
Yes, I'm aware that the movies have a new Toei remaster. I'm talking about the show.
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It's true that not everyone selling their Dragon Boxes are scalpers, but it's also true that the US Dragon Boxes were barely worth MSRP, and the trend upwards in price that's only got steeper as time's gone on is ridiculous, and not caused by people innocently wanting to get rid of their unwanted DVDs for a fair price.linkdude20002001 wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:08 pmPeople selling their old DVDs isn't scalping. Even if the box sets sell for a lot now. Scalpers are people who prevent you from ever being able to buy it in the first place, by buying up all the stock, and then selling it to you for more than MSRP to line their own pockets.Robo4900 wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:05 pm The only thing helped by spending upwards of a thousand dollars on a DVD set is a scalper's wallet.
I thought TOEI would do a remaster at one point, but now? I don't know. They missed a golden opportunity with the 30th anniversary, which they used to promote Funimation's 30th set on social media, as if they weren't bothered because "Funimation will do it for us". I know that box set wasn't made for, or sold in Japan, but considering TOEI just decided to recut the show and pass it off as a new show for the 20th anniversary with Kai, which I love for what it is, but I digress, it just feels like the trajectory is, as time goes on TOEI cares less, so why would the 35th, 40th, 50th anniversaries be any different?theoriginalbilis wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:41 am I think if we ever get another one, it'll be because Toei decides to do their own remaster. That said, a lot of their 80s/90s shows released in HD formats are also upscales (Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya), so there's a high chance of that happening too.
Yes, I'm aware that the movies have a new Toei remaster. I'm talking about the show.
At this point an upscaled Dragon Box master on Blu-ray might be expecting too much from Toei.theoriginalbilis wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:41 am I think if we ever get another one, it'll be because Toei decides to do their own remaster. That said, a lot of their 80s/90s shows released in HD formats are also upscales (Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya), so there's a high chance of that happening too.
Yes, I'm aware that the movies have a new Toei remaster. I'm talking about the show.
Upscaled Dragon Ball Z does not look good, and this project is proof: viewtopic.php?t=44244BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:00 pmAt this point an upscaled Dragon Box master on Blu-ray might be expecting too much from Toei.theoriginalbilis wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:41 am I think if we ever get another one, it'll be because Toei decides to do their own remaster. That said, a lot of their 80s/90s shows released in HD formats are also upscales (Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya), so there's a high chance of that happening too.
Yes, I'm aware that the movies have a new Toei remaster. I'm talking about the show.
Well... I wish I could un-see that.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:04 pmUpscaled Dragon Ball Z does not look good, and this project is proof: viewtopic.php?t=44244BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:00 pmAt this point an upscaled Dragon Box master on Blu-ray might be expecting too much from Toei.theoriginalbilis wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:41 am I think if we ever get another one, it'll be because Toei decides to do their own remaster. That said, a lot of their 80s/90s shows released in HD formats are also upscales (Sailor Moon, Saint Seiya), so there's a high chance of that happening too.
Yes, I'm aware that the movies have a new Toei remaster. I'm talking about the show.
Scroll far enough and you'll see some shots that look REALLY BAD....
If that isn't a slap in the face to DB fans, I don't know what istheoriginalbilis wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:08 pm Speaking of video quality, and I might be super duper late to the party on this... but has anyone else noticed that when selecting the Japanese audio for Dragon Ball Z on the official FUNimation app/site, it switches to the Dragon Box masters but with softsubs? Not just for select seasons but for the whole show?
Looks like they can still use that video master if they choose.![]()
Indeed, and the fact that we don't have a good readily available 4:3 release of DBZ available now in 2021 is mind blowing beyond reason. I'm just at a loss for words at how much FUNi has dropped the ball with this series over the last decade plus (barring the few bright spots here and there) because most other companies would have already put one out by now, but they've botched more releases than they have gotten right.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:30 pmIf that isn't a slap in the face to DB fans, I don't know what istheoriginalbilis wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:08 pm Speaking of video quality, and I might be super duper late to the party on this... but has anyone else noticed that when selecting the Japanese audio for Dragon Ball Z on the official FUNimation app/site, it switches to the Dragon Box masters but with softsubs? Not just for select seasons but for the whole show?
Looks like they can still use that video master if they choose.![]()
It's as if they have what we want but they refuse to give it to us for a reasonable price, or at all (sarcasm)
I've said it once and I'll say it again - FUNimation needs to get their Dragon Ball license FUCKING REVOKEDSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pmIndeed, and the fact that we don't have a good readily available 4:3 release of DBZ available now in 2021 is mind blowing beyond reason. I'm just at a loss for words at how much FUNi has dropped the ball with this series over the last decade plus (barring the few bright spots here and there) because most other companies would have already put one out by now, but they've botched more releases than they have gotten right.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:30 pmIf that isn't a slap in the face to DB fans, I don't know what istheoriginalbilis wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:08 pm Speaking of video quality, and I might be super duper late to the party on this... but has anyone else noticed that when selecting the Japanese audio for Dragon Ball Z on the official FUNimation app/site, it switches to the Dragon Box masters but with softsubs? Not just for select seasons but for the whole show?
Looks like they can still use that video master if they choose.![]()
It's as if they have what we want but they refuse to give it to us for a reasonable price, or at all (sarcasm)
I hear that, and for all the good things that FUNimation has done in that time since 1994 there's been more than enough absurd and poor decisions made on their part dub production wise but especially in regards to the home video releases which shows how mind numbingly incompetent they've been at other times, because most companies releasing anime series wouldn't do those type of things including but not limited to:FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:12 pmI've said it once and I'll say it again - FUNimation needs to get their Dragon Ball license FUCKING REVOKEDSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pmIndeed, and the fact that we don't have a good readily available 4:3 release of DBZ available now in 2021 is mind blowing beyond reason. I'm just at a loss for words at how much FUNi has dropped the ball with this series over the last decade plus (barring the few bright spots here and there) because most other companies would have already put one out by now, but they've botched more releases than they have gotten right.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:30 pm
If that isn't a slap in the face to DB fans, I don't know what is
It's as if they have what we want but they refuse to give it to us for a reasonable price, or at all (sarcasm)
They've screwed us over with their home releases too many times now and their earlier dubs of DBZ, DB and DBGT are laughably bad, not to mention the fact that because of them, they've created a generation of toxic Dragonball Z fans.
I think Hulu also had that during the time it still streamed Dragon Ball Z. But, it was still cropped if I'm remembering right.theoriginalbilis wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:08 pm Speaking of video quality, and I might be super duper late to the party on this... but has anyone else noticed that when selecting the Japanese audio for Dragon Ball Z on the official FUNimation app/site, it switches to the Dragon Box masters but with softsubs? Not just for select seasons but for the whole show?
Looks like they can still use that video master if they choose.![]()
Now that last part's debatable. I'm pretty sure that even if another company dubbed Dragon Ball, or had the license altogether, there would still be toxic fans.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:12 pmI've said it once and I'll say it again - FUNimation needs to get their Dragon Ball license FUCKING REVOKEDSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pmIndeed, and the fact that we don't have a good readily available 4:3 release of DBZ available now in 2021 is mind blowing beyond reason. I'm just at a loss for words at how much FUNi has dropped the ball with this series over the last decade plus (barring the few bright spots here and there) because most other companies would have already put one out by now, but they've botched more releases than they have gotten right.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:30 pm
If that isn't a slap in the face to DB fans, I don't know what is
It's as if they have what we want but they refuse to give it to us for a reasonable price, or at all (sarcasm)
They've screwed us over with their home releases too many times now and their earlier dubs of DBZ, DB and DBGT are laughably bad, not to mention the fact that because of them, they've created a generation of toxic Dragonball Z fans.
I was almost 3 years old when the Dragon Boxes released (born in December 2007, do the math), and I only really got into DBZ in like 2019, so I never got the chance to buy any of the home releases. I only get presents on my birthday and Christmas; and the Dragon Boxes are way too expensive to be purchased as birthday presents or Christmas gifts; and I will never settle for any other home releases. Unless it's the Level Sets. The Level Sets are acceptable.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pm
I'm really lucky i got the Dragon Boxes because FUNi has made getting your hands on the correct presentation such a difficult challenge in of itself, and it starts to really make me see why people would want them to have their license revoked and passed to a company who would actually release it properly from the get go.
Honestly, i'm pretty damn lucky to have gotten them all (of course, i was already grown even then and was already getting my own money) but even then that's through some really fortunate bargain hunting on eBay because there's just no way in hell i was going to pay $600-$1,000 for a complete set like so many auctions there are listed for. It was a pain to track them down, and took me almost four years but given the lack of alternatives for 4:3 releases i didn't have much of a choice there.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:18 amI was almost 3 years old when the Dragon Boxes released (born in December 2007, do the math), and I only really got into DBZ in like 2019, so I never got the chance to buy any of the home releases. I only get presents on my birthday and Christmas; and the Dragon Boxes are way too expensive to be purchased as birthday presents or Christmas gifts; and I will never settle for any other home releases. Unless it's the Level Sets. The Level Sets are acceptable.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pm
I'm really lucky i got the Dragon Boxes because FUNi has made getting your hands on the correct presentation such a difficult challenge in of itself, and it starts to really make me see why people would want them to have their license revoked and passed to a company who would actually release it properly from the get go.
Unfortunately; since I own none of the home releases and don't plan on getting them until I'm a grown-ass adult, I have to stick to watching Dragon Ball Z on https://www.animekisa.tv. Now, I don't like watching Dragon Ball Z on anime websites. Not because of piracy, but because they use the dogshit Orange Brick video quality and the Japanese audio, which I listen to, is muffled and slightly distorted. I'm hoping that we get a miracle in the form of either Toei or another company putting out a complete, 4:3, 1080p Level Set-quality home release of all three series. Too bad that it'll be a cold day in hell before that happens, though.
I was 10 when the Dragon Boxes were being released in America, and I knew nothing about video quality (and still was under the impression that the English dub was good, thanks internetSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:28 amHonestly, i'm pretty damn lucky to have gotten them all (of course, i was already grown even then and was already getting my own money) but even then that's through some really fortunate bargain hunting on eBay because there's just no way in hell i was going to pay $600-$1,000 for a complete set like so many auctions there are listed for. It was a pain to track them down, and took me almost four years but given the lack of alternatives for 4:3 releases i didn't have much of a choice there.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:18 amI was almost 3 years old when the Dragon Boxes released (born in December 2007, do the math), and I only really got into DBZ in like 2019, so I never got the chance to buy any of the home releases. I only get presents on my birthday and Christmas; and the Dragon Boxes are way too expensive to be purchased as birthday presents or Christmas gifts; and I will never settle for any other home releases. Unless it's the Level Sets. The Level Sets are acceptable.SuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pm
I'm really lucky i got the Dragon Boxes because FUNi has made getting your hands on the correct presentation such a difficult challenge in of itself, and it starts to really make me see why people would want them to have their license revoked and passed to a company who would actually release it properly from the get go.
Unfortunately; since I own none of the home releases and don't plan on getting them until I'm a grown-ass adult, I have to stick to watching Dragon Ball Z on https://www.animekisa.tv. Now, I don't like watching Dragon Ball Z on anime websites. Not because of piracy, but because they use the dogshit Orange Brick video quality and the Japanese audio, which I listen to, is muffled and slightly distorted. I'm hoping that we get a miracle in the form of either Toei or another company putting out a complete, 4:3, 1080p Level Set-quality home release of all three series. Too bad that it'll be a cold day in hell before that happens, though.
I'd have been perfectly fine with the Level sets had those been seen through to completion back then, though sadly they were axed after just two volumes which was unfortunate.
You didn't miss your chance. Literally every volume is on eBay. Just like the Dragon Balls, they are out there in the world for you to seek and collect.BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:23 pmI was 10 when the Dragon Boxes were being released in America, and I knew nothing about video quality (and still was under the impression that the English dub was good, thanks internetSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:28 amHonestly, i'm pretty damn lucky to have gotten them all (of course, i was already grown even then and was already getting my own money) but even then that's through some really fortunate bargain hunting on eBay because there's just no way in hell i was going to pay $600-$1,000 for a complete set like so many auctions there are listed for. It was a pain to track them down, and took me almost four years but given the lack of alternatives for 4:3 releases i didn't have much of a choice there.FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:18 am
I was almost 3 years old when the Dragon Boxes released (born in December 2007, do the math), and I only really got into DBZ in like 2019, so I never got the chance to buy any of the home releases. I only get presents on my birthday and Christmas; and the Dragon Boxes are way too expensive to be purchased as birthday presents or Christmas gifts; and I will never settle for any other home releases. Unless it's the Level Sets. The Level Sets are acceptable.
Unfortunately; since I own none of the home releases and don't plan on getting them until I'm a grown-ass adult, I have to stick to watching Dragon Ball Z on https://www.animekisa.tv. Now, I don't like watching Dragon Ball Z on anime websites. Not because of piracy, but because they use the dogshit Orange Brick video quality and the Japanese audio, which I listen to, is muffled and slightly distorted. I'm hoping that we get a miracle in the form of either Toei or another company putting out a complete, 4:3, 1080p Level Set-quality home release of all three series. Too bad that it'll be a cold day in hell before that happens, though.
I'd have been perfectly fine with the Level sets had those been seen through to completion back then, though sadly they were axed after just two volumes which was unfortunate.) so I missed my chance and never bought a single box.
Yeaaah…..about….thatZodaEX wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:11 amYou didn't miss your chance. Literally every volume is on eBay. Just like the Dragon Balls, they are out there in the world for you to seek and collect.BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:23 pmI was 10 when the Dragon Boxes were being released in America, and I knew nothing about video quality (and still was under the impression that the English dub was good, thanks internetSuperSaiyaManZ94 wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:28 am
Honestly, i'm pretty damn lucky to have gotten them all (of course, i was already grown even then and was already getting my own money) but even then that's through some really fortunate bargain hunting on eBay because there's just no way in hell i was going to pay $600-$1,000 for a complete set like so many auctions there are listed for. It was a pain to track them down, and took me almost four years but given the lack of alternatives for 4:3 releases i didn't have much of a choice there.
I'd have been perfectly fine with the Level sets had those been seen through to completion back then, though sadly they were axed after just two volumes which was unfortunate.) so I missed my chance and never bought a single box.