DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries

Superior · 11-19-2006

This article is strait from FUNimation themselves.
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Wow, what a tremendous response! It's great to see this much passion and enthusiasm from all of the Dragon Ball Z fans. There does seem to be some confusion out there, which has resulted in rumors, speculation and disarray. So, lets take a look and see what I can do.

First, I would like to address the issue that seems to have caused the greatest concern: WIDESCREEN. Many seem to believe that this process will result in a loss of image/content. What you will actually be getting with the digitally remastered and restored DBZ episodes is more of the viewable film that was not used for traditional 4:3 TV version.

I've seen the original DVD video and compared to the digitally remastered footage and you can see the difference! The footage was digitally transferred from the original Japanese film footage, the new transfer will actually allow for more of the original footage to be seen on screen.

Those who were able to attend Wizard World Texas were able to see first hand the care and concern FUNimation has taken in the re-mastering process. The response was overwhelming. This has been a very intense project. We have invested a lot of time and resources into this, both as a company and as fans of this great series. Rest assured, we have listened to your feedback and input. The February 2007 release of Dragon Ball Z Season One The Vegeta Saga (all 39 episodes for $49.98) is going to be great!

------------------------------------Now, whatever this really means still is yet to be seen because there are still speculations on whether or not we're losing footage since the switch to Widescreen. So, we'll be bringing you more details as they become available.

dragondyle · 11-19-2006

What I am hopeing for is that they have an option where you can view the fullscreen footage and widescreen footage.

Oozaru_86 · 11-19-2006

I doubt that will be the case.

Still this gives me hope that there
won't be any lost content using a widescreen format. The again I could
be pessimistic and cynical and say that what was said in this news
release could be wrong....[^o)]

Westman14 · 11-20-2006

Widescreen is better then Full Screen.

dragondyle · 11-21-2006

True, but DBZ was never widescreen which worries me about this new release. What im thinking is that FUNimation is cropping the footage, which can lead to some issues.

JerrodDRagon · 11-21-2006

[quote user="Westman14"]Widescreen is better then Full Screen.[/quote] No since its makes the vidoe smaller which pisses me off. Plus DBZ was made in FULL SCREEN meaning we are losing the picture being bigger for NOTHING.

dragondyle · 11-22-2006

Why did FUNimation ever think of doing DBZ in Widescreen? Doesn't make any sence.

JerrodDRagon · 11-22-2006

I wonder if Dragonball will be redone like this too seeing how Dragonball was at the same level as DBZ.

Gogeaton · 11-22-2006

They made it wide-screen becasue it looks more professional in quality and aslo stfu about size..who cares..you get more action in wide-screen its HD..I think...It will pwn and you guys shouldn't dwell on it being wide-screen. so I don't care what mose its in..it will rock regardless.

Superior · 11-24-2006

Now whether they are making it in Wide-Screen to look more professional or not in quality is left up to each person individually. So there is no reason to be telling people to "shut the fuck up" about its size. Many people care because DragonBall Z is more then just a show to them, which means if they want to complain then by all means complain. Afterall the comparison shots I've saw have almost tempted me to not even start collecting these Season Sets at all, and just finish getting all the Box Sets. Seeing as I'm only 4 or 5 out of owning all of DragonBall Z in Full-Screen format.
Anyway, now that I've mentioned comparison shots, here are some for you guys to dwindle on:
FUNimation DragonBall Z DVD's

Re-Mastered FUNimation Season Set

As you can see, we do infact get more footage on the left and right hand side, but we also lose footage from the top and bottom. That is all...

Gogeaton · 11-24-2006

Didn't mean to come across mean but what I mean is if you really are a die hard fan..size of the screen shouldn't matter as much as the show itself. In full-screen the guy still gets killed..in wide-screen.the guy still gets killed either way it is up to the user but I'm sure they'll put an option in the menu for wide or full screen viewing options.

Westman14 · 01-27-2007

People don't seem to understand this but in reality the Widescreen form actually shows alot more then Fullscreen, masybe it won't work so well for DBZ but you never know because with Full Screen you in fact do have more footage shown with the Widescreen adaption. But we will know more with the fininshed products release.

NakedSnake · 02-03-2007

One question for me on these awesome Re-Masters... Will the Regional Code settings be Region 1, 2 and 4 just like the others!?

bloodline · 02-09-2007

Everything about this dvd is excellent.
But!!!!
WHY DID THEY NOT MAKE A 5.1 SURROUND SOUND WITH AMERICAN MUSIC!!!!!!!! I might return it just because of this one flaw.
now that is the only bad thing about the dvd(not to mention no realism by adding in swears instead of "im going to destroy you" it should be "Im going to f***ing kill you")

JerrodDRagon · 02-09-2007

^first off the word Fuck is never used in DBZ only words like Damn, and Bastard and thats all, I hope in the second DVD there is no lack of the word Bastard seeing in the manag almost everyone says that world.

11-19-2006	#1 (permalink)
Superior Namek'jin Ryu - Legendary Staffer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nebraska (U.S.A.) Posts: 6,962 Rep Power: 13	DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries This article is strait from FUNimation themselves. ------------------------------------ Wow, what a tremendous response! It's great to see this much passion and enthusiasm from all of the Dragon Ball Z fans. There does seem to be some confusion out there, which has resulted in rumors, speculation and disarray. So, lets take a look and see what I can do. First, I would like to address the issue that seems to have caused the greatest concern: WIDESCREEN. Many seem to believe that this process will result in a loss of image/content. What you will actually be getting with the digitally remastered and restored DBZ episodes is more of the viewable film that was not used for traditional 4:3 TV version. I've seen the original DVD video and compared to the digitally remastered footage and you can see the difference! The footage was digitally transferred from the original Japanese film footage, the new transfer will actually allow for more of the original footage to be seen on screen. Those who were able to attend Wizard World Texas were able to see first hand the care and concern FUNimation has taken in the re-mastering process. The response was overwhelming. This has been a very intense project. We have invested a lot of time and resources into this, both as a company and as fans of this great series. Rest assured, we have listened to your feedback and input. The February 2007 release of Dragon Ball Z Season One The Vegeta Saga (all 39 episodes for $49.98) is going to be great! ------------------------------------Now, whatever this really means still is yet to be seen because there are still speculations on whether or not we're losing footage since the switch to Widescreen. So, we'll be bringing you more details as they become available. __________________ SSJ Bulma: Where is ...Superior anyway? The original. gkrt: Doing what Ric Flair did. Got in the Hall of Fame then jumped on the land of retirement.

11-19-2006	#2 (permalink)
dragondyle (1) Earthling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries What I am hopeing for is that they have an option where you can view the fullscreen footage and widescreen footage.

11-19-2006	#3 (permalink)
Oozaru_86 (8) Saiyan Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 4	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries I doubt that will be the case. Still this gives me hope that there won't be any lost content using a widescreen format. The again I could be pessimistic and cynical and say that what was said in this news release could be wrong....[^o)] __________________ Hm... I geuss there should be a signature here.

11-20-2006	#4 (permalink)
Westman14 (11) Student of Lord Kaio Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Redford, Michcigan Posts: 186 Rep Power: 3	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries Widescreen is better then Full Screen. __________________ Vegeta+Power=AWESOME!!!!

11-21-2006	#5 (permalink)
dragondyle (1) Earthling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries True, but DBZ was never widescreen which worries me about this new release. What im thinking is that FUNimation is cropping the footage, which can lead to some issues.

11-21-2006	#6 (permalink)
JerrodDRagon (23) Final Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TO Posts: 2,722 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 7	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries [quote user="Westman14"]Widescreen is better then Full Screen.[/quote] No since its makes the vidoe smaller which pisses me off. Plus DBZ was made in FULL SCREEN meaning we are losing the picture being bigger for NOTHING. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jerroddragon89 ^Request me as a Friend and Well Chat it up (just put on the request MFG, so I know its not spam)

11-22-2006	#7 (permalink)
dragondyle (1) Earthling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries Why did FUNimation ever think of doing DBZ in Widescreen? Doesn't make any sence.

11-22-2006	#8 (permalink)
JerrodDRagon (23) Final Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TO Posts: 2,722 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 7	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries I wonder if Dragonball will be redone like this too seeing how Dragonball was at the same level as DBZ. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jerroddragon89 ^Request me as a Friend and Well Chat it up (just put on the request MFG, so I know its not spam)

11-22-2006	#9 (permalink)
Gogeaton (14) Warrior of Namek Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 391 Rep Power: 6	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries They made it wide-screen becasue it looks more professional in quality and aslo stfu about size..who cares..you get more action in wide-screen its HD..I think...It will pwn and you guys shouldn't dwell on it being wide-screen. so I don't care what mose its in..it will rock regardless. __________________

11-24-2006	#10 (permalink)
Superior Namek'jin Ryu - Legendary Staffer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nebraska (U.S.A.) Posts: 6,962 Rep Power: 13	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries Now whether they are making it in Wide-Screen to look more professional or not in quality is left up to each person individually. So there is no reason to be telling people to "shut the fuck up" about its size. Many people care because DragonBall Z is more then just a show to them, which means if they want to complain then by all means complain. Afterall the comparison shots I've saw have almost tempted me to not even start collecting these Season Sets at all, and just finish getting all the Box Sets. Seeing as I'm only 4 or 5 out of owning all of DragonBall Z in Full-Screen format. Anyway, now that I've mentioned comparison shots, here are some for you guys to dwindle on: FUNimation DragonBall Z DVD's Re-Mastered FUNimation Season Set As you can see, we do infact get more footage on the left and right hand side, but we also lose footage from the top and bottom. That is all... __________________ SSJ Bulma: Where is ...Superior anyway? The original. gkrt: Doing what Ric Flair did. Got in the Hall of Fame then jumped on the land of retirement.

11-24-2006	#11 (permalink)
Gogeaton (14) Warrior of Namek Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 391 Rep Power: 6	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries Didn't mean to come across mean but what I mean is if you really are a die hard fan..size of the screen shouldn't matter as much as the show itself. In full-screen the guy still gets killed..in wide-screen.the guy still gets killed either way it is up to the user but I'm sure they'll put an option in the menu for wide or full screen viewing options. __________________

01-27-2007	#12 (permalink)
Westman14 (11) Student of Lord Kaio Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Redford, Michcigan Posts: 186 Rep Power: 3	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries People don't seem to understand this but in reality the Widescreen form actually shows alot more then Fullscreen, masybe it won't work so well for DBZ but you never know because with Full Screen you in fact do have more footage shown with the Widescreen adaption. But we will know more with the fininshed products release. __________________ Vegeta+Power=AWESOME!!!!

02-03-2007	#13 (permalink)
NakedSnake (6) Disciple of Kami Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 58 Rep Power: 3	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries One question for me on these awesome Re-Masters... Will the Regional Code settings be Region 1, 2 and 4 just like the others!?

02-09-2007	#14 (permalink)
bloodline (1) Earthling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries Everything about this dvd is excellent. But!!!! WHY DID THEY NOT MAKE A 5.1 SURROUND SOUND WITH AMERICAN MUSIC!!!!!!!! I might return it just because of this one flaw. now that is the only bad thing about the dvd(not to mention no realism by adding in swears instead of "im going to destroy you" it should be "Im going to f***ing kill you")

02-09-2007	#15 (permalink)
JerrodDRagon (23) Final Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TO Posts: 2,722 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 7	Re: DragonBall Z Season One Inquiries ^first off the word Fuck is never used in DBZ only words like Damn, and Bastard and thats all, I hope in the second DVD there is no lack of the word Bastard seeing in the manag almost everyone says that world. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jerroddragon89 ^Request me as a Friend and Well Chat it up (just put on the request MFG, so I know its not spam)