Dragon Ball Z: Season One (Vegeta Saga)
by Daisuke Nishio
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Actor: Cynthia Cranz, Justin Cook, Kyle Hebert, Shigeru Chiba, Toshio FurukawaDirector: Daisuke Nishio
Brand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 925 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1996-09-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 1-4210-0004-0
Studio: Funimation
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- The Saiyans are coming! The last survivors of a cruel, warrior race, these ruthless villains have carved a path of destruction across the galaxy, and now they have set their sights on Earth. They will stop at nothing until they have the wish-granting powers of the seven magic Dragon Balls for their very own. With the fate of his family, friends and the entire human race hanging in the balance, Go
Movie Reviews of Dragon Ball Z: Season One (Vegeta Saga)
Movie Review: An amazing and completely true DVD set, but yes, the widescreen is annoying sometimes, but I DON'T CARE
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waiting for FUNimation to release DVD sets of DBZ for years, and finally my prayers have been answered. But WOW, this set was WAY more then I was hoping for. English voice track with the orignal Japanese music (though I have to switch the audio to hear "CHA-LA-HEAD CHA-LA" as the opener in that mode. It also contains for those who are more used to and prefer the FUNimation music (which for once I am not against on an anime as it made it edgey, actiony, and darker) there is an audio option for that as well to get the music from the original US Uncut Airings on Cartoon Network of these episodes. FUNimation said they had newly done voice tracks, but it sounds no different by word, acting, or such then it did in the previous uncut version, I think that may have not been true, unless it meant those tracks as new as those uncut episodes were not too old either, infact they were fairly new. Plus of all the DBZ DVDS, I have never seen such picture in high quality, I am really impressed. Yes it's widescreen, So what? it's not made that way from the videos, it's made that way from the original film footage that had more picture in it that never got onto the FullScreen version that originally aired. Yes we lose some parts from top to bottom, but they mater very little, not at all important as I read someone say, it's no different then the footage we get at the sides pretty much. Infact, while we do not get all the original footage of the FullScreen, we get some to the left and right as well that were in the original film as well, . besides, not all Widescreen DVD releases capture all the footage that was originally in theaters either. As you gain some additional footage from the sides as well that was in the original film, I'm open to trying it to experence a little more as well, even if it's not much.
And if you are going to whine at me for liking it then do me a favor and go jump off a bridge, seriously, I rated it 5 stars because of most of the stuff, I don't mind the cropping that much, yes, it too annoys me at times in some areas but I don't care, it's NOT THAT BAD! I did checking myself, on such, I do agree it's not perfect but it's better then nothing and it's better then a edited version that does not keep the original storyline. If you hate it so much, buy an import set in fullscreen or download episodes, extract the sound from this set, and use a movie maker program to merge them together. I saw other things in the fullscreen version we could have gotten that were just as bad or annoying, so we get one or the other with one flaw or the other, to me both are equally annoying. So shut up. I mean, I rather just get this show uncut and enjoy it, same would go if a fullscreen version of a movie was all that was made on DVD, and that has been the case many times, but if it's all I can get of an uncut release as long as the picture quality is good and enough of the imaging shows then that is good enough for me. Don't try and change my opinion, because you won't. And I just said the downsides as well. If you don't want it in this format, fine, I won't argue with you, but leave me out of it, I DID compare, yes it's not perfect and it's annoying to long time fans of the show in Japanese, as I did say, it's annoying to me at times as well. But here is another reason I am okay with this.
Getting sets with 39 episodes at 30 bucks a pieces then spending 15 dollars on a single dvd at a time that only has about 3 or 4 episodes each that will take up about 3 shelves of space, this ways it's less expencive to see the entire show. and saves you room for more shows on DVD for your shelves.
And one thing that annoyed me about the previous fullscreen releases, the picture quality was very blocky, especially in high motion and flashing parts of the show, and to me that is was just as annoying as this widescreen thing, I dispise bad picture quality, so for me, it's an upside on this as this set does not have that. I bought the previous DVDs as well and compared, it's a win-win, lose-lose situation. This is no better or worse. I will admit, they could have made it a little LESS wide and still do wide screen to show more of the footage, so they did not transfer it perfectly, I know because my computer is widescreen and I still see blackbars. So yes, they did not do it perfectly either for the footage, but I still stand by what I said, if you don;t want to buy it, fine, but I enjoyed it and that's all I care about, I just wanted it uncut and true to the story, that's why I called this completely true, because's it's not the previous edited for TV versions and it stays more true to the characters as well, and to me, that's what is really important, if it had BOTH bad quality like the last DVDs and widescreen, then I probably would not buy this, but it only has ONE. and as I said, I like picture quality more, it's indifferent enough for me to rate it 5 stars. Just respect that.
Summary of Dragon Ball Z: Season One (Vegeta Saga)
The Saiyans are coming! The last survivors of a cruel, warrior race, these ruthless villains have carved a path of destruction across the galaxy, and now they have set their sights on Earth. They will stop at nothing until they have the wish-granting powers of the seven magic Dragon Balls for their very own.With the fate of his family, friends and the entire human race hanging in the balance, Goku, the Earth's greatest hero, must rise to meet the approaching threat. As he prepares for the fight of his life, Goku embarks on an epic journey that will take him to other worlds, pit him against new and old enemies alike, and force him to confront the dark secrets of his own past. At the end of his path, the most powerful opponent he has ever faced awaits - the evil Saiyan Prince Vegeta!
This Dragon Ball Season Set is the definitive collection!
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The ultimate Dragon Ball Z - Collect them all!
One of the most popular franchises in anime history, Dragon Ball began in 1984 as a manga by Akira Toriyama in Shonen Jump. Dragon Ball Z (1989), the second TV adaptation, is the most beloved: it ran for 291 episodes--more than Dragon Ball (1986) and Dragon Ball GT (1996) combined. Over the years, the program has introduced countless boys to the world of Japanese animation. The first season re-introduces the main characters and sets up a new threat. Goku learns he's not an Earthling, but a Saiyan from the planet Vegeta. Only three other Saiyans survive, all of them extremely powerful and destructive. Goku destroys Raditz with the help of Piccolo, but dies in the process. He spends much of the season training in the Other World with King Kai. Piccolo takes over training Goku's son Gohan, anticipating he will have to face the remaining Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta. These episodes set the pattern for the combination of martial arts training, fantasy-battles and slapstick comedy that make the series so popular. The storyline rambles, with lots of digressions, repeats, and false endings--none of which bother the fans. Although Dragon Ball Z has been released previously in the US, Funimation pulled out all the stops for this edition. The entire series has been remastered from the original prints, and the Japanese language track is included for the first time. (Goku and Krillin have higher-pitched, younger voices than they do in the American dub.) For Dragon Ball Z fans, this version clearly supercedes all previous ones. (Rated TV PG. suitable for ages 8 and older: violence; minor incidents of risqué and toilet humor, ethnic stereotyping and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
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