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ricecake
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by ricecake » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:13 am
superrayman3 wrote:To clarify episodes 1-95 of the original japanese brodcast of Dragon Ball Kai had the Yamamoto score (after the first airing of episode 95 episodes 96-98 and all subsequent reruns of the series were switched with the Kikuchi score.)
In case you would like a visual representation, here is a nice chart from the
Kenji Yamamoto Retrospective feature on the site:
Yamamoto Feature wrote:(
click for larger version)
- The Japanese TV broadcast switched over immediately, with episodes 96 and 97 being aired exclusively with the replacement score (episode 98 was never aired on TV due to the earthquake and tsunami coverage, and was instead reclassified as a "Bonus Episode" for the home release). It should be noted, however, that all subsequent airings of the series on Japanese TV now have the replacement score, leaving only the original broadcasts up through episode 95 ever having the original Kenji Yamamoto score.
- The Japanese Blu-ray release made it through the second "Jinzôningen & Cell" box set in February 2011, containing episodes 66-76, with the original broadcast score. This marks the furthest in the series to be released with the original Kenji Yamamoto score, as the following box set in June 2011 began using the replacement score through to the end of the series.
- The Japanese DVD release, which trailed in content behind the Blu-ray release, made it through 24 total volumes, up through episode 72, before delays pushed back additional releases that would then contain the replacement score. This actually leaves an interesting span of four episodes (73-76) that exist on the Japanese Blu-ray release with the original broadcast score, but on the DVD release with the replacement score.
- The North American release from FUNimation, released in simultaneous versions on both DVD and Blu-ray, switched over to the replacement score beginning with their fifth set in June 2011. The first four volumes (containing episodes 1-52) were released prior to this with the Kenji Yamamoto broadcast score intact, but have switched to the replacement score for the remainder of the series.
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KiddoCabbusses
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by KiddoCabbusses » Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:27 am
Just would like to update that I got the Kai Part 1+2 set. The casing has some sticker-rip damage, but no big deal for me. As before, I got the Yamamoto score. My original Kai part 1 is now also redundant.
Man, it should not be this difficult to get a Kaikuchi, huh?
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by Perfect » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:39 pm
Wow I can't believe it took this long to get it, but it finally arrived today. It indeed has the the original Kai score on it, and for only paying like $8 with shipping, what a deal for parts 3 and 4.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052T ... 00_details
Brand new that's still a good deal, but seeing that I got it at the used price, it's a bit of a contrast.

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by dbboxkaifan » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:55 pm
Dragon Ball Z Kai was meant to be seen in HD, it looks beautiful in 1080p HD, but for those that don't have a BDP + HDTV (32" or bigger) then DVD's probably just fine.
I'd like to get myself DBZ Kai Season One Blu-ray with Kikuchi Kai version, but FUNimation have not yet released it. :-/
FUNimation 2015 Releases I want:
- Kai 2.0 on Blu-ray
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by Perfect » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:03 pm
I have a 42 inch, used to have a 52 inch, but I didn't need a TV that big. With that said, I don't watch it that much as is. I mainly use my 21 inch laptop screen for everything. I can say Z Kai looks perfectly fine/clear on it, so DVD works just fine for me. I've played Dragon Boxes 1 and 4 on the 52 inch before when I had it, it looked fine to me, but noticeably better on my laptop screen.
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