Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 2

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I enjoy the story so much better with out the “filler”. Not a knock for those who love the original, which I do and have seen, but watching it with my family goes over a lot better in this format than the original. I would lose some family members, which took a little work in sharing my hobby with, if the show I presented them with didn’t keep them engaged. Filler episodes and 5 episodes of powering up would definitely bore them to tears. So this format works well, and they enjoy it.-sotcru33

Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 2 covers the rest of the Namek storyline, where anti-hero Vegeta must join forces with the protagonists to face Frieza’s henchman the Ginyu Force (a parody of the Power Rangers) and prevent them of obtaining the Dragon Ball’s. The story gets more intense as while Son Goku (the main protagonist) is arriving on Planet Namek, the evil tyrant Frieza (most powerful being in the entire universe) starts to close in on our heroes.

While Kai is known as a remake of the series, it’s mostly just cropped “filler” of the original series to cater more towards the original comic book’s pacing. However, the Frieza battle in the original series is known for one of the most notoriously dragged out moments in the series, and Kai’s cropping of it is highly appreciated.

The climax on Namek is certainly full of exciting battles, and it does contain some of the series most iconic moments (hint: it has something to do with why Goku is suddenly blonde in the cover art).

Without a doubt, Kai contains a story that is easy to follow, wonderful artwork, and intense battles. If one is looking for a great action cartoon, this will not disappoint.

– Mukesh Chumber

I gave DBZ Kai Season One a glowing review. My only “complaint” was that the original Kikuchi music did not align with the scenes as it did in the original series (plus, some of his tracks are not even used). The same holds true for Season Two. However, it is (for me) a minor issue, plus I actually like a lot of the music choices when not comparing the placement to how it was in the original series.

Season Two contains the bulk of my favorite DBZ saga, the Frieza Saga. Even with the original Funimation dubs, I considered the Frieza Saga to be my favorite. Let me say that, of course, most of the filler is cut, allowing the series to move much faster. However, it never feels too fast, and though I am nostalgic for the filler, I did not miss any of it while watching this. Also, I can honestly say that I will never look at the older English dubs the same way again because they cannot hold a candle to Kai’s dub. The English dub of DBZ Kai is once again spectacular. Firstly, the script is much more manga accurate once again. Thankfully, there are no more cheesy one-liners from Goku or Frieza. Then, there is the actual acting itself. It is simply SUPERB. Chris Ayres is Frieza this time around, and his voice is exactly how I’ve always pictured Frieza sounding in my head, ever since I first saw him as a kid. He captures every aspect of the character perfectly, making him out to be an evil, powerful dictator as opposed to simply an upper-class school bully. This is the first time I have been genuinely terrified of Frieza. I mean, I grew up with Linda Young’s Frieza, but it simply cannot compare to this one. Not only did her voice not match the character, but the script Funimation gave her was awful. After hearing Frieza’s lines in DBZ Kai, I don’t know how I ever put up with the original English dub (though, considering I have never read the manga or watched the show in Japanese, I guess I didn’t know what I was missing). Everyone else is terrific as well. Chris Sabat does an AMAZING job as both Piccolo and Vegeta here (and of course, the script is much better for him as well). Once again, the cheesy lines are gone (“YES! YES! I CAN DO THIS! UGH!”) and both characters are cooler than they have ever been (and I loved them both as a kid); plus, Sabat puts so much raw emotion into both. Krillin and Gohan are also voiced very well once again. This review would not be complete without me mentioning Sean Schemmel as Goku, especially since this is Goku’s standout saga as he becomes the Legendary Super Saiyan. Again, gone are the sappy speeches (“Ally to Good! Nightmare to You!”) and corny jokes. Rather than get a goofy, quippy superhero SSJ Goku, we get an angry, vengeful SSJ Goku (“I AM THE SUPER SAIYAN, SON GOKU!”; and “YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE!”). And I’ve always loved Sean as Goku (he is the first Goku I’ve known), but his acting here is the best he has EVER done as Goku. My word! You literally feel the anger and power with every word he speaks. You feel his sadness when Vegeta dies. I just can’t express how great he is as Goku here.

– Chip

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Actors: Terri Doty, Sean Schemmel, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Cynthia Cranz, Doc Morgan
Directors: Yasuhiro Nowatari
Format: Multiple Formats, Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. )
Number of discs: 4
Rated: Unrated Not Rated
Studio: Funimation
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2012
Run Time: 625 minutes
ASIN: B007BMIG7Y