The R2FR Asian Star is anamorphic.
Both transfers are interlaced.
R1 top.
R2FR bottom.
The french transfer isn't exactly great, but at least it's cleaner, watchable, and the subtitles are 16/9-friendly.
While there's some noticeable cropping in the third cap, both transfers display pretty much the same amount of information (but the framing is different).
The french subs are heavily simplified, but also more accurate.
The "strip-syllable" game makes a lot more sense with the french subs than it did with the R1's english subs.