Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods"

[Sinestro]

I wouldn't want 3D in Dragon Ball at all.

You don't want a Kamehameha coming right at you?

[Hujio]

Can't remember the name off the top of my head.

There's a website around here somewhere so you don't have to remember everything... Where could it be?

Anyway, the movie's CG Director is Naoki Miyahara.

[JulieYBM]

Oh, Miyahara, how it saddens me you jumped ship to CG.

[SSJ6Goku]

I read the makers of Kanzenshuu are from Japan. Can you guys record videos of the movie for us if they are on TV!? It's not fair we don't get to see them.

[Hujio]

Well, a quarter of the Kanzenshuu team live in Japan. The other three quarters live in the United States, and only half of the team has ever even set foot in Japan. But that's beside the point. While Julian does live in Japan, he doesn't always have the time to record everything that pops up on TV. We typically wait until something is officially released, or makes its way onto the internet through other means. I am actually more concerned that people keep saying that it's so unfair that Japan gets access to what is native to their country. The internet has corrupted the thought of what is fair, and what isn't, through it's near immediate access to almost everything. When something isn't immediately available, people "think" it's "unfair", when really it's just because they want it too. It's just as "unfair" that U.S. sports aren't shown globally on every other country's main television networks. Conversely, the internet is actually catching up with this train of thought, giving us things like simultaneous manga releases.

[Chuquita]

I read the makers of Kanzenshuu are from Japan. Can you guys record videos of the movie for us if they are on TV!? It's not fair we don't get to see them.

While the process of recording/uploading the commercial may in itself not be difficult, it's a lot harder to actually catch it to start. It's not like with TV shows where you know when it's gonna air. Nobody's going to just sit there and watch Fuji Two all day waiting for the commercial. You could try to be there only while other Toei series are airing and hope the commercial airs during those shows' breaks, but even that's a gamble.

So basically, you either need to be really lucky or super-dedicated-with-loads-of-spare-time. For something that's just a commercial, I feel it'll probably inevitably be uploaded onto the official movie website anyways, so I'm not too worried.

[Gyt Kaliba]

and only half of the team has ever even set foot in Japan.

Who's the other person that's been to Japan? Hope that's not prying at all, just curious.

I'm sure that commercial will be up anytime now too, and I'm really getting hopeful that we're about to start to get a LOT more teasers and the like put out, seeing as how starting tomorrow, we'll be scarcely a month away from the release! C'mon Toei, I'm ready for everything you want to give me.

[samuraix123]

I've been slowing down on reading or watching anything to do with this movie. that way it's not ruined for me and it will be a magical experience that's why i had no idea who that fish was a page or two back. not that there is anything wrong with discussing this movie, I just didn't want to beat it to death

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

and only half of the team has ever even set foot in Japan.

Who's the other person that's been to Japan? Hope that's not prying at all, just curious.

Herms.

Have a look around for the podcast episode that's dedicated to the story of his attempt to see the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour Special. It's classic.

Damn noodle machine.

By the way, the new preview is just a TV spot, right?

[Chuquita]

It's just a commercial is what I understand.

Now that the whole thing is in the can so to speak, Toei may (hopefully) begin revealing more clips.

[bleed0range]

It's hard to tell for sure right now, but I'm hoping the animation in this truly is done well. When it comes to modern day DB animation, the only thing that really satisfied me (mostly) was the 2008 Jump special... Plan to Eradicate seemed like it was done pretty well, but something about it bothered me. I don't know if it was detail on characters, backgrounds or what but it didn't look as good to me. Same goes for Bardock. I'm hoping they put a lot of effort into making the animation look really spectacular on this. Think back to how good the last cel-animated movies looked. Movies 12 and 13 are particularly beautiful.

[samuraix123]

Here's an interesting thought, (I can't remember if I've said this already) How will Funimation handle the soundtrack to this movie if and when they get it? Will they go back to using rock scores or will they stay true to the original Japanese score? I could only imagine people at Funimation thinking ''We can't have this Japanese Sh*t around here'' but who knows..they may just keep it.

[bleed0range]

and only half of the team has ever even set foot in Japan.

Who's the other person that's been to Japan? Hope that's not prying at all, just curious.

Herms.

Have a look around for the podcast episode that's dedicated to the story of his attempt to see the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour Special. It's classic.

I went back and listened to it and I feel so bad for him lol.

Here's an interesting thought, (I can't remember if I've said this already) How will Funimation handle the soundtrack to this movie if and when they get it? Will they go back to using rock scores or will they stay true to the original Japanese score? I could only imagine people at Funimation thinking ''We can't have this Japanese Sh*t around here'' but who knows..they may just keep it.

... regarding Funi's dub (if it ever happens)... I think they'd probably just use the Japanese score. They've been pretty good about doing that in recent years.

[MagicBox]

Getting the original background music is a given, I'd say. FUNi's learned their lesson.

How they handle the vocal songs is up in the air, though. FUNi's been pretty 50/50 about either recording English versions or leaving them in Japanese. They do seem to have something against "Head-Cha-La," though. They kept it in their dub for the FUNiBoxes and about half of their movie releases, but replaced it on the "mainstream" releases of the actual series (even on the English-with-Japanese-music track).

If they do stay committed to making English versions of the songs, they might finally have to acknowledge "Head-Cha-La" when/if they get the film.

[GS7X7]

I have to ask but how soon after anime films leave theatres do they hit dvd? I'd be curious to know when One Piece Film Z does, since that'd be a good barometer for this film's release.

I assume after it's on dvd that Funimation will try to license it, and maybe put it in theatres.

[Hellspawn28]

We are likely not going to see the movie be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in Japan until at least around fall time. It's a shame that Toei never puts English subs on their DVD's.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

It's a shame that Toei never puts English subs on their DVD's.

Why should they even do that?

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

If I'm interpreting this correctly, then it looks like they'll be re-screening the older DBZ films in the lead-up to BOG.
http://www.animax.co.jp/special/dbz-movie/
That's kinda awesome.

EDIT: Just to elaborate, there's a link on the page that leads to Skyperfectv, so I assume this is for television broadcast.

[SaiyaJedi]

EDIT: Just to elaborate, there's a link on the page that leads to Skyperfectv, so I assume this is for television broadcast.

Yes; it's a satellite service, and Animax is one of the available channels.

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

EDIT: Just to elaborate, there's a link on the page that leads to Skyperfectv, so I assume this is for television broadcast.

Yes; it's a satellite service, and Animax is one of the available channels.

Ah yes, I remember you and Deluxe mentioned it briefly in a podcast episode.

By the way, I don't think I've seen this image before:


EDIT: IMAX announcement is now on official website. Nothing new, but there is a list of theatres:
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/2013_d ... ws/10.html