In July 2011 at their industry panel at Comic-Con in San Diego, FUNimation announced a new Blu-ray release of the standard Dragon Ball Z TV series (non-Kai) for release later that year. It was later clarified to be an entirely new remaster, separate from the “season box set” DVD releases produced from 2007-2009, despite the prior releases being originally scanned in 1080p. The new remaster was also confirmed to be in its original and proper 4:3 aspect ratio.
Coming shortly after minor delays for the “Level 2.1” and “Level 2.2” releases, almost exactly six months to the date from their original announcement, FUNimation suspended all further work on this new remaster of the series in January 2012. The company put out a survey in June 2013 hinting that they were reconsidering starting a Blu-ray release of the series again.
FN-08930
Dragon Ball Z – Level 1.1
- 8 November 2011
- Released
- English / Japanese
- Dialogue
- 4:3 Standard / Uncut
- Format
FN-08931
Dragon Ball Z – Level 1.2
- 13 December 2011
- Released
- English / Japanese
- Dialogue
- 4:3 Standard / Uncut
- Format
The following two packages were slated for release for spring/summer 2012, but were ultimately canceled by FUNimation. While the physical products themselves have not been released, versions of some of these episodes with this exact remastering process have made their way to select digital distribution outlets (such as the respective video stores on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360).
FN-08932
Dragon Ball Z – Level 2.1
- CANCELED
- Released
- English / Japanese
- Dialogue
- 4:3 Standard / Uncut
- Format
FN-08933
Dragon Ball Z – Level 2.2
- CANCELED
- Released
- English / Japanese
- Dialogue
- 4:3 Standard / Uncut
- Format