I notice that too, though I too don't know why the recent Lupin TV movies aren't
presented in 1.78:1 like a majority of other anime today. I've seen some anime
tv shows that would switch from standard to wide screen presentation like how
the One Piece anime start being broadcasted in 1.78:1 by the time it was late
2004.

--- In lupinthethird@yahoogroups.com, Robotech_Master <robotech@...> wrote:
>
> Asked this over on r.a.a.misc, figured I'd post it here too:
>
> Was taking a look at "Sweet Lost Night" and found it rather curious
> that it's still in 1.33:1 aspect ratio. It seems like a lot of TV
> anime, such as the recent Macross Frontier, is being produced in
> 1.78:1 for high-definition format.
>
> Why are the Lupin III films still being done in Academy ratio? As
> beloved a franchise as it is, I would think they'd want to make it
> look as good as possible.
>
> --
> Chris Meadows aka | WWW: http://www.terrania.us | Somebody help,
> Robotech_Master | ICQ: 5477383 AIM: RoboMastr | I'm trapped in
> robotech.master@... | Skype, Gizmo: Robotech_Master | a sig file!
> robotech@... | Yahoo: robotech_master_2000 |
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>