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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by songohan619 » Wed May 22, 2013 6:05 pm

Huh, so now the site is viewable for the entire world again... o.O

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by B » Wed May 22, 2013 6:14 pm

Wasted opportunity to not have Dead!Yamcha as a screenshot for the Saiyan arc.

EDIT: That's a really well-put together trailer for Dragon Ball movies; good showcasing of how well-animated the anniversary film is.
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Jackal puFF » Wed May 22, 2013 6:33 pm

Oh wow, I forgot that site even existed haha! They really made it look a lot better! :lolno: Kanzenshuu +1.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by dbboxkaifan » Wed May 22, 2013 6:34 pm

I'd suggest people checking the Extras category, some of those wallpapers are really good for the PC's background and whatnot.

My favourite's the sixth with Goku, Gohan, Piccolo & Shenron. Dunno who's designed it but they've done a great job, imo!

This one's quite cute too: http://www.dragonballz.com/images/wallp ... 0x1080.jpg :P

Sure hope the website maintains accessible worldwide, as it would be unfortunate if it went back to US-only.
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Zenkai » Wed May 22, 2013 11:24 pm

Hercule.

http://www.dragonballz.com/characters/hercule

I actually prefer this name.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by kei17 » Wed May 22, 2013 11:38 pm

songohan619 wrote:Huh, so now the site is viewable for the entire world again... o.O
It's still blocked in Japan.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Gonstead » Wed May 22, 2013 11:50 pm

kei17 wrote:
songohan619 wrote:Huh, so now the site is viewable for the entire world again... o.O
It's still blocked in Japan.
How ironic.
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Gyt Kaliba » Wed May 22, 2013 11:57 pm

Gonstead wrote:
kei17 wrote:
songohan619 wrote:Huh, so now the site is viewable for the entire world again... o.O
It's still blocked in Japan.
How ironic.
I can't imagine what the reasons would be, but is it possible there's some kind of licensing stipulation that would for some reason not allow the FUNi site to show up in Japan, or something?
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by kei17 » Thu May 23, 2013 1:49 am

Gyt Kaliba wrote:
Gonstead wrote:
kei17 wrote:It's still blocked in Japan.
How ironic.
I can't imagine what the reasons would be, but is it possible there's some kind of licensing stipulation that would for some reason not allow the FUNi site to show up in Japan, or something?
I guess Toei is putting pressure on FUNi because they don't want the Japanese import cheaper releases. A few years ago, actually, an online import DVD shop named DVD Fantasium suddenly stopped selling all of the "season" boxes and Double Features. Maybe it's why they no more include Japanese title cards/credits on cheap releases and all the DVDs after the Blue Bricks don't support R2.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by bleed0range » Thu May 23, 2013 2:32 am

Hey look, they did http://dragonballgt.com/ too.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by dragondyle » Thu May 23, 2013 2:56 am

They also revamped the GT site awhile back too, both with some awesome new wallpapers. I doubt they'll showcase any new releases though!
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by songohan619 » Thu May 23, 2013 3:00 am

bleed0range wrote:Hey look, they did http://dragonballgt.com/ too.
Huh, strange, both the DB and DBZ pages are available in Norway, but the GT page is not. o.O

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by DBZ Mick » Thu May 23, 2013 4:28 am

DRAGON BALL Z
WITNESS THE ACTION AS POWER LEVELS RISE AND PLANETS EXPLODE.
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Sounds about right...
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And it's cool to actually see it again. I haven't seen these sites since like 2003-2004.


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Goku is the hero of Dragon Ball Z, the most powerful warrior on Earth. When the Saiyans arrive, Goku learns the mysterious secret of his own past: he is a Saiyan formerly named Kakarot. Goku was sent to Earth as a baby to destroy the planet, but a head injury as a child scrambled Goku's programming. Instead of growing up to become a destructive super-warrior, he became innocent and pure of heart, fighting for good.

Goku is peaceful, good natured, honest, loving to his family and friends, loyal, trustworthy, and brave. If he has a weakness, it is his trusting nature. He always finds the good in people when others don't see it, though Goku's enemies sometimes take advantage of his naive trust.

They're still using this?!
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by bleed0range » Thu May 23, 2013 4:32 am

This is the Dragonballz.com I remember lol...

http://web.archive.org/web/200008160321 ... ballz.com/#

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Saiyan Prince Vegeta » Thu May 23, 2013 6:42 am

I do love the way it looks now. :D

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Gyt Kaliba » Thu May 23, 2013 8:37 am

kei17 wrote:I guess Toei is putting pressure on FUNi because they don't want the Japanese import cheaper releases. A few years ago, actually, an online import DVD shop named DVD Fantasium suddenly stopped selling all of the "season" boxes and Double Features. Maybe it's why they no more include Japanese title cards/credits on cheap releases and all the DVDs after the Blue Bricks don't support R2.
That's exactly what I was thinking of maybe, was the fear of reverse importation. I'd imagine that while the Dragon Boxes themselves are OOP, the singles from it are all still available in Japan, right? So they'd want those to be picked up rather than the much cheaper FUNi products, yeah.
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by eledoremassis02 » Thu May 23, 2013 9:21 am

bleed0range wrote:This is the Dragonballz.com I remember lol...

http://web.archive.org/web/200008160321 ... ballz.com/#
Thats how it looked the last time I went on that site :D

I also remember this
http://web.archive.org/web/200003032324 ... ndex.shtml
Image :D

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Fri May 24, 2013 2:20 am

"Z Cards! Desktop Patterns! Live chaaaaaaat!!!

Anyway, does this art look familiar to anyone? :crazy:
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Unless of course they used this art somewhere previously that I am unaware of.

Are-are the screenshots for the Saiyan and Freeza sagas coming from where I think they're from? Why must they taunt us like that? :cry:
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Had to link an image from the Saiyan saga due to the word filter. :lol: Must admit, there is something off-looking about these screenshots. Maybe they're not what I think they are. :think:

But why do the Cell and Buu saga pages use screenshots from the singles? :eh:
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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Gotham22 » Fri May 24, 2013 3:47 am

dbboxkaifan wrote:It's odd that they're promoting DBZ Level 1.2 on the main page even though it's been cancelled/pending since 2011. Nevertheless, the website looks great and very informative!
Level 1.2 wasn't cancelled. It was Level 2.1 that was.

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Re: New FUNimation DragonBallZ.com

Post by Ryuji-Otogi » Sat May 25, 2013 12:23 pm

I almost hoped that their Buy Now links to the Dragon Boxes would not be to astronomically high priced Amazon listings. :think:

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