Worst DB/Z/GT intros

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:22 am

Kunzait_83 wrote:
Masako-kun wrote:Aww come now, I like the Second FUNi intro. I can jam to it, unlike the GODAWFUL RAPPING OF GT...when has rapping in anime been appropriate?
Answer: Samurai Champloo.

Seriously, what I think you mean is “when has rapping in a whacked out kooky old school martial arts anime ever been appropriate, especially when it was creatively intended to be scored to a distinctly classical, Eastern sounding score?”

And I submit to you in turn by that same token regarding the second FUNi intro, when has shitty 8-bit sounding techno-rock that sounds like it was ripped from an 80’s toy commercial ever been appropriate to a whacked out kooky old school martial arts anime, especially when it was creatively intended to be scored to a distinctly classical, Eastern sounding score?

These folks must have never heard Nujabes,Fat Jon, or Force of Nature.

Kid Trunks · Post by **Kid Trunks** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:44 am

Kunzait_83 wrote:when has shitty 8-bit sounding techno-rock that sounds like it was ripped from an 80’s toy commercial ever been appropriate to a whacked out kooky old school martial arts anime, especially when it was creatively intended to be scored to a distinctly classical, Eastern sounding score?

Funi's second intro

Yup, good stuff.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:56 am

God, I even hated that intro when I was a dubbie.

Commander_Red · Post by **Commander_Red** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:03 am

The "singing" totally ruins this in places http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qk4dDFz ... re=related

Kunzait_83 · Post by **Kunzait_83** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:44 am

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:13 am

Kunzait_83 wrote:
I’m sorry about the rant, but it just absolutely dumbfounds me that so many fans will unanimously (and understandably) trounce upon and spit all over complete drek like the GT rap, the Portugese intro, the Canadian intro… but put up anything made by FUNi in the late 90’s/early 2000’s (especially if it has Faulconer’s name on it), and there’s this giant subset of U.S. fans who will fawn all over like it’s a fucking Bach sonata, when it by all sane rights and standards belongs in good company with the other laughing stocks upon the garbage heap.

Faulconer worship to me is like hailing the BGM for Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm as a work of timeless genius.

Something that always makes me laugh is that Falcouner's DBZ music CDs draw flies on Amazon. But yet that score has soooo many fans. I wonder why they don't buy it. I can't think of how many intro/outros and dub moments have been killed by Mr. F's score.

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:22 am

Kunzait_83 wrote:
Kid Trunks wrote:Funi's second intro Yup, good stuff.
Just for my own edification, we ARE talking about the same intro aren’t we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2muJgZu8 ... re=related

Let me get this straight: THAT ‘S supposed to be “good”? That intro. Really?

I’m actually not trying to be an asshole or a smartass; I’m completely serious, I’m genuinely curious to know exactly what it is about that intro that screams “Dragon Ball”, apart from the simple fact that it uses clips from the show. Someone by all means please explain it to me, because for the life of me I just don’t see it at all.

[*snip*-you can really rant your head off. I respect that. But the quote box would be too big. Seriously.]

Even for those who vastly prefer the Japanese version of the series now, there is a sense of nostalgia attached to small things like this for those of us who were introduced to DragonBall through the Funimation dub. As strange as it sounds, a lot of us had to enjoy the Funimation dub enough to look more into the fanbase. Call it stupid little kids falling for Funi's plan as expected or say that there's an intrinsic quality of DragonBall that even Funimation's edits and changes couldn't completely destroy. But we enjoyed it.

And you know, for some fans, new DragonBall episodes ONLY came in through Funimation first. The Japanese version was something filtered secondhand through Chris Psaros, unless you were "lucky" enough to snag a VHS with swear-filled subtitles.

The fact of the matter is, the original version simply wasn't all that accessible in the show's original run. So, this song(and yes, Rock the Dragon) represent the first time we saw a new DragonBall adventure. For kids and teens during the initial run, the TV run was probably the only way to get new DragonBall episodes. Honestly, we were then probably too excited about the start of DragonBall and too young to evaluate the music on any truly critical level. Now the thing has a sense of nostalgia attached to it, and nostalgia is hard to shake.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:22 am

I thought you guys were talking about this intro music, because I was gonna have to bust some heads if people were dissing this one.

Seriously...

Kid Trunks · Post by **Kid Trunks** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:23 am

Kunzait_83 wrote:
Kid Trunks wrote:Funi's second intro Yup, good stuff.
Just for my own edification, we ARE talking about the same intro aren’t we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2muJgZu8 ... re=related

Let me get this straight: THAT ‘S supposed to be “good”? That intro. Really?

Well... thanks for shitting on my parade. But yeah, thats the one alright. Its one of my favorites. Its nowhere near as bad as your colorful language lets on. Besides, one mans garbage is another mans gold, not that that I think its garbage...I think its gold.

SSJ2bardock wrote:I thought you guys were talking about this intro music, because I was gonna have to bust some heads if people were dissing this one.

No chance! I love that intro too.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:28 am

I heard the Spanish "We Gotta Power" for the first time and considered putting it here, but the more I listen to i the more it grows on me.

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:45 am

Just found - the French intro for DBZ is nearly identical to the Portuguese one..

Check it out.

And yea, that GT ghetto rap's pretty bad too.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:47 am

The French dub pretty much just sucks in general.

SaiyaMel · Post by **SaiyaMel** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:25 am

French Dragonball intro - somehow I like it better than the Canadian version..

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:08 am

Anything done by Funimation, it all has this "HARDCORE" tone to it which is hard to stomach. The UK intro's were never fabulous either.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:09 am

SaiyaMel wrote:

And yea, that GT ghetto rap's pretty bad too.

What, nobody wants to "step into the Grand Tour"?

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:11 am

It's not "ghetto" rap. There's no such thing.

Wojak · Post by **Wojak** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:35 am

Chrono Trigger wrote:It's not "ghetto" rap. There's no such thing.

Now it is, we invented the term.
Ghetto rap is rap with a ghetto feeling.
In Sweden we have a lot of music with ghetto feel in it, so you can actually say it exists.

I'm just sad I have to hear that crap on the radio 24/7 (the ghetto rap, obviously).

I don't like the "hardcore" Funi intros either. They have lost the feeling for the show's athmosphere, as well as the Portuguese or French, or Italian.

Le intro du Francais est trés, trés TERRIBLE!
Y tambien en Portugués! (I don't know Portuguese, so I had to write in Spanish).

Dave SSJ4 · Post by **Dave SSJ4** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:31 am

DBGT Italian Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiqoM_4I1I4

DBZ 1. Hungarian Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=606B3EtUpas

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:42 am

SSJ2bardock wrote:I heard the Spanish "We Gotta Power" for the first time and considered putting it here, but the more I listen to i the more it grows on me.

Which one? There's a few different Spanish versions, such as the ones from Spain and the ones from Mexico. o_O

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:17 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:I thought you guys were talking about this intro music, because I was gonna have to bust some heads if people were dissing this one.

Seriously...

That's definitely Funi's best English intro, my only complaint is that it's too metal, like maybe if it was played on a piano or something It would have fit better, but the tune itself is quite nice and fitting.

Kanzenshuu

Worst DB/Z/GT intros

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