So it was Announced that on May 31th they will be rewinding toonami back to the 5-7 pm time slot with airing sailor moon, OG naruto and Dragon Ball Z.... Kai. I don't understand why it's an nostalgia thing like cartoon Networks checkerpast block but why would you not get the actual Z. Like they can't get the license for it to air. But the Sunday toonami still airs dbz kai so the Rewind version is on episode 1 and then the Normal is on episode 12 Like this kind of confusion
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Toonami Rewind airing Dragon Ball Z....Kai?
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Re: Toonami Rewind airing Dragon Ball Z....Kai?
As I explained in the other thread it's likely because Cartoon Network don't want to have to go through the hassle of relicensing Dragon Ball Z when they still have the license for a competing product like Kai.
Traditional TV is also not the lucrative business it once was so broadcasters are not going to take as many chances as they once did.
As MasenkoHA also pointed out Funimation probably don't want to keep having to pay Bruce Faulconer royalties (which he doesn't deserve), which they would need to do on a constant basis if they were to allow their dub be aired as a nostalgic event.
Traditional TV is also not the lucrative business it once was so broadcasters are not going to take as many chances as they once did.
As MasenkoHA also pointed out Funimation probably don't want to keep having to pay Bruce Faulconer royalties (which he doesn't deserve), which they would need to do on a constant basis if they were to allow their dub be aired as a nostalgic event.
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Re: Toonami Rewind airing Dragon Ball Z....Kai?
I already made a thread about this.Dragon ball master wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 3:16 pm So it was Announced that on May 31th they will be rewinding toonami back to the 5-7 pm time slot with airing sailor moon, OG naruto and Dragon Ball Z.... Kai. I don't understand why it's an nostalgia thing like cartoon Networks checkerpast block but why would you not get the actual Z. Like they can't get the license for it to air. But the Sunday toonami still airs dbz kai so the Rewind version is on episode 1 and then the Normal is on episode 12 Like this kind of confusion
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSw-w_u2 ... ZXdpbmQ%3D
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Re: Toonami Rewind airing Dragon Ball Z....Kai?
Although the obvious solution for that would be to just use the remastered dub with the Shunsuke Kikuchi score (and let's not kid ourselves that is exactly what Funimation would do if they relicenced Z's broadcast rights to Toonami) although then millennial fans would bitch and moan they're not using the American score so at that point...might as well use Kai since at least gen z has nostalgia for Dragon Ball Z KaiDragon Ball Ireland wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 3:23 pm
As MasenkoHA also pointed out Funimation probably don't want to keep having to pay Bruce Faulconer royalties (which he doesn't deserve), which they would need to do on a constant basis if they were to allow their dub be aired as a nostalgic event.