Dragon Ball: Season 5

Funimation is still getting these sets out for fans who don't already own the series uncut or fans who may have purchased their old sets but don't mind double dipping for these well done sets that line up so nicely on the shelf, especially alongside the orange Dragon Ball Z season sets. This 5-disc fifth 'season' set of Dragon Ball will contain the final 31 episodes of the series: 123 Lost and Found 124 Temple Above the Clouds 125 Earth's Guardian Emerges 126 Eternal Dragon Resurrected 127 Quicker Than Lightning 128 Secret of the Woods 129 The Time Room 130 Goku's Doll? 131 Walking Their own Ways 132 Hotter Than Lava 133 Changes 134 Preliminary Peril 135 Battle of Eight 136 Tien Shinhan vs Mercenary Tao 137 Anonymous Proposal 138 The Mysterious Hero 139 Rematch 140 Goku Gains Speed 141 The Four Faces of Tien 142 Kami vs Piccolo 143 Battle for the Future 144 Super Kamehameha 145 Junior no More 146 Goku's Trap 147 Goku Hangs On 148 The Victor 149 Dress in Flames 150 The Fire-Eater 151 Outrageous Octagon 152 Mystery Of The Dark World 153 The End, The Beginning All these episodes are presented in remastered editions of their original full frame (4:3 Aspect Ratio) format. Audio has English or Japanese voice track options and the original Japanese musical score in 5.1 Surround. As is standard with these sets there will be no special features other than previews for other Funimation products and textless songs, so don't expect to find any here. These episodes contain many classic Dragon Ball moments. Goku and his friends will face a greater threat in the form of Piccolo Jr, the one we all know from DBZ, and thus Goku will recieve some special training from someone who will become a DBZ permanent fixture. Training his friends will later go through in preparation to fight the Saiyans in DBZ. Everyone will grow a bit older and become young adults, but poor Krillin won't grow much taller. A jaded friend from Goku's past will return to settle a score and make a proclamation and all of this happens at another World Martial Arts Tournament. Which is the final World Martial Arts Tournament in the Dragon Ball storyline and actually the final one for quite some time even in the Dragon Ball Z storyline. The showdown between Goku and Piccolo Jr. takes place and there is something poetic about Goku showing his greatest villain thus far mercy in the end only for him to later in DBZ become one of his closest allies. Even for those who know the outcome the fight is still worth seeing and promises a truly explosive ending. Finally when all is said and done there are some filler episodes regarding a wedding and one final quest before it can get underway. Goku must face old demons before moving on to his future, a future that you'll have to watch DBZ to see, or to see again for those who already have. Leading to Dragon Ball Z these episodes have more focus on the fighting and showdowns than on the actual dragon ball's themselves but they still have all the interpersonal relationships and fun characters that make Dragon Ball so successful and enjoyable. The final set is a great way to bring a close to the Dragon Ball story and bring us right back to where Dragon Ball Z begins, which is the spot most of us first came to know these wonderful characters in the first place. Thanks for your time.

This season represents the last saga from Dragonball. The Piccolo Junior saga takes place right after the King Piccolo saga in the previous season. Here we see Piccolo's egg hatch and we see a little green Namek (although Piccolo's race isn't properly explained until the Sayian saga in DBZ) inside and we see for the first time why Piccolo is the enemy. We also learn about the origins of Goku's Power Pole and that it's soul purpose is to go from the roof of Korin Tower and extend up to the bottom of the Lookout, so the person can meet with Kami and Mr Popo. Also, this is where the Lookout is first shown and we find out how hard it is to go up there and be granted an audience with the Guardian of Earth. Whereas in DBZ, the rule is very relaxed and any Z Fighter can fly up to the Lookout without needing to get permission from Korin. Seeing Mr Popo for the first time and not including the times during DBZ and GT, he has a very calm and somewhat strict personality, if he thinks you're wasting his or Kami's time he will send you home at the drop of a hat. What most people don't see in the entire series is that Mr Popo can fight. When Kami finally appears, Goku naturally reacts after seeing Kami's face. As it reminds him of King Piccolo before he got eternal youth. Kami and Mr Popo are very nice, polite and very patient people and ones you shouldn't take advantage of because of their friendly, easy going personality. The training that Mr Popo gives Goku will help his fighting skills, which he will have to rely on for the rest of the series. But for a moment I didn't think Goku would make it because he relies on his eyes and not his senses. But Goku somehow learnt all of these things off screen before the tournament. Goku sees an old foe at the tournament, which gives everyone a cause for concern. Tien will face off against his former teacher in his new cyborg body. But one thing I would have liked to see is Tao explaining in a flashback about how he survived the explosion and who constructed his body. But the match between Tao and Tien was great! Tao put up a good fight; showcasing the many things he can do in his cybernetic body. When Krillin fought Junior, although Krillin didn't win officially but he did win everyone's heart and respect in the way he fought in that match. Krillin even manages to shock Junior at the very end. We now know how Tien got the scar on his chest from Tao's hidden knife but we don't know how Yamcha got the scars on his face. He arrived at the tournament with the scars on his face, so if must have happened during the 3-year gap which Tien, Yamcha, Krillin and Chiaotzu spent training. Yamcha demonstrates his new technique against Hero, the Spirit Ball attack. Tien fights an all out war against Goku in the semi-finals. Tien also demonstrates a new move called `Quadruplication', which then changes to `Multi-form' later in the series. Goku removes his weighted training clothes and shows everyone just how fast he is without them. Hero (Kami) shows just how fierce he can be when he performs the `Evil Containment Wave' and attempts to trap Junior into a tiny bottle but fails when Junior sends the attack right back at Hero. The final match between Goku and Junior is probably one of the best in the series. A reason why Goku didn't forfeit the match for his own safety is probably that he was the Runner-Up in the previous two tournaments and Goku doesn't want to make it a third. However, Goku and Junior's fight was bloodthirsty and violent especially when Junior rips off his own arm, shoots a beam through Goku's chest, stamps on it and hits Goku's wound. The final match isn't a normal tournament match, it is like Goku and Junior are fighting an epic battle but in the constraints of a tournament ring. Junior makes his body bigger into a giant, just like another Namek, Lord Slug. Goku shows us that fighting a giant Namek is no trouble for him. He evens fights Junior inside his body and launching a Kamehameha from his feet. Junior acts more evil and is full of hate and malice than his father but I'd say his father did more evil acts on humanity than his son. I was surprised when Junior came to the tournament that no one except Goku and his friends saw that he looks like King Piccolo. Having green skin isn't a common sight among people and it was only 3 years ago when King Piccolo first appeared to the world. It's not something you likely forget. When Ox-King's kingdom goes up in flames, I was wondering why Goku left him in his castle when the flames were getting too close for comfort. Goku should have rescued him and then went on his mission to find the bansho fan. The old lady, Octagon, she teaches Chi Chi everything about being a good housewife, which she uses throughout the rest of the series. We also see the gateway to Other world and see Goku's deceased grandfather, Gohan. Goku and Chi Chi's wedding was a bit too short for me. They could have made it longer by having all of Goku's friends come along and make it more of an occasion rather than having Ox-King, Goku and Chi Chi on a blanket with food and with all of the villagers in front of them. The amount of food they had was enough for a small picnic. In the booklet, there should have been Krillin and Yamcha in the Hero section. Looking back at the characters that have appeared on the front covers of Dragonball I would have made a few changes. I am happy with leaving kid Goku on Season 1, Krillin didn't play a huge part but I would have still put him on Season 2, just as a thanks for all the future things he has done throughout the series, with Season 3 I would have like Yamcha on the front since this season box set is where he is trained by Master Roshi but I can sort of live with Roshi on the front cover, I would have put Tien on Season 4 and for Season 5 I would have put Piccolo, although it is adult Goku on the front. This doesn't mean he gets to be on all of the covers just because he is the main protagonist. But all in all, a great season and the best way to end off the first series is with a wedding. The story now continues into Dragonball Z.....

La serie está en 4:3 lo cual no pasó con DBZ está en 16:9 pero feo. Si quien DB compren esta edición pero no está en Español Latino solo en Inglés y Japonés.

Rien a dire sur la date de l'arrivée du produit et de l'état, à part un disc qui as des petite gravure qui en pêche la lecture de quelque instant mais a part ça tout est parfait!

This includes the whole Piccolo Jr saga which is the final saga of the original Dragonball. I would encourage anyone to get this especially those who are fans of the series or those who have seen DBZ but not Dragonball. If you haven't seen Dragonball and want to check it out then I'd recommend watching it in order from season 1 as things will make much more sence that way. Dragonball is a great series and in my opinion highly overlooked and actually a bit better than DBZ. The story is basically goku trains with Kami and Mr Popo after killing king piccolo in order to fight Piccolo Jr at the Tournament. 3 Years later goku and his friends are all grown up and meet up at the tournament to compete. It ends with goku vs piccolo jr in the final with piccolo wanting to kill goku to avenge his fathers death and also achieve world conquest. Its full of great fight scenes and great story. The goku vs piccolo jr fight in particular is amazing. All in all a great end to a great series which also leads up to Dragonball Z perfectly. The 1 and only negative I could give it is the packaging. For some of the discs it can be really hard to get them out so you have to be really careful not to break them. Aside from that the artwork on the cover looks great and the cover slides off easily. Also when you collect all 5 seasons you can put them all up against eachother to show the whole picture of the dragon which is awesome.

It's Dragon Ball so there is really nothing not to like. Simple as that. I'd recommend this to everyone everywhere.

Alright got complete set of dragon ball seasons