Dragon Ball Z "Seasons" On Blu-ray: News & Discussion

[Black_Anime_Fan]

Could you please describe what's in the file? I don't usually DL stuff without knowing what it exactly contains. Is it footage from the BDs themselves?

He took the eye catch from the level sets and heavily compressed it.

But....why? Lol

[Roland_ELoG]

He took the eye catch from the level sets and heavily compressed it.

But....why? Lol

Because he could. *stoic look

[Im insaneFromEarth]

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

[Super Sayian Prime]

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

Did Funimation accidentally upload a fake trailer or something?

[MagicBox]

SUMMARY

While Goku recovers from injuries suffered during battle with the Saiyans, his friends begin their perilous quest for the Namekian Dragon Balls! Awaiting their arrival on Planet Namek is the powerful Ginyu Force – and the vile monster Frieza!

Make room on your shelves because the Dragon Ball Z Season Sets are finally on Blu-ray! We embarked on a frame-by-frame restoration process to remove any blemishes, tape marks, and foreign bodies that might have tarnished your viewing experience. All three audio tracks have been re-mastered in the interest of noise reduction and superior sound quality. The bolder, more vibrant color of this ultimate Dragon Ball Z release closely mirrors the visual aesthetics of today’s entertainment. Lastly, we undertook a precise shot-by-shot reframing of the entire series to create a modern HD widescreen presentation of this legendary fan favorite!

DETAILS

Includes: Eps 40-74
Format: Blu-ray
Language: English,Japanese
Subtitles: English
Closed Captioning: No
Aspect Ratio: 16x9
Main Feature Video: 1080p High Definition (HD Native)
Special Feature Video: 1080p High Definition (HD Native)
Main Feature Audio: Dolby TrueHD: English 2.0,Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1 with Japanese Music,Japanese
Main Feature Runtime: 845
Region: A
Number of Blu-ray Discs: 4
Studio: FUNimation
UPC: 704400015526

SPECIAL FEATURES

"Inside Dragon Ball Z: Interview with Christopher R. Sabat"
"Inside Dragon Ball Z: Interview with Sean Schemmel"
"Justin Cook Shares his Headshot Collection"
Upcoming Special Feature Sneak Peek
Textless Songs
U.S. Trailer
Trailers

Season Two's Information has been revealed.

At least they seem to be putting forth effort with the bonus features, though I have no idea why they couldn't have started with season one. Apparently the only thing we're getting on season one is a "preview" of the upcoming bonus features.

[qjz123]

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

Piccolo only looks neon in the one screenshot a scene from a later episode in the set shows piccolo with a normal skin color similar to the skin color he had in the raw version.
Neon piccolo
http://imageshack.us/a/img59/2954/43l1.png
Normal piccolo later in the set
http://imageshack.us/a/img818/9309/mijy.png
Going by that either they severely toned down their filtering of the video for the episodes later in the set or something is wrong with their masters/remastering process of episode 4.

[BlazingFiddlesticks]

At least they seem to be putting forth effort with the bonus features, though I have no idea why they couldn't have started with season one. Apparently the only thing we're getting on season one is a "preview" of the upcoming bonus features.

Might be an issue of timing the recordings of the special features.

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

Piccolo only looks neon in the one screenshot a scene from a later episode in the set shows piccolo with a normal skin color similar to the skin color he had in the raw version.
Neon piccolo
http://imageshack.us/a/img59/2954/43l1.png
Normal piccolo later in the set
http://imageshack.us/a/img818/9309/mijy.png
Going by that either they severely toned down their filtering of the video for the episodes later in the set or something is wrong with their masters/remastering process of episode 4.

Yeah, really. Piccolo's brighter in the comparison, but much less so than the first shot.

[Im insaneFromEarth]

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

Did Funimation accidentally upload a fake trailer or something?

They took it down the same day it was put up, well if I read it right. So I was thinking did they upload the wrong one or what?

[Im insaneFromEarth]

It's almost time for this set to come out, but do we have a real trailer yet? Or will we get the neon looking Piccolo that we have seen in some of the photos?

Piccolo only looks neon in the one screenshot a scene from a later episode in the set shows piccolo with a normal skin color similar to the skin color he had in the raw version.
Neon piccolo
http://imageshack.us/a/img59/2954/43l1.png
Normal piccolo later in the set
http://imageshack.us/a/img818/9309/mijy.png
Going by that either they severely toned down their filtering of the video for the episodes later in the set or something is wrong with their masters/remastering process of episode 4.

Wow! Maybe you are right that they toned it down, or like you said something is wrong with their remastering process. Well I will just have to wait and find out when I get it on Blu-Ray.

[MagicBox]

At least they seem to be putting forth effort with the bonus features, though I have no idea why they couldn't have started with season one. Apparently the only thing we're getting on season one is a "preview" of the upcoming bonus features.

Might be an issue of timing the recordings of the special features.

I get that, but if that's the case, why not just release the set a little later when everything's completed? Why did this thing have to be on shelves by new year's? It just makes the whole product seem rushed.

As for the bonus features themselves, maybe they'll keep up the cast interviews by doing two people per set. I have a feeling Stephanie Nadolny won't even be approached for an interview, which is very unfortunate. Whether you liked her Gohan voice or not, she deserves a chance to talk about the series as much as any other cast member. No idea what Justin Cook's "Headshot Collection" featurette could be, though. How strange.

I updated the very first post with all the "season two" stuff and I'll continue to do so as more info is released.

[Im insaneFromEarth]

This is an Amazon review that I saw
"All I've seen is whining, moaning, and crying. It's insufferable really, so here is a proposition for you; if you want a 4:3 AR DBZ, go find your precious little Dragon Boxes somewhere since you're so "die hard" shell out the hundreds of dollars and let it be done. Enjooooooooooy. You so called "die hards" had your chance with the level sets and guess what you blew it. Ahahaha too bad, so sad. Move along.
Anyways enough.
I'm personally excited for this and I'm looking forward to owning the series on Blu-ray." End of the review.




People like this on Amazon makes me sad, I will always love the 4:3. Only if people like this would know what they would be missing from the Anime when it gets chopped. But thats just what I think, and people some people like it in 16:9

[KingofWisdom]

They took it down the same day it was put up, well if I read it right. So I was thinking did they upload the wrong one or what?

It was officially reuploaded a few weeks ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byo4rgMHUM4

Yeah, really. Piccolo's brighter in the comparison, but much less so than the first shot.

It might be better by comparison, but it's still crap.

[Im insaneFromEarth]

They took it down the same day it was put up, well if I read it right. So I was thinking did they upload the wrong one or what?

It was officially reuploaded a few weeks ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byo4rgMHUM4



Oh, ok thanks. I didn't know that.

[kei17]

As I've already stated, the extremely washed out shots in the trailer including that Big Lime Green are all from DBZ episode 4, so it might be a problem only with the particular episode.

This is an Amazon review that I saw
*snip*

People like this on Amazon makes me sad, I will always love the 4:3. Only if fools like this would know what they would be missing from the Anime when it gets chopped. But thats just what I think, I really hope I'm not the only one.

Well, I guess we do know who wrote that...

[over9000]

The colors look way better when I stream the trailer through my PS3 on my Plasma than when I view it on computer's LCD monitor. They just look way off and excessively bright on my LCD.

[ABED]

is it possible that Funimation is contractually obligated to retain a certain amount of the original writers' script whenever they redub something?

That sounds like some edict from the WGA (writers' guild of America) and FUNi isn't union, or at least they weren't back then.

[Super Sayian Prime]

Sorry Justin Cook, I'm not interested in your Call of Duty gameplay footage or the stuff your agent has you do.

[ABED]

Sorry Justin Cook, I'm not interested in your Call of Duty gameplay footage or the stuff your agent has you do.

What's this in reference to?

[KingofWisdom]

Justin Cook's "Headshot Collection" featurette. They're scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one.

[ABED]

Justin Cook's "Headshot Collection" featurette. They're scraping the bottom of the barrel with that one.

I'll probably never see it since I have no intentions of buying this set, but generally speaking, Justin Cook provides good interviews and interesting tidbits.