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Dragonball News That Doesn’t Make Me Want to Tear Off My Own Head

Dragonball News That Doesn’t Make Me Want to Tear Off My Own Head

By February 23, 2009 Anime 0 Comment

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A few months ago, someone in Japan announced that Dragonball Z was going to go back on Japanese TV, but this time in high-definition. Other than the eventual raping of the U.S. DBZ fans, who will be asked to buy a fifth (sixth?) version of the anime — I didn’t think it was particularly newsworthy.

I’ve officially changed my mind. Apparently, the show will be re-edited to take out all the bullshit grunting and repetition of scenes that drove DBZ fans around the world, which means that this might end up as the best anime ever. I can’t even imagine Dragonball Z without its glacial pacing. To help this, Japan has re-hired the original voice actors to re-do their roles. I also assume that Japan’s HD version will be better than Funimation’s hilariously letterboxed DVD sets, which constantly crop out heads and faces of even speaking characters.?
To best signify this whole new Dragonball, apparently the series will actually be called Dragonball Kai, which helps this whole thing feel like a new Dragonball series. I know it’s a trick, but it’s one I desperately want to fall for, obviously. The “new” series begins on April 5th, and it will be available on the internet for illegal download slightly later on April 5th.

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