Dragonball Season 1 Discussion

Post by **Herms** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:14 pm

I agree with Innagadadavida: I think the original dragonball-hunt storyline is great, and more than worthy of being featured in the commercials for this set. Not too mention that those are of course the episodes that are finally being made available uncut and all, while the 21st TB episodes had previously been released by Funi. Even if your standard fan or newcomer won't be familiar with the decade-long snafu behind the release of these episodes, Funi can still easily and accurately emphasis their importance.

Big Boss wrote:Who are "those kids"?

Oh you know, those darn kids. The ones who won't ever get off of my lawn. And I would have gotten away with my evil plan, if it weren't for them.

Levlik · Post by **Levlik** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:14 pm

Raki wrote:
gallagtor wrote:
Victator Supreme wrote:Weird to see a company upset about free advertising.
Keep in mind that this set hasn't even been officially announced yet. Funi wants to keep this under wraps for the time being, even if they're doing a piss poor job of it.
They are completely responsible for all the leaks that have happened.

Being as this set has the 21st Tournament on here, they should be marketing the fights instead of having clips from the first few episodes. Those fights will cause those kids to be excited and want to buy the set. Remember, the first 13 episodes are almost boring as hell. I like them but they won't cause the average person to want to be interested in Dragonball.

I'm positive this preview, especially with "Your wish is granted", is Funimation's way of saying "Hey look we actually have the first 13 episodes now!" and I think that's what most American Dragon Ball fans want these days.

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:15 pm

I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.

Freeza Heika · Post by **Freeza Heika** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:19 pm

Big Momma wrote:I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.

I think that most of those kids are my age now, so they aren't really kids at all.

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:25 pm

Freeza Heika wrote:
Big Momma wrote:I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.
I think that most of those kids are my age now, so they aren't really kids at all.

18 is the internet 12.

Don't worry, I turn 19 next month!

Freeza Heika · Post by **Freeza Heika** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:30 pm

JulieYBM wrote:
Freeza Heika wrote:
Big Momma wrote:I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.
I think that most of those kids are my age now, so they aren't really kids at all.
18 is the internet 12.

Don't worry, I turn 19 next month!

I guess that makes my immaturity and obsession with childish things ok then.

Even still, I never cared for the RAWR XTREEM DD BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION. After I got hooked, I was too busy trying to piece together the events of Dragonball, the rest of Z, and GT using only shady internet websites. It was the mystery of having no clue what the hell was going on that kept me enthralled.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:48 pm

Big Momma wrote:I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.

Nope, more like the kids who watch the Shonen stuff of today. Showing tournament scenes along with the scenes from the early Dragonball hunt would be ideal. Showing only the Dragonball hunt to those who have never seen the episodes on this set will cause them to get a narrow impression. Like I typed before, the Dragonball hunt and introduction of the characters is great. But what really causes Dragonball to take off is the 21st World Tournament.

Super Sayian Prime · Post by **Super Sayian Prime** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:53 pm

Big Momma wrote:I think when Raki says "Those kids" he's referring to the American youngsters who grew up with the "RAWR XTREEM DEE BEE ZEE LINKIN PURK ACTION!" side of the series that Funi put out.

That would be Disturbed, FUNimation wouldn't be able to afford Linkin Park at that time.

B · Post by B » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:13 pm

Disturbed kicks LP's ass anyway.

gallagtor · Post by **gallagtor** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:47 pm

Raki wrote:They are completely responsible for all the leaks that have happened.

No, that would be Wal-Mart and the guys who did the music for the trailer. Are you trying to say that the leaks were intentional? I really doubt that.

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:12 pm

Disturbed did not have anything to do with Rock The Dragon.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:44 am

gallagtor wrote:
Raki wrote:They are completely responsible for all the leaks that have happened.
No, that would be Wal-Mart and the guys who did the music for the trailer. Are you trying to say that the leaks were intentional? I really doubt that.

Not that they are intentional. It's just they could have waited a little longer before going public with them.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:31 am

Krakabeast wrote:Disturbed did not have anything to do with Rock The Dragon.

Neither did Linkin Park...

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:35 am

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:
Krakabeast wrote:Disturbed did not have anything to do with Rock The Dragon.

Neither did Linkin Park...

Neither did Ray Charles.

Not very likely that anyone actually thought he did, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew.

Hao_Kaiser · Post by **Hao_Kaiser** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:08 am

SSj Kaboom wrote:
Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:
Krakabeast wrote:Disturbed did not have anything to do with Rock The Dragon.

Neither did Linkin Park...
Neither did Ray Charles.

Not very likely that anyone actually thought he did, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew.

So wait... Those MP3s I downloaded all those years ago lied!? I always assumed the song was about his heroin addiction...

... And I've totally ruined SSJ Kaboom's awesome joke... Sorry 'bout that.

Er, Krakabeast, I don't really understand why you brought up "Rock the Dragon," unless I missed a post a page back or something. The reason they mentioned Disturbed was because FUNi put some of their songs in the English dubs of a couple of the movies. Or something.

gallagtor · Post by **gallagtor** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:28 am

Raki wrote:
gallagtor wrote:
Raki wrote:They are completely responsible for all the leaks that have happened.
No, that would be Wal-Mart and the guys who did the music for the trailer. Are you trying to say that the leaks were intentional? I really doubt that.
Not that they are intentional. It's just they could have waited a little longer before going public with them.

They haven't gone public with anything yet.. That's why it's a leak. I don't really see what you're saying.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:15 pm

Wouldn't it be really funny if this were all just some big setup? These listings appear out of nowhere, Funimation won't comment on them, then the trailer shows up, and Funimation makes comments about announcing something at Anime Expo. Then, once Anime Expo rolls around, they hold a panel and announce the release of....the 2008 Jump special. When asked about Dragonball, they reply that it's still stuck in licensing hell. It's all a ruse! Don't be fooled, they're going through all this, even making the fake trailer, just to fuck with us

But seriously, damn, because of my need to collect a complete set with no inconsistencies, I'll probably end up selling off all of my old Dragonball sets and buy all the new ones....and at that point, I would have to seriously consider selling off my GT singles and buying those boxed sets also, because they wouldn't "match" with DB and DBZ (because I already went through selling the DBZ singles in favor of the bricks). Curse you, Funimation! *shakes fist*

B · Post by B » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:17 pm

It'd be funnier if they announced GONZO Title #7276237626742.
Or that Sailor Moon re-dub they're supposedly trying to do.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:23 pm

sailorspazz wrote:Wouldn't it be really funny if this were all just some big setup? These listings appear out of nowhere, Funimation won't comment on them, then the trailer shows up, and Funimation makes comments about announcing something at Anime Expo. Then, once Anime Expo rolls around, they hold a panel and announce the release of....the 2008 Jump special. When asked about Dragonball, they reply that it's still stuck in licensing hell. It's all a ruse! Don't be fooled, they're going through all this, even making the fake trailer, just to fuck with us

If Funimation lies about this, I'll never buy anything from them again. Which is probably why I think this is real. Too much stuff just starts to magically appear and all for a ruse? I don't think so.

B · Post by B » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:25 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't their Anime Expo "big news," and they just considered it a title to be announced like any other.

Maybe it's more Shin Chan!