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Seeing as the 2008 Special is somewhere around the same time as the new series and recent movies, do you think we might see this special finally get licensed and released?
Seems appropriate enough to fit it in as a special feature when DBS hits blu-ray, maybe even transmit it within the series run if plot and timeline wise it makes sense.
I actually asked FUNimation about this the other day on twitter, and got the following response:
All we can say right now is stay tuned to our blog for some info on that as it's still developing
The full conversation was about whether they'd try to pursue licensing the 2008 Special to include as an extra on a hypothetical Dragon Ball Super release. For reference, here's a link to the original twitter conversation: https://twitter.com/FUNimation/status/6 ... 2766204929
I'd love for the 2008 OVA to get licensed and eventually dubbed because it's really awesome. But honestly, I'm not expecting much.
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Akira Toriyama wrote:My policy is to try and forget things once they’re over. Since if I don’t discard the old and focus on what’s new, I’ll overload my brain capacity. I still haven’t lived down going, “Who the heck is Tao Pai-pai?” that one time I was talking with Ei’ichiro Oda-kun. But the fact that there are still people reading the series after all this time… All I can say is; “thank you.” Really, that’s all.
Akira Toriyama wrote:Drawing Dragon Ball again reminded me of two things--how much I love it, and how much I never want to do it again.
Kunzait_83 wrote:And if you're upset because all this new material completely invalidates the tabletop RPG rulebook-sized statistical system and flowchart for the characters' "canonical Power Levels" that you'd been working on painstakingly for the last bunch of years now... well I don't think there's a kind, non-blunt way of saying this, but that's 100% entirely your own misguided fault for buying so deeply into all this nonsensical garbage in the first place. And that you also have IMMENSELY skewed and comically backwards priorities in what you think is most important and needed to make a good Dragon Ball story.
Zephyr wrote:Goodness, they wrote idiotic drivel in a children's cartoon meant to advertise toys!? Again!? For the ninetieth episode in a row!? Somebody stop the presses! We have to voice our concern over these Super important issues!
FortuneSSJ wrote:Doesn't matter who wins, people would still complain about power levels.
MR.Mark wrote:I can't wait for a future arc of Super where Roshi takes on a resurrected Raditz who achieved Ultra Instinct by watching Goku do it while he was in hell.
Kamiccolo9 wrote:Fair enough, I concede. Sean Schemmel probably has some kind of hidden talent. Maybe he is an expert at Minesweeper. You're right; calling him "talentless" wasn't fair.
You know what I wouldn't mind? A collected Blu-ray release (either from Toei or FUNimation) with the 2008 Special, Episode of Bardock and Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans.
Indeed, there's a whole bunch of other interesting little tidbits from the 2008-15 period, like the Super Collaboration Special last year. It would be wonderful to see these packaged together, but I suspect that we will only see them packaged as bonuses for other things- perhaps extras on a future Super Dragon Box or whatever they release those as.
Cadellin wrote:Indeed, there's a whole bunch of other interesting little tidbits from the 2008-15 period, like the Super Collaboration Special last year. It would be wonderful to see these packaged together, but I suspect that we will only see them packaged as bonuses for other things- perhaps extras on a future Super Dragon Box or whatever they release those as.
Original Thread Topic wrote:Did Dragon Ball ever motivate you to exercise?
No, why would it? It's fiction. The strength of the characters is not possible to reach in reality.
I mean, you're pretty open about looking at cartoon porn. Why would you do that? It's fiction. The proportions of these women are not possible to reach in reality.
Luso Saiyan wrote:You know what I wouldn't mind? A collected Blu-ray release (either from Toei or FUNimation) with the 2008 Special, Episode of Bardock and Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans.
Agreed so much! I been wanting physical releases of those for song long now.
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If they ever do get it, I can almost guarantee you that they'll give it a release of its own. Why throw it in as a bonus feature when you know fans will buy a whole 'nother, separately-priced DVD for it?
A dual release containing the JSAT special and "Episode Of Burdock" would be ideal.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the special have an extra layer of issues to its release with regards to the companies involved?
I don't recall reading about the Dragonball 2008 JSAT special in particular, but I remembered reading about the One Piece one and it was aired at the exact same event.
IIRC, USUALLY a Dragonball (Or One Piece) property is an adaptation of material that's licensed from Shueisha and the Manga Author by Toei, and Toei officially owns the anime product to do with what they will because they hold that license.
In the JSAT specials' case tho, it was commissioned by and produced exclusively for a Shueisha event, so Toei doesn't have the license lock stock and barrel for it, it's more like they own it 50-50 with Shueisha. This is why you STILL can't buy this special on DVD in Japan, and the only way it was released was through a special mail in campaign.
Therefore, any attempt to get it on FUNi's part doesn't just have to go through Toei, but also Shueisha, and that causes a massive issue not present with other DB Properties.
"FUNi should take [DBZ] out behind the woodshed, give it one last treat, then blow its f%#@$ng brains out before it attacks the baby again." ~Rocketman
Luso Saiyan wrote:A whole disc for a 22 minute feature? Doubtful. If they ever do it, they'll have to put something else with it.
It's a 34 minute feature, exactly the same length as the combined material on FUNimation's Fullmetal Alchemist Premium OVA Collection DVD. It's not unheard of. Throw in the textless opening / ending, release it at a budget price, and bam. It's all you need.
And like I said, releasing it with "Episode Of Burdock" would be ideal. Both JUMP specials, one disc.
DemonRin wrote:Toei doesn't have the license lock stock and barrel for it, it's more like they own it 50-50 with Shueisha. This is why you STILL can't buy this special on DVD in Japan, and the only way it was released was through a special mail in campaign.
It was also released as a bonus feature on the Japanese "Battle Of Gods" special edition home video releases, which can indeed be purchased.
Licensing from both companies does require an extra bit of paperwork, but I like to think we'll get it one day.
MagicBox wrote:It was also released as a bonus feature on the Japanese "Battle Of Gods" special edition home video releases, which can indeed be purchased.
Licensing from both companies does require an extra bit of paperwork, but I like to think we'll get it one day.
I stand corrected, but if it's only the special edition that has it, isn't there a chance then that it will go out of print and only the standard edition will remain?
But my point still kinda stands either way, it's apparently not as easy as licensing from Toei like they usually do, and does include at least some level of extra hoop jumping.
I hope we get it one day too tho.
"FUNi should take [DBZ] out behind the woodshed, give it one last treat, then blow its f%#@$ng brains out before it attacks the baby again." ~Rocketman
Speaking of licensing, IIRC, Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans was requested by Bandai Namco, was it not? Perhaps they have exclusive distribution rights to it which would also complicate things.
MagicBox wrote:
Luso Saiyan wrote:A whole disc for a 22 minute feature? Doubtful. If they ever do it, they'll have to put something else with it.
It's a 34 minute feature, exactly the same length as the combined material on FUNimation's Fullmetal Alchemist Premium OVA Collection DVD. It's not unheard of. Throw in the textless opening / ending, release it at a budget price, and bam. It's all you need.
It's fine for a DVD, but since Blu-ray is a more expensive format (to both sides), I don't see them releasing it with just one 30-minute feature. Perhaps bundled with EOB, yes.
MagicBox wrote:It was also released as a bonus feature on the Japanese "Battle Of Gods" special edition home video releases, which can indeed be purchased.
But that was also only on DVD, right? Even the one bundled with the BD version.