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Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Release Date 26 August 2003
Catalog Number FN-03081 (Uncut DVD)
FN-03082 (Edited DVD)
Disc Label DBZ_BROLY_LEGENDARY_SS
Contents
Primary Content Dragon Ball Z Movie 8
Bonus Material Yes
Disc Information
Layers Single-Layered
Disk Space 4.33 GB
Region Coding 1, 2, 4
Country USA
Company FUNimation
Authoring Vision Wise, Inc.
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This article is about the 2003 American home video release of the eighth theatrical Dragon Ball Z film. For information about the film itself, see Dragon Ball Z Movie 8.
This article is about the 2003 American home video release of the eighth theatrical Dragon Ball Z film. For information about 2018 theatrical Dragon Ball Super film, see Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
This article is about the 2003 American home video release of the eighth theatrical Dragon Ball Z film. For information about the titular character from this film, see Broli.
This article is about the 2003 American home video release of the eighth theatrical Dragon Ball Z film. For information about transformation showcased in this film, see Legendary Super Saiyan.

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan is FUNimation's title for the eighth Dragon Ball Z film, originally released in Japan in 1993. FUNimation's release of this film began in 2003 with an uncut dub-only VHS, an edited dub-only VHS, an edited dub-only DVD, and an uncut bilingual (English/Japanese) DVD.

The DVD is notable for its bonus material, which includes a behind-the-scenes look at development on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance video game Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II.

Content

DVD main menu
DVD extras menu
Example DVD screen shot
Subtitle example, including "Broli" name spelling

The following plot summary is given on the back of the printed sleeve:

A Saiyan warrior has arrived on Earth. His name is Paragus and he seeks the rightful ruler of the Saiyans, Vegeta! Confessing his loyalty to his new king, Paragus pleads with the powerful warrior to vanquish a rampaging Super Saiyan who is threatening to destroy the entire galaxy!

But when Kiaoh [sic] learns of the Super Saiyan threat he begs Goku to rush to the scene of the action to take care of the problem himself. Sparks will fly as Goku and Vegeta clash over who is to be the one to confront the galaxy's new menace.

However, the mysterious Paragus is not what we seems. What information does he have about Goku and Vegeta's past? With Paragus's volatile son Broly on the scene, the Saiyan power struggle reaches new levels of excitement and danger. Broly has his own agenda, and his target is the most powerful Saiyan in the Universe! But will it be Goku or Vegeta?!

The release's primary content is the the eighth theatrical Dragon Ball Z film, which is presented in its original 4:3 fullscreen production aspect ratio. The video stream is encoded as interlaced (480i), with black side borders of approximately 7 pixels on the left and 4 on the right.

The film was released both edited and uncut in an English-dub-only format on VHS, and is presented with three audio tracks on DVD:

  • 5.1 surround sound English dub (FUNimation/Texas-based cast) with a replacement musical score (music and songs by Mark Menza, Bruce Faulconer, and additional licensed tracks)
  • 2.0 stereo sound English dub (FUNimation/Texas-based cast) with a replacement musical score (music and songs by Mark Menza, Bruce Faulconer, and additional licensed tracks)
  • 1.0 mono (actually duplicated mono sound across a standard stereo signal) with original Japanese voices and music (score by Shunsuke Kikuchi)

Two subtitle tracks are included for the film on DVD:

  • An English-language closed captions / "dubtitle" track (transcription of the English dub)
  • An English-language subtitle track translating the original Japanese dialog (translation by Steven J. Simmons)

This 2003 release is notable for the spelling of "Broli" on its subtitle track corresponding to the original Japanese language. While Steven J. Simmons' translations were traditionally not beholden to name changes and spellings exclusive to FUNimation's English dub, said English reversioning's spelling of "Broly" was featured beginning with 2009 re-releases of the film.

The English dub as presented on this 2003 release serves as the basis for future re-releases from FUNimation, including a 2006 "Triple Threat" box set, a 2009 "Double Feature" steelbook release (on both DVD and Blu-ray, which includes the English dub with the original Japanese music as an optional audio track), as well as a limited theatrical run in 2018 (which solely featured the original Japanese music).

Bonus Material

Physical Pack-Ins

Physical extras included with the DVD

Multiple pamphlets are included inside the amaray case. One fold-out pamphlet promotes Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu and various Dragon Ball Jakks Pacific action figures and VHS box sets on one side, while promoting FUNimation's release of Yu Yu Hakusho on the other. A larger fold-out pamphlet promotes products associated with the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series and other FoxBox (later 4Kids TV) television block series.

Three "Movie 8 Promo" cards in Score's series are included:

  • Broly, the Calm
  • Broly, Super Saiyan
  • Broly, Empowered

On-Disc Extras

"Behind The Game" DVD bonus feature title screen

A creditless version of the film's opening theme ("CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" in its original Japanese) is presented, albeit with the song "Eternal Sacrifice" by the band Tendril from the replacement soundtrack.

Brief, single-screen character profiles for Vegeta, Shamo, Son Goku (as just "Goku"), Trunks, Piccolo, Broli (as "Broly"), Paragus, and Son Gohan (as just "Gohan") are included.

The disc's primary bonus feature is a 21-minute video in its "Extras" section entitled "Behind The Game", cap ended by voice actor and director Christopher Sabat, interviewing the producers and designers behind the Nintendo Game Boy Advance video game Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II at Webfoot Technologies. Interviewees include Dana Dominick (president), Murray Kraft (project lead), Mandy Paugh (character artist), Jim Grant (art designer), Andrew Meyers (art designer), Gerry Swanson (writer), and Paul Carmody (music and sound effects). Computer monitors on display throughout the bonus feature showcase software in use such as Adobe Photoshop (graphic editing), Impulse Tracker (multi-track digital sound tracker), Pro Motion (pixel graphic and animation), and even the VisualBoyAdvance emulation software.

Video trailers for Dragon Ball Z (specifically FUNimation's seven-tape "Fusion Saga" VHS release), the television series Blue Gender, Viz's Shonen Jump print magazine, and FUNimation's online "Z Store" are included.

Credits

Main Credits

English Dub Credits

Music Credits

  • Opening Theme - Written By: Bruce Faulconer, Performed By: Tendril
  • "Lost in America (Part One)" - Written and Performed by: El Gato
  • "Dance of the Hours (Pt. 1 & 2)" - Written by: Amilcare Ponchielli, Arranged by: Jeffrey Barnes, Perforemd by: Brave Combo
  • "On Your Knees" - Written and Performed by: Pointy Shoe Factory
  • "Bump In The Night" - Written and Performed by: Pointy Shoe Factory
  • "Louisiana House Fire, Mid 1950" - Written and Performed by: Doosu
  • "Lazarus" - Written and Performed by: The Alpeh
  • "Boys Lie, Girls Steal" - Written and Performed by: Slow Roosevelt
  • "Beetle Orange" - Written and Performed by: Spoonfed Tribe
  • "Fearful Yet Hopeful" - Written and Performed by: Dokodemo Do a
  • "The Dub of the Dead" - Written and Performed by: Pointy Shoe Factory
  • "10's" - Written and Performed by: Pantera
  • "Invisibles" - Written and Performed by: Tendril
  • "Won't Give In" - Written and Performed by: Gravity Pool
  • "Day After Day" - Written and Performed by: Haji
  • "Silverback" - Written and Performed by: Slow Roosevelt
  • "Lost" - Written and Performed by: Haji
  • "Stained-Glass Windshield" - Written and Performed by: El Gato
  • Brave Combo: Appears courtesy of Rounder Records
  • Pointy Shoe Factory: Appears courtesy of Clandestine Music
  • Doosu: Appears courtesy of Brando Records
  • The Aleph: Appears courtesy of Artificial Music
  • Slow Roosevelt: Appears courtesy of Slo-Ro Music
  • Dokodemo Doa: Appears courtesy of Zooey Monster
  • Pantera: Appears courtesy of Abadaba Music, Diamond Darrell Music, Metal Magic Music, Ress Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Tendril: Appears courtesy of Ice Planet Records
  • Haji: Appears courtesy of M Records

English Cast Credits

External Links

References

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