Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Sacrifice

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Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Sacrifice
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Sacrifice
Release Date	16 May 2006
Catalog Number	FN-02232
Contents
Primary Content	Dragon Ball Z Episode 25 Dragon Ball Z Episode 26 Dragon Ball Z Episode 27
Primary Aspect Ratio	4:3
Country	United States
Company	Funimation

"Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Sacrifice" is the ninth volume of the Funimation DVD series called Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Uncut Special Edition. "Ultimate Sacrifice" contains episodes 25-27. It was marketed as the second volume in "Vegeta Saga II" and released on 16 May 2006 in North America. This was the last Ultimate Uncut Special Edition release in North America; Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Prince was cancelled before it's scheduled release on 11 Jul 2006.

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 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 25 through 27 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 this volume, in favor of future "season" releases; the content of the "Ultimate Uncut" episodes did, however, air in their entirety on Cartoon Network and Toonami's "Adult Swim" block.

Summary

This plot summary is given on the DVD cover:

Ultimate Sacrifice

In a desperate attempt to save his friends, Chiaotzu makes the ultimate sacrifice to stop the evil Nappa. But when the smoke clears, Nappa is left standing. Now Tien and the others must carry on as the Saiyan giant launches one devastating attack after another. Meanwhile, Goku races toward the battle with more power than he has ever had before. Will it be enough? And will he arrive in time?

Contents

Episodes 25-27

Episode	Title Card	Title
025		Sacrifice
026		Nappa's Rampage
027		Nimbus Speed

• DBZ Trivia DVD Menus
• 
  Trivia question Number 1.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 2.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 3.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 4.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 5.
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  Trivia question Number 6.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 7.
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• 
  Trivia question Number 8.
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  Trivia question Number 9.
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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 eight questions are answered correctly, an advertisement slide for Parklife's "DBZ Trivia Game" is shown. The slides are presented exactly as they were written below, with answers highlighted in bold.

DBZ Question 1
What is the first android Cell spits out while fighting Gohan?

• Dr. Gero
• Android 17
• Android 16
• Android 18

DBZ Question 2
What planet does Cell blow up?

• Planet Namek
• King Kai's Planet
• Earth
• Tuffles' Planet

DBZ Question 3
What is the name of the dance Captain Ginyu does in honor of Frieza?

• Dance of Joy
• Dance of Luck
• Dance of Happiness
• Dance of Love

DBZ Question 4
According to Dende, what is the only thing Nameks drink or eat?

• Soda
• Vegetables
• Water
• Fruits

DBZ Question 5
What plant brings beauty to Planet Namek?

• Flowers
• Plants of Love
• Ajissa Plants
• Blue Cactus

DBZ Question 6
What is Dende's special power?

• Healing Power
• Loving Power
• Transformation Power
• Energy Power

DBZ Question 7
What is the power level reading Raditz get from Piccolo in Episode 1?

• 522
• 322
• 1022
• 3202

DBZ Question 8
What does Evil Buu turn Chi-Chi into?

• An Apple
• A Broom
• An Egg
• A Mop

For more DBZ Trivia, play the DBZ Trivia Game by Parklife.

Trailers

• FUNimation Channel
• Baki The Grappler ("The Hunted")
• Dragon Ball GT ("Box Set 3")
• Dragon Ball Z ("Dragon Ball Z: The Saiyan Prince" (unreleased))
• Kodocha ("Sana Bombshell")
• Samurai 7 ("Broken Alliance")
• Galaxy Railways ("Eternal Hope")
• Yu Yu Hakusho (First Battles)
• Z-Store

• Saiyan Invasion DVD Menus
• 
  DVD main menu.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD episode menu.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD chapter menu for Episode 25.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD chapter menu for Episode 26.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD chapter menu for Episode 27.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD audio menu.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD extras menu.
  BGM: [[]].
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  DVD trailers menu.
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  DVD language menu.
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Menu

The DVD boots to a prompt that requires a language selection between English and Spanish. Selecting Spanish will display all menus in Spanish, defaults the audio track to Spanish and removes the English audio track altogether. Chapter selection menus and all Extras are also removed.

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)

Two 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)

Credits

DVD credits.

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

External Links

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