Dragon Ball Z: Season Five (Perfect and Imperfect Cell Sagas)
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Actor: Christopher Sabat, Dameon Clarke, Sean SchemmelDirector: Chris Cason
Brand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 615 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 0
Studio: Funimation
Product features:
- The Z-Fighters gather their forces in an effort to combat the Android menace that has been set loose upon the planet. But they are about to discover that the Androids are the least of their worries. An even greater threat has risen from the shadows: Dr. Gero's most lethal creation, Cell! Born from the genetic material of the greatest warriors ever to walk the Earth, Cell is Dr. Gero's u
DVD Reviews of Dragon Ball Z: Season Five (Perfect and Imperfect Cell Sagas)
DVD Review: Enter Cell!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll start this review by stating the only thing that really needs to be reiterated, because so many other reviewers get this wrong. The image is not flat out cropped, some is cropped but new picture is also shown just as much. The original transfers were all cropped generally so they could `pan' certain shots across a scene. Therefore you aren't losing as much picture as many reviewers falsely claim. People should really do their research before they pretend to know about something.
Okay, moving on this box set is more of the same. English dubbing with original Japanese music in surround sound, English dubbing with English soundtrack in stereo, and original Japanese mono are the audio choices presented as usual. The redubbing that Funimation had done has mostly stopped by this point. Vegeta and Krillin now use their original audio, and only Dende remains to be redubbed since his VA changed. Some parts of this saga should be redubbed, however. For starters, Master Roshi gives a history lesson on the Red Ribbon Army that is entirely wrong. When Funimation originally dubbed the series they had not yet done Dragon Ball, just the movies. As such it was in the movies that Tao was a General with the Red Ribbon Army character (though it wasn't in the Red Ribbon Army). Roshi's English dub states that Tao was a high ranking general in Red Ribbon. Of course, anybody who's seen dragon ball knows this isn't true, and that Tao was a mercenary hired to kill Goku. They tried to consolidate the movie into the timeline which was well enough all those years ago, but Funi really should've taken the time to fix errors like this.
As for the story itself, the imperfect and perfect Cell Sagas were among the most intense action-packed sequences in the series' history. It starts off with the startling new revelation of another android from the same future Trunks is from who's come back in time in order to absorb the androids and obtain his perfect form before he destroys the world. Piccolo finally merges back with Kami and the two of them prove to be too much for the new genetically engineered android to handle, but Cell manages to elude them all the same. The series slows down a bit as the Z-Fighters pointlessly chase Cell around while the other Androids go on sight-seeing on their way to Goku's house. Finally Goku wakes up and takes the other saiyans Vegeta, Trunks, and his son Gohan to the Lookout. The plan is to use a special room to complete an entire year of training in a single day so that they can achieve a level beyond that of a Super Saiyan.
Everything comes to a head when the other three androids arrive at Roshi's island looking for Goku, and instead find Piccolo waiting for them. The proceeding fight between Piccolo and Android 17 is one of the best in the entire series, but unfortunately is the last really great fight. Both fighters are incredibly powerful and skilled fighters. Their battle is far more dynamic then the simple light shows, excessive transformations, and cheap abilities that would plague the rest of the series. It's also the last time Piccolo manages to be relevant in the series. A bummer for Piccolo fans.
But the fight doesn't stop there, the action continues right up until Cell's arrival. Seeking to absorb the androids, Cell makes short work of both Piccolo and 17 before 16 interferes. The large android has a short, one-sided skirmish with Cell but is unable to stop him from absorbing 17 and transforming. Things start to get somewhat uniform from here. In his new form Cell easily defeats 16 and goes to absorb 18 but is stopped by none other than Tien. In his last moment of relevance, the veteran human fighter almost kills himself using his Tri Beam to restrain Cell while the Androids escape. Both Piccolo and Tien are rescued by Goku, but Cell resumes his quest.
With the androids cornered on an island, Vegeta and Trunks emerge from their training and are ready to face Cell. Vegeta undergoes a new transformation and ascends past the level of Super Saiyan, from there he has a one-sided fight with Cell, but the biological android convinces the saiyan prince to let him absorb 18 and become complete. He does so and after his final transformation to his perfect form, Cell easily defeats Vegeta and Trunks. You see the pattern now? Cell transforms and dominates 16, Vegeta transforms and dominates Cell, Cell transforms again and dominates Vegeta. So on and so on, this is basically how the rest of the series progresses.
Moreso, Cell manages to be a rather cheap villain. While he is very strong, his only attacks are ones he's copied from the other Z-Fighters and previous villains whose genes he's inherited. He has no attacks or fighting style of his own. Vegeta actually manages to hit Cell with his new Final Flash attack that maims the villain but Cell effortlessly regenerates the damage. Even Piccolo needs time and energy to regenerate, and even so he can regrow limbs but cannot repair all the damage done to him. Cell takes his regeneration to newer and cheaper levels. The fight would've ended when Vegeta nailed his attack, but Cell's genetic makeup allows him to survive and thrive. However instead of killing his victims, Cell decides to release them, for the moment.
But as much as I find Cell to be unappealing, it's hard to deny that the nonstop action presented in this saga is pretty epic in anime scale. From the moment the fight between 17 and Piccolo starts, it doesn't end until Cell defeats Trunks after becoming perfect. It spreads across several islands, involves a modest cast of characters, and crosses several tiers of power. This is really the epitome of Dragon Ball Z, lots and lots of action!
Description of Dragon Ball Z: Season Five (Perfect and Imperfect Cell Sagas)
"Dragon Ball Z has been called the Greatest Action Cartoon of all Time, and it's True!" --- Anime InsiderSeason Five contains the Perfect and Imperfect Cell sagas on 6 discs.
The Z-Fighters gather their forces in an effort to combat the Android menace that has been set loose upon the planet. But they are about to discover that the Androids are the least of their worries. An even greater threat has risen from the shadows?Dr. Gero?s most lethal creation?Cell!
Born from the genetic material of the greatest warriors ever to walk the Earth, Cell is Dr. Gero?s ultimate weapon, a perfect fighting machine capable of duplicating all of the Z-Fighters? most powerful attacks. Now, after years of waiting, Cell has begun to unleash his terrifying powers, wiping out entire cities as he gathers the energy he needs to fulfill his creator?s grand design. Time is short! The Z-Fighters must find a way to stop this monstrous foe before he completes his quest to absorb the other Androids and achieves his invincible Perfect Form!
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