Dragon Ball Z - Season 1 (Vegeta Saga)

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This box set of Dragon Ball Z contains the entire Vegeta Saga. The Vegeta Saga makes up the first 39 episodes of Dragon Ball Z. The story of Goku and his friends from the classic show Dragon Ball continues with Goku finding out he comes from an alien race of fighters known as saiyans. Now his past has caught up with him and he and his friends must defeat these powerful foes or the people of Earth will face certain doom. This box is crucial for any collector of Dragon Ball Z as it introduces Vegeta, one of the most popular characters in Dragon Ball Z history.Specifically, the set has 6 discs and very little extra features, but any real fan of Dragon Ball Z will not buy this for extras. They will buy this for the excellent story, the great dialogue, the economic value, and of course the action. The way the discs are packaged is annoying, but you get used to it. I have heard much hype about how this set will ruin Dragon Ball Z because it is in Widescreen, but to be honest this is just not the case. Now I consider myself a true fan of Dragon Ball Z, and I am sad that you do lose some of the picture due to this, but most real fans will easily overlook the loss. I thought the Widescreen would cut much more picture than it actually did. By the second episode, I actually got used to the new look of the screen.The sound and picture are great, and you can hear the English dialogue with either Japanese or American music behind it, or you can hear the original Japanese version of the show. I enjoy listening in English, but with the Japanese subtitles on to spot where the dialogues differ, I find this to be very interesting. The English music for this set isn't as good as in others such as the Buu and Cell DVDs, but I still think it is better than the Japanese music, though I know my opinion on this matter is probably with the minority.One thing this set adds that I wish previous ones would have is the Marathon Mode. You can watch every episode on one disc one after another and see them as if they were one gigantic episode. You skip the opening and ending themes and the "Last time on Dragon Ball Z..." part. Of course, you can still watch these parts for every episode if you want.Another great thing about this set is the value. You get at least seven episodes on each DVD but the last, and to get the first 39 episodes of Dragon Ball Z for around $30.00, a price you could easily pay for 3 episodes(and I have), is just incredible.The key to buying this set is the show itself. Many of the other versions of this saga cut so much footage that they pack the entire saga down to only 25 episodes. This is a tragedy which has finally been fixed. A specific example is the episode called, "The Strangest Robot". This episode was never in the old translation, well most of it. This Saga has many wonderful and tragic moments including the first death of Goku, the first appearance of King Kai(and Vegeta as mentioned above), the awesome battle of Goku versus Vegeta, Gohan's training with Piccolo, and of course Piccolo's sacrifice.As mentioned above, another good thing about this set is the improved voices. When this show originally aired, I noticed the voices changed between the Namek and Freiza Sagas, but they have finally re-dubbed the first two sagas. Of course this is also the set's only down side to me. I already own many DBZ sets including the Cell Games, Majin Buu, and Fusion Sagas. If they re-release them with new dialogue, better sound, better picture, or for a better value or something I will feel like a fool and a bit annoyed. Personally, I hope they re-release upto and including the Frieza Saga, but my frustration only proves I am a true fan.This set is a great value, contains 39 episodes of what I consider to be the greatest action cartoon and anime of all time, and is for any true fan of Dragon Ball Z, or even someone who enjoys anime.

The first season of Dragon Ball Z, the beginning of the series, is in this reviewer's humble opinion, the best the show has to offer. Now, yes, this is saying quite a lot considering the show goes on for another 10 seasons or so, I'm not sure to be honest, but this is the first of many a story-line to follow and yet is to sum it up, more solid and believe it or not, realistic than all the seasons to follow. The beginning of DBZ had a definite carry-over from the creators previous series, Dragonball, which is essentially a part of the same story and plot. The carry-over includes characters, style, pacing and references to Dragonball's storylines. For instance, the character Launch, or the Indians at the bottom of Kurin's Tower. If you watch Dragonball and then Dragonball Z afterwards, it will add a lot to the viewing experience because you'll understand what the characters had to go through to get to where they are at the beginning of DBZ. You'll also understand the relationships between the characters and why certain things in the story are shocking to the characters - for instance, Goku having a reunion with his friends and bringing his son. Sadly, as Dragonball Z progresses, much of the initial style and emphasis is left in the dust. DBZ slowly becomes more of a show about energy levels and who is the strongest warrior in the universe, but that isn't really a part of Season 1 here and that's what makes this season one of the best. It has that great beauty and style that Dragonball had; there's still a respect from the characters towards martial arts, technique, mastery, concentration, etc., there's much more Japanese culture embedded in the story, and we're still in this future civilization or perhaps alternate universe where there are anthropomorphic animals in society and air-ships conveniently stored in pocket-able capsules that can be brought out in a jiff. There's even an appreciation for nature that's really evident in these episodes and sadly, once the show progresses into the 2nd and 3rd seasons, this style of story-telling is abandoned, which changes the show considerably. But to truly capture what I'm talking about, you have to watch the show subtitled so as to capture the original Japanese writing. It amazes me how much the American dubbing changed the meanings. It ruins it, to be blunt. So if you're interested in watching a show from the late 80's, early 90's, from a wonderfully creative mind that gives a Japanese perspective of a wild, dangerous world that can be overcome by warrior virtues - vision, courage, determination, confidence, discipline, etc... - that mixes humor, action and the drama of kill or be killed, then pick up a copy - and you gotta get it uncut. DBZ, seasons 1 and 2 are definitely two of the best Anime's ever made.

Love this series lots of great episodes

パッケージ云々、画質など気にされてる方がいますがこの値段で何を求めるのですか？何も無駄な手が加わっていないオリジナルがやはり最高です。

Una muy buena compra, la calidad de imagen es fantástica, se nota que la han limpiado, el efecto ghosting no existe, lástima que no hayan encontrado la manera de pasar la imagen a 16:9, de los cinco idiomas disponibles el que para mi se escucha un poquito mejor es el catalán, (precisamente el que me interesaba), si este pack hubiera estado solo en castellano no lo hubiese comprado porque el doblaje en catalán es magnífico, en resumen, si eres un fan de esta serie, esta compra es obligada.

Dragonball Z has been hailed as the greatest action anime of all time, and as a long-time fan I agree whole-heartedly. UK fans have been waiting an age for a DVD box set that they don't have the import from the US, and it is finally here!The series goes straight into the action as a new foe by the name of Raditz come to Earth making threats and looking for a man named 'Kakarot', and even goes so far as to kidnap the main protagonist Goku's son! After the final battle with this menace, the series grows dull for a good while as the good guys train to prepare for the arrival of Raditz's two comrades, Nappa and Vegeta. But once they touch down on Earth the action kicks off once again and this lasts through to the end of the season, making the training arc well worth the wait. If anything it only adds more anticipation as the impending danger looms over all of the main characters.The restoration work that they carried out really paid off, the animation is so crisp, clean and colourful! Obviously there's going to be a few issues with things being slightly out of proportion or the line-art looking a little torn, but anime first aired in the late 80's, it's a very old animation, and that is how it looked originally anyway. What's important is that they've managed to restore and immortalise everything onto an easily accessible set of DVDs!The English dub on this particular set is to a very high standard in terms of voice acting quality. This is a re-dubbed version by Funimation instead of the original one by Ocean Group. Funimation took over dubbing the rest of the series halfway through Season 2, and all the actors from Seasons 2.5-9 returned to re-dub Season 1, and by that time they'd gained a lot of experience at playing their characters. Sean Schemmel does a particularly amazing job at playing Goku, and Christopher R. Sabat joins him in a fantastic portrayal of Piccolo and Vegeta.And to top it all off this DVD box set contains THREE versions of the series for you to watch: the original Japanese voices and music, the English Funimation re-dub with the original Japanese music, OR the English dub with the new music by Nathan Johnson (the Bruce Faulconer score comes into the series halfway through Season 2), giving you the choice of three preferences when you watch the series! The Nathan Johnson music isn't as good as the Bruce Faulconer score in my opinion, but it still does the job and I can't wait to hear the Faulconer music (and the ORIGINAL Funimation dub) in the next box set from Episode 68 onwards!Fantastic packaging, a fantastic re-dub, fantastic restoration, and, of course, a FANTASTIC series.

Servus,jeder der Dragonball kennt, der kennt natürlich auch die Story über den Super Krieger Son Goku.Im Englischen heißt er einfach nur Goku. Daher spare ich es mir jetzt einfach was über die Story zu schreiben.Die NTSC Version bietet die gleiche StoryDer Preis hier für die NTSC DVD box bei Amazon ist spitze, 20-30euro für 39 Episodes (folgen).Man erhält eine Digital überarbeitete Version der original Dragonball Z folgen aus Japan.Sieht um einiges besser aus, als die folgen die es auf den Deutschen DVD Boxen zu sehen gibt.Auf den Deutschen Dragonball z DVD Boxen sind ja die folgen aus der ersten deutschen TV Ausstrahlung zu sehen.Leider hat damals RTL-2 die folgen von/aus Frankreich gekauft.Diese waren geschnitten und in einer schlechten Qualität(auch Frankreich wollte Geld sparen und hat keine überarbeitete Version, DIGITALLY REMASTERED Version gekauft).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------So, nun zum Inhalt b.z.w den Produkt Merkmalen der NTSC version:(vergleiche dazu die erste Deutsche DBZ DVD Box)-39 folgen für knapp 20-30 euro (35 folgen hat die Deutsche für knapp 50 euro)-Digital überarbeitete,sieht echt SUPER aus. (die deutsche sieht um einiges schlechter aus)-Uncut-also komplett ungeschnitten (die deutsche wurde an vielen stellen geschnitten, vor allem das Blut wurde entfernt)-es gibt 3 abspiel modi: -Englische Sprache mit original jap. Hintergrund Musik. Das Opening ist die erste eng.version. -Englische Sprache mit englisch, neu komponierter Hintergrund Musik. -Original Japanische Sprache. Das Opening,ending und die Hintergrund Musik alles auf jap. (auf der deutschen DVD Box gibt es nur die Deutsche Sprache...und ist ca.30euro teurer) --ALLES Digital überarbeitet---die NTSC Box läuft sowohl auf meiner Xbox 360,meiner PS3, sowie wie auch auf meinem DVD-player (von Samsung). Beide Konsolen und DVD-player sind Europäische Modelle(aus dem Mediamarkt).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wer DBZ liebt und die folgen in super Qualität erleben möchte, der sollte zugreifen.Wer Englisch kann, kann sowie so zugreifen. Wer nicht so gut oder kaum englisch kann, der kann auch zugreifen(die Story kennt doch wohl jeder).Die DVD's der NTSC Version laufen auf all meinen Abspielgeräten.Ich werde mir nach und nach die ganzen Boxen zulegen. Vor allem finde ich es toll, das man mal sieht, was in der Deutschen Version alles geschnitten war.Ich gebe volle 5 sterne für die NTSC DBZ Box season one.KAUFEN!!