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21 Reddit comments about Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 [Blu-ray]:

u/EmmaWinters · 12 pointsr/dbz

>I personally own all the original DBZ remastered DVDs [...] they also seem to be the worst option?

They're easily the worst-looking release, yes.

The "Orange Brick" DVDs were treated with an aggressive noise filter, the colors are overly-contrasted, and with the early seasons, excessive detail loss occurs during scenes with shaky picture. These aren't cherry-picked images, either. In fact, those aren't even the worst examples I can give.

>I considered maybe checking out the Blu-Ray Remastereds if possible because of the better cropping, but I also heard they suffer from some issues as well.

The Blu-ray releases suffer from similar issues that plague the DVDs (intense grain removal filters, 16:9 cropping), but have substantially better colors, contrast and framing. Compared to the DVDs and their automated center crop, most scenes on the Blu-rays were manually framed, meaning less heads and mouths are out of shot.

>The Dragon Box is an option [...] Unless they're available online for free (like officially, not piracy) that seems like a very unlikely option.

You're kinda out of luck there. The Dragon Boxes are currently a collectors' item, and go for a lot of money. I would recommend the Blu-rays to you if you're purchasing Dragon Ball Z.

>Originally I was just going to watch Dragonball Z Kai. But, I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable with the new dubbed voices to be honest, and I also kind of liked some of the filler

If script integrity has any importance to you, Dragon Ball Z Kai has a much more faithful-to-the-Japanese English dub than Dragon Ball Z does, and as a result, it is often recommended to those who do not wish to watch the series subtitled.

If you're already sold on the "original" dub and American replacement score, I recommend the Blu-ray season sets. But if you're open to some minor casting changes, I strongly urge you to watch Dragon Ball Z Kai. If you decide to watch Kai, you should know that the Majin Buu arc has yet to be released outside of Japan. Because of this, you will need to switch to episode 200 of Dragon Ball Z after finishing episode 98.

u/FatNagger69 · 7 pointsr/dbz

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]

  • 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.
u/FatNigger69 · 6 pointsr/dbz

>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.

u/TyroKith · 5 pointsr/dbz

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.

u/vinnycthatwhoibe · 3 pointsr/dbz

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.

u/Nickolaus · 3 pointsr/dbz

Most of the time bootlegs have a tendency to be bad. If you're looking for a cheap way to collect the series on DVD, my personal suggestion would be picking up the Orange Brick set. If you were to purchase this set, you would get an official version of the series that has good subtitle quality and somewhat good video. There are some issues with the video and those details will be found below.

> ###What is the best way to purchase the anime?
> ---
>
> * 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 more optimal version to buy would be the blu-ray set but those will cost you a bit more. The best fan choice (if you're really into the series and willing to pay the money for it) would be the Dragon Box set. These are not cheap by any means.

u/jumpshot22 · 3 pointsr/dbz

No, the Blu-Rays for Dragon Ball Z contain 3 audio options: Japanese dub with Kikuchi score, Funimation dub with Kikuchi score, and Funimation dub with Bruce Faulconer score (which is what you're referring to). What /u/PrideTaker is talking about is an issue with the audio specifically for the Blu-Ray/DVD releases for Dragon Ball Z Kai, which is somewhat complicated. If you're buying the Z Blu-Rays, then it will contain the English audio track and music you are wanting.

u/JMS230 · 3 pointsr/dbz

Get these DVD sets or

These Bluray sets.

They both have the option of choosing between Japanese and US music. Starting at episode 68 you will want to select US Broadcast Audio in the audio settings for Faulconer music. I would also recommend not getting the DVD sets and going for the Blurays if you have a Bluray player. The Blurays look much better.

u/alan2500 · 2 pointsr/dbz

There are blueray sets for both of them, here is hos the first kai release looks http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Kai-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B0079KGANU / http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Kai-Part-Blu-ray/dp/B0036ZA8G2
And here is the first DBZ release http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Blu-ray-Sean-Schemmel/dp/B00F9IB1M4

You can tell the difference by Kai or Z being in the name.

u/pspiq5 · 2 pointsr/dbz

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>This topic is addressed in our Wiki.

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Dragon Ball Super Sub Simulcast


Official Streams

  • Daisuki. Available in North America; also covers most of Europe and several other territories; see the complete list here. Available to free users in certain regions.

  • AnimeLab. Australia and New Zealand, subscription and free users. (Fewer ads than Crunchyroll for free users.)

  • FunimationNow. North America, subscription and free users. Funimation's videos usually go up later than they do on other services.

  • Crunchyroll. Free and premium users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and these European countries; premium only in Latin America and South Africa. This service is NOT recommended; their servers cannot handle DBS traffic and free users get the episodes 2 hours late.

  • VRV: US-only bundle service for Crunchyroll and Funimation. New episodes appear around the same time as they do on Crunchyroll. NOTE: This service serves as a substitute for a Crunchyroll premium membership, but it does not substitute for Funimation's premium service. The only Dragon Ball series offered is Super (subtitled).

    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

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    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.

    Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"


    Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    Home video

  • Part 1 (episodes 99-121): April 25, Blu-Ray and DVD.
  • Part 2 (episodes 122-144): May 23, Blu-Ray and DVD.
  • Part 3 (episodes 145-167): June 20, Blu-Ray and DVD.

    Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT


    Official Streams

  • FUNimation (North America):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT

  • AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z

  • Hulu:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT

  • Yahoo View:
    Dragon Ball

    Home Video

  • FUNimation:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super

  • Amazon:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super



    If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, you can appeal to the moderating team.
u/PhantomLordG · 2 pointsr/dbz

Your submission has been removed for the following reason:

>This topic is addressed in our Wiki.

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Dragon Ball Super Sub Simulcast


Official Streams

  • Daisuki. Available in North America; also covers most of Europe and several other territories; see the complete list here. Available to free users in certain regions. Usually shows up in 1080 for free users about 5 minutes before premium users get 480 at Crunchyroll.

  • AnimeLab. Australia and New Zealand, subscription and free users. (Fewer ads than Crunchyroll for free users.)

  • FunimationNow. North America, subscription and free users. Funimation's videos usually go up later than they do on other services.

  • Crunchyroll. Free and premium users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and these European countries; premium only in Latin America and South Africa. This service is NOT recommended; their servers cannot handle DBS traffic and free users get the episodes 2 hours late.

  • VRV: US-only bundle service for Crunchyroll and Funimation. New episodes appear around the same time as they do on Crunchyroll. NOTE: This service serves as a substitute for a Crunchyroll premium membership, but it does not substitute for Funimation's premium service. The only Dragon Ball series offered is Super (subtitled).

    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

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    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

  • Part One (episodes 1-13): 25 July 2017, Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part Two (episodes 14-26): 3 October 2017, Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part Three (episodes 27-39): TBA

    Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"


    Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    Home video

  • Part 1 (episodes 99-121): Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part 2 (episodes 122-144): Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part 3 (episodes 145-167): Blu-Ray and DVD

    Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT


    Official Streams

  • FUNimation (North America):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT

  • AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z

  • Hulu:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT

  • Yahoo View:
    Dragon Ball

    Home Video

  • FUNimation:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super

  • Amazon:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super



    If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, you can appeal to the moderating team.
u/Terez27 · 2 pointsr/dbz

Your submission has been removed for the following reason:

>This topic is addressed in our FAQ. See the link for more details about the different dub versions and soundtracks.

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. All home releases except for the "Dragon Box" and "Rock the Dragon" sets offer three soundtrack options: Japanese with original soundtrack, English dub with original soundtrack, and English dub with Funimation's replacement soundtrack. (There is no Funimation soundtrack for Kai or Super.)

  • 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 Blu-ray set [16:9 Cropped]
  • For Dragon Ball Kai, your best option is most recent Blu-ray/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 soundtrack.
  • The Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Level Sets [4:3 Native], the now-cancelled Blu-ray 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.

    If you prefer a stream, you can watch the series on several online services including FUNimation. Streams are available subbed or dubbed, but both versions will feature the original Japanese soundtrack.



    If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, you can appeal to the moderating team.
u/alchemist5 · 2 pointsr/dbz

Kinda. Season 2 is only 17 on amazon, and 1, 3, and 4 are only 25.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Blu-ray-Sean-Schemmel/dp/B00F9IB1M4/ref=pd_cp_mov_2

u/n_reineke · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Dragonball Z!


Thanks for the awesome contest :)

u/tucker42 · 1 pointr/dbz

If you want what you saw on toonami, this series is your best bet. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F9IB1M4?pc_redir=1407264975&robot_redir=1

u/Chronicthehedgebong · 1 pointr/dbz

Because of what /u/VegettoEx said, I'm not sure which dub you're referring to. But, both the "Ocean" dub and in-house FUNimation dub have a home release.

u/funkypoi · 1 pointr/WorldOfWarships

did you buy the japanese version or the dubbed version?

DBZ season 1 BD only cost 21 dollars on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Blu-ray-Sean-Schemmel/dp/B00F9IB1M4/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1449103750&sr=1-2&keywords=dragon+ball+z

anime shops tend to charge quite a lot, and I also heard aussies hate anything fun and they sell entertainment at a much higher rate

u/adrianmalacoda · 1 pointr/dbz

Your submission has been removed for the following reason:

>This topic is addressed in our Wiki.

If a streaming website is not listed below, it is almost certainly illegal. If there is an unlisted website which you believe is legal, please contact the moderators before discussing or linking it on the subreddit. Piracy is forbidden on r/dbz.

Dragon Ball Super Sub Simulcast


Official Streams

  • Daisuki. Available in North America; also covers most of Europe and several other territories; see the complete list here. Available to free users in certain regions. Usually shows up in 1080 for free users about 5 minutes before premium users get 480 at Crunchyroll.

  • AnimeLab. Australia and New Zealand, subscription and free users. (Fewer ads than Crunchyroll for free users.)

  • FunimationNow. North America, subscription and free users. Funimation's videos usually go up later than they do on other services.

  • Crunchyroll. Free and premium users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and these European countries; premium only in Latin America and South Africa. This service is NOT recommended; their servers cannot handle DBS traffic and free users get the episodes 2 hours late.

  • VRV: US-only bundle service for Crunchyroll and Funimation. New episodes appear around the same time as they do on Crunchyroll. NOTE: This service serves as a substitute for a Crunchyroll premium membership, but it does not substitute for Funimation's premium service. The only Dragon Ball series offered is Super (subtitled).

    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

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    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

  • Part One (episodes 1-13): 25 July 2017, Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part Two (episodes 14-26): 3 October 2017, Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part Three (episodes 27-39): TBA

    Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"


    Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST

  • Livestream

  • Recent Episodes

    Home video

  • Part 1 (episodes 99-121): Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part 2 (episodes 122-144): Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Part 3 (episodes 145-167): Blu-Ray and DVD

    Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT


    Official Streams

  • FUNimation (North America):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT

  • AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand):
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z

  • Hulu:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT

  • Yahoo View:
    Dragon Ball

    Home Video

  • FUNimation:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super

  • Amazon:
    Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super



    If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, you can appeal to the moderating team.
u/birdy_the_scarecrow · 1 pointr/Piracy

While i cant say for sure what it is, I can tell you what it is not.

It's Widescreen, so this excludes the Dragon Box and Blu-Ray "Level Sets"(discontinued before finishing) because they are 4:3.

Audio is clearly the "Remaster" or "Funi V2" (post singles release).

If i had to take a guess id say this came from Either the Orange Bricks or the Blu-ray Release

One other possibility is the more obscure "Ultimate Uncut" version which was discontinued before finishing also, however i don't think its this version because it usually comes pared with a unique intro rather then the japanese one.

It shouldn't be to hard to tell if its the Orange Brick version with a little searching, its rather notorious for having bad cropping to fit the widescreen format (the blurays apparently do a more selective and thus better job at this).

This is why most people praise the Dragon Box version and were rather upset that the Level Sets got canceled in favor of the Cropped/Widescreen Blu-Rays.