
A recent preview of the upcoming Dragonball Z HD remastered TV series, entitled Dragonball Kai, reveals a good glimpse of what the updated animation will look like once the rebranded show airs next month.
Most noticeable is the change from 4:3 scale to 16:9, which unfortunately results in a cropping of the original frames…
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The keening of Dragonball fans fills the air with renewed anguish with the news that the soon to be blockbuster disaster movie Dragonball Evolution has already had the script to a sequel written and made ready for production; the sequel promises to be “really, really cool” and to “more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball”.
The first film is still two months off its US release.
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We saw before how fans found the anime versus live action based Dragonball games to present no serious dilemma; seeing the latest screens, now it looks as if the special quality Dragonball Evolution possesses in abundance is not lacking in the movie adaptation…
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Classic martial-arts shonen series Dragonball Z will be receiving a extensively remastered HD re-broadcast this April. The rebroadcast will include newly recorded dialog by the original seiyuu, new sound effects, new OP/ED sequences, and a brand new HD video transfer.
That this re-broadcast is airing on the 20th anniversary of the original broadcast shows the impressive longevity of the franchise, and should be a big comfort for most Dragonball fans who would rather see the original instead of the notorious upcoming Hollywood adaptation.
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This gentleman appears (blissfully) unaware of the resemblance (100% by the estimation of the caption) between him and his 2D counterpart.
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Much maligned Hollywood Dragonball “remake” Dragonball Evolution, due stateside on the 8th of April, is set to receive a Japanese dub featuring the voice talents of top seiyuu (and comedy idols) such as Aya Hirano, in a move which may give the film some mild otaku appeal, finally.
Aya Hirano herself will be voicing Bulma, pictured above.
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Given the ferocious antipathy we have seen directed against the Hollywood movie “adaptation” of beloved classic Dragonball, the sight of the game adaptation of the movie, “Dragonball: Evolution”, is sure to send fans in paroxysms of rage and despair.
Below we compare the two conceptions of the franchise, in 2D and 3D:
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The upcoming Hollywood theatrical film version of Dragonball has seen its promotional campaign ramp up in recent months, with the expected result of sending fans of the series into lurid rages.
One helpful 2channer has collected a number of comments from a a wide range of countries and translated them into Japanese for his fellow’s convenience. They do make for an entertaining read…
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