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- Fri May 03, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The reason Goku stayed dead that no one talks about
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1391
Re: The reason Goku stayed dead that no one talks about
While I think the above does go too easy on Vegeta, the fact is that Goku's presence was what allowed Babidi to tempt Vegeta. If Goku hadnt been around, I doubt Vegeta would go "MWA HAHA! I WILL BECOME EVIL TO BEAT GOHAN UP" or anything like that. I mean, there was plenty of negative emot...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Favorite OP and ED Theme?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 322
Re: Favorite OP and ED Theme?
Neat thread idea~~ My rankings are a bit cliché, but as far as OPs go: 1 - Chala Head Chala 2 - Makafushigi Adventure 3 - Dan Dan 4 - X Survivor 5 - We Gotta Power 6 - Chozetsu Dynamic EDs: 1 - Don't you see 2 - Romantic Ageru Yo 3 - Blue Velvet 4 - Machine Gun 5 - Hitori Janai 6 - Zenkai Power 7 - ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:57 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Non-thread-worthy discussions
- Replies: 4644
- Views: 607233
Re: Non-thread-worthy discussions
Can anyone confirm for me the quality of the Selecta Vision DBGT set? I've heard it's essentially the Dragon Box transfer with the broadcast audio in a few episodes (by accident), but I'd just like to double-check instead of buying it blindly. Unable to find any solid info about it online, or videos...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Would a complete DBZ English redub be necessary?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2601
Re: Would a complete DBZ English redub be necessary?
It averaged a viewership rating of 14 percent. It didn't flop in Japan. Hell, the highest rated episode of GT pulled a viewership of 19.7 percent https://www.kanzenshuu.com/episode/gt/eps-02/ By comparison the highest rated episode of Pokemon was 18.6 percent https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparis...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Would a complete DBZ English redub be necessary?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2601
Re: Would a complete DBZ English redub be necessary?
It also ranges from region to region. GT is, I think, pretty well regarded here in Portugal, mostly due to the OP vocals and the fact that after the dubbing shenanigans in Z, the dub cast dialed it down a bit for the most part. While GT is by no means perfect, it's also the victim of a lot of retroa...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:07 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: French Dragon Ball Full Color as big as Kanzenban!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 259
Re: French Dragon Ball Full Color as big as Kanzenban!
French Dragon Ball fans eating spectacularly once again. I've been buying the spanish Full Colour release, which is the same size as the japanese ones, and the size can really hamper the experience sometimes, mostly with content on the sides being pretty much unreadable. Hopefully more countries wil...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3715
Re: Dragon Ball and Centrism disguised as "A Desire for works to stop being political"
Dragon Ball's political commentary peaked with Oolong being a literal predatory communist pig terrorising the local countryside. Granted, Toriyama didn't go all Great Leap Forward on us, but it wouldn't gel with the gag manga aspect of it. And it's also clearly not what Toriyama was focusing on thro...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Toei Instagram posting 4:3 Dragon Ball
- Replies: 13
- Views: 762
Re: Toei Instagram posting 4:3 Dragon Ball
These look amazing, I'd dare say they're an ultimate version unlike any we've seen before, as it was always meant to be.
Now I wait for the monkey's paw to curl.
Now I wait for the monkey's paw to curl.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Selecta Visión Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray
- Replies: 108
- Views: 22017
Re: Selecta Visión Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray
I hope this isn't considered necro'ing, but going through the boxes I had been buying, I think that the upscale has been steadily improving and, from Box 3 onwards, stepped into "genuinely good release" territory. Thought it'd be neat to show it here, and maybe gauge reactions. Of particul...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: New Dragon Ball Z Blu-Rays From Crunchyroll Coming August 1st
- Replies: 65
- Views: 13844
Re: New Dragon Ball Z Blu-Rays From Crunchyroll Coming August 1st
It's worth noting that, even though the GT special was indeed released alongside the other movies and OVAs in the French complete set, this special alone was not remastered or upscaled in any way, and is purely Standard Definition. And, to be honest, its quality is weirdly rubbish, it genuinely look...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: New Dragon Ball Z Blu-Rays From Crunchyroll Coming August 1st
- Replies: 65
- Views: 13844
Re: New Dragon Ball Z Blu-Rays From Crunchyroll Coming August 1st
It's worth noting that, even though the GT special was indeed released alongside the other movies and OVAs in the French complete set, this special alone was not remastered or upscaled in any way, and is purely Standard Definition. And, to be honest, its quality is weirdly rubbish, it genuinely look...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: The people who grew up with Censored and or modified Dragon Ball
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4311
Re: The people who grew up with Censored and or modified Dragon Ball
I think this discussion took an unnecessary turn towards elitism... Clock my nationality, I was practically beaten into seeking out the OG out of necessity, and thank god for that, but people who grew up with the dub and still love it aren't any less of a DB fan than someone who only watches it in j...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Does anyone know anything about the "Christian dub" of Dragon Ball Z?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1249
Re: Does anyone know anything about the "Christian dub" of Dragon Ball Z?
From the clips that were shown, I kinda like it, as far as parody dubs are concerned.
Propaganda? Sure. But they seemed to be having some legitimate fun with it, wouldn't mind seeing more.
Propaganda? Sure. But they seemed to be having some legitimate fun with it, wouldn't mind seeing more.
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Racism and the Dragon Ball fandom
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4404
Re: Racism in the Dragon Ball fandom
You can't be too disappointed with how this thread turned out. While these issues can be pretty interesting to talk about, it needs to be with people who can argue in good faith and not just turn everything into a smear match. Not saying there aren't people here who wouldn't be able to handle these ...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:32 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Which dub had the most limited cast?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 606
Re: Which dub had the most limited cast?
Honestly, the only real answers are either the Speedy Dub, or the European Portuguese dub.
I believe that the PT-PT dub only has 10 overall actors now due to the new blood that was brought in from the Super Broly movie onwards.
I believe that the PT-PT dub only has 10 overall actors now due to the new blood that was brought in from the Super Broly movie onwards.
- Fri May 26, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
- Replies: 301
- Views: 21391
Re: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
Reading is indeed fundamental, which is why you should read Julie's posts stating she wants Videl to have a much bigger spotlight. I'm pretty sure no one here is against a glimpse into Videl's life, most of us would welcome that. But that is not what Julie, and you by extension, have been asking for...
- Fri May 26, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
- Replies: 301
- Views: 21391
Re: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
Exactly how is that switching genres? Oh wow seeing the wife of one of the most important (and occasionally main) characters teach a martial arts class? In a martial arts comic? What a dramatic genre shift! And Dragon Ball Super was already by far the most slice of life-y Dragon Ball series. Don't ...
- Fri May 26, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
- Replies: 301
- Views: 21391
Re: It’s literally such a SHAME how LAME and WASTED Videl became.
I mean, it's one thing to toss in a random note of "Oh, she's got martial artists students now!" and another thing entirely to actually tell her story. Seeing is believing, as they say. She's ultimately as disregarded and alien to the story as she was during the original 1984 comic series...
- Mon May 22, 2023 9:37 am
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: New Z Blu Rays
- Replies: 8
- Views: 853
Re: New Z Blu Rays
I just want to say that there is no official product that has the Japanese broadcast audio and I don't foresee that changing. There's a sense that anyone working on Dragon Ball uses the "Eh, good enough" approach. Not true as of last year. France is putting out releases with the Broadcast...
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:17 pm
- Forum: General Franchise Discussion
- Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1091
- Views: 230978
Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
^ Thanks for clarifying.
I opted to just go in and purchase this pack. If push comes to shove, I'll just try and correct the colors on the worst offenders in the pack.
Hopefully it won't be especially difficult.
I opted to just go in and purchase this pack. If push comes to shove, I'll just try and correct the colors on the worst offenders in the pack.
Hopefully it won't be especially difficult.