good voice. If you're watching an English-language show, FUNimation has provided a new 5.1 surround mix for the show that looks great on a surround system. If you're like me and prefer to watch the show with the original Japanese tracks, you'll notice that the same mono tracks appear on all other single-disc versions of the show. Many of you may be wondering why you should bother watching this show, given (what must seem to be) a fatal flaw in its viewing. Well, two things: pictures and price. Yes, the presentation may be the show's biggest problem, but the restoration is also one of the DVD's highlights. While not perfect, Dragon Ball Z has never looked better on DVD. The colors are mostly perfect and very consistent with very little detail in some places. No matter what you think of the widescreen presentation, the picture looks great.
Additionally, this DVD set retails for $50 and includes the first 39 episodes. I remember buying a DVD with three episodes of Dragon Ball Z for $20. If you buy the single-disc version for $16 (which is a bargain, since most single-disc DVDs of Dragon Ball Z easily sell for $20), by the time you get them, you'll have spent your money . Episode 39 is available for $250. Since Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 retails for $30 to $35 in most places, this is the cheapest Dragon Ball Z DVD ever. At this price, you get the entire package for $250. All 291 episodes are priced at the price of your original purchase of 39 episodes of the franchise. While there are issues with widescreen displays, there's no denying that the cost savings are huge. Whether the widescreen issues are enough to put you off this DVD is entirely up to you.
Watching this show again after so many years, my opinion is different. It no longer looks like the best action movie I can remember. Some of the fights felt a little silly, there was a lot of filler at one point, and the early episodes of the series felt like a waste of time waiting for the story to unfold. However, when the show is good, it is also very good. The character development in these early episodes was great, there were a lot of heartbreaking moments, and the fact that going back to when Goku wasn't a Super Saiyan was a revelation because it made me watch these characters become more and more powerful. Than they were before. It's nice to see them...well, they're getting stronger! It's not a perfect show, but most episodes in this setting work well, which is why we still watch Dragon Ball Z years later. . But now I think I can live with this group. But at this point, why did Vegeta appear on the cover of Season 1, while Goku was relegated to the cover of Season 2?