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NEWS: New Video Group to Release Digimon Adventure Season 1 on DVD

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They reduced Apocalymon from a sadistic and nihilist being who self-mutilates his own body into suicidal depression into a wisecracking, pun spewing guy who wanted extra pepperoni on his pizza and the delivery man short changed him. That's all you really need to know about how accurate the dub is.

I actually found Apocalymon's dub to be even more creepier than the original BECAUSE of that but alas, that's probably just me

It's also important to note that this is NVG's first anime release and that this release isn't really aimed specifically at anime fans. They're capitalizing on a broad nostalgic consumer base, many if not most, of whom are not anime fans today and could care less about whether or not this was subbed.

oblivious247 wrote:

It's also important to note that this is NVG's first anime release and that this release isn't really aimed specifically at anime fans. They're capitalizing on a broad nostalgic consumer base, many if not most, of whom are not anime fans today and could care less about whether or not this was subbed.

That's just shows how ignorance they are. I mean there are thousands and thousands of deaf/hard-hearing people in US.

Dark Absol wrote:

oblivious247 wrote: It's also important to note that this is NVG's first anime release and that this release isn't really aimed specifically at anime fans. They're capitalizing on a broad nostalgic consumer base, many if not most, of whom are not anime fans today and could care less about whether or not this was subbed. That's just shows how ignorance they are. I mean there are thousands and thousands of deaf/hard-hearing people in US.

Well I meant Japanese track with sub. In which case they've done nothing wrong.

/inb4 people start bitching about the lack of the Japanese audio, despite the fact that the majority of people who would buy this grew up with and associate this show with the English dub.

Also, at RightStuf's price of $59.99 for all 54 episodes PLUS a booklet, that's an absolute STEAL.

*DISC 1: Episodes 1-7: And So It Begins… / The Birth of Greymon / Garurumon / Biyomon Gets Firepower / Kabuterimon’s Electro Shocker / Togemon In Toy Town / Ikkakumon’s Harpoon Torpedo
*DISC 2: Episodes 8-14: Evil Shows His Face / Subzero Ice Punch! / A Clue from the Digi-Past / The Dancing Digimon / DigiBaby Boom / The Legend of the Digidestined / Depature for a New Continent
*DISC 3: Episodes 15-21: The Dark Network of Etemon / The Arrival of SkullGreymon / The Crest of Sincerity / The Piximon Cometh / The Prisoner of the Pyramid / The Earthquake of MetalGreymon / Home Away from Home
*DISC 4: Episodes 22-28: Forget About It! / WereGarurumon’s Diner / No Questions, Please / Princess Karaoke / Sora’s Crest of Love / The Gateway to Home / It’s All in the Cards
*DISC 5: Episodes 29-35: Return to Highton View Terrace / Almost Home Free / The Eighth Digivice / Gatomon Comes Calling / Out on the Town / The Eighth Child Revealed / Flower Power
*DISC 6: Episodes 36-42: City Under Siege / Wizardmon’s Gift / Prophecy / The Battle for Earth / Enter the Dark Masters / Sea-Sick and Tired / Under Pressure
*DISC 7: Episodes 43-49: Playing Games / Trash Day / The Ultimate Clash / Etemon’s Comeback Tour / Ogremon’s Honor / My Sister’s Keeper / The Crest of Light
*DISC 8: Episodes 50-54, Bonus: Joe’s Battle / The Crest of Friendship / Piedmon’s Last Jest / Now Apocalymon / The Fate of Two Worlds / Photo Gallery

Bonus Features

36-page Character Guide Booklet Featuring the Seven Original Characters Plus Kari; Gallery Featuring Over 40 Behind-the-Scenes Sketches

DVD Configuration: DVD 8-pk SET
DVD Disc Type: 8pk in special swing amaray with 36 pg. booklet
DVD Run Time: 19 hrs. + extras

DVD Frame rate: 29.97
DVD Closed caption: No
DVD Subtitles: No
DVD Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Studio: Toei Animation Inc.
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region 1

©Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation. Film ©1999 Toei Animation Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Art and Design ©2012 New Video Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video.

Too true, Hardy. Too true. While I can understand peoples' desire to have the option, I was one of that majority and still enjoy the dub to this day.

Ashen Phoenix wrote:

Too true, Hardy. Too true. While I can understand peoples' desire to have the option, I was one of that majority and still enjoy the dub to this day.

The biggest thing that doesn't make sense, is how nowadays edits are frowned upon if they happen in anime, but if it's a nostalgic kids show, it's ok? Sorry, I just don't understand how that gets a slide-by^^ That's my biggest head-scratcher with it

Because it's not being marketed at anime fans. If a small group of anime fans don't buy this, it's not going to significantly hurt sales.

Studio: Toei Animation Inc.

You seem to be missing my point.
What I'm saying is that the heart was still there, regardless of whether he meant it to be there or not. Just like he didn't intend for 'love' to be their either.
With that heart being there, it still carries the same vibe as changing 'from' to 'love'.

It's still an accidental thing regardless and for people to make such a big deal about it is just plain ridiculous.

I'm not talking about the release itself, but the fans. Most of the people commenting here keep talking about nostalgia, but don't see to mind that the show has been changed, whereas it's sort of a rarity to see now in the anime fandom. I'm not even talking about a language dub vs sub thing, but dub changes in general.

(Bold by me because this is sounding like shipper justification here rather than just stating the facts)

WTK wrote:

Studio: Toei Animation Inc.

And now we know who's really releasing this because Toei Animation Inc. is their US branch in Los Angeles and anyone who's familiar with this studio knows how bad they have been in the past when it comes to releasing anime here. *looks at Air Master, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Illumitoon DVDs), Digimon Savers, Interlude & Slam Dunk*

Ryasha wrote:

You seem to be missing my point. What I'm saying is that the heart was still there, regardless of whether he meant it to be there or not. Just like he didn't intend for 'love' to be their either. With that heart being there, it still carries the same vibe as changing 'from' to 'love'. It's still an accidental thing regardless and for people to make such a big deal about it is just plain ridiculous.

You don't seem to understand the key fundamental difference here. In the dub, he willingly wanted to put 'Love' in there. He struggled over if he should confess his non-existent feelings. In the original, he had no knowledge the heart was there or even if he used the right kanji because it was sent before I saw it, and he had no feelings at all. These are two completely fundamentally different scenarios which are in no way the same thing. (And given how casually the heart symbol is used in text messaging in Japan, the heart doesn't even symbolize love in this instance, more like being playful)