Season 8 Boxart

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:38 am

Krakabeast wrote:
Raki wrote:
Kendamu wrote: At least with this set it can't be fixed.

They could fix it with another release, but that would probably make the dub fans mad.
Since most dub fans don't care about 4:3 or Dragonbox, why should it matter. Funi's already made so much money off this franchise already. We deserve something to show that we aren't being totally ignored.
I'm sure there is a handful of dub fans on the forums that would care to disagree, including me. I admit that I've thrown hundreds or maybe a grand into FUNi's pocket, but I don't particularly like what they have done and what they're still doing with the series. Until I take the time to study Japanese, this will be the format I will have to stick with since, I cannot fully enjoy Dragonball in it's original format. FUNi could blow me if I knew Kanji.

If Kanji's your problem, just read the Japanese manga. They have Furigana to help you in that scenario.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:27 am

I'm buying the Viz big for the translation, and grabbing the Kanzenban for the pretty pictures

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Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:37 am

Innagadadavida wrote:The series needs to be updated for high-def and I'd prefer they crop the picture so that I don't have to zoom in and get a blurry pixelated picture on my TV.

As MagicBox said, HD isn't limited to widescreen. HD simply means high definition. Nothing more. There CAN be shows presented in 4:3 in HD.

Also, I find it funny that you bring up the zooming issues since some of those remastered sets were zoomed in on.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:12 pm

Tsukento wrote:
Innagadadavida wrote:The series needs to be updated for high-def and I'd prefer they crop the picture so that I don't have to zoom in and get a blurry pixelated picture on my TV.
As MagicBox said, HD isn't limited to widescreen. HD simply means high definition. Nothing more. There CAN be shows presented in 4:3 in HD.

Also, I find it funny that you bring up the zooming issues since some of those remastered sets were zoomed in on.

I think he was referring to the fact that HD 4:3 on an HDTV would be pillarboxed. In order to avoid that, he would have to zoom in on the picture and lose some vertical picture anyway.

Vekurotto · Post by **Vekurotto** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:43 pm

Kendamu wrote:
Tsukento wrote:
Innagadadavida wrote:The series needs to be updated for high-def and I'd prefer they crop the picture so that I don't have to zoom in and get a blurry pixelated picture on my TV.
As MagicBox said, HD isn't limited to widescreen. HD simply means high definition. Nothing more. There CAN be shows presented in 4:3 in HD.

Also, I find it funny that you bring up the zooming issues since some of those remastered sets were zoomed in on.
I think he was referring to the fact that HD 4:3 on an HDTV would be pillarboxed. In order to avoid that, he would have to zoom in on the picture and lose some vertical picture anyway.

I find that argument as silly as the "Widescreen movies don't fill up my 4:3 TV."

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:32 pm

How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:34 pm

Dayspring wrote:How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?

I dunno. How many episodes are on Season 8 and what episode does it leave off at?

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:49 pm

Kendamu wrote:
Dayspring wrote:How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?
I dunno. How many episodes are on Season 8 and what episode does it leave off at?

There should be 9, since the Kid Buu saga is short. I don't see how FUNi could sell the Fusion saga and Kid Buu saga separately if they're trying to fit as much as they can within each set.

Post by **Herms** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:00 pm

Kendamu wrote:
Krakabeast wrote: Until I take the time to study Japanese, this will be the format I will have to stick with since, I cannot fully enjoy Dragonball in it's original format. FUNi could blow me if I knew Kanji. :)
If Kanji's your problem, just read the Japanese manga. They have Furigana to help you in that scenario.

But...if kanji were his problem, shouldn't he just watch the anime? There's no kanji in spoken dialogue. Unless he was just had to understand the episode titles, but even there they've always got furigana.

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:13 pm

Herms wrote:
Kendamu wrote:
Krakabeast wrote: Until I take the time to study Japanese, this will be the format I will have to stick with since, I cannot fully enjoy Dragonball in it's original format. FUNi could blow me if I knew Kanji.
If Kanji's your problem, just read the Japanese manga. They have Furigana to help you in that scenario.
But...if kanji were his problem, shouldn't he just watch the anime? There's no kanji in spoken dialogue. Unless he was just had to understand the episode titles, but even there they've always got furigana.

...since the episode titles are spoken, why would it be a problem in the first place?

Post by **Herms** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:18 pm

Super Ghost Kamikaze wrote:...since the episode titles are spoken, why would it be a problem in the first place?

Ah, I forget about that. So yeah, now I'm even more confused...

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:21 pm

Vekurotto wrote:I find that argument as silly as the "Widescreen movies don't fill up my 4:3 TV."

It's just a personal preference.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:45 pm

Herms wrote:
Kendamu wrote:
Krakabeast wrote: Until I take the time to study Japanese, this will be the format I will have to stick with since, I cannot fully enjoy Dragonball in it's original format. FUNi could blow me if I knew Kanji.
If Kanji's your problem, just read the Japanese manga. They have Furigana to help you in that scenario.
But...if kanji were his problem, shouldn't he just watch the anime? There's no kanji in spoken dialogue. Unless he was just had to understand the episode titles, but even there they've always got furigana.

The Japanese manga is a cheaper alternative to the Dragon Box singles that can help you learn Kanji through the use of Furigana, thus solving his problems with FUNimation and with Kanji.

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:17 pm

I didn't mean to use "Kanji" as direct as I did. I meant to say that if I understood any Japanese at all, FUNi could blow me. Sorry for the confusion.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:35 pm

Dayspring wrote:How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?

I'd say 10. According to this Yahoo Japan auction Season 1 through 8 have 219 episodes on them. That leaves 72 episodes left after Season 8. FUNimation isn't going to give us a 72 episode set. So, we'll be getting 10 sets.

Matt_22 · Post by **Matt_22** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:58 pm

Kendamu wrote:
Dayspring wrote:How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?
I'd say 10. According to this Yahoo Japan auction Season 1 through 8 have 219 episodes on them. That leaves 72 episodes left after Season 8. FUNimation isn't going to give us a 72 episode set. So, we'll be getting 10 sets.

I just checked my Season 7 set, and it ends at episode 219. So, I'm guessing that the remaining 72 episodes will be split between Seasons 8 and 9.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:06 pm

Matt_22 wrote:
Kendamu wrote:
Dayspring wrote:How many seasons total will there be? 9 or 10?
I'd say 10. According to this Yahoo Japan auction Season 1 through 8 have 219 episodes on them. That leaves 72 episodes left after Season 8. FUNimation isn't going to give us a 72 episode set. So, we'll be getting 10 sets.
I just checked my Season 7 set, and it ends at episode 219. So, I'm guessing that the remaining 72 episodes will be split between Seasons 8 and 9.

That's what I meant. 8 and 9. There'll be 9 sets.

I hate math.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:48 am

I made this in Photoshop. This is what I hope Season 9's cover to be! It better not be Vegetto... He's only in 2 or 3 episodes! Freeza and Cell are represented on the covers of Seasons 3 and 5, we need a Buu, dammit! [/img]

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:54 am

Funimation has already released the Season Nine box art. It's not buu, sorry.

And, of course, I'm kidding.

Pitzu · Post by **Pitzu** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:28 am

Raki wrote:
Krakabeast wrote:
JulieYBM wrote:Why bother complaining about something so petty? Season Eight has it's cover art and it is relevant to the series at that time. Move along with your lives and await Season Nine's art.
We're not complaining. We'd just like to know what FUNi's staff does in their free time.
They work on shows that require actual effort to sell. The cover art for a Dragonball Z release means nothing to the casual DeeBeeZee viewer. All they want is there favorite childhood show on DVD at a cheap price. This ain't a Lupin the 3rd movie or Spiral or Fruits Basket cause those shows require actually effort in order for a profit to be made. The treatment of Dragonball by Funi is the result of the franchise being cursed with big popularity.

Seriously, they could put a picture of giant dolphin on the cover and people will still buy it because of the logo.