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Apr 8, 2009 1:45 AM
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Yeah I think SafetyDance will probably be the way to go... can anybody comment on Suppiido?
Apr 8, 2009 5:58 AM

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Nice, they´v skipped all that part when gohan was lost.
Apr 8, 2009 6:54 AM
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i found an interesting discovery, and if anyone else found out and posted, sorry, the entire thread: tl;dr. if you watch it at its native resolution when it opens up... the animation doesnt seem to change all that much... but if you scale it down, the entire episode did seem to have a makeover in a sense..
Apr 8, 2009 4:01 PM
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This is how DBZ was supposed to be made I still enjoyed it alot when I was a kid but if I had watched this version back then I would'nt have been suffering from the long stand offs, power ups, endless fights, Goku's trip along snake way, the gangs trip to Planet Namek, Goku's trip to Planet Namek, the Spirit bomb, the infamous five minutes of Planet Namek's explosion.....I think you get the idea here
Apr 8, 2009 4:10 PM

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^ for some reason though, i really like those eps. The fillers were fun, except for a few.
Apr 8, 2009 8:43 PM

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Ill admit im not a huge DBZ fan, but when i heard that they were remaking it in HD i decided to give it a go.

I was under the impression, that with how big the DBZ franchize is, there would be money behind this new series, i was obviously wrong as the animation has no improvement.

I prefer Japanese voices for the majority, but these really do sound like 5yr old kids :(

Im sorry for the rant, but this is my opinion & views on the new series. I will probably continue to watch, as i have not fully seen the original and with less fillers it will atleast be an easier watch!
Apr 9, 2009 9:48 AM

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This will be good for me to watch for the nostalgia factor, and even though I have to wait for it, to relive all those great Vegeta moments!~ I'm glad alot of the fillers will be left out, because those are actually the episodes that caused me to drift away from the series as a kid. I was always thinking, 'when's something important going to happen?'
Apr 9, 2009 12:01 PM

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I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this at first, since I know everything that happens w/o watching DBZ, but it's actually quite relaxing. Besides Bardock the voices don't bother me (probably because I watched that SJ special not too long ago). Though I admit I was a little mad after the tease that is the op >.>

Anyway I'll stick with this show and can't wait to see Vegeta~ :3
Apr 9, 2009 8:51 PM

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Ahhhh....nostalgia. Makes me feel like a kid again.

I'm going to enjoy watching the rest. ^_^

But one thing that I kept on thinking about was The Dragon Ball Z abridged series on Youtube.

"QUIT HITTING KRILLIN!"

"Why?"

"Because you're breaking Kame house!"

Apr 10, 2009 2:18 AM
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So they are not redrawing the anime series at all? What a waste of my time! When I saw that Dragonball Kai was going to be a re-make of DBZ, I was so excited. When I saw the OP I thought the animators were going to redraw everyone into HD characters. What a disappointment. I'm not watching this garbage anymore.
Apr 10, 2009 8:07 AM

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Im a big DB fan, I have watched all the series, OVAs and Movies and right now this is heaven. Getting to watch the original Japanese cast is interesting, I know most people have complained about Gokus voice but hey that’s the way it was originally made so deal with it. Im worried that this run ends in the Freezer saga but then again they can come up with another opening later on showing perhaps the Cell saga and so on. It was said that they will stick to the Manga so hopefully it will end with Boo.

I also wish they could have re-done all the drawings but I guess that would be going against the original MANGA release.

This sure brings back good memories and hopefully it will erase DB Evolution from my mind. :P
Apr 11, 2009 1:01 PM

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Well, i've never watched dbz, but i've read the manga, so i'm watching this mainly for kicks. T'was pretty much what i was expecting. Except for the weird saving Gohan thingy. But i guess that served it's purpose with his powers being unknown atm.

But yeah, Gokus voice has always sucked. To be honest i didn't like Piccolos either. He's supposed to be badass. He should switch with Raditz.
Apr 11, 2009 2:25 PM
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I really Really liked it
The music was great i really liked how it had a much more dramatic impact on the show.
I loved the new sound effects they made a huge difference and the voice actors did a awesome job!
It was a really enjoyable episode and without much filler :)
the only disappointment is they really should have redrawn the whole series then it would be completed epic but there too lazy
Apr 11, 2009 2:50 PM

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I am a huge fan of this series during my childhood days.

I decided to pick this series because I haven't watch the show entirely. I missed some episodes way back then.


Apr 11, 2009 11:00 PM

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seems very similar to the original

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Apr 12, 2009 8:50 AM

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btodac said:
So they are not redrawing the anime series at all? What a waste of my time! When I saw that Dragonball Kai was going to be a re-make of DBZ, I was so excited. When I saw the OP I thought the animators were going to redraw everyone into HD characters. What a disappointment. I'm not watching this garbage anymore.


They never said they were going to redraw everything, dunno why people thought this.

so SafetyDance or DBZR?
Apr 13, 2009 1:01 AM

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i liked it, i originally saw it esp dubbed so i will hav to get used to the jap VA(wich are not sooooooo bad)
OP and ED are good
and piccolo is funny as always



Apr 13, 2009 1:19 AM

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fuck! that was lame! for a remake

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Apr 13, 2009 5:17 AM

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_MakaAlbarn_ said:
fuck! that was lame! for a remake


It's not a remake, it's a remaster. People are expecting to much of this. Basicly it's the old show with all the crap cut out and remastered to 16:9/HD and rerecorded voices.

Personally I thought it was good but I think that's because I started watching it with not to high expectations like some on this forum...=_=

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Apr 13, 2009 4:58 PM

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Smasher said:
_MakaAlbarn_ said:
fuck! that was lame! for a remake


It's not a remake, it's a remaster. People are expecting to much of this. Basicly it's the old show with all the crap cut out and remastered to 16:9/HD and rerecorded voices.

Personally I thought it was good but I think that's because I started watching it with not to high expectations like some on this forum...=_=

ok then!
fuck that was lame! for a remaster!

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Apr 14, 2009 12:18 AM

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_MakaAlbarn_ said:

ok then!
fuck that was lame! for a remaster!


/golfclap

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Apr 14, 2009 9:53 PM
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Is it just me, or the quality is horrible?
For example, the intro and ending is HD but the episode itself is LD??
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Apr 15, 2009 8:11 AM

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Kaitou_Daisuke said:
Is it just me, or the quality is horrible?
For example, the intro and ending is HD but the episode itself is LD??
Anyone else experiencing this problem?

That's how it was meant to be. The quality is better than the original, but worse than the quality in the intro and outro. It is still a step up from the original.
Apr 15, 2009 1:20 PM

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I gotta say i love the last image in the opening. It's supposed to be newly animated, but the characters look like crap.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/Volbla/grab02108.png

What the hell, man! Look at Piccolo. His face is totally deformed.
Apr 15, 2009 1:29 PM
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Tamaki-san said:
.. whats next Birdman?

...


<gasp>

Not him!

<chuckles>

Any way, I watched the first ep with the old english dub version next to it and some of it has improved whereas other things have not. Sure, the animation is still somewhat dated, but the colours are really enhanced. But it seems like they reedited the order of some of the scenes and dialogue in some parts and even left some of them out. If I have to believe the subs I got there are a lot less punchlines in it this time around...

I think I still like the english VA's better. Everybody sounds way more archetypal. Especially Piccolo and Goku... I guess we'll have to wait and see..
Apr 16, 2009 4:28 AM
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Let's not forget everyone, this is for the children these days who have NOT experienced the Dragon Ball universe, NOT us who have been watching it for over a decade.

I thought that was blippin' obvious? Either way, I thought it was pure awesome. Better than the poor FUNi remaster job.
Apr 19, 2009 10:51 AM
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I've never got into Dragon Ball or anything before (I was too busy obsessing over Pokemon and Digimon back then), so I decided that now is a good time to see if it's interesting now that the fillers are gone.

Some of the voices unnerve me, but it seems interesting enough.
Apr 19, 2009 3:42 PM

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Well I've expected that the animation would be better, but *sigh*
Maybe I will continue watching it.
Apr 25, 2009 2:43 AM

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I thought I would watch this for the nostalgia. I need to get used to these voices...I think they're worse than the English dub, and that is saying something!
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Nov 19, 2009 9:33 AM

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I'm not use to with Jap voice way back DB Original.. so it feels weird though.. but a lot improves
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Dec 11, 2009 6:06 AM
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after i heard dragon ball kai will follow the manga and it will be fast pace story without fillers of course im gonna watch it
Sep 21, 2010 11:00 AM

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I thought it was cool that they started off with Bardock facing off with Frieza. It lets you know who the Big Bad is, and since Goku being a saiyan hasn't been a relevant plot twist in decades, there's no need to hold it out like they originally did.

Seeing the old art has made me so nostalgic, and the fact that the voice acting is improved makes it all the better.

I'm looking forward to seeing how far they'll take it.
Oct 7, 2010 8:53 AM
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I gotta say i love the last image in the opening. It's supposed to be newly animated, but the characters look like crap.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/Volbla/grab02108.png

What the hell, man! Look at Piccolo. His face is totally deformed.

Yeah, Piccolo has his derp face on.
Jul 9, 2011 12:53 AM

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The opening and closing were done nicely. I also loved how they edited things, and wow Master Roshi actually touched Bulma's boob! Epic xD I already went through DB, DBZ, DBGT but it's great to see it again in Japanese and with a cleaner animation. The only thing that I will have to get used to is the new background music, I always hated the US Dubbed version for changing it but oh well.
Nov 2, 2012 10:04 PM

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I recently finished watching all 153 episodes of Dragonball. I enjoyed the pace of this. I have never even seen DBZ before.

Mar 19, 2013 10:00 PM

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Great time for an awesome rewatch of a great series
Nov 28, 2013 2:03 PM

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this brings me some old Memories , it is great (Y)
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Bringing back memories watching this cause of dragonball super.
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It's nice to see a brief recap and that they also started with the old drawing style than directly the new one! Looking forwards to see how they actually managed to fit this part until the boo safe in this amount!
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It was alright, definitely not as good as Dragon Ball Z but a good way to remember events before watching Super.
I know it cut filler and the like but that never really bothered me in Z honestly.

Also really missing the Faulconer score.
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Re-watching this again. This should be fun.

It's something coming back to this though considering how big the entire Dragon Ball franchise is now
Mar 19, 2023 6:48 PM
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It’s not letting me watch dragon ball z super
Sep 12, 2023 4:46 AM

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first time rewatching kai, when I was first watching this years ago the buu saga was still unfinished airing, so rewatching this before eventually getting to that!

it's mad how close to great kai is. Certain things grate on me like kid Gohan's voice, besides that super enjoyable
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Alr watching this
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Funny how all the people a decade ago only know how to bitch
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And the original Dragon Ball Z is better. This is just a cash grab. The lazy route of just being the same footage of DBZ from 1989-1996, but the fillers and padding edited out, but voice acting redone, instead of properly remaking it from the ground up like with HxH (2011). The lower rating this has compared to DBZ on MAL speaks for itself. Yes, DBZ has fillers, but you could just use a filler guide if you really want to skip the fillers. The original DBZ is what I grew up with so that's what I prefer. Kai is like a recap but with stuff that wasn't in the manga left out. I still sort of like DBK because it is basically the same DBZ that I know and love but faster-paced, but it just feels lazy and I can just go watch the actual DBZ instead. I like the padding and the fact that one of my fav shows last longer. If I like a show, I want it to just have lots of episodes. I agree with DonPatch. He was expecting something more like a new show. Which is what this should've been. A remake would've made everyone happy. People like to shit on remakes, but stuff like Dragon Ball Kai are worse. Should've been a remake. An actual remake of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z one day is possible though, but since Kai exists, it lowers the chances of that happening. Anyway, no offense to people who like Kai. It's only closer to the manga because they got rid of the fillers. I hate it when I'm watching a let's play, and there's jumpcuts in it every few seconds, so you see the player character doing something, but then all of a sudden, it's like he teleported somewhere else and it's jarring. This is what DBK is. It'll have jumpcuts. And it's jarring. You can tell things are being skipped. If it was a remake, it wouldn't have this problem. DBK isn't bad, just disappointing and took little effort to make. It's not a new show. Despite being released in 2009, it's not a 2009 show. Also, DBZ made moments more tense. The moment when
in the manga is widely considered disappointing/a joke compared to the anime if you look at the chapter discussion on MAL, so the manga isn't perfect either. In the anime (specifically DBZ), it went above and beyond the manga at that moment, and for a lot of people who watched the anime first, it's one of the most memorable moments in the show and in fiction in general. So with Kai, it's like "so what if it's closer to the manga?". "That" moment was already done better in the adaptation in the original show. While in the manga, it's just 2 panels, and it's lame there. And if Kai did want to be closer to the manga at that moment, it would've been lame too. So it just follows the original DBZ instead of the manga there. And in DBZ, that moment is more tense than in Kai, which makes Z better. In Kai, they made it less epic. I think DBZ is slightly better than the manga, and if anything, the manga having a higher rating than DBZ anime on MAL is shocking to me, when a specific moment was done better in the anime. And the poll in this discussion thread shows how disappointed people were with this show from the very beginning. People really just wanted a new show, but instead they got this. How can Kai be the better show when it's just using footage from DBZ? It's DBZ but the story goes by faster.
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