Dragon Ball Z: Showdown
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DVD  VHS Showdown (VHS) | |
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| Release Date |
28 April 1998 (VHS) 7 August 1999 (DVD) |
| Catalog Number |
PIVA-0109D (VHS) PIDA-0109V (DVD) |
| Contents | |
| Primary Content |
FUNimation English Dub Episodes 23-25 |
| Bonus Material | None |
| Disc Information | |
| Layers | Single-Layered |
| Disk Space | 3.48 GB / 4.63 GB |
| Region Coding | Region 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Company | FUNimation |
| Authoring | Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. |
Dragon Ball Z: Showdown is a VHS and DVD release compiling episodes 23-25 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, Showdown was included as the eighth 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 Showdown 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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Goku vs. Vegeta... A Saiyan Duel [sic] 03 May 1997 |
Goku must now face Vegeta, the prince of the planet Vegeta, the strongest Saiyan warrior, and a villain so ruthless he destroyed his own partner, Nappa, for being injured. When Goku's double Kaio-Ken attack fails, Goku breaks his promise to King Kai and uses the triple Kaio-Ken. Vegeta becomes so angry he decides to blow up the Earth! | Dragon Ball Z Episode - Dragon Ball Z Episode - |
| 24 |  |
Vegeta... Saiyan Style [sic] 10 May 1997 |
Vegeta realizes that "Kakarot" is stronger than he expected, so he uses the ultimate strategy - transforming into a giant ape. Goku is in great danger! On the way to Master Roshi's, Gohan and Krillin sense Goku's crisis and hurry back to help him. Meanwhile, Goku decides to try his other new technique, the Spirit Bomb. But does he have enough time to gather the energy!? | Dragon Ball Z Episode - Dragon Ball Z Episode - |
| 25 |  |
Stop Vegeta Now!! [sic] 17 May 1997 |
As the giant ape almost crushes Goku, Yajirobe manages to cut off its tail! A furious Vegeta now attacks the other three warriors, while Goku tells Gohan to fight against Vegeta to give Goku a chance to give the Spirit Bomb to Krillin. As Vegeta corners Gohan, Krilin [sic] throws the Spirit Bomb at Vegeta! | 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)
Showdown 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 26 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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