Video:

The video in this set is how Dragon Ball should be viewed. None of that over colored touch up that Funimation gave their dub. Very crisp and clear keeping the colors and that good old feeling of Toriyama's work back in the late 80's. I have no problems on my 30" TV nor on my 20" TV. You won't be disappointed here. The images are so crisp, take a look at the screenshots I have posted if you want a preview. This is how Dragon Ball Z is ment to be seen.

Audio:

This department would get a 5... The R1's keep the mono sound like Dragon Ball was made... MI chose to make a semi-stereo sound that I think sounds great. Obviously lots of people are into sets that have surround sound Dolby 5.1, but this just isn't one of them. But I assure you... Every kick punch and hit will be heard perfectly. I am highly satisfied with the audio for this set.

Subtitle:

The subs are the only part that won't get that perfect 5 score. Usually the only problems are bad name translations of the characters. You can easily understand what is going on and who is who, even if you aren't familar with Dragon Ball. Videl is translated to Pearl Great Saiyamen is translated to Super Saiyain Cell is Super again Kuririn/Krillin gets translated to Krullin, still Dende is Tintin Yamcha translates to Yimcha Kamehameha gets translated to kibomb or Roshi stroke Spopovitch is known as Bobby Gohan still calls people by "Uncle," such as "Uncle Vegeta" etc... Punta/Pintar is known as Puta Kaioshin/Supreme Kai gets translated to Sean or Emperor God Yamu is known as Ames Kibito is known as Ken Kilah is translated to Gora Jewel becomes Gia Korin is translated to Kalim God Shapunar/Sharpner is known as Shabuhar Majin Buu gets translated to Pu, Puta, or monster Babida is translated to Bibidi Babidi is luckily still translated as Babidi :) Dabura is known as Deborah, lol Yakon gets known as Adam Another weird term which we see now and then throughout these sets are... "Don't stand on ceremony" which I think is supposed to mean "Don't take your time" or "Hurry up" Just to fill you guys in on that one. My Episode #224's episode break came too soon and cut off about 5 minutes or so of the episode/show. Just to let you know that, I could just have a bad disc for that set.

Comment:

The tournament is in full effect and is full of entertainment. Dragon Ball cranks up the humor aspect towards the end of their Z series. Through this set you will get to witness Goten and Trunks and their mischief they cause. The start of the Buu series is here! Grab this set.

Video:

Very good quality, especially when you consider how old this series is. I was used to TRYING to watch on poor quality avi's, and almost-as-bad VCDs before I got this set, and the quality of the picture almost brought a tear to my eye! I've watched them on both the computer and a stand-alone DVD player and have noticed absolutely no macroblocking/pixellisation at all. I suppose the picture quality is like high-end VHS

Audio:

No problems with the sound whatsoever.

Subtitle:

Pretty darned lousy. They're clear enough, and easy to read, but hardly any of the names are got right, and it gets damned annoying after a while - even Goku is referred to as Gohan once or twice, and Radditz was called 'Latifa' at one point... O.o The rest of the dialougue seems to be OK, apart from attack names. Kamehameha is refered to as, Roshi Skill, Ki Bomb Explodes, and most disturbingly, Roshi Stroke... *Shudder* Their names are clearly stated in the dialogue, so why get them this wrong?

Comment:

Well, the subs are appalling, the amusement value of seeing that little gnome Vegeta referred to as 'Dende' palls quite quickly. (btw, the actual Dende is called Tintin on these DVDs...) BUT these are damned good quality Japanese DBZ - a rarity in the sub world. Despite the subs, I bought the entire set and watch them often, just for the bliss of great quality, Japanese DBZ. I just wish that FX had got their hands on this series first.