Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

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Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by Dragon Ball Ireland » Mon Jun 01, 2026 10:04 am

For anyone interested.
6月15日からは、『ドラゴンボール』『ドラゴンボールZ』『ドラゴンボールGT』『ドラゴンボール改』が配信される。主人公の孫悟空を中心に、少年期の冒険からサイヤ人編以降のバトル、さらにその後の物語まで一気に楽しむことができる。
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Starting June 15th, "Dragon Ball," "Dragon Ball Z," "Dragon Ball GT," and "Dragon Ball Kai" will be available for streaming. You can enjoy the entire story, from the adventures of the protagonist Son Goku in his youth to the battles after the Saiyan Saga, and even the subsequent story, all in one go.
Source : https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605293c
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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by Yellow Flower King » Mon Jun 01, 2026 10:09 am

I REALLY wanted a thread about DB on Japanese streaming. THANK YOU!!!

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by Jord » Mon Jun 01, 2026 2:04 pm

I wonder if they'll be censored.

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Mon Jun 01, 2026 5:22 pm

I wonder what video source they will use? Dragon Box, or new transfers?

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by Yellow Flower King » Mon Jun 01, 2026 7:23 pm

UpFromTheSkies wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 5:22 pm I wonder what video source they will use? Dragon Box, or new transfers?
I think it will just be the Dragon Boxes. Not too bad but not too good either. Its Japan so they wont be giving them deliberately awful masters but they wont put effort either.

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by PowerPhantom245 » Mon Jun 01, 2026 9:23 pm

UpFromTheSkies wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 5:22 pm I wonder what video source they will use? Dragon Box, or new transfers?
I would be SHOCKED if we get new transfers. lol
This year is 40th anniversary of anime, so it's still possible.

...I'm still waiting for Blu-ray with proper HD remaster (VERY wishful thinking).

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by Jord » Tue Jun 02, 2026 4:35 am

UpFromTheSkies wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 5:22 pm I wonder what video source they will use? Dragon Box, or new transfers?
I think that if they used new ones, they would mention it.

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Re: Dragon Ball, Z, GT and Kai coming to Amazon Prime Video in Japan

Post by UpFromTheSkies » Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:40 am

Didn't Toei create new transfers for the films when they brought them to streaming services? I imagine they still have the raw film transfers they gave to Funimation to make their anniversary blurays, so they could possibly use that. I won't hold my breath on this one though, and am expecting dragon box videos with possible upscaling at best, like they used for recent TV broadcasts

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