Dragonball Z Reviews

Dragonball Z Review

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Dragonball:
One day, in the deep forests of Mt. Paizo, a young girl in a motor cycle meets a small boy. She fascinates the boy with the legend of the Dragonball, saying once all 7 are collected, a mystical dragon named Shen Lon will appear and grant the collector one wish. Fascinated by the story, the young boy shows the girl a small ball with 4 stars, saying his grandfather's soul lives in it (now that he's passed away). The girl identifies it as a genuine dragonball, and she shows the young boy her own collection. They introduce themselves. The young boy's name was Son Goku. The girl's name was Buruma. And from that day on, the greatest adventure known to all action cartoon fans, young and old, rookie and hardcore fan, and non anime to anime viewer alike, would begin. This was the beginning of the adventures of Son Goku's life. This was the turning point of Akira Toriyama's drawing career. This was the beginning of all the fans, toys, controversy, and kamehamehas. Enter the mystical world of DRAGONBALL!
Dragonball Zeta*:
Life has gone quiet for Son Goku. Already married to Chi chi, daughter of the Ox King, and blessed with a son whom he named after his grandfather, Son Gohan, life has been good. But after a turn of events, such as encountering his long lost brother (FROM OUTER SPACE), Son Goku would go on a power trip of the likes he has never seen before. Learning of his Saiyajin heritage (the Saiyajin are a group of space warriors), Son Goku goes on a journey that brings him to the cold depths of outer space to hell itself, bringing his power to unfathomable heights! Along with his old friends (Buruma, Son Gohan, Kuririn, Piccolo) as well as new ones (Vegeta, Trunks, Kaio Sama), Goku and the newly proclaimed Z warriors fight together to save their home Earth from the likes of the Saiyajins, Freezer, the old Red Ribbon army and the androids, Cell, and Buu, all of which are after the Dragonballs, immortality, and total domination of the universe! Feel your power level go up from 5 to 5 million as you join Son Goku on what can be the most exciting filled adventure yet! Join the ranks of the most powerful in the universe, THIS IS DRAGONBALL Z!!!
*Zeta-roman for future
Dragonball Grand Tour:
The death of Buu has sent Son Goku's power level to new heights, and he has gotten even stronger after he has come back after training with Ubu for 10 years. It seems like nothing can stop him... until after a freak wish accident with the dragonballs he is turned into a kid once more! And did I mention the world being threatened again? Oh yes, Son Goku's adventurous life is far from over, as he, his grandaughter Pan, and close friend Trunks, travel the deepness of the universe itself to find the 7 magical black star Dragonballs, so that they may save their dear home Earth from the likes of Super Android 17 and Bebi Vegeta! The quest for the dragonballs has just gotten more exciting, so join chibi Son Goku once again as he and his friends protect the Earth in DRAGONBALL GRAND TOUR!

now the review...
Some might argue that the Dragonball series can't be called anime, due to its unique style of design. Also, some hardcore anime fans might totally ignore this title, due to the fact that it's way too commercialized in America and that they don't agree too well with Akira Toriyama's way of designing his characters (may I add that Akira Toriyama also worked on the smash RPG hit Chrono Trigger), which totally deviates from the big eye bishonen and bishojo styles of standard anime titles. Two more details hardcore anime fans will definitely not like about the Dragonball series is the voice acting and censorship of the American series, which seems to be the only thing we can turn to in the western hemisphere without going the extra few miles to the closest import store. It seems everytime Funimation releases a new batch of titles, it is plagued by flaws that keep a select few away from it. The first batch had average to likeable voice acting, but the censorship distorted the whole series. With the second batch of released episodes, there is less censorship, but the voice acting has gone from zero to zilch to places not even angels dare to tred. Yet, despite its totally unique look and overseas problems, Dragonball is a pretty darn good anime if you're into martial arts, comedy, action, a little boob flash here and there (did I say boob? I did not!), and down to Earth fun! Overall, anyone can get into Dragonball! In my opinion, next to Sailor Moon and the godlike status of Pokemon, it's one of those generic anime titles that do very well in both hemispheres, since the plotline can be appealing to the viewers of both worlds. But I strongly suggest that you go to the closest import store and buy the subbed versions(before the store inevitably shuts down), don't take the garbage Funimation provides you with.
(score based on American title...) overall score: 3.5/5
animation: 3 (too many scenes cut out distorts continuity)
voice acting: 3.5- 1st series, 1.5- 2nd series
music: 3-1st series 3- 2nd series
(score based on original title straight from Japan)...
overall score: 4/5
animation: 4
music: 4
story: (overall story)-2 (subplots)-3
pros: Unique character design and cool animation (both of which get better as the series goes on), as well as interesting RPG like subplots and adventures that can pull ya in
cons: the american version is the con out of the whole series
rating based on both versions... 3/5

Rating System

1 - REALLY SUCKS. I'D RATHER BURN MY MONEY THAN BUY THIS STUFF...

2 - BELOW AVERAGE. SPEND YOUR MONEY ON SOMETHING BETTER

3 - GOOD. IT'S PRETTY COOL WITH ONLY MINOR FLAWS THAT WON'T REALLY BOTHER YOU.

4 - VERY GOOD. EVERYTHING IN THIS VIDEO IS FIT FOR THE OTAKU. WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY

5 - I JUST HIT A JACKPOT!! THIS KIND OF VIDEO MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE AN OTAKU. BUY IT NOW!!!

dbz!!

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