Dragon Ball Z - Season 2 (Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas)

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Product Description Click Here for Trailer Having suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Saiyans, and with Goku still recovering from his injuries, the remaining Z-Fighters must embark on a perilous journey to Planet Namek in search of the Namekian Dragon Balls. Unbeknownst to them, however, a powerful new enemy has set his sights on the same prize - the ruthless tyrant Freiza! Beset on all sides by danger, Goah, Krillin, and Bulma must fight for their lives as they struggle to keep the Dragon Balls from falling to evil hands. Meanwhile, Goku races against time to join his friends in their quest, but waiting for him on Planet Namek is an army of the most powerful villains the universe has ever known, led by Frieza's most elite fighting unit - the unstoppable Ginyu Force! desertcart.com The 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 risqué humor, brief nudity, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon Review: By Far the Best Version of Dragon Ball Z Season 2 I've Seen - In the Dragon Ball Z Season Two DVD Box Set you get 35 episodes of the show, and specifically the Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas. You can choose to watch these episodes in Japanese with the original Japanese music, or in English with either the Japanese music, or the English music that originally aired with the episode on television. This set is composed of 6 discs, each having six episodes except the last which only has 5 and the extras. The extras are pathetic at best, but as I've already pointed out in the Season One Box Set, I bought this for the episodes themselves. You get 35 episodes of the show for a price much better than if you were to buy the episodes individually. Of course, the marathon mode is back where you can skip the opening, ending, and, "Last time on Dragon Ball Z...." part and instead watch every episode back to back. This is a terrific addition to these sets. Again, the top and bottom are cut off a bit, but not enough to take the enjoyment out of watching these episodes. After the first episode, you get used to this. Season two focuses primarily on Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma as they journey to Namek in an attempt to use the namekian Dragon Balls to revive those killed by the saiyans. The majority of the season lacks Goku fighting anyone, but does have him training, Vegeta is a constant threat through most of the season until a power even greater than he can handle forces him to team up with our heroes. As a big fan, I was wondering how and if they were going to redub the Ginyu saga as Funimation had already dubbed it once before. I hoped they would fix the voices as that was their first dub and many were off during the original dubbing. Thankfully, characters like Vegeta, Frieza, and Ginyu did have voice changes in the redub, but unfortunately others like Nail, King Kai, and Goku did not. All in all, this left me with a mixed feeling, but the voices that needed to be changed the most were and the others really didn't take away from the enjoyment of watching the episodes. These two sagas take place almost entirely on Namek and action is abundant. Season Two is perhaps most important due to its introduction of Frieza, a monster so powerful even Vegeta fears him. Frieza is a truly evil and interesting villain. His minions also portray evil well. Vegeta seems very evil through most of the season, but eventually becomes an ally to our heroes. Again, this season has great characters, good fights, and best of all, ultimately leaves you wanting more. As the season ends, the summoning of Namek's dragon, which our heroes have been hoping to summon since before the season began, and the ultimate climactic battle against Frieza are both close at hand... A terrific set recommended for any fan of anime, or Dragon Ball Z. Review: Great collection - Overall it's well worth the money, especially since buying this set from retail stores can up to $20 more. The box and discs really do look amazing and if your favorite color is orange (like me) you'll most likely love it even more. The show itself is a big improvement over Season One. There is more action and a little less talking. Lastly, the box says "digitally remastered" and they mean it. Compared to the original animation, everything is much more vivid and clear. It almost looks as if it wasn't made in 1989. But if you're one of those people who likes to see the original piece this might not be ideal for you, but give it chance. It's almost hard not to enjoy it but if you don't you'll always have the pretty box to look at. Seriously, it looks so great. You should buy it for just that reason. Enjoy!