Dragon Ball Z: Doom
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DVD  VHS Doom (VHS) | |
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| Release Date |
27 January 1998 (VHS) 1 June 1999 (DVD) |
| Catalog Number |
PIVA-1334D (VHS) PIDA-1334V (DVD) |
| Contents | |
| Primary Content |
FUNimation English Dub Episodes 14-16 |
| Bonus Material | None |
| Disc Information | |
| Layers | Single-Layered |
| Disk Space | 3.66 GB / 4.63 GB |
| Region Coding | Region 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Company | FUNimation |
| Authoring | Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. |
Dragon Ball Z: Doom is a VHS and DVD release compiling episodes 14-16 from FUNimation's original edited English dub of the Dragon Ball Z television series, first aired in 1997 via broadcast syndication. The home video was released on VHS in 1998, with a DVD version following in 1999.
Following the individual release, Doom was included as the fifth volume in a box set release called Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Conflict, containing the first eight volumes of the Pioneer VHS and DVD releases.
Versions of these episodes from Doom 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
Short synopses for every episode are included on the back of the home releases boxes; these are presented in the table exactly as they were written.
| # | FUNimation Title/US Air Date | Summary | Original Episodes | |
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The Legend of the Saiyans 17 January 1997 |
Goku's next task in his training is to hit Gregory, a super fast grasshopper, with a heavy hammer. King Kai is amazed to see how quickly Goku can conquer the gravity and decides to teach him the ultimate techniques called "Kaio-Ken" and "Spirit Bomb." One day, King Kai reveals more to Goku about his Saiyan heritage. Goku learns that the planet Vegeta had vanished and he is one of only four Saiyans that survived. Goku will have to confront the rest of the surviving Saiyans soon! | Dragon Ball Z Episode - Dragon Ball Z Episode - |
| 15 |  |
Black Day for Planet Earth [sic] 24 January 1997 |
Goku completes his training under King Kai, and is ready for the battle against the Saiyans. While Goku hurries back on the Snake Way to Earth, the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, finally land on Earth and launch a diabolical wake-up call for the planet. They first sense the power of Piccolo and Gohan and proceed to them. Their purpose is to find the Dragon Balls and make their wish -- immortality. Can Earth's Special Forces hold out until Goku arrives? | Dragon Ball Z Episode - Dragon Ball Z Episode - |
| 16 |  |
The Battle Begins... Goku Where Are You? 01 February 1997 |
Vegeta and Nappa reach Piccolo, Gohan and Krillin. Vegeta recognizes Piccolo as the one who told Raditz about the Dragon Balls before finishing Raditz off, and then reveals that Piccolo is an alien from the planet Namek! The Saiyans then grow plant monsters, called Saibamen, to fight Earth's warriors first, just as Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha arrive to help! | Dragon Ball Z Episode - Dragon Ball Z Episode - |
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)
Doom includes one set of opening and ending themes surrounding the content of the three episodes, of which run as a sort of "feature-length" presentation with episode recaps and previews removed between episodes. A preview for Episode 17 plays after the ending theme.
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. No bonus material or trailers are included.
The main DVD menu features artwork from the box cover, accompanied by the Main Title "Rock the Dragon" track produced by Shuki Levy.
Packaging
Promotion
Flyers, ads
External Links
Notes
References
- ↑ "FUNimation To Release Original Broadcast DBZ English Dub" (01 June 2013). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 06 February 2020.
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