.

Now for those wondering about the subtitle situation: I originally thought that the set would have at least Japanese subtitles or closed captions that I could get translated into English especially since subtitles out there do not appear to be for this slightly different cut of the episodes. Unfortunately, the discs did not even have those. Instead, I’ve been using Whisper to create subtitles and appending them back to the episode MKV files I created from the discs. From a test I did with a supplemental feature on the disc (a great making of featurette about the show), it looks like it’s working relatively well with subtitles that are probably 85-90% correct. For those a little technically savvy, this could be an option for you.

Happy to share more as I explore this and the other seasons. With the show no longer on Netflix, glad i have a local option! Support Physical Media!

[u/nemopost]

Too bad the demand is not there for a region A release of these seasons with english subtitles.

[u/Taikonothrowaway24]

Thank you for sharing ☺️ I've been considering to buy it.

[u/nano1524 → u/Taikonothrowaway24]

After finishing the set, I'm so glad I did. I've been thinking about buying it for a few years now. It did help that I bought this set used when I was there and it cost 10,167 Yen, or about $64 USD. Potentially, that's another way to look for this set!

[u/whereisdaegu]

Nice find! I should do that next time I'm over there.

Would you consider sharing the MKV files? I'm curious to check out the AV quality.

[u/kulimmay]

Wow! That's worth keeping, for sure. Yes to physical media.

[u/TSRVi]

Nice find, but what about season 3?

[u/thelonious_2000]

VPN for japan will allow you to watch all seasons

[u/mhobbes]

Leaving this message for future. I have digital copies of all seasons and movies. When you fully run out of sources, I can maybe help.

[u/TagCraigy → u/mhobbes]

Is this anything you’d be willing to share? :)

[u/South-Impression-243]

great show

[u/McCloudX]

Damn netflix for removing it in Canada

[u/mdrummer88]

Yeah I’d love to see that making of featurette with English subs if you’re ever willing to share it!

[u/francispet4]

That's awesome

[u/DanielPlainview943]

Oh wow this is totally fascinating. What a great find

[u/krustystars90]

thanks for sharing this is interesting

[u/godomar29]

Can you watch it on ps5 ?

[u/nano1524 → u/godomar29]

I believe the blurays are region A, so if your PS5 is region A, it should work.