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

[TheGmGoken]

That image looked so poorly cropped. I could do better on Sony Vegas,

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Wow, the level set screenshot is actually hurting my eyes.
New BD ftw

[kei17]

Wow, the level set screenshot is actually hurting my eyes.
New BD ftw

You'd better go to the eye doctor I guess.

[Pokewhiz7]

Screens taken from the DBZ Season 1 Blu-ray Trailer #2.

Spoiler:

Well, honestly the cropping looks to done properly (that Nappa shot looks rather odd) and the colours are pretty good too, I'd dare to say they're better than on the Dragon Boxes Z.

I actually quite like the colors, besides the first two shots, where it looks ridiculously oversaturated. I'm not saying it looks good overall, just that the colors are nice.

[Black_Anime_Fan]

Wow, the level set screenshot is actually hurting my eyes.
New BD ftw

Please tell me you're kidding.

[UltimateHammerBro]

Maybe they toned down the saturation a little after the first trailer?

[Metalwario64]

Maybe they toned down the saturation a little after the first trailer?

That's from the first trailer.

Episode 4, I think it was, had ridiculously high contrast compared with the rest of the footage shown. Looks to me like it's an automated process and we'll get those randomly brighter episodes like the DVDs did, likely because of inconsistencies in film brightness. It's all still way too oversaturated even compared to the orange bricks. Seriously, the sky in the Vegeta and Saibaimen shots looks like 0,0,255 pure blue man...

And yeah, that shot is center cropped and looks terrible. Part of Nappa's head is cut off.

[cpuguy18]

Dont really care about the cropping I will buy these sets just because i'm a huge Dragonball fan. Although I wish they would continue the level sets those are the best DBZ will ever look on home video.

[Metalwario64]

Dont really care about the cropping I will buy these sets just because i'm a huge Dragonball fan.

Then get the orange bricks. They're cheaper and aside from season two's sometimes ridiculously bright episodes, still look somewhat like film (though they look very good from sets 6-9). Please don't support this set and tell FUNimation that the fans want this instead of the Level sets. It will probably destroy any chance of a 4x3 release of Z on Blu-ray (until Toei does a remaster) if these are a huge success.

[dbboxkaifan]

It will probably destroy any chance of a 4x3 release of Z on Blu-ray (until Toei does a remaster) if these are a huge success.

So what makes you think Toei Animation would do the opposite? It's possible that they would do something similar to FUNimation's Season BDs.

[cpuguy18]

Dont really care about the cropping I will buy these sets just because i'm a huge Dragonball fan.

Then get the orange bricks. They're cheaper and aside from season two's sometimes ridiculously bright episodes, still look somewhat like film (though they look very good from sets 6-9). Please don't support this set and tell FUNimation that the fans want this instead of the Level sets. It will probably destroy any chance of a 4x3 release of Z on Blu-ray (until Toei does a remaster) if these are a huge success.

I have the orange bricks and every other dragonball home video release.

[Metalwario64]

So what makes you think Toei Animation would do the opposite? It's possible that they would do something similar to FUNimation's Season BDs.

Because they made (though outsourced) the Dragon Boxes?

I have the orange bricks and every other dragonball home video release.

Even the Dragon Boxes?

I can't fathom why someone would get this release when they have the Dragon Boxes...

[cpuguy18]

Even the Dragon Boxes?

Yup I even have the dragon boxes both the Japanese and north american editions. I like to collect dragonball DVDs

[Metalwario64]

Yup I even have the dragon boxes both the Japanese and north american editions. I like to collect dragonball DVDs

Well, to each his own.

[dbboxkaifan]

Considering FUNimation's going to make mass production of these sets they're going to sell a lot on local stores and online, plus the low price helps it very much too so the only way of it being a flop would it if the sales were terrible which isn't likely.

Oh look it's Dragon Ball Z in high definition on Blu-ray! Lets buy this now! *goes to the till and pays then goes home and watches it*

Because they made (though outsourced) the Dragon Boxes?

That was like a while ago and most of their stuff is in widescreen.

[Ringworm128]

a lot of people don't like double dipping or simply don't see the need for Blu Ray. In fact I reckon it was a contributing factor to the level sets flopping.

[cpuguy18]

a lot of people don't like double dipping or simply don't see the need for Blu Ray. In fact I reckon it was a contributing factor to the level sets flopping.

That and the level sets only had 17 episodes a piece and costed more than the orange bricks.

[Gyt Kaliba]

a lot of people don't like double dipping or simply don't see the need for Blu Ray.

Pretty much this exactly in my case. Not even the Dragon Boxes had enough appeal for me to nab them right away as I had just spent a few years slowly picking up the Season Sets one by one.

[sumpter360]

Why does the topic title say Updated 12/20? What new info released on that day? I checked the first post, and it doesn't mention anything in regards to 12/20.

[superrayman3]

Why does the topic title say Updated 12/20? What new info released on that day? I checked the first post, and it doesn't mention anything in regards to 12/20.

The topic title says Updated 12/20 because FUNimation uploaded a new trailer for the Season 1 Blu-ray on 12/20 which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78MiISpLq_8

For any user that lives outside the U.S. and can't access the first link use this link instead:
http://youtu.be/MNPsZ2_zvpk