Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the ruthless Saiyan reveals two of his pals are on the way, both of which more devastating than he. Of course, Goku refused and sacrificed himself in order to rid the world of Raditz. Raditz now wants Goku to join him so they can conquer worlds together, but when Goku refuses his brother lays down an ultimatum - Either he fulfills his destiny as a Saiyan, or his little boy, Son-Gohan, would perish. Goku had actually been sent to Earth as a baby to kill its inhabitants, but a head injury at a young age completely wiped his memory of his origins and the evil objective he was tasked with. A muscled warrior by the name of Raditz emerges and reveals some troubling revelations - Raditz is actually Goku's brother and they come from the planet Vegeta - home to a race of Saiyans with superhuman strength that use their power to conquer worlds - where their father was King. That all changes however when an alien spaceship screams through the atmosphere and crash lands on Earth. No, Goku has become fully domesticated as a happy-go-lucky guy that does all the heavy lifting at home to provide for his family. There's been no tournament fighting, no rivals causing terror around the globe, and no reason to train and keep his martial art skills sharp.

Has Funimation learned nothing?įor those unfamiliar with the series, Dragon Ball Z picks up five years after the original Dragonball, with life moving along at a respectable pace for the now grown-up Son-Goku. but have once again resorted to using cropped imagery. After taking some time to reevaluate DBZ's future on the format, they've decided to give full season sets another go.

No, it wasn't until the 'Level' sets debuted on Blu-ray that we saw DBZ in its definitive form, but a lack of sales seemingly forced a knee-jerk reaction from the studio, as all subsequent releases outside of the first season had been canceled. As something of an apology, Funimation released the infinitely more faithful 'Dragon Box' sets, but boosted contrast and a lack of audio options kept it from being the definitive collection everyone had hoped for.

Complete season sets were finally delivered in the 'orange brick' collection, but die-hard fans of the series began a war of words upon learning the studio had cropped the show for a widescreen friendly presentation. Despite being nearly 300 episodes after all was said and done, the original DVD's trickled out with a paltry offering of 3-5 episodes per disc. Oh, the tortured life of Dragon Ball Z on home video.

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