05-04-2004, 08:39 PM
Funimation is actually a great studio. I think they've done a fantastic job with Fruits Basket, Blue Gender, and now, Kiddy Grade. They have some extremely talented voice actors and a great staff in general. They cut titles like DBZ because they have to in order to air them, and because their primary clients for the DBZ DVDs are going to be the fans of the broadcasted DBZ, it makes sense that they keep the DVDs cut.
Also, because shows liked DBZ are dubbed with broadcast revenue as a priority, it is often too costly to go back and redub the cut portions of the show. Think Cardcaptors. With the staff from the second movie, Card Captor Sakura could have a great R1 uncut dub, but I don't see one until a possible HD DVD release (as 1 or 2 DVDs to cut down on the massive disc count) under some sort of "special edition" or "remaster" banner.
Don't blame the studios if they're trying to make money. It's like complaining to Ford about the lack of luxury features in a Taurus.
Also, because shows liked DBZ are dubbed with broadcast revenue as a priority, it is often too costly to go back and redub the cut portions of the show. Think Cardcaptors. With the staff from the second movie, Card Captor Sakura could have a great R1 uncut dub, but I don't see one until a possible HD DVD release (as 1 or 2 DVDs to cut down on the massive disc count) under some sort of "special edition" or "remaster" banner.
Don't blame the studios if they're trying to make money. It's like complaining to Ford about the lack of luxury features in a Taurus.