"Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters" FUNimation English Dub Official Announcement and Discussion Thread

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Re: "Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters" FUNimation English Dub Official Announcement and Discussion Thread

Post by Dragon Ball Ireland » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:23 pm

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JEFFMAN219 wrote:In Canada its worse. The Kai Blu Rays costs 50 bucks each.

Source: https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_ ... BT2SPF5DXA
That's just because the Canadian dollar is worth less than the US dollar right now. It actually costs about the same, despite the Canadian version having a larger number.
Well, I mean that IS the list price of the set. Even here in America, the list price is roughly the same on this side of the boarder. My question is where's the Ocean dub for you guys? Brian Drummond told Geekdom that they recorded their version a few years ago or so, yet it hasn't been released. You'd think they'd, at least, include it as an alternate audio track like the Akira Blu-Ray from FUNi & I think their rerelease of Escaflowne.
Then again, outside of torrenting sites & YouTube clips, the Ocean dub has never been released anywhere officially. Even in the UK, they get the FUNi dub. Is it cheaper just to import the tracks from FUNimation or something? Because that's weird. Maybe they don't see the point since the US dub & actors are probably the best known to many at this point, seeing as the Internet has a lot of clips.
No one knows the full story other than the producers, the TV networks that were approached and likely some higher ups at Ocean, but there have been credible rumours a lack of interest from broadcasters is the root cause of the problem, so at this point unless by some miracle there is interest from a broadcaster in airing an alternate English dub of a series that only a minority (myself included) care about that dub is sadly not seeing the light of day on Canadian or even UK TV.
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Post by TheUltimateNinja » Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:35 pm

So I guess that's it for the Ocean Dub, huh?

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Post by Robo4900 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:20 am

TheUltimateNinja wrote:So I guess that's it for the Ocean Dub, huh?
Nah, if Kai airs in Canada, they'd almost certainly use the Ocean dub, so it still might happen.
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Post by simtek34 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:04 pm

New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs

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Post by Lord Beerus » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:12 pm

simtek34 wrote:New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs
The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
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Post by Ajay » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:15 pm

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The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
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Change 'Tube' in the URL to 'pak', and you can watch it.
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Post by Baggie_Saiyan » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:23 pm

I can listen to Morgan all day! Strange they didn't tease the Majin fight despite that being the cover.

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Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:25 pm

Baggie_Saiyan wrote:Strange they didn't tease the Majin fight despite that being the cover.
That's what the OP is for.
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Post by Lord Beerus » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:29 pm

Ajay wrote:
Lord Beerus wrote:
The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
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Change 'Tube' in the URL to 'pak', and you can watch it.
Thank you. :D

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Post by Dbzfan94 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:32 pm

Is that still Duncan Brannan as Babidi?

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Post by DB_Fan1991 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:29 pm

Dbzfan94 wrote:Is that still Duncan Brannan as Babidi?
It sure is and Rick Robertson as Dabura.
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Post by Dbzfan94 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:32 pm

DB_Fan1991 wrote:
Dbzfan94 wrote:Is that still Duncan Brannan as Babidi?
It sure is and Rick Robertson as Dabura.
They both sound awesome. I was worried about Brannan not returning.

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Post by OmegaRockman » Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:44 pm

Dbzfan94 wrote:
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Dbzfan94 wrote:Is that still Duncan Brannan as Babidi?
It sure is and Rick Robertson as Dabura.
They both sound awesome. I was worried about Brannan not returning.
Well, he returned to play Sharper so I don't think there was any doubt he'd be back as Babidi too.
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Post by ErikB » Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:52 pm

simtek34 wrote:New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs
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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:45 pm

I was really hoping Brannan and Robertson would be back. They both did great jobs even in the old dub, so oh man - I cannot WAIT to hear how they'll sound nowadays.
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Re: "Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters" FUNimation English Dub Official Announcement and Discussion Thread

Post by JEFFMAN219 » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:15 am

simtek34 wrote:New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs

Did funimation remove the green tint? From the trailer it doesn't look like its there.

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Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:26 am

JEFFMAN219 wrote:
simtek34 wrote:New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs

Did funimation remove the green tint? From the trailer it doesn't look like its there.
It's as green as it ever was. Even if you don't notice it in the rest of the picture (you will notice if you compare it to any other version), Bulma's hair is a dead giveaway.

Although you are about the billionth person to ask since it began airing, so something has happened on someone's end. Maybe people are remembering it as worse than it actually is, maybe some people didn't actually watch Boo Kai, but only knew of the tint from screenshots. Either way, the green is there and unchanged.
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Post by Baggie_Saiyan » Sat Feb 25, 2017 1:31 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
JEFFMAN219 wrote:
simtek34 wrote:New trailer for Part 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mkpbNELXA

EDIT: DAT ENDING MUSIC! One of my favorite Kai TFC Songs

Did funimation remove the green tint? From the trailer it doesn't look like its there.
It's as green as it ever was. Even if you don't notice it in the rest of the picture (you will notice if you compare it to any other version), Bulma's hair is a dead giveaway.

Although you are about the billionth person to ask since it began airing, so something has happened on someone's end. Maybe people are remembering it as worse than it actually is, maybe some people didn't actually watch Boo Kai, but only knew of the tint from screenshots. Either way, the green is there and unchanged.
It is one of the those until you notice it you can't un-notice it type of things, :P Tbf I can get used to it like 10 mins in, so not a terribly big deal for me.
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Baggie_Saiyan wrote:Strange they didn't tease the Majin fight despite that being the cover.
That's what the OP is for.
I was talking about the trailer, since there is a better chance of the trailer reaching people on YT then the OP. (For people not watching on Toonami).

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Post by Dbzfan94 » Sat Feb 25, 2017 2:06 pm

OmegaRockman wrote: Well, he returned to play Sharper so I don't think there was any doubt he'd be back as Babidi too.
I never even knew he played Sharpener :o

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Post by 8000 Saiyan » Sat Feb 25, 2017 2:31 pm

It''s good to hear Brannan and Robertson as Babidi and Dabura again. Those two were some of the standouts of the old dub.
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