SonicMegaDrive
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Have Japanese broadcasting standards become stricter or something? I've noticed in recent years that shows have become more shy about showing explicit nudity and ultra violence.
Dragon Ball Kai Official Thread
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IrrelevantNotch
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Werd the fuck up. I say we find those fanboys and throw them off a cliff.
SouthernDragon
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Looking at these screens, I don't get what the appeal is supposed to be. I was expecting stuff like the OP.
Diablohead
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It's nice to see early Vegeta with black hair and yellow armour in that jpg.
I'm fine without the blood since i'm use to it not being there from the UK version.
I'm fine without the blood since i'm use to it not being there from the UK version.
rollingstart
Banned
the censoring is kinda weak, but I did like that they re-colored Vegeta and Nappa to fit more with their final looks. I have no plans to stop watching the series, at least not until well into the Namek arc. These early parts of DBZ didn't really have the slow, numbing pacing found later in the series, so that's when it will really benefit from fixing.
I think its fine so far. I don't really care about the censorship, its not the reason I watch the show. As far as the editing feeling jarring, I'm getting used to it. My only real problem is the moments where you can notice they added some new animation, it looks pretty bad. I'd rather they don't bother adding in any new animation if they aren't going seriously re-animate the whole show.
SecretBonusPoint
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Damn, kinda weird seeing the old Vegeta and Nappa colour mistakes getting axed. Theyre weirdly nostalgic.
They even made a figure set of the colour variant :lol
They even made a figure set of the colour variant :lol
MaddenNFL64
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What's this I read? Censored DBZ in Japan? Say it ain't so.
FUNI never got a break from DB fans because of their editing. They better be hard on Toei too.
FUNI never got a break from DB fans because of their editing. They better be hard on Toei too.
BlackGoku03
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That is shitty. Really shitty. I was kind of fine up to episode 2 but episode three was pretty bad.
1. There are scenes towards the beggining with so much grain and age, I was wondering if they did anything at all to improve it. Suddenly I see updated color, lines, and effects but they clash with the older scenes they didn't redo. It's like someone spliced together some homemade remix with the older ones. Ugh.
2. The music did not hold up this episode. It did in the first two but it was weak in ep 3.
3. The cutting out of the blood and holes in the body is very strange. I've seen worse from similar shows recently so I'm wondering why they decided to edit it. Really stupid. I can't believe I'm angry at Toei for fucking up their own shit.
The voice acting was good though. I can't deny that.
I'll still continue to watch the series. I'm guessing they'll release a DVD version with all the blood thrown back in.
1. There are scenes towards the beggining with so much grain and age, I was wondering if they did anything at all to improve it. Suddenly I see updated color, lines, and effects but they clash with the older scenes they didn't redo. It's like someone spliced together some homemade remix with the older ones. Ugh.
2. The music did not hold up this episode. It did in the first two but it was weak in ep 3.
3. The cutting out of the blood and holes in the body is very strange. I've seen worse from similar shows recently so I'm wondering why they decided to edit it. Really stupid. I can't believe I'm angry at Toei for fucking up their own shit.
The voice acting was good though. I can't deny that.
I'll still continue to watch the series. I'm guessing they'll release a DVD version with all the blood thrown back in.
Wow so much bitching.
I just finished watching episode 3 as well and i think it looks ALOT nicer than funimations remastering.
Big deal about the blood. So what if some blood isn't flying out of his chest on that slow motion scene. You can still see him bleeding from the mouth while he is talking to piccolo.
Oh and just so you know....If you were shot in the chest with something like what piccolo used...basically a laser with electricty surrounding it. You would not be bleeding profusely like that anyways. The beam would have burnt everything inside while it went through therefore cauterizing the wound...Hence no blood.
anyways...
I was kinda hoping that the show was going to look like the opening but i am fine with the way it looks now. Just look at the comparison shots posted above. Kai looks way cleaner than funimations.
I have Season 1-5 of the remastered funimation set. If they are going to condense this down to around 100 episodes and it maintains this quality i am going to sell my Remastered sets...Hell i might just put them up for sale right now.
I just finished watching episode 3 as well and i think it looks ALOT nicer than funimations remastering.
Big deal about the blood. So what if some blood isn't flying out of his chest on that slow motion scene. You can still see him bleeding from the mouth while he is talking to piccolo.
Oh and just so you know....If you were shot in the chest with something like what piccolo used...basically a laser with electricty surrounding it. You would not be bleeding profusely like that anyways. The beam would have burnt everything inside while it went through therefore cauterizing the wound...Hence no blood.
anyways...
I was kinda hoping that the show was going to look like the opening but i am fine with the way it looks now. Just look at the comparison shots posted above. Kai looks way cleaner than funimations.
I have Season 1-5 of the remastered funimation set. If they are going to condense this down to around 100 episodes and it maintains this quality i am going to sell my Remastered sets...Hell i might just put them up for sale right now.
grandjedi6
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Seems Dragonball Z is getting the same amount of censorship One Piece has... which really isn't surprising in the slightest.
Docpan said:
I'm said it from day one. Fuck FUNi's work on DBZ. Top to bottom, it's been absolutely, ballshatteringly terrible (well, the dub during the Buu saga was decent). The fact that Toei is basically milking the cow again with a FUNi style hackjob and edits just makes me shake my head.
If any other show was getting this treatment, people would be flinging feces. But hey, it's their show. Let em rip it up. It'll be a laugh when Toei/FUNi attempt to sell this to people who bought DBZ...again.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I guess I'm the only one still watching?
This episode made me realise how weirdly does the afterlife stuff stand out from everything else in the series. It's like the stuff during Goku's training comprises a sort of liminal phase between the fantasy adventure feeling of DB against the hardcore sci-fiesque grittiness and self-importance of DBZ.
This episode made me realise how weirdly does the afterlife stuff stand out from everything else in the series. It's like the stuff during Goku's training comprises a sort of liminal phase between the fantasy adventure feeling of DB against the hardcore sci-fiesque grittiness and self-importance of DBZ.
bigmit3737
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Has episode 3 been subbed? I can't find it.
EmCeeGramr
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As long as the show retains the main essence of DBZ, everything will be okay.
The main essence?
"When you die, your eyes bug out."
The main essence?
"When you die, your eyes bug out."
bigmit3737
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Which fan-subs are you guys watching?
I saw the first 3 episodes...and I am really enjoying it.
I never really started the series from scratch when I first saw the original version.
So I am actually watching episodes that I vaguely remember or have never seen before.
I think I watched Vegeta/Goku saga and then on, in the original series.
Nostalgia may be playing a part, but I am really enjoying this series.
I saw the first 3 episodes...and I am really enjoying it.
I never really started the series from scratch when I first saw the original version.
So I am actually watching episodes that I vaguely remember or have never seen before.
I think I watched Vegeta/Goku saga and then on, in the original series.
Nostalgia may be playing a part, but I am really enjoying this series.
I was watching Safety Dance subs, but for some reason they either died or their releases justaren't timely now, since episode 6 just came out and they are still on episode 4. Now I've switched to Suppiido Fansubs because I don't have patience anymore. Hopefully, Safety Dance will come back soon, cause SF's translations are baaaaaad.
The problem is nobody gives a shit about Kai anymore after realizing what an awful hackjob it is.
The "re-drawn" frames, which are really just poorly traced and then touched up by someone with zero talent, are the ultimate kick in the nuts for me (besides the horrendous censoring).
Oh, and the music doesn't fit at all.
It's such a shame, too, because TOEI hit a home-run with the 2008 special. Perhaps that was handled by a separate team.
The "re-drawn" frames, which are really just poorly traced and then touched up by someone with zero talent, are the ultimate kick in the nuts for me (besides the horrendous censoring).
Oh, and the music doesn't fit at all.
It's such a shame, too, because TOEI hit a home-run with the 2008 special. Perhaps that was handled by a separate team.
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