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by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:25 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1544557

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

Gog wrote:That is the most unpopular opinion on this site, and nearly every site. Its not probably an unpopular opinion, that is THE unpopular opinion
That sarcasm cuts deep. I will now walk into the sunset never to return again in shame...
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Unpopular DB opinions
Replies: 14626
Views: 1544557

Re: Unpopular DB opinions

This probably isn't unpopular, but maybe it is? Anyway, haha, I think Battle of the Gods just all around is a terrible movie. The fight scenes were some of the lamest I've witnessed in an anime, which is surprising since its DBZ, and the over abundance of CG made things tacky and aesthetically unple...
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:26 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?
Replies: 19
Views: 3574

Re: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?

Macroblocking is when the visuals become "blocky" for lack of a better phrase. You start seeing blurry squares, rather than clean, sharp areas in the drawing. This is generally due to low or otherwise poor digital compression. FUNimation's early DVDs weren't the best. Here are a couple ex...
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't Goku speak incorrectly/improperly in the various dubs?
Replies: 49
Views: 8785

Re: Why doesn't Goku talks wrongly in the dubs?

Goku is made out to be an ultra-masculine hero in dubs, and many viewers might feel that a hick accent would detract from his valiant good-guy personality. Goku's voice in the funi dub is generally higher pitched than what one would assume from an "ultra-masculine hero". It isn't as oddly...
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:51 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't Goku speak incorrectly/improperly in the various dubs?
Replies: 49
Views: 8785

Re: Why doesn't Goku talks wrongly in the dubs?

floofychan333 wrote:Goku is made out to be an ultra-masculine hero in dubs, and many viewers might feel that a hick accent would detract from his valiant good-guy personality.
Goku's voice in the funi dub is generally higher pitched than what one would assume from an "ultra-masculine hero".
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't Goku speak incorrectly/improperly in the various dubs?
Replies: 49
Views: 8785

Re: Why doesn't Goku talks wrongly in the dubs?

Kinda reminds of the other day where I was watching the first episode of the funimation dub of DBZ and noticed the farmer has a southern USA styled country accent, and it made me think of how such an accent might sound if it was more Japanese country.
by Kokonoe
Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:01 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?
Replies: 19
Views: 3574

Re: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?

If it's the "original dub" from 1996 you want, you would need to track down the Pioneer singles or the Rock the Dragon boxset (the latter is only available on DVD and is very pricey due to its rarity) because that dub (which uses the Ocean Group voice cast but was still made by Funimation...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:52 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?
Replies: 19
Views: 3574

Re: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?

Pioneer movies 1-3 aside, none of the official VHS tapes are available in Japanese with sub's. If you could live with that, the main advantage the vhs tapes have against the single DVDs is no macroblocking and available in censored format as well as uncut. The dub from the Orange Bricks onward rece...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:42 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Has One Piece surpassed Dragon Ball or is DB still king?
Replies: 79
Views: 31073

Re: Has One Piece surpassed Dragon Ball or is DB still king?

Man, I wanna check out One Piece on FunimationNow, but damn, it'll take half of my life to watch this thing. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but there's just way too much. I got into the series with the funi dub in like 08, it's def worth watching. Of course, it took me 2-3 months to catch up to the ...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:00 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?
Replies: 19
Views: 3574

Re: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?

Rather than VHS, you'd be better off going/comparing with the corresponding, single-disc DVD volumes. They were from the exact same source, contemporary with the product during its initial release, original 4:3 aspect ratio, etc. Interesting... Yeah, that sounds like a much better idea. Do you know...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Is Budokai 3 overrated?
Replies: 54
Views: 9855

Re: Is Budokai 3 overrated?

I feel as if nothing is "overrated" or "underrated", because either or not a majority of people like or dislike something is entirely up to them and thus there isn't a right or wrong answer which is the best because it's subjective. With that said... I think Budokai 3 came out at...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:42 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?
Replies: 19
Views: 3574

So how do the Funi VHS tapes compare to the Orange Bricks?

I was starting to collect the VHS tapes for DBZ over a year ago but ended up having to stop due to a move, although I never got a chance to see the quality. I know VHS's generally have poor video quality and cannot do RGB or Component. With that said, VHS is, in fact 4:3, so it would actually remove...
by Kokonoe
Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Has One Piece surpassed Dragon Ball or is DB still king?
Replies: 79
Views: 31073

Re: Has One Piece surpassed Dragon Ball or is DB still king?

I don't know why everyone's comparing manga sales only considering there are so many other factors to popularity. Yeah, I agree. Like even as a huge One Piece fan, Naruto is a lot more popular in the West than One Piece is despite it's insane Japanese manga sales. One Piece never really took off he...