Original Dragon Ball confirmed to return to Cartoon Network India, "The adventure that started it all"

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

So Indian anime news outlet Senpai Network and Cartoon Network India have heavily teased original Dragon Ball.

senpai_network wrote:

“Dragon Ball” Anime Coming Soon In Regional Dub On Cartoon Network

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Cartoon Network India wrote:

The adventure that started it all.

Guess which new show is coming soon only on Cartoon Network India.

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This was a nice surprise. Cartoon Network India did air original Dragon Ball back in 2009/2010 with a Hindi dub, but from what I read in one Facebook group only 49 episodes were dubbed and it was a flop, another source told me only 15 episodes aired, which would give credence to that being its fate. Of course this dub is nearly all lost, only thing surviving of it I'm aware of is a single clip.

Supposedly like Kai, original Dragon Ball will be airing with a new Hindi dub (probably because the old masters are gone), and as with Super and the movies that aired in India recently dubs in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada will also be produced. Time will tell if there's an English option, although I'm not aware of any English Dragon Ball airing in India within the last few years other than Super (Bang Zoom 1-27, Funi 28-131).

I also hear dubbed OPs are unlikely as Cartoon Network India only did them for Kai 1.0 and Super but not the Dragon Ball Z Movies. Kai : The Final Chapters, My Hero Academia (ending next Sunday) and One Piece also didn't have them.

Either way, wonderful news. Hopefully someone gets to record these so it's not all lost to time.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Major Coincidence with our talks about OG DB, both in and out of Kanzenshuu!!!!

And major kudos for Toei still believing in Traditional TV. In India there is a billion people watching tv.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

And major kudos for Toei still believing in Traditional TV. In India there is a billion people watching tv.

Probably a more viable business in India because its the world's most populated country. Still astounds me Cartoon Network India could produce 5 dubs in different languages for the various shows they air in such a short space of time, but I'm sure the population helps. Makes me wish Dragon Ball could make a comeback in China (the second most populated country) as its the only territory other than India with over a billion people, though I guess they're very strict unless your outside the mainland.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Starts August 25th. New episodes every Sunday at 2pm.



Can confirm it will be using the Dragon Box masters too.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Starts August 25th. New episodes every Sunday at 2pm.



Can confirm it will be using the Dragon Box masters too.

Will episodes premiere in a marathon? That's the impression I am getting with the wording.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Will episodes premiere in a marathon? That's the impression I am getting with the wording.

I'm trying to find an answer to that. Right now Dragon Ball Super is airing Sundays from 2-4pm so maybe original Dragon Ball will take its timeslot. It could end up being a marathon, as I recall Kai premiered with the first 7 episodes. They also aired the first Cooler movie on Kai's debut date.

I suppose Cartoon Network will air episodes in batches at some point. As far as I'm aware all of Super (premiered May 22, 2022 and ended on... May 5, 2023 I think?) and Kai (aired from April 16, 2023 to November 12th the same year) aired in less than a year, despite both being over 130 episodes, so original Dragon Ball will probably be no different.

On that note it appears the Bardock special is also being aired either the same Sunday original Dragon Ball premiers or on its second week. Not related to original Dragon Ball but its certainly great news, as I don't believe India has ever received the special before (Ankur Javeri said they dubbed all 13 Dragon Ball Z movies, but haven't heard about the specials). So maybe the History of Trunks will come soon, or better yet, the original Dragon Ball movies.

For anyone interested Senpai Network also launched a campaign to bring back the Hindi dub of Dragon Ball Z. Not sure how likely it is to succeed but maybe considering the population of India there's a chance. Episodes 1-70 and 85-149 are still lost so it would be great if they could be recovered. Cartoon Network India aired that dub in the early 2000s and again in 2017, so hopefully they've preserved the masters. Sadly, I'm guessing they didn't for original Dragon Ball as it seems this will be a new Hindi dub.

[TheRed259]

I wonder if they are going to censor some scenes.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I wonder if they are going to censor some scenes.

The first episode leaked, so anyone who knows where to look will be able to find it. All five languages included. Goku catching the fish was censored.

Worth noting the scripts are based on Funimation's dub. This isn't surprising as India has traditionally used Funimation's scripts for their dubs. Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays). The Telugu dub even uses the Japanese title cards.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I wonder if they are going to censor some scenes.

The first episode leaked, so anyone who knows where to look will be able to find it. All five languages included. Goku catching the fish was censored.

Worth noting the scripts are based on Funimation's dub. This isn't surprising as India has traditionally used Funimation's scripts for their dubs. Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays). The Telugu dub even uses the Japanese title cards.

Telegu: The Superior Dub.

[sangofe]

I wonder if they are going to censor some scenes.

The first episode leaked, so anyone who knows where to look will be able to find it. All five languages included. Goku catching the fish was censored.

Worth noting the scripts are based on Funimation's dub. This isn't surprising as India has traditionally used Funimation's scripts for their dubs. Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays). The Telugu dub even uses the Japanese title cards.

Sucks it's based on the Funimation dub and is censored. Are all dubs new with the same base?
India has upcoming blu-rays? Hopefully it'll be uncut.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

From fans I've spoken to who are familiar with the language, India's recent Dragon Ball dubs have been based on Funimation's scripts. The only exception I'm aware of is Super episodes 1-27, which are based on the Bang Zoom dub as they are the masters Cartoon Network has had since 2017/2018.

Telegu: The Superior Dub.

I've been told the Hindi dub was the best of the recent Kai and Super dubs, so perhaps that will be the best of these original Dragon Ball dubs? Apparently Kannada Super was okay but Kannada Kai was quite good but the reverse was true for the respective Malayalam dubs. Can't remember what the people I spoke to said about Telugu and Tamil Kai and Super though.

I think we should probably expect some censorship, especially for original Dragon Ball. A lot of the stuff with Roshi hasn't aged well.

India has upcoming blu-rays? Hopefully it'll be uncut.

Is there Blu-Rays coming out? I didn't think India had much of a home video market. I don't know if they ever got any DVDs or Blu-Rays, which is a shame because so much material is lost like:

• Hindi Z episodes 1-70 and 85-149
• The Tamil and Telugu Z dubs
• Most of the first Hindi original Dragon Ball dub
• The old Hindi dubs of all 13 Z movies
• The 2013/2014 Hindi dub of Dragon Ball Kai

Dragon Ball Dubs received rips of the recent Kai, Super and Z movies 5-9 and 12-13 dubs in all five languages, so I'm hopeful in future anything aired in India won't be lost as I don't think any of this material ever sees the light of day outside of TV and VOD legally.

[sangofe]

From fans I've spoken to who are familiar with the language, India's recent Dragon Ball dubs have been based on Funimation's scripts. The only exception I'm aware of is Super episodes 1-27, which are based on the Bang Zoom dub as they are the masters Cartoon Network has had since 2017/2018.

Telegu: The Superior Dub.

I've been told the Hindi dub was the best of the recent Kai and Super dubs, so perhaps that will be the best of these original Dragon Ball dubs? Apparently Kannada Super was okay but Kannada Kai was quite good but the reverse was true for the respective Malayalam dubs. Can't remember what the people I spoke to said about Telugu and Tamil Kai and Super though.

I think we should probably expect some censorship, especially for original Dragon Ball. A lot of the stuff with Roshi hasn't aged well.

India has upcoming blu-rays? Hopefully it'll be uncut.

Is there Blu-Rays coming out? I didn't think India had much of a home video market. I don't know if they ever got any DVDs or Blu-Rays, which is a shame because so much material is lost like:

• Hindi Z episodes 1-70 and 85-149
• The Tamil and Telugu Z dubs
• Most of the first Hindi original Dragon Ball dub
• The old Hindi dubs of all 13 Z movies
• The 2013/2014 Hindi dub of Dragon Ball Kai

Dragon Ball Dubs received rips of the recent Kai, Super and Z movies 5-9 and 12-13 dubs in all five languages, so I'm hopeful in future anything aired in India won't be lost as I don't think any of this material ever sees the light of day outside of TV and VOD legally.

I thought you wrote they had:

I wonder if they are going to censor some scenes.

Funimation's scripts for their dubs.

Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays). The Telugu dub even uses the Japanese title cards.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I thought you wrote they had:

Apologies for the confusion, I meant to say Italy there.

I don't think there's ever been any Indian home releases for anything Dragon Ball at all. Sadly home video doesn't seem to be a big market outside English-speaking territories and Europe.

Its unfortunate because India would be a great testing ground for Blu-Rays with multiple audio tracks with all the dubs these pieces of Dragon Ball content are getting.

There would also be so much lost media if Dragon Ball fans weren't recording this stuff. As I've said a bunch of Z Hindi episodes are in circulation, but the Tamil and Telugu dubs are completely lost like the Animax dub (which may have aired in India as I recall they had their own feed) and most of the original series 2009/2010 Hindi dub and the dubs of Z movies 1-13 Ankur Javeri worked on between 2010 and 2020.

[Saiya6Cit]

Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays).

So, excuse me, is it heavily censored or not? I mean, is it as much as Kai?

It woud really be interesting if someone from India could confirm exactly how it is. Because if they have a high quality video uncut version of it, it is only a matter of changing the audio track. The ubdubed scenes could be kept with the original japanese audio track.

I agree with the fact that India is a great market and audience indicator for the franchise as it is heavily populated.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Luckily the footage isn't sourced from the blue bricks, its upscaled Dragon Box video, like Spain, France, Germany and South Korea received (India likely will too for their upcoming Blu-Rays).

So, excuse me, is it heavily censored or not? I mean, is it as much as Kai?

It woud really be interesting if someone from India could confirm exactly how it is. Because if they have a high quality video uncut version of it, it is only a matter of changing the audio track. The ubdubed scenes could be kept with the original japanese audio track.

I agree with the fact that India is a great market and audience indicator for the franchise as it is heavily populated.

I think India doesnt really have a home video market. They love anime but dont really do home video for it. I could be catastrophically wrong though.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

Yeah, I don't think home video is or was a big business anywhere, aside from English-speaking countries and certain European territories (France, Spain, Italy and Germany especially). Nothing seems to get DVD, Blu-Ray or 4K releases elsewhere.

I'm not aware of any Indian Dragon Ball physical media, maybe they had VCDs and DVDs but they didn't sell well or aren't widely known about. It would be great if they existed, particularly for stuff that seems to be completely lost like the Tamil and Telugu dubs of Dragon Ball Z and the aforementioned missing Hindi episodes.

[supershonen]

You guys remember when Toonami india was launched? They were airing falconer score of Z and Funi Kai but do you guys remember when theh first aired Db Path to power movie? I was shocked as hell to see they did not cut a single scene. It had all the nudity and stuff. Maybe because the channel was not popular or what but it was my first time seeing nudity on indian National TV.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

I remember when Toonami India and Toonami Asia launched, yes. I remember hearing about Path to Power airing, I'm not surprised it was uncensored though, I don't think it ever aired anywhere in an edited form, as India may be the only territory where that movie ever aired in English. I know Toonami US never aired it, and neither did Toonami UK.

Just been checking schedules for Sunday, and it looks like original Dragon Ball may have been postponed as Dragon Ball Super is listed as airing on August 25th. Now this may be a placeholder, but considering the following week the Bardock special is airing it is possible Cartoon Network changed plans and now wish to air the special before original Dragon Ball.

Guess we'll see what happens closer to the date.