Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyans
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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 Episodes 5-7 |
| 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. |
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
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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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 |
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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 |
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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.
The Saiyans 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 8 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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