Japan has the same Blu-ray region as the U.S so some licensors require sub-locking or geo-locking to stop reverse importing.Īnyway FUNi listed Gosick (out this month) as Region A,B however they have now updated it to Region A only, as I said there is no consistency to what get's locked and what doesn't. The packaging is also not in line with the Original Dragon Ball Z Kai releases.
It seems even more stupid when the Z and GT sets weren't region locked and I can just watch them on any damn DVD player or game console I choose. I can't be bothered getting another Multi-Region player yet so I've put my run of DB on hold. It's a pain for me because I was rewatching the DB Blue Bricks(in Japanese for the first time), only to discover my Multi-Region DVD player has a defect that causes the reds to be overly bright to the point of distraction. While one of the most beloved anime franchises in the entire world, Dragon Ball Z also set the precedent for its amount of filler episodes, expanding storylines.
#Dragon ball z kai the final chapters characters series#
Dragon Ball Z Kai streamlined the beloved anime series for a new generation. I remember reading a while back that Toei decided to enforce it on Funimation because they didn't want Japanese fans importing the cheaper US releases in favour of their own. Dragon Ball Z Kai: How the Final Chapters Changed the End of DBZ.
The soundtrack is currently available for purchase on various online retailers, including Amazon France, iTunes, and Spotify.Sintzu wrote:I think the reason they lock some releases is because they don't want the companies from other areas to lose sales because people are importing their releases from America. It is worth noting that both the recap music, title card theme, and next episode preview theme have all been omitted from this release, as well as numerous other pieces of background music used in the series.Īs of now there has been no official soundtrack announced for the Japanese broadcast version of the “Majin Boo arc” of Dragon Ball Kai, with the exception of theme song singles, so it is possible that this may be the only available option for fans of the series to own its background music. Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters debuted in 2014, ending the. These tracks consist of 30 pieces of background music by series composer Norihito Sumitomo, the international opening theme “Fight It Out!!” performed by Masatoshi Ono, the as-of-yet unused insert song “Let It Burn” performed by Masatoshi Ono, and the international ending theme “Never Give Up!!” performed by R&B singer Junear. The English dub of Kai is noted to be considerably more accurate than the Z dub, without any of the character rewrites, replacement scores, or massive dialogue changes (though there are a few dialogue alterations in the Toonzai version of Kai) that the Z dub was most notable for. The album was officially released on 11 February 2015, with a retail price of €14.99 (~$16.50), and contains 33 tracks. Last month Universal Music France released a digital-only “official soundtrack” for the international version of the “Majin Boo arc” of Dragon Ball Kai, known as “The Final Chapters”, which completely flew under the radar (due to virtually no advertising of its release).