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By L. Marek "Dave M" (Suburbs of Philadelphia)
I have always loved Dragonball Z since it debuted in America in 1996. I own every episode and have watched the series beginning to end more times than I can count. The crazy thing is I never watched Dragonball until now in 2010. I absolutely love it. I bought the season 1, 2, and 3 box sets and I am addicted to it. It changes the way I look at DBZ, I love them both. My only problem is waiting for the last 2 box sets. I wish I became a fan later this year :). I could watch it on the net but waiting 2-3 months will make it an even greater treat and my anticipation will be through the roof. I love the Japanese music they have, its different than the American music in that there are a lot more quiet scenes in DB than the Faulconer dub of DBZ. In the BF DBZ dub they play music for everything in this there are more quiet scenes. Its great!
I have always loved Dragonball Z since it debuted in America in 1996. I own every episode and have watched the series beginning to end more times than I can count. The crazy thing is I never watched Dragonball until now in 2010. I absolutely love it. I bought the season 1, 2, and 3 box sets and I am addicted to it. It changes the way I look at DBZ, I love them both. My only problem is waiting for the last 2 box sets. I wish I became a fan later this year :). I could watch it on the net but waiting 2-3 months will make it an even greater treat and my anticipation will be through the roof. I love the Japanese music they have, its different than the American music in that there are a lot more quiet scenes in DB than the Faulconer dub of DBZ. In the BF DBZ dub they play music for everything in this there are more quiet scenes. Its great!
By Razz N Jazz -
Dragon Ball is an amazing series. While Dragon Ball Z is the more famous anime series because of all its super battles, Dragon Ball is actually a little bit more enjoyable because of its light-hearted humor mixed with more traditional fight scenes. With Dragon Ball FUNimation is releasing the series in an amazing and affordable format. These releases are much better handled than the Dragon Ball Z releases being that they are not cropped and the original opening and closing themes are sung in English! If you're a fan of the Dragon Ball manga or Dragon Ball Z, then I truly suggest you get Dragon Ball. With a release of 30-31 episodes a season this volume is the midway point of the series.
Volume 1: Episodes 1-31 (31 episodes) Pilaf Saga -> Training/1st Tournament Saga -> Start of Red Ribbon Army Saga
Volume 2: Episodes 32-61 (30 episodes) Continuation of Red Ribbon Army Saga
The following are pure speculation and often FUNimation makes wacky choices when they divided their seasons, but if they had any sense volumes 4 & 5 should be the way I list it here as it would complete two sagas with their respective season releases.
Volume 3: Episodes 62-92 (31 episodes) End of Red Ribbon Army Saga -> The Complete Fortuneteller Baba Saga -> Start of Tien Shinhan/2nd Tournament Saga
62 "Sacred Water"
63 "The Return of Goku"
64 "The Last of Mercenary Tao"
65 "Confront the Red Ribbon Army"
66 "A Real Bind"
67 "The End of Commander Red "
68 "The Last Dragon Ball"
69 "Who is Fortuneteller Baba?"
70 "We Are The Five Warriors"
71 "Deadly Battle"
72 "Goku's Turn to Fight"
73 "The Devilmite Beam"
74 "The Mysterious Fifth Man"
75 "The Strong Ones"
76 "The True Colors of the Masked Man"
77 "Pilaf's Tactics"
78 "The Eternal Dragon Rises"
79 "Terror and Plague"
80 "Goku vs. Sky Dragon"
81 "Goku Goes to Demon Land"
82 "The Rampage of InoShikaCho"
83 "Which Way To Papaya Island? "
84 "Rivals and Arrivals"
85 "Preliminary Peril"
86 "Then There Were Eight"
87 "Yamcha vs. Tien"
88 "Yamcha's Big Break"
89 "Full-Moon Vengeance"
90 "The Dodon Wave"
91 "Counting Controversy!"
92 "Goku Enters the Ring"
Volume 4: Episodes 93-122 (30 episodes) The End of Tien Shinhan/2nd Tournament Saga -> The Complete Demon King Piccolo Saga
Volume 5: 123-153 (31 episodes) The Complete Piccolo Jr. Saga/3rd Tournament Saga -> End of Dragon Ball
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Dragon Ball is an amazing series. While Dragon Ball Z is the more famous anime series because of all its super battles, Dragon Ball is actually a little bit more enjoyable because of its light-hearted humor mixed with more traditional fight scenes. With Dragon Ball FUNimation is releasing the series in an amazing and affordable format. These releases are much better handled than the Dragon Ball Z releases being that they are not cropped and the original opening and closing themes are sung in English! If you're a fan of the Dragon Ball manga or Dragon Ball Z, then I truly suggest you get Dragon Ball. With a release of 30-31 episodes a season this volume is the midway point of the series.
Volume 1: Episodes 1-31 (31 episodes) Pilaf Saga -> Training/1st Tournament Saga -> Start of Red Ribbon Army Saga
Volume 2: Episodes 32-61 (30 episodes) Continuation of Red Ribbon Army Saga
The following are pure speculation and often FUNimation makes wacky choices when they divided their seasons, but if they had any sense volumes 4 & 5 should be the way I list it here as it would complete two sagas with their respective season releases.
Volume 3: Episodes 62-92 (31 episodes) End of Red Ribbon Army Saga -> The Complete Fortuneteller Baba Saga -> Start of Tien Shinhan/2nd Tournament Saga
62 "Sacred Water"
63 "The Return of Goku"
64 "The Last of Mercenary Tao"
65 "Confront the Red Ribbon Army"
66 "A Real Bind"
67 "The End of Commander Red "
68 "The Last Dragon Ball"
69 "Who is Fortuneteller Baba?"
70 "We Are The Five Warriors"
71 "Deadly Battle"
72 "Goku's Turn to Fight"
73 "The Devilmite Beam"
74 "The Mysterious Fifth Man"
75 "The Strong Ones"
76 "The True Colors of the Masked Man"
77 "Pilaf's Tactics"
78 "The Eternal Dragon Rises"
79 "Terror and Plague"
80 "Goku vs. Sky Dragon"
81 "Goku Goes to Demon Land"
82 "The Rampage of InoShikaCho"
83 "Which Way To Papaya Island? "
84 "Rivals and Arrivals"
85 "Preliminary Peril"
86 "Then There Were Eight"
87 "Yamcha vs. Tien"
88 "Yamcha's Big Break"
89 "Full-Moon Vengeance"
90 "The Dodon Wave"
91 "Counting Controversy!"
92 "Goku Enters the Ring"
Volume 4: Episodes 93-122 (30 episodes) The End of Tien Shinhan/2nd Tournament Saga -> The Complete Demon King Piccolo Saga
Volume 5: 123-153 (31 episodes) The Complete Piccolo Jr. Saga/3rd Tournament Saga -> End of Dragon Ball
