English Dragon Box Release

.:PoetikaL:. · Post by **.:PoetikaL:.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:02 pm

Raki wrote:I'm almost crazy enough to pay retail for these boxes.

Same, but let's be real... Amazon and RightStuf have great prices. As the case with this first DBox release:

$79.98 MSRP

RightStuf: $59.99
(If ordered with the "now over" FUNimation 40% special): 47.99

What a steal!

MagicBox · Post by **MagicBox** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:05 pm

Hao_Kaiser wrote:Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post... But... December is only one month away from the first set's release in November. The second set could still be announced for a January release, right?

Nah, you read my post right. I goofed. I ordered mine through RightStuf, so there's a possibility I'll get my set in late October. I've had that in the back my head so much that it's sort of "replaced" the official street date in my mind. I just messed up.

I'm having a bit of an off day today. ^_^;

.:PoetikaL:. · Post by **.:PoetikaL:.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:11 pm

I'm just wondering though. Since RightStuf does ship out early, couldn't one assume that since many people pre-ordered the Dbox, that some might not get theirs early, and if not later than the official release date?

dragonfist · Post by **dragonfist** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:12 pm

Raki wrote:
Will there be dub fans who buy this set? No doubt. But are they the target audience? Hell no. Funi's already milked them and it's time to hit the other market.

How do you know that the bilingual singles for example were catered for dub fans? And hasn't FUNimation already catered to sub with their old singles for example? I admit where they shot themselves in the foot was with the widescreen and hack remastering.

Hao_Kaiser · Post by **Hao_Kaiser** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:20 pm

MagicBox wrote:
Hao_Kaiser wrote:Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post... But... December is only one month away from the first set's release in November. The second set could still be announced for a January release, right?
Nah, you read my post right. I goofed. I ordered mine through RightStuf, so there's a possibility I'll get my set in late October. I've had that in the back my head so much that it's sort of "replaced" the official street date in my mind. I just messed up.

I'm having a bit of an off day today. ^_^;

Ah, I figured as much.

I'm like that too, at the moment (as I also ordered mine through RightStuf). Before I commented on that, I had to actually check to make sure the official street date was in November. No worries. d^^;

Haha... Stupid RightStuf, potentially giving us things early and confusing the community. We should boycott.

SSJSteve · Post by **SSJSteve** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:20 pm

I ordered my Dragon Box from rightstuf and because I'm from the UK, anyone think there's any chance of me getting it a little early?

dragonfist · Post by **dragonfist** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:24 pm

I am getting mine right around the street date because I ordered with standard shipping. I know I am a cheapskate.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:17 pm

dragonfist wrote:
Raki wrote:Will there be dub fans who buy this set? No doubt. But are they the target audience? Hell no. Funi's already milked them and it's time to hit the other market.
How do you know that the bilingual singles for example were catered for dub fans? And hasn't FUNimation already catered to sub with their old singles for example? I admit where they shot themselves in the foot was with the widescreen and hack remastering.

You misunderstand my post completely. The old singles were even worse than the orange bricks. Sure the subs were on there, but they were an incomplete release. Also you have to remember that many of the early Pioneer/Funimation DVDs were dub only. So the sub fanbase was screwed there. Doing a quick read on the main Daizex site should inform you on the releases throughout the years.

dragonfist · Post by **dragonfist** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:38 pm

I know the old releases. So they're worse because they weren't complete? Even though they had 4:3 aspect ratio and unhampered image? It was FUNimation's decision to cancel them. Back then those were the "it" releases. FUNi's blunder came when they switched to the "faux"-remastered season sets. I hope I clarified my post.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:40 pm

Despite the flaws in the appearance, the Season Sets were also MUCH better-encoded. Good, smooth, progressive encode that was very easy to work with, and didn't have instances of bad macroblocking and such.

However, if I understand correctly, the DragonBox footage is Progressive too. Yay.

dragonfist · Post by **dragonfist** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:45 pm

As far as I too. Remember that FUNimation will most probably make their own encode with their Dragon Box.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:47 pm

dragonfist wrote:I know the old releases. So they're worse because they weren't complete? Even though they had 4:3 aspect ratio and unhampered image? It was FUNimation's decision to cancel them. Back then those were the "it" releases. FUNi's blunder came when they switched to the "faux"-remastered season sets. I hope I clarified my post.

An incomplete release is worse than no release at all. It drives any completer or collector mad.

sumpter360 · Post by **sumpter360** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:07 pm

Haha... Stupid RightStuf, potentially giving us things early and confusing the community. We should boycott.

After they release all the DragonBoxes, of course

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:09 pm

Hao_Kaiser wrote:
MagicBox wrote:
Hao_Kaiser wrote:Maybe I'm misunderstanding your post... But... December is only one month away from the first set's release in November. The second set could still be announced for a January release, right?
Nah, you read my post right. I goofed. I ordered mine through RightStuf, so there's a possibility I'll get my set in late October. I've had that in the back my head so much that it's sort of "replaced" the official street date in my mind. I just messed up.

I'm having a bit of an off day today. ^_^;
Ah, I figured as much. I'm like that too, at the moment (as I also ordered mine through RightStuf). Before I commented on that, I had to actually check to make sure the official street date was in November. No worries. d^^;

Haha... Stupid RightStuf, potentially giving us things early and confusing the community. We should boycott.

They are Funimation's warehouse. If Funi didn't want them out early, they wouldn't be sending them out.

Hao_Kaiser · Post by **Hao_Kaiser** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:20 pm

Raki wrote:They are Funimation's warehouse. If Funi didn't want them out early, they wouldn't be sending them out.

O RLY?

Haha, yeah, I know, but all the same, the "official" release date is still in November, whether or not they send it out early themselves. DragonBall Season One's street date is still in September, even though it's apparently already shipping out, for example.

Not trying to be a dick or anything... I just don't see what your point is.

.:PoetikaL:. · Post by **.:PoetikaL:.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:34 pm

The point is...

DBox is coming to us probably earlier than the release date, so we can enjoy and salvate... that is the DBOX!

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:42 pm

.:PoetikaL:. wrote:The point is...

DBox is coming to us probably earlier than the release date, so we can enjoy and salvate... that is the DBOX!

I can't wait for people to get this thing early and start busting out the unavoidable dissections. I expect a DaizEX/Kanzentai collaboration feature detailing what the FUNimation DragonBox has with plenty of comparisons to the original Japanese Box.

I really can't wait! For that and the possibility of an English "Head-Cha-La"...

.:PoetikaL:. · Post by **.:PoetikaL:.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:47 pm

SonGokuGT wrote:I really can't wait! For that and the possibility of an English "Head-Cha-La"...

If they do that... I promise I will rip it and make it into MP3 format for this forum for everyone to have!

But if they do, I'll die happy!

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:29 am

.:PoetikaL:. wrote:
SonGokuGT wrote:I really can't wait! For that and the possibility of an English "Head-Cha-La"...
If they do that... I promise I will rip it and make it into MP3 format for this forum for everyone to have!

But if they do, I'll die happy!

DB and DBGT got properly dubbed openings and endings... Why not do that for DBZ as well with this set to end all sets?

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:21 am

SonGokuGT wrote:DB and DBGT got properly dubbed openings and endings... Why not do that for DBZ as well with this set to end all sets?

Because Head-Cha-La is a really bad song. DAN DAN might be totally unrelated to GT (unless Goku's drilling Pan), but at least it's a real song. Head Chala is drunken ramblings about dinosaurs and butt-mountains.