1996 Student Project: FUNimation Interview about Dragon Ball Z

I was given a camera and a mic, no lights. Told to bring back an interview relevant to our program. Summer of 1996 interview with a producer and animator from FUNimation in Ft. Worth TX. They are now in Flower Mound Texas http://funimation.com/ I am not associated with FUNimation, I was just a UNT RTVF student back then they were nice enough to assist.

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[hadpeami]

This isn't the FUNimation cast!

[AdamCampetti]

@hadpeami There is nothing in this video indicating that the people in this interview are cast. If you read the beginning slate, and look at the cg titles under the people talking it's very clear what this video is about and who the people are in the video AT FUNimation Studios. (They're not there anymore, this was a long time ago in their early stages of the company).

[AdamCampetti]

@supervegito2277 You're still wrong and no matter how hyper you get with your CAPS you're not right.

These guys are animators. This is Funimation. This was a video about some of the background workings of FUNimation back in the mid 90s, when it was in Ft. Worth Texas. The two guys in this video are 2 of the 3 guys that birthed FUNimation. I am friends with them. They are no longer in Ft. Worth, they sold the company and now FUNimation is in Flower Mound, TX.

[stewie17]

@AdamCampetti what's the1996 thing about? the show wasn't aired on cartoon network until 98

[Allandg07]

so it took about $8,730,000 to make DBZ in english damn.

[JackDaScarecrow]

boy funimation has come a long way. i remember that crappy website rofl back then pojo's and dablackgoku were the best dbz sites

[darthgoku135]

I'm confused. The video says it takes place in 1996, yet the producer says that they're gonna air DBZ on Cartoon Network. DBZ didn't arrive on Cartoon Network until 1998; before that it was shown in syndication on various broadcast networks, but was not very successful in the ratings, which is why the Ocean dub got cancelled and the Funi dub took over after DBZ became popular on CN.

[Chaos2ThaWorld1]

yeah i just dont know y it was a low budget in the 1st place

[texformer]

@supervegito2277 Noo.. actually these are just a line of comments that yall have been responding to in order and in a timely fashion There's been no respondonding of super old comments. It's just been a continuoous conversation. Just because you're embarassed at your error does not mean anybody else brought up an old thread :) LOL. I've been reading these in order, and there's been no gap in time between your misunderstandings.

[AdamCampetti]

@supervegito2277 My PC? What the heck are you talking about. My PC does not control YouTube or the dates. That's completely on Google's side.

[AdamCampetti]

@supervegito2277 It's very clear in the video that it's not about the voice actors, or even the cartoon itself. It's obvious that this is an interview dealing with the producers and animators only behind the scenes of the show over here in the states. They even specificly touch on the fact that they get the show and re-edit over here. It seems like you did not watch the full video, but had a knee jerk reaction and made all these comments before listening to the entire video.

[AnnieLeeTX]

@supervegito2277 I can't believe you don't get it. They're just cutaways, whocares? This whole time this is what you've been confused about? Man do you ever watch TV other than DBZ?

[anti4kids2000]

@supervegito2277 Actually that's the one with Ocean voices you're thinking of. FUNimation worked with Ocean Studios in the 90's. At that time, they dubbed the first 13 episodes of Dragon Ball (and the first movie), and the first 67 episodes of Dragon Ball Z (and the first 3 movies). However, those 67 episodes were chopped down into 53 episodes.

[anti4kids2000]

@supervegito2277 It actually ends in the thirties.

[anti4kids2000]

@supervegito2277 That website should of had the Saiyan Saga end with episode 36.

[anti4kids2000]

@supervegito2277 Let me break the dubs down for you.

FUNimation (with Ocean) Ep. 1-67 (1-53), Film 1-3

FUNimation (with Ocean) Film 1-3 (Uncut)

FUNimation Ep. 1-291 Film 1-13 TV Sp. 1-2

Westwood Media (with Ocean) Ep. 123-291

The first dub was when FUNimation hired Ocean. The second was when they redubbed the first 3 movies. The third was when FUNimation had inhouse voices. They started with ep. 68 and went up to ep. 291, aswell their redub of ep. 1-67.

[TsukentoX]

@supervegito2277 I hope you realize Seasons 1 and 2 were all done with FUNimation. Yes, that is the Ocean Group's voice actors, but it was FUNimation that did those episodes with that voice cast. Learn to study the end credits.

[AnnieLeeTX]

@supervegito2277 LOL! this is hilarious. I feel the frustration Texformer and AC are feeling with supervegito. Supervegito must not know his DBZ as much as he wishes he did. I totally understand this video as a mini documentary/segment of what goes on behind the cartoon.

[texformer]

@supervegito2277 Wow are you really that inept? I'm reading all these comments, you're all so dense. How many times does the OP have to force your attention to read what the video says on the slate, and pay attention to the labels of the real men in the video who are talking? Are yall teenagers or something? With the attention span of a rock? Smoke a little to much pot lately? Jeeze Louise! Stop posting you're making yourself look really stupid. If I were you I'd delete all your posts lol!