Funimation's 30th anniversary collectible home video release

[Jord]

I had no idea they polled fans in the say 4:3 won and then they ignored it. That’s pretty crummy

Yeah. With this recent moving of the goal posts, I'm worried the same will happen here.

They wouldn't. There's a 16:9 option already. Besides why would they post a 4 star and 3 star dragonball? I rather think they upped the number based on the e-mail subscriptions. They're seeing a way to get more money.

Those 2 dragon balls mean NOTHING without them outright confirming it will be a 4:3 release. Playing devil's advocate, they could have posted that picture so that people THINK it will be a 4:3 release and register and when the release turns out to be 16:9 they'll say "We never said it was 4:3".

[Lord Beerus]

Yeah... this sudden increased in necessary pre-orders required for this home release to get the green light in production is a major red flag for me. Especially since they don't even try to justify is and try to pass it off as a "mistake" in a lighthearted manner. Something shady is definitely going on behind the scenes of FUNimation.

[Char Aznable]

Yeah. With this recent moving of the goal posts, I'm worried the same will happen here.

They wouldn't. There's a 16:9 option already. Besides why would they post a 4 star and 3 star dragonball? I rather think they upped the number based on the e-mail subscriptions. They're seeing a way to get more money.

Those 2 dragon balls mean NOTHING without them outright confirming it will be a 4:3 release. Playing devil's advocate, they could have posted that picture so that people THINK it will be a 4:3 release and register and when the release turns out to be 16:9 they'll say "We never said it was 4:3".

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be 16:9 almost guaranteed now. That one move has too many red flags, I think this will be the same cropped trash we've been getting force-fed since 2007. It's a shame that the Dragon Boxes were the peak of quality and will never see a Blu-ray release but they still look pretty damn good for what they are.

[Shaddy]

No you see guys it was a joke. 100 people for every year since Dragon Ball looked the way it was supposed to.

[Shon87]

I signed up for the update emails from Funimation but haven’t received anything. Not even a confirmation email so I know it worked. Anything for anyone else?

[Forte224]

I signed up for the update emails from Funimation but haven’t received anything. Not even a confirmation email so I know it worked. Anything for anyone else?

I have also received nothing, not even a confirmation. So I think that's "intended".

[JohnnyCashKami]

TOEI is not the type of company to fuck up with AR but they have made a 16:9 AR version of Dragon Ball Z, it's called Dragon Ball Kai.

However, censorship? They can make absolutely gorgeous HD remasters of their shows on Blu-ray but then there's a good chunk that's been removed.

Fist of the North Star is a perfect example. Here's a comparison of the SD uncut vs HD censored: https://mobile.twitter.com/nappasan/sta ... 0589656070

This is why I'm glad that we're not stuck with just one version of a show/movie/game/book/etc because there's always something we end up losing.

[sangofe]

They wouldn't. There's a 16:9 option already. Besides why would they post a 4 star and 3 star dragonball? I rather think they upped the number based on the e-mail subscriptions. They're seeing a way to get more money.

Those 2 dragon balls mean NOTHING without them outright confirming it will be a 4:3 release. Playing devil's advocate, they could have posted that picture so that people THINK it will be a 4:3 release and register and when the release turns out to be 16:9 they'll say "We never said it was 4:3".

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be 16:9 almost guaranteed now. That one move has too many red flags, I think this will be the same cropped trash we've been getting force-fed since 2007. It's a shame that the Dragon Boxes were the peak of quality and will never see a Blu-ray release but they still look pretty damn good for what they are.

How the heck can moving the pre order number mean it's in 16:9? And why is it a "red flag"?

[Scsigs]

Thank you! It really bothers me when people think DBZA came up with all these jokes and ideas when all they do is prop things up at least from what I've noticed. In this case I don't know how anyone that knows DB thinks someone saying Goku being uneducated is somehow a reference to DBZA... It's just like the Popo thing in DBS.

Well, that's because that's kind of a lie. Goku, I'm pretty sure, DID get some basic schooling from Roshi when he trained for him, but that's besides the point. He's not smart, no, but he's not braindead stupid. And, yeah, it's most likely a reference to Team Four Star's Goku, who I'm pretty sure influenced Super's Goku. Granted, it COULD be the general incompetence of the writing staff, since Super is a VERY flawed series from a writing standpoint, but I don't think it's any coincidence that, after over a half a decade of DBZA, when the new DB series rolled around & Toriyama's not writing it, the scriptwriters devolve Goku to the point where he's almost indistinguishable from TFS' version of him.

The Popo thing IS a reference to TFS, though, definitely. Never before did DB use Popo in a way that was scary like TFS with the camera angle being over his eyes with him talking in a creepy tone of voice. Sure, TFS didn't come up with that camera angle, but they're the ones who popularized seeing Popo as scary & using the footage in ways that he IS scary.

Stop judging people for assuming these are references to TFS, when they easily could be already, will ya? That goes for everyone.

[Forte224]

They wouldn't. There's a 16:9 option already. Besides why would they post a 4 star and 3 star dragonball? I rather think they upped the number based on the e-mail subscriptions. They're seeing a way to get more money.

Those 2 dragon balls mean NOTHING without them outright confirming it will be a 4:3 release. Playing devil's advocate, they could have posted that picture so that people THINK it will be a 4:3 release and register and when the release turns out to be 16:9 they'll say "We never said it was 4:3".

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be 16:9 almost guaranteed now. That one move has too many red flags, I think this will be the same cropped trash we've been getting force-fed since 2007. It's a shame that the Dragon Boxes were the peak of quality and will never see a Blu-ray release but they still look pretty damn good for what they are.

So you agree with Jord that the Dragon Balls 4 and 3 placed next to each other in order mean absolutely nothing as regards to 4:3, yet you're convinced that moving the sign up total from 2500 to 3000 means 16:9 is all but confirmed? Good lord this announcement is making people lose their minds.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

Those 2 dragon balls mean NOTHING without them outright confirming it will be a 4:3 release. Playing devil's advocate, they could have posted that picture so that people THINK it will be a 4:3 release and register and when the release turns out to be 16:9 they'll say "We never said it was 4:3".

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be 16:9 almost guaranteed now. That one move has too many red flags, I think this will be the same cropped trash we've been getting force-fed since 2007. It's a shame that the Dragon Boxes were the peak of quality and will never see a Blu-ray release but they still look pretty damn good for what they are.

So you agree with Jord that the Dragon Balls 4 and 3 placed next to each other in order mean absolutely nothing as regards to 4:3, yet you're convinced that moving the sign up total from 2500 to 3000 means 16:9 is all but confirmed? Good lord this announcement is making people lose their minds.

I mean, we're having all of this pure speculation here by others about these things and the specs haven't even been formally announced yet.

[Scsigs]

I still feel it will be 4:3 now the issue is it will be in a super expensive collectible box set that not everyone can afford.

Saying everyone bought 16:9 in the past well yeah because it was a cheap option.

Cheap AND the only option, mind you.

[SuperSaiyaManZ94]

I still feel it will be 4:3 now the issue is it will be in a super expensive collectible box set that not everyone can afford.

Saying everyone bought 16:9 in the past well yeah because it was a cheap option.

Cheap AND the only option, mind you.

But of course i took the more pricer alternate option of tracking down the Dragon Boxes, because i actually have a standard of quality and was not going to waste my money on their DNR'd to oblivion faux widescreen versions which is not even remotely close to how the show is supposed to be seen.

I suppose that speaks for itself of just how much i care for the series, enough so to search for second hand copies of the good quality out of print release.

[Forte224]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be 16:9 almost guaranteed now. That one move has too many red flags, I think this will be the same cropped trash we've been getting force-fed since 2007. It's a shame that the Dragon Boxes were the peak of quality and will never see a Blu-ray release but they still look pretty damn good for what they are.

So you agree with Jord that the Dragon Balls 4 and 3 placed next to each other in order mean absolutely nothing as regards to 4:3, yet you're convinced that moving the sign up total from 2500 to 3000 means 16:9 is all but confirmed? Good lord this announcement is making people lose their minds.

I mean, we're having all of this pure speculation here by others about these things and the specs haven't even been formally announced yet.

That's why everyone should just chill out and see what happens. Char's post, specifically the last sentence, make it sound like it's already been announced as 16:9. And yet he isn't using any logic whatsoever.

[KBABZ]

I had no idea they polled fans in the say 4:3 won and then they ignored it. That’s pretty crummy

Yeah. With this recent moving of the goal posts, I'm worried the same will happen here.

They wouldn't. There's a 16:9 option already. Besides why would they post a 4 star and 3 star dragonball? I rather think they upped the number based on the e-mail subscriptions. They're seeing a way to get more money.

Not what I meant. I meant more that even if we hit the required amount for this release, they'll go "lol jk" and not release it anyway.

[VegettoEX]

FUNimation's original tweet was posted very specifically at 6:33 p.m. with the 4-star Dragon Ball followed by Toei's original tweet very specifically at 6:34 p.m. with the 3-star Dragon Ball, all of which was then followed by the website/social imagery of the 4-star Dragon Ball next to the 3-star Dragon Ball.

If they didn't want people inferring things about a potential 4:3 release and it's actually just going to be another widescreen/16:9 release (following... uhh... an existing in-print 16:9 release?), that's just them being assholes because they can be assholes knowing people would pick things apart looking for clues with the easy-out of being able to feign ignorance and coincidence afterward.

[JohnnyCashKami]

FUNimation's original tweet was posted very specifically at 6:33 p.m. with the 4-star Dragon Ball followed by Toei's original tweet very specifically at 6:34 p.m. with the 3-star Dragon Ball, all of which was then followed by the website/social imagery of the 4-star Dragon Ball next to the 3-star Dragon Ball.

If they didn't want people inferring things about a potential 4:3 release and it's actually just going to be another widescreen/16:9 release (following... uhh... an existing in-print 16:9 release?), that's just them being assholes because they can be assholes knowing people would pick things apart looking for clues with the easy-out of being able to feign ignorance and coincidence afterward.

I'm not sure I get why everyone is getting pissed off here. This is TOEI remastering so they're going to use the correct AR but censorship? I guess that's a possibility. They might get rid of all the middle fingers.

Spoiler:

If I were to be worried about the AR or censorship, guess I'd hate more that they'd censor stuff. The selective cropping on Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Kai (2014) was done properly (mostly) and I'm pleased with it.

[VegettoEX]

I trust Modern Toei™ with Dragon Ball about as far as I can throw them.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I agree that there is a far greater chance of this release having censorship than being cropped. Really though, there's been so many DBZ home releases that neither is acceptable at this stage and I will not be buying this if it contains either. This is the perfect opportunity for many distributors (Funimation, Madman, Manga UK, etc) to have a definitive release of the original DBZ series, and for Japan to have any Blu-Ray version at all. If TOEI play their cards right this could be a huge seller if anyone who wants this show to be preserved properly votes with their wallet. Thats the only way to say quality sells.

[Char Aznable]

How the heck can moving the pre order number mean it's in 16:9? And why is it a "red flag"?

So you agree with Jord that the Dragon Balls 4 and 3 placed next to each other in order mean absolutely nothing as regards to 4:3, yet you're convinced that moving the sign up total from 2500 to 3000 means 16:9 is all but confirmed? Good lord this announcement is making people lose their minds.

If I've learned anything about Dragon Ball (specifically Z) home releases for the last 12 years it's be pessimistic.

We're going to release the entire show on DVD! Except it's cropped and heavily DVNRed.
We're going to release the Dragon Boxes! Except they're going to be limited so if you don't get them as soon as you can you're SOL.
We're going to release the show on Blu-ray! Never mind, that's now cancelled.
We're going to bring back the Blu-ray release! We're going to crop this one too. Oh you want 4:3? No, you don't know what you want, shut up.

So yes, when weird stuff like this happens coupled with Toei's tweet of the first shot of DBZ in widescreen last week, of course I'm going to be pessimistic. It's either going to be in 16:9 or it's going to be censored. Maybe both! I hope I'm wrong. I paid an arm and a leg for the Dragon Boxes (which is my own fault but that's another story), so at least I own the show in my preferred format, so I'm all set but would love a Blu-ray version of said Dragon Boxes, that's why I hope I'm wrong.

If they didn't want people inferring things about a potential 4:3 release and it's actually just going to be another widescreen/16:9 release (following... uhh... an existing in-print 16:9 release?), that's just them being assholes because they can be assholes knowing people would pick things apart looking for clues with the easy-out of being able to feign ignorance and coincidence afterward.

This is a collaboration between 'We're censoring the movies and claiming it's untouched' Toei and 'We're ignoring the 4:3 you voted for and giving you 16:9 anyway' FUNimation. I can absolutely, totally see them just being assholes.