Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
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by nathantheguitarist » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:21 am
Smooth Criminal wrote:Unedited release of the manga (kanzenban or otherwise, who gives a shit?).
WHY has this not happened yet? Seriously, why?
Viz is an odd bunch... might as well email 'em about it, eh?
http://www.viz.com/about/contact/contact.php
They have a little form thingy, it's not much, but if you're REALLY interested, you could send 'em expensive paper with some ink on it.

I sent 'em a form letter regarding Kanzenban, unedited manga, and the rest of the Daizenshuu. Just asked if they plan on getting them at all. Probably not worth it, but it can't hurt. If I can scrounge up enough change, I think I may make a longer version to actually mail them.
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by Budogenkai » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:00 am
-Uncut Kanzenban
-Spanish Dragonball franchise on DVD with good subtitles
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by Rocketman » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:11 am
My dream releases usually involve ChiChi.
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by Pain » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:15 am
Rocketman wrote:My dream releases usually involve ChiChi.
Ugh....I think I'm taking what you just said in the wrong context.

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by sangofe » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:19 am
Dream release would be an international Dragonball Blu Ray release, of all the "real" Dragon Ball animes.
I'd want any possibly, thinkable dub track ever on it, because I really like to compare dubs. In addition, I'd want an even more well done remastering than the Dragonboxes.
The dream DVD set was somewhat planned a few years ago where AB and this other French company were jointing to put out a dvd set with Japanese, Spanish, Portugese, French and Italien dub tracks. However, that joint project failed, and the best release there'll be in France will most probably be that assy encoded DVD boxset (which is such a shame).
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by Bura » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:24 am
DragonBall/Z DVD's in actual stores here. Shipping from foreign countries or buying them overpriced at conventions two times a year is just annoying when you know that other people just visit their local stores to buy their DVDs there.
So my dream release is for the Netherlands to release some stuff here next to the manga. ^_^
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by Budogenkai » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:24 am
sangofe wrote:
The dream DVD set was somewhat planned a few years ago where AB and this other French company were jointing to put out a dvd set with Japanese, Spanish, Portugese, French and Italien dub tracks. However, that joint project failed, and the best release there'll be in France will most probably be that assy encoded DVD boxset (which is such a shame).
Dang, if there was a DVD with both Spanish and Portuguese languages, with accurate English subtitles and Dragon Box visual quality, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
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by Freeza Heika » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:34 am
Pain wrote:Rocketman wrote:My dream releases usually involve ChiChi.
Ugh....I think I'm taking what you just said in the wrong context.

No... unfortunately, I think that you took it right...
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by dragonballzgtfighter » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:19 pm
Tankoubon or Kanzenban Volumes English uncut
Movie and Special Manga English uncut
DragonBall DVD Box Dragon Box
DragonBall DVD Box Dragon Box Z + New Special
DragonBall DVD Box Dragon Box GT
Dragon Box The Movies
Daizenshuu Volumes English
Perfect Files English
Kanzenban Official Guides English
TV Animation Guides English
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by Thanos » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:56 pm
Rocketman wrote:My dream releases usually involve ChiChi.
YEAH.

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by VeggieXD » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:05 pm
Dragonball Z (or Kai) on demand (in the UK). It could be on services/devices such as Sky, Apple TV, PSP, PS3 the 360 ect.
DragonFlick Z 2.0 in the works.. if you are a Dragonball Youtuber, feel free to get in touch.
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by MCDaveG » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:11 pm
My dream already exists and when I got my paycheck, I wanna make my dream purchase.... All Japanese Dragon Boxes! I don't care about other things that much
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by JulieYBM » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:18 pm
My dream release would be DBox footage (and JPN audio with subs), an accurate dub (with the original music), along with audio commentaries and an extensive documentary into the look of FUNimation's early years (along with interviews and the like).
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by SonEric84 » Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:48 pm
I'd like to see a completely uncut release of the manga with no missing middle fingers and lasers in place of guns. Also, it would be nice to see the rest of the daizenshuu released in English...though I imagine that would make the original Japanese versions harder to sell.
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by Lance Freeman » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:34 pm
I wanna see 4:3 orange bricks for 30 dollars.
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by Li'l Lemmy » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:37 pm
Then you want to see the impossible, unless we're talking eBay hunting for FUNiboxes a few years down the line.
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by Kendamu » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:06 pm
Lance Freeman wrote:I wanna see 4:3 orange bricks for 30 dollars.
4:3 isn't a problem. It's the $30 part. Maybe if you can find some used Dragon Boxes on eBay or something in a year or so you can get 'em for that cheap. More'a matter of time than of anything.
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by Tweaker » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:07 pm
My dream release would be the Dragon Boxes with a modern quality voice track that doesn't have scratchy 80s artifacts and has every relevant channel separated--music on one track, voices on one, and sound effects on another.
Since neither of these things are relatively plausible, though, I'm sure it's likely to remain a dream.

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by Super Ghost Kamikaze » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:35 pm
I honestly can't think of much else, just things I'd like on the Dragon Boxes. All the footage and extras from the Japanese source, plus extras that either didn't make it on the Japanese boxes or things that have popped up in the years since the original boxes came out.
I suppose I could say that a Kanzenban release without any fuck-ups or screwing around would be nice. Perhaps a "limited edition" set that couldn't be mixed up with normal kid's books, one that perhaps bundled several Kanzenban in a box to increase the cost of entry and hold back the casual parental buying audience.
I don't really care about the Daizenshuu. They're neat, but beyond actual production info and the extra artwork in the first one, I don't really care too much about in-universe stuff outside of a mild curiosity.
I also don't care about Kai, I'm just incredibly apathetic about it. I probably won't ever pick it up.
I do love the new special, I'd like to see that get a nice, single release. With box art that mimics the Japanese art, but that may be asking too much. Or hell, throw it on the last Dragon Box. That may not be HORRIBLY likely, but they put a movie they didn't have before on the Dragon Ball Season One box, didn't they?
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by Metalwario64 » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:53 pm
Super Ghost Kamikaze wrote:couldn't be mixed up with normal kid's books, one that perhaps bundled several Kanzenban in a box to increase the cost of entry and hold back the casual parental buying audience.
I can see it now, plastered in huge letters on the front cover:
"Watch out parents!! This is not for children!!!"
I'd want a kanzenban like that!

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Edit: Awww, I can't misspell Kanzenban any more...

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