English Dragon Box Release

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:56 am

So I was looking through the "Dragon Ball in Japan feature" that was made when the Dragon Boxes were first announced in Japan, and couldn't help but notice this statement at the end of Mike's info:

All episodes will have digitally remastered picture quality (which will most likely rival that of FUNimation; may or may not exceed such). The audio will remain Dolby Digital 2-channel mono, but it assumed to be touched up from the original masters.

I think we all know how that turned out

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:31 pm

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:The blue sky is how I always could tell FUNi's version from any other version in the world.

My *cough* Black Brick

jjgp1112 wrote:And as far as video quality goes, I'd be perfectly fine if the difference between them is as miniscule the difference between the GT singles and the GT Dragon Box:

GT Single:

GT Dragon Box:

Can you even really tell the difference outside of the Funi one being slightly zoomed in?

Stop using these picture to cmpare GT's releases.

I saw the first episode, and the scene here moves quickly that you have short time to pause and take an accurate snap shot

use somthing like this one... a scene that nothing moves in it for a good amount of time

disturbed001 · Post by **disturbed001** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:38 pm

Yeah but isn't that the "remastered" set? He was comparing FUNi single to Dragon BOx.

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:44 pm

disturbed001 wrote:Yeah but isn't that the "remastered" set? He was comparing FUNi single to Dragon BOx.

I was giving an example

dragonfist · Post by **dragonfist** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:46 pm

I take it that DBZ was the only one of the series to look really bad on Funi's old single releases or what? Especially the older episodes were really dark and the grain was obvious. Someone of our tech gurus wanna fill me in?

Edit: I now noticed how wrong I said it before

Saiyavenger2941 · Post by **Saiyavenger2941** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:49 pm

dragonfist wrote:wanna feel me in?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW*shot*

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:51 pm

dragonfist wrote:I take it that DBZ was the only one of the series to look really bad on Funi's old single releases or what? Especially the older episodes were really dark and the grain was obvious. Someone of our tech gurus wanna feel me in?

The Buu saga singles were pretty decent, but that's it.

Budokai23 · Post by **Budokai23** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:56 pm

Are those photos taken at slightly different times?

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:12 pm

Neither of those screencaps are mine, by the way.

Freeza Heika · Post by **Freeza Heika** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:03 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:The blue sky is how I always could tell FUNi's version from any other version in the world.
My *cough* Black Brick

*Horridness

Every time I see something from the black brick, I die a little on the inside.

Saiyavenger2941 · Post by **Saiyavenger2941** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:07 pm

Freeza Heika wrote:
SHINOBI-03 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:The blue sky is how I always could tell FUNi's version from any other version in the world.
My *cough* Black Brick

*Horridness
Every time I see something from the black brick, I die a little on the inside.

Heh, I'd say even the most hardended dub hater would rather have an orange brick over a black brick.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:11 pm

Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

And when Kaboom asked "Will it have bruce faulconer track please say yes!" and FUNimation said "Yes it does. English dub is included". Dosen't mean it will have Faulconers music.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:16 pm

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

You have like a million sets with the Japanese audio, do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

Metalwario64 · Post by **Metalwario64** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:17 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.
You have like a million sets with the Japanese audio, do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

More like 9... For the dub at least, which is the only way I can watch it, and it is what I primarily watch, so if these sets don't have it, then I can say I won't buy anything past Volume 2.

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:18 pm

Those pictures from the black brick do look like crap. It has such a depressed, tired, melancholic feel whenever it's that dark. It's like every episode is as gloomy as the more rainy 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai episodes or something.

The Orange Bricks look fine to me, though, and I doubt that I'll care about whatever negligent change the Dragon Boxes might go through.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:18 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.
You have like a million sets with the Japanese audio, do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

Pfft... Hahaha!

Dragon Box without Japanese audio... hehehe.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:19 pm

Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases

But this is the DragonBox this is pretty much for the fans who fell in love with the Japanese version. I'm not saying "hardcore fans" I'm saying if you really like the Japanese version better, then this is pretty much for you.

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:21 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.
You have like a million sets with the Japanese audio, do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.

Well the American Music has nothing to do with pure Dragon Ball which is what the Dragon Box is all about, Falconer's score is just a ghost of the old Dragon Ball English version and hopefully it'll be excluded from the future releases.

I'm still hoping for English versions of all the Japanese songs too, that'd kick ass.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:22 pm

Kendamu wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:Not to linger on this topic but, jjgp1112 and the other people who like the Falconer music... I really hope it's not on this set. You have like a million sets with his crappy music do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.
You have like a million sets with the Japanese audio, do you really need one more? Just pick one from all the other FUNimation releases.
Pfft... Hahaha!

Dragon Box without Japanese audio... hehehe.

I'm not suggesting they get rid of the Japanese version - I'm using you guys' logic - do YOU really need these too? There are a bunch of other FUNI releases with the Japanese audio. What makes this so special for you and not for us?

Budogenkai · Post by **Budogenkai** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:22 pm

The Time Traveller wrote:
I'm still hoping for English versions of all the Japanese songs too, that'd kick ass.

Yes that would be awesome, I wonder if they did though who would sing them, Vic Mignona possibly?