Forumite ShadowDude112 passes along word that a couple interesting listings have popped up on Walmart’s website: two “Best Of” DVD releases for the characters of Goku and Vegeta.
Both DVDs are due out 13 October 2013 from FUNimation (cataloged under their new parent company, Group 1200 Media) and are listed at an MSRP of $7.50 with Walmart knocking that down to $6.38.
Walmart has been the source of multiple Dragon Ball product leaks in the past, most notably back in 2009 listing FUNimation’s then-still-unannounced blue season sets for the first TV series.
While this type of “Best Of” compilation release is typical for older American cartoons, it is rare — if it has ever happened at all? — for licensed products like anime to see this type of release. Most of us immediately think to something like the Super Mario Bros. Super Show compilations, but for a serial like Dragon Ball…?
How many episodes? Will there be a language option? Will the episodes all be in a row, or chosen from different parts of the series? Edited or uncut? We will just have to wait and see!
UPDATE: Walmart’s listings have been updated to include cover art for both volumes. Each are additionally labeled with “Top Seven Fan Favorite Fights” in their titles, which leads us to believe these will be English dubbed-only compilations of material from various episodes, rather than complete episodes in and of themselves. More to come as we learn, ourselves!
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Oh christ, what the hell is this? FUNimation, if you’re going to keep milking Dragon Ball, try coming up with -better- releases instead of regressing.
I think there is a typo. The images say “top seven” fights, not ten. Anyway, watching these would be like eating just the creme from the Oreo. Without the cookie part, there’s no balance 🙁