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Funi has Dragonball Kai (Confirmed)
- Thread starter wylieredneck69
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Yes. It would be called simply Dragonball Z. However, it would be expensive as all can be to produce and own when you try to release all 291 episodes of DBZ Classic on Blu-ray than the cheaper-to-produce DVD format. Especially considering that the Funi average for their 26-episode Blu-ray sets is three discs - 9 on the first 2, 8 on the third. Since I refuse to watch Kai due to the animation problems (I like my seizure-inducing violence), you can determine how many will go to cover the individual arcs for the Kai Blu-ray release.
ninjamasta2k
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I believe I misread your last post's second paragraph, so that's a mistake on my part.
Anyhow, the point you're making is...you want your violence and different colors. The Dragon Box is for you (as it is me). You can easily ignore Dragon Ball Kai, because I doubt it is going to be a replacement for Dragon Ball Z in HD. Toei will likely go back to the 16mm prints of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT in the future to create 1080p prints for Blu-ray.
Anyhow, the point you're making is...you want your violence and different colors. The Dragon Box is for you (as it is me). You can easily ignore Dragon Ball Kai, because I doubt it is going to be a replacement for Dragon Ball Z in HD. Toei will likely go back to the 16mm prints of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT in the future to create 1080p prints for Blu-ray.
They will...They will.
But...violence and different colors? Is that little mean? At least in the classic DBZ animation, effort been made to that series. Unlike Kai, which is pretty much taking something that many ppl work so hard on and editing it and calling it their own.
But...violence and different colors? Is that little mean? At least in the classic DBZ animation, effort been made to that series. Unlike Kai, which is pretty much taking something that many ppl work so hard on and editing it and calling it their own.
SheWhoWatches
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Yeah...I knew this from way back during Youmacon (October) when certain VA's alluded to doing voice work for Kai. This was a given, and honestly after the announcement of both the FMA OVA's and the Dragonbox I'm not surprised. At all...
O-chan
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BlueWeirdo
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Well, I knew the licensing of Kai was only a matter of time, I just didn't think it would happen this soon.
I didn't think Toei would let Kai be licensed until Japan moved on to their next incarnation / re-release of the Dragonball series.
Come on FUNi, you got One Piece and Kai out of Toei, start working on Sailor Moon.
I didn't think Toei would let Kai be licensed until Japan moved on to their next incarnation / re-release of the Dragonball series.
Come on FUNi, you got One Piece and Kai out of Toei, start working on Sailor Moon.
If there is a new dub, whatever they do, I hope Funimation actually translates a certain line correctly. You see, despite having inspired a popular internet meme, the fact of the matter is, "it's" really supposed to be "over eight thousand". This occurs in both Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Kai. When Nappa asks Vegeta about "Kakarot (Goku)'s" "sentou ryoku" (which I imagine FUNi will still "translate" as "power level", regardless), Vegeta says "Hassen ijou da!!"; "hassen" (eight thousand) and not "kyusen". Personally I found it kind of annoying. Apparently FUNi changed it just for dramatic effect (FWIW, Viz did translate it correctly for the manga).
As for the name, I would have preferred "Dragon Ball Kai" myself, but I can (sort of) understand why they altered it (remeraber the "Dragon Ball AF" rumor?). Still, I imagine it may or may not be a dealbreaker for some people...
As for the name, I would have preferred "Dragon Ball Kai" myself, but I can (sort of) understand why they altered it (remeraber the "Dragon Ball AF" rumor?). Still, I imagine it may or may not be a dealbreaker for some people...
heihachi+rice=happyhachi
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Coundn't they have finished releasing the Dragonbox sets before starting on Kai?
Winchester Bailey
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Had a feeling Kai was coming sooner or later just thought it woud take longer. I might get this but Kai never impressed me anyway unless theres a brand new dub that fixes everything the old dubb messed up I'm not going to bother with it. Besides Dragonbox is better anyway. I want a real fourth series or at least go back to Dragonball and reanimate the thing from the start.
I think you already know the answer is 'yes', but yeah...the could have. The Dragon Box is meant for the most hardcore fans (who FUNimation's sort of shafted over the last fifteen years).
I can just assume FUNimation believes both will sell regardless. I probably won't spend money on Dragon Ball Kai until I own the Dragon Ball Z Dragon Boxes, though.
I can just assume FUNimation believes both will sell regardless. I probably won't spend money on Dragon Ball Kai until I own the Dragon Ball Z Dragon Boxes, though.
juicyfruit
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Because they paid for the right, just like Viz did when they released the the manga for DBZ's content. I don't blame them for associating it with the first highly successful DBZ anime.
Okay, in honesty I did overlook that the whole thing was simply "Dragon Ball" in Japan. My bad. Still, the key point is that the content was adapted as Dragon Ball Z for animation. Moreover, everything important that we think of when we think of DBZ is basically in Kai.
Besides, DBZ is a behemoth mostly because of circumstance. They stretched it out to keep pace with Toriyama and eventually adapt all of his work, it wasn't because they were using artistic license to add to the show by having the Frieza fight last for an eon or two. If the manga had been completed or almost finished before the series started, we would have gotten a show much closer to what they attempted with Kai.
The issue is too small to really harp on for very long, so I'll end there. Suffice to say that I think it makes sense and that it doesn't even amount to a sin even if it's unnecessary. Compared to the general good news, it's definitely nothing. I'm much more interested in the probability of having an adaptation of Namek that doesn't include corny jokes that were written in 1999.
Yeah, I noticed that tidbit. Good job finding that out, I was wondering about that myself. I think you're right, the HD masters are the most likely. Hopefully Toei won't get stingy like with the Dragon Box video, though it's comforting to know that the 16:9 version is competantly done if that's what it comes to.
Okay, in honesty I did overlook that the whole thing was simply "Dragon Ball" in Japan. My bad. Still, the key point is that the content was adapted as Dragon Ball Z for animation. Moreover, everything important that we think of when we think of DBZ is basically in Kai.
Besides, DBZ is a behemoth mostly because of circumstance. They stretched it out to keep pace with Toriyama and eventually adapt all of his work, it wasn't because they were using artistic license to add to the show by having the Frieza fight last for an eon or two. If the manga had been completed or almost finished before the series started, we would have gotten a show much closer to what they attempted with Kai.
The issue is too small to really harp on for very long, so I'll end there. Suffice to say that I think it makes sense and that it doesn't even amount to a sin even if it's unnecessary. Compared to the general good news, it's definitely nothing. I'm much more interested in the probability of having an adaptation of Namek that doesn't include corny jokes that were written in 1999.
Yeah, I noticed that tidbit. Good job finding that out, I was wondering about that myself. I think you're right, the HD masters are the most likely. Hopefully Toei won't get stingy like with the Dragon Box video, though it's comforting to know that the 16:9 version is competantly done if that's what it comes to.
That doesn't pardon them from being called out on it. For the past year, globally, Dragon Ball Kai has been the name of this fourth series. I'd suspect tossing a 'Z' in there will only further bring confusion.
Which is...the twenty year old animation, reedited to move along quicker, work with a completely different musical style and with shots traced over digitally with different colors, less detail, and altered backgrounRAB. Not to mention a cast with a dozen or so recasts from the voices fans have known for decades.
That has nothing to do with the subject. Dragon Ball Z is what is it, Dragon Ball Kai is something totally different when you sit down and watch them.
At this point it's just another on a long laundry list of inane things FUNimation has done with Dragon Ball.
Which is...the twenty year old animation, reedited to move along quicker, work with a completely different musical style and with shots traced over digitally with different colors, less detail, and altered backgrounRAB. Not to mention a cast with a dozen or so recasts from the voices fans have known for decades.
That has nothing to do with the subject. Dragon Ball Z is what is it, Dragon Ball Kai is something totally different when you sit down and watch them.
At this point it's just another on a long laundry list of inane things FUNimation has done with Dragon Ball.
That doesn't pardon them from being called out on it. For the past year, globally, Dragon Ball Kai has been the name of this fourth series. I'd suspect tossing a 'Z' in there will only further bring confusion.
I don't see the big deal. The arcs that Kai covers have always been released under the "Dragonball Z" label, and this is just a natural extension of that. It's far too late to drop the DBZ label by now. If anything, dropping the Z would just make people think Kai is an adaptation of the first arcs and cause more confusion.
Which is...the twenty year old animation, reedited to move along quicker, work with a completely different musical style and with shots traced over digitally with different colors, less detail, and altered backgrounRAB. Not to mention a cast with a dozen or so recasts from the voices fans have known for decades.
Same story. Same characters. This is Dragonball Z.
That has nothing to do with the subject. Dragon Ball Z is what is it, Dragon Ball Kai is something totally different when you sit down and watch them.
No, it's not. The general narrative and intentions are still the same. Would you consider a letterboxed version of a film as a different film?
At this point it's just another on a long laundry list of inane things FUNimation has done with Dragon Ball.
The fact that Funimation is releasing this along with the Dragon Boxes seems like good enough evidence that they care deeply about the franchise. I can name hundreRAB of other shows that got worse treatments than Dragonball.
I don't see the big deal. The arcs that Kai covers have always been released under the "Dragonball Z" label, and this is just a natural extension of that. It's far too late to drop the DBZ label by now. If anything, dropping the Z would just make people think Kai is an adaptation of the first arcs and cause more confusion.
Which is...the twenty year old animation, reedited to move along quicker, work with a completely different musical style and with shots traced over digitally with different colors, less detail, and altered backgrounRAB. Not to mention a cast with a dozen or so recasts from the voices fans have known for decades.
Same story. Same characters. This is Dragonball Z.
That has nothing to do with the subject. Dragon Ball Z is what is it, Dragon Ball Kai is something totally different when you sit down and watch them.
No, it's not. The general narrative and intentions are still the same. Would you consider a letterboxed version of a film as a different film?
At this point it's just another on a long laundry list of inane things FUNimation has done with Dragon Ball.
The fact that Funimation is releasing this along with the Dragon Boxes seems like good enough evidence that they care deeply about the franchise. I can name hundreRAB of other shows that got worse treatments than Dragonball.
I really don't think anyone will be confused. Heck, the point is arguably to clarify that it's abridged DBZ to super casual fans that don't pay attention to details. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on this.
I don't deny that Kai's presentation is very different, but abridged works and remakes aren't all the same. In this case characters and all significant events in the story are largely unchanged, rendering Kai even less revisionist than the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy.
I don't deny that Kai's presentation is very different, but abridged works and remakes aren't all the same. In this case characters and all significant events in the story are largely unchanged, rendering Kai even less revisionist than the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy.
$_BabiiGiirl_x0x
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And yet, the creators of this fourth series felt it was unnecessary to have a 'Z' in there.
It's an adaptation of a piece of Dragon Ball's story. Just as Dragon Ball Z was.
Your comparison isn't valid because there's a lot that adRAB up to making Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Kai different products. There is 'filler' in Dragon Ball Z but that is inherently a part of the story of Dragon Ball Z, not the Dragon Ball story it is adapted from, but a part of that 291 behemoth nonetheless.
Their treatment, as often and much as it has enraged the fans, continually makes them money no matter what they do. Just look at the Orange Brick debacle.
It's an adaptation of a piece of Dragon Ball's story. Just as Dragon Ball Z was.
Your comparison isn't valid because there's a lot that adRAB up to making Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Kai different products. There is 'filler' in Dragon Ball Z but that is inherently a part of the story of Dragon Ball Z, not the Dragon Ball story it is adapted from, but a part of that 291 behemoth nonetheless.
Their treatment, as often and much as it has enraged the fans, continually makes them money no matter what they do. Just look at the Orange Brick debacle.