In other news, we contacted Lionsgate back in April regarding their sub-license to the first 13 episodes (and first movie) of the original DragonBall TV series. At that time, they would neither confirm nor deny any information at all to us, saying that the information we were "...seeking is confidential and cannot be used for a website."
Since then, our forum members have noticed a listing on Wal-Mart's website for a Dragon Ball: Season 1 (Widescreen) with na MSRP of $49.99 and a release date of 15 September 2009. As Wal-Mart's site has hosted inaccurate information in the past, we all mostly shrugged it off. Since then, other forum members have brought to our attention that many online retailers are now listing Lionsgate's (originally Kidmark's) Saga of Goku as "discontinued" and no longer available.
Did FUNimation obtain new film masters for the first TV series and now have plans to released a faux-"remastered" version a la their DBZ TV season sets, including the first 13 episodes? Is it all one big misunderstanding? We await further clarification as the longest-running business blunder in FUNimation's entire history perhaps moves into a new chapter.
For more information on the history with FUNimation and Kidmark (later incorporated into Lionsgate), check out our "Newbie Guide" and the respective "DVD Guide" page.
Um das ganze mal in Kurzform zu übersetzten:
Es gibt im Moment Gerüchte, dass DragonBall ab dem 15. September
in einer ähnlichen remasterten Form wie DragonBall Z erscheint.
Das ganze soll auch FUNimation übernehmen.
Quelle: Daizex