Each US Dragon Box contains around 40~42 episodes each in their original 4:3 aspect ratio with the English dub with original Japanese score in Dolby Digital 5.1 as well as the original Japanese mono audio track encoded in Dolby Digital 1.0 with a bitrate of 96 Kbps (higher than the previous season set releases). The fifth box will be released on April 26th, 2011. The second was released on the February 16th, 2010, the third box set was released on May 4th, 2010 and the fourth box was released September 21st, 2010. The first volume of the FUNimation Dragon Box Sets was released in North America on November 17th, 2009. The versions used in the Dragon Box are the 16:9 versions that were shown in movie theaters and released on VHS in Japan. Strangely, all of the releases of the movies by FUNimation and Pioneer were the 4:3 versions without the cropping, save some slight zooming in, which is common on FUNimation's Dragon Ball DVDs. This resulted in some loss of the image, though this was kept in mind when animating the movies so nothing important would be lost. While these movies were originally presented in 16:9 in Japan, they had been animated in 4:3 and were cropped to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. This set included 8 DVDs, another "Dragon Book", and two exclusive life size transceivers, functional walkie-talkies modeled after the scouters used in the Dragon Ball Z TV series. The TV Special has not been re-released.ĪpThe release of all of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z movies have been moved in Dragon Box format. The set includes a "Dragon Book" and a universal remote control in the shape of a Dragon Radar. On February 28, 2005, like "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" before that, Dragon Ball GT was released in the Dragon Box format covering all 64 episodes of Dragon Ball GT along with the TV Special Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy. The two TV specials and the Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku OVA released with the 2003 versions have not been re-released. While the packaging and DVD menus are different from the 2003 release, the audio and visual quality is the exact same as those discs found in the 2003 Dragon Box release. Also included with the set was another "Dragon Book", and an exclusive Piccolo action figure.In late 2005 the Dragon Box Z DVDs were re-released in single volumes with six episodes per disc, for a total of 49 separate volumes. This set also contained a large amount of DVD extras including more commercials and the entire Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku OVA. A second Dragon Box (Volume 2) was released on Septemwith the same price tag as the first one, and included the remainder of the Dragon Ball Z series, episodes 148 through 291 and the second TV special. The set also included an exclusive Son Goku action figure, as well as a reference book on the series called the "Dragon Book". It also included a large amount of bonus features such as comparisons of international versions of Dragon Ball Z and several commercials. The set spanned half of the Dragon Ball Z series, containing episodes 1 through 147, and the first Dragon Ball Z TV Special. The first Dragon Box (Volume 1) was released in Japan on Maat a price of ¥100,000 ($841.15 US or £429.62). This set included the entire series, spanning 153 episodes, and came with another Dragon Book and an exclusive World Martial Arts Tournament diorama designed by the creator of the series, Akira Toriyama. On July 7th, 2004, the original Dragon Ball anime series was released in the Dragon Box format.
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