Dragon Ball Z Kai – Season 1 [Blu-ray]
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
I LOVE the original DBZ (and Dragon Ball, though this is primarily about DBZ./DBZ Kai). I watched it all the time on Toonami way back in the day, played with the action figures, played the video games, had some old VHS tapes, and a few years ago I got the orange bricks (not the best remastering, but it overall fit my needs). However, as much as I love the original DBZ (and my DBZ fix was coming up again), I knew I needed a fresh change.
I just finished watching all four seasons today. Wow, what an enjoyable experience. As far as my familiarity with the series goes, I followed Kai during it’s original Japanese broadcast, and I also saw some of the Saiyan arc on Nicktoons. So it’s been about 3 years since I last watched Kai. This is my first time watching Kai with Shinsuke Kikuchi’s score. I have always been a huge fan of Dragon Ball Z, having become hooked as a youth during its Toonami days. I have owned various versions of the original series for some time now. I decided to purchase all four seasons of Kai, and I have to say I couldn’t have been more happy with these releases.
The picture is beautiful and vibrant, as much softer colors were used in its restoration. The video has two black bars on the side of the image to fit a 16:9 TV, while still keeping the series in its correct 4:3 aspect ration. You get the entire image in high definition. My only gripes with Kai concern some of the reanimated scenes. Many of them were just flat out ugly, and would have looked better if they were recolored in the same manner as most of the other scenes. But that’s a minor complaint.
To take the leap and say that it is now my preferred way of watching the series. When I first popped in the discs, I suspected that I would end up skipping straight to the fight scenes, as I often do with Z. But after playing episode 1, I found myself watching entire episodes in sequence. Before I knew it, I was having marathon sessions daily. Now here I am, a week later, writing a review after going through all 98 episodes. The pacing is so much better than Z, and much more accurate to the Manga. I forgot how fluid the series was.
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Christopher R. Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Sonny Strait
Directors: Christopher R. Sabat
Format: Multiple Formats, Animated, Blu-ray, Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 4
Rated: Unrated-Not Rated
Studio: Funimation
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2012
Run Time: 625 minutes
ASIN: B0079KGANU
