Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Four

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I have been a loyal fan of Dragon Ball Z since I was younger and watching the original run on Toonami and on VHS. I drifted away from DBZ for many years but have been an anime enthusiast ever since DBZ got me hooked.Dragon Ball Z Kai caught my eye for several reasons: mainly being remastered yet retaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio (unlike the previous two versions that chopped part of the format to be presented in pseudo widescreen). I have faithfully purchased the Kai series (the titles released so far) on Blu-Ray. Here are my thoughts:Part four takes us through the remainder of the Freiza saga. Let's just say this is probably the most action packed set of episodes in the entire series except maybe the cell games saga (and a brief bit of crazy action during the Vegeta: Cell: Android: Piccolo fights leading up to Perfect Cell).Technical stuff:The ratio is kept to the original 4:3 aspect. Some animations have been cleaned and even re-animated (in the case of some of the lighting effects from ki attacks and power-ups). Some of the re-animated shots look like something from American Saturday morning cartoons rather than anime, but these instances were very rare. The two that stood out were in a previous volume anyway.The sound is vastly superior to the previous versions. The English dub is improved and they aren't afraid to get a little dirty (they swear often, but not in an offensive way. They just yell 'you bastard' a lot). Though the few uses of swearing is in line with the more literal translation. Also, the American voice acting is a lot better this time through. Most of the lines have been slightly changed to stick closer to the actual translation. The Japanese voice acting is the original (highly amusing in some roles) though it has also been cleaned up a bit so that static is removed.The music is the original Japanese score, just re-digitized for this release. It is superior to the original Japanese and the American scores (though the American score was pretty good considering).Editing:Here is where most die hard Dragon Ball Z fans choke up: There is a lot of cut content. I have seen the original, un-cut, American and Japanese versions. I gotta tell you. You're not missing anything. Most of what was cut was pure filler by TOEI trying to fill time slots. They've also removed a lot of re-used cells. I remember how annoyed I was to see Piccolo battling the Android and TOEI reusing animation cells from the Piccolo-Raditz battle. Seriously. Also, I don't hear too many people upset about missing out on the Garlic Jr saga.They cut about 50 episodes (give or take) and reduced the amount to 98 (through the Cell Games saga). I don't know if they will continue through the Buu saga (no word yet even in Japan), but I am a huge fan on the improvement in quality of picture and sound so I hope they do.Also of note: the Blu-Ray version is presented in full HD, though the original show was analog and standard definition. There is a noticeable difference between the DVD and Blu-Ray version in animation clarity and quality. There is also a major difference on the sound. The difference is worth the $2 or so for the Blu-Ray vs DVD if you have a player.

Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four [Blu-ray] comes with 4 disc. Episodes 78-98. Quality and Sound are superb the Aspect ration is 4:3 the original ration Dragon Ball/Z/GT was first aired. Lots of action, lot of the filler that the original dub had is gone. The picture quality is good. However, sometimes it switches from the new Kai scenes to the original which is no big deal since it still looks better than the original. The Japanese BGM is only on here no Bruce Faulconer Music which sucks but didn't bother me. 1080p native on Blu-Ray. All Disc come with English dub with reedited dialogue also Japanese with sub titles and in my opinion this version has a better Dub than the original dialogue. Its uncut with blood and some curse words which is cool see since the original did not have that. Not 100% true to the manga but close. Really recommend to anyone has is a fan of DBZ to give Kai a try. Even myself a long time fan since watching as a kid back on Toonami was bit spectacle about Kai. Cannot wait for the rest of the Sagas to be released sometime in 2014.Great Saiyanman SagaWorld Tournament SagaBabidi SagaMajin Buu SagaFusion SagaKid Buu SagaBut knowing Kai we will see what gets cut out since the original DBZ had a lot of filler episodes.

I was very skeptical of the new dragon ball z kai series. Yes I know that it is the original dragon ball z, but it's not the same through and through. I had to do my research on this before I decided to purchase it. I grew up watching dragon ball z on cartoon network ( I miss that intro *tear*), but I got tired of the staring and shaking at each other for half an episode. All of those things are pointless in the series not to mention how painfully long the frieza saga is.This is the condensed version of the show we all love and grew up with. All of the pointless staring is gone! But, some of the voice actor's are different as well as some of the original dialogue that goes on between the character's. If you can look past the different voices for some, then this is awesome. I personally like it even though it did take me some time to get over the originals.

I have been watching DBZ for about 10 years now, and I am happy that I can finally watch every episode and not get bored from all the fillers and stand-offs from the original.Likes-New introFixing of the scenes that were damaged over the yearsTaking out the fillersBetter English dialogueExcellent sound qualityPretty much exactly like the mangaNew animated breaks in between parts of an episode that actually change as the episodes progress.Dislikes-No marathon modeThere is no need for two discs, the data on both discs can easily fit on a single bluray disc.There was an art error in a scene where Krillin is shown high up in the sky, he is wearing the orange and blue outfit rather than "Frieza's henchmen" get up.In Part Four of the series we are left with a big clif-hanger. The end of planet Namek is imminent, only a few more episodes till it explodes. Part 5 comes out in June with the Trunks and the Android sagas. I love this "new" series, sad to see that they ended with the Cell Games saga in Japan...

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As a big DBZ fan I like to have all the dvds and blu-rays, while most purists will say Kai is not as good as the originals I only half agree, yes I grew up with the old proper versions but this is a great way to get others into the saga. My wife has seen some of the originals but she gets bored with the filler content dragging out as does my son so these are a treat to watch with them!The only downsides really is the awful opening credits, but these are easily skipped!Movie Mars were great, had an issue with first lot dispached (seasons 2, 3 & 4 all together, I assume it was customs or lost in transit) but they got me sorted and sent them out seperate so the individual parcels didnt get held up by customs or anything so I can't fault them for their service, speedy and polite so a big thumbs up!

Great

Awsome every time. Does anyone know about kai season 5? If there even doing it