Japanese DVD Question

GL6401: Son Goku · Post by **GL6401: Son Goku** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:18 pm

I have found a very good deal on Ebay. It is a collection of the episodes 1-291 of DBZ. I am planning on buying it with the birthday money I am sure to receive in a week. Since these dvds are the Japanese version with English subtitles, I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not the translation was accurate or not. I don't want to spend $160 and then find the subtitles impossible to read. Also, is it worth it to buy all these episodes without the Dragonbox re-mastered footage? I don't want to wait or have to pay for Funimation's dvds even if they get the Dragonbox footage.

Slickmasterfunk · Post by **Slickmasterfunk** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:20 pm

They're bootlegs which are frowned upon on this forum. Plus any bootleg isn't worth 2 cents. If you want the Japanese audio track and SUPREMELY accurate subtitles hold on until February when Funimation starts releasing their relatively cheap season box sets.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:22 pm

Well first of all, can you give us a link to the item in question? It would help. Also when you say "Japanese version with English subtitles", do you mean that that's all the DVDs are? No English dubbed version? If that's the case, then the DVDs are very likely bootlegs since the official Japanese version of the DVDs *do not* have subtitles. And the official American ones have both the dub and sub on them.

If they're bootlegs which most likely they are, then I can assure you the subtitles will be horrible. Don't get scammed into wasting all your birthday money on something like this.

GL6401: Son Goku · Post by **GL6401: Son Goku** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:48 pm

I DID have the sneaking suspicion that they were bootlegs. I just didn't want it to be true.

<bootleg eBay link removed by administration>

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:52 pm

Yep, bootlegs. In those, kintouin is called the 'candy cloud', Goku is sometimes translated as 'Sky' and Gohan as 'Rice' if memory serves. Plus, the quality is pretty bad.

Snag the Japanese singles if you want good quality. Just be warned, no subtitles. Or you could wait and see if FUNi's upcoming season sets really have remastered footage.

-Corey

GL6401: Son Goku · Post by **GL6401: Son Goku** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:56 pm

Thanks everyone. I sure am happy that I asked you guys first.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm

GL6401: Son Goku wrote:Thanks everyone. I sure am happy that I asked you guys first.

Not a problem. Always beware of anything that is region free and has Chinese and English subtitles. Those are typically two signs of bootleg material.

-Corey

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:44 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Snag the Japanese singles if you want good quality. Just be warned, no subtitles.

The bootlegs having subtitles isn't exactly a valid reason for buying them over the singles. If you can't understand what's going on when Goku yells "Ora no Gohan wo kaese", subtitles reading "Me of rice sadness fuck!" won't make it any clearer.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:49 pm

Adamant wrote:The bootlegs having subtitles isn't exactly a valid reason for buying them over the singles. If you can't understand what's going on when Goku yells "Ora no Gohan wo kaese", subtitles reading "Me of rice sadness fuck!" won't make it any clearer.

I didn't imply it was, I even rediculed the subtitles on those sets since someone online had bought one for research way back when the first one came out. it's just people for some reason don't get that Japanese discs, for Japanese audiences, don't have English subtitles. Didn't want the guy buying Toei's discs only to be pissed that he couldn't understand them.

And Goku doesn't say "Me of rice sadness fuck!"? And here I thought he was a kind-hearted warrior with childlike innocence...and tourettes ;p

-Corey

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:22 pm

Plus the bootlegs get EXTREMELY blocky during high motion fight scenes.

Eclipse · Post by **Eclipse** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:48 pm

Not a problem. Always beware of anything that is region free and has Chinese and English subtitles.

Just a question, but the Dragon Boxes are Region 2, right? If so, does only region-free and Region 2 DVD players play 'em? (I'm possibly thinking of hacking my DVD player in order to get over this problem)

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:48 pm

Castor Troy wrote:Plus the bootlegs get EXTREMELY blocky during high motion fight scenes.

Well so do FUNi's releases, but I'm trying to convince the guy to buy legit releases ;p

-Corey

Post by **VegettoEX** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:23 pm

Adamant wrote:The bootlegs having subtitles isn't exactly a valid reason for buying them over the singles. If you can't understand what's going on when Goku yells "Ora no Gohan wo kaese", subtitles reading "Me of rice sadness fuck!" won't make it any clearer.

This is another one of the greatest things I've ever read on my forum.

Agreed on the entire rest of responses given, so I guess I don't have anything else to contribute

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Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:54 am

Korin (not the cat) and Yincha are the greatest bootleg names ever.

LionOmega · Post by **LionOmega** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:19 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Yep, bootlegs. In those, kintouin is called the 'candy cloud', Goku is sometimes translated as 'Sky' and Gohan as 'Rice' if memory serves. Plus, the quality is pretty bad.

Snag the Japanese singles if you want good quality. Just be warned, no subtitles. Or you could wait and see if FUNi's upcoming season sets really have remastered footage.

-Corey

I dont understand arent these dvds already out the "ultimate uncut" stuff? I never bought one so they dont have remastered footage? and the season sets will?

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:04 pm

LionOmega wrote:I dont understand arent these dvds already out the "ultimate uncut" stuff? I never bought one so they dont have remastered footage? and the season sets will?

They're not remastered, they're the same old masters with some filtering applied. They're about on par with previous FUNi releases. The seasons sets are rumored to have genuine, remastered footage.

Personally, I'm not gonna believe it until someone proves it. Freeware filters do not a remastering make.

-Corey