Forum - View topicNEWS: Funimation to Stream Dragon Ball Z in North America
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mdo7
Posts: 6358 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Awesome, looks like Funimation start off a good 2011 year with this.
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PurpleWarrior13
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Sounds interesting. I'm glad they're streaming DBZ, not just *gulp* Kai! (Ugh!) But this should turn out very interesting (about time too). I wonder if this'll be on Toonzaki.
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SaiyanHero16
Posts: 265 Location: South Carolina |
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I wonder if the dub will have the Japanese music or Falconer's track
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penguintruth
Posts: 8488 Location: Penguinopolis |
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It should be subtitle-only (for Z) so they can phase out that terrible English dub.
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Son-kun
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Well, it's about time. But I'll wait on the Dragon Box releases. If they decide to simulcast Kai, I'll watch it. But I'm more interested in Dragon Ball.
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NJ_
Posts: 3084 Location: Wallington, NJ |
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It should be the same for GT since that dub was just as bad. |
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Hypeathon
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Dude it took you over 6 hours to express any beef towards Funimation about this Dragonball-related news. Your're slipping man, what happend? |
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Brakus
Posts: 130 Location: Virginia |
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Not gonna happen. Wishful thinking can only go so far. Besides, you have the choice, so why bother those of us that do enjoy it in English? Moreover, WHICH English dub will it be? The Ocean Group dub, the FUNi dub with the Faulconer BGM, or the FUNi dub w/the original Japanese BGM? |
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penguintruth
Posts: 8488 Location: Penguinopolis |
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Hey, I have other forums to get to. I'm a busy guy. But kidding aside, it'll probably be the in-house Funimation English version with the Kikuchi score, since they've been slowing phasing out the Faulconer track. Actually, some of the Nathan Johnson stuff from the UUE redub of seasons 1 and 2 is decent and had me fooled for a while. But I still prefer Kikuchi's bigger, orchestral score. It sounds a little dated at times, with too many horns and spur sounds, but it's so very shonen and creates a more natural feel to the environment. In comparison, Yamamoto's Kai score, while also orchestral, feels a little limited, like he's afraid of going outside the boundaries. Not that I dislike Yamamoto's score, mind you. I doubt it will be Dragon Box quality video, though. |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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I am inclined to agree with you on both accounts. DBZ Evolution was doomed from the get go though. I mean seriously, if your going to do a DBZ movie, at least try to follow the manga and attempt to have the actors know the characters slightly. But even then, I am not sure it would have made a difference to be honest. On one hand, GT was somewhat of a flop, but on another hand, it wasn't too bad. However, given that Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z had some extremely intense and original battles, eventually it becomes hard too reach a new level of interest and intensity as the last battle was. But on the positive note, at least DBZ GT ended on a a conclusive and well done note. Sure, there might have been some lose ends, but at least the final battle and the final episode make the series worth finishing. But this is great news, Dragon Ball Z is a fun series to watch and watch again. |
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WeirDiE_InC
Posts: 417 Location: The GVRD |
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What I'm wondering is if this will be on Netflix streaming. At least then it'll really be available in "North America". |
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Primus
Posts: 2801 Location: Toronto |
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As a Canadian, I'm not sure I like the fact "Hulu" is even in that press release.
I don't want to be that guy, again, but Evolution is a Dragon Ball movie. It didn't try to adapt any storyline you'd see in the "Z" anime, but rather the first anime series, or the first bundle of manga volumes. And for a film that didn't want to use a child actor, but still wanted to be at the beginning, the sagas they chose weren't bad. It's just that their combination of the Pilaf and Piccolo Daimao archs lacked in the ability to tell an easily understandable story. Nor were the characters any thing more than just "characters". |
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TopGunman
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The fact that they announced a movie in the first place makes one cringe. What kind of retard would think 'let's make an American movie of Dragonball!'? And what kind of bigger idiot would say 'Wait and see'? |
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NJ_
Posts: 3084 Location: Wallington, NJ |
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Source: Twitter
Good news for Bruce Faulconer fans. Too bad they'll have to wait 2 months for the show to start playing that music score. |
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penguintruth
Posts: 8488 Location: Penguinopolis |
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I guess it's good news for dub fans that they get the Faulconer score (well, Nathan Johnson and then Bruce Faulconer). I guess it doesn't matter to me. The Kikuchi score doesn't make the dub any good, anyway.
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