What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by ricecake » Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:24 pm

My first Dragon Ball DVD was the Funimation Dragon Box 1, as a gift from my wonderful girlfriend, who ended up buying all of them for me as gifts as they were coming out.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

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DVD- Saiyan Arc Ocean Boxset

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by DBZASHKACHU » Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:52 pm

My first Dragon Ball DVD was the edited version of The Path to Power. I got it back in 2003 at a Target store. Followed by the Arrival and Showdown from the edited Saiyan saga from Suncoast the same year. It's funny because I had no DVD player at the time and it was hard to find the VHS versions for these in stores. I sort of thought ahead, I'll collect some now that way if I ever got a DVD player I would have some cool stuff to watch. I even sealed them up in a Ziploc bag to protect them, I still have it too! My dad noticed that I was collecting DVDs and it was his idea to take a trip to Circuit City and get me my first DVD player. The rest is history.
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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Shnuki » Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:09 pm

ricecake wrote:My first Dragon Ball DVD was the Funimation Dragon Box 1
Same here, though I did order the 4th box with it (and the second one, but it turned out that Amazon actually didn't have any of them left in stock, so I got that one later from a member here).

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Weejus » Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:41 pm

SongOfStorms125 wrote:the Big green dub of Lord Slug.

ah those lovely UK releases.
I know, we Brits got the best of the best didn't we? :lol:

First DB DVD I ever owned was Orange Brick season 1. Not great but we don't have any domestic alternative.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by SupremeSSJ » Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:47 pm

My first Dragon Ball dvd was Dragon Box 2 after not watching DBZ for 10 years a said what the hell and bought it not knowing at the time what is was. Glad I got it when I did.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by chaosyoshimage » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:47 pm

The Ocean dub of DBZ Movie 1, I was still collecting the series on VHS due to the cost, but I got this as a gift from my grandma who found it in a $5 bin. I still have it, but I'm missing the other uncut Ocean movie releases. This was actually my second DVD in my whole collection with the first being the first uncut Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters disc. Wish that had got more than 9 episodes out...

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by 90sDBZ » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:49 pm

We never had a proper Dragonball DVD release in the UK back in the day outside of the Big Green movies. My first home release was the Big Green dub of movie 4 on VHS. My first DVD of Dragonball was Funi's old release of Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan back when I imported it in 2006.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Daimo-Rukiri » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:51 pm

VHS: Dragon Ball Saga of Goku Vol.1 (Ocean Group)
DVD: Captain Ginyu Assault (Wasn't this the time when Funimation released the VHS first then the DVDs?) I never saw the DVD on shelves until 2000.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Super Kal » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:55 pm

first VHS: Dragonball Z, Vol. 18 - Captain Ginyu: Assault
first DVD: Dragon Ball Z - Kid Buu - Saiyan Pride

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:10 pm

The first Dragon Ball VHS I own was the first vol. 1 of Dragon Ball of the Funi dub of the Ocean voice cast. I can't find the boxart for it, but I believe it came out sometime during 1997 or 1998.
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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Sshadow5001 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:22 pm

I'm pretty sure it was Dragon ball Z movies 1-3 but I don't think they were legit. My first 100% legit one was the edited version of Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan.
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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by jjgp1112 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:02 pm

Movie 8 on the day it came out. Well worth the purchase.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by samuraix123 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:25 am

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My first Dragonball DVD? Hmmm that's a tough question. it's been so long ago haha I wanna say it was the first Broly movie or Cooler's Revenge? one of those two haha
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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by Shiyonasan » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:31 am

Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy. Got it for my birthday in 2005.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by sangofe » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:03 am

I think it was Ginuy: Assault. Or a french DBGT dvd I bought. Not sure which one came first.

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Re: What was your first Dragon Ball DVD?

Post by LordCrumb » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:38 am

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Same day it premiered in New Zealand at Armageddon (pop culture expo) in Wellington. Theatrical screening then the DVD was for sale outside.

Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat were there for the first time too.. got an autographed poster but it's long gone now.

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