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| The "refreshed" version of the series gained a letter back and was announced as "DragonBall Z Kai" for North American distribution from FUNimation. It will be seeing multi-disc packs from the beginning, released on both Blu-ray and standard DVD. |
Volumes Released / Announced: 5
Total Volumes Expected: ?
Episodes: 1-97 English / 1-97 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (Blu-ray)
- Uncut, Bilingual (DVD)
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In early February 2010, FUNimation's parent company (Navarre) revealed the license of DragonBall Kai during a quarterly earnings conference call, and was confirmed by FUNimation later that same day.
FUNimation representatives stated that there would be "consistent" aspect ratios — both the DVD and Blu-ray released are indeed the full-frame 4:3 aspect ratio (slightly different from the Japanese release, where the DVD was a zoomed-in and cropped 16:9 aspect ratio). It has been stated that the newly-produced English dub will be more faithful to the original version, and several cast members have had their roles replaced. Through at least the fourth volume, Kenji Yamamoto's musical score was initially preserved in both the Japanese and English language tracks, the first time since the original TV series that FUNimation has kept the original musical score in the English track as the exclusive option. As listed on this page, FUNimation will be releasing the series under the title of DragonBall Z Kai, which adds a "Z" that is not present in its Japanese incarnation.
After the announcement of possible music composition infringement in Japan by Toei, FUNimation switched to the Shunsuke Kikuchi replacement score for "Kai" starting with the fifth volume onward. For more background on this announcement and music shift, please view our "Kenji Yamamoto Retrospective" feature.
For more detailed information on the production and history of DragonBall Kai, be sure to visit the respective "Tidbit" on our site. |
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| PART ONE |
Released: 18 May 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 01-13 English / 01-13 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART TWO |
Released: 14 September 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 14-26 English / 14-26 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART THREE |
Released: 14 December 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 27-39 English / 27-39 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART FOUR |
Released: 08 March 2011
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 40-52 English / 40-52 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART FIVE |
Released: 28 June 2011
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 53-65 English / 53-65 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART SIX |
Released: 13 September 2011
Running Time: 290 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 66-77 English / 66-77 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART SEVEN |
Released: unannounced
Running Time: ??? minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 78-?? English / 78-?? Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- Standard Definition DVD
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| PART ONE |
Released: 18 May 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 01-13 English / 01-13 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART TWO |
Released: 14 September 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 14-26 English / 14-26 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART THREE |
Released: 14 December 2010
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 27-39 English / 27-39 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART FOUR |
Released: 08 March 2011
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 40-52 English / 40-52 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART FIVE |
Released: 28 June 2011
Running Time: 325 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 53-65 English / 53-65 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART SIX |
Released: 13 September 2011
Running Time: 290 minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 66-77 English / 66-77 Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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| PART SEVEN |
Released: unannounced
Running Time: ??? minutes
Discs: 2
Episodes: 78-?? English / 78-?? Japanese |
AVAILABILITY:
- Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
- Original 4:3 format
- High Definition Blu-ray
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