FUNimation DBZ TV Blu-ray Official On-Going Thread

[funrush]

When's that thing again, where they said they would show off the Blu-Rays?

[Captain Awesome]

Thanks to Captain Awesome, Region Locking is no longer an issue for me. The man deserves his name.

Glad to see you got everything sorted out.

Down with Madman!, our shiny Australian dollar is better spent elsewhere!.

[EricM]

Any word on the JPN audio? If it's anything less than lossless mono, I'm gonna be disappointed.

[Pokewhiz7]

Any word on the JPN audio? If it's anything less than lossless mono, I'm gonna be disappointed.

I don't see why it wouldn't be, then again, the Bardock and Trunks BD, and I'm assuming the others, was only 640 Kbp/s.

[ect5150]

Any word on the JPN audio? If it's anything less than lossless mono, I'm gonna be disappointed.

I thought the web event video/interview claimed all audio would be lossless.

[BlazingFiddlesticks]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but here's a little quote from Rightstuf's write-up.

The classic 4:3 format is captured in true 1080p HD with the original, director-approved color scheme!

Sounds an awful lot like back in Late-2006/Early-2007 when FUNimation was trying to bullshit us fans and draw in the people who knew better.

Remember that first little look into the remastering?

Chris Sabat: "Remember, these are the original colors from the Japanese footage"

Maybe I'm just pessimistic, but I think FUNimation may already be trying to cover their tracks.

What else can they do? As much of an automatic seller as DBZ is, they have to differentiate these releases at this point. Yes, they lied in just about every way possible regarding the season sets, nor will I deny that I was having brief flashbacks to the Season Set promo with some of the language, but if it's legitimate this time, it's the only thing they can say. "Remastered frame by frame in high definition" is no less true in 2011 just because it was BS in 2007.

[Krycek7o2]

Any word on the JPN audio? If it's anything less than lossless mono, I'm gonna be disappointed.

I don't see why it wouldn't be, then again, the Bardock and Trunks BD, and I'm assuming the others, was only 640 Kbp/s.

That and the audio quality was pretty shitty on the Japanese tracks on some movies. I truly hope that if we do get a lossless track (or as close to, 640kbps Mono), the audio is in decent shape.

[Choujin Daizenshuu]

When's that thing again, where they said they would show off the Blu-Rays?

It happened at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Didn't anybody go to it?

[AgitoZ]

It happened at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Didn't anybody go to it?

No one apparently? Even if someone did their wouldn't be much to report. It's episodes of Z that we've all seen and owned countless times. It'd be hard to comment on the quality since it was most likely a projection of the material.

[Choujin Daizenshuu]

No one apparently? Even if someone did their wouldn't be much to report. It's episodes of Z that we've all seen and owned countless times. It'd be hard to comment on the quality since it was most likely a projection of the material.

Well, you would have thought somebody from this forum lived close by to attend. And the fact that people have seen the episodes and know what to expect storywise is completely irrelevant! We're talking about how the quality of the video stacks up to its predecessor. And the projection of a show makes the video quality difficult to discertain? Then wouldn't you say that defeats the whole purpose of promoting the Blu-Ray capability of the show to a convention audience? I don't think FUNimation would be that stupid.

[AgitoZ]

And the projection of a show makes the video quality difficult to discertain? Then wouldn't you say that defeats the whole purpose of promoting the Blu-Ray capability of the show to a convention audience? I don't think FUNimation would be that stupid.

It does. They are.

Because of this there's very little to talk about, since as previously mentioned, we've all seen these episodes a billion times.

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

And the projection of a show makes the video quality difficult to discertain? Then wouldn't you say that defeats the whole purpose of promoting the Blu-Ray capability of the show to a convention audience? I don't think FUNimation would be that stupid.

It does. They are.

Because of this there's very little to talk about, since as previously mentioned, we've all seen these episodes a billion times.

In the Blu-ray quality?

Judging by the three pictures, it would appear that the Blu-ray may be better than Dragon Box. That is something we will be debating a lot when a trailer is shown or more pictures are revealed.

[Craddle]

And the projection of a show makes the video quality difficult to discertain? Then wouldn't you say that defeats the whole purpose of promoting the Blu-Ray capability of the show to a convention audience? I don't think FUNimation would be that stupid.

It does. They are.

Because of this there's very little to talk about, since as previously mentioned, we've all seen these episodes a billion times.

You sound like a broken record. Repeating the same non-sense over and over does not add to the discussion in a positive matter at all.

I for one find this release to be very intriguing. From the screenshots I've seen thus far, it appears to be the best video quality of any release. In the US or abroad. I predict these will be imported in high volume. Also, releasing the first level before Christmas will also increase sales. It's already made the top 100 for sales in Blu-Ray Anime and Manga on Amazon. Not to mention, one of the major reasons for the high sales of Kai was the format. These Blu-Ray releases are also very cheap. $20.99 on rightsuff at the moment. That's roughly $1 an episode. Which is a huge improvement from the DVD Single days of $7-8 an episode. From all the work that I heard has been done and is still underway for these releases, I'd expect them to be more.

Then again, many of us were fooled once before with the Orange Bricks. What's to say we won't be disappointed again? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. That's another story though. For another thread.

I'm hoping FUNimation releases a trailer shortly. Less then one month until the release date and still nothing. I'm glad they went somewhat in-depth with the live interviews. However, a few screenshots is just not enough. Treat us with a bone, not a crumb. Give us a proper trailer.

[Pokewhiz7]

Anyone else think that, if these turn out well, other countries may purchase the distribution rights and sell them in their country?

[AgitoZ]

In the Blu-ray quality?

Judging by the three pictures, it would appear that the Blu-ray may be better than Dragon Box. That is something we will be debating a lot when a trailer is shown or more pictures are revealed.

Yes, but not from a freaking convention showing. They'll be able to tell the difference in colors from DBox but that's about it. I doubt any detailed discussions could come from someone's experience.

But a trailer hasn't been shown yet so....

You sound like a broken record. Repeating the same non-sense over and over does not add to the discussion in a positive matter at all.

Who me or him/her? I wanna say it's Choujin since it doesn't seem he/she got the point the first time, this is only my second comment on the matter and I only repeated one thing from previous one.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

Thanks to Captain Awesome, Region Locking is no longer an issue for me. The man deserves his name.

Glad to see you got everything sorted out.

Down with Madman!, our shiny Australian dollar is better spent elsewhere!.

I can understand your frustration with some of their Anime releases, but that's not the only thing they do as a company, you know.

[Craddle]

Who me or him/her? I wanna say it's Choujin since it doesn't seem he/she got the point the first time, this is only my second comment on the matter and I only repeated one thing from previous one.

Speaking to everyone in general about the whole "OMG we seen this a billion times blah blah blah" Wasn't directed at anyone.

Anyone else think that, if these turn out well, other countries may purchase the distribution rights and sell them in their country?

It would be a good idea for like maybe Madman, since they're region B. Unless the other countries are in another region or planning to re-dub them, I don't think they'll sell to well. I could be wrong though.

[DanielGClapp]

Anyone else think that, if these turn out well, other countries may purchase the distribution rights and sell them in their country?

If these turn out well, I suspect some Japanese folks who keep up with this kind of stuff may want to get ahold of these. I mean it's not like they have their own DBZ blu-ray (as far as I know, all they have is Kai) so if these turn out to have as good (or better) quality than their singles/Dragon Boxes, then why not import our blu-rays, which are incredibly cheap?

[Ashura]

Actually I not sure that is true it depends on the agreements when they were given the tapes originally and not had really a restriction what they could do with them. Else if that were true than they would not of done UUE because that would of lost them a fortune.

I don't understand what you mean by the UUEs, but even if it's as little as a handwave approval, Japan generally has had one on everything I've ever worked on down to how the artwork is used on the websites and promotional materials.

[enapace]

Actually I not sure that is true it depends on the agreements when they were given the tapes originally and not had really a restriction what they could do with them. Else if that were true than they would not of done UUE because that would of lost them a fortune.

I don't understand what you mean by the UUEs, but even if it's as little as a handwave approval, Japan generally has had one on everything I've ever worked on down to how the artwork is used on the websites and promotional materials.

UUE = Ultimate Uncut Edition they only did a few seems they would of lost out a lot. I feel quite bad I recently purchased a Multi Region DVD and Blu Ray player.