Kanzenshuu

If DBox footage was that big of a deal in terms of rights, CR would've just used the same 16:9 Bluray footage for the Japanese version that they already do for their English version. If they wanted to throw us a bone with 4:3 and the rights were an issue, they have their own 4:3 Bluray release ...

When watching in Japanese on CR:

Episodes 1-74 (and any others not mentioned below) are Dragon Box.

Episodes 75, 80, 82, 92, 99, 105-106, 142, 157, 159, 161, 168-169, 172, & 178 are 16:9 Orange Bricks DVD squished to 4:3

Episodes 254-291 are 4:3 Dragon Box stretched to 16:9

This same problem ...

I'll just be watching the subbed stream since it comes out first. I grew up watching the FUNimation dub back in the Cartoon Network/Toonami days but legitimately have no nostalgia for it. But I wish the fans of that flavor of Dragon Ball a good time watching Daima's dub!

Ever since I learned about ...

Thanks for sharing! I can see some actual film grain left in. Glad to hear it's not all filtered and smoothed within an inch of its life like the FUNi 30th Anniversary transfer.

I have a lot that I'm still reflecting on, thinking about, trying to form, etc. It's going to take a while. There's so much of a direct impact and literal direction on my life that it's impossible to really put into words, I think. I haven't said much here, mostly because of that, and because I've ...

I'm thankful for Toriyama and Dragon Ball for helping motivate me to continue art (both as a hobby and career choice) through the years. I'm thankful to him and Dragon Ball bringing so many of us together. Thanks to him, I ended up meeting you lovely people. This is still is the only online ...

Nice! Ten years later, and it's still one of my favorite Dragon Ball films. Unfortunately, I won't be going to this since it's only the English dub being screened.

I was hoping the distributors would be more open to screening Dragon Ball content in Japanese with subtitles. Crunchyroll did it for ...

Things I noticed:

- The audio in the opening and NEP in Episode 1 sound kinda funky, like something went wrong while re-editing/re-encoding the episode for streaming. And the episode is indeed slightly re-edited; they corrected the opening in Episode 1 using the Japanese logo (Dragon Ball Kai ...

I will say that I prefer most of the US names for the Z movies/TV specials. Not exactly a hot take, I know. They're more concise and clear.

Except for "Wrath of the Dragon"; which was actually more vague than the Japanese title. Is the Dragon Fist attack the "Wrath of the Dragon", or Hirudegarn?

Looks (and sounds) great! The original broadcast audio is something many of us have wanted on an official release for years.

Now let's @Crunchyroll about releasing this transfer in English-speaking territories. Gimme gimme gimme.

I saw WTK post the listing on Twitter.

Best case scenario: This'll use the either the singles or Dragon Box transfer.

Most likely scenario: These are the same Season Set discs re-packaged.

What a missed opportunity to put this and original Dragon Ball on Blu-Ray (or even SD-BD.)

At this point, I'd just be fine with the Dragon Box footage available for purchase in English-speaking territories again. Preferably with some color-correction, and on Blu-Ray or even SD-on-Blu-Ray since either way there would be way less compression.

I'd love for the Japanese Broadcast audio to be ...

I just watched through that comparison video a couple times. And I think it looks okay. Just fine, nothing mind-blowing. (shrug) ... I'd much prefer FUNimation use this footage instead.

To me, the backgrounds still suffer from being slightly flatter, but to no where near the degree that the 30th ...

Did anyone else watch an episode today just to bask in his glorious narration?

Very sad. I'm feeling for his family and loved ones right now. I remember hearing that he was going through health issues which forced him to retire, but I'm glad he was able to live a good quality of life and make it all the way to a very distinguished 90 years old, which most people don't ever ...

Wow, those are actually cheaper than I expected. Less than $12 a season.

Guess they're really banking on the ultra-casual crowd jumping on these and replacing the 16:9 Blu-Rays as the new default release.

Should Dragon Ball have stopped after Cell? I don't think so.

The series, the fandom, and the franchise are better off with the Buu arc than without it. Sure, it has a lot of problems, mainly with structure and pacing, but the added world-building, character development for Vegeta & Mr. Satan and ...

The problem with Dragon Ball is that it's been re-released so many times in English compared to other manga. Viz more-or-less rivals FUNimation in their number of DB releases:

single issues (aka "monthlies")
Viz SJ graphic novels
VizBigs
3-in-1s
Full Color
Digital purchases/streaming

The closest ...

These just aren't that much of an improvement from the Season Blu-Rays, in my opinion. They're very similar color and audio-wise, but in 4:3. The only extra perk is the aspect ratio. I'd recommend to just wait on a sale or some kind of markdown if you're curious to check out these steelbooks. At ...

Speaking of video quality, and I might be super duper late to the party on this ... but has anyone else noticed that when selecting the Japanese audio for Dragon Ball Z on the official FUNimation app/site, it switches to the Dragon Box masters but with softsubs? Not just for select seasons but for ...