Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

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Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by MrWalnut4 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:24 pm

Apparently Dragon Ball Z is now available for streaming on Amazon Video. I can't seem to find much information or mentions of it but it's been available for about a month as far as I can tell. It also doesn't list which release it is, what aspect ratio or what resolution it is streaming in. If they are streaming Dragon Box footage (unlikely, but I can dream), it would be perfect for someone who wants the Dragon Box footage without the $600+ price tag. Although, at $2-3 per episode, it could climb up there pretty quick. If anyone has an additional information about it, let me know as it seems this flew past everyone's radar.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by irreality » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:51 pm

At the per-episode price for HD, it will be more than 600$, won't it?

Hulu is streaming DBZ, anyway, both subbed and dubbed, that is a cheaper way to watch it if you don't mind standard resolution. They are up to the Cell Saga now, but they regularly add more episodes.

I think the episodes of Z Kai on amazon are cheaper, though. Still, wish it was available on prime.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by Pokewhiz7 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:10 pm

Based off of most online releases that FUNimation has done, it's almost certainly the orange brick footage.

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Post by thaman91 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:29 pm

It's also offering both the SD and HD versions of each episode. Maybe....it's the Dragon Box footage for the SD version and previously unreleased Level Set footage for the HD.....nah probably not. Perhaps Orange Brick and Season Set Bluray footage though?

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by fadeddreams5 » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:23 pm

Wish it was up on Netflix. :(
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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by Soppa Saia People » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:31 pm

irreality wrote:
Hulu is streaming DBZ, anyway, both subbed and dubbed, that is a cheaper way to watch it if you don't mind standard resolution. They are up to the Cell Saga now, but they regularly add more episodes.
They also take off the old episodes but only for Z, they have the all of dragon ball though, but only subbed which I have no problem with, but if you're a dub fan you're shit out of luck.
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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by Theophrastus » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:44 pm

More importantly (in my opinion): they also have the first 52 episodes of Kai, which have not previously been available for streaming anywhere to my knowledge (well, besides the Nicktoons website having some of the edited episodes for a while).

Doesn't seem to be any indication of whether it's the English dub or sub though.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by irreality » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:19 am

soppa saia people wrote:
They also take off the old episodes but only for Z, they have the all of dragon ball though, but only subbed which I have no problem with, but if you're a dub fan you're shit out of luck.
Ah, I didn't even notice part of Season 1 and Season 2 were missing. I just skipped towards the end, was watching android saga recently.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by Rukura » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:44 am

There was that Daisuki stream of Z from a while back that used the Dragon Box footage (though I think episode 1 was from the BD level sets), but that doesn't seem to be there anymore.

Point being, there is some hope that maybe it could be Dragon Box?
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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by eledoremassis02 » Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:56 am

Checked it out. It's the season bluray english w/japanese audio
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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by MrWalnut4 » Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:11 pm

Theophrastus wrote:More importantly (in my opinion): they also have the first 52 episodes of Kai, which have not previously been available for streaming anywhere to my knowledge (well, besides the Nicktoons website having some of the edited episodes for a while).

Doesn't seem to be any indication of whether it's the English dub or sub though.
I would assume that it's the Funimation release, so English and Japanese audio tracks.
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I figured as much. Interesting that they slipped DBZ onto Amazon without even making an announcement or notifying fans.

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Post by funrush » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:35 pm

MrWalnut4 wrote: I figured as much. Interesting that they slipped DBZ onto Amazon without even making an announcement or notifying fans.
Maybe fear of oversaturation? We just got the new movie after a re-release of the series, and Super and Kai are probably on their way. Maybe they thought it'd be best to let this one out quietly. Or it could just be not "newsworthy" for them.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z on Amazon Video

Post by eledoremassis02 » Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:02 am

Dragon ball kai is also on amazon video

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