Dragonball Season 1 Discussion

Post by **VegettoEX** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:30 pm

Anonymous Friend wrote:Any chance of Funi getting all of these released by the end of 2010? I really don't want to spend he next few years getting Dragon Ball.

Good question. DBZ's the main milk for FUNimation, so they tend to spread that all out as much as they can.

On the other hand, DBGT's two recent DVD sets were only two months apart from each other (December 2008 to February 2009), and that covered 64 episodes. If this first DB set is going to contain ~31 episodes, and the series is 153 episodes in length, and they maybe stick with an every-other-month schedule...

... we're looking at maybe five sets with a would-be-generous-and-in-no-way-confirmed release schedule of September 2009, November 2009, January 2010, March 2010, and May 2010.

Basically, don't count on it being done by the end of 2009

. 2010, though? Always a possibility. We've seen countless delays over the years, though...

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:33 pm

Which brings me to this: shall you be picking one of these up, if without the widescreen issue?

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:33 pm

Well you also have to factor in, we don't really know how long this whole process has been underway. They may well just have started recently and not be ready to do fast releases, but they also could have kept this hush hush for a while and be ready to get this out quickly. There's no real way to know any of that.

Haseowolf · Post by **Haseowolf** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:34 pm

I'm hoping they can get them out to us swiftly. I wanna complete my collection ^_^

Regarding that trailer, and forgive me if someone already pointed it out, but there is that one shot with Goku standing arms crossed as the shadow moves quickly around him. Isn't that from the second opening? Wouldn't this mean that FUNi has rights to that footage?

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:37 pm

RoarkVegeta wrote:
VegettoEX wrote:
laserkid wrote:If I had to guess, they asked for the final product for use in a portfolio to sell their work to other interested parties. Generally, companies let those who work on products retain things like this. That EASILY seems to be the reason for that Youtube channel in the first place.

They probably put it up for marketing their services, then realized "Oh, oops this hasn't been announced yet".
Oh no, I totally get WHY they would EVENTUALLY get the piece to include in their portfolio... I'm just shocked they were given it so early, especially considering the circumstances of FUNimation's silence and bat-aways with all the other online listings.

Speaking of the trailer and its music, what did everyone think of the background music in the trailer? I thought it... wasn't quite fitting, but overall a pretty decent take on generic Chinese/Japanese traditional-style music to fit in with the style of the show. Would have loved an instrumental of "Makafushigi..." in there, instead
I really didn't enjoy it. And yes, they could've put a Makafushigi Adventure instrumental. I wonder if the music in the trailer will be the music of the the menus...

The background music made me wonder... Are we gonna get a new OST for the dub track? Because all this time, they used the original one with their dub in the old releases.
Even if they did... I won't listen to the dub track, so it's not a big deal to me.

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:39 pm

I don't see why they would remix the background when they already HAD the originals in the dub already. >.>

B · Post by B » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:45 pm

Haseowolf wrote:I'm hoping they can get them out to us swiftly. I wanna complete my collection ^_^

Regarding that trailer, and forgive me if someone already pointed it out, but there is that one shot with Goku standing arms crossed as the shadow moves quickly around him. Isn't that from the second opening? Wouldn't this mean that FUNi has rights to that footage?

It's used in both, I believe.

The trailer music was a bit too action-oriented, but it works for something like this.

Rod · Post by **Rod** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:46 pm

Know what would be funny? If the commercial was done with regular footage or something and the actual release was just like DBZ; widescreen horrible remaster, etc. Fans would raaaaaaage.

Doubt that will happen, it's good they're finally listening and doing what most people want

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:51 pm

Rod wrote:Know what would be funny? If the commercial was done with regular footage or something and the actual release was just like DBZ; widescreen horrible remaster, etc. Fans would raaaaaaage.

Doubt that will happen, it's good they're finally listening and doing what most people want

Meh I wouldn't rage. I'd just buy the two sets I'm missing and be finished with Dragonball.

Krakabeast · Post by **Krakabeast** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:07 pm

B wrote:
Haseowolf wrote:I'm hoping they can get them out to us swiftly. I wanna complete my collection ^_^

Regarding that trailer, and forgive me if someone already pointed it out, but there is that one shot with Goku standing arms crossed as the shadow moves quickly around him. Isn't that from the second opening? Wouldn't this mean that FUNi has rights to that footage?
It's used in both, I believe.

The trailer music was a bit too action-oriented, but it works for something like this.

As long as it was not that generic rock music. I've heard ENOUGH of that crap.

EDIT: It actually seems as if FUNi is "trying" to please fans with this release because the trailer music has a somewhat traditional Chinese taste to it, as Mike has said.

Daimo-Rukiri · Post by **Daimo-Rukiri** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:36 pm

RoarkVegeta wrote:If we get Dragon Box footage, then we get next episode previews.

I can't say that we get Dragon Box, but from the trailer we received pretty good masters. I don't remember the original masters this well polished and clean.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:46 pm

Daimo-Rukiri wrote: I don't remember the original masters this well polished and clean.

Ah, the wonders of DVNR....

Big Boss · Post by **Big Boss** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:10 pm

I don't see how we can comment on that matter, considering we're going off some crappy quality YouTube video.

Freeza Heika · Post by **Freeza Heika** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:26 pm

RoarkVegeta wrote:
VegettoEX wrote:
laserkid wrote:If I had to guess, they asked for the final product for use in a portfolio to sell their work to other interested parties. Generally, companies let those who work on products retain things like this. That EASILY seems to be the reason for that Youtube channel in the first place.

They probably put it up for marketing their services, then realized "Oh, oops this hasn't been announced yet".
Oh no, I totally get WHY they would EVENTUALLY get the piece to include in their portfolio... I'm just shocked they were given it so early, especially considering the circumstances of FUNimation's silence and bat-aways with all the other online listings.

Speaking of the trailer and its music, what did everyone think of the background music in the trailer? I thought it... wasn't quite fitting, but overall a pretty decent take on generic Chinese/Japanese traditional-style music to fit in with the style of the show. Would have loved an instrumental of "Makafushigi..." in there, instead
I really didn't enjoy it. And yes, they could've put a Makafushigi Adventure instrumental. I wonder if the music in the trailer will be the music of the the menus...

I didn't like the trailer music either, but then again is their really a need for Funi to spend big bucks for the trailer music for a product thats essentially already has its fan base firmly established? The people who are going to buy it probably won't do so based on trailer music.

With that said, I think that we will see different music on the menus. They'll at least want to "jazz" up the product that they are putting out.

Shiyonasan · Post by **Shiyonasan** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:56 pm

I wonder if Funimation is going to release the first movie soon after this as well.

Daimo-Rukiri · Post by **Daimo-Rukiri** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:05 pm

bkev wrote:
Daimo-Rukiri wrote: I don't remember the original masters this well polished and clean.
Ah, the wonders of DVNR....

I already knew that, but looks like it's not even close to the extent of DBZ(THANK .... GOD)

Big Boss · Post by **Big Boss** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:12 pm

Daimo-Rukiri wrote:
bkev wrote:
Daimo-Rukiri wrote: I don't remember the original masters this well polished and clean.
Ah, the wonders of DVNR....
I already knew that, but looks like it's not even close to the extent of DBZ(THANK .... GOD)

Like I said earlier, how can you draw conclusions based on a shitty YouTube video?

Daimo-Rukiri · Post by **Daimo-Rukiri** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:13 pm

You can't, but I'm just hoping it's not WS! Otherwise I'm clicking the order button on Dragon Box DVD Box Dragon Ball, about $900

Big Boss · Post by **Big Boss** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:16 pm

Daimo-Rukiri wrote:You can't, but I'm just hoping it's not WS! Otherwise I'm clicking the order button on Dragon Box DVD Box Dragon Ball, about $900

They won't be WS. If previous trailers have shown us, the aspect ratio is what we get in the final product.

SweetCosmicPope · Post by **SweetCosmicPope** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:21 pm

And none of that "WIDESCREEN!!! THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE SEEN!!! WITH MORE PICTURE ON THE SIDE, SO YOU CAN GOKU'S EAR!!!"

Am I the only person who found that advertising annoying? This is much better.