Ok, the video extras are really cool and everything, but as far as I'm concerned, the real extras are in the Dragon Books. I've decided to flip through the books and give you a rundown of exactly what's inside them. I'll start with "Dragon Book" from the original Dragon Ball series...
Dragon Book
1. Intro to the book/index.
2. Various artwork/images throughout:
- Includes both images from the anime and brand new artwork (including an awesome two-page spread towards the beginning of the book.
3. Lyrics to the *full* opening and ending themes with provided screen-caps.
4. Profiles of approximately 58 characters (with images).
5. Complete episode guide:
- Begins with an introduction to the series as well as a listing of main (permanent) staff members.
- Next is a breakdown of episode arcs, 11 in total.
- Each episode listing includes:
1. Episode title
2. Original air date
3. Credits for: Director, Screenplay, Art Production Supervisor, Artwork (credit also given for Continuity on particular episodes)
4. Episode description
5. Screen-cap
- Each page of the episode guide includes a memo (26 in total), which points out various points of interest on those particular episodes (about 6 to 10 points in every memo).
For example: Memo 1, point 6 – “In the preview from episode 2, the acquainting phrase “Ossu! Ora Gokuu” was first born.”
- Finally, each page also includes 4 art sketches (100 in total) related to those particular episodes. They’re mostly character design sketches, but they also include items and various character costumes.
6. There are 6 full pages of sketch designs for the series. They include: character profiles, head/expression shots, detailed vehicle designs, Kinto’un motion designs (how it should look when fast, slow, etc.), and many location/set designs (including a floor mapping of Kame Sennin’s house, where many scenes take place).
7. Information on/screen-caps of the extra features.
8. Interviews throughout:
- 6 page Masako Nozawa interview (voice actress: Son Goku), includes several large photo-shoot type images.
- 3 page Keizou Shichijou interview (series planner), includes single image.
- 4 page Hiromi Tsuru interview (voice actress: Bulma), includes several large photo-shoot type images.
- 1 page Minoru Okazaki interview (series director), includes single image.
- 1 page Daisuke Nishio interview (series director), includes single image.
- 1 page Takao Koyama interview (series organizer/screenplay), includes single image.
- 4 page Mayumi Tanaka interview (voice actress: Kuririn), includes several large photo-shoot type images.
- 1 page Minoru Maeda interview (chief animator), includes single image.
- 1 page Tadanao Tsuji interview (chief designer), includes single image.
9. Dragon Column (varying from a few paragraphs, to full pages in length):
#1. “3 occurrences of original anime in the series” – This column talks about the three filler arcs.
#2. “The charm and personality of the veteran voice actors from ‘Dragon Ball’” – Talks about the voice actors who made the transition from Dr. Slump to Dragon Ball, as well as some of the new talent.
#3. “Jump anime’s foundation for creating ‘Dragon Ball’”
#4. “Checked by prejudiced fans and the art production staff” – Talks about the work put into a box set in order to satisfy the fans and original staff.
#5. “Kame Sennin’s previous climbing of Karin Tower”
#6. “Which guest characters had an increasing amount of appearances in scenes in the anime?”
#7. “Also, which regular characters had an increasing amount of activity in the anime?”
#8. “No less than 4 fake Gokus” – Talks about the fake Gokus in the series (the one Popo makes, etc.).
#9. “The use of insert songs in succession” – Talks about the insert songs, also lists them all and where they were used.
#10. “’Dragon Ball’ and Shunsuke Kikuchi” – Talks about Shunsuke-sama (the BGM composer for DB), including details on his work on Dragon Ball as well as other animes that he’s done.
#11. “What is the number one H scene of the series?” – [H = hentai ~ perverted, etc.]
#12. “The anime version of Karin Tower and the Heavens [referring to Kami’s], have random extravagant equipment!?” – Talks about all the weird filler junk located in these two locations (time machines, etc.).
#13. “Various deadly skills”
That's about it! I'll try and get to the DBZ books for tomorrow...
DragonBox DVD Extras
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LOL, you're right, I wasn't even paying attention...Michi wrote:Um, DBW, shouldn't you be calling him "Kikuchi-sama"? Calling someone by their first name and adding -sama is reaaaally odd and doesn't add the same sort of respect at all. XD;
About 3 years, off and on. It's all independant, although I'm thinking of starting a Japanese program in my second year of university (although I'm not really sure what I'd do with it job-wise...). I still have a bit of trouble with kanji, which makes translating the Dragon Books extremely difficult since they don't have furigana (unlike most everything else Dragonball related). Anyways, the trick to learning the language (beyond the basics) is to constantly read/listen to Japanese. You have to practice constantly, otherwise I guarantee you will just forget everything (I still have a nasty habit of forgetting basic kanjiI'm curious DBW, how long have you studied Japanese? And was it independent or through college/etc.?
).Anyways...
Dragon Book Z 1 & 2 ~ this is a mix of stuff from both books
1. Intro to the books/indexes.
2. Regular Staff/Complete Cast File [Note: the complete cast file is not actually complete]
3. There are full-page chronological collages with quotes incorporated into them, as well as Heroes/Enemies collages.
4. Lyrics to the *full* opening and ending themes, with provided screen-caps.
5. Detailed character relation charts.
6. Profiles of approximately 26 characters (with images).
7. “The story so far…” – a couple pages recapping Dragonball/first half of Z.
8. Complete episode guide:
- Begins with a breakdown of episode arcs, 9 in total.
- Each episode listing includes:
1. Episode title
2. Original air date
3. Credits for: Director, Screenplay, Art Production Supervisor, Artwork (credit also given for Continuity on particular episodes)
4. Episode description
5. Screen-cap
- Each page of the episode guide includes a “Close-up” look at one aspect related to those particular episodes.
For example, they take a detailed look and chart out the different Trunks timelines on one page.
- Many of the pages also include a “Coming up” section, which is just like the close-ups, but takes a detailed look at something coming up on the next disk.
9. There are 14 full pages of sketch designs for the series. They include: character profiles, head/expression shots, detailed vehicle/item designs, costume designs, as well as location/set designs.
10. The Dragon Columns in these books are more visual than textual. They include:
- A full timeline from January 1989 to January 1996. The timeline includes important dates in the anime/manga, product release dates, dates concerning other famous Jump animes (Yu Yu Hakusho, Slam Dunk, Rurouni Kenshin, etc.), as well as other dates of interest.
- A bunch of famous quotes from the series.
- Votes for Top 3’s ~ top 3 handsome guys, sexy girls, etc.
- A fashion section ~ looking at various odd outfits characters wore throughout the series.
- Things to look for hidden in the background (Colonel Sanders in the Buu saga ).
- A look at the various animals throughout the series (the sabre tiger, Haiya Dragon, etc.).
- A detailed analysis/comparison of the Saiyan and Namekian races.
- A detailed look at the various couples in DBZ (Goku/Chichi, Bulma/Vegeta, etc.).
- A detailed look at those fighters who get their asses whipped! (mostly Budokai fighters)
- A detailed look at Goku’s ever-increasing power.
- A detailed look at the Great Saiyaman, including all his gadgets.
- A detailed look at the two faces of Mr. Satan (hero of Earth/complete wuss)
- Trivial Data (Did you know that Yamucha is dead for 36.8% of the series? What a loser!)
11. Original Story Pick-up! ~ A detailed chart which basically extracts all the filler from the series.
12. Ratings ~ A look at the highest rated episodes, as well as an averaged rating for each saga. (Garlic Jr. beat out the Buu, Cell and Saiya-jin sagas!!!)
13. An 8 page round-table discussion with Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV DBZ producer), Kouzou Morishita (Toei Animation DBZ producer), Kazuhiko Torishima(Shueisha DBZ, in charge of original version), and Takao Koyama (series organizer/screenplay). The article includes several images of the discussion.
14. An 8 page round-table discussion with Masako Nozawa (Son Goku), Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Ryou Horikawa (Vegeta), Toru Furuya (Yamucha), Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma), Naoko Watanabe (Puaru), and Jouji Yanami (Narration). The article includes several images of the discussion as well as a group-photo.
15. Q&A session #1 – Seven Q&A’s with Matsuji Kishimoto (Production), Akihiko Yamaguchi (Production), Takao Koyama (Series Organizer/Screenplay), Daisuke Nishio (Director), Minoru Maeda (Character Design), Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Art Production Supervisor), Tadayoshi Yamamuro (Art Production Supervisor), Kazuya Hisada (Art Production Supervisor), Takashi Tokushige (Art Design), and Shunsuke Kikuchi (Music).
Q&A session #2 – Seven Q&A’s with Masako Nozawa (Goku), Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma), Toru Furuya (Yamucha), Hiroshi Masuoka (the new Kame Sennin), Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn), Hirotaka Suzuoki (Tenshinhan), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Ryou Horikawa (Vegeta), Ryusei Nakao (Freeza), and Jouji Yanami (Narrator).
16. A detailed look at all the special features, including a two page spread for each TV special, and a quick look at the remastering process.
17. Special index ~ a detailed look at everything Dragonball, it serves as a complete reference guide with episode listings for the following events:
- People ~ a listing of when each character is first introduced (and I mean every character).
- Battles ~ a listing of every fight in the entire series.
- Attacks ~ a listing of every attack/technique used in the series, and when they are used.
- Astonishment ~ a listing of bizarre/unexpected events. (“Sexy Vegeta” )
- Wishes ~ a listing of all wishes, as well as the dragon they were made under.
- Romances ~ a listing of scenes where a character shows affection towards their significant other.
- Humour ~ a listing of all the gags/puns.
- Fusions ~ a listing of every fusion, and how it was obtained (dance/potara).
I think that just about covers everything!
Dragon Book Z 1 & 2 ~ this is a mix of stuff from both books
1. Intro to the books/indexes.
2. Regular Staff/Complete Cast File [Note: the complete cast file is not actually complete]
3. There are full-page chronological collages with quotes incorporated into them, as well as Heroes/Enemies collages.
4. Lyrics to the *full* opening and ending themes, with provided screen-caps.
5. Detailed character relation charts.
6. Profiles of approximately 26 characters (with images).
7. “The story so far…” – a couple pages recapping Dragonball/first half of Z.
8. Complete episode guide:
- Begins with a breakdown of episode arcs, 9 in total.
- Each episode listing includes:
1. Episode title
2. Original air date
3. Credits for: Director, Screenplay, Art Production Supervisor, Artwork (credit also given for Continuity on particular episodes)
4. Episode description
5. Screen-cap
- Each page of the episode guide includes a “Close-up” look at one aspect related to those particular episodes.
For example, they take a detailed look and chart out the different Trunks timelines on one page.
- Many of the pages also include a “Coming up” section, which is just like the close-ups, but takes a detailed look at something coming up on the next disk.
9. There are 14 full pages of sketch designs for the series. They include: character profiles, head/expression shots, detailed vehicle/item designs, costume designs, as well as location/set designs.
10. The Dragon Columns in these books are more visual than textual. They include:
- A full timeline from January 1989 to January 1996. The timeline includes important dates in the anime/manga, product release dates, dates concerning other famous Jump animes (Yu Yu Hakusho, Slam Dunk, Rurouni Kenshin, etc.), as well as other dates of interest.
- A bunch of famous quotes from the series.
- Votes for Top 3’s ~ top 3 handsome guys, sexy girls, etc.
- A fashion section ~ looking at various odd outfits characters wore throughout the series.
- Things to look for hidden in the background (Colonel Sanders in the Buu saga
).- A look at the various animals throughout the series (the sabre tiger, Haiya Dragon, etc.).
- A detailed analysis/comparison of the Saiyan and Namekian races.
- A detailed look at the various couples in DBZ (Goku/Chichi, Bulma/Vegeta, etc.).
- A detailed look at those fighters who get their asses whipped! (mostly Budokai fighters)
- A detailed look at Goku’s ever-increasing power.
- A detailed look at the Great Saiyaman, including all his gadgets.
- A detailed look at the two faces of Mr. Satan (hero of Earth/complete wuss)
- Trivial Data (Did you know that Yamucha is dead for 36.8% of the series? What a loser!)
11. Original Story Pick-up! ~ A detailed chart which basically extracts all the filler from the series.
12. Ratings ~ A look at the highest rated episodes, as well as an averaged rating for each saga. (Garlic Jr. beat out the Buu, Cell and Saiya-jin sagas!!!)
13. An 8 page round-table discussion with Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV DBZ producer), Kouzou Morishita (Toei Animation DBZ producer), Kazuhiko Torishima(Shueisha DBZ, in charge of original version), and Takao Koyama (series organizer/screenplay). The article includes several images of the discussion.
14. An 8 page round-table discussion with Masako Nozawa (Son Goku), Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Ryou Horikawa (Vegeta), Toru Furuya (Yamucha), Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma), Naoko Watanabe (Puaru), and Jouji Yanami (Narration). The article includes several images of the discussion as well as a group-photo.
15. Q&A session #1 – Seven Q&A’s with Matsuji Kishimoto (Production), Akihiko Yamaguchi (Production), Takao Koyama (Series Organizer/Screenplay), Daisuke Nishio (Director), Minoru Maeda (Character Design), Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Art Production Supervisor), Tadayoshi Yamamuro (Art Production Supervisor), Kazuya Hisada (Art Production Supervisor), Takashi Tokushige (Art Design), and Shunsuke Kikuchi (Music).
Q&A session #2 – Seven Q&A’s with Masako Nozawa (Goku), Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma), Toru Furuya (Yamucha), Hiroshi Masuoka (the new Kame Sennin), Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn), Hirotaka Suzuoki (Tenshinhan), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Ryou Horikawa (Vegeta), Ryusei Nakao (Freeza), and Jouji Yanami (Narrator).
16. A detailed look at all the special features, including a two page spread for each TV special, and a quick look at the remastering process.
17. Special index ~ a detailed look at everything Dragonball, it serves as a complete reference guide with episode listings for the following events:
- People ~ a listing of when each character is first introduced (and I mean every character).
- Battles ~ a listing of every fight in the entire series.
- Attacks ~ a listing of every attack/technique used in the series, and when they are used.
- Astonishment ~ a listing of bizarre/unexpected events. (“Sexy Vegeta”
)- Wishes ~ a listing of all wishes, as well as the dragon they were made under.
- Romances ~ a listing of scenes where a character shows affection towards their significant other.
- Humour ~ a listing of all the gags/puns.
- Fusions ~ a listing of every fusion, and how it was obtained (dance/potara).
I think that just about covers everything!
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Any name puns in particular? If so, I'd be interested in seeing it.DBW wrote:- Humour ~ a listing of all the gags/puns.
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最近、あんまし投稿してないねんけど、見てんで。いっつも見てる。
最近、あんまし投稿してないねんけど、見てんで。いっつも見てる。
Well, here we can find 3 languages:SonGokuGT wrote: -Spain had multiple dubs for different regions: Castillian [traditional Spanish], Catalan, Basque, and Valencian.
- First we can find castillian (as the friend said, it's spanish) . That is spoken (or known) in all Spain, also in Catalonia and the Basque country.
- Then we have catalan, that is the language from Catalonia (valencian is a dialect of catalan, and it's spoken in Valencia). Catalan is a romanic language, and is between spansih and french. But it's not a dialect of any other language.
- Lastly we find basque. That is really different to any language in the world. It has nothing to see to any romanic language, and the origin of it is not clear.
I want to add that there's another dub in spain, it's galego (I don't know how to say that in english...). It's the language from in Galicia.
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Yes in regards to the "Dragon Box: The Movies" not the "Dragon Boxes" in general. Besides, I think this topic is much more cooler than the other thread as we get to see other features other Dragon Boxes have.BrollysKin wrote:Guys this is necroposting, there is a sticky about the dragonboxes
Why of course, no one can resist Shigeru Chiba's performanceDBW wrote:12. Ratings ~ A look at the highest rated episodes, as well as an averaged rating for each saga. (Garlic Jr. beat out the Buu, Cell and Saiya-jin sagas!!!)
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