what the Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Box is all about

[Otaku Entertainer]

I was wondering what the deal was with the Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Box, so I did some investigating and here's what I found out:


FUNimation Announces U.S. Dragon Box!FUNimation announced today their plans to release a U.S. version of the popular Japanese “Dragon Boxes” this November, which use the original film masters. Perhaps the most notable detail is the boxes will remain in their original 4:3 aspect ratio instead of the faux 16:9 that FUNimation released their own DBZ box sets in. So fans that were upset by FUNimation in the past should be very pleased. The first set will contain the first 42 episodes of DBZ (spanning 6 discs) for a price of $79.99 on November 10th.

Flower Mound, TX – July 18, 2009 — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, today announces that it has acquired the original masters for the entire Dragon Ball Z anime series, episodes and films, and will release all as the Dragon Box for the first time in the U.S. The first of seven Dragon Boxes will be available at major retailers nationwide this Fall.

The Dragon Box will be produced from the original Dragon Box masters after a frame by frame restoration and will span the entire 291 episode television series and all 13 of its movies.
This definitive DVD box release begins with Dragon Box One which includes the first 42 episodes, uncut, on 6 discs.

The Dragon Box releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, the original Japanese audio (with options for an English track or English subtitles), the original episode previews, complete opening and closing credits and a collector’s booklet.

Dragon Box One will be available at major retailers nationwide on November 10, 2009 and will have an SRP of US$79.98.



...so basically it's your chance to buy the series all over again just to get the bits on the sides that they cut off originally. Sounds like a necessary step for all DBZ fans (who aren't already suffering from purchasing fatigue!).

[Temperance]

I'm already bored thinking about it... let alone watching 6 hours and having nothing happen

[CoffeeStained]

I'm already bored thinking about it... let alone watching 6 hours and having nothing happen

You have to admit, the fight between Goku and Recoome was epic in it's simplicity and brevity.

[Frosty Jones]

...I already own the 9 seasons that they just released and the first couple movie tins...guh. Guess I'm just gonna have to ingnore the existance of the Dragon Box