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| − | + | '''AB Groupe''' is a French broadcasting group, and the distributor of the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' franchise]] for European and French-speaking markets. They are responsible for creating many of the European dubs of the franchise. |
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| + | In English-speaking countries, AB Groupe is mostly known for their dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' films (often referred to by fans as the "Big Green" dub), Canadian [[Ocean Group dubs|Westwood dub]] of Dragon Ball Z as well as the [[Blue Water dub]] of ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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| − | The company was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a [[Wikipedia:Music production (music industry)|music production]] company. In 1987, it went into the world of [[Wikipedia:Television|television]]. They are responsible for creating many of the European dubs of the franchise (notably the French). They created the Engish dubs of ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', as well as the second half of ''Dragon Ball Z'' (123-291) for their markets in association with Westwood Media, Ocean Studios, and Chinook Animation. |
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| + | The company was founded as a split of AB Productions in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay (Jean-François Porry) and Claude Berda as a {{w|Music production (music industry)|music production}} company. In 1987, it went into the world of television. The company owned AB Video which distributed content on VHS cassettes, AB Distribution which focused on distributing TV shows, AB International Distribution to distribute franchises outside France, AB Films Distribution which distributed movies, AB Sat which is a digital television package, two TV channels: AB1 (from 1995) and AB Cartoons (from 1996). |
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| + | They are responsible for creating [[French dub|French-language dub]] and many European dubs of the series. They created the English dubs of ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'', as well as the second half of ''Dragon Ball Z'' (123-291), for their markets in association with Westwood Media, Ocean Productions, Blue Water Studios and Chinook Animation. Their other major anime property is ''Sailor Moon'', as they have mostly had a hand in its French release. AB Groupe is also infamous for sending numerous copyright takedown notices to Team Four Star for their ''Dragon Ball Z: Abridged'' series. |
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| + | ===The "Big Green" dub=== |
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| + | They also produced English dubs for most of the feature films and TV specials for UK distribution in collaboration with other production companies. These productions are notorious among fans for their poorly-written scripts (which were based off AB Groupe's own scripts for their French-language dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''), bizarre changes to characters' names (for example, [[Piccolo]] is called "Big Green" and [[Saiyan]]s are called "Space Warriors") and sub-par voice acting. Little information is available on the production surrounding these dubs, though it is presumed that they were recorded in either the Netherlands or France sometime in the early 2000s, although the precise location and dates remain a mystery. |
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| − | + | Despite being aired on [[Toonami]] UK, only the movies ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest]]'', and ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug]]'' were distributed on DVD there due to poor sales. However, ''[[Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure]]'', the first nine ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies, and the two TV specials were also dubbed by this company. All of their dubs of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies/specials have been released on VHS and DVD in the Netherlands and other select European countries. Some of the names of the films were changed, but most resembled the Japanese film titles. These dubs are known by fans as the "Big Green" dub. |
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| − | Their other major anime property is ''Sailor Moon'', however they mostly had a hand in its French release. |
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| + | The company's founder, Jean-François Porry, is known to be the songwriter of various intros and songs for AB Groupe, including Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. |
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| + | ===Intros=== |
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| − | Also, AB Group notably sends copyright takedown notices to TeamFourStar for their ''Dragon Ball Z: Abridged'' series. |
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| + | Songs used in France as anime intros. They were later exported along with the anime to other countries, where they were released unchanged or translated. |
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| + | *Dragon Ball (Performed by Francine Chantereau) |
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| + | *Dragon Ball (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| + | *Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| + | *Dragon Ball Z: Version 1995 (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| + | *Dragon Ball Z: Movie version (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| + | ===Physical releases=== |
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| − | ==AB Film Titles== |
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| + | Only available in physical editions on cassettes or discs. Some were also released outside of France, for example in Spain. |
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| − | *DB Movie 1 - The Legend of Shenron |
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| + | *Dragon Ball: Nouvelle version 1995 (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DB Movie 2 - Sleeping Beauty in Devil Castle |
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| + | *Dragon Ball Z 2000 (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DB Movie 3 - Mystical Adventure |
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| + | *Cherche (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 1 - In Pursuit of Garlic |
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| + | *La chanson de Bulma (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 2 - The Strongest Guy in the World |
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| + | *Le secret des 7 boules de cristal (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 3 - Super Battle in the World |
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| + | *San Gokou (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 4 - Super Saiya Son Goku |
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| + | *Vive Sangoku et Vive Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Ariane Carletti) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 5 - Super Rivals |
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| + | *Dragon Ball: Génération Bioman (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 6 - Fight 10 Billion Power Warriors |
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| + | *Dragon Ball GT (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 7 - Super Battle of the Three Super Saiyans |
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| + | *Dragon Ball et Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 8 - The Burning Battles |
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| + | *Dragon Scatt (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Movie 9 - Super Guy in the Galaxy |
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| + | *Dragon Ball Z Rap (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Special 1 - The Father of Goku |
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| + | *La marche des héros (Performed by Bernard Minet) |
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| − | *DBZ Special 2 - Gohan and Trunks |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| − | {{Collectibles}} |
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[[Category:Dragon Ball media]] |
[[Category:Dragon Ball media]] |
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AB Groupe logo
AB Groupe is a French broadcasting group, and the distributor of the Dragon Ball franchise for European and French-speaking markets. They are responsible for creating many of the European dubs of the franchise.
In English-speaking countries, AB Groupe is mostly known for their dub of the Dragon Ball Z films (often referred to by fans as the "Big Green" dub), Canadian Westwood dub of Dragon Ball Z as well as the Blue Water dub of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT.
Overview
History and work on the anime series
The company was founded as a split of AB Productions in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay (Jean-François Porry) and Claude Berda as a music production company. In 1987, it went into the world of television. The company owned AB Video which distributed content on VHS cassettes, AB Distribution which focused on distributing TV shows, AB International Distribution to distribute franchises outside France, AB Films Distribution which distributed movies, AB Sat which is a digital television package, two TV channels: AB1 (from 1995) and AB Cartoons (from 1996).
They are responsible for creating French-language dub and many European dubs of the series. They created the English dubs of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT, as well as the second half of Dragon Ball Z (123-291), for their markets in association with Westwood Media, Ocean Productions, Blue Water Studios and Chinook Animation. Their other major anime property is Sailor Moon, as they have mostly had a hand in its French release. AB Groupe is also infamous for sending numerous copyright takedown notices to Team Four Star for their Dragon Ball Z: Abridged series.
The "Big Green" dub
Main article: AB Groupe dub They also produced English dubs for most of the feature films and TV specials for UK distribution in collaboration with other production companies. These productions are notorious among fans for their poorly-written scripts (which were based off AB Groupe's own scripts for their French-language dub of Dragon Ball Z), bizarre changes to characters' names (for example, Piccolo is called "Big Green" and Saiyans are called "Space Warriors") and sub-par voice acting. Little information is available on the production surrounding these dubs, though it is presumed that they were recorded in either the Netherlands or France sometime in the early 2000s, although the precise location and dates remain a mystery.
Despite being aired on Toonami UK, only the movies Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, and Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug were distributed on DVD there due to poor sales. However, Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, the first nine Dragon Ball Z movies, and the two TV specials were also dubbed by this company. All of their dubs of the Dragon Ball Z movies/specials have been released on VHS and DVD in the Netherlands and other select European countries. Some of the names of the films were changed, but most resembled the Japanese film titles. These dubs are known by fans as the "Big Green" dub.
Songs
The company's founder, Jean-François Porry, is known to be the songwriter of various intros and songs for AB Groupe, including Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT.
Intros
Songs used in France as anime intros. They were later exported along with the anime to other countries, where they were released unchanged or translated.
- Dragon Ball (Performed by Francine Chantereau)
- Dragon Ball (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Dragon Ball Z: Version 1995 (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Dragon Ball Z: Movie version (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
Physical releases
Only available in physical editions on cassettes or discs. Some were also released outside of France, for example in Spain.
- Dragon Ball: Nouvelle version 1995 (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Dragon Ball Z 2000 (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Cherche (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- La chanson de Bulma (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Le secret des 7 boules de cristal (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- San Gokou (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Vive Sangoku et Vive Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Ariane Carletti)
- Dragon Ball: Génération Bioman (Performed by Bernard Minet)
- Dragon Ball GT (Performed by Bernard Minet)
- Dragon Ball et Dragon Ball Z (Performed by Bernard Minet)
- Dragon Scatt (Performed by Bernard Minet)
- Dragon Ball Z Rap (Performed by Bernard Minet)
- La marche des héros (Performed by Bernard Minet)