I have a lot of standard DVDs from Japan, mostly anime but some live action—which is why I care about subtitle readability and doing upconversions through a player; since practically none of these are available on Blu-ray.
I just got a setup suitable for watching Blu-ray a few days ago and have been considering getting Appleseed or Appleseed Ex-Machina on Blu-ray to try it out; but I've read mixed reviews about whether the masters for these shows are sufficiently HD to exploit HD formats.
I have the Appleseed DVD version and also in Blu-Ray. Been a long time since I played them both, but I will try them out tonight, see the specs and talk back to you if you remind me. I was also considering buying from my Japanese pal about getting the DVD version of the 2010 Yamato Revival movie but he told me later that the encoded H264 version is already out on the torrents so that could save me money.
If you are a fan of Claymore, I was able to get the BR version of it straight from Japan and superbly done by Madhouse. You wont find it in North Am or Europe.