FUNimation DBZ TV Blu-ray Official On-Going Thread

funrush · Post by **funrush** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:15 pm

There's an insert card in the packaging that contains a bio of Chris Sabat.

MoltenMan · Post by **MoltenMan** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:22 pm

I'm a little surprised by that. Even the orange bricks had those little episode guide booklets.

Yeah, I looked at 'em...

DanielGClapp · Post by **DanielGClapp** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:36 pm

Mountain wrote:Perhaps I'm confusing this with something else, but wasn't there supposed to be a "Journey to the West" featurette on this set?

I believe that it was stated in the interview.

Soul · Post by **Soul** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:54 pm

Its been asked before but no answer so again:
Anyone know if Head Cha-La is the opening for the dub with the Japanese Score?

TheBlackPaladin · Post by **TheBlackPaladin** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:58 pm

Soul wrote:Its been asked before but no answer so again:
Anyone know if Head Cha-La is the opening for the dub with the Japanese Score?

Not if this video is anything to go by. On the other hand, Kageyama-sama's (yes, I said used the sama honorific because he's that damn good) vocals do sound pretty clean to my ears on the Japanese audio track.

Gaffer Tape · Post by **Gaffer Tape** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:03 pm

Forgot how generic the FUNimation opening is. Reminds me of some 90s Saved by the Bell clone that goes on for far too long... and doesnt match up at all with the images, causing them to seem completely random.

DBfan4life · Post by **DBfan4life** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:10 pm

Gaffer Tape wrote:Forgot how generic the FUNimation opening is. Reminds me of some 90s Saved by the Bell clone that goes on for far too long... and doesnt match up at all with the images, causing them to seem completely random.

Although I prefer the Japanese opening, English wise this is much better than Rock the Dragon's Opening. Considering that this one actually uses the DBZ opening.

Soul · Post by **Soul** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:43 pm

Well did that guy ever state which track he captured the dub opening from?

Gaffer Tape · Post by **Gaffer Tape** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:44 pm

True, but at least Rock the Dragon as a song matched up to the images it was being played against. Or, more likely, the other way around. This song simply does not make any attempt to fit in any way with the events onscreen.

TonyTheTiger · Post by **TonyTheTiger** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:43 pm

Rock the Dragon is memorable, at least, considering it's in the same spirit as classic 80s intros by the great Shuki Levy. This is just soulless. Why they won't expend the effort to dub the damn song I'll never know.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:50 pm

Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is a pretty damn nonsensical song once it comes down to it. Believe me, I've tried to come up with a way to adapt it into English without it sounding like a complete retarded mess, but it's pretty much impossible. They'd have to completely change the lyrics, and you know people would bitch about that.

BTW, I think Menza's theme is the best Z theme overall, even better than Faulconer's. Probably the only good thing he did for the dub besides Movies 6 & 7.

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:54 pm

"CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA" is a charming shonen spirit song that builds natural excitement for the show. If you understand the song, you understand the spirit of the show. The replacement openings are a bunch of generic crap that readies you for a generic action show.

rs_chaosmaster · Post by **rs_chaosmaster** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:55 pm

A dbz set that can be scratched over and over again and it doesn't matter???? Hell Yes thank you DBZ Level 1.1 Now my Dragon Boxes will last forever!!!!

Dragon Box Z FTW

BlazingFiddlesticks · Post by **BlazingFiddlesticks** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:12 pm

There have been some darn good arrangements of the Faulconer DBZ theme that are much better placed in dub scores, which makes it all the weirder that they're based on something so bland.

Ringworm128 · Post by **Ringworm128** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:31 pm

Remember we are talking about the Blu Ray sets not what we think of the different openings. Back on topic does anyone know what goodies are in the Journey to The West bonus?

Super Sayian Prime · Post by **Super Sayian Prime** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:32 pm

penguintruth wrote:"CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA" is a charming shonen spirit song that builds natural excitement for the show. If you understand the song, you understand the spirit of the show. The replacement openings are a bunch of generic crap that readies you for a generic action show.

Because this is something that no one can ever describe as generic, right?

TheBlackPaladin · Post by **TheBlackPaladin** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:42 pm

The....um.....English...opening.....I don't know what the title of it is, or even if it has a title....is not too bad in and of itself. I'm guilty of having it on my iPod. It's actually a really fun tune to play when you're driving down the highway in the summer, windows down and the wind blowing in your face. It's a very fun, "having fun, driving wherever" song.

Having said that, "Cha-La Head Cha-La" is very near and dear to my heart, both as the opening to DBZ and as a song in general. It's easily my favorite opening to any anime, in any language. When Kai's Music Scandal broke, I was partially hoping they'd replace "Dragon Soul" with "Cha-La Head Cha-La."

"Rock The Dragon," though? I won't say anything. It'll just get nasty.

EDIT: Ahh gosh. Sorry. Off-topic. No, I don't know what goodies are in the "Journey To The West" section.

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:15 am

I will accept no comments about Cha la not being deep...

CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA

nanana na na na

Dinosaur on a ball!

Totally deep. Rock on.

DemonRin · Post by **DemonRin** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:21 am

jjgp1112 wrote:Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is a pretty damn nonsensical song once it comes down to it. Believe me, I've tried to come up with a way to adapt it into English without it sounding like a complete retarded mess, but it's pretty much impossible. They'd have to completely change the lyrics, and you know people would bitch about that.

Breaking through the shining clouds, I'm gonna fly away (Fly Away)
Spreading through my body, feel the power run through my soul
Kicked in the face, the Earth is mad to a boiling point (boiling point)
Can't you feel a volcano ready to blow?

If I ever found a dinosaur, in the thawed polar ice
I'd wana train him to ride a ball

CHA-LA, HEAD CHA-LA
No matter, if ever anything should happen
Nothing would stop me now!
CHA-LA, HEAD CHA-LA
Oh my heart just keeps sparking up like a Spirit Bomb
Oh yeah it gets me fired up!
SPARKING!!

CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Got so much space up in my empty head now
I'll fill it all up with dreams
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Smiling away, away today, With an Ultra Z
And an Ai, Ai, Ai, Ai
SPARKING!!

Yeah, that's some impossible stuff there.

DragonBalllKaiHD · Post by **DragonBalllKaiHD** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:47 am

DemonRin wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote: but it's pretty much impossible.
*snip*

Yeah, that's some impossible stuff there.

Oh, wow. That would be the best English opening ever. I actually felt the shounen spirit with that lyric in my mind.

Kanzenshuu

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