Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
How are the video qualities on this release?
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
On a more technical note, those covers have always exclusively used cut-out frames from the show itself (hence the rather clustered arrangement), while the Daimao Part 4 box uses artwork from the manga.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:I can tell those are (well done) bootlegs, because....
A. While with the exception of the fourth pack that is the official artwork used on the old Saga set releases the Piccolo Daimao portion was in fact two sets only.
B. No company/distributor logos of any kind.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
I found it sort of similar to what they did with the old Z single discs, where the covers were just blown up screenshots from episodes themselves. Though they did indeed put a good bit more effort in the artwork with the Sagas and the GT singles as well as most subsequent releases.KBABZ wrote:On a more technical note, those covers have always exclusively used cut-out frames from the show itself (hence the rather clustered arrangement), while the Daimao Part 4 box uses artwork from the manga.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:I can tell those are (well done) bootlegs, because....
A. While with the exception of the fourth pack that is the official artwork used on the old Saga set releases the Piccolo Daimao portion was in fact two sets only.
B. No company/distributor logos of any kind.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
I'm sure the number of "spend a minute panning up a shot of a character" helped with those!SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:I found it sort of similar to what they did with the old Z single discs, where the covers were just blown up screenshots from episodes themselves. Though they did indeed put a good bit more effort in the artwork with the Sagas and the GT singles as well as most subsequent releases.KBABZ wrote:On a more technical note, those covers have always exclusively used cut-out frames from the show itself (hence the rather clustered arrangement), while the Daimao Part 4 box uses artwork from the manga.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:I can tell those are (well done) bootlegs, because....
A. While with the exception of the fourth pack that is the official artwork used on the old Saga set releases the Piccolo Daimao portion was in fact two sets only.
B. No company/distributor logos of any kind.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Though of course there is the obvious exception of the Pioneer/FUNi discs with the Ocean dub, those actually have some pretty cool original artwork though i heard at least a fewa few of them were sourced from either official Toei or Toriyama artwork.KBABZ wrote:I'm sure the number of "spend a minute panning up a shot of a character" helped with those!SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:I found it sort of similar to what they did with the old Z single discs, where the covers were just blown up screenshots from episodes themselves. Though they did indeed put a good bit more effort in the artwork with the Sagas and the GT singles as well as most subsequent releases.KBABZ wrote: On a more technical note, those covers have always exclusively used cut-out frames from the show itself (hence the rather clustered arrangement), while the Daimao Part 4 box uses artwork from the manga.
For instance, i saw on a thread here that one of the Pioneer volumes had a cover picture of Goku and Vegeta that was referenced from an image of the two from Movie 12 just with their Buu arc garb switched for their Saiyan arc outfits.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
This is the sellers link: https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/cd-s-en-dv ... ousPage=lr
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Ooo I remember that piece!SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote:For instance, i saw on a thread here that one of the Pioneer volumes had a cover picture of Goku and Vegeta that was referenced from an image of the two from Movie 12 just with their Buu arc garb switched for their Saiyan arc outfits.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
I made for you guys some screenshots! I post them a.s.a.p.
Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
I could have sworn I saw these slimmer sets at Walmart not that long ago.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Would have been great if the Dragon Ball: Saga Sets had been sold in so few volumes but that didn't happen. Next best thing is Madman's 2x Dragon Ball Collection Part sets.bernhard90 wrote:This is the sellers link: https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/cd-s-en-dv ... ousPage=lr
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Here you can see product dimensions! https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dragon-Ball- ... D/11100000
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Changed the topic title, because we can discuss all bootleg items here.
Look at the review: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7YCF6V/re ... B0OS0I7GMF
Looks to me that are a lot of bootlegs in circulation?
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Look at the review: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7YCF6V/re ... B0OS0I7GMF
Looks to me that are a lot of bootlegs in circulation?
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
Looks like that listing is for the bootlegs. Someone should report it to Amazon if at all possible.bernhard90 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:06 am Changed the topic title, because we can discuss all bootleg items here.
Look at the review: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7YCF6V/re ... B0OS0I7GMF
Looks to me that are a lot of bootlegs in circulation?
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
This is also bootleg right? Can't find any funimation logo or anything on the cover.
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Dragon-Ball-Tou ... SwrZBcHG~x
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Dragon-Ball-Tou ... SwrZBcHG~x
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
That's definitely got to be a either a duplicated copy or bootleg, because i don't see a single FUNi or Toei logo anywhere on the package.bernhard90 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:03 am This is also bootleg right? Can't find any funimation logo or anything on the cover.
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/Dragon-Ball-Tou ... SwrZBcHG~x
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
"The Uncut Perfect Edition"
...yep, definitely a bootleg.
...yep, definitely a bootleg.
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
There are also the images on the back artwork of the case that have absolutely nothing to do with the episodes that the set purports to have. I mean, you have Tao Pai Pai aka Mercenary Tao riding on the log and the pirate robot which are both from the Red Ribbon arc.
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Re: Are these blue-bricks real or bootleg?
On the one hand this is a bootleg, on the other the packaging looks really nice for collectors, imo.bernhard90 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:06 am Changed the topic title, because we can discuss all bootleg items here.
Look at the review: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7YCF6V/re ... B0OS0I7GMF
Looks to me that are a lot of bootlegs in circulation?
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Y'know, Amazon/casual reviewers generally say something is "amazing" or "great" even if it isn't. I read so many reviews praising the DBZ Season Blu-ray sets that if I didn't know any better, I'd believe them that they were really spectacular.
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
I was just browsing Amazon Japan and came across this...
This bootleg product is slowly gaining popularity, even moreso the packaging looks nicer than the official.
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Re: Bootleg topic! Real vs fake
The uptick in bootleg blue bricks is definitely weird, especially since people are ordering them from Amazon. I have to imagine people are ordering from third party sellers and not Amazon directly, I just purchased #3, 4, and 5 off Amazon from them directly and they’re certainly official products.