FUNimation
had initially released the two "Trunks" discs with a few flaws (such as the excessive height
of the subtitles on the screen). There was another
disc planned in the "Trunks" series,
the Burger King promotional episodes
(two episodes; 109-110 English / 124-125 Japanese) which were originally offered on VHS only through a special value-meal promotion with the fast food company.
A single, two-episode disc was planned, but was eventually
scrapped with no official announcement. Instead, the
two "Trunks" discs were re-released
with a few actual enhancements (eye-catches were put
back in, opening and ending themes surround each episode,
subtitle heights reverted back to normal, and a few
typos were fixed). In addition to this, the two Burger
King promotional episodes were thrown at the
end of the second "Trunks" disc
(again, with no official announcement). Volume 34
was renamed to volume 34/35 to reflect this change.
Continuing onwards with their success from before, FUNimation's "remastered" DBZ Season Four boxset saw its release to DVD in February 2008. This particular set combines the episodes from "Series # 5", "Series # 6", and "Series # 7" 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. |