The first new Blu-ray вЂњSeasonвЂќ set appears to contain 39 episodes, based on the listed running time of 925 minutes, which lines up with the episode count seen on the first orange brick set. However, with the increased price point for the вЂњLevelвЂќ Blu-ray sets due to production costs of remastering the scanned footage вЂњframe-by-frickinвЂ™-frameвЂќ, FUNimation canceled their production in pursuit of a more cost effective remastering method after releasing only the first 34 episodes. While the orange brick sets were cropped to 16:9 - removing approximately 20% of the original picture - FUNimationвЂ™s вЂњLevelвЂќ Blu-ray sets had remained in their original 4:3 aspect ratio. At this point it appears that a majority of fans were in favor of a cropped release, however we have reached out to FUNimation for further clarification on this actually being the case. One of the survey questions specifically asked about aspect ratio preferences, providing options for both 4:3 (вЂњOriginal Production ReleaseвЂќ) and 16:9 (вЂњCrop of Original Production ReleaseвЂќ) aspect ratios. You may recall that FUNimation conducted an online survey this last June asking fans to weigh in on a possible, now confirmed, Blu-ray release for the companyвЂ™s flagship series. However, a recent product listing shared by WTK has really grabbed some attention among fans across most social media outlets.ДЄccording to this product listing, the upcoming Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray вЂњSeasonвЂќ sets will indeed be presented in a 16:9 cropped widescreen format. So far most listings contain only basic product information: $44.98 MSRP, 925 minute running time, and 4 discs. Listings for a вЂњDragon Ball Z: Season 1вЂќ Blu-ray release, now officially scheduled for 31 December 2013, have begun popping upВ online.

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