Dragonball Season 1 Discussion

Jackal puFF · Post by **Jackal puFF** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:01 pm

That's a lot of money just for 13 episodes.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:07 pm

Jackal puFF wrote:That's a lot of money just for 13 episodes.

Why would it have only 13 episodes? It'd obviously have 28-33, I'm guessing, that's where I'd leave it...

B · Post by B » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:13 pm

A logical cutoff point is Episode 28.

I feel like a loser for dividing these up into seasons awhile back. Got six of them.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:16 pm

B wrote:A logical cutoff point is Episode 28.

I feel like a loser for dividing these up into seasons awhile back. Got six of them.

just like Season One for DBZ should have been 35 or 36, and several other seasons overlap other Sagas, so I can see this having over 30 episodes...

ShinRogafuken · Post by **ShinRogafuken** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:18 pm

I would say:

Season 1: 1-28 (Emperor Pilaf, Tournament)
Season 2: 29-57 (Red Ribbon Army, General Blue)
Season 3: 58-83 (Commander Red, Fortuneteller Baba)
Season 4: 84-122 (Tenshinhan, Piccolo Daimao)
Season 5: 123-153 (Piccolo Junior)

This would be if they were trying to perfectly fit in their FUNimation mini sagas.

B · Post by B » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:23 pm

ShinRogafuken wrote: Season 4: 84-122 (Tenshinhan, Piccolo Daimao)

I'd split those, but that's just me. I guess that works.

RoarkVegeta · Post by **RoarkVegeta** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:24 pm

Though I'm getting the King Piccolo Part 1 DVD in, I'M SO PSYCHED.

Finally, no digital undies!

ShinRogafuken · Post by **ShinRogafuken** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:25 pm

B wrote:
ShinRogafuken wrote: Season 4: 84-122 (Tenshinhan, Piccolo Daimao)
I'd split those, but that's just me. I guess that works.

Well the problem is both Tenshinhan and Piccolo Sagas are too short for what I'd consider enough episodes to call "a season", having both of them would equate to 39 episodes which isn't too long (it would be a very popular season).

Also, they kind of go good together because the Piccolo Saga starts exactly when the Tenshinhan Saga ends, its also good for Season 3 because Red Saga also flows into Baba.

The only real problem is having to put the first 2/3 of RRA in Season 2 and the final third in Season 3 but at the least there's a time gap between episodes 57 and 58 so it works.

Jeez I feel so nerdy.

B · Post by B » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:28 pm

Tenshinhan Saga/22nd Strongest Under the Heavens arc is 18 episodes, that's definately enough. King Piccolo is 21.

I'd say at the least, for any show, 15+ episodes is a season.

EDIT: I also find Red/Baba arcs to go well together since they flwo seamlessly, as we still need Dragon Ball #7.

ShinRogafuken · Post by **ShinRogafuken** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:31 pm

B wrote:Tenshinhan Saga/22nd Strongest Under the Heavens arc is 18 episodes, that's definately enough. King Piccolo is 21.

I'd say at the least, for any show, 15+ episodes is a season.

Well, that's true, but it would be inconsistent with the Z and GT sets, which show to have a minimum of 25 episodes per set.

Yeah, if you think about it, the plot for the whole Season 3 is really to just revive Bora, so it works out really good.

MagicBox · Post by **MagicBox** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:41 pm

Innagadadavida wrote:The Z set outrage pales in comparison to the outrage over Evolution.

I'm sorry, that just can't be true.

Evolution caused controversy, no doubt, but everybody was more than prepared for that. Even supporters of the film knew it was going to take liberties. It was no surprise.

The widescreen revelation came out of nowhere, with no warning whatsoever, and it affected a larger group of people. If you weren't into the live-action movie, you could just ignore it. You couldn't do that here. It changed everything about FUNi's presentation of the series, possibly forever, and it was being presented as the only option for owning the show. No matter what kind of fan you were, dubbie, subbie, whatever, for the first real time, every kind of fan had a legit reason to be pissed at FUNi (even if you weren't in Region One).

The internet exploded with rage. Even fans who couldn't care less about DragonBall were pissed at FUNi. There were numerous heated threads on this forum dedicated to the situation, most of them 50 pages or more, FUNi's forums were an absolute mess (I can't even describe it; it was almost impossible to moderate), AnimeonDVD flat-out refused to review the sets, and FUNi's reputation was permanently damaged with not only DB fans, but with pretty much the entire anime fanbase.

The live-action movie couldn't have done that if it had tried. That was way too big of a situation for FUNi not to learn from it. Sure, FUNi stopped caring what we thought once the sets started selling like hotcakes, but surely they don't want to open that can of worms again. If Dragon Ball is cropped as well, then I will be very surprised.

EDIT: But just in case, I'm all for that "e-mail FUNi" thing.

Smooth Criminal · Post by **Smooth Criminal** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:57 pm

Seriously, though, am I the only one pissed that they won't be putting out the Saga of Goku?? I mean, come on, it's the ONE dvd that is missing from the collection... If I were to buy season one and then line it next to the rest of my saga sets, it just wouldn't look right.

I know that a lot of time has passed since their initial releases, but the same thing happened with the release of the Jackass MTV show. They released vol.'s 2 and 3, but never volume 1. When they finally attained the rights for those episodes years later, they finally put out volume one concurrently with the complete box set. Sure, it would have been useless to pick up if you didn't have the other releases, but it was "throwing a bone" to those who were screwed over the first time.

Come on, Funimation!!! This isn't like the Ultimate Uncut sets!! There's only ONE set left to make this the perfect release! I have been waiting patiently.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:58 pm

I would love to see two more double features added to the line-up!

Curse of the Blood Rubies/Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

AND

Mystical Adventure/Path to Power

Make it happen, FUNi!

B · Post by B » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:07 pm

Smooth Criminal wrote:Seriously, though, am I the only one pissed that they won't be putting out the Saga of Goku??

Where does it say that?

DB_Fan1991 · Post by **DB_Fan1991** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:32 pm

B wrote:
Smooth Criminal wrote:Seriously, though, am I the only one pissed that they won't be putting out the Saga of Goku??
Where does it say that?

I think he meant as a FUNi 2-disc like what Madman released in Australia and New Zealand.

Now onto my opinion. FUNi I don't know if this is true or not, but if it is congrats because I have been looking for the 2-disc sets for quite sometime and only found the Tenshinhan set, and now that you are releasing season sets I can get Dragon Ball cheaper than laying a lot of money down on the 2-discs.

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:06 pm

MagicBox wrote:The internet exploded with rage. Even fans who couldn't care less about DragonBall were pissed at FUNi. There were numerous heated threads on this forum dedicated to the situation, most of them 50 pages or more, FUNi's forums were an absolute mess (I can't even describe it; it was almost impossible to moderate), AnimeonDVD flat-out refused to review the sets, and FUNi's reputation was permanently damaged with not only DB fans, but with pretty much the entire anime fanbase.

Hmm.. Maybe, when it comes to the fan outrage over the cropped season sets, I just didn't get the full picture (pun intended).

MagicBox wrote:EDIT: But just in case, I'm all for that "e-mail FUNi" thing.

Yes! Please do. I've sent two already.

Just for the record though, my opinion on the sets hasn't changed. I will still buy them if they're cropped because that stuff doesn't matter to me much. I just want to see these sets succeed. I'm doing this for you guys who do care.

Heh, I'm so selfless. </sarcasm>

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:27 pm

Although I just got the Madman set, if this is true I am psyched. I can only hope that these releases have a better bit rate then the original release which had some macro blocking issues. And if it does turn out to be widescreen, hopefully it won't look like total shit.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:40 pm

Not releasing Saga of Goku = Discontinuation of Ultimate Uncut Edition
Sorry, my friend. It's just how FUNi rolls...

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:31 am

I doubt that petitioning and e-mailing Funi will work the second time around. Just saying.

Innagadadavida · Post by **Innagadadavida** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:37 am

jjgp1112 wrote:I doubt that petitioning and e-mailing Funi will work the second time around. Just saying.

Well not doing anything won't work either so...