FUNimation Dragon Box Z #1 (In-Hands) Discussion

pjay · Post by **pjay** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:08 am

Krycek7o2 wrote:
pjay wrote:
godofchaos wrote: Don't make me smack you.
Why would you smack me?
Why would you stretch it to widescreen! I should smack you for that!

Kidding...

Do you really like a distorted [stretched out] image? LOL!
I am assuming this is what godofchaos is remarking at which if true, I agree.

Trust me I usually don't stretch it out, I was just testing the stretching option

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:10 am

I have been throwing up whether to buy certain items on Amazon for ages... then Dragon Box 2 gets listed and I preorder without hesitation.

Says a lot!

So this covers right up before Goku enters the fight. That's a lot of really good episodes!

Jon Jon · Post by **Jon Jon** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:23 am

I normally just let it stretch it out, It doesn't look bad with it stretched. None of my anime does, the PS3 does a grand job with doing it.

I guess that makes me a horrible person right? XD

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:27 am

Looks like Box 3 will cut off just as the Artificial Humans arrive.

That's a pretty good cut-off point, I think.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:35 am

I'm hoping Funimation do this...

Dragon Box Z Vol. 6 should be the last set with a Dragon Book included, then for Vol. 7 they could fill the space with an extra DVD Book for the 3 or 2 Bonus discs if they're not spread out over future releases. I said 3 or 2, because what's stopping them squishing all of the extras together and taking out some unnecessary things...

I don't care if they take out all those product commercials, as long as we get the TV specials and the 2 Playdia episodes sub only...

KillerCory · Post by **KillerCory** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:46 am

Dragonbox 7 will also have a dragonbook to describe the episodes in it.

They could easily put 4 disks in each DVD book however so they would still have room for 2 extra DVDs per set.

pjay · Post by **pjay** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:51 am

The Time Traveller wrote:I think I'd like to pay for the most expensive shipping for this one, since I was late with preordering it...

For some reason, recently I've been very weary of it, like I didn't want it that much, but seeing Heath and Mike's reviews and comparisons I want it the same as I did when it was first announced, and I felt like I was slipping away from Dragon Ball for a while, but I'm not...

Also, Fist of the North Star boxsets next year too!

It's all coming together!

Anyone got any info on that Fist of the North Star box set apart from the fact that it's going to be released? Will it use the HD Masters from the 25th anniversary Japan Region 2 box set?

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:35 pm

pjay wrote:
Krycek7o2 wrote:
pjay wrote: Why would you smack me?
Why would you stretch it to widescreen! I should smack you for that!

Kidding...

Do you really like a distorted [stretched out] image? LOL!
I am assuming this is what godofchaos is remarking at which if true, I agree.
Trust me I usually don't stretch it out, I was just testing the stretching option

I'd stretch it to widescreen on my 360. I just love the way things look in widescreen. I ain't scared o' nobody nohow.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:42 pm

Stealing one of jjgp1112's images from earlier, just so you can see what people are actually talking about and saying they prefer.

CORRECT ASPECT RATIO (640x480)

FORCED-STRETCHED WIDESCREEN (854x480)

Armymanis · Post by **Armymanis** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:48 pm

Hao_Kaiser wrote:
Armymanis wrote:My back piece was peeling off a little bit, but I think its going to be ok. You have to expect stuff like that and its only paper so you can always tape it on right?
Wait... Do you mean the bottom of the box, or the sheet on the back that has that really long thing saying "OMG THE DRAGONBOX IS HERE!!!1".

Because that thing is totally supposed to come off.

The piece were it says the Dragonbox is here!!! I am glad that my box came in good condition.

Armymanis · Post by **Armymanis** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:59 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:I just pre-ordered the second box from Amazon.

I don't care enough about getting it early to verify my credit card with Rightstuf .

Do you mind posting the link of Amazon.com to where you pre-ordered the Second Set? I can only find the first set on there.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:09 pm

Armymanis wrote:
Captain Awesome wrote:I just pre-ordered the second box from Amazon.

I don't care enough about getting it early to verify my credit card with Rightstuf .
Do you mind posting the link of Amazon.com to where you pre-ordered the Second Set? I can only find the first set on there.

Here you go:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y0 ... oh_product

And just in case you wanted it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y0 ... oh_product

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:38 pm

Kingdom Heartless wrote:Looks like Box 3 will cut off just as the Artificial Humans arrive.

That's a pretty good cut-off point, I think.

That makes the cover art all the more annoying. If they went Goku, then Freeza, then Cell, then Vegeta(or maybe Super Saiyan Goku), they'd have it right for four boxes. Piccolo would work for one of the Buu arc sets, since he's a pretty strong mentor figure in those episodes, so he has enough presence and there's no Buu-specific art on the second Dragon Box. The last Dragon Box could have had the Gohan art on it. Starting it with the father and ending it with the son? I suppose the torch is never passed, but it could work.

Tyro · Post by **Tyro** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:55 pm

Bought my DragonBox today from Best Buy. Matching Target's price, the total came to $50.55.

Milton · Post by **Milton** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:14 pm

My Dragon Box arrived earlier than I expected from Amazon (they estimated the first week of December and it arrived this past Saturday). Guess the free shipping isn't that bad after all.

What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is the single best Dragon Ball Z DVD release in North America, period. I am absolutely floored by how amazing the show looks and sounds. On top of that, I am so very, very happy to see the next episode previews included finally. Whatever little they add to the overall show for some, I still consider them an important part of the overall experience of the series.

As one of the fans who started out with the Ocean Dub years and years ago, who bought both fansubs and licensed VHS/DVDs on numerous occasions, and yes, even gritted my teeth and bought the orange bricks when it seemed like that was the best we'd ever get here, I just have to say one thing to Funimation: thanks for finally getting it right.

YouTube · Post by **Hujio** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:20 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:Dragon Box Z Vol. 6 should be the last set with a Dragon Book included, then for Vol. 7 they could fill the space with an extra DVD Book for the 3 or 2 Bonus discs if they're not spread out over future releases. I said 3 or 2, because what's stopping them squishing all of the extras together and taking out some unnecessary things...

Well first off, that's not going to happen, especially if you're going to call the Dragon Book unnecessary. I almost guarantee that a Dragon Book will be included with every Dragon Box. I don't think they'll go away from including the episode synopsis' with those specific episodes. And based on the first Dragon Book, they're really pushing their ability of getting everything from the originals into 7 much smaller Dragon Books. If they even leave one of them out, that's tons of stuff they're gonna be leaving out.

KillerCory wrote:They could easily put 4 disks in each DVD book however so they would still have room for 2 extra DVDs per set.

Yeah, did you do the math on that? Cause that would totally screw the sets up. And if there were 4 discs in each DVD book, then they'd be thicker, offsetting the thickness of the Dragon Book. I'd imagine they want every set to be the same size. I guess I'm not sure how well this would work out for them.

Ex-Dubbie369 · Post by **Ex-Dubbie369** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:29 pm

Hujio wrote:
KillerCory wrote:They could easily put 4 disks in each DVD book however so they would still have room for 2 extra DVDs per set.
Yeah, did you do the math on that? Cause that would totally screw the sets up. And if there were 4 discs in each DVD book, then they'd be thicker, offsetting the thickness of the Dragon Book. I'd imagine they want every set to be the same size. I guess I'm not sure how well this would work out for them.

Wait, wouldn't they be able to put 2 stackable trays into each book instead of one single tray and one stackable tray?

YouTube · Post by **Hujio** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:25 pm

Ex-Dubbie369 wrote:
Hujio wrote:
KillerCory wrote:They could easily put 4 disks in each DVD book however so they would still have room for 2 extra DVDs per set.
Yeah, did you do the math on that? Cause that would totally screw the sets up. And if there were 4 discs in each DVD book, then they'd be thicker, offsetting the thickness of the Dragon Book. I'd imagine they want every set to be the same size. I guess I'm not sure how well this would work out for them.
Wait, wouldn't they be able to put 2 stackable trays into each book instead of one single tray and one stackable tray?

That's what I was trying to address on the podcast, although I did a horrible job of over-thinking it all and getting my point across. If you own the set, you'll notice that the side with the stackable discs is thicker than the side with the single disc. If they put stackable discs on both sides, then the total thickness of the DVD book would increase and completely offset the thickness of the Dragon Book. That would mean all you could fit in the Dragon Box, as it is now, would be two DVD books (no Dragon Book). I'm not sure if you can make it out in this photo, but bottom side has the stackable tray, which I hope you can see is thicker. This thickness isn't really even negotiable, since as-is it perfectly fits the thickness of the two stacked discs. Then you run into the whole thing of the spine getting screwed up if they change the thickness of the DVD books and still include Dragon Books. I'm basically going to guarantee that this won't be happening.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:32 pm

If someone is still interested: I've made a load of screenshots from disc 1:
http://roaroverthenet.vanillae.de/?p=220

More to come.

johnboy1 · Post by **johnboy1** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:12 pm

I've seen people listing the resolution of the DBoxes as 640x480. Isn't standard DVD definition 720x480?

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