Differences in audio mixing across various releases

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Differences in audio mixing across various releases

Post by TheRed259 » Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:08 am

I’ve noticed certain differences in audio mixing in the French dub of some Dragon Ball Z movies.

These differences are particularly numerous and noticeable in Dragon Ball Z: Le Film (Fusion Reborn & Wrath of the Dragon). For instance, Shenron appears with 3 different voice filters across the various releases and Goku appears with or without an echo while in some cases his reactions and screams remain in Japanese but in others they are heard in French. Gotenks also appears with or without voice filters, among many other examples you can see in the video below...
https://youtu.be/i1_MzrzMhZk?t=570

Have you noticed anything similar elsewhere? It should be noted that I am not talking about music changes or re-dubs.

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Re: Differences in audio mixing across various releases

Post by Dragon Ball Ireland » Sun Jul 19, 2026 2:57 pm

I don't believe Android 19 and Super Buu were redubbed in the remastered Funimation dub, but they both had voice filters in the original 1999-2003 dub.
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Re: Differences in audio mixing across various releases

Post by TheRed259 » Mon Jul 20, 2026 9:12 am

Dragon Ball Ireland wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 2:57 pm I don't believe Android 19 and Super Buu were redubbed in the remastered Funimation dub, but they both had voice filters in the original 1999-2003 dub.
Oh yes, you're right.

Android 19:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlkIUyoNabg

Super Buu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJ_UJ6ZXY4

And apparently there are other similar cases such as:

3rd Form Frieza:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GcugoemL8

Hyperbolic Time Chamber echo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut021upJAks

Instant Transmission Kamehameha:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d6khpWly1g

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Re: Differences in audio mixing across various releases

Post by Metalwario64 » Mon Jul 20, 2026 11:50 am

Oof... so looks like the English dub ISN'T alone in being constantly tampered with from release to release.
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