Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Showdown

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Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Showdown
Release Date	12 April 2005
Catalog Number	FN-02212
Contents
Primary Content	Dragon Ball Z Episode 1 Dragon Ball Z Episode 2 Dragon Ball Z Episode 3
Primary Aspect Ratio	4:3
Country	United States
Company	Funimation

"Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Showdown" is the first volume of the Funimation DVD series called "Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition."

"Saiyan Showdown" contains Dragon Ball Z television series episodes 1-3. It was marketed as the first volume in "Vegeta Saga I" and released 12 April 2005 in North America.

General Overview

Each release features episodes of Dragon Ball Z with branching video tracks depending on the language selected:

• With English voices selected: an altered English-only episode title card is displayed; openings are creditless; each episode's ending has English reversion credits unique to each episode's production.
• With Japanese voices selected: the original Japanese episode title card is displayed; openings are creditless; each episode's ending has credits that are all actually those ripped from the first episode).
• With Spanish voices selected: the original Japanese episode title card is displayed; openings and endings are creditless.

The opening theme uses its second animation version (of four total), while the ending theme uses its first animation version (of two total). In addition to the English video track featuring Nathan Johnson's replacement score, unique Funimation-specific opening and ending sequences replace the original animations. The opening track "Opening Music" is composed by Dave Moran and the ending track "Closing Music" is composed by Mark Menza.

All eyecatches are presented in their correct location mid-episode. No "next episode previews" are provided. The English audio (with Nathan Johnson's replacement score) is selected by default.

• Opening: "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" (v.2)
• Ending: "Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!"
• Eyecatch: (Goku and Gohan) (v.1)

Previous to this release, episodes 1 through 3 of Dragon Ball Z were not available subtitled in North America (Region 1), having only been available heavily edited on VHS and DVD featuring the Canadian ("Ocean Studios") voice cast. The "Ultimate Uncut Edition" DVD line was planned to cover the first 67 episodes with Funimation's new in-house redub, but was cancelled after Volume 9, in favor of future "season" releases; the content of the "Ultimate Uncut" episodes did, however, air in their entirety on Cartoon Network.

Summary

This plot summary is given on the DVD cover:

Saiyan Showdown

Earth's peace is forever shattered by the hostile arrival of an alien mercenary whose evil knows no bounds. This new menace's campaign of terror begins by ruthlessly beating Earth's greatest hero within an inch of his life. Complicating matters is the shocking revelation that there is more to this sinister invader than meets the eye.

This is the story in its full uncut glory. This is the ultimate Dragon Ball Z!

Contents

Episodes 1-3

Episode	Title Card	Title
001		The New Threat
002		Reunions
003		Unlikely Alliance

• Featurette Screenshots
• 
  "Goku vs. Vegeta" title card.
• 
  Interview screenshot featuring Sean Schemmel
• 
  Interview screenshot featuring Christopher R. Sabat

Goku vs. Vegeta Featurette

A twenty-seven minute, seven-part featurette on the North American audience's interpretations of Goku and Vegeta's relationship and Dragon Ball Z's impact on both the voice actors and fandom. Features interviews with Sean Schemmel, Christopher Sabat, Robert Bricken, Milton Griepp and on-the-spot opinions from an unknown convention's attendees.

• Nimbus Cloud Menu and Screenshots
• 
  "Follow the Nimbus Cloud" launch menu.
• 
  Screenshot example from Episode 2.
• 
  Screenshot example from Episode 2 (nimbus cloud missing).

Follow the Nimbus Cloud

A feature that plays the episodes with a subtitle-less "subtitle track". A small image of Kinto'un is displayed in the upper-right corner during some scenes that were cut from FUNimation's original English adaptation from 1996. The image does not appear in every single scene that was cut, however. This feature does not return in future Ultimate Uncut Special Edition releases. The launch menu text is provided below exactly as it was written.

This special feature allows you to see footage that has never been seen in the United States! This is the first time the beginning of Dragon Ball Z can be seen Uncut with the Original Japanese footage. Select an episode below and you will see the Nimbus Cloud appear in the top right corner of the screen to indicate any footage that was not included in the previously released edited DVDs.

• DBZ Trivia DVD Menus
• 
  Trivia question Number 1.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 2.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 3.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 4.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 5.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 6.
  (no music).
• 
  Trivia question Number 7.
  (no music).

DBZ Trivia

Dragon Ball Z trivia questions are presented in a multiple-choice format. When the correct choice is selected, the relevant scene from the English adaptation is shown before the next question appears. When the incorrect choice is selected, the header text changes to "Try Again" or "Wrong Again". There are arrows at the bottom that allow you to skip questions. When all seven questions are answered correctly, you are booted back to the Extras DVD menu. The slides are presented exactly as they were written below, with answers highlighted in bold.

DBZ Question 1
What is Goku carrying when he first appears in DBZ?

• A tree
• A boulder
• A big fish
• Gohan

DBZ Question 2
Who is the first being to cut off one of Piccolo's arms?

• Frieza
• Cell
• Android 17
• Raditz

DBZ Question 3
Who warns Vegeta to "Never underestimate the power of the Androids"?

• Piccolo
• Trunks
• Android 20
• Goku

DBZ Question 4
Cell increases his power by doing what to his victims?

• Absorbing their life energy
• Giving them pain
• Stealing their martial arts abilities
• Hugging them

DBZ Question 5
How many "Cell Juniors" did Cell make when battling the Z Fighters to anger Gohan into releasing his hidden powers?

• Ten
• Seventeen
• Seven
• Four

DBZ Question 6
In the Cell Games, whose death peaked Gohan's anger, causing him to unleash his hidden power?

• Goku's
• Android 16
• Vegeta's
• Krillin's

DBZ Question 7
Which of the renegade Androids could sense power levels?

• Android 16
• Android 17
• Android 18
• Android 20

Trailers

• Spiral ("Sharpening Wit")
• Dragon Ball Z ("Dragon Ball Z: Piccolo's Plan & Dragon Ball Z: Into the Wild")
• Lupin the 3rd ("Dead or Alive")
• Gunslinger Girl ("Ragazzine Piccole, Armi Grandi - Little Girls, Big Guns")
• Shonen Jump

• Saiyan Showdown DVD Menus
• 
  DVD main menu.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD episode menu.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD chapter menu for Episode 1.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD chapter menu for Episode 2.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD chapter menu for Episode 3.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD audio menu.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD extras menu.
  BGM: [[]].
• 
  DVD trailers menu.
  (no music).

Menu

All DVD menus all feature screenshots from featured episodes, accompanied by an unreleased background music (BGM) track composed by Nathan Johnson.

Audio and Subtitles

Two English dub tracks are provided; the default English dub audio is mixed in 5.1 surround sound while the other is in stereo. Japanese and Spanish audio tracks are mono (redundant stereo).

• Audio
  1. English 5.1, with replaced soundtrack (default)
  2. English Stereo, with replace soundtrack
  3. Japanese Mono
  4. Spanish Mono
• Subtitles
  1. On
  2. Off (default)

Three subtitle tracks are included for the film on DVD:

• An English-language closed captions / "dubtitle" track (transcription of the English dub)
• An English-language subtitle track translating the original Japanese dialog (translation by Steven J. Simmons)
• A "subtitle track" with no subtitles. A small image of Kinto'un is displayed in the upper-right corner during some scenes that were cut from FUNimation's original English adaptation from 1996. The image does not appear in every single scene that was cut, however.

Credits

DVD credits.

• DVD Producer: Carly Hunter
• Japanese Translations: Steven J. Simmons
• Menu Design: Michelle Alexander
• Menu Audio: Matt Piersall, Matt Chaney
• DVD Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
• Production Assistants: Jayme Westman, Duane Deering, Alese Johnson, Clarine Harp
• DVD Authoring: Visionwise, Inc.

Goku vs. Vegeta Featurette Credits

• Written And Directed By: Jared Hedges
• Assistant Director Camera: Shane Ray
• Editors: Jared Hedges, Shane Ray
• Motion Graphics: Chas Naylor
• Audio Mix: Shane Ray
• Music: Matt Cheney
• Closing Music: Mark Menza
• Sound Design: Matt Cheney, Matt Piersall
• Supervising Producer: Barry Watson
• Co-Producers: Jason McCarthy, Jared Hedges
• Executive Producers: Gen Fukunaga, Cindy Fukunaga

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Home Video Guide - Dragon Ball Z TV Series - Ultimate Uncut Special Edition