Fellow fans of DragonBall with agree with me when I say THERE ARE TOO MANY MOTHERF**KING DRAGONBALL Z DVD RELEASES.
*breathes in and out* Sorry, I just had to get that out.
Anyways, Funimation, the dubbing/distributing company who owns the rights to DragonBall in America, a company that I hold dear to my heart, has missed time and time and TIME AGAIN with putting out a singular, ideal DragonBall Z DVD collection ever since it got the rights back in 1996. Overpriced singles DVDs, VHS tapes, poorly done remastered (and Blu Ray) box sets, mishandled sets that would have ended it but didn't, sets that only a select fanbase are going to actually buy, and cancelled sets that were actually GOOD but never got finished; this is the current lifespan of the DragonBall Z anime on DVD in America, and the shame continues to this day. (By the way, I'm not counting DragonBall Kai because technically it's a whole 'nother story in terms of release and handling and also because it's the only way to actually enjoy the anime as a whole nowadays in DVD format, obviously excluding the show in its in original format which, if you can't tell, doesn't exist right now.)
It's always something with Funimation and the fanbase that causes this kind of mediocrity in each new set. I don't really blame Funimation entirely though. Yes, they are responsible for selling these DVDs but even so, there's one key element that makes them do it in the first place, and that is: you and me. Yes. The fan-base. The FREAKING fan-base, oh God. I'm ready to start a whole new thread about this, I've got so much to say, but I'll keep it short: the DragonBall fans, in general, are both separated and unreasonable. They can't decide what they want and they don't understand that some of the things they want are COMPLETE SHIT. That's it in a nutshell, I suppose, so lets move on.
Now, the way I see it is, we need one more good release of the DragonBall Z anime that will END this cycle once and for all so the fans can stop bitching and Funimation can stop milking. But what would this release contain you ask? Well here's how I'd do it: All 291 uncut episodes spread out to maybe, I don't know, seven boxsets? Heh, get it, because seven Dragon Balls and... well, I can't think of anything else, so roll with it. I also know I'm ripping off the Dragon Boxes but again, shut up. Anyways, we should also have the picture quality be remastered (but done PROPERLY, FRAME BY FRAME, AND NOT DONE LIKE THE ORANGE BRICKS) and stay in 4:3 format, the way it was originally intended to be as well as they way it needs to STAY (whoever thinks 16:9 is the way to go... I can't even describe my feelings about that). As for language and soundtrack, both Funimation English dub with Bruce Falconer score and original Japanese dub w/subtitles with Kikuchi score. Obviously. And then they can throw in other stuff like booklets or menus or playback options or whatever, I'm not going into detail with that. I'm just focusing on the core aspect of the DVDs: the anime that we're buying the DVDs to see and how it is handled. I'm sure just having that is good enough.
Anyways, I've rambled on enough. Now then, tell me your thoughts on the ideal DragonBall Z anime re-release that will end all re-releases.
Fellow fans of DragonBall with agree with me when I say THERE ARE TOO MANY MOTHERF**KING DRAGONBALL Z DVD RELEASES.
*breathes in and out* Sorry, I just had to get that out.
Anyways, Funimation, the dubbing/distributing company who owns the rights to DragonBall in America, a company that I hold dear to my heart, has missed time and time and TIME AGAIN with putting out a singular, ideal DragonBall Z DVD collection ever since it got the rights back in 1996. Overpriced singles DVDs, VHS tapes, poorly done remastered (and Blu Ray) box sets, mishandled sets that would have ended it but didn't, sets that only a select fanbase are going to actually buy, and cancelled sets that were actually GOOD but never got finished; this is the current lifespan of the DragonBall Z anime on DVD in America, and the shame continues to this day. (By the way, I'm not counting DragonBall Kai because technically it's a whole 'nother story in terms of release and handling and also because it's the only way to actually enjoy the anime as a whole nowadays in DVD format, obviously excluding the show in its in original format which, if you can't tell, doesn't exist right now.)
It's always something with Funimation and the fanbase that causes this kind of mediocrity in each new set. I don't really blame Funimation entirely though. Yes, they are responsible for selling these DVDs but even so, there's one key element that makes them do it in the first place, and that is: you and me. Yes. The fan-base. The FREAKING fan-base, oh God. I'm ready to start a whole new thread about this, I've got so much to say, but I'll keep it short: the DragonBall fans, in general, are both separated and unreasonable. They can't decide what they want and they don't understand that some of the things they want are COMPLETE SHIT. That's it in a nutshell, I suppose, so lets move on.
Now, the way I see it is, we need one more good release of the DragonBall Z anime that will END this cycle once and for all so the fans can stop bitching and Funimation can stop milking. But what would this release contain you ask? Well here's how I'd do it: All 291 uncut episodes spread out to maybe, I don't know, seven boxsets? Heh, get it, because seven Dragon Balls and... well, I can't think of anything else, so roll with it. I also know I'm ripping off the Dragon Boxes but again, shut up. Anyways, we should also have the picture quality be remastered (but done PROPERLY, FRAME BY FRAME, AND NOT DONE LIKE THE ORANGE BRICKS) and stay in 4:3 format, the way it was originally intended to be as well as they way it needs to STAY (whoever thinks 16:9 is the way to go... I can't even describe my feelings about that). As for language and soundtrack, both Funimation English dub with Bruce Falconer score and original Japanese dub w/subtitles with Kikuchi score. Obviously. And then they can throw in other stuff like booklets or menus or playback options or whatever, I'm not going into detail with that. I'm just focusing on the core aspect of the DVDs: the anime that we're buying the DVDs to see and how it is handled. I'm sure just having that is good enough.
Anyways, I've rambled on enough. Now then, tell me your thoughts on the ideal DragonBall Z anime re-release that will end all re-releases.
Edited by Firaga Sensei