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432823, Dragonball Z to be re-edited and remastered for HDTV in Japan
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-07-09 08:36 AM
from Daizenshuu EX

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From Shonen Jump)

Translation:

20th anniversary of Dragon Ball Z!
The legend of Z will be back with the newest digital technology!!
Starts at 9:00AM in April 5th 2009, on Fuji TV!!

1. More exciting by re-editing!!: The footage will be totally re-edited and HD-remastered!!
2. New opening and ending!!: Both footage and songs will be renewed! The sound effects in the show will also be renewed!!
2. Superb seiyus will gather for the show!!: The show will be re-dubbed by the original casts!!


the show to be reportedly edited down to 100 eps with new special effects added


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432835, this is the best part. this has the potential to be EPIC
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sat Feb-07-09 11:55 AM

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>the show to be reportedly edited down to 100 eps with new
>special effects added
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theres like 300 episodes. condensing it is going to make it awesome.

inuyasha could use a remake like this cause i swear theres only like 52 episodes of material. and the Band of 7 filler arc was better than any arc in the show.
432842, not to mention Rumiko Takashi's inability to end an anime series
Posted by hardware, Sat Feb-07-09 12:26 PM
they go on for like 5,6,7 seasons and then just cut off. no conflict resolution whatsoever
432907, Nearly all of her shows go on forever
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-07-09 10:26 PM
I remember reading Maison Ikkoku and Ranma 1/2 and getting frustrated
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433010, I was so pissed at Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha
Posted by hardware, Sun Feb-08-09 07:19 PM
i spent my high school years watching Ranma and when i finally made it to the end in 07, i felt like i wasted my time with it

and Inuyasha was mad fuckin abrupt. Naraku was right there and they still manage to fail
436183, LOL @ 2007
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-24-09 09:15 AM
>i spent my high school years watching Ranma and when i
>finally made it to the end in 07, i felt like i wasted my time
>with it

The Doc remembers starting to watch that in 1995... we all joked it would take Viz until 2010 to finish it
436256, I think they finished that shit the next year lol
Posted by jaywonder, Tue Feb-24-09 01:55 PM
and they've never finished Urusei Yatsura
436693, MAISON IKKOKU HAD AN ENDING!
Posted by Adwhizz, Wed Feb-25-09 05:49 PM
That guy ( I forget his name) and the Landlord lady got married finally.

Man you brought back so many memories, I'm about to go re read them things

If you want to talk about series with no REAL ending GTO was the worst.
436745, Maison Ikkoku is an exception. I hated the ending to the GTO anime
Posted by jaywonder, Wed Feb-25-09 09:14 PM
the manga went longer. I forgot the ending of it though

Have you read the Shonan Junai Gumi manga? It's about Onizuka when he was younger. That shit is hilarious


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437625, I haven't read that, but if there's more ONizuka I'm there
Posted by Adwhizz, Sat Feb-28-09 04:09 PM
nm
437684, yeah, there's 3 parts of the Onizuka franchise
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-28-09 08:40 PM
Shonan Junai-gumi (released 1990-1996)
deals with the Oni-Baku (Demon Explosion) duo, consisting of Eikichi Onizuka and Ryuji Danma, and their quest to lose their virginity and reach maturity. They are widely feared bōsōzoku, and are known for their tenacity and viciousness in a fight. However, this lifestyle does not exactly endear them to the opposite gender, so they decide to change their ways. However, this is easier said than done. As the story unfolds, we meet the Oni-Baku's wide range of friends and foes, and the crazy situations they all get into. The story is initially a gag manga, but more serious issues present themselves as it continues, eventually striking a balance similar to that of GTO (which this manga predates).

Bad Company(1996)
one volume prequel to Shonan Junai Gumi which was followed by the better known series Great Teacher Onizuka
Bad Company is made up of two parts, each dedicated in part to how Onizuka and Ryuuji meet and get their motorcycles.


and then you have GTO


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432872, KA
Posted by jetblack, Sat Feb-07-09 04:28 PM
MEH
HA
MEH
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
432886, I've been hearing rumblings that they may do a new series
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-07-09 05:59 PM
If the DVD sales in Japan and if the new movie does acceptable in the Box office

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433011, did you not see the new pilot episode?
Posted by hardware, Sun Feb-08-09 07:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMhQnxmh0s
434356, I saw that 3 months ago
Posted by jaywonder, Mon Feb-16-09 06:48 AM

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433024, so. its just gonna be "Hey im evil. LETS FIGHT" for 100 episodes. hell yea.
Posted by Doc Maestro, Sun Feb-08-09 09:44 PM
435374, It's going to be called "Dragon Ball Kai"
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-21-09 02:53 AM

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435436, Is that for real? U got confirmation or something?
Posted by icecold21, Sat Feb-21-09 06:38 PM
If so, that will be dope.
435443, yep. Weekly Shonen Jump announced it last week
Posted by jaywonder, Sat Feb-21-09 07:27 PM
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d81/Kaboom_Krusader/1235057597dbkaipe4.jpg

No word if they episodes are going to be condensed yet.....


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435540, Yeahhh boyyyy! (c) Flava Flav
Posted by icecold21, Sun Feb-22-09 01:43 PM
Definitely looking forward to that, can't wait.
435409, i've always had a problem w/ the Goku/Vegeta dynamic
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sat Feb-21-09 03:18 PM
one day, I'mma post about it

and really for that matter, a lot of shonen rivalries.
435437, I've always enjoyed it.
Posted by icecold21, Sat Feb-21-09 06:40 PM
436671, i enjoyed it too
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Feb-25-09 05:00 PM
but Vegeta couldnt win anything for shit.

i didnt like that it basically just took a giant shit on hardwork and the desire to be the best.
435544, does this mean they're going to crop it to 16:9 again?
Posted by Nukkapedia, Sun Feb-22-09 02:01 PM
435631, I think so, and fanboys are not hsppy about it
Posted by jaywonder, Sun Feb-22-09 08:39 PM
Toei JUST released Dragonball on DVD a year and a half ago in sets called "Dragonboxes" Box 1 was the entire Dragonball show, 2 was DBZ, and 3 was GT. Those were way better than the latest Season sets that Funimation released
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435939, news from Daizenshuu EX
Posted by jaywonder, Mon Feb-23-09 12:05 PM
http://daizex.com/misc_stuff/dragonball_kai_vjump.jpg

"The opening stuff is the standard fare we have come to expect from the earlier announcements (like "Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Start of Dragon Ball Z's Broadcast!" and "The Son Goku Legend, Once More!! And its name is... DRAGON BALL KAI"). However, the interesting material appears under the header "The four points that make up the world of "Kai"!":

The story will be developed speedily!
"Kai" starts from the invasion of the Saiyans. This version will be re-edited to hew more closely to Akira Toriyama's original story, so the story's development will progress all the faster!

The opening and ending songs will be completely renewed!!
The opening and ending songs will together be made anew! Furthermore, in "Kai", the background music will be newly recorded. Let's enjoy "Kai", where even the music has been powered up!!

Through digital processing, the image will be made vibrant!!
All the grime, damage and noise remaining on the "Z" film will be removed! In HD, the image will be even clearer. We've carefully made the ultra-powerful "Kai" world even more impressive!

An all-star voice cast will record the lines anew!!
The original main cast, centered around Masako Nozawa as Son Goku, will reunite, yo. They'll breathe life into the characters again, to support their appeal!! "

435961, does it really say "yo", yo?
Posted by Nukkapedia, Mon Feb-23-09 01:21 PM
436095, yes.......yes it does
Posted by jaywonder, Mon Feb-23-09 07:30 PM

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436162, lmmfao
Posted by mtbatol, Tue Feb-24-09 02:15 AM
445975, so instead of Goku taking 12 episodes to get that Spirit Bomb
Posted by tappenzee, Mon Apr-13-09 11:15 AM
all charged up, maybe they can cut it down a bit?

That was always the biggest annoyance I had with the show, how fucking long it took everything to develop. I like the idea of trimming it to the essentials
436184, Wonder how and what's gonna get cut
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-24-09 09:18 AM
the anime had a TON of filler which gained it all the jokes people have for it

but damn. Masako "Gokuu" Nozawa went from being a "also-ran" voice actress (she played the equivalent to Voltron's "Pidge" in GoLion among some other roles)...to straight up EATIN' off Kakarott and friends for almost 25 years. Damn.

Wonder who will play Tenshinhan, his voice actor passed away in '06 (big up Hajime Saito, Starscream and Bright freakin' Noa).
436258, I heard they weren't gonna re-record Tenshinhan's parts
Posted by jaywonder, Tue Feb-24-09 02:00 PM
I'm hoping that with the new special doing so well (People had to wait days to watch it on Jumpland.com because so many people around the world were watching and downloading it), the new movie, and with this new version, that maybe a new series could be on the horizon like it's been rumored


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438018, that new movie was excellent (and funny as hell)
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Mar-02-09 12:49 PM
it actually ethered DBGT, ITDO -- since it seemed more true to "Dragon Ball" life than that series (which is a glorified fanfiction...or a full-length series of "filler episodes").

Vegeta's brother was funny as hell. They had fighting, but they remembered the thing that made Dragon Ball what it is -- it's funny as hell.
439327, it was really good
Posted by jaywonder, Fri Mar-06-09 07:14 PM

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436272, RE: Wonder how and what's gonna get cut
Posted by Brother_Afron, Tue Feb-24-09 02:31 PM
Yeah if they cut the filler the show could easily be 100 episodes. Of course I wouldn't be mad if they cut everything after the Cell Saga.
437913, they're going to adapt to make it follow the manga more closely
Posted by jaywonder, Mon Mar-02-09 01:20 AM

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436501, The official Japanese site for DBK
Posted by jaywonder, Wed Feb-25-09 01:59 AM
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/


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436503, more details
Posted by jaywonder, Wed Feb-25-09 02:11 AM
http://www.kanzentai.com/index.php

DragonBall Kai Details Posted by: Hujio
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 @ 11:58 AM CST


After leaking the Jump Anime Tour Special character sheets and breaking the news of a DragonBall Z "refresh," I think we can trust our inside man Wasted Wisher. Since the announcement of the "refresh," there has been some speculation as to what exactly DragonBall Kai will be like. So, here are a few things Wasted Wisher has told us will be in the upcoming first episode:

* A brief look at the last moments of Bardock and Planet Vegeta.
* An overview of DragonBall, from Goku's younger years up until his triumph over Piccolo at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai.
* The all-too-brief and yet still somewhat triumphant return of "FARMER WITH A SHOTGUN!"
* Goku's winky has disappeared! That's right, no more Goku frontal nudity. But don't worry, they won't do anything so blatant as to digitize tighty-whiteys on him.

Hopefully some more details will surface as we get closer to April 5th, but at least now we have a little better idea of what's coming our way.


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437839, Official promo commercial and pictures
Posted by jaywonder, Sun Mar-01-09 07:28 PM
subtitled by fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCzWhhOi90Q

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442928, MORE info
Posted by jaywonder, Wed Mar-25-09 10:39 PM
http://www.kanzentai.com/index.php

On March 20th, Fuji TV and Toei Animation held a preview of DragonBall Kai as part of the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Saeki Kenji, of "Game Watch", was in attendance and has posted up a nice run-down of the event.


http://www.kanzentai.com/uploads/dbk/fuji_01.jpg


Some of our favorite seiyuu were in attendance, including Tanaka Mayumi (Krillin), Nozawa Masako (Son Goku), and Furukawa Toshio (Piccolo), shown from left to right in the back row. Also in attendence was Tanimoto Takayoshi, the vocalist for DragonBall Kai's new opening and ending themes. Fans, dressed up as Piccolo and Goku, even got the opportunity to get up on stage, saying "they got goosebumps hearing the seiyuu's voices in person". And although Toriyama wasn't there in person, he did make an official statement in his typical non-committal way.

I wonder how the DragonBall anime will be improved in 2009? I'm looking forward to it!
- Toriyama Akira

http://www.kanzentai.com/uploads/dbk/fuji_02.jpg

http://www.kanzentai.com/uploads/dbk/fuji_04.jpg

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The seiyuu eventually talked about their record sessions for DragonBall Kai, and here's a little of what they had to say:

* "This was a performance that swallowed up my life; I remember being stressed when we first started recording." - Tanaka Mayumi
* "I'm now a fan of this series myself." - Furukawa Toshio
* Though it's been 13 years since they last recorded, "It doesn't feel like it's been that long." - Nozawa Masako
* "The tempo is very fast, so Goku is already dead by episode 2." - Tanaka Mayumi


Tanaka-san's last statement seems a little strange, considering that the DragonBall Kai episode titles revealed in V-Jump suggest that Goku doesn't die until episode 3 or 4. We're assuming this is simply a mistake on Tanaka's part, but we'll give her pass on this one, since she's now probably very busy recording both Krillin and Luffy (One Piece). If it turns out she's right, it'll make things quite interesting, as the series will be progressing at a much faster rate than anyone had anticipated.

http://www.kanzentai.com/uploads/dbk/fuji_05.jpg


As a special bonus, Toei gave a presentation on the remastering process used for the new series, including a comparison between their own DVD releases (on the left) and their HD remastering of DragonBall Kai (on the right). We're not exactly sure what all they talked about, or for that matter how much detail they went into, but I would have loved to been there to ask some questions... or at least have been a fly on the wall. Here's that same shot of Goku just before he transforms into a Super Saiya-jin, as taken from episode 95 of the "Dragon Box Z Vol. 1". The screen shot itself has just been re-sized, with no color correction.

http://www.kanzentai.com/uploads/dbk/fuji_dbox.jpg

You'll notice that HD frame has been extended to the right, so it now shows Goku's shirt. I'm assuming the shot has been re-framed, but it's hard to tell exactly how much has been cut from the top. If anything, it confirms they'll at least being going up to Goku's Super Saiya-jin transformation, though, we pretty much already knew that.


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442929, I might finally get into DBZ.
Posted by The European Miracle, Wed Mar-25-09 10:48 PM
Cutting down to 100 eps would solve a lot of my issues with the series.
443369, At a more faster pace, I think it could be an improvement
Posted by jaywonder, Sun Mar-29-09 03:47 AM

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444253, new commercial
Posted by jaywonder, Fri Apr-03-09 03:39 PM
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444813, the first episode
Posted by jaywonder, Tue Apr-07-09 10:25 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSKvKSnVBqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhwl7JeKcKY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3Dayh4zl0
445977, so wait...
Posted by tappenzee, Mon Apr-13-09 11:21 AM
Does this combine both Dragonball AND Dragonball Z together? Or just the latter?
446044, it includes flashbacks of Dragonball
Posted by jaywonder, Mon Apr-13-09 03:35 PM
but it's mostly DBZ
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