Dragon Ball: Season 2

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Product Description The search for the seven magic balls continues! After meeting his match in the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku embarks on a mission to recover the Four Star Dragon Ball that once belonged to his grandfather. His treacherous quest will take him from the terrifying heights of Muscle Tower to the darkest depths of the deep blue sea. But with the Flying Nimbus under his feet and Bulma’s Dragon Radar leading the way – there’s nothing mighty Goku can’t handle. With a dangerous new adversary out to get him, this will be Goku’s most dangerous adventure yet. The sinister Red Ribbon Army, led by cigar-chomping Commander Red, is determined to seize the seven Dragon Balls and use them to conquer the world! Watch as colonels, generals, ninjas, android pirates, and giant pink monsters use every dirty trick in the book to stop Goku from getting his hands on the magic Dragon Balls! Enjoy the next chapter in the saga of this legendary warrior with Dragon Ball: Season Two! desertcart.com The second season of the hit fantasy Dragon Ball concludes the story line involving pint-sized Emperor Pilaf and focuses on Goku's battles with the nasty officers of the Red Ribbon Army. The evil General Red wants the magic Dragon Balls to make him ruler of the world; Goku wants the Four Star Ball as a souvenir of his adoptive grandfather, who owned it. Chuckling merrily as he goes from battle to battle, the irrepressible Goku dispatches the minions of General White in Muscle Tower and befriends android Number Eight (whose appearance and kindly demeanor may remind American viewers of Milton the Monster). After a visit to Bulma, Goku tackles effete General Blue and a robot pirate on a hidden island. Season 2 ends as Goku challenges Korin, the cat who controls magical, strength-giving water atop a precipitous tower. Goku needs the water to grow stronger and defeat assassin Tao Pai Pai, who murdered his friend Oopa's father, Bora. Although Goku's adventures will delight legions of fans, these episodes include some of the most egregious stereotypes in the Dragon Ball franchise: Oopa and Bora are clichéd American Indians in war paint and feathers, while General Blue minces and swishes (his dialogue in the subtitles is quite offensive). Parts of the episodes set at Muscle Tower were recut into the fourth Dragon Ball movie, The Path to Power (Saikyou e no Michi, 1996), also known as "The Way to Become the Strongest." Rated TV 14, but appropriate for ages 12 and up: nudity, risqué and toilet humor, cartoon violence, ethnic stereotypes, alcohol and tobacco use). --Charles Solomon(32. The Flying Fortress: Vanished! 33. The Legend of a Dragon, 34. Cruel General Red, 35. Cold Reception, 36. Major Metallitron, 37. The Ninja Murasaki Is Coming! 38. Five Murasakis, 39. Mysterious Android No. 8, 40. Horrifying Buyon, 41. The Fall of Muscle Tower, 42. The Secret of Dr. Flappe, 43. A Trip to the City, 44. Master Thief, Hasky, 45. Danger in the Air, 46. Bulma's Bad Day, 47. Kame House--Found! 48. Deep Blue Sea, 49. Roshi Surprise, 50. The Trap Is Sprung, 51. Beware of Robot, 52. The Pirate Treasure, 53. Blue, Black and Blue, 54. Escape from Pirate Cave, 55. Penguin Village, 56. Strange Visitor, 57. Arale vs. Blue, 58. The Land of Korin, 59. The Notorious Mercenary, 60. Tao Attacks! 61. Korin Tower) 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!