There's a full color release of the entire manga over in Japan. Viz completely fucked us over by cancelling their English release. In regards to reading right to left, you get used to it very quickly. Flipping artwork is just as bad as cropping the anime.

As for whether or not the Blurays are worth it, I'd say they are. They're less than ideal, but we're probably not going to get a better product any time soon considering Funimation cancelled the amazing level sets.

Someone recently asked if Dragon Ball would ever make it to Bluray. To quote /u/VegettoEX:

>Asked often, but no real updates. For an actual HD release, someone would need to pony up and scan film masters. Right now, that would have to be Toei; FUNimation's current masters are digibeta tapes at best.
I mean, they could do an upscaled release to Blu-ray, but that'd be a lot more trouble than it's worth with their current materials, and if they crop anything else... (insert fist-shaking here)
I would honestly expect to see something from Toei on Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT in HD before I would expect to see it from FUNimation.

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That being said, our FAQ in the sidebar has a list of your options when it comes to purchasing the series.

>##Q: What is the best way to purchase the anime?
A: There are many different ways to purchase the anime. While all releases of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT are in their native 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio, most English releases of Dragon Ball Z were cropped to 16:9 widescreen.

>* For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. [4:3 Native]

• For Dragon Ball Z, your best option is the most recent Bluray set. [16:9 Cropped]
  
• For Dragon Ball Z Kai, your best option is most recent Bluray/DVD set. If you prefer Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, you want "Parts 1-4" of the Part set. [4:3 Native]
  
• For Dragon Ball GT, your best option is the Green Brick DVD set. [4:3 Native]
  
  >Other releases include:
  
  >* The Dragon Ball Z Orange Brick DVD set [16:9 Cropped], which are criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box set [4:3 Native], the now-out-of-print collector's edition which is considered by many to be the best DVD set of the series. Unfortunately, they run around $700 for a complete set on eBay, and don't include the American broadcast score.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Bluray Level Sets [4:3 Native], the now-cancelled Bluray set which was praised for its faithful colors, grain preservation and original 4:3 aspect ratio.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z "Rock The Dragon" set [4:3 Native], which contains all 53 episodes of the original Ocean Group dub.

There honestly is no definitive release. The Blu-ray Level Sets are the closest we've gotten - faithful colors, grain preservation and original 4:3 aspect ratio. It also included all three uncut audio tracks; the original Japanese, the English dub with Kikuchi's score, and the English dub with the American replacement scores.

• The Blu-ray Season sets are cropped to 16:9, removing 20% of the vertical image.
  
  
• The Orange Brick DVD set were criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
  
  
• The Dragon Box set is an out-of-print collector's item, widely considered to be the best DVD set of the series. Unfortunately, they run around $500 - $700 for a complete set on eBay, and don't include the American broadcast scores.
  
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  In regards to the English dub, the dub found on all current DVD and Blu-ray sets of Dragon Ball Z is pretty fast and loose with the fine details; there's quite a bit of improvisation. Since you're new to the series, I would strongly recommend Dragon Ball Z Kai instead. It's Dragon Ball Z, except with most of the episode padding and filler content (scenes not present in the original comic book) removed, and features a much more faithful-to-the-Japanese English dub. If you're looking for the "definitive" dub in terms of script accuracy, Kai is your best bet.
  
  The final story arc of Dragon Ball Z Kai has yet to be released outside of Japan. Because of this, if you choose to watch Kai (legally, and in English), you will need to switch to episode 200 (season 7) of Dragon Ball Z after finishing episode 98 (season 4) of Kai.

Officially, there are the cancelled level sets, but they are incomplete.

For complete, you'll have to collect the DVD singlets from 1999, which is a daunting task. They are not numbered, you will have to find them by title.

Unfortunately, 4:3 Faulconer is a pain if you don't want to go the free route.

Looking at the pics on the amazon page it looks like they have upscaled it and then retouched everything.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Level-1-1-Blu-ray/dp/B005E2YL4U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320804021&sr=8-1

It actually looks quite nice.

• The Blue Brick set are the best release for Dragon Ball. Unless you're wanting to spend more money on getting the Japanese Dragon Box sets, which won't really do you any good... Reason being they are in Japanese. This kind of release would be really only for someone who is really big into the series. The reward of having these would really only be for bragging rights and/or the enjoyment of a hand-done remastering of the series.
  
  
• The Dragon Ball movie four pack is using the same remastering process as the Blue Brick set did. It's going to visually remain the same. The better visual release would be the Dragon Box movie set... but you still run into the problem with it being in Japanese.
  
  
• If Funimation actually finished the level sets before deeming they were too expensive, that would have been the better release to get. However, for what you're wanting (The Faulconer Productions' OST) then the blu-ray sets are perfectly fine. No need in suggesting the Dragon Box set because the English set does not include that soundtrack.
  
  
• Both the Revival 'F' and the Battle of Gods releases are good. They look the same visually, unless you're using the DVD only discs.
  
  
• The best release you can get for Dragon Ball GT. The Dragon Box set was not released in English, so there is no point in suggesting that either.
  
  > Does anyone have comparison pictures of the the DVD Movie Packs vs the Blu Ray Double Features?
  
  I only own the Dragon Box DVD Movie set. It would be a bit unfair to compare those, but if you're wanting to see that comparison, then I'll do it. Although what you're going to be expecting from the DVD set and the blu-ray set is only sharper imaging from the blu-ray set.

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>This topic is addressed in our FAQ. See the link for more details about the different dub versions and soundtracks.

There are many different ways to purchase the anime. While all releases of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT are in their native 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio, most English releases of Dragon Ball Z were cropped to 16:9 widescreen. All home releases except for the "Dragon Box" and "Rock the Dragon" sets offer three soundtrack options: Japanese with original soundtrack, English dub with original soundtrack, and English dub with Funimation's replacement soundtrack. (There is no Funimation soundtrack for Kai or Super.)

• For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. [4:3 Native]
  
• For Dragon Ball Z, your best option is the most recent Blu-ray set [16:9 Cropped]
  
• For Dragon Ball Kai, your best option is most recent Blu-ray/DVD set. If you prefer Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, you want "Parts 1-4" of the Part set. [4:3 Native]
  
• For Dragon Ball GT, your best option is the Green Brick DVD set. [4:3 Native]
  
  Other releases include:
  
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Orange Brick DVD set [16:9 Cropped], which are criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box set [4:3 Native], the now-out-of-print collector's edition which is considered by many to be the best DVD set of the series. Unfortunately, they run around $700 for a complete set on eBay, and don't include the American broadcast soundtrack.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Level Sets [4:3 Native], the now-cancelled Blu-ray set which was praised for its faithful colors, grain preservation and original 4:3 aspect ratio.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z "Rock The Dragon" set [4:3 Native], which contains all 53 episodes of the original Ocean Group dub.
  
  If you prefer a stream, you can watch the series on several online services including FUNimation. Streams are available subbed or dubbed, but both versions will feature the original Japanese soundtrack.
  
  
  
  If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, you can appeal to the moderating team.

That's a lot of Dragon Ball. Well, actually, that's pretty much all of it since the other "missing" DVDs are actually in your Blu-ray collection. Nicely complete. Looks like in November you and I will both be buying Dragon Ball Z again.

Here's the two that were released

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005E2YL4U

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005E2YL40

There was cover art posted for 2.1 and 2.2

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Dragon Ball Super Sub Simulcast

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• Daisuki. Available in North America; also covers most of Europe and several other territories; see the complete list here. Available to free users in certain regions.
  
  
• AnimeLab. Australia and New Zealand, subscription and free users. (Fewer ads than Crunchyroll for free users.)
  
  
• FunimationNow. North America, subscription and free users. Funimation's videos usually go up later than they do on other services.
  
  
• Crunchyroll. Free and premium users in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; premium only in Latin America and South Africa. This service is NOT recommended; their servers cannot handle DBS traffic and free users get the episodes 2 hours late.
  
  
• VRV: US-only bundle service for Crunchyroll and Funimation. New episodes appear around the same time as they do on Crunchyroll. NOTE: This service serves as a substitute for a Crunchyroll premium membership, but it does not substitute for Funimation's premium service. The only Dragon Ball series offered is Super (subtitled).
  
  New episodes come online around 10:30am JST, 1:30am GMT, 8:30pm EST. Episodes sometimes show up earlier for premium users and later for free users; sometimes they are late for everyone because of production issues.
  
  

  Dragon Ball Super Dub Broadcast
  

  
  Adult Swim: Saturday, 8pm EST
  Toonami: Saturday, 11:30pm EST
  
  

• Livestream
  
  
• Recent Episodes
  
  Adult Swim has the streaming rights for Super and Kai; they will not be available on FunimationNow until further notice. If you do not have cable, you can use SlingTV or Playstation Vue; their basic packages include Cartoon Network. Adult Swim and Toonami are programming blocks of Cartoon Network.
  
  

  Dragon Ball Z Kai "The Final Chapters"
  

  
  Toonami: Sunday at 12am EST
  
  

• Livestream
  
  
• Recent Episodes
  
  Home video
  
  
• Part 1 (episodes 99-121): April 25, Blu-Ray and DVD.
  
• Part 2 (episodes 122-144): May 23, Blu-Ray and DVD.
  
• Part 3 (episodes 145-167): June 20, Blu-Ray and DVD.
  
  

  Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and GT
  

  
  Official Streams
  
  

• FUNimation (North America):
  Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball GT
  
  
• AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand):
  Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z
  
  
• Hulu:
  Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball GT
  
  
• Yahoo View:
  Dragon Ball
  
  Home Video
  
  
• FUNimation:
  Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
  
  
• Amazon:
  Dragon Ball · Dragon Ball Z · Dragon Ball Z Kai · Dragon Ball GT · Dragon Ball Super
  
  >This topic is addressed in our FAQ. See the link for more details about the different dub versions and soundtracks.
  
  There are many different ways to purchase the anime. While all releases of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT are in their native 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio, most English releases of Dragon Ball Z were cropped to 16:9 widescreen.
  
  
• For Dragon Ball, your best option is the Blue Brick DVD sets. [4:3 Native]
  
• For Dragon Ball Z, your best option is the most recent Blu-ray set [16:9 Cropped]
  
• For Dragon Ball Kai, your best option is most recent Blu-ray/DVD set. If you prefer Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, you want "Parts 1-4" of the Part set. [4:3 Native]
  
• For Dragon Ball GT, your best option is the Green Brick DVD set. [4:3 Native]
  
  Other releases include:
  
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Orange Brick DVD set [16:9 Cropped], which are criticized for their aggressive filtering, over-contrasted colors, automated center crop, and excessive detail loss during scenes with shaky picture.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box set [4:3 Native], the now-out-of-print collector's edition which is considered by many to be the best DVD set of the series. Unfortunately, they run around $700 for a complete set on eBay, and don't include the American broadcast soundtrack.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Level Sets [4:3 Native], the now-cancelled Blu-ray set which was praised for its faithful colors, grain preservation and original 4:3 aspect ratio.
  
• The Dragon Ball Z "Rock The Dragon" set [4:3 Native], which contains all 53 episodes of the original Ocean Group dub.
  
  If you prefer a stream, you can watch the series on several online services including FUNimation. Streams are available subbed or dubbed, but both versions will feature the original Japanese soundtrack.
  
  
  
  If you have any questions, see our extended rules. If you believe this removal was made in error, please respond to this comment or appeal to the moderating team.

While i cant say for sure what it is, I can tell you what it is not.

It's Widescreen, so this excludes the Dragon Box and Blu-Ray "Level Sets"(discontinued before finishing) because they are 4:3.

Audio is clearly the "Remaster" or "Funi V2" (post singles release).

If i had to take a guess id say this came from Either the Orange Bricks or the Blu-ray Release

One other possibility is the more obscure "Ultimate Uncut" version which was discontinued before finishing also, however i don't think its this version because it usually comes pared with a unique intro rather then the japanese one.

It shouldn't be to hard to tell if its the Orange Brick version with a little searching, its rather notorious for having bad cropping to fit the widescreen format (the blurays apparently do a more selective and thus better job at this).

This is why most people praise the Dragon Box version and were rather upset that the Level Sets got canceled in favor of the Cropped/Widescreen Blu-Rays.