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Dragon Ball Z: Kai: Part Two

Christopher R. Sabat (Actor, Director), Sean Schemmel (Actor) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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Dragon Ball Z Kai is the only fully uncut version of DBZ made BY FANS, FOR FANS!

  • True to the Manga, Action-packed, Accelerated Story Arcs
  • The Most Accurate Translation and Subtitle Track Ever
  • Completely Re-written Scripts
  • The Original Japanese Score
  • Streamlined Animation in Full 4:3 Format
  • A New Uncut Dub Recorded by the Majority of the Original English Cast

    Goku’s lies battered and nearly beaten, the Dragon Balls have been destroyed, and a new breed of evil looms on the horizon! Frieza, a violent galactic overlord, has discovered the source of the original Dragon Balls, and he’ll eagerly destroy anything to harness their wish-granting power. Meanwhile, Vegeta – fully recovered from his humiliating defeat – travels to planet Namek on a mission to intercept Frieza and seize the Dragon Balls for own devious desires. With Goku out of commission, courageous young Gohan must journey to the far reaches of space to defeat a foe far more fearsome than anything his father ever encountered. The future depends on it

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 4.5 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Christopher R. Sabat
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Subtitled, Animated, Full Screen, Digital Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 25 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 14, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Christopher R. Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Monica Rial, Sonny Strait, Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Funimation
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003SE6VVC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Christopher Barrett
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Re-mastering!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2011
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I have been a loyal fan of Dragon Ball Z since I was younger and watching the original run on Toonami and on VHS. I drifted away from DBZ for many years but have been an anime enthusiast ever since DBZ got me hooked.

Dragon Ball Z Kai caught my eye for several reasons: mainly being remastered yet retaining the original 4:3 aspect ratio (unlike the previous two versions that chopped part of the format to be presented in pseudo widescreen). I have faithfully purchased the Kai series (the titles released so far) on Blu-Ray. Here are my thoughts:

Part two takes us through the the episodes leading up to the major battles on Namek. These episodes begin after Vegeta's battle on earth and lead up to his final battle with Zarbon on Namek. For those familiar with the series, these episodes contain less action but a lot more important story than others. There is also the sense of urgency of finding and protecting the Namek dragon balls from both Vegeta and Freiza. Good stuff, though not as action packed as part three.

Technical stuff:
The ratio is kept to the original 4:3 aspect. Some animations have been cleaned and even re-animated (in the case of some of the lighting effects from ki attacks and power-ups). Some of the re-animated shots look like something from American Saturday morning cartoons rather than anime, but these instances were very rare. The two that stood out were in this volume actually (a couple of Vegeta's moves).

The sound is vastly superior to the previous versions. The English dub is improved and they aren't afraid to get a little dirty (they swear often, but not in an offensive way. They just yell 'you bastard' a lot). Though the few uses of swearing is in line with the more literal translation. Also, the American voice acting is a lot better this time through. Most of the lines have been slightly changed to stick closer to the actual translation. The Japanese voice acting is the original (highly amusing in some roles) though it has also been cleaned up a bit so that static is removed.

The music is the original Japanese score, just re-digitized for this release. It is superior to the original Japanese and the American scores (though the American score was pretty good considering).

Editing:
Here is where most die hard Dragon Ball Z fans choke up: There is a lot of cut content. I have seen the original, un-cut, American and Japanese versions. I gotta tell you. You're not missing anything. Most of what was cut was pure filler by TOEI trying to fill time slots. They've also removed a lot of re-used cells. I remember how annoyed I was to see Piccolo battling the Android and TOEI reusing animation cells from the Piccolo-Raditz battle. Seriously. Also, I don't hear too many people upset about missing out on the Garlic Jr saga.

They cut about 50 episodes (give or take) and reduced the amount to 98 (through the Cell Games saga). I don't know if they will continue through the Buu saga (no word yet even in Japan), but I am a huge fan on the improvement in quality of picture and sound so I hope they do.

Also of note: the Blu-Ray version is presented in full HD, though the original show was analog and standard definition. There is a noticeable difference between the DVD and Blu-Ray version in animation clarity and quality. There is also a major difference on the sound. The difference is worth the $2 or so for the Blu-Ray vs DVD if you have a player.
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T. Wasiuk
5.0 out of 5 stars Does not disappoint
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2010
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As I said in my review about part 1: I have been watching DBZ for about 10 years now, and I am happy that I can finally watch every episode and not get bored from all the fillers and stand-offs from the original.

Likes-
New intro
Fixing of the scenes that were damaged over the years
Taking out the fillers
Better English dialogue
Excellent sound quality
Pretty much exactly like the manga
New animated breaks in between parts of an episode that actually change as the episodes progress.

Dislikes-
No marathon mode

I think Dragon Ball Z Kai is awesome, it gets me excited to watch the whole series again. My guess is there will be 7 parts to the whole Dragon Ball Z Kai series. Reason why I say this is because, on the right side of the case, in the middle of the corresponding stars where it says what part it is. There are 7 stars lined up in a row.
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R0¡3ŸDr€
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2010
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dbz kai is outstanding ,and it has never looked better,

1080p output,dolby trueHD,it cant get anybetter then this

they reanimated some of the fight scenes,and reanimated some scenes to progress the story more quickly,that makes it look even better.

the new voice cast will grow on ya,they keep some of the old ones so its ok to me,

i must suggest to get this on bluray cause i dont think they will ever release the original dbz on blu ray format.

the packaging i like, (but i like everything dragon ball),so it looks cool.

and it has no filler it progresses the story faster ,with more action,like i said this release is freakin sweet!!!!!!

this is a must have.

i recommend this to all DBZ fans!!
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Enigmatic Wonder
4.0 out of 5 stars The start of Namek and the reintroduction of DBZ's greatest villian
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2011
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The battle between Vegeta and Goku comes to it's end and we reach the start of what many consider to be the original DBZ's greatest saga: Namek!

Quick recap for those who don't know about Kai: DBK is the 20th aniversary version of DBZ. That annoying filler that would make entire story arcs last forever and lead to the nickname Drag-on Ball Z? Totally gone and replaced with a remastered version that has a much quicker pace. How much quicker are we talking? Well as of this writing episode 92 just aired in Japan and saw Cell destroying Android 16 and Gohan's transformation to Super Saiyan 2. In the original DBZ this was the 184th episode! So what was the 92nd episode of Z you ask? That was the episode where Goku began powering up for the Spirit Bomb on Namek. Note that I said BEGAN not USED. The attack was charged over the course of three episodes before it was even used.

Needless to say this quick pace favors those that could never get into the original DBZ anime due to it's length as well as manga purists that don't care for anything filler. Animation is improved and cleaned up all around with the occasional new clip to help make up for damaged film. Script wise the Japanese version is about the same despite everything being rerecorded for 2009-2011. Meanwhile the English version sees it's best and most accurate translation ever with a good portion of the Funimation voice cast returning. Even if you are a purist that didn't really care for the English voices in any form at least try to watch it in English at least once. The English dub of DBK Part One has taught us that Goku does indeed curse at times, his power level is over 8000 and that Piccolo's attack is the Makankosappo. Part Two goes on to show us that Vegeta gets "pissed off", Frieza's men are extremely brutal and violent and that Frieza himself can indeed sound even more intimidating with a new voice that's more in line with the original Japanese.

If you don't own any of the season box sets or Dragon Boxes of the original Z then do yourself a favor and pick this up! Just please bear in mind that the DVD/Blu-Ray release of Kai is NOT the edited version on Nicktoons. This release is NOT intended for children and is totally uncut.
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Frankie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2018
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The Part sets are the premier way to own dragonball z kai.
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Leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 1 Part 2 Blu-Ray
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2011
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In my own opinion the story flows better, uncut and no fillers like the manga. The script and voice acting is better than the Dragon Ball Z oringe box. It has a new soundtrack witch is a cross between east and west. On top of that the video quality is at is't best on blu-ray.
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Timothy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very excellent blu ray
Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2017
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DBZ saiyan Vegeta saga. Very excellent blu ray.
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MoChiGi
4.0 out of 5 stars I had one disappointment and that was they changed a line...
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2013
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My only issue with this set is that the line: OVER 9000! Is not in Dragonball Z Kai. I was literally on the edge of my seat waiting for it and they said something else. I was like: aww :(
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