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| catalog      = PIDA-1331V
| catalog      = PIVA-1331D ''(VHS)''<br>PIDA-1331V ''(DVD)''
| label        =
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| layers        =
| layers        = Single-Layered
| space        =  
| space        = 3.41 GB / 4.63 GB
| region        = Region 1
| region        = Region 1
| country      = USA
| country      = USA
| company      = [[FUNimation]]
| company      = [[FUNimation]]
| authoring    =  
| authoring    = Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P.
| content      = 1996 episodes [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 5|5]]-[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|7]]
| content      = ''[[List of FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-2003) Episodes|FUNimation English Dub]]''<br>[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 5|Episode 5]]-[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|Episode 7]]
| bonus        = None
| bonus        = None
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| date          =  
| date          = 28 October 1997 ''(VHS)''<br>11 May 1999 ''(DVD)''
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'''''Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyans''''' is a VHS and DVD release compiling episodes [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 5|5]]-[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|7]] from [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998)‎|FUNimation's original edited English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series]], first aired in 1996 in syndication. The home video saw '''??''' versions released on VHS in 1997, with a DVD version following in 1999.
'''''Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyans''''' is a VHS and DVD release compiling episodes [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 5|5]]-[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|7]] from [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998)‎|FUNimation's original edited English dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' television series]], first aired in 1996 in syndication. The home video was released on VHS in 1997, with a DVD version following in 1999.


''The Saiyans'' is the second volume a box set release called ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Conflict]]'', containing the first eight volumes of the Pioneer DVD and VHS releases.
''The Saiyans'' is the second volume in the box set release ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Conflict]]'', containing the first eight volumes of the Pioneer DVD and VHS releases.


Versions of these episodes from ''The Saiyans'' were later collected in the "[[Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon DVD Box Set Collector's Edition]]" set from FUNimation, released in August 2013 spanning nine DVDs,<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2013/06/01/funimation-to-release-original-broadcast-dbz-english-dub/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="FUNimation To Release Original Broadcast DBZ English Dub"|Date=01 June 2013|AccessDate=06 February 2020}}</ref> collected the entire 53-episode run of the syndication broadcast, plus broadcast versions of the first three films. This release restores these episodes to their individual versions, and likewise restores original line recordings.
Versions of these episodes from ''The Saiyans'' were later collected in the "[[Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon DVD Box Set Collector's Edition]]" set from FUNimation, released in August 2013 spanning nine DVDs,<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2013/06/01/funimation-to-release-original-broadcast-dbz-english-dub/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="FUNimation To Release Original Broadcast DBZ English Dub"|Date=01 June 2013|AccessDate=06 February 2020}}</ref> collected the entire 53-episode run of the syndication broadcast, plus broadcast versions of the first three films.


==Primary Content==
==Primary Content==
The primary content of the ''The Saiyans'' VHS and DVD release is episodes 5-7 from [[FUNimation]]'s original [[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998)‎|edited English dub]], first aired in 1996 in syndication, of the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' television series.
On DVD, the video stream is encoded as interlaced (480i), with black side borders of a varying number of pixels on the left and right, and sometimes on the top as well.
The product was released edited in an English-dub-only format on VHS and DVD, and is presented with a single audio track on both formats:
* 2.0 stereo sound English dub (FUNimation/Vancouver-based cast) with a replacement musical score (music by [[Shuki Levy]])
While ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Arrival|Arrival]]'' features a general plot summary on the back cover, ''The Saiyans'' instead features individual episode summaries, a format that would continue throughout the remainder of the series.
No bonus material or trailers are included. The menu is preceded by an FBI warning and a Pioneer Entertainment intro.
{| class="wikitable" style=align="center"
{| class="wikitable" style=align="center"
!#!!align=left colspan=2|FUNimation Title/US Air Date!!width="50%"|Summary!!Original Episodes
!#!!align=left colspan=2|FUNimation Title/US Air Date!!width="50%"|Summary!!Original Episodes
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|'''7'''||width=100|[[File:funi-1996-dub-episode-07-title.png|100px|link=FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7]]||align=left|[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|Trouble On Arlia]]<br>'''25 October 1996'''||style="text-align:left"|The evil [[Saiyan]] warriors, [[Vegeta]] and [[Nappa]], are getting closer to [[Earth]], eager to gather the seven [[Dragon Balls]] and realize their wish for immortality. On the way to Earth, the two warriors decide to stop by [[Planet Arlia]] to have some fun. Watch out because fun to a Saiyan warrior means destruction!||[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 11]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 12]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 13]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 14]]
|'''7'''||width=100|[[File:funi-1996-dub-episode-07-title.png|100px|link=FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7]]||align=left|[[FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998) Episode 7|Trouble On Arlia]]<br>'''25 October 1996'''||style="text-align:left"|The evil [[Saiyan]] warriors, [[Vegeta]] and [[Nappa]], are getting closer to [[Earth]], eager to gather the seven [[Dragon Balls]] and realize their wish for immortality. On the way to Earth, the two warriors decide to stop by [[Planet Arlia]] to have some fun. Watch out because fun to a Saiyan warrior means destruction!||[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 11]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 12]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 13]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 14]]
|}
|}
The product was released edited in an English-dub-only format on VHS and DVD, and is presented with a single audio track on both formats:
* 2.0 stereo sound English dub (FUNimation/Vancouver-based cast) with a replacement musical score (music by [[Shuki Levy]])
While ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Arrival|Arrival]]'' features a general plot summary on the back cover, ''The Saiyans'' instead features individual episode summaries, a format that would continue throughout the remainder of the series.
On DVD, the video stream is encoded as interlaced (480i), with black side borders of a varying number of pixels on the left and right, and sometimes on the top as well. A preview for the next episode plays after the ending theme. No bonus material or trailers are included.


==Packaging==
==Packaging==

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Release Date 28 October 1997 (VHS)
11 May 1999 (DVD)
Catalog Number PIVA-1331D (VHS)
PIDA-1331V (DVD)
Contents
Primary Content FUNimation English Dub
Episode 5-Episode 7
Bonus Material None
Disc Information
Layers Single-Layered
Disk Space 3.41 GB / 4.63 GB
Region Coding Region 1
Country USA
Company FUNimation
Authoring Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyans is a VHS and DVD release compiling episodes 5-7 from FUNimation's original edited English dub of the Dragon Ball Z television series, first aired in 1996 in syndication. The home video was released on VHS in 1997, with a DVD version following in 1999.

The Saiyans is the second volume in the box set release Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Conflict, containing the first eight volumes of the Pioneer DVD and VHS releases.

Versions of these episodes from The Saiyans were later collected in the "Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon DVD Box Set Collector's Edition" set from FUNimation, released in August 2013 spanning nine DVDs,[1] collected the entire 53-episode run of the syndication broadcast, plus broadcast versions of the first three films.

Primary Content

# FUNimation Title/US Air Date Summary Original Episodes
5 Gohan's Metamorphosis
11 October 1996
Piccolo takes Gohan to a deserted wasteland to train him to utilize his incredible power. Gohan is left alone to survive for six months, while Piccolo watches over him from afar. On the night of the first full moon, Piccolo witnesses an incredible scene as Gohan becomes a gigantic ape. Dragon Ball Z Episode 7
Dragon Ball Z Episode 8
6 Gohan Makes A Friend
18 October 1996
Gohan gradually gets used to living in the wasteland, even though he misses his parents. One day, he helps an injured dinosaur and the two become friends. Later, Gohan's new friend is attacked by another evil dinosaur! See if Gohan can save his new friend! Dragon Ball Z Episode 8
Dragon Ball Z Episode 9
Dragon Ball Z Episode 10
7 Trouble On Arlia
25 October 1996
The evil Saiyan warriors, Vegeta and Nappa, are getting closer to Earth, eager to gather the seven Dragon Balls and realize their wish for immortality. On the way to Earth, the two warriors decide to stop by Planet Arlia to have some fun. Watch out because fun to a Saiyan warrior means destruction! Dragon Ball Z Episode 11
Dragon Ball Z Episode 12
Dragon Ball Z Episode 13
Dragon Ball Z Episode 14

The product was released edited in an English-dub-only format on VHS and DVD, and is presented with a single audio track on both formats:

  • 2.0 stereo sound English dub (FUNimation/Vancouver-based cast) with a replacement musical score (music by Shuki Levy)

While Arrival features a general plot summary on the back cover, The Saiyans instead features individual episode summaries, a format that would continue throughout the remainder of the series.

On DVD, the video stream is encoded as interlaced (480i), with black side borders of a varying number of pixels on the left and right, and sometimes on the top as well. A preview for the next episode plays after the ending theme. No bonus material or trailers are included.

Packaging

Promotion

Flyers, ads

External Links

Notes

References

  1. "FUNimation To Release Original Broadcast DBZ English Dub" (01 June 2013). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 06 February 2020.