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by Brakus
Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:23 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Hikari No Tabi/Light's Journey
Replies: 9
Views: 1296

It's right there on my top-10 DB songs. For me, the Bardock special was totally flabbergasting and that song sealed it with a golden key. Yep. I hate the begining of the full track, though. It's called foreplay :wink: As others have said, the Bardock TV special is truly an underappreciated gem - it...
by Brakus
Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:22 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Hikari No Tabi/Light's Journey
Replies: 9
Views: 1296

Re: Hikari No Tabi/Light's Journey

RoarkVegeta wrote:What are everyones thoughts on it? It makes me want to cry. Because when I was younger, I wanted to be Son Gokuu. And this song fits him perfectly.
It's a fantastic love song in many, many ways. It sets the mood magnificently for whatever should happen during that song.
by Brakus
Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:30 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Who Should Sing An English Chala Head Chala?
Replies: 23
Views: 2265

I don't think Vic Minogna's Dan Dan Kokoro Hikarete 'ku was as good as his One Piece songs. Personal feelings about Vic Mignogna aside, I thought he did an OK job reversioning "We Are!" into English, but I don't like how he sometimes deviates from how the melodies are sung in the original...
by Brakus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:16 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: An honest question
Replies: 110
Views: 11283

To be fair, a good portion of the DB cast *are* (and already were ) the veterans of the industry. Talking about Masako Nozawa ( Galaxy Express 999 ) and Toshio Furukawa ( Urusei Yatsura ) would almost be like talking about someone like Don Messick or (more recently) Billy West over here. These part...
by Brakus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: An honest question
Replies: 110
Views: 11283

Here, the majority of us hold the Japanese cast in high esteem. It's not just us and it's not just the Japanese version watchers. I give all kinds of kudos to the Japanese cast. I'm sure lots of people around the world have enjoyed them. Thankfully I don't see the extreme degree of worshipness on t...
by Brakus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:39 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: An honest question
Replies: 110
Views: 11283

I have come to appreciate both the English (FUNi) dub as well as the original Japanese dub of the show. (Reminder: ALL animation is dubbed, whether pre-lay or ADR.) I appreciate the English (FUNi) dub even more now that they've done an English dub w/the Japanese BGM. Hearing it in English with the o...
by Brakus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:31 am
Forum: The Podcast
Topic: Episode #0184 (26 July 2009)
Replies: 70
Views: 17012

Wow, how long has it been since I've posted in here? Still listening to the Podcast with about 11 minutes to go, but here are some of my thoughts: -- I was stunned at Otakon to find out the announcement, much as Mike and Meri were stunned. It'll be great to see these come out at an affordable price ...
by Brakus
Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:54 am
Forum: The Podcast
Topic: Episode #0169 (22 March 2009)
Replies: 35
Views: 5318

'Tis true, you don't have to buy something to be a fan of Dragon Ball. However, I really like to have some nice tangible stuff to show off, or just to keep for myself, so that I acknowledge to myself (and no one else) that I'm a true fan. Granted, you don't have to go all the way to Akihabara to get...
by Brakus
Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:39 pm
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: "Dragon Ball Z: The Silent Movie"
Replies: 8
Views: 1027

...Yeah, I stopped watching after the first two overly-obnoxious "wrong"s about Evolution about 3 seconds in. Was the actual content really good? The "Wrong"s only last a few moments, and frankly work against the actual content. Basically, it's Dragon Ball [ Z ] footage that is ...
by Brakus
Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:36 pm
Forum: In-Universe Discussion
Topic: Why do we tend to drop the Z?
Replies: 14
Views: 1470

Why do we tend to drop the Z?

I realize that when speaking of the manga, we tend to call it "Dragon Ball" because that is what it was always called in Japan. However, I notice people here tend to refer to the anime as it aired from April 1989-January 1996 as just "Dragon Ball" also, even though it was called ...
by Brakus
Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:40 am
Forum: Fan-Created Works
Topic: "Dragon Ball Z: The Silent Movie"
Replies: 8
Views: 1027

"Dragon Ball Z: The Silent Movie"

Found this on YouTube (and also available on a-m-v.org), it's very cute and it's already miles better than any live-action sequel that may eventually be made from the Dragon Ball Evolution movie.... Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd6izyWr9dA
(a-m-v.org link)
by Brakus
Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:14 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Shedding Tears
Replies: 59
Views: 5545

I haven't ever cried while watching entertainment ever. I do get choked up sometimes but never cry. If this counts I got choked up during the Bardock Special's ED theme Hikari no Tabi . Coupled with the fact that the Bardock special is kinda depressing and dark for Dragon Ball and that the song is ...
by Brakus
Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:11 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Shedding Tears
Replies: 59
Views: 5545

Re: Shedding Tears

We've all done it. In a series as long as Dragon Ball, it's impossible not to get attached to some characters. And the more emotional and empathetic ones such as I will shed a tear every now and then. So which moments have you found "a little something in your eyes?" From what I've seen s...
by Brakus
Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion
Replies: 597
Views: 72060

Here's that original instrumental + dub opening mix I promised. Had to go ahead and actually use the second animation from later episodes rather than the first episodes it appears in. For whatever reason, the quality of the intro was horribly close to VHS quality in the late 20s and 30s compared to...
by Brakus
Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:50 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion
Replies: 597
Views: 72060

People here seem to forget that the Japanese have to approve what gets released here before it goes on the market. I would think Toei has an interest in protecting its product... FUNi's releases of anything Dragon Ball releated is R1/R2/R4; since Japan is R2, Toei wanted to minimize any reverse imp...
by Brakus
Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:19 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion
Replies: 597
Views: 72060

It sounds like this is a good release and I'll most likely get it, but it seems like every time Funimation does something cool they have to go and do something that counters it and makes you say "now why the hell would they do that?" The no episode previews is just stupid, I mean, if it w...
by Brakus
Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:08 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion
Replies: 597
Views: 72060

You are right. It's so silly to fight with fans of other dubs.. All dubs are the same pieces of crap compared to the original Japanese version. It's ironic that you state it's silly to fight with other fans of other dubs, when you yourself are disparaging any other dub that isn't the Japanese dub. ...
by Brakus
Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:55 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion
Replies: 597
Views: 72060

As for the English Dan Dan, the one thing that really stood out was that the opening part doesn't have the loud guitar rift and the following guitar part (you know, the part right before the lyrics kick in) is really faint. ... But hey, at least they've been translated. If only DBZ was given simila...
by Brakus
Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:59 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: If DB was "American Style" Popular
Replies: 15
Views: 1406

I actually had a Goku backpack, back when the popularity was in full force. I remember how much I begged for that thing... I was at Anime USA and I found a SSJ Goku messenger bag. Although DBZ isn't exactly in the forefront of many anime fans' minds today, I bought it because those particular bags ...
by Brakus
Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:52 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Southern Fried Sabat
Replies: 87
Views: 8006

First, let me get this out of the way: I am not fond of Linda Young's voicing Frieza in the show; I think they should have made it closer to Ryuusei Nakao's characterization of the role. After having read yet another tl;dr post about the FUNi voices and how they fit or didn't fit the character's voi...