Dragon Box 3 discussion

[The Tori-bot]

Welp, FUNimation said on Twitter Volume Four would hit in September: http://twitter.com/funimation/status/14236304525

Whee~!

Well, that's that outta my birthday list.

[LeprikanGT]

Vegeta IS in the garlic jr. saga.

The movie has no blackwater mist.

Theres kami and Mr. Popo relevance.

There was more plot in the saga than the movie.

[Haseowolf]

Welp, FUNimation said on Twitter Volume Four would hit in September: http://twitter.com/funimation/status/14236304525

Whee~!

Hurrah! I'm glad we finally heard something about it. I hope I wasn't too obnoxious or annoying @funimation when asking. I just wanted my Dragon Box collection to be finished, afterall...

[Cipher]

I obviously don't have numbers, but one would think it would actually be poor business for Funimation to have bought all this footage and not finish the releases. I'd put money on seeing the rest of Z no matter what. And probably the movies as well.

Only, why in the name of God do they continue to schedule these releases simultaneously with DBZ Kai? Talk about confusing for the average consumer. And spendy for the completionists.

[jordanator]

Finally!!
I got a response from Supermart!
Here it is.
''Sorry that you have not yet received your order.

It was shipped on May 11 via standard international post.

It could take 6-20 business days for the package to be received.

Please contact us if you have not received the package by June 7.


Thank You,
SuperMart''
Well despite it not saying it has been posted, at least I now know it has!

[Gaffer Tape]

Awwwwwww, geez, September? I was hoping Box 3 was an indication they'd switched to a two and a half month release schedule, meaning we'd see Box 4 in the middle of July and Box 5 in October!

[Puto]

The only really big problem with the double features is that the JP audio track sounds like crap. A Dragon Box release would have high quality stereo audio.

The thing about that is that the Japanese track was recorded ONLY in mono, so they remastered it the best they can with what they had. That's what made Kai such a big deal, that it was recorded the series in stereo.

Not for the movies... Those are stereo on the JP DBoxes (and the Spanish release, too).

[DemonRin]

Not for the movies... Those are stereo on the JP DBoxes (and the Spanish release, too).

They weren't true stereo though were they? They were just the same Mono track automatically sent through both channels weren't they?

[VegettoEX]

Not for the movies... Those are stereo on the JP DBoxes (and the Spanish release, too).

They weren't true stereo though were they? They were just the same Mono track automatically sent through both channels weren't they?

No, but that's what every single other DB R2 release is (the same mono channel duplicated into a "stereo" track).

Am I remembering correctly that the BGM masters used for "Dragon Box: The Movies" was stereo, and the voice-only (mono) track was laid on top of that?

'Cuz yeah, the movies sound amazing.

[Puto]

Yeah, the movies had true stereo BGM, not just mono on both channels (which is pointless to begin with). The voices were mono, but you wouldn't gain much from stereo voices anyway (except maybe on echo effects, and possibly some panning depending on on-screen positioning, but even then... eh).

They weren't true stereo though were they? They were just the same Mono track automatically sent through both channels weren't they?

Have a sample from Movie 4 and see for yourself.

[bjnelson19705]

Great. Got a month to earn some money.

But wished it was going to come out in August. Oh well.

[Anarchistguy]

Welp, FUNimation said on Twitter Volume Four would hit in September: http://twitter.com/funimation/status/14236304525

Whee~!

Well, that's that outta my birthday list.

But it just got in mine

[GizmoKSX]

Speaking of Best Buy, I went in there this past Saturday and it looks like they made room on the shelves for Kai. Its kinda crazy, the DragonBall stuff takes up about three shelves out of the entire anime section.

I saw Kai on the new releases shelf today. Taking up three shelves at Best Buy is impressive now, but I remember when Suncoast had an entire wall dedicated to Dragon Ball, apart from the anime section. Of course, that was when we were getting 3-4 episodes per VHS (or DVD if you were on the cutting edge ).

The voices were mono, but you wouldn't gain much from stereo voices anyway (except maybe on echo effects, and possibly some panning depending on on-screen positioning, but even then... eh).

Makes sense; even on releases with surround encoding, the voices are almost always exclusively in the center channel for clarity, with a few exceptions like a scene in X-Men where Professor Xavier's voice echoes around the speakers for effect. Was just the BGM in stereo, or did we get stereo SFX as well (auras, ki blasts, etc.)? I love good audio, and I would be interested in hearing the movies' BGM in stereo on the Japanese track, so I hope those make their way over to the States.

[BobZ]

Welp, FUNimation said on Twitter Volume Four would hit in September: http://twitter.com/funimation/status/14236304525

Whee~!

Well, that's that outta my birthday list.

My too. I was really hoping for an August release. Why would they release the first three boxes in an average time period of three months and suddenly change that with the fourth release. It's dumb. Oh well, nothing we can do about it except wait I guess. September it is and I will be looking forward to it.

P.S:

@haseowolf Dragon Box Four will be releases in September

Will be releases?

[dragondyle]

P.S:

@haseowolf Dragon Box Four will be releases in September

Will be releases?

Haha, I caught that, too. Very professional, Funimation!

[jjgp1112]

Well, Twitter doesn't have an edit button, and the s and d keys are right next to each other.

[dragondyle]

Well, Twitter doesn't have an edit button, and the s and d keys are right next to each other.

One of the very flaws of Twitter and keyboards.

[The Tori-bot]

Well, mine came today! Eleven days plus ash cloud is pretty good going, I'd say. And, thankfully, unlike Box 2 which I also ordered from Supermart, the box was in perfect shape!

It did however have the crappy adhesive. But I think I got lucky, it only took off a little bit of the artwork.

[jordanator]

Hopefully I will still be into the DB/Z/GT series and not change into something different by the time DB4 is released....Oh well.I guess I'll be spending a lot to keep me preoccupied with DB/Z/GT.
So far I'm on the hunt for the GT season sets, the DB season sets, and all of the movies.
Also maybe some Kai.But does anyone know how many parts there are to it?
So overall...over 250 pounds leaving my possession.

[Cipher]

Got mine today. I was quite surprised by how fast it came. About thee days with standard shipping. That, with the price, has definitely earned Right Stuf a returning customer.

And I continue to have no problem with the packaging. There aren't any nicks and the paper's glue peeled off easily.