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	Alongside the company's founding in 1994 by [[Gen Fukunaga]], [[Cindy Brennan Fukunaga]], and [[Daniel Cocanougher]], [[FUNimation]] obtained the license to distribute the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise in North America by way of a family connection<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Alums/OECE/2003/fukunaga.html\|Website=Purdue University\|Title="Mr. Gen Fukunaga - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University"\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>: Gen Fukunaga's uncle, [[Nagafumi Hori]], a producer at Toei<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atTdTl3UOzI\|Website=YouTube\|Title="Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Live Interview w/ Gen Fukunaga, Matt O'Hara, & Chris Sabat"\|Date=06 October 2011\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>.		Alongside the company's founding in 1994 by [[Gen Fukunaga]], [[Cindy Brennan Fukunaga]], and [[Daniel Cocanougher]], [[FUNimation]] obtained the license to distribute the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise in North America by way of a family connection<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Alums/OECE/2003/fukunaga.html\|Website=Purdue University\|Title="Mr. Gen Fukunaga - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University"\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>: Gen Fukunaga's uncle, [[Nagafumi Hori]], a producer at Toei<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atTdTl3UOzI\|Website=YouTube\|Title="Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Live Interview w/ Gen Fukunaga, Matt O'Hara, & Chris Sabat"\|Date=06 October 2011\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>.

	FUNimation produced an English dub of the first theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' film under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubie" ''[sic]'' that same year in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/features/different-missing-link-from-zero-to-goku-again/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="A Different Missing Link: From Zero to Goku (Again)"\|Date=28 May 2020,\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref> Though this version did not see wide release<ref group="note">The VHS produced here was likely sent out to distributors and other potential partners in order to gauge and build interest in FUNimation's forthcoming production of the ''Dragon Ball'' series.</ref>, it set the basis for their future production of the franchise, including the usage of the Vancouver cast and Peter Berring for the replacement musical score.		FUNimation produced an English dub of the first theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' film under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubie" ''[sic]'' that same year in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/features/different-missing-link-from-zero-to-goku-again/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="A Different Missing Link: From Zero to Goku (Again)"\|Date=28 May 2020\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref> Though this version did not see wide release<ref group="note">The VHS produced here was likely sent out to distributors and other potential partners in order to gauge and build interest in FUNimation's forthcoming production of the ''Dragon Ball'' series.</ref>, it set the basis for their future production of the franchise, including the usage of the Vancouver cast and Peter Berring for the replacement musical score.

	Continuing onward from their 1994 test production, FUNimation teamed with other established players in the field for a debut fall 1995 season of thirteen television series episodes, including:		Continuing onward from their 1994 test production, FUNimation teamed with other established players in the field for a debut fall 1995 season of thirteen television series episodes, including:

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	\| 1		\| 1
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-01-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-01-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| Secret of the Dragon Ball		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 1\|Secret of the Dragon Ball]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 1: Secret of the Dragon Ball]]<br>(24 September 1996)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2		\| 2
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-02-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-02-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Emperor's Quest		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 2\|The Emperor's Quest]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 1: Secret of the Dragon Ball]]<br>(24 September 1996)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3		\| 3
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-03-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-03-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 3\|The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 2: The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi]]<br>(24 September 1996)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4		\| 4
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-04-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-04-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| Oolong the Terrible		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 4\|Oolong the Terrible]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 2: The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi]]<br>(24 September 1996)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5		\| 5
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-05-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-05-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| Yamcha the Desert Bandit		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 5\|Yamcha the Desert Bandit]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 3: Yamcha the Desert Bandit]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 6		\| 6
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-06-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-06-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| Keep an Eye on the Dragon Ball		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 6\|Keep an Eye on the Dragon Ball]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 3: Yamcha the Desert Bandit]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7		\| 7
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-07-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-07-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Ox-King on Fire Mountain		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 7\|The Ox-King on Fire Mountain]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 4: The Ox-King on Fire Mountain]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 1)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 8		\| 8
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-08-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-08-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Kamehameah Wave ~~''[sic~~]''		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 8\|The Kamehameah Wave]]<ref group="note">Though "Kamehameha" is misspelled in the episode's actual title card, it is spelled correctly on the home video releases' listed titles and episode descriptions.</ref>
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 4: The Ox-King on Fire Mountain]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 9		\| 9
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-09-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-09-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| Boss Rabbits Magic Touch ''~~[sic]'~~'		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 9\|Boss Rabbits Magic Touch]]<ref group="note">Though "Rabbit's" is not given the proper possessive form in the episode's actual title card, it is spelled correctly on the home video releases' listed titles and episode descriptions.</ref>
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 5: Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 10		\| 10
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-10-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-10-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Dragon Balls Are Stolen		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 10\|The Dragon Balls Are Stolen]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 5: Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch]]<br>(25 March 1997)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 11		\| 11
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-11-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-11-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Penalty is Pinball		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 11\|The Penalty is Pinball]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 6: The Legend of Goku]]<br>(28 July 1998)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12		\| 12
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-12-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-12-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| A Wish to the Eternal Dragon		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 12\|A Wish to the Eternal Dragon]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 6: The Legend of Goku]]<br>(28 July 1998)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 13		\| 13
	\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-13-dvd-title.png\|120px]]		\|width=120\|[[File:Funi-1995-db-dub-ep-13-dvd-title.png\|120px]]
	\| The Legend of Goku		\| [[FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episode 13\|The Legend of Goku]]
	\|		\| TBD
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball 6: The Legend of Goku]]<br>(28 July 1998)
	\|		\| [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku]] (Disc 2)<br>(24 October 2000)
	\|}		\|}

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	{{Infobox anime		{{Infobox anime
	\| name = Dragon Ball		\| name = Dragon Ball
	\| image = [[~~Image~~:funi-1995-db-dub-credits-01.png\|320px\|Produced by FUNimation Productions, Inc.]]		\| image =
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			{{tab \| Title Screen \| [[File:funi-1995-db-dub-credits-02.png\|320px\|Dragon Ball]]}}
			{{tab \| Production Credits \| [[File:funi-1995-db-dub-credits-01.png\|320px\|Produced by FUNimation Productions, Inc.]]}}
			}}
	\| caption = "Dragon Ball" Series Title		\| caption = "Dragon Ball" Series Title
	\| jpn_title = ドラゴンボール		\| jpn_title = ドラゴンボール
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	\| broadcast = Local syndication affiliates		\| broadcast = Local syndication affiliates
	\| animation =		\| animation =
	\| production = [[FUNimation]]<br>[[BLT Productions]]<br>[[Dick & Roger's Sound Studio]]		\| production = [[FUNimation]]<br>[[BLT Productions]]<br>[[Dick & Roger's Sound Studio]]<br>[[SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.]]
	\| episodes = 13 + 1 ([[List of FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episodes\|List of Episodes]])		\| episodes = 13 + 1 ([[List of FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episodes\|List of Episodes]])
	\| chapters =		\| chapters =
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	===Fall 1995 Syndication Broadcast===		===Fall 1995 Syndication Broadcast===

	Broadcast began in September 1995 with syndication handled by [[SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.]]. Due to the logistics of syndicated broadcast distribution and established programming blocks, local affiliates airing ''Dragon Ball'' ranged from '''(TBD: look up networks)''', with the show typically airing '''(TBD: look up timeslots)'''. The series ran through to completion by that December, and continued airing in repeats into the new calendar year.		Broadcast began in September 1995 with syndication handled by [[SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.]] Due to the logistics of syndicated broadcast distribution and established programming blocks, local affiliates airing ''Dragon Ball'' ranged from '''(TBD: look up networks)''', with the show typically airing '''(TBD: look up timeslots)'''. The series ran through to completion by that December, and continued airing in repeats into the new calendar year.

	FUNimation planned for at least another 13 episodes (taking them to the end of the 21st ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'') for the fall 1996-1997 season<ref>~~PA Article 1~~<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref><ref>~~PA Article 2~~<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref>; plans shifted along the way<ref>Animerica ~~Interview~~<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref>, and the company instead pivoted to work on the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series for a debut broadcast in fall 1996. The single season of ''Dragon Ball'' continued to rebroadcast in repeats into fall 1996 as different local network affiliates acquired different aspects of FUNimation's product base.		FUNimation planned for at least another 13 episodes (taking them to the end of the 21st ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'') for the fall 1996-1997 season<ref>"Spotlight – Dragon Ball Overview". ''Protoculture Addicts'', November/December 1995: Issue 37. America: (TBD). (pp. 18-19)<br>[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archive/protoculture-addicts-november-december-1995-spotlight-dragon-ball-overview/ Kanzenshuu Press Archive: Protoculture Addicts "Dragon Ball Synopses"]</ref><ref>"Spotlight – Dragon Ball Synopses". ''Protoculture Addicts'', November/December 1995: Issue 37. America: (TBD). (pp. 22-24)<br>[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archive/protoculture-addicts-november-december-1995-spotlight-dragon-ball-synopses/ Kanzenshuu Press Archive: Protoculture Addicts "Dragon Ball Synopses"]</ref>; plans shifted along the way due to a "combination of factors"<ref>"Take Ten With FUNimation". ''Animerica'', November 1996: Volume 4, Issue 11. America: (Viz). (pp. 7, 18)<br>[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archive/animerica-november-1996-take-ten-with-funimation/ Kanzenshuu Press Archive: Animerica "Take Ten With FUNimation"]</ref>, and the company instead pivoted to work on the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series for a debut broadcast in fall 1996. The single season of ''Dragon Ball'' continued to rebroadcast in repeats into fall 1996 as different local network affiliates acquired different aspects of FUNimation's product base.

	===Home Video Releases===		===Home Video Releases===

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	Due to the technicalities of FUNimation's sub-license with Kidmark being strictly for the North American audience, FUNimation's Australian partner [[Madman Entertainment]] released [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku (Madman)\|''their own'' "The Saga of Goku" DVD box set]] '''10 March 2004'''. This set, while mirrored the style of FUNimation's two-disc DVD sets of the era, contained the uncut version of the re-dubbed first 13 episodes, as well as the original edited version of "Curse of the Blood Rubies" (as no other version yet existed).		Due to the technicalities of FUNimation's sub-license with Kidmark being strictly for the North American audience, FUNimation's Australian partner [[Madman Entertainment]] released [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku (Madman)\|''their own'' "The Saga of Goku" DVD box set]] '''10 March 2004'''. This set, while mirrored the style of FUNimation's two-disc DVD sets of the era, contained the uncut version of the re-dubbed first 13 episodes, as well as the original edited version of "Curse of the Blood Rubies" (as no other version yet existed).

	The Kidmark sub-license — later absorbed into the larger Lionsgate Films ownership — appears to have ~~concluded~~ sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/ contacted Lionsgate in April 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things were, "...confidential and cannot be used for a website." Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>, beginning with a "[[Dragon Ball Season One\|Season One]]" five-disc DVD box set '''15 September 2009'''.		The Kidmark sub-license — later absorbed into the larger Lionsgate Films ownership — appears to have expired sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/ contacted Lionsgate in April 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things were, "...confidential and cannot be used for a website." Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>, beginning with a "[[Dragon Ball Season One\|Season One]]" five-disc DVD box set '''15 September 2009'''.

	This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>		This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>

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	\| rom_title = Doragon Bōru		\| rom_title = Doragon Bōru
	\| eng_title =		\| eng_title =
	\| dates = September 1995 – December ~~1998~~		\| dates = September 1995 – December 1995
	\| broadcast = Local syndication affiliates		\| broadcast = Local syndication affiliates
	\| animation =		\| animation =
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	\| music = [[Peter Berring]] (music)<br>[[Brian Griffith]] (lyrics)		\| music = [[Peter Berring]] (music)<br>[[Brian Griffith]] (lyrics)
	}}		}}
	[[FUNimation]]'s first stab at an English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series ~~aired~~ in 1995 spanning 13 edited, English-dub-only episodes airing over the course of a single syndicated television broadcast season on local network affiliates. This was accompanied by a widely-distributed home video release of [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|the franchise's first theatrical film]] — released under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubies" — the following year, alongside VHS releases of the same 13 television episodes.		[[FUNimation]]'s first stab at an English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series debuted in September 1995 spanning 13 edited, English-dub-only episodes airing over the course of a single syndicated television broadcast season on local network affiliates. This was accompanied by a widely-distributed home video release of [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|the franchise's first theatrical film]] — released under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubies" — the following year, alongside VHS releases of the same 13 television episodes as-is from their television broadcast.

	~~The series debuted in September 1995, and ran through to completion by that December. The single season was rebroadcast in repeats into the next calendar year, and continued to air in fall 1996 even~~ as ~~the company's English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series supplanted~~ their ~~work on the original~~ television ~~series~~.

	This era is often referred to as the "Ocean dub" or "Kidmark dub", confusing various partners of the time and obfuscating the ultimate ownership and production by FUNimation themselves.		This era is often referred to as the "Ocean dub" or "Kidmark dub", confusing various partners of the time and obfuscating the ultimate ownership and production by FUNimation themselves.
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	==History==		==History==

	~~Following~~ the company's founding in 1994, FUNimation produced an English dub of the first theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' film under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubie" ''[sic]''. Though this version did not see wide release<ref group="note">The VHS produced here was likely sent out to distributors and other potential partners in order to gauge and build interest in FUNimation's forthcoming production of the ''Dragon Ball'' series.</ref>, it set the basis for their future production of the franchise, including the usage of the Vancouver cast and Peter Berring for the replacement musical score.		Alongside the company's founding in 1994 by [[Gen Fukunaga]], [[Cindy Brennan Fukunaga]], and [[Daniel Cocanougher]], [[FUNimation]] obtained the license to distribute the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise in North America by way of a family connection<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Alums/OECE/2003/fukunaga.html\|Website=Purdue University\|Title="Mr. Gen Fukunaga - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University"\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>: Gen Fukunaga's uncle, [[Nagafumi Hori]], a producer at Toei<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atTdTl3UOzI\|Website=YouTube\|Title="Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Live Interview w/ Gen Fukunaga, Matt O'Hara, & Chris Sabat"\|Date=06 October 2011\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>.

			FUNimation produced an English dub of the first theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' film under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubie" ''[sic]'' that same year in 1994. Though this version did not see wide release<ref group="note">The VHS produced here was likely sent out to distributors and other potential partners in order to gauge and build interest in FUNimation's forthcoming production of the ''Dragon Ball'' series.</ref>, it set the basis for their future production of the franchise, including the usage of the Vancouver cast and Peter Berring for the replacement musical score.

			FUNimation teamed with other established players in the field for a debut fall 1995 season of thirteen episodes, including:

			* a writing team under [[Cliff MacGillivray]]
			* direction by [[Michael Donovan]]
			* voice casting headed by [[Gary Chalk]]
			* music by [[Griffiths, Gibson, & Ramsay Productions]] (later "GGRP Sound")
			* post-production by [[BLT Productions]]
			* final mixing by [[Dick and Roger's Sound Studio]]

			The series debuted in September 1995 as a weekly broadcast, ran through to completion by that December, and continued airing in repeats into the new calendar year.

			FUNimation planned for at least another 13 episodes (taking them to the end of the 21st ''Tenka'ichi Budokai'') for the fall 1996-1997 season<ref>PA Article 1<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref><ref>PA Article 2<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref>; plans shifted along the way<ref>Animerica Interview<br>Kanzenshuu Press Archive</ref>, and the company instead pivoted to work on the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series for a debut broadcast in fall 1996. The single season of ''Dragon Ball'' continued to rebroadcast in repeats into fall 1996 as different local network affiliates acquired different aspects of FUNimation's product base.

			FUNimation produced a home video release in conjunction with Kidmark (an imprint of Trimark), releasing the 13 episodes over six VHS volumes, along with an additional VHS release of the full "Curse of the Blood Rubies" film, itself now adjusted from its original 1994 version (losing many of the Harmony Gold naming holdovers in the process). The VHS volumes slowly released over the span of September 1996 to July 1998.

			Due to the Kidmark sub-license (and similar to a situation FUNimation had with Pioneer and their first two syndication broadcast seasons of ''Dragon Ball Z''), an uncut, redubbed, bilingual version of those 13 episodes and first film could not be produced and released in North America directly by FUNimation themselves. Despite this limitation, FUNimation produced an uncut redub of the first 13 episodes, which began airing on [[Cartoon Network]]'s "[[Toonami]]" block as part of a full 28-episode "debut season". Though initially announced to begin on June 25<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-05-02/dragonball-on-cn-debut-date-confirmed\|Website=Anime News Network\|Title="Cartoon Network Schedules New Dragonball"\|Date=02 May 2001\|AccessDate=20 July 2021}}</ref>, the episodes ultimately debuted on August 20, 2001<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.animenation.net/blog/cartoon-network-schedules-new-dragonball/\|Website=Anime Nation\|Title="Cartoon Network Schedules New Dragonball"\|Date=07 August 2001\|AccessDate=20 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.dragonball/c/PnU3viIqKKM/m/j7quCuI6I30J\|Website=alt.fan.dragonball\|Title="New Dub vs. Old Dub: The Comparison! (episode 1)"\|Date=20 August 2001\|AccessDate=20 July 2021}}</ref>. This included a full redub of the initial 13 episodes, now with the local Texas cast instead of the original Canadian cast, and with the original musical score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. It was these re-dubbed episodes that aired and repeated on Cartoon Network in the meantime over the subsequent span of years.

			Australian "Saga of Goku" release

	The Lionsgate Films sub-license appears to have concluded sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/~~2010~~/04/14/~~first~~-~~dragon~~-~~ball~~-~~movie~~-~~finally~~-~~seeing~~-~~uncut~~-~~english~~-~~release~~/ contacted Lionsgate ~~Films early~~ in 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things ~~could not~~ be used for ~~our~~ website. Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>		The Lionsgate Films sub-license appears to have concluded sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/ contacted Lionsgate in April 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things were, "...confidential and cannot be used for a website." Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>

	This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>		This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>

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	[[FUNimation]]'s first stab at an English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series aired in 1995 spanning 13 edited, English dub-only episodes airing over the course of a single syndicated television broadcast ~~seasons~~ on local network affiliates. This was accompanied by a home video release of [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|the franchise's first theatrical film]] — released under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubies" — the following year.		[[FUNimation]]'s first stab at an English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series aired in 1995 spanning 13 edited, English-dub-only episodes airing over the course of a single syndicated television broadcast season on local network affiliates. This was accompanied by a widely-distributed home video release of [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|the franchise's first theatrical film]] — released under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubies" — the following year, alongside VHS releases of the same 13 television episodes.

	The series debuted in September 1995, and ran through to completion by that December. The single season was rebroadcast in repeats into the next calendar year, and continued to air in fall 1996 even as the company's English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series supplanted their work on the original television series.		The series debuted in September 1995, and ran through to completion by that December. The single season was rebroadcast in repeats into the next calendar year, and continued to air in fall 1996 even as the company's English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series supplanted their work on the original television series.

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	==History==		==History==

	~~TBD~~		Following the company's founding in 1994, FUNimation produced an English dub of the first theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' film under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubie" ''[sic]''. Though this version did not see wide release<ref group="note">The VHS produced here was likely sent out to distributors and other potential partners in order to gauge and build interest in FUNimation's forthcoming production of the ''Dragon Ball'' series.</ref>, it set the basis for their future production of the franchise, including the usage of the Vancouver cast and Peter Berring for the replacement musical score.

			The Lionsgate Films sub-license appears to have concluded sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/ contacted Lionsgate Films early in 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things could not be used for our website. Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>

			This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>

	===Syndication Broadcast (SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.)===		===Syndication Broadcast (SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.)===
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			==Notes==
			{{reflist\|group=note}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{reflist}}

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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{{Infobox anime
| name = Dragon Ball
| image = [[Image:funi-1995-db-dub-credits-01.png|320px|Produced by FUNimation Productions, Inc.]]
| caption = "Dragon Ball" Series Title
| jpn_title = ドラゴンボール
| rom_title = Doragon Bōru
| eng_title =
| dates = September 1995 – December 1998
| broadcast = Local syndication affiliates
| animation =
| production = [[FUNimation]] [[BLT Productions]] [[Dick & Roger's Sound Studio]]
| episodes = 13 + 1 ([[List of FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| chapters =
| director =
| organizer =
| planning =
| design =
| art =
| music = [[Peter Berring]] (music) [[Brian Griffith]] (lyrics)
}}
[[FUNimation]]'s first stab at an English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series aired in 1995 spanning 13 edited, English dub-only episodes airing over the course of a single syndicated television broadcast seasons on local network affiliates. This was accompanied by a home video release of [[Dragon Ball Movie 1|the franchise's first theatrical film]] — released under the title "Curse of the Blood Rubies" — the following year.

The series debuted in September 1995, and ran through to completion by that December. The single season was rebroadcast in repeats into the next calendar year, and continued to air in fall 1996 even as the company's English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series supplanted their work on the original television series.

This era is often referred to as the "Ocean dub" or "Kidmark dub", confusing various partners of the time and obfuscating the ultimate ownership and production by FUNimation themselves.

==Plot==

TBD

==History==

TBD

===Syndication Broadcast (SeaGull Entertainment, Inc.)===

Broadcast began in September 1995; due to the logistics of syndicated broadcast distribution and established programming blocks, local affiliates airing ''Dragon Ball'' ranged from '''(TBD: look up networks)''', with the show typically airing '''(TBD: look up timeslots)'''.

===Home Video (Kidmark)===

A home video release of the broadcast version began in 1996...

Lion's Gate's sublicense to home video distribution of these particular episodes expired...

===Additional Television Broadcasts===

TBD

==Main Staff==

*'''Produced By:''' [[FUNimation|FUNimation Productions Inc.]]
*'''Executive Producers:''' [[Gen Fukunaga]], [[Cindy Brennan Fukunaga]]
*'''Producers:''' [[Daniel Cocanougher]], [[Barry Watson]]
*'''Story Editors:''' [[Cliff MacGillivray]], [[Christopher Neel]]
*'''Writers:''' [[Christopher Neel]], [[Terry Klassen]], [[Barry Watson]], [[Ian Corlett]]
*'''Audio:''' [[Dick & Rogers Sound Studio]], Vancouver, B.C.
*'''Voice Director:''' [[Michael Donovan]], [[Doug Parker]]
*'''Voices:''' [[Ted Cole]], [[Jim Conrad]], [[Don Brown]], [[Ian Corlett]], [[Michael Donovan]], [[Saffron Henderson]], [[Lalania Lindbjerg]], [[Kathy Morse]], [[Doug Parker]], [[Teryl Rothery]], [[Andrea Libman]], [[Alec Willows]], [[Dave Ward|Dave "Squatch" Ward]], etc.
*'''English Reversioning:''' [[Josanne B. Lovick Productions, Inc.|Josanne B. Lovick Productions Inc.]]
*'''Post Production:''' [[Gastown Post]], [[FUNimation|FUNimation Productions Inc.]]
*'''Music:''' [[Peter Berring]], [[Griffiths, Gibson, & Ramsay Productions]]
*'''Title Design:''' [[Barry Backus]]
*'''Version Editors:''' [[Byron Watson]], [[Patrick Carroll]], [[Daniel Cocanougher]]
*'''Animation Design:''' [[Brian Farmer]]
*'''Animation Paint Editing:''' [[Brian Farmer]], [[Byron Watson]]

==Episodes==
{{see|List of FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995) Episodes}}

===Television Episodes===

===Theatrical Film Adaptations===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Movie 1|Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies]]'''

==Themes & Insert Songs==
===Opening Theme===
: '''"Main Title" (a.k.a. "Get That Dragon Ball!") (Episodes 1-13)'''

===Ending Theme===
: TBD

==Home Video Releases==

Introduction. VHS. Later "Saga of Goku" sets on both VHS and DVD.

===Individual Releases===

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Volume!!Cover Art||Title||VHS Release Date!!DVD Release Date!!Episodes
|-
|1||[[File:1996-1998-funimation-dvd-vol-01-small.jpg]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Arrival]]||TBD||13 April 1999||1-4: The Arrival of Raditz The World's Strongest Team Gohan's Hidden Powers Goku's Unusual Journey
|-
|2||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyans]]||TBD||11 May 1999||5-7: Gohan's Metamorphosis Gohan Makes a Friend Trouble on Arlia
|-
|3||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Snake Way]]||TBD||11 May 1999||8-10: Home For Infinite Losers Princess Snake's Hospitality Escape From Piccolo
|-
|4||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Pendulum Room]]||TBD||01 June 1999||11-13: Showdown in the Past The End of Snake Way A Fight Against Gravity... Catch Bubbles!
|-
|5||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Doom]]||TBD||01 June 1999||14-16: The Legend of the Saiyans A Black Day for Planet Earth The Battle Begins... Where Are You Goku?
|-
|6||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Immortals]]||TBD||13 July 1999||17-19: The Saibamen Strike Nappa... The Invincible? Tien Goes All Out!
|-
|7||[[File:]]||[[Dragon Ball Z: Destruction]]||TBD||13 July 1999||20-22: Time's Up The Return of Goku Goku Strikes Back
|-
|}

===Box Sets===

Saga of Goku VHS and DVD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
* TBD

{{Anime}}

[[Category:Dragon Ball Z|*]]

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	Due to the technicalities of FUNimation's sub-license with Kidmark being strictly for the North American audience, FUNimation's Australian partner [[Madman Entertainment]] released [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku (Madman)\|''their own'' "The Saga of Goku" DVD box set]] '''10 March 2004'''. This set, while mirrored the style of FUNimation's two-disc DVD sets of the era, contained the uncut version of the re-dubbed first 13 episodes, as well as the original edited version of "Curse of the Blood Rubies" (as no other version yet existed).		Due to the technicalities of FUNimation's sub-license with Kidmark being strictly for the North American audience, FUNimation's Australian partner [[Madman Entertainment]] released [[Dragon Ball: The Saga of Goku (Madman)\|''their own'' "The Saga of Goku" DVD box set]] '''10 March 2004'''. This set, while mirrored the style of FUNimation's two-disc DVD sets of the era, contained the uncut version of the re-dubbed first 13 episodes, as well as the original edited version of "Curse of the Blood Rubies" (as no other version yet existed).

	The Kidmark sub-license — later absorbed into the larger Lionsgate Films ownership — appears to have ~~concluded~~ sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/ contacted Lionsgate in April 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things were, "...confidential and cannot be used for a website." Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>, beginning with a "[[Dragon Ball Season One\|Season One]]" five-disc DVD box set '''15 September 2009'''.		The Kidmark sub-license — later absorbed into the larger Lionsgate Films ownership — appears to have expired sometime around 2009<ref group="note">We at ''Kanzenshuu'' (then still ''Daizenshuu EX'') coincidentally [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/ contacted Lionsgate in April 2009] to inquire about the status of their sub-license for home video distribution of the original ''Dragon Ball'' series. We were referred to their legal department, who declined to share any information, stating such things were, "...confidential and cannot be used for a website." Oh well. We found out anyway.</ref>, which provided FUNimation with the opportunity to begin re-releasing the ''Dragon Ball'' television series on home video, including their own in-house re-dub of the first thirteen episodes<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2009/06/11/funimation-to-release-new-db-set-with-episodes-1-13/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="FUNimation To Release New DB Set With Episodes 1-13?"\|Date=11 June 2009\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>, beginning with a "[[Dragon Ball Season One\|Season One]]" five-disc DVD box set '''15 September 2009'''.

	This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>		This was followed by a re-release of the first ''Dragon Ball'' theatrical film — still under the title ''Curse of the Blood Rubies'' — but now featuring a new, uncut, English dub alongside the original Japanese version of the film for the first time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2010/04/14/first-dragon-ball-movie-finally-seeing-uncut-english-release/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="First Dragon Ball Movie Finally Seeing Uncut English Release?"\|Date=14 April 2010\|AccessDate=10 March 2022}}</ref>