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New Dragon Ball TV Series Announced: Dragon Ball Super
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HammerOfThor
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US hasn't gotten it yet? Isn't the only reason it exists is because of its popularity in the West?
Holy Order Sol
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yes, feed me more
yeah I bet a 60-something episode dragon ball anime would turn out great
Host Samurai
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I hope it goes over 500 episodes. #DBZForever
Pop-O-Matic
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kohelhunter
Neo Member
I totally agree with this.
This new dragon ball super is going to suck so is the new digimon, do know why it's going to suck, cause toei are putting out too many animes at once spreading there talent way too thin.
One piece
World trigger
Sait seiya soul of gold
sailor moon 2
precure
New digimon(should be running by july)
dragon ball super
*yearly precure movie*
*there deceber movie which might be one piece*
At least 2 golden goose(tv serise) have to die for us, for the other to fully mature into healthy strong birds.
The staff from dragon ball super is mostly going to be guys from Marvel disk wars Avengers by the looks at who the serise director is plus a few of those guys worked on the original dragon ball & z.
One piece
World trigger
Sait seiya soul of gold
sailor moon 2
precure
New digimon(should be running by july)
dragon ball super
*yearly precure movie*
*there deceber movie which might be one piece*
At least 2 golden goose(tv serise) have to die for us, for the other to fully mature into healthy strong birds.
The staff from dragon ball super is mostly going to be guys from Marvel disk wars Avengers by the looks at who the serise director is plus a few of those guys worked on the original dragon ball & z.
shadowsdarknes
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Seriously? You think DBZ accumulated a gigantic western audience by watching the Japanese dub?
Of course people like the American dub. If it was actually awful, DBZ wouldn't be big in the USA.
My best bet is funimation would rather take the time to dub the new movie and DBS instead, and not fall behind like they have with One Piece
gamerguy2002
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I've read the last 4 pages but nobody has brought up the fact of why a Falcouner soundtrack cannot happen anymore even if FUNi wanted to do such a thing.
Scott Morgan is the true composer of the US soundtrack, not Bruce Falcouner. he even takes requests and commissions for new DBZ-soundtracks. In fact, he just posted the other day complimenting Saiyan Enigma on his works at Kanzenshuu. appearently there was some kind of falling out with him and faulconer and faulconer refused to put his name on the CDs save for the first one. I'll find the interview in a bit.
But not just that, remember there was a whole lawsuit that made bad blood between FUNi and Faulconer.
So like it or not were stuck with whatever JP soundtrack we get for the dub, though it would have been cool to have a faulconer-sounding score on the dvd sets as a setting.
Scott Morgan is the true composer of the US soundtrack, not Bruce Falcouner. he even takes requests and commissions for new DBZ-soundtracks. In fact, he just posted the other day complimenting Saiyan Enigma on his works at Kanzenshuu. appearently there was some kind of falling out with him and faulconer and faulconer refused to put his name on the CDs save for the first one. I'll find the interview in a bit.
But not just that, remember there was a whole lawsuit that made bad blood between FUNi and Faulconer.
So like it or not were stuck with whatever JP soundtrack we get for the dub, though it would have been cool to have a faulconer-sounding score on the dvd sets as a setting.
Such a pessimistic bunch we have here. So just because it's gonna be at least 100 episodes it's gonna suck? C'mon guys.
Have some faith. I'm predicting a great show. Have some trust in Toriyama/Toei. They've done this before and they know what they're doing.
Have some faith. I'm predicting a great show. Have some trust in Toriyama/Toei. They've done this before and they know what they're doing.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Haven't seen the new movie yet. But man, rewatching some DBZ moments with him in it made me remember how fucking awesome he was as a villain.
This is the most vile, demoralizing ass whooping in all of DBZ
As for the show, I'm just glad theres gonna be more DragonBall.
This is the most vile, demoralizing ass whooping in all of DBZ
As for the show, I'm just glad theres gonna be more DragonBall.
Yeah, that's brutal to watch, fucking psycho animators.
-MD-
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100 episodes? Sweet.
I can't even imagine watching DBZ subbed, anytime I hear someone talk in Japanese promos for the show I wince, the voices are incredibly annoying.
Dub or bust.
I can't even imagine watching DBZ subbed, anytime I hear someone talk in Japanese promos for the show I wince, the voices are incredibly annoying.
Dub or bust.
The new movies have done really well.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Best part is that we now have a TON of brand new content for Dragonball Xenoverse
NeonZ
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It's not that odd for daytime anime. Anime for franchises that bombed and disappeared almost immediately were greenlighted with 50 episodes (Gyrozetter, Gaist Crusher) just on the hopes that the tie in would work out and the multimedia franchise become a success. DB already has many products going on and a new anime is both marketing them and giving them new material.
Why is it only being reported by Spanish sites though? Did they break a NDA?
Astral Dog
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I..i don`t understand, whats wrong with 100 episodes? wasn`t Dragon Ball Z something like 260? its big but not that much compared to Z. thats considering its likely going to have more than one story arc. seems fair, Dragon Ball is returning and may as well go all out.
It does say the new show is going to focus on attracting kids that watched Kai. thats a bit more concerning because its not going to have the level of violence that was on Z.
It does say the new show is going to focus on attracting kids that watched Kai. thats a bit more concerning because its not going to have the level of violence that was on Z.
Listen to this man. And maybe eventually Gohan can get back into fighting after 500 episodes.
TheVampire
Banned
100 Episodes???
FUCK YES
FUCK YES
Omega Kirby
Member
Oh well if it sucks I'll just go back to Seven Deadly Sin's
secretanchitman
Member
Count me in. Anything for some new DBZ - just make sure it has all of the USA cast and music.
Megalosaro
Banned
The dub will have the same cast as Kai. Music is a variable.
The Videl beating disturbed me more.
Winterfang
Banned
Isn't One Piece completely dead in the west?
No simulcast? So no Dragon Ball Super on Crunchyroll?
Hope Toei reconsider. Dunno how long it would take to have a Latin American dub.
And there is also the question if they will hire the original voice actors for Super dub (Mario Castañeda, René García) or will use the same cast of Kai.
DBZ succeeded in spite of how awful the dub was. It was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Afternoon cartoon blocks were hot and the type of action it provided hardly existed at the time in the west. Also, it's a kids show and kids will watch anything.
Really, take off the nostalgia googles and really try to watch that dub. Let's ignore the music issue and listen at the actual voice acting and script. It's terrible. Stilted, awkward delivery with some of the most 90s cheeseball humor that was added in for no reason. The voice actors have admitted that they couldn't act! Worse, they were forced to imitate a completely different cast to avoid making things completely jarring (they failed IMO). By the time they actually got comfortable with their characters, we were well into the Majin Buu arc, and even then there's still the music that never shuts up (oops), and silly dialogue that didn't exist in the original version.
Today, Dragon Ball Kai and Battle of Gods are the best examples of a good dub where DB is concerned (DB and GT were only inoffensive). The old Z dub is trash. The best thing I can say that the changes Funimation made may have exposed it to a larger audience than it would have been exposed to otherwise. DB is beyond anime in America. It's simply a cartoon in the west that a lot of children grew up with like Batman. However, its popularity in the rest of the world indicate that it's the content that people love about DB/Z and doesn't have much to do with whatever voice cast they grew up with.
Toei SUCKS nowadays.
They would keep japan score.
The original DBZ dub is bad by many metrics and would get panned today. The Kai dub is good even if I do prefer the japanese voices and script more.
No.
Toei's animation has been really shitty lately.
There are plenty of people who listen back and still prefer the dub. For me, it's Goku. Can't fucking stand the Japanese voice actor for Goku. Nails on chalkboard bad. That, and Chris Sabat's voice will always be what I associate with Vegeta.
Dragon Ball Z is maybe the most divisive anime in terms of dub versus sub. It's the only anime series I will ever prefer to watch in English.
I'm fine with 100 episodes. Since they don't have to adhere to any manga schedule, I'd hope the pacing and writing are on point. I'm also hoping we get some sweet "sakuga" more than once every thirty episodes or some nonsense. I want to see some actually good fight choreography!
Toei are MORONS if there is no simul-sub or dub for this. Fansubbers will come out of the woodwork if they aren't. Do they want that?
I've been rewatching the Namek arc on Toonami and shit was a lot more brutal that I remembered. Necks get snapped, children getting incinerated, etc. I'd be surprised if the new series is anywhere near as "raw"
Most of us in here saying "ugh Toei" are familiar with their recent output which for the most part has been mediocre to bad. In an ideal world, Toei would recognize that as the international superstar the DB IP is, the show deserves all their best talent and they should give them the time to animate the episodes well. However, since they know DBZ will do well regardless of how much effort into it, I'm going into this expecting most episodes to be slideshows and will be pleasantly surprised if things turn out well
The DBZ Kai dub is good (and by extension so will the DB Super dub). It's the original Funimation DBZ dub that he's talking shit about. This isn't a dub vs. sub issue, if you were to listen to that old dub now without the nostalgia goggles you'd have issues with it. Again though, any new dubs should be fine so its a non-issue for Dragon Ball Super.
Toei are MORONS if there is no simul-sub or dub for this. Fansubbers will come out of the woodwork if they aren't. Do they want that?
I've been rewatching the Namek arc on Toonami and shit was a lot more brutal that I remembered. Necks get snapped, children getting incinerated, etc. I'd be surprised if the new series is anywhere near as "raw"
Most of us in here saying "ugh Toei" are familiar with their recent output which for the most part has been mediocre to bad. In an ideal world, Toei would recognize that as the international superstar the DB IP is, the show deserves all their best talent and they should give them the time to animate the episodes well. However, since they know DBZ will do well regardless of how much effort into it, I'm going into this expecting most episodes to be slideshows and will be pleasantly surprised if things turn out well
The DBZ Kai dub is good (and by extension so will the DB Super dub). It's the original Funimation DBZ dub that he's talking shit about. This isn't a dub vs. sub issue, if you were to listen to that old dub now without the nostalgia goggles you'd have issues with it. Again though, any new dubs should be fine so its a non-issue for Dragon Ball Super.
Basically. At this point, I can watch either English or Japanese with no issue. It's a preference thing and it's cool to like whatever. That old dub though... Has a lot of issues that people continue to ignore.
Aaron Strife
Banned
No guys the original DBZ dub was so good just listen to this hip slang
Kai was the first DB dub to get everything completely right
Kai was the first DB dub to get everything completely right
ArchedThunder
Banned
The 100 episode thing was originally posted by one website who claimed to talk to Toei, I wouldn't put to much stock in it. I highly doubt they have planned to go that far, they will just take it as far as it goes until ratings and merch sales drop.
Yeah, I wouldn't take the 100 episode thing too seriously yet.
I don't really care about that at this point. In fact I'd rather the fanbase be smaller than split in half like it currently is. Dragon Ball isn't what Funimation and Ocean started in the 90s, that's why I don't like it as a whole, even though it introduced me to the franchise, and I'm happy for it.
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