Is It Worth It? by: ssj4gokuh

A while back I went down to the mall and went into one of my favorite stores, SunCoast movie productions. I spent awhile looking to see what new anime movies, action figures, and t-shirt's they had. Something caught my eye that had done so many times. It was the box set of all thirteen episodes of the English released Dragonball and one of the movies. I debated what to do because it would cost me a good seventy to eighty dollars. well I had faith in the dub so I grabbed the set and a few other movies and purchased them all for ninety five dollars. I enjoyed the movie's even more than I thought I would and can not wait for FUNimation to get back to work on dubbing Dragonball. So now comes the question of is it worth it to purchase the English dub. Let us look at the pro's and con's.

Pro's- Well you can see the episodes before they come out on TV. Now with FUNimation having uncut movies you get that much closer to the original. A lot of people enjoy collecting and would love to have a complete set.

Con's- Well the dialogue can be pretty corny at times. There is no original Japanese music and a lot is cut out. They cost a good twenty dollars and with that you could probably buy a good three to five fansubs in which you can see everything.

I know I would be just as happy watching DBZ on the international network so I have been cutting back on buying fansubs and with that extra money I have been buying the episodes on tape. a lot may laugh at me, but I have come to appreciate Dragonball in all forms and even though FUNimation has butchered it they still have done a great thing for us by bringing it over to the United States. So this editorial can't go into that much depth, but is it worth it? Well for a fan who is just getting into the series I would say no. The reason for this is because you could turn out to hate it and end up wasting a ton of money. I know that I buy the series not just to be entertained, but to see the progress of FUNimation. As I said they did a lot for the U.S. and by buying there movies it is a way to show your appreciation and give them the money they need to stay in business. So I think it is worth it. a lot of people may disagree, but then again it is just my opinion.