Cantonese Box Sets?

Bomber Greek · Post by **Bomber Greek** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:47 pm

Well, I saw them, and they have TONS of episodes. I mean tons. And I can get them for cheap too. Anybody hear of them?

SonEric84 · Post by **SonEric84** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:48 pm

Couldn't really tell you without a screenshot....probably a bootleg.

Bomber Greek · Post by **Bomber Greek** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:55 pm

Maybe, but it's from a guy with a great trust rating and I have bought from him before.

SonEric84 · Post by **SonEric84** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:00 pm

Post up a picture.

Bomber Greek · Post by **Bomber Greek** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:03 pm

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:08 pm

The images didn't show, but I followed the image address back to the shop itself. The back of the 1-144 boxset has the plot summary for Dragonball GT on it even though it's Dragonball Z. I figure that if it was a legit release then they'd at least get the plot summary right.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:12 pm

Why would anyone (especially a fan of the show) think those are legit?

russ869 · Post by **russ869** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:14 pm

Yeah, sure.

A "6 DVD Box Set with Episodes 1 to 144." That has got to be one total crap quality bootleg.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:14 pm

Wishful thinking, perhaps?

"Oh boy! 4:3 DBZ in Japanese with English subtitles and the DVDs are really cheap! No more Orange Brick and no more unsubbed discs at $30 to $40 a pop!"

Bomber Greek · Post by **Bomber Greek** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:18 pm

Oh well. I mean, I got a Bleach set from the same seller and it is great.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:19 pm

Well, looking at the Bleach DVDs on that site, I'm guessing those weren't legit, either. I can't officially say "buy bootlegs" on this forum, but I can say do what makes you happy and if it's against this forums's rules just keep your mouth shut about it.

russ869 · Post by **russ869** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:43 pm

Yeah, judging by the way the a lot of casual forum members talk about not noticing the season sets' video flaws I would imagine most of them are willing to tolerate lousy quality bootleg video for the cheaper price. Ugh.

The only two bootlegs I ever bought (well, one was bought for me so that's technically not my fault) I ended up throwing away and buying the official release. Not because the video quality was that bad, but because the quality of official releases was better. Not to mention they were both two of my favorite shows so it didn't make since to have fake DVDs anyway.

tinlunlau · Post by **tinlunlau** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:02 pm

I'll be in Hong Kong next November to see the availability of the Cantonese box sets. One thing I know for sure, the only audio options are Cantonese (TVB dub) and Japanese. Only Traditional Chinese subtitles are available and i think there is no option to turn it off (not burnt-in, tho).

Bomber Greek · Post by **Bomber Greek** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:12 pm

Nope. English Subs are available also. They also aren't burnt in.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:37 am

Those are bootlegs then

I have the official HK boxes of Dragon Ball and just like tinlunlau said, TVB dub/Japanese dub and Chinese subtitles only that can't be turned off.

ETC123 · Post by **ETC123** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:52 am

As far as not being able to turn of subtitles go, I had the first two R3 Saint Seiya boxes and had that same problem. What you need to do is to either have a DVD player with no forced macrovision, or get something like DVDgenie and watch them on your computer without macrovision.

And then, no forced subs!

Kula · Post by **Kula** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:33 am

Ash wrote:I have the official HK boxes of Dragon Ball and just like tinlunlau said, TVB dub/Japanese dub and Chinese subtitles only that can't be turned off.

Could you post pictures or a link? I'd like to update the DVD list in the other thread.

tinlunlau · Post by **tinlunlau** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:45 am

I actually work in the Hong Kong DVD industry and I can pretty much confirm these little facts on the Hong Kong R3 edition of Dragon Ball Z. The company that I work for is actually a competitor company to the company that's releasing DBZ and all other Toei products. Joy Sales (my company) focuses on Gonzo's stuff in terms of anime. In other words, I know my shit.

By the way, "Spiderman 3" is out on dvd. I bought it last week.