Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek And Captain Ginyu Sagas)

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Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek And Captain Ginyu Sagas)

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In the version that is shown on YTV in Canada the story begins mid-way through the Dragon Ball Z series. Raditz Gokuus brother has traveled to Earth to find out why Gokuu has not yet destroyed the planet as he was supposed to do. But while as a baby Gokuu was dropped (down a huge cliff) and forgot his real mission. Kakarot Gokuus real name battles his brother Raditzs along with former enemy Piccolo and friend Kurilin. Meanwhile Gohan; Gokuus son reveals his hidden powers against Raditz and nearly kills Raditz. However Gokuu is killed in the end but Raditz is eventually defeated by Piccolo. Before he dies he tells them that two evil-saiyans even more powerful then he is are on route to Earth. The remaining fighters Kurilin Yamcha Tein and Chatsu begin their training to battle the evil saiyans while Piccolo takes off with Gohan to train him in using his new found power. Meanwhile Gokuu has to make his way back on Snake Way to King Kais where he trains himself in the secret art of Kaoken. Can Gokuu make it back in time to help his friends? Watch and find out!Run Time: 835 minutesFormat: DVD Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: PG UPC: 704400022449 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-0006-7

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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

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Date: 2008-07-01
Come on Ginyu! Wake up!
Let me take a brief moment to get something off my chest before I start the review. A little more than midway through we are introduced to the figure of Captain Ginyu and his ability to change bodies with other people. We know Ginyu can switch bodies, we know that Ginyu is aware of Frieza's superiority. Why doesn't he switch bodies with Frieza? Not only does he not switch bodies he apparently doesn't even consider it. He doesn't talk about he DOESN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. If I served under an almost godlike boss and I had to power to transfer bodies I certainly would consider the possibility of a switch. Either he is incredibly stupid or incredibly loyal or Frieza has some defense against a switch. Considering how much filler gets thrown out onto the screen I'm amazed there isn't an overly long bit of Ginyu imagining himself as frieza.

Oh well, now that I have said my piece on that topic I must say I enjoyed this season. Compared to the end of the saiyan saga the action is somewhat sporadic. The saga introduces Frieza, one of the most annoying villains of all time. He is an obnoxious effeminate buffoon. Clearly he is the most powerful being in the universe because if he wasn't he would be forcibly removed from his seat of power. However, Vegeta, who is recovering from his beatdown at the end of season one, clearly doesn't possess the same loyalty that Captain Ginyu does to his superior and plots rebellion, even though he seemingly has no chance of matching Frieza's power. His gambit? The dragonballs which he learned about while on earth. He heads to the planet Namek to obtain them. Of course, things are never easy for the Saiyan prince as his attempts to become immortal are thwarted by Krillin and Gohan who are there to get the D-balls to bring their dead friends back to life(are they ever used for anything else?) Much fighting begins when the Ginyu force is hired by Frieza who(like all good megalomaniac villains) refuses to do his own dirty work until he is left with no other option. Frieza's arrogance in the end is what bring's his downfall. But I am getting ahead of myself. This saga is not as epic as the next one but there is a little more variety and different adventures to be found. There is also a bunch of filler to be found but isn't that always the case. I think it's a great saga.

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Date: 2008-04-21
dragonball z stills rules too bad about the subs though
i start watching dragonball z since i was about 11 years old (17 now) it aired in Holland for about 2 or 3 years i watched every episode. every day after school at about 5 o'clock i watched it and now i can watch it again. the images are perfect great re mastered sound and screen though the subs are only for the japanse version so that's a negatif for me. and its missing bonus features but who cares. other than that a must have for any DBZ fan

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Date: 2008-04-07
LIKE THIS MOVIE
THEY DID A GREAT JOB IN SENDING ME THIS MOVIE ON TIME AND IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE AS WELL IF YOUR A DRAGONBALL FAN.

Rating:
Date: 2008-03-25
Great
Dragonball Z is one of the best series on tv. I highly recommend this to anyone that likes anime.

Rating:
Date: 2008-03-25
Beter than Nastalgia.
I'll keep it short. I HATED the namek saga. IDK why I guess Toonami midnight run just reran the wrong episodes way too many times.

But this time I am so INTO it I love it a lot more than I remembered. Still not as good as Saiyan saga, but a lot better than i remembered. I would say it's as good.

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