Following the series’ premature end in 2011 with the conclusion of the Cell arc, international distributors requested Toei continue the series on into the Majin Boo arc, as there was still a demand for it amongst international fans. Aside from any international censoring or editing, the series was distributed internationally just as it had originally aired in Japan. While known in Japan as simply Dragon Ball Kai, Toei elected to re-brand the series as Dragon Ball Z Kai for its international distribution, to help distinguish it as a new series based on the globally famous Dragon Ball Z series. Not only that, but Toei themselves named the international version Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters, so it's not just a US thing, that is what it's called everywhere in the world but Japan.Īctually, I should have just done this from the beginning, but here is an excerpt from that perfectly explains how these two different versions came to be: However, in doing so, they cut the show down even further, resulting in fewer total episodes than the international version that they sent literally everywhere else in the world. It wasn't until the cancellation of Toriko that Toei, needing a quick replacement, changed their minds and decided to air the second season after all. "Season 2" of Kai was initially only produced by Toei for the sole purpose of being aired internationally due to popular demand it was never intended to air domestically at all due to the low merchandise sales that the first "season" yielded. That said, I'm not against providing NFO files for anyone who wants them.Īctually, Funimation/Toonami had nothing to do with it.
It's not likely that we'll be allowing a new airing entry for the Funimation recut of a recut.
DarklightIndigo wrote:Kai is already an exception to the policy regarding recuts.
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