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Post by plusloud » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:48 pm

I just read the massive Feature. Cheers for the Dragon Boxes in America, but I'm still unclear on one thing. Has there been confirmation that the footage from these upcoming US Dragon Boxes actually IS the footage from the JPN Dragon Boxes? Is it still within the realm of possibility that FUNi could be repackaging the Orange Brick episodes under the Dragon Box moniker?

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed; I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of skimming 100+ pages with zero sleep.
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Post by jjgp1112 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:49 pm

Kiriyama BRX wrote:I just read the massive Feature. Cheers for the Dragon Boxes in America, but I'm still unclear on one thing. Has there been confirmation that the footage from these upcoming US Dragon Boxes actually IS the footage from the JPN Dragon Boxes? Is it still within the realm of possibility that FUNi could be repackaging the Orange Brick episodes under the Dragon Box moniker?

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed; I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of skimming 100+ pages with zero sleep.
I think the trailer is enough evidence.
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Post by Raki » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:49 pm

Kiriyama BRX wrote:I just read the massive Feature. Cheers for the Dragon Boxes in America, but I'm still unclear on one thing. Has there been confirmation that the footage from these upcoming US Dragon Boxes actually IS the footage from the JPN Dragon Boxes? Is it still within the realm of possibility that FUNi could be repackaging the Orange Brick episodes under the Dragon Box moniker?

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed; I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of skimming 100+ pages with zero sleep.
I don't think Funimation is retarded enough to do that.
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Post by Kunzait_83 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:52 pm

Raki wrote:I don't think Funimation is retarded enough to do that.
Famous last words... :lol:

But I happen to agree here. No way in hell this ain't the real deal.
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Post by Budogenkai » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:56 pm

The trailer and the announcement both say that its an exact reproduction of the Dragon Box.
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Post by plusloud » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:30 pm

Just wanted to make sure. :)
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Post by Super Ghost Kamikaze » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:33 pm

Kunzait_83 wrote:
Raki wrote:I don't think Funimation is retarded enough to do that.
Famous last words... :lol:

But I happen to agree here. No way in hell this ain't the real deal.
On the other hand, they could still have the real deal and the very best of intentions and still screw it up. They've messed up so much that when they do something right it almost feels like they've stumbled into it, like a more hit-and-miss version of Mr. Magoo.
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Post by LaRésistance » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:48 pm

I just read the feature and I'm now hyped about the American release of the Dragon Box(es) (I considered getting the Japanese Dragon Box quite a few times over the years but never did because I don't speak nearly enough Japanese to fully enjoy them). But now I wonder if thoses boxes will be region free. I'm not a big fan of the French DBZ DVD releases and I'd rather buy the Dragon Box.

So my question is : do we know if the boxes will be region free ?
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Post by The Time Traveller » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:53 pm

LaRésistance wrote:So my question is : do we know if the boxes will be region free ?
All of Funimation's Dragon Ball DVDs are Region 2 and 4 as well as 1, so it'll play it France.
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Post by LaRésistance » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:58 pm

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LaRésistance wrote:So my question is : do we know if the boxes will be region free ?
All of Funimation's Dragon Ball DVDs are Region 2 and 4 as well as 1, so it'll play it France.
Great thanks ! I bought some DBZ movie DVDs in the States a few years ago and was wondering if they were still making "region free" DVDs.
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Post by Krakabeast » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:18 pm

Any idea if FUNi is putting the same subtitles on the DBox that were found on the season sets? Are they accurate to the original script?
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Post by Big Boss » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:21 pm

Krakabeast wrote:Any idea if FUNi is putting the same subtitles on the DBox that were found on the season sets? Are they accurate to the original script?
Of course they are. Steve Simmons is awesome. :)
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Post by Krakabeast » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:40 pm

Big Boss wrote:
Krakabeast wrote:Any idea if FUNi is putting the same subtitles on the DBox that were found on the season sets? Are they accurate to the original script?
Of course they are. Steve Simmons is awesome. :)
Thanks Big Boss, I didn't know we had the "subtitler" on these forums. It's a small world after all. :D
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Post by Arika » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:52 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:All of Funimation's Dragon Ball DVDs are Region 2 and 4 as well as 1
Not entirely true. The movies double features were region 1 only, even though the covers said 124. I own a region free dvd player, so I don't mind, but I would wait for a confirmation on the region if you're actually region bound... But yeah, there a very (veeery) good chance these will be region 124 too :)
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Post by jjgp1112 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:55 pm

Since Funi has a good track record with multi-regional DVDs, I'd say that all of the foreigners here have nothing to worry about. :D
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Post by The Time Traveller » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:58 pm

Arika wrote:
The Time Traveller wrote:All of Funimation's Dragon Ball DVDs are Region 2 and 4 as well as 1
Not entirely true. The movies double features were region 1 only, even though the covers said 124. I own a region free dvd player, so I don't mind, but I would wait for a confirmation on the region if you're actually region bound... But yeah, there a very (veeery) good chance these will be region 124 too :)
Oh yes, I forgot about that, I bought 3 of them and got pissed that I couldn't use my downstairs player, but I'm expecting a new Region Free player in the mail for the downstairs... :D

£10 for delivery, you'd think it would be here after 1 week...

In any case, I don't give a shit what region it is.
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Post by bkev » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:06 pm

Perhaps this is cynical, but I expect TOEI is letting go of the dragon box masters because they have more planned for Dragon Ball just yet... perhaps a color-corrected HD version similar to the treatment Hokuto no Ken received? I know Kei thinks it will happen. So they'll still ahve the upper hand.

Me? I'm good with just the dragon boxes.
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Post by Rory » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:15 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:Oh yes, I forgot about that, I bought 3 of them and got pissed that I couldn't use my downstairs player, but I'm expecting a new Region Free player in the mail for the downstairs... :D

£10 for delivery, you'd think it would be here after 1 week...

In any case, I don't give a shit what region it is.
I couldn't disagree more! I want to play it through my damn HDMI port in my PS3. :(
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Post by devilizard » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:27 pm

I'll cream my pants if they do the Movies in a box similar to the box that the Japanese DBox:The Movies had.
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Post by The Time Traveller » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:28 pm

devilizard wrote:I'll cream my pants if they do the Movies in a box similar to the box that the Japanese DBox:The Movies had.
They only said 13 movies originally, hopefully they mean 17...
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