It’s sorta odd to have a DVD in hand for a license announced just a week ago, but here Kannagi is.
After a year of oddity from Bandai in regards to quality and actually getting releases out (not to mention similar issues in the past), people are being a bit on the cautious side with Bandai disks, let’s see how this one fares. (more…)
Tag: DVD
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Kannagi: Volume 1, Early Look/Review
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA Collection, Early Look/Review
Wow, been almost seven months since we found out this would be coming out in the USA.
It’s been a few years since the last time we checked in on Ed and Al, let’s see if the Fullmetal Alchemist still shines (I really should stop with the puns and bad jokes in reviews…) (more…) -
A History of DragonBall Z DVDs in North America
Introduction by Marc- We get to welcome a new staff member to FBR today. Heath will be writing some editorials and reviews for us in the future. Many Dragonball Z fans will know him as Hujio, from one of the premiere American DBZ sites, Kanzentai. For his first article he wrote up a little history of DBZ DVDs, including some of his personal thoughts on the matter. I actually asked him to do this prior to his first review because a lot of the more casual DBZ fans out there don’t get why the announcement of the American ‘Dragon Boxes’ are such a big deal to many of the more hardcore DBZ lovers. So I’ll pass the dragonball over to Heath for his initial post at FBR.
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Funimation Announces the DragonBoxes
We are finally getting an American release of the fully remastered Dragon Ball Z Dragonboxes.
Not generally a person to just post post press releases, but for now I’m just quite happy that it’s actually happening, so I’ll let Funi’s press release do the talking. There are also more pictures of early packaging mockups from our friends at DaizenshuuEX at the bottom.
Flower Mound, TX – July 18, 2009 — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, today announces that it has acquired the original masters for the entire Dragon Ball Z anime series, episodes and films, and will release all as the Dragon Box for the first time in the U.S. The first of seven Dragon Boxes will be available at major retailers nationwide this Fall.
The Dragon Box will be produced from the original Dragon Box masters after a frame by frame restoration and will span the entire 291 episode television series and all 13 of its movies.
This definitive DVD box release begins with Dragon Box One which includes the first 42 episodes, uncut, on 6 discs.
The Dragon Box releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, the original Japanese audio (with options for an English track or English subtitles), the original episode previews, complete opening and closing credits and a collector’s booklet.
Dragon Box One will be available at major retailers nationwide on November 10, 2009 and will have an SRP of $79.98.
About FUNimation Entertainment
FUNimation® Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution. For more information about FUNimation Entertainment and its brands, visit www.funimation.com
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Dragonball Evolution… Variant Boxart?
Looks like the DVD and Blu-ray for Evolution will have slightly different coverart (I’m sure many people will just jump at the chance to get variant coverart for such a…. fine…. piece of entertainment.
Here are the different covers for the 5 of you that are interested.
Just fantastic, I’m sure Goku’s flexed arm will be the toast of the industry.
Comes out on July 28th, and it appears people who get the Blu-ray will also get a Digital Copy.
Dragonball Evolution – © 2009 Fox. All Rights Reserved.
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Digimon: Data Squad- Collection One, Early Look/Review
Digimon in the USA has always had an odd history. Never quite getting a real release for any of it’s seasons on DVD (minus a single DVD for the first season released nearly a decade ago that had over 10 episodes stuffed onto it and the first three films in their ‘edited into one film for the USA’ version on a different DVD) Well Go USA has teamed up with Toei USA to bring boxsets of the newest season to the USA.
After some lackluster online streaming and video on demand offerings recently, let’s see if this is finally a Digimon release fans can get behind and enjoy.
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Dragonball Evolution… Z?
Oh boy, everyone is gonna love this….
Apparently Fox is prepping a new/different (maybe it’s the foreign cut?) of Dragonball Evolution for home video, and it will be called….
Dragonball Evolution: Z-Edition
I’m trying not to laugh, but…. lol
edit- Having watched a screener of the “Z-Edition” film with two other staff members, I think it’s probably likely that “Z-Edition” is just what they will be calling the DVD instead of special edition, or any other name and not necessarily signifying a new cut of the movie. Will update if we get any more info on it.
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Contest Entries All Done
Entries are in, contest is closed.
I’ll be going thru the entries this weekend and emailing the winners to decide on their prizes once I choose the placement. -
Contest Time- Dragonball Z x4 and Afro Samurai
Time for our first contest.
This time we have a few prizes to give away.
2 copies of Dragonball Z Season Eight
1 copy of Dragonball Z Double Feature- Super Android 13/Bojack Unbound (DVD version)
1 copy of Dragonball Z Triple Feature- Broly Triple Feature (DVD version)
1 copy of Afro Samurai Resurrection- Directors Cut (DVD version)
This contest we will make a smidge harder than the easiest thing possible.
Name your favorite fight from any anime, comic, cartoon, movie, or videogame and why.
My favorite five answers will get to choose their prize in order (number 1 gets whatever they want, 2, 3, and 4 get to choose from what’s left by their turn, and 5 gets the last item). If I see any that I think deserve a prize past that, I may add a prize or two to the list.
Please send contest entries to contests@fanboyreview.net. Please only enter once. In your email include your answer and your name and address. If you are under 18 please include an email address for a guardian and be aware that Afro Samurai will only be awarded on the guardians permission. Contest ends at 11:59pm (Pacific) on April 12th, 2009 (that’s a Sunday).
Didn’t win but still want the DVDs? Help support The Fanboy Review by buying from Amazon.
Fine Print- The Fanboy Review reserves the right to cancel the contest at any time for any reason. Contest is open to anyone in the multiverse, but will only be shipped within the continental United States and Canada (if you enter and win from elsewhere, you can still win, but you gotta pick a place within the shipping area). Fanboy Review staff is not eligible. Duplicate entries will be deleted. Winners names will be posted on The Fanboy Review. Mailing addresses and other contact information provided will be used only to contact in regards to the contest and shipping any prizes. Information will not be given out, sold, or otherwise used in any malicious or annoying way. We reserve the right to add new rules as is needed, including while a contest is running. We aren’t responsible for any of the following happening due to the contest or the prize: death, injury, destruction, faith in humanity being lost, etc. WE aren’t responsible if anything happens to the prize during shipping, or the prize is just bad.
Dragon Ball Z – © 2004 BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Afro Samurai – ©TAKASHI OKAZAKI, GONZO / GDH. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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Interview- Viz Pictures
Time for our first interview. First one is some questions answered by the fine folks at Viz Pictures. I helped come up with the questions with our new staff member Kevin, who got the interview with Viz Pictures set up. You guys should get to see some reviews and other articles from him soon.
We tried to ask some interesting questions and even asked a few questions we expected would just get a ‘no comment’ from but got some good answers (yay for question 7!). Interview questions after the break (more…)
