DB DBZ AND DBGT Broadcast Alerts

[JamesDaSpaghettiTaco]

I've noticed that in some Tv rips of DB DBZ And DBGT in Japan have an Alert message appear at a specific point on the top of the screen, I've also read that if you were watching the series from a different region these messages wouldn't appear. Here are all the videos I've seen (note that I wasn't the one who translated them) :

In this TV Rip (btw from the legend AnimeMaakuo) the top text says that a 2 year old was kidnapped around the Chiba prefecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxouaQMHbuQ

While in this one it says that a 3 level earthquake happened at 7:18 pm at a city called 新岛 神泽岛. The translator said that he can't find any town with that name so he must be reading it wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nt_Zc8oeIY


Can anyone inform me if other alerts like these exist? I'm really curious

[dougo13]

They were in lots of series as well as night time shows. Nothing new. We have had them over here too. Lots on localized broadcasts. Used to get them all the time for weather alerts from various stations...

[coola]

I've noticed that in some Tv rips of DB DBZ And DBGT in Japan have an Alert message appear at a specific point on the top of the screen, I've also read that if you were watching the series from a different region these messages wouldn't appear. Here are all the videos I've seen (note that I wasn't the one who translated them) :

In this TV Rip (btw from the legend AnimeMaakuo) the top text says that a 2 year old was kidnapped around the Chiba prefecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxouaQMHbuQ

While in this one it says that a 3 level earthquake happened at 7:18 pm at a city called 新岛 神泽岛. The translator said that he can't find any town with that name so he must be reading it wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nt_Zc8oeIY


Can anyone inform me if other alerts like these exist? I'm really curious

I'm probably going to hell for this, but it would be very eerie coincidence if this message popped out when Raditz kidnapped Gohan

Speaking of broadcast, i kinda miss fact they never include "message from sponsor" in home releases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIruaaygCs4

[JamesDaSpaghettiTaco]

Lmao I know and the fact that there was a 3 magnitude earthquake while Goku and Vegeta were fighting Omega Shenron

[kei17]

From what I remember...

DB 099 - An earthquake in the Kanto region
DBZ 004 - The identities of the mutilated bodies found in Nagano prefecture confirmed to be a mother and her son from Chiba prefecture
DBZ 121 - South Korean President Roh Tae-Woo declaring the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons
DBZ 231 - The former Japanese prime minister Kaifu Toshiki leaving the Liberal Democratic Party

There should be more.

[Robo4900]

I've noticed that in some Tv rips of DB DBZ And DBGT in Japan have an Alert message appear at a specific point on the top of the screen, I've also read that if you were watching the series from a different region these messages wouldn't appear.

I know for a fact that these did appear in at least some different regions, though the timings could be different. I played around with the alert sounds that went along with these in episode 4 a few months ago...

Left channel is an Ishikawa broadcast, right channel is a Tokai broadcast. As you can hear, the first round only has an alert in Tokai, no sound in Ishikawa. Unsure if there was an alert in video with no accompanying sound for Ishikawa. The second round has audio alerts in both, but placed slightly differently.

I imagine Kei's memory is probably accurate, and I have nothing to add to it in regards to which episodes have alerts.

[JamesDaSpaghettiTaco]

Thank you everybody for your support

[lolman196]

I know this is a bit late, but I just found this alert during DBZ 188:

Spoiler:

[coltigore]

From what I remember...

DB 099 - An earthquake in the Kanto region
DBZ 004 - The identities of the mutilated bodies found in Nagano prefecture confirmed to be a mother and her son from Chiba prefecture
DBZ 121 - South Korean President Roh Tae-Woo declaring the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons
DBZ 231 - The former Japanese prime minister Kaifu Toshiki leaving the Liberal Democratic Party

There should be more.

Oh God the 004 alert is brutal, I thought DBZ was a kids show, that's kinda graphic news...

[Danfun64]

I know this is a bit late, but I just found this alert during DBZ 188:

Spoiler:

Out of curiosity, what fansub release is that from? The quality looks decent by the standards of the time.

[lolman196]

It's from S.Baldric, also known as E.Monsoon. Most of the tapes I've seen from S.Baldric are decent quality.