Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
Trying to see how many of these actually exist and catalog them for those interested.
The first two DVD's started from this Servey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K5XQT6C However, I'm not sure about the next two/future releases. Also the gap between manufacturing it interesting. All DVD's use the orange brick remasters.
Audio: English/Japanese Score or Japanese Audio w/ optional subtitles
002-The Mightiest Warrior in All of History is Goku's Older Brother!
005-Goku Dies! There's Only One Last Chance
008-The Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan's Power
028-Ferocity of the Saiyans! Kami-sama and Piccolo Both Die
031-Now, Goku! A Final Technique with Everything on the Line
053-Nothing but Goosebumps! The Handsome Warrior Zarbon's Devilish Transformation
064-The Savage ReaCoom!! He's Bad, He's Strong, He's Outrageous
067-Lightning Balls of Red and Blue! Jheese and Butta Attack Goku
071-Surprise!! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku
082-Attack, Goku!! An Enraged Freeza's Second Transformation
095-Transformed At Last!! Son Goku, the Legendary Super Saiyan
096-An Explosion of Anger!! Goku, Avenge Everyone's Deaths
103-Pathos of Freeza! Once He Starts Shaking, He's Unstoppable!!
113-Can't Wait Until Morning!! Kami-sama Determines a Suicidal Course of Action
125-License Mastery? Goku's Newest Trial
130-No. 20's Defiant Smile... The Secret of Doctor Gero
134-Too Late to Do Anything!? The Ultimate Weapons to Kill Goku
142-Kamehame-Ha!? The Monster Who Possesses Goku's Ki
149-How I Have Waited for This Day!! Cell's Prologue to Perfection
157-Dangerous Pride!! A Challenge to Cell's Perfect Form
179-Defeat or Death!? Goku's Turnabout Ploy
186-Cell Gets KO'ed!! Just Two Super Ironfisted Blows
194-One More Conclusion!! I Will Defend the Future
228-Vegeta, Prince of Destruction, Revived!! Intrusion at the Tournament
230-Just You Wait, Babidi!! Your Aspirations Will Not Be Allowed
236-A Warrior's Resolution!! I Will Dispose of the Majin
245-An Astounding Great Transformation!! Super Saiyan 3
251-Birth of a Superhuman Warrior!! His Name is Gotenks
256-A No-Timeout Catastrophe!! Earth's Humanity Exterminated
269-Magnificent Power!! Vegetto Surpasses the Ultimate
270-A Fissure Between Dimensions!! Has Boo Snapped!?
280-Vegeta Takes Off His Hat!! Goku, You Are No. 1
281-Pull Through, Vegeta!! One Life-Threatening Minute
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JohnnyCashKami wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:35 am
Huh, there's more volumes than just Goku and Vegeta but the quality is all OB. Cool covers though.
Would been awesome if they were Dragon Box! But, they're fun to randomly spot since these seem to be quiet releases. And most of the episodes featured are some of my favorites. So if I want a shot of DBZ i'll pop one of these on . The covers remind me a little of the custom covers I made years ago that were based off the old Bandai toy boxes lol
Obligatory "only about three of these episodes are self contained, so why would anyone want these as stand-alone discs". They would be more interesting as new edits of each fight rather than whole episodes, but I suppose it wouldn't be a budget release with that much work to do, and to be fair they're great value for the episode count. This is a rare case where the lengthy recaps opening each episode are actually a good thing!
They might have been better off doing a DVD for each story arc, as you could probably throw together a decent overview of Vegeta/Freeza/Androids/Boo with seven episodes apiece.
LostTimeLord wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:40 pm
Obligatory "only about three of these episodes are self contained, so why would anyone want these as stand-alone discs". They would be more interesting as new edits of each fight rather than whole episodes, but I suppose it wouldn't be a budget release with that much work to do, and to be fair they're great value for the episode count. This is a rare case where the lengthy recaps opening each episode are actually a good thing!
They might have been better off doing a DVD for each story arc, as you could probably throw together a decent overview of Vegeta/Freeza/Androids/Boo with seven episodes apiece.
When these came out I thought theyd be like those "Full fight" edits you see on youtube. But they're basically like those "Best Of" dvd releases. Its a fun find to see at walmart and the price is cheap enough. I think season recaps would of been great to add tho
ZodaEX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:19 pmHow would they go to waste when they are commercially making money for Funimation?
If no one appreciated the art on the covers or preserve it which at least that's something most, if not all fans can agree on. The video footage? Pass. It's the shitty OBs.
I'd have bought these if they somehow had Dragon Box Z footage or even the Singles.
ZodaEX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:19 pmHow would they go to waste when they are commercially making money for Funimation?
If no one appreciated the art on the covers or preserve it which at least that's something most, if not all fans can agree on. The video footage? Pass. It's the shitty OBs.
I'd have bought these if they somehow had Dragon Box Z footage or even the Singles.
Well they still wouldn't have been a waste because the covers act as an "eye catch" to lure Wal-Mart customers into buying the DVD. If they had just used plain black text on a white background, then they would be easier to miss for a potential buyer.
I found the 'The Best Fights' one (with Gohan and Cell) in the bargain bin at Walmart yesterday, bought three of them actually because they were $3.50 a pop. The reason why is because I've never owned the orange bricks and $5 is about what I'd spend on an entire season of that garbage so I figured out of morbid curiosity I'd check them out. I opened them just to make sure the discs are in good shape (you know, since they're just tossed in a bin), haven't actually popped one in yet. I figured I'll throw them into my eBay bundles when I start selling my extra DVDs on eBay.
This is a bit off topic, but I don't know if it warrants an entirely new thread, but anyway, I went to Walmart recently, and they had a slot on the DVD shelf dedicated to the old Broly single three pack DVD, and they had a couple in stock... while they were simultaneously selling the superior movie packs using the Double Feature discs.
What was that all about? Why is FUNimation still producing those DVDs?
"Kenshi is sitting down right now drawing his mutated spaghetti monsters thinking he's the shit..."--Neptune Kai "90% of you here don't even know what you're talking about (there are a few that do). But the things you say about these releases are nonsense and just plain dumb. Like you Metalwario64"--final_flash
Metalwario64 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:43 pm
This is a bit off topic, but I don't know if it warrants an entirely new thread, but anyway, I went to Walmart recently, and they had a slot on the DVD shelf dedicated to the old Broly single three pack DVD, and they had a couple in stock... while they were simultaneously selling the superior movie packs using the Double Feature discs.
What was that all about? Why is FUNimation still producing those DVDs?
I noticed that too! I think its because DVDs still sell really well and it's to run off the broly hype. I wonder if they're the single DVDs or they replaced the video with the remastered video
Metalwario64 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:43 pm
This is a bit off topic, but I don't know if it warrants an entirely new thread, but anyway, I went to Walmart recently, and they had a slot on the DVD shelf dedicated to the old Broly single three pack DVD, and they had a couple in stock... while they were simultaneously selling the superior movie packs using the Double Feature discs.
What was that all about? Why is FUNimation still producing those DVDs?
I noticed that too! I think its because DVDs still sell really well and it's to run off the broly hype. I wonder if they're the single DVDs or they replaced the video with the remastered video
I have a copy of that set which i got from Wal-Mart a while back, being that i didn't already have the three original Broly movies in my collection and it is indeed the old single discs for the film's only packaged in slim cases, but still with the early 2000's previews and everything.
DB collection related goals as of now:
1.) Find decent priced copy of Dragon Box Z Vol. 4 (Done)
LMAO, I think that sets the tone for that episode quite well.
Well, as much as they seem pointless to me, people seem to keep buying these things. I guess the Broly/Toonami Super hype is getting people nostalgic, or something.
Cool covers though. 
. The covers remind me a little of the custom covers I made years ago that were based off the old Bandai toy boxes lol
