[WIP] Dragon Ball Kai Gaiden | “DLC” for Kai with Recut Filler and Movie content!

[T-202]

I started this edit as someone who’s only really watched Dragon Ball Z through Kai but was interested in some of the extra material that was only in the original anime. My goal with Dragon Ball Kai Gaiden is to make these filler scenes (And some movie stuff) from throughout the series feel more like meaningful side stories rather than just time-wasters. To essentially inject the great moment-to-moment pacing of Kai, with some fun side stories. To do that, I removed a lot of the dead air and meandering scenes, and some entire plotlines.

To achieve my goal, I not only had to cut the filler down but also made sure it fit with Kai by creating new recaps, endings, and eye-catchers. With the newly made recaps, I didn’t want to use Kyle Herbert’s narration, AI voices, or anything like that so the narrator has been traded for simply using dialogue and SFX from the episode to summarize the previous episode. I think it works overall since it’s sorta like how it was in the original DBZ sub which used the narrator more sparingly in the recaps. The new endings are done the same way but that’s more similar to how it was already done in Kai so the difference is not so apparent. I think the eye-catches are the most interesting because I actually drew new ones specifically for this project based on the different filler arcs. They’re not perfect or match exactly with the official ones but I think they’re fun and add to the overall vibe of the project.

This project is only available in the dub since that’s how I watch Dragon Ball in general, plus it would add a lot to the editing load if I attempted a Japanese version as well. However, attempts are made throughout to remove extra or dumb lines from the Funimation dub, though not all. Each episode comes with two audio tracks: Kikuchi and Yamamoto. Both versions use the full range of tracks from each score, and for Kikuchi depending on the scene I used the original placements or did my own thing. It’s been really fun getting to play around with both soundtracks and seeing what I can come up with, though I personally prefer Kikuchi.

Planned Episodes and ideas include:

• Saiyan Training Arc filler arc (In Progress: 3/6 episodes released)

• Canon-aligned cut of Dead Zone

• Journey to Namek filler arc

• Compilation of all Kami flashbacks into one episode

• Dead Z-Fighters at King Kai’s Special

• Garlic Jr. Arc with Ikarus Introduction from Movie 3

• Redone Dub of Trunks special with Kakarot and other game audio

• Android and Cell arc filler

• Combination of Other World Tournament and Bojack

For this project, I also had to come up with a numbering system for the episodes. Whole numbers represent episodes that are meant to replace existing Kai episodes, so you would watch my version of Episode 6 instead of the official Kai Episode 6. Episodes with decimals (for example 5.2 or 7.1) are additional side episodes that fit in between the normal Kai episodes. These should be watched after the episode they branch from, for instance, in this arc you would watch Episodes 5.1–5.3 after the official Kai Episode 5. Feel free to watch alongside either official scores or any of the other Kai fan projects out there.

LINK: https://archive.org/details/dragon-ball-kai-gaiden

Detailed Episode List and Changes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17IR ... p=drivesdk

I don’t have a release schedule in mind for episodes but I’ll update the thread whenever I upload another episode to the Archive.Org page. Also feel free to leave any comments or feedback on what I could change or improve.

This is a non-profit fan edit. Dragon Ball and all its sequels and spinoffs are owned by Crunchyroll, Shueisha, Toei Animation, and Akira Toriyama. Please support the official release!

[Hobby Bill]

Just watched episode 5.2 and I'm loving it so far! You should look into Neo-Raws and maybe consider having HD versions of these eps.

Also the redub of history of trunks would be a god send, thank you for the effort!

[T-202]

I’m glad you’re liking it so far, I’ll try to get the next episode out soon, all I need to do is finish the Yamamoto track. And I actually do plan on using Neo Rays’ footage after I finish this arc, the only reason I didn’t already is because I got too far into working on these episodes before I became aware of their stuff. I’d say the quality upgrade isn’t quite worth changing out all the footage I already have but I am definitely excited to use it in the future.

[Jedihunter505]

This sounds really interesting and I would love to give it a watch! My only concern is that we never got the updated voice actors to read lines for the filler material that is covered in these, specifically the Garlic Jr. arc which heavily features Gohan. How have you approached this arc specifically where it would be a jarring transition when watching Kai then switching VAs to watch the Garlic Jr. arc?

[T-202]

Yeah, I get that. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do. I don’t want to use AI voices, and I think getting voice actors is out of scope for the project, so there is a difference in actors for characters like Gohan, Bulma, etc... There will need to be a suspension of disbelief with this aspect when watching which is why I totally understand why this edit may not be for everyone.

[Shintoki]

ai voice tools are both simultaneously the most cursed thing to ever set foot on fan-edits communities and the most blessed thing gift for those who don't care about the intergrity of the actors behind them.

a two poison sitaution, no matter what you choose you're gonna lose

[T-202]

Ai Voices in stuff like this really are a slippery slope that never end up sounding as good as the creators think

[Shintoki]

Ai Voices in stuff like this really are a slippery slope that never end up sounding as good as the creators think

deepfake audio tend to be good enough to the point they have created police initiatives over that since lots get scammed due to scammers impersonating their closed ones. tho i digress

for what it's worth, most people are push back on this cuz it's infringes on the voice actors rights and work which i can respect.

for example:

[Shintoki]

Ai Voices in stuff like this really are a slippery slope that never end up sounding as good as the creators think

deepfake audio tend to be good enough to the point they have created police initiatives over that since lots get scammed due to scammers impersonating their closed ones. in this case of DB, there've been attempts at it that could sound convincing

https://streamable.com/4scv5p?src=player-page-share

for what it's worth, most people are push back on this cuz it's infringes on the voice actors rights and work which i can respect.

for example: