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[Sakura Blossoms]

http://www.comicbook...a/news/?a=15759

[Derock]

Heard this a couple of days ago.

Well I guess anime is now heading towards other kid channels, instead of Cartoon Network.

[KungFuTruffle]

Been hearing those commercials all week. Forget DBZ, bring back Zim full time.

It doesn't surprise me that it's not on Cartoon Network, though. They haven't treated their properties very well.

[FullmetalNinja25]

Naruto Shippuden and One Piece on Disney XD and now DragonBall Kai on Nicktoons? FU Cartoon Network.

[ShippudenGirl]

I'm with you Edward all the way ;D

[Hopestar]

what's the difference between dbz & dbzkai?

[KungFuTruffle]

DBZ Kai has no filler episodes, a different soundtrack, and is only planned to be 100 episodes long, whereas the original DBZ had something like 290 episodes.

[Vyse]

what's the difference between dbz & dbzkai?

DBZ Kai is a remastered version of the original series, and only worth your time if you haven't watched the original series a gazillion times already like I have. The entire voice cast returned to redo the voices, they cut out the fillers (I think) and remastered the palette, aspect ratio and visuals in general so they can call it a "HD remastered edition". There's a tiny bit of new animation where the fillers would have left a gap, but other than that it's the same show.

As a hapless slave of the Dragonball World though, I'll be downloading it as soon as it's finished. I have access to a HD projector and a 500'' projector screen, and I'm more than ready for a DBZ marathon on that kitten. I'm shivering in anticipation already!!

I'm with Truffle on behalf of Zim though. The idea of cancelling that show must have spawned in the mind of a complete idiot. If the ratings are down, it's because the timeslot is bad. The show was pure genius, and anything else I've seen on Nick has been crappolini in comparison.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Ugh, what?! I've heard of the intense edits and censoring that happened to Naruto in XD...would Kai be submitted to the same fate?! Damn it, this probably wouldn't have happened CN kept Toonami with them.....

[dl316bh]

It doesn't surprise me that it's not on Cartoon Network, though. They haven't treated their properties very well.

That's because Cartoon Network is pulling an American Movie Classics and a Sci-Fi in trying to shun it's niche market to be more "mainstream". All kinds of reality style shows on the channels now. Not to mention Cartoon Network fired/laid off most of it's animation bigwigs; guys like Sam Register and Craig McCracken don't work at CN anymore. They've pretty much given their roots and their fans the finger at this point.

It comes as no surprise that most of the shows anyone wants to watch aren't on CN anymore; it's a miracle Batman: The Brave and the Bold is on there, though I suspect that was WB and Time Warner strong-arming them, considering CN shunned DC licenses for the past several years.

Edited by dl316bh, 24 March 2010 - 05:11 AM.

[Dreamer]

Ben: 10 Alien Force, Bakugan, Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, and Batman the brave and the bold is just about all i watch from CN and the Saturday night adult swim block with Bleach .

Edited by Uzumakikage, 24 March 2010 - 05:34 AM.

[Derock]

Luckily I stick to Boomerang for old-school classics

[Dreamer]

Luckily I stick to Boomerang for old-school classics

I watched them when i was growing up but eventually i got "i've seen them all" expression. Don't get me wrong i still like seeing Batman Gothem Knight, X-Men, and Spiderman series from the 80's to mid 90's. when i thought/still think was the best Marvel and DC series of all time. I^_^

Edited by Uzumakikage, 24 March 2010 - 06:29 AM.

[Derock]

I watched them when i was growing up but eventually i got "i've seen them all" expression. Don't get me wrong i still like seeing Batman Gothem Knight, X-Men, and Spiderman series from the 80's to mid 90's. when i thought/still think was the best Marvel and DC series of all time. I^_^

Yeah, but for me, as I had watched the classic cartoons as a child, I couldn't remember the exact episodes. I watched shows like The Amazing Chan Clan, Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Hong Kong Phooey and Wacky Races because it was how many years ago when I first watch them on Cartoon Network, back when it was "the god of goodness for TV" in the 90s for watching not only classic cartoons but new ones that were great and airing anime as well.

But enough about memories, lets get back on the DB Kai US debut.

[dokueki(venom)]

Yeah! It's Saturday night! The only night Cartoon Network has anything good. Bleach and FMA Brotherhood. I see the commerical for a month now. I am physed for it but at the same time kinda dissapointed at the same time. Yes Zim is the only good show they got. I do watch Avatar from time to time. Yeah I'm lame. Naruto Shippuden on Disney XD kinda sucks, I didn't see the Deidra headlock on Tobi on Wednesday. Oh well. Theres always the box sets. I just hope they don't pull Bleach out of Adult Swim. Now days they have better anime on Chiller and Sci Fi. Sorry for those who don't satallites. I love Monsters! I seen an anime on a movie channel, I think it was IFC I don't see it anymore. It was called Basalic. Yeah Proubly watch the DBZ Kia. Just to check it out.

[Burning_Wulf]

Jeez, more DBZ. They remastering the series, uneditted this, etc etc etc. Once you seen the series two or three times through, that's enough.

Edited by Burning_Wulf, 26 April 2010 - 04:44 PM.

[JoHamSandwich]

@ Derocky - Boomerang is cool! Too bad they mostly show Hanna-Barbera cartoons. They need to put Looney Tunes back on!

As for this thread...

I hope funimation hires Ocean Group again to do an 'international english' dub of kai like what they did in DBZ...but with a bigger budget. I liked the Ocean dub from the first 2 seasons...but it got crappier since the voice actor of Goku changed every arc, and they were rushed.

Anywhoo... I'm with Truebeezy. Not watching this until it finishes, since I've seen it so many times. D:

They need to remaster Dragonball. XD

[Derock]

@ Derocky - Boomerang is cool! Too bad they mostly show Hanna-Barbera cartoons. They need to put Looney Tunes back on!

As for this thread...

I hope funimation hires Ocean Group again to do an 'international english' dub of kai like what they did in DBZ...but with a bigger budget. I liked the Ocean dub from the first 2 seasons...but it got crappier since the voice actor of Goku changed every arc, and they were rushed.

Anywhoo... I'm with Truebeezy. Not watching this until it finishes, since I've seen it so many times. D:

They need to remaster Dragonball. XD

I thought they showed Looney Tunes. Probably in the same time slot as it was in Cartoon Network back in the day as the "Bugs and Daffy Show". I know Duck Dodgers is airing on that channel.

Now, I couldn't stand the Ocean Dub back in the day and I watched some episodes of the Cell saga with those voices (for Android 18 and Cell) and it sound horrible in my opinion (I mean, they had no emotion when playing the characters).