Reddit reviews Dragon Ball: Season 1
We found 19 Reddit comments about Dragon Ball: Season 1. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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We found 19 Reddit comments about Dragon Ball: Season 1. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Not really bro
If you like an anime buy it when it come out in the format that you want it in. As the saying goes "vote with your money"
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I didn't buy a single version of the original Dragonball series until they finally released it uncut and in dual audio (then purchased all 5 seasons)
http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Season-One/dp/B002FOQXTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325362660&sr=8-1
There are five seasons that you can buy here and I have the first three seasons which each of them have about 30 episodes.
>Okay, so I have seasons 1-4 and 9 in the orange bricks [...] If I were to try to buy the series in a different format, 1) are the blu ray releases a good option?
The Blu-ray releases suffer from similar issues that plague the orange bricks (intense grain removal filters, 16:9 cropping), but have substantially better colors, contrast and framing. Compared to the Orange Bricks and their automated center crop, most scenes on the Blu-rays were manually framed, meaning less heads and mouths are out of shot.
I would advise purchasing the Blu-rays and selling the Orange Bricks, especially since the first three Orange Bricks are the worst looking ones.
>2) Are dragonball and gt available on bluray? Please note that Dragonbox is out of the question for me.
They are not. For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. For Dragon Ball GT, your best option is the Green Brick DVD set.
Someone recently asked if Dragon Ball would ever make it to Bluray. To quote /u/VegettoEX:
>Asked often, but no real updates. For an actual HD release, someone would need to pony up and scan film masters. Right now, that would have to be Toei; FUNimation's current masters are digibeta tapes at best.
I mean, they could do an upscaled release to Blu-ray, but that'd be a lot more trouble than it's worth with their current materials, and if they crop anything else... (insert fist-shaking here)
I would honestly expect to see something from Toei on Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT in HD before I would expect to see it from FUNimation.
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That being said, our FAQ in the sidebar has a list of your options when it comes to purchasing the series.
>##Q: What is the best way to purchase the anime?
A: There are many different ways to purchase the anime. While all releases of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT are in their native 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio, most English releases of Dragon Ball Z were cropped to 16:9 widescreen.
>* For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. [4:3 Native]
>Other releases include:
>* The Dragon Ball Z Orange Brick DVD set [16:9 Cropped], which are criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
For Dragonball you want the Blue bricks those are the uncensored version. Funimation haven't really been censoring it since the VHS days.
For Dragonball Z i'd go with Kai because it cuts out all the fillers and isnt slow paced unlike the original. Plus it stays true to the manga. You will need to watch the original at episode 200 since the dubbed version for the Buu saga hasn't been release. If you don't mind subbed you can continue with that.
As for Super i'd say it's worth your time, starts of a little slow and does get much better. You don't have to watch Battle of the Gods or Resurrection F as both those stories are being retold in DBS.
>Could someone please sum of the differences between versions? I'm really not entirely sure of all the differences.
From our FAQ in the sidebar:
>####Q: What is the best way to purchase the anime?
A: There are many different ways to purchase the anime. While all releases of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT are in their native 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio, most English releases of Dragon Ball Z were cropped to 16:9 widescreen.
> For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. [4:3 Native]
> For Dragon Ball Z, your best option is the most recent Bluray set. [16:9 Cropped]
> For Dragon Ball Z Kai, your best option is most recent Bluray/DVD set. If you prefer Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, you want "Parts 1-4" of the Part set. [4:3 Native]
> For Dragon Ball GT, your best option is the Green Brick DVD set. [4:3 Native]
>Other releases include:
> The Dragon Ball Z Orange Brick DVD set [16:9 Cropped], which are criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
> The Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box set [4:3 Native], the now-out-of-print collector's edition which is considered by many to be the best DVD set of the series. Unfortunately, they run around $700 for a complete set on eBay, and don't include the American broadcast score.
> The Dragon Ball Z Bluray Level Sets [4:3 Native], the now-cancelled Bluray set which was praised for its faithful colors, grain preservation and original 4:3 aspect ratio.
> The Dragon Ball Z "Rock The Dragon" set [4:3 Native], which contains all 53 episodes of the original Ocean Group dub.
There are other releases, like the old DVD singles (fullscreen video, first Funimation dub) and the Ultimate Uncut set (debut of 001-067's redub), but these have been out of print for ages.
There's only one way that I know of to buy pre-Z Dragon Ball uncut and in its entirety. You'll want to pick yourself up the Blue Bricks. The quality isn't terrible compared to the Orange Bricks. Don't forget about the movies.
For Z, you'll definitely want to avoid the Orange Bricks. The only good thing about this release is that it finally made Dragon Ball Z easy to buy without collecting endless DVDs. But the picture is botched up beyond being saved, and it's cropped to widescreen. Ideally you'd want to purchase the Dragon Boxes, but they're out-of-print and cost a pretty penny. Maybe check eBay if you're interested. You're probably going to want to go with the latest Blu-Ray releases. They're still cropped like the Orange Bricks, but they're a superior overall product even if they still aren't up to par with what we should be getting. Pick up the movies and Battle of Gods too.
GT is pretty simple. Buy the Green Brick. Like the pre-Z Blue Brick, the "remastering" didn't destroy the integrity of the product. It also comes with the one GT TV special. Yay!
And if you're interested in what order you should watch all this, check out our guide.
Dragon Ball is available on DVD on these blue sets http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Season-One/dp/B002FOQXTQ
Dragon Ball Z is available in it's entirety on DVD on similar sets but they are fairly awful quality (fake widescreen, heavy filtering applied, etc) http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Season-Vegeta-Saga/dp/B000KWZ1TI
Dragon Ball GT is available in a single DVD set
http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-GT-Sean-Schemmel/dp/B0063RE4X8
They've released the Dragon Ball Z movies on blu-ray, and Dragon Ball Z Kai is available on blu-ray, and they've started and stopped releasing the series previously with the Level 1.1 and Level 1.2 sets (no longer available). It looks like they are going to try releasing it on blu-ray AGAIN though http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Blu-ray-Sean-Schemmel/dp/B00F9IB1M4
I wouldn't hold my breath though. Funimation likes to start releasing a set and then cancel halfway through. Plus from what I'm reading it's the same garbage quality as the orange brick sets, only it's the 1080p version of it.
> Does anyone have comparison pictures of the the DVD Movie Packs vs the Blu Ray Double Features?
I only own the Dragon Box DVD Movie set. It would be a bit unfair to compare those, but if you're wanting to see that comparison, then I'll do it. Although what you're going to be expecting from the DVD set and the blu-ray set is only sharper imaging from the blu-ray set.
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New episodes come online around 10:15am JST, 9:15pm EST, 1:15am GMT. Episodes sometimes show up earlier for premium users and later for free users; sometimes they are late for everyone because of production issues.
Dragon Ball Super Dub Broadcast
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Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"
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Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT
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Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z
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Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
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New episodes come online around 10:15am JST, 9:15pm EST, 1:15am GMT. Episodes sometimes show up earlier for premium users and later for free users; sometimes they are late for everyone because of production issues.
Dragon Ball Super Dub Broadcast
Adult Swim: Saturday, 8pm EST
Toonami: Saturday, 11:30pm EST
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Home Video
Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"
Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST
Home video
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT
Official Streams
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball
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Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
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The best way to collect GT is in a garbage bag. All jokes aside the Blue and Orange bricks are the cheapest solution for a complete collection of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. As far as I know GT hasn't been released on blu ray yet, so this is what you want. For the Dragon Ball Z TV specials the bluray release of History of Trunks/Bardock is the best way to get those two.
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Buy the Blue bricks for Dragon ball http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Season-1/dp/B002FOQXTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422081461&sr=8-1&keywords=dragon+ball
For DBZ buy the Blu-rays if your a casual dbz watcher , buy The Dragon Boxes if your a purist , Take note though that the dragon boxes are out of print and very expensive.
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New episodes come online around 10:15am JST, 9:15pm EST, 1:15am GMT. Episodes sometimes show up earlier for premium users and later for free users; sometimes they are late for everyone because of production issues.
Dragon Ball Super Dub Broadcast
Adult Swim: Saturday, 8pm EST
Toonami: Saturday, 11:30pm EST
Adult Swim has the streaming rights for Super and Kai; they will not be available on FunimationNow until further notice. If you do not have cable, you can use SlingTV or Playstation Vue; their basic packages include Cartoon Network. Adult Swim and Toonami are programming blocks of Cartoon Network.
Home Video
Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"
Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST
Home video
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT
Official Streams
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball
Home Video
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
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I don't know if you can answer this but would it be on this?
I'd like to buy the best version.
The season sets are much cheaper now too.