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Dragon Ball Z Season Seven (DVD)
Dragon Ball Z Season Seven
Release Date 11 November 2008
Catalog Number FN-02249
Contents
Primary Content Dragon Ball Z Episode 195-
Dragon Ball Z Episode 216
Primary Aspect Ratio 16:9
Disc Information
Region Coding 1, 2, 4
Country United States
Company Funimation
Authoring FUNimation® Productions, Ltd.
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"Dragon Ball Z Season Seven" is Funimation's seventh "season"-based DVD box set (of nine total), presenting Dragon Ball Z television episodes 195-216 in a standard-definition (480p), cropped, widescreen, "digitally remastered" format, originally released 11 November 2008 in North America. These "season" sets are both colloquially known and internally at Funimation referred to as the "Orange Bricks."[1]

General Overview

Each orange brick 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 and endings are creditless.

The opening theme uses its second and third animation versions (of four total), while the ending theme uses its first animation version (of two total). Funimation-specific credits are featured on the English video track's ending animation. All eyecatches are presented in their correct location mid-episode. No "next episode previews" are provided. The English audio (with original soundtrack) is selected by default.

Though the series is historically divided into "story arcs" in Japan, this release marks Funimation's first branding of arbitrary "seasons" for a home video release, the delineations of which do not correspond to their own actual broadcast seasons from either syndication or cable broadcasts.

The "U.S. Broadcast Audio" uses the Falconer Productions score and reverts the dub track to the 1999 Broadcast version (featured on the first run of home releases in North America). There are small differences between this version and FUNimation's original broadcast audio; most notably a vocal re-read for the Afterlife Tournament Announcer.

Summary

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All discs have the same art.

This plot summary is given on the DVD cover:

Includes the Complete GREAT SAIYAMAN & WORLD TOURNAMENT SAGAS
Seven years of peace have passed since the defeat of the monstrous Cell, and the Z-Fighters have enjoyed a return to normal life. Goku has eagerly continued his training in the Other World, Krillin has gotten married, and Gohan has renewed his scholarly pursuits while attempting to navigate the pitfalls of high school. Two fresh new Saiyan faces have also appeared on the scene—Goku's son Goten, and Vegeta's son Trunks!

Now, the time has come for the Z-Fighters to reunite, as the new World Martial Arts Tournament is set to begin. The greatest warriors on Earth have come together for their chance to cpature the title of the reiging champion, Mr. Satan—but behind the scenes, sinister forces are at work. An evil eye watches the competitors' every move, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. The action grows fierce on the tournament floor, but for the Z-Fighters, the real fight is only just beginning!

Contents

This DVD box originally included a booklet with short synopses for every episode; these are included in the table exactly as they were written. Funimation no longer includes the booklets with new printings.

Disc 1 (Episodes 195-200)

Episode Title Summary
195 Warriors of the Dead When Goku hears about a martial arts master known as the Grand Kai, he rushes to meet him for a lesson! But before the Grand Kai will agree to anything, Goku must solve a problem! Cell, King Cold and the Ginyu Force have all teamed up in Other World and are trying to take control!
196 Tournament Begins Goku learns he'll have to train for 10,000 years before he can learn from the Grand Kai! But when the West, South and East Kai's decide to hold an Other World Tournament, Goku gets his chance! All he has to do to earn a lesson from the Grand Kai is defeat the greatest fighters of all time!
197 Water Fight The Other World Tournament advances to the Quarter-Finals, and the battles are out of this world! Goku's opponent Arqua appears to be a wimp, but that changes quickly when he transforms the entire ring into water! Can Goku win in the underwater fight?! And then, it's the most anticipated fight of the tournament! Olibu versus Pikkon!
198 Final Round After barely escaping the dinosaur Maraikoh's meteor bombardment, Goku advances to the tournament's final round where he must face the warrior Pikkon! Sparks of energy erupt as the mighty fighters battle for the championship title! But when Pikkon reveals a Piccolo-like secret, Goku must up the ante! It's time to go Super Saiyan!
199 Goku vs. Pikkon The final round of the Other World Tournament climbs to conclusion, as Goku and Pikkon power up to their most explosive levels! Goku may be a Super Saiyan, but can he withstand Pikkon's unbelievable Thunder Flash Attack?! And that's not all! While Goku's been fighting in Other World, seven years have passed on Earth! Gohan is a teenager!
200 Gohan Goes to High School On the way to his first day of high school, Gohan stops a truckload of bank robbers by turning Super Saiyan. But now the city can't stop talking about this mysterious "Gold Fighter"! Can Gohan get through class without revealing his secret identity? It seems the person most likely to figure him out is none other than Mr. Satan's daughter!

Disc 2 (Episodes 201-206)

Episode Title Summary
201 I am Saiyaman! Afraid his classmates will recognize him as the "Gold Fighter", Gohan goes to Bulma for help. Bulma uses her high-tech wizardry to design a retractable superhero costume that Gohan can activate in an instant, allowing him to protect the city safely behind a mask! Say good-bye to Gohan– this hero's name is Saiyaman!
202 Gohan's First Date Gohan thinks being a superhero is going to be easy until a pretty girl named Angela discovers his secret. When Angela threatens to tell all unless he goes on a date with her, Gohan's lie suddenly becomes more complicated. Join the fun as the relecutant Super Saiyan goes on his first date ever!
203 Rescue Videl When the Red Shark Gang kidnaps the mayor and demands a showdown with Mr. Satan, it's Videl who answers the challenge. Gohan knows that Videl is in over her head, but he can't leave his classroom to help her without blowing his cover! Join Gohan and Videl as they try to resolve this sticky situation!
204 Blackmail When a greedy circus promoter kidnaps a baby dinosaur named Chobi, all he can see are dollar signs! Little does he know that the dinosaur is a personal friend of the Great Saiyaman!
205 I'll Fight Too! Lights! Camera! Action! The Great Saiyaman (a.k.a. Gohan) is making his big break into the movies! But the hero's brush with stardom can't last long because he has to hurry up and tell all of his old friends the big news - Goku's coming back to fight in the World Martial Arts Tournament!
206 The Newest Super Saiyan When Gohan and Goten begin their training for the upcoming tournament, Gohan discovers that Goten has already reached the level of Super Saiyan! It's a heated match-up when the brothers do some one-on-one sparring practice, but the real sparks start to fly when Videl pays a surprise visit to Gohan's house and meets Chi-Chi for the first time! Look out!

Disc 3 (Episodes 207-210)

Episode Title Summary
207 Take Flight, Videl With the World Martial Arts Tournament fast appraoching, Videl and Goten must learn to fly, and fast! Gohan reveals the secret to flying, and struggles to coach his two students into the air! Miles away, Vegeta is holding a training session of his own and gets a big surprise from his young son, Trunks.
208 Gather for the Tournament Videl masters the art of flying, and Gohan and Goten do some last minute honing of their Super Saiyan skills. The big day soon arrives, and the Z-Fighters reunite! On the small island where the tournament will be held, a special guest arrives! But what do you say to a hero who's been dead for seven years?!
209 Camera Shy Crowds of fans and fighters line the tournament streets. Among them: the high school jock Sharpner, who discovers his crush Videl has set her heart on the mysterious Great Saiyaman! Refusing to be replaced, Sharpner vows to ruin the caped fighter by unmasking his true identity and capturing it on film! Meanwhile, the prelims begin! There are 194 entries, and only sixteen spots!
210 The World Tournament The wait is over, as the World Martial Arts Tournament opens with the Junior Division! Thirty-five young fighters vie for the prize, but the matches prove to be more comedy than competition- until Trunks steps into the ring, that is!

Disc 4 (Episodes 211-213)

Episode Title Summary
211 Trunks vs. Goten Goten and Trunks continue to breeze through the Junior Division of the World Tournament until they find themselves going head to head in the finals! Who's going to win this exciting match? This is one championship that you won't want to miss!!
212 Best of the Boys The match for the Junior Division World Championship continues as Goten and Trunks battle brilliantly for the title! Goten puts everything on the line with a seemingly rash head-on charge! The winner of this final joust becomes the new World Champion! Can Goten outwit the cunning Trunks?
213 Big Trouble, Little Trunks After winning the Junior World Championship, Trunks fights an exhibition match against the reigning World Champion, Mr. Satan! Totally outclassed, can the Champ hold on to his reputation as the world's strongest? Meanwhile, a pair of mysterious figures present themselves to Goku. What does their eerie presence portend?

Disc 5 (Episodes 214-216)

Episode Title Summary
214 Who Will Fight Who? Trunks and Goten infiltrate the adult competition at the World Martial Arts Tournament by donning the disguise of Mighty Mask. The pairings for the day's matches are selected. THe first to fight- Krillin and Pintar, a man easily ten times Krillin's size!
215 Forfeit of Piccolo Round One begins! Krillin teaches Pintar a speedy lesson and clears the ring for the next set of competitors- Piccolo and Shin. Piccolo stuns the crowd by surrendering to his mysterious opponent before the first punch is thrown! Next into the ring is Videl, who must face the enormous Spopovitch. Will she be able to handle such a large job?
216 A Dark and Secret Power Videl takes to the ring for what is expected to be an easy victory over Spopovitch. Video hits the towering brute with everything she's got, but her attacks have no effect. It seems Spopovitch is possessed by a supernatural power not his own!

Disc 6 (Episodes 217-219 and Extras)

Episode Title Summary
217 Videl is Crushed With his seemingly unlimited suppy of super strength, Spopovitch easily takes control of the match. To the horror of all, he delays his inevitable victory for the purposes of torturing Videl! And it looks like the muscle-bound thug isn't going to stop until he kills her! Will Videl make it out of the ring alive?
218 Identities Revealed Gohan's luck runs out, as his identity is discovered when he takes his place on the tournament floor. But Gohan Gohan has other things to worry about- his opponent Kibito is determined to see him transform into a Super Saiyan! Gohan had better be careful, evil eyes are closely watching his every move!
219 Energy Drain When Gohan transforms into a Super Saiyan in the middle of the arena, Spopovitch and Yamu spring into action! Armed with a mysterious energy-draining device, the pair launch an attack on the golden-haired teen. Will Gohan survive this vicious assault?

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Menu

The main DVD menus all feature the artwork from the box cover, accompanied by an unreleased background music (BGM) track composed by Nathan Johnson.

The episode selection menus feature the same Shenlong artwork with screenshots from each specific disc's episodes. This menu is accompanied by an unreleased BGM composed by Nathan Johnson.

The setup menus feature a single screenshot from each specific disc's episodes. An unreleased BGM composed by Nathan Johnson.

The extras menu, only found on Disc 6, feature an unreleased BGM composed by Nathan Johnson.

Audio and Subtitles

The English dub audio is mixed in 5.1 surround sound while the Japanese audio is mono (redundant stereo). Additionally, a stereo "U.S. Broadcast Version" audio track with the Falconer Productions score is re-inserted back into the mix. Differences between this track and Funimation's first dub adaptation include re-written lines of dialogue, vocal re-reads for prominent characters, and removed/missing vocal effects.

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

When subtitles are "on", the subtitle track is the direct translation of the Japanese dialogue by Steven J Simmons; this can be selected regardless of the audio selection. When subtitles are "off", there is still an active subtitle track with translations of Japanese writing that does not appear in the spoken dialogue like signs, symbols, etc. This is intended to accompany the English dub.

Booklet

Original DVD set booklet (PDF)

In 2011, Funimation discontinued the inclusion of printed booklets within their Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT DVD season sets; PDFs were subsequently made available on official Funimation websites.[2]

Character Profiles

The booklet's profiles are included below exactly as they were written. The profiles were originally accompanied by character art.

Hero Profiles

{{Quotation|The eldest son of Goku and Chi-Chi, Gohan is now a teenager. Though he proved himself to be the strongest of the Z-Fighters in the battle with Perfect Cell, Gohan doesn't enjoy fighting, and has allowed his training to fall by the wayside while he concentrates on his studies. Gohan attends Orange Star High School, where he meets Videl for the first time.

Appalled by the rampant crime in the city, Gohan decides to use his powers to help. In order to keep his identity a secret, however, he dons a disguise while bringing criminals to justice and performing heroic deeds-he is the Great Saiyaman! Whenever trouble arises, Gohan can transform into the Great Saiyaman with a simple push of a button on his Transformation Band wristwatch.

When Gohan's superhero identity is eventually discovered by Videl, she threatens to reveal his secret to the world unless he agrees to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament.

  • Trunks
    • Race: Half-Saiyan Half-Earthling
    • Personality: Extremely strong and determined, and also humble and kind
    • Dream: To make his father proud
    • First Appeared in: Episode 119
    • Japanese Voice Actor: Takeshi Kusao
    • American Voice Actor: Laura Bailey

Trunks is the son of Bulma—a headstrong, technical genius—and Vegeta—one of the most powerful fighters in the Dragon Ball Z universe. The Trunks of this time-line grows up in a peaceful world free of the android menace. Trunks proves himself to be a powerful fighter early on. He and Goten are best friends and competitive rivals. They love to spar to see which of them is the strongest. Trunks enters the Junior Division of the World Martial Arts Tournament, but is disappointed he cannot fight with the adults. Therefore, he and Goten devise a plan to compete with the grown-ups. Underneath the cover of a thick hood and cloak, they stand on each other's shoulders and enter the tournament as the fighter, Mighty Mask.

Goten is the second son of Goku and Chi-Chi, and Gohan's little brother. Goten loves to train in martial arts. He quickly develops incredibly strong powers (he just naturally goes Super Saiyan) that enable him to fight alongside the adults in their mission to defend Earth. Goten's best friend is Trunks, who is approximately one year older. They are often seen together. Goten goofs around when he fights. Pure of heart, he'll quickly jump into danger to help his friends and family.

Videl is the daughter of Mr. Satan, the reigning Martial Arts Champion of the World. She attends Orange Star High School with Gohan. At the age of seventeen she is already an expert at martial arts, and she often volunteers her skills to the city police, assisting them whenever they need help apprehending particularly rowdy bad guys.

Videl hates to be outdone, so when the Great Saiyman [sic] appears and threatens her status as the city's number-one hero, she is determined to unmask him. When she discovers that the Great Saiyaman is Gohan, she threatens to expose his identity to the world unless he agrees to enter the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. Not only does she want to test her skills against the Great Saiyaman, but she sees this as a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the son and daughter of two previous champions to compete.

After seven years of living on Earth, Dende has proven to be a capable guardian. Like Kami before him, Dende lives in the Lookout high above the Earth where he can keep an eye on things. Also like Kami, Dende makes the Lookout available to the Z-Fighters as a place to train.

The Supreme Kai rules over all of the Kais of Other World and is charged with protecting the rightful order of the universe. He has inherited this position by default after the previous Supreme Kai was eliminated by the Wizard Bibidi and his evil monster Majin Buu, and thus, is somewhat unprepared for the enormity of the task. He has come to Earth during the World Martial Arts Tournament to enlist the aid of Goku and the Z-Fighters in his quest to prevent Majin Buu from being reawakened.

A powerful fighter, Kibito serves as the loyal bodyguard of Supreme Kai. He has lived a long time, though he's not as old as Supreme Kai. He has the ability to instantaneously transport himself and others to any part of the universe. He also has the power to heal those who are injured or near death.


Enemy Profiles

After taking credit for defeating the monster Cell, Mr. Satan's popularity is greater than ever. His fans adore him, almost as much as he adores the spotlight. As the reigning champion, Mr. Satan returns to the World Martial Arts Tournament in spectacular fashion, ready to defend his title. This year, however, he will have to contend with the likes of Goku and the Z-Fighters! His Megaton Punch may not be enough to take down a Super Saiyan, but Mr. Satan has plenty of other tricks up his sleeve to help him win the day.

Having spent his life in the west quadrant of the galaxy as a great and honorable warrior, Pikkon becomes West Kai's prize fighter when he passes into Other World. Like Goku, Pikkon wants to train under the Grand Kai and joins the Other World Tournament. He advances to the final round and faces Goku. Goku narrowly beats him, but both are disqualified for touching the ring's ceiling, thus ending the battle in a draw.

Tidbits

About The Transfer

This DVD box originally included a booklet. On the back side, a summary of Funimation's questionable methods of remastering the footage is provided. This summary is included below exactly as it was written. Funimation no longer includes the booklets with new printings.

To accomplish the Dragon Ball Z remaster process, FUNimation worked with Video Post & Transfer, a Dallas-based post-production house. The original Japanese film masters were transferred via an industry-standard Spirit DataCine, passing through a Digital Vision DVNR1000 to remove film grain, and then receiving a further round of processing using a Teranex VC600 video computer. These digital noise-reduction units each helped to remove thousands of instances of dirt, scratches, and debris.

The cleaned footage signal was then run through a da Vinci 2K Plus color system to ensure that the colors were true to the original film prints. The da Vinci 2K Plus is an industry standard system used for color correction in feature films and broadcast, and was primarily used in this instance to set the levels of the whites and blacks in the film in order to present the colors in a manner faithful to the original prints.

The final media for transfer was Sony's HDCAM, a fully high-definition digital tape. The film was laid to tape at 1080p HD at 24 frames per second. The frame-rate is important to note, as it allowed the film, which was originally created at 24 frames per second, to be transferred to tape frame by frame. This frame-rate prevented any unnecessary data from being added to the final video, and preserves the film masters at the highest quality possible.

Credits

DVD credits.
  • DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
  • Japanese Translations: Steve Simmons
  • Menu Design: Young Wang
  • Menu Audio: Duane Deering
  • DVD Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
  • DVD QC: DJ Fonner, Caesar Lopez, Christine Bertolino, Jason Gee
  • Compression: Jacob Martin, Duncan Yan
  • Subtitles: Chiye Green, Shojin Bateman, Ben Phillips
  • Production Assistants: Susie Nixon
  • DVD Authoring: FUNimation® Productions, Ltd., Matthew O'Hara, Trace Furniss, Russ Coffman

External Links

Notes

  1. ↑ This is incorrect; Dende first appeared in Dragon Ball Z Episode 46.

References

  1. ↑ "Podcast Episode #0404" (17 May 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 19 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Re: Dragon Ball Season 5 Issue" (12 January 2012). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 20 January 2021.


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