#### Previous Releases: [Dragon Ball](https://nyaa.si/view/1283101) // [Dragon Ball Z](https://nyaa.si/view/1331089) // [Dragon Ball Z HD Specials](https://nyaa.si/view/1374491) ### The circle is now complete. SoM presents our definitive release of Dragon Ball GT, the last of the original classic Dragon Ball series. #### [Discord Q&A Link](https://discord.gg/rb73crV2vb) ### Video | Episodes | Source | Resolution | PAR | DAR | Scan Type | FPS | Format | Encoder | Media Info | |:------------:|:--------------:|:----------:|:-------:|:----:|:-----------:|:-----:|:------:|:-------:|:----------:| | 1-64, SP | R2J Dragon Box | 708x480 | 177:160 | 4:3 | Progressive | 23.976 | H.264 | JySzE |[MI Link](https://pastebin.com/PPWxEbCs) **Notes:** 1. Despite being the highest quality release available, the Dragon Boxes have many well-documented flaws to the image due to both how and when it was authored. This includes chroma noise, haloing, random interlaced shots and scenes, inaccurate Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR), and random shots in the wrong frame rate. Remuxes of the Dragon Box and any encodes based on them will all carry these same issues. 2. To fix these issues **JySzE** applied the following fixes: IVTC, decimation, PAR correction, chromatic aberration reduction, and chroma noise reduction, and blocking treatment/grain retention. [Comparison Pics](https://slow.pics/c/3sReFmpR) Note that the TV Special has only been decimated due to it being sourced from a tape master. ### Audio | Episodes | Lang | Source | Source Media | Channels | Format | Provided by | Sync by |:------------:|:----:|:----------------------------------------------:|:------------------:|:---------------:|:------:|:---------------:|:----------------:| | 1-64 | JPN | 2015-21 Broadcast Audio (BSFuji) | HDTV broadcast | Stereo* | FLAC | SoM TC | Deli | 1-64, SP | ENG | 2008-09 FUNi "Remastered" Dub (Tokunaga Score) | Green Bricks | 5.1 Surround | AC3 | Nyaa | Brundlefly (dragon-radar) | 1-64, SP | ENG | 2003-05 Original FUNi Dub (Menza + English Cover OP/ED) | Singles DVDs | 2.0 Stereo* | AC3 | N12 | iKaos | 1-64, SP | ENG | 2003-05 Original FUNi Dub (Menza + "Grand Tour" OP/ED) | Singles DVDs | 2.0 Stereo* | AC3 | N12 | iKaos | 1-64, SP | JPN | 2005 Dragon Box | DVD Box | 2.0 Stereo | AC3 | Nyaa | -- | SP | ENG | 2001 AB Groupe "Big Green" Dub | VHS TV Rip | 2.0 Stereo | AC3 | DBZImran | iKaos *Additional QC assistance provided by ergiman, Kaze, and Johnster.* **Notes:** 1. Japanese Broadcast Audio is sourced from BSFuji rebroadcasts that have recently aired in Japan. OPs/EDs were replaced with higher quality versions. Episodes 1-4 are presented in dual mono to accomodate the stereo OP/EDs. Episodes 5-64 were broadcast in stereo and are presented as such. 2. The "Remastered" Dub with original Tokunaga score is sourced from the Green Bricks and was originally synced using the dragon-radar by Brundlefly. I re-timed the OPs to match the timings on the Japanese track and added Japanese NEPs for consistency with our other releases. 3. The original FUNi dub with Mark Menza replacement score is presented in two different tracks - the first track mimics the presentation of the Green Bricks by including English language covers of the Japanese OP and EDs. The second track replaces the OP/EDs with extended versions of the "Step Into The Grand Tour" OP/EDs. English NEPs are included on both tracks. Other than the OP/EDs the two tracks are identical. 4. For the GT TV special, no broadcast audio is included as the Dragon Box audio is actually higher quality than usual. In addition, all FUNi dub tracks are presented in 5.1 surround. AB Groupe's "Big Green" dub of the special is also included. ### Subtitles | Episodes | Style | Format | Timings | Styler |:--------:|:-------------------------------------------------------:|:------:|:-----:|:-----:| | 1-64, SP | Stylized OP/ED, OP Credits, Titles, Inserts, and Dialogue | ASS | sangofe | corre / iKaos | 1-64, SP | Stylized OP/ED, OP Credits, Titles, Inserts, and NEPs | ASS | corre | corre / iKaos | 1-64, SP | Basic Subtitles | SRT | Isaac | iKaos | 1-64, SP | English Dubtitles | ASS | OnionEclipse | mgold0704 *OP credits timed and stylized by dubudavid. Names and romanization contributions from AnimeAjay, dubudavid, corre, Johnster, Herms, and SaiyaJedi.* **Notes:** 1. The dialogue for all subs are based on Steve Simmons's official FUNi translation, however extensive changes to timings and some names were done by **sangofe** as part of his work with GTeam. Extensive changes were also made to OP and ED song translations and name romanizations in an effort to preserve accuracy and puns/double meanings. Name changes previously done for DB and Z carry over here*. 2. corre has done extensive work on stylizing the OP, ED, episode titles and signs to look similar to the Japanese text. He also recreated the original credits scroll from episode 64 that was left out of the DBOX. See [here](https://imgur.com/a/au7sVch) 3. If stylized subs aren't your thing, I have included more basic subs for those who want them. These have the same name and romanization changes as the stylized subs. One difference from the basic subs in previous releases is that they are now provided in raw SRT format for compatibility. 4. **For best stylized sub viewing, please use the VSFilter renderer on MPC-HC, or MPV.** Link for [MPV on PC](https://mega.nz/file/mZ0XFQjL#A8nCYQPeL9kLUHPgRufcs6dl9JGDmKuFEqhTUf2_oHM) / Link for [MPV on Mac](https://mega.nz/file/iZ0iWL7T#r9rna07v7Qljrumn8cWgTlYt1ix9pXqRxM3CG2ov9zk) / Link for [MPC-HC](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases) / Link for [VSFilter](https://www.videohelp.com/software/VSFilter-DirectVobSub). 5. English dubtitles for the series were synced by OnionEclipse and stylized by mgold0704 while the special was OCRed and timed by me. All dubtitles are timed and contain the dialogue for the original FUNi dub and are meant to be viewed with the cover OP/EDs (track 3). ### Extras I've collected a few supplemental things, although it is by no means completely exhaustive. 1. **English OPs, EDs, Promos:** various promotional materials related to the English dubs. Most of these things came from YouTube, TV Rips, or official DVDs. 2. **JPN Previews:** previews and promotional materials related to the Japanese release, including NEPs that were only broadcast on TV and not included on the Dragon Box, various commercials and previews both in their original state when available, or as recreated by fans when necessary. 3. **Miscellaneous Specials:** a few random specials related to GT, including the English-only recap episode, a live stage show, and the original credits scroll from episode 64. 4. NCOPs-NCEDs: no-credit OPs and EDs taken from the highest quality sources available (Dragon Box and some fan-recreations). While the source I found these recreations on had no credits, I believe most were done by **yugidmx5.** ### Thanks A lot of people helped make this a reality. Thanks in particular to JySzE, dubudavid, AnimeAjay, Deli, ergiman, corre, Johnster, OnionEclipse, mgold0704, sangofe and the original GTeam group, ### Possible Questions **Why is the video larger than a remux? Why do you guys insist on making me buy a hard drive?** This is intended to be an archival release, so a lot of work was done to the video in order to preserve and retain as much grain as possible, which in turn leads to a larger file size. I do plan on releasing a smaller encode eventually. **All these English dubs, where is the Blue Water Dub?** Beyond the fact that I personally have little interest in the dub, for some reason it is incredibly hard to find someone willing to dedicate time to creating a sync that is R2J timed. As with Westwood the offer is always available to include a synced UK dub if someone were to actually do more than a few episodes before disappearing. **What media player do you recommend?** SoM recommends that you use our configuration of MPV.net with Spline36 scaling enabled for viewing our releases. Link for [MPV on PC](https://mega.nz/file/mZ0XFQjL#A8nCYQPeL9kLUHPgRufcs6dl9JGDmKuFEqhTUf2_oHM) / Link for [MPV on Mac](https://mega.nz/file/iZ0iWL7T#r9rna07v7Qljrumn8cWgTlYt1ix9pXqRxM3CG2ov9zk) **The subtitles don't look right!** Make sure you're using MPV, or MPC with VSFilter. You can find VSFilter [here](https://www.videohelp.com/software/VSFilter-DirectVobSub). While other players or configurations may work, different players handle blur and sizing differently and so your results may look different than those presented in the example. ### Release Roadmap With GT being completed I'd like to share an update on what comes next. Note that I am *not* providing any release dates or any ETA here. 1. **Dragon Ball v3:** Since our initial Dragon Ball release last year great progress has been made with regards to video quality improvement and standardization of subtitles and stylings across all of our releases. Our next release is projected to be an update to our Dragon Ball torrent, which will contain the following: Standardized subtitle stylings including proper placement of karaoke dialogue and adjustments to naming conventions and stylings, Upgraded video with improvements to grain retention, updated Harmony Gold audio based on the restoration work done by Tom_Servo, along with a few other smaller fixes. 2. **Dragon Ball Z Level Sets v4:** A much needed update to my older level set encodes, completely redone from the ground up and including all new audio tracks as presented in our batch release of Z. 3. **Dragon Ball/Z Movies:** This is still on our agenda however due to do various reasons it has moved down on the release timeline. Work is still progressing steadily on audio and subtitle syncs. 4. **Dragon Ball/Z Color Correction:** Yes, this is still being worked on, no I don't have an updated time table. I mention it here only because someone will ask if I don't.