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The
first few "Frieza" discs have the
wrong animation for the opening theme, "Cha-La
Head-Cha-La" (using the third "Android"-era
animation rather than the appropriate second animation).
The
second disc in this series, "Transformation,"
continues the line of strange episode numbering
by FUNimation. English dub episode 65 is actually
two episodes (65a, "Gohan Attacks,"
and 65b, "Piccolo, the Super Namek").
The two episodes were originally edited together
for broadcast on Cartoon Network due to the excessive
graphic nature (and length) of a particular scene
(Kuririn is impaled by Freeza with one of his horns;
very messy). They're presented uncut here, but the
episode numbering of the dub follows the edited
version, so it's not immediately obvious. This is
why "three" English episodes are listed
alongside the four original Japanese episodes.
After
an episode is played, the disc defaults back to
an episode menu. There is no "Play All"
feature to watch all of the episodes in a row without additional remote use.
FUNimation
has issued a statement saying that not all "Frieza"
discs are guaranteed to work properly in either
the PS2 or Xbox home video game consoles. Users
of these consoles for the playback of DVDs should
beware.
There was never a boxset released for the ten individual "Frieza" discs. There had been rumors floating around
that FUNimation would be remastering these discs
to fix issues (such as episode navigation, eye-catches,
theme songs, etc.), but nothing further was ever officially announced. However, many fans report purchasing these discs many years later with corrected features (such as surrounding OP/ED themes); it is assumed FUNimation did another "silent correction release" with many of these particular discs.
Continuing onwards with their success from before, FUNimation's "remastered" DBZ Season Three boxset saw its release to DVD in September 2007. This particular set combines the episodes from "Series # 3" and "Series # 4" as originally released. Touted as a complete remastering, this release was produced in a (cropped) widescreen presentation with a "remastering" process by Video Post & Transfer in Texas. Despite FUNimation's claims, the set is indeed cropped (missing approximately 20% of its vertical resolution while only gaining approximately 5% of its horizontal resolution), it is not remastered frame-by-frame from its original film, and the color has been adjusted. Of note is the inclusion of a new audio track, featuring FUNimation's traditional voice track (with minor line alterations where appropriate) played alongside the original Japanese musical score. For more in-depth information on these types of sets, please listen to Episode #0065 of our podcast. |