Dragonball Season 1 Discussion

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:14 pm

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... d=11100000

DVD Release Date: 09/15/2009
Rating: TV-14
Format: DVD
Screen Format: Widescreen
Run Time (in minutes): 775 minute

I don't know if this is right or an error. But if they widescreen this....I will not buy it.

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:16 pm

What on Earth!? This is bizzare.

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Starring: 	Not Listed
Studio Name: 	Funimation
DVD  Release Date: 	09/15/2009
Rating: 	TV-14
Format: 	DVD
Screen Format: 	Widescreen
Run Time (in minutes): 	775 minutes
Language: 	Japanese
Shipping Weight (in pounds): 	0.197
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 	5.5 x  0.5 x  7.44

It's in widescreen, which I thought FUNimation knew better by now (I guess I should have known better). The "Product in Inches" description make this set the same size as a normal DVD case. The only language it lists is Japanese. I doubt FUNimation would release a season set without the dub; they'd be alienating the majority of their audience.

Obviously specs are a little off. Maybe due to a lack of details. Or maybe the whole thing is fake.

EDIT: I sent an e-mail to FUNimation about this. I'll post their response if they do respond.

RoarkVegeta · Post by **RoarkVegeta** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:17 pm

Hoooly crap.

Not widescreen...

I'm psyched though. But if they skip 1-13 I WILL BE PISSED.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:23 pm

The run time would equal out to about 35 episodes if I'm not mistaken.

SSJ Helldog · Post by **SSJ Helldog** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:33 pm

I'm psyched! If this is a hoax, it's an elaborate one, made by someone willing to risk their job to piss off a handfull of people.

walmart.com wrote: The following content was provided by the publisher.

Goku might be small, but this fearless warrior packs a punch as powerful as any on the planet. Left alone after his grandfather's death, this unusual boy is happy to spend his days hunting and eating and eating some more. But all that changes on the day he meet Bulma - a bossy, blue-haired beauty with boys on the brain. Together, they set out to track down the seven magic Dragon Balls and make a wish that will change their lives forever.

This just sounds like the bad copy that gets written by Funimation peeps.

MagicBox · Post by **MagicBox** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:53 pm

I wouldn't read too much into the specs. Wal*Mart's specifications have proven sometimes to be all kinds of messed up, just like Amazon's on occasion. As for the "widescreen" thing, that's also something that retails sometimes goof on, so I don't think we need to freak out just yet until we have it confirmed either way from FUNi themselves. If it is widescreen, though, then FUNi has pretty much lost what little respect I gained for their DragonBall department after their good GT sets. They should know better by now.

The release date says September, but FUNi's solicitations for that month haven't come out yet, so we'll just have to wait and see. I can't help but get a little excited, though. This could very well be the moment we've all been waiting for.

kusakun004 · Post by **kusakun004** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:07 pm

Hmmm... FUNi has never given a Dragon Ball product TV-14 before. Of course I don't think half of the information is correct and Wal-Mart just put the information that they thought was correct.

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:14 pm

I'd be slightly mad about this if this turns out to be true, and it has the first 13 episodes, because I just went through the trouble of getting the mad man sets.

But, if the sets are of decent quality, I will buy them anyway, because I am a stupid mark.

Levlik · Post by **Levlik** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:23 pm

Oh God I hope this is real. By now I couldn't care less about the widescreen issue; got over that in 2007. My guess is that it's going to be episodes 1-28.

I'm really hoping we finally get a new dub of Curse of the Blood Rubies with this as well.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:52 pm

Well if this is what we all think it is, then this might be how it will end up looking. (Shots taken from flashbacks in the DragonBall Z season sets)

Yikes! But let's not jump to any conclusions just yet.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:57 pm

Finally. I don't own any Dragon Ball box sets. I'll buy these if they are reasonably priced.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:58 pm

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Well if this is what we all think it is, then this might be how it will end up looking. (Shots taken from flashbacks in the DragonBall Z season sets)
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Yikes! But let's not jump to any conclusions just yet.

The flashbacks always look pretty bad, so hopefully those aren't indications.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:05 pm

I hope they fix the fucking Opening and Ending Animations, that really blew that they only used ONE throughout the whole show. But... FUCK, This is awesome, I can't wait...

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:06 pm

If this is true, then this is some really great news. I really couldn't care less if it is widescreen or not. As long as I have some Dragon Ball to watch, then I'm good.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:08 pm

Also, it seems they are releasing the two DBZ TV specials on seperate disc's. Odd...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... d=11100002

This could only make sence if each disc was chop full of extra's and goodies about each special. But we all know that won't be the case so... what the fuck?

Ah, such is FUNimation...

MagicBox · Post by **MagicBox** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:21 pm

On the bright side, it looks like this random TV special release could be where Wal*Mart got the "widescreen" thing from, in addition to the inaccurate DVD case dimensions. They might have just carelessly copy/pasted those specs onto the Dragon Ball set to match these TV special releases, which means these sets might not be cropped after all.

The Time Traveller wrote:I hope they fix the fucking Opening and Ending Animations, that really blew that they only used ONE throughout the whole show. But... FUCK, This is awesome, I can't wait...

Didn't FUNi only get one version of each, though? That's more Toei's fault than FUNi's. Of course, since FUNi and Toei are, like, best friends now, I suppose FUNi could ask them for the other versions.

Freeza Heika · Post by **Freeza Heika** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:22 pm

If the first 13 were to be released in Japanese only, would that violate their agreement? If anyone knows.

Edit:

Since there is a pre-order button, does this mean that some product that meets these vague descriptions does actually exist, or is this one of those things where a listing appears because enough people searched?

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:41 pm

Freeza Heika wrote:If the first 13 were to be released in Japanese only, would that violate their agreement? If anyone knows.

Edit:

Since there is a pre-order button, does this mean that some product that meets these vague descriptions does actually exist, or is this one of those things where a listing appears because enough people searched?

Funi doesn't do sub only sets. Either they got the rights to the first episodes or they wouldn't do the set. I wonder if this means they will be dubbing Movie 1.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:43 pm

Freeza Heika wrote:If the first 13 were to be released in Japanese only, would that violate their agreement? If anyone knows.

The agreement is a distribution license for North America. Doesn't matter if it's Japanese, English, Turkish, Urdu, etc. FUNimation can't do it.

-Corey

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:00 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:The agreement is a distribution license for North America. Doesn't matter if it's Japanese, English, Turkish, Urdu, etc. FUNimation can't do it.

-Corey

So does anybody know what might have taken place in order for FUNi to begin distributing them on their own? License expire? Did they buy the license? Are they distributing the first set in conjunction with Lionsgate?