Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas)
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Actor: Dragon Ball ZBrand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 835 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation
DVD Reviews of Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas)
DVD Review: The second season DVD box set for Dragon Ball Z
Summary: 3 Stars
The Dragon Ball Z Season Two DVD box includes six DVDs that contain thirty-five episodes. The first five discs contain six episodes, while the sixth disc contains five episodes and the DVD extras.
One of my favorite things about this DVD set is the "marathon feature." This allows you to watch all of the episodes back-to-back, but you only see the opening credits once; the ending credits are not shown when watching with the marathon feature. This feature's really helpful when you're trying to watch all the episodes on a single disc in one night.
I was rather disappointed by the special features. All you get are the textless versions of the opening and ending credits (which were previously included on the box set for the first season), and trailers. To be honest, I didn't think these features were quite so "special." The audio mastering levels for this DVD release were also an issue. FUNimation's opening splash screen and the trailer at the beginning of each DVD were mastered at a high audio level, but then the menu and the actual episodes were mastered with a rather soft audio level. This would mean having to have my volume turned way down until the main menu appeared; then, I would suddenly have to crank the volume back up quite a ways in order to hear the audio for the episodes.
While I was disappointed with the audio levels and the lack of special features, this set is still a "must get" for any Dragon Ball Z fan that wants all the episodes on DVD. The price isn't too bad for what you get, but it would have been a little more worth the price if FUNimation had gone to a little more effort on the special features.
DVD Review: Another excellent season set
Summary: 4 Stars
Dragon Ball Z is the one greatest anime series ever created. With its action-packed universe and compelling storylines, Akira Toriyama's magnum opus has never failed to please. This is the second season set FUNimation has released of the series.
This set picks up where the last one left off. Many warriors died in the battle against the Saiyan elites, Nappa and Vegeta. Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan set out on a quest to the planet Namek, where the Dragon Balls were created - so that they can collect them and wish their friends back to life. Following some unexpected detours, they eventually reach the planet, but get an unwanted surprise - Vegeta is there as well, seeking the balls! And that's not even the worst of it. Frieza, the galactic tyrant who destroyed the Saiyan homeworld, and employed that species of warriors, including the Saiyan prince himself, has come to the world, seeking to take the balls by any means necessary, for his own selfish desires. Gohan and Krillin face many deadly foes serving Frieza on this new world, as Goku rushes to meet them (he was hospitalized and unable to leave with them initially.)
The DVD set is divided amongst six discs, and contains the Namek and Ginyu Sagas. The picture has been subjected to digital noise reduction, and the set includes a booklet of character profiles and episode listings.
Obviously, if you're new to the Dragon Ball franchise, you'll want to start with the Season One box set, but if you're already a fan, you'll enjoy these episodes. The set starts weak with the filler Invisible Spaceship and Raiti/Zacro episodes, but once our heroes hit Namek, the action gets going and rarely lets up (aside from two filler stinkers that focus on Bulma.) Many new characters are introduced here, the fight scenes are great, and perhaps most importantly, Vegeta begins a very long transformation towards becoming a good guy. As a whole, though, this set is great.
One of my personal favorite features of the set is the Marathon feature. FUNimation includes a feature in these sets that allows you to view all of the episodes on each disc from start to end with no interruptions from intros/outros/recaps/etc. This is an extremely handy feature I wish more TV shows on DVD had.
Like earlier Dragon Ball Z season sets, the picture has been cropped at the top and bottom (this was done due to excessive grain and damage to the original source), and it has been subjected to the digital noise reduction process. Obviously a lot of fans, myself included, were disappointed to see the picture get cropped. While the digital noise reduction doesn't do as thorough a job cleaning up the image as you'd hope, it IS the best these episodes have ever looked. In other words, it's a "give and take" scenario. You lose some of the picture you could see on earlier full-frame DVDs (and there ARE a few gaping moments that will really make you question FUNimation's decision), but on the good side, you gain some picture on the sides, and the image quality is superior to all earlier DVD releases.
Sound quality is similar to the earlier sets. English audio quality is fantastic, but the dub is still translated poorly and the voice cast is hit and miss. On the other hand, the Japanese audio quality is poor, showing its age, but it does feature a well-translated subtitle track from Steven J. Simmons that lets you experience the series as originally intended. Is Dragon Ball Z EVER going to get its Japanese audio remastered?
Additionally, like the earlier sets, you have the option of watching the English voice cast played against the original Japanese audio.
Disappointingly, the next episode previews aren't included. But they weren't in any earlier season set, so it's no big surprise.
No special features are included here unless you count the trailers and the same textless opening/closing sequence all other sets like this have had. On the good side, the set does include a booklet similar to the earlier sets, with character profiles and an episode guide, making it handy to go right where you need to go on the DVDs.
It's another good set. If you're a fan of the series and don't already have these episodes, you can get them all here for one low price. Cropping issues aside, this is a great set, and a good value, especially compared to the older DVD releases.
Highly recommended to any fan of Dragon Ball Z.
DVD Review: Season II
Summary: 5 Stars
Well this is a great addition to a DBZ fan's collection. On the single DVD's they had a really cool song that was replaced by the original Japanese start song, which is worse in my opinion. I have also heard some reviewers saying something about widescreen black bars, but on mine you could resize it so the video takes up 90% of the screen and the bars take up 10%. Also while the "next time on DBZ" is missing", nothing else is, so unless your a die-hard collector, this shouldnt matter much as it was just a tv hook spot to get people to watch the show. If you have not seen the ORIGINAL TV spots of this show way back in the 90's, then, like me, you won't miss that much since you never knew about it to begin with. As for me, I read shone jump graphic novels of dragon ball and dragon ball z before I started watching the episodes.Still a great anime and there are some minor problems such that i mentioned before, but that won't affect the average fan. I'd say buy season 1 first, and if you like it, buy the rest because not much changes, because you can't change perfection, although this isnt "perfect", it's pretty damn close to it!DVD Review: DragonBall Z better then i imagend
Summary: 5 Stars
What can i say about this that many others have said, well i do say that some of the voices aren't what i remember from watching them on TV but i do love that theses seasons are uncut, cause from some of the sences that were'nt on the TV are on theses DVDs which is way cool.
Also i would of relay loved to have had the orignial Theme they had on the Cartoon network version (Rock the Dragon) but this one not bad.
Overall I would gladly recomend this and the ohters to any Dragonball Z fan.
DVD Review: My Review
Summary: 5 Stars
I receive my item ahead of time, which is great and it come in perfect condition.
Description of Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas)
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 05/22/2007The second season of the wildly popular Dragon Ball Z comprises the "Namek" and "Captain Ginyu" sagas. Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma travel to the planet Namek to find an even more powerful set of Dragon Balls that can restore the lives of Tenshinhan, Yamucha, Chaozu and Piccolo, who were killed by Vegeta during the first season. (Their souls continue to train with King Kai in the Other World.) All is not well on Namek: the arch-villain Frieza, who looks and sounds a bit like Truman Capote, also desires the Dragon Balls. If he uses them to obtain eternal life, he'll rule the universe forever. With a cadre of lieutenants that includes Vegeta, he slaughters the Namekians to gain the supernatural orbs. After his injuries have been healed by a magic senzu bean, Goku heads to Namek. En route, he trains at 100 gravities, raising his powers enormously. Vegeta believes Goku may be the legendary Super Saiyan that appears once a millennium--except he lacks the requisite love of battle. This version of Goku is less aggressive, and he uncharacteristically uses his brain (never his greatest asset) to defeat Ginyu, Frieza's second-in-command. Unlike Season 1--Vegeta Saga, Season 2ends on a cliff-hanger. Skeptics may find Goku's adventures needlessly protracted, over the top, and even silly. But for millions of boys, they provide the special blend of comradeship, martial arts training, and take-no-prisoners battles they love. The newly remastered edition includes the original Japanese dialogue for the first time. (Rated TV PG. suitable for ages 8 and older: violence, minor risqu? humor, brief nudity, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
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