Dragon Ball Z - Season Five (Perfect and Imperfect Cell Sagas) Reviews

• A Great Collectors Set

  
  By AOEXIR5IH5CI1 on 2008-03-08
  The Difinitive collection continues with the Spine still saying Dragonball Z on it. This is the Complete Imperfect and Perfect Cell Sagas on 6 DVDs still Uncut and Digitally Remastered and widescreen in HD. Original Japanese Music and English Dialogue, English Music and English Dialogue and Original Japanese Music and Original Japanese Dialogue. A Great collection.
  
  Episodes Include:
  Seized with Fear
  The Reunion
  Borrowed Powers
  His Name is Cell
  Piccolo's Folly
  Laboratory Basement
  Our Hero Awakens
  Time Chamber
  The Monster is Coming
  He's Here
  Up to Piccolo
  Silent Warrior
  Say Goodbye, 17
  Sacrifice
  Saiyans Emerge
  Super Vegeta
  Bow To The Prince
  Hour of Temptation
  Krillin's Decision
  Last Defense
  Cell is Complete
  Vegeta Must Pay
  Trunks Ascends
  Saving Throw
  Ghosts From Tomorrow
  The Cell Games
  
  Season Six will include the Complete Cell Games. Enjoy this set I Know I will. :) I was really hoping SS2 Gohan on the front of Season Six but it turns out to be SS1 Goku :/
  
  

• 6 discs for 26 episodes plus higher price!!!

  
  By AKLIOQTYI269M on 2008-03-31
  There putting out less episodes per set and on the same number of discs.
  Looks like only 4 or 5 episodes will be on each disc for this set. Why not do a 4 disc set and make it cheaper? I bet the next set will have 3 episodes per disc. Great show though!
  
  

• Dragon Ball Z Season 5

  
  By A2WQN0S3DKUNZW on 2008-06-28
  This season of DBZ brings us to the Perfect and Imperfect Cell Sagas. Overall, the product is as good as the four seasons before it. I was a little disappointed paying the same price as the other seasons though for what amounted to be six less episodes than the season before it was. Actually, each season seems to be getting shorter and shorter. I know it's because they're trying to stick them into seasons correctly and have it all fit with the season it's being released with... Still, it would have been nice to knock at least a couple bucks off the price. Anyway, I still enjoyed it, and it's well worth getting anyway.
  
  

• A whole disc with 3 episodes

  
  By A1X5MB4799PMYF on 2008-07-15
  There are at least 2 discs that contain only 3 episodes, and another with only 4. This box set cost the most and had the least content.
  
  

• Mr. piccolo

  
  By A20ZLN2AN2F5WB on 2008-03-19
  This season in my own opinnion is the best one of all dragon ball z season.I can not wait for this one to come out, I love everything about this one, it has tons of action and the best part is the introduction of super saiyan 2.
  
  
• Awesome!
  By A22MLJWMR0VN3B on 2008-04-09
  Finally...all the DBZ seasons and episodes at an affordable price and excellent quality. They are cropped, but I can hardly tell the difference and if you own an HDTV with an upconverting player (PS3) it looks amazing. This season will be nothing less than stellar, don't know why they didn't include the cell games though. Looking forward to one of the best sagas in DBZ history!
  
  
• dbz
  By A15U2L8VRX06UA on 2008-04-28
  i like the series about 8 years the cells sagas is the best one .
  
  
• I already have this DVD...and let me tell you...
  By A1N5YG6XV7MUKX on 2008-05-15
  I'm actually quite saddened by the fact that the COMPLETE Cell Saga should have been released on this set... One of the DVDs (Disc 5) for example, only has 3 episodes (160-162)... as opposed to the first season's Disc 3 that had SEVEN episodes. FUNimation could have done a lot better and gotten the Cell Saga out of the way the way the Freiza Saga had gotten he full treatment. I'm wondering if this is FUNimation's way of getting the consumer to dish out the cash, or the layout of the disc sets are preplanned this way.
  With all said, I do enjoy this saga the most... Vegeta and Trunks are Ascended Saiyans, the nice battle between Piccolo/Kami and Cell. There are a few moments the fighters are sharing their "moments"... but the fights are great and nothing blown out of proportion the way the Buu Saga have displayed in the early 90s.
  I am not basing my ratings on the fact that this is DBZ (the all-time greatest action anime of all time), that this is an original show that relies heavily on fighting, flashbacks, and more fighting... or the simple fact that the video was cropped...
  
  ...because that's not the case. Watch it in standard and you'll notice 98% of the footage is there... and 100% of the action is uncensored anyway. So you basically get 100% Dragon Ball... with 70% of the CELL SAGA.
  
  Fortunately for Wal-Mart's dumb employees... I managed to get my copy 2 weeks prior to the release.
  
  In the previews on EXTRAS tab... it is mentioned that SEASON SIX will have over 700 Minutes, and 6 discs. So I will take it that not only the end of the CELL SAGA will come about, but the Great Saiyaman saga as well.
  
  
• Lacking the complete cell saga...
  By A3EPIC3L2U3IR7 on 2008-05-27
  If you are looking to see the entire cell saga, this dvd does not include it. The Season 5 box set is shorter than most other releases, only 600 as compaired to 700 with the last releases. I was exited for this season because I assume that it would the end of the cell games. Gohan's ascention to SSJ 2 is my favorite part of the series and I am disappointed I have to wait another 4-5 months to wait for anothe dvd release. That is the reason this is getting a 4 star and not a 5 star.
  
  
• great boxset
  By A5X0G8LTO1J9E on 2008-05-28
  This was a great boxset, i did'nt really care if the complete cell games was'nt in here i saw them on tape uncut couple of years ago so it did'nt really matter to me, but this was great.
  
  
• CAUTION for those who care to hear it in japanese audio
  By A1UFZF1VB8C11Z on 2008-06-15
  I am very satisfied with other season sets. But compared to the first 4 seasons, you can tell from the opening theme song that the japanese audio is poorly done. The opening theme song sounds like it's being played by speakers covered in a heaping pile of blankets (just get some blankets, throw it over your speakers and you should probably get the same sound quality). As I listened to the opening theme song of what I can vividly describe as the muffles from my neighbors tv down the hall, I had to double check the box, try to google what the heck 'dolby digital 2.0' meant, and whether that was considered worse than mono.
  
  In season 4, I had noticed that the timing for the opening song had also been off (delayed compared to the animation) but this ... there's no excuse for this.. if they had a clean clip of it for 4 seasons, what happened with the fifth? Whoever reviewed the dvd before it hit the shelves... good job and good luck with your future endeavours..
  
  The japanese dialogue and audio in the episodes are fine.. but it just makes it SEEM like its worse than before, all because of that poor opening sound clip that could have easily been nipped in the bud but it's too late now since it's out on the shelves.. 'no ginger' (translate that literally in japanese and you'll get what i mean)
  
  Of course, if you don't listen to it in Japanese or care for that part.. I guess you're good to go but don't take my word for it because I didn't bother listening to it in English.
  
  
• 3 episodes per disc
  By AMRTZDDMW29VU on 2008-06-22
  this season set is as good as the previous sets as far as quality and audio are concerned, but there is one big difference. Funimation go back to their money grubbing ways and from discs 4-6 only add 3 episodes per disc rather then 6. it's still a lot better then 3 eps per single DVD of course but I can imagine Funimation will drag this series out as long as possible. could be a sign of things to come, I wouldn't be surprised to see only 2-3 eps per disc in the next set...
  
  
• Dragon Ball Z - Season Five
  By A1R6MX2WNUDSJG on 2008-07-08
  All i can say is Excellent makes me hungry for more can't wait till season 6!
  
  
• Dragon Ball Z Season 5
  By A32EGH05LYR5LA on 2008-07-08
  There is a reason Dragonball Z is one the world's most favorite animes. The series is awesome. The only problem with this DVD is that it stops way too short. For those looking to see the end of cell, sorry that is Season 6. Regardless, this series is the best.
  
  
• Tired of being robbed
  By A3RLEZMG1H0BIT on 2008-07-20
  My son and I are fans of the series. We have the newer DBZ series (seasons 1 thru 5), DBZ and DBZ GT. I am getting tired of paying more and getting less. Why are their discs with 3 episodes on them? As fans, I expect each disc series to finish the saga. This is utter BS and I'm tired of it. The producers of this series need to stop taking their fans for granted.
  
  Signed,
  
  Season 5 may be the last DBZ product I buy.
  
  
• Another excellent season set
  By A27YE6HPUFIWI4 on 2008-09-25
  Dragon Ball Z is the one greatest anime series ever created. With its action-packed universe and compelling storylines, Akira Toriyama's magnum opus has never failed to please. This is the latest season set FUNimation has released of the series.
  
  This set picks up where the last one left off. The Z-Fighters have attempted to do battle with the Androids, but find themselves outnumbered. As if things aren't already bad enough, Goku is bedridden with a heart virus. The Z-Fighters plot different ways to train as the threat grows. And just when it looks like things couldn't get much worse, a new villain is thrown into the fray. His name is Cell, and he is composed of cells from various Z-Fighters and villains. He begins absorbing human beings to become more powerful, and seeks to absorb the Androids, so he can gain further power and ascend to a stronger form. The Z-Fighters now face their greatest challenge.
  
  The DVD set is divided amongst six discs, and contains the Imperfect Cell, Second Form Cell, and Perfect Cell sagas (the Cell Games Saga is NOT included, it takes up the entire next set.) The picture has been subjected to digital noise reduction, and the set includes a booklet of character profiles and episode listings.
  
  Obviously, if you're new to the Dragon Ball franchise, you'll want to start with the Season One box set, but if you're already a fan, you'll enjoy these episodes. The previous set contained some good fight scenes, and you get plenty more of them here, including Android 17 vs. Piccolo, Android 16 vs. Imperfect Cell, and Trunks and Vegeta vs. Second Form Cell. This set scores major points for being one of the most "filler-free" sets yet. Throughout this set, filler is kept to a minimum - just about everything that happens is vital to the story.
  
  One of my personal favorite features of the set is the Marathon feature. FUNimation includes a feature in these sets that allows you to view all of the episodes on each disc from start to end with no interruptions from intros/outros/recaps/etc. This is an extremely handy feature I wish more TV shows on DVD had.
  
  Like earlier Dragon Ball Z season sets, the picture has been cropped at the top and bottom (this was done due to excessive grain and damage to the original source), and it has been subjected to the digital noise reduction process. Obviously a lot of fans, myself included, were disappointed to see the picture get cropped. While the digital noise reduction doesn't do as thorough a job cleaning up the image as you'd hope, it IS the best these episodes have ever looked. In other words, it's a "give and take" scenario. You lose some of the picture you could see on earlier full-frame DVDs (and there ARE a few gaping moments that will really make you question FUNimation's decision), but on the good side, you gain some picture on the sides, and the image quality is superior to all earlier DVD releases.
  
  Sound quality is similar to the earlier sets. English audio quality is fantastic, but the dub is still translated poorly and the voice cast is hit and miss. On the other hand, the Japanese audio quality is poor, showing its age, but it does feature a well-translated subtitle track from Steven J. Simmons that lets you experience the series as originally intended. Is Dragon Ball Z EVER going to get its Japanese audio remastered?
  
  Additionally, like the earlier sets, you have the option of watching the English voice cast played against the original Japanese audio.
  
  Disappointingly, the next episode previews aren't included. But they weren't in any earlier season set, so it's no big surprise.
  
  No special features are included here unless you count the trailers and the same textless opening/closing sequence all other sets like this have had. On the good side, the set does include a booklet similar to the earlier sets, with character profiles and an episode guide, making it handy to go right where you need to go on the DVDs.
  
  It's another great Dragon Ball Z season set, enough said. Easily some of the best material in the entire series. If you're a fan of the series and don't already have these episodes, you can get them all here for one low price. Cropping issues aside, this is a great set, and a good value, especially compared to the older DVD releases.
  
  Highly recommended to any fan of Dragon Ball Z.
  
  
• I give this set five stars!
  By A35531WG0CE5UE on 2008-03-03
  This is probobly one of the more action packed boxes you will find. My only complaint is the fact that it has less than 30 episodes, but its understandable. Like the previous boxsets, it is completely uncut and remastered, and still has 3 audio options. but honestly, would it kill funimation to have some actuall dvd extras? trailers are fine, but interviews with the voice actors would be nice, or some old toonami promos would be even better! once again the image is cropped, which you would only notice if youve seen the episodes previously and are very familiar with the product. if your new to dbz, you probobly wouldnt notice that the feet and hair is cut off. but i will continue to buy these boxsets, and i definitly reccomend buying it, if your new to dbz though you should get the first season first. but you owe it to yourself to buy these action packed episodes!
  
  
• second of my favorite saga's
  By A34Z5ELXRIHEMJ on 2008-03-05
  like what everyone else says. I can't wait till this set comes out.
  I already have it ordered. i'll do that with all of them.
  
  okay the first favorite saga is the freiza saga. ( reason why ) well it has to be the episode (Transformed at last) that is a emotional episode, losing a friend right in front of you. man that's is my favorite part when Goku becomes a SUPER SAIYAN for the first time. But that's not the full reason. this set has the best fight scenes in it.
  
  All Z warriors are my favorite. but my #1 favorite character has to be GOKU!. went through all transformations minus the mystic saiyan.
  
  enough of that.
  
  dragonball z by far the best anime series watched on TV.
  
  I'm wandering if thier going to do the same with the original dragonball series?
  
  
  
• So excited!
  By AZYL17LHAGLO8 on 2008-03-05
  I zipped through the Season 4 DVD box set so fast! The series really picks up speed during these sagas as the Z fighters are all really becoming very powerful, turning into Super Saiyans and what not- I know this doesn't include the Cell Games saga (*sigh*), but that's ok- the imperfect and perfect cell sagas are very cool as well- watching the Z fighters getting so strong is so slick- May 27!? That's so far away!
  
  
• Final Both Imperfect and Perfect Cell Sagas in 1 Boxed Set
  By A3UZFFYL4HSVPV on 2008-03-08
  After years of suffering through having to get 2 boxed sets to watch all the complete Cell saga. Its now on 1 dvd boxed set.
  The Cell Saga is the best Saga in the DBZ Universe.
  Trunks, Vegeta, Goku asend past super saiyan but before super saiyan 2 and Gohan goes super saiyan 2.
  If you get only one dbz boxed set this is it. Nothing else matters
  
  Now i have edit this cause people are saying it doesnt include the cell games. Which we dont know that funimation can add more episodes on each dvds.
  With Yu Yu Hakusho they were able to fit 7 episodes pre dvd. So we will have to wait and see
  
  
• Released Early?
  By A2ABJNXS9M24H2 on 2008-05-20
  I picked this up today, and I have already watched it. This boxed set looks great just as the other sets do. I dont know if its a mistake but its listed as being released on May 27th, but it was on the shelf at walmart today (May 19th)so i couldnt pass it up
  
  
• What I was expecting.
  By A3B5QN8C8C8G8U on 2008-06-05
  My biggest problem with this set is that they felt the need to spread 26 episodes over six discs. Five would have been enough. The last three discs only contain three episodes on each, which isn't really that big a deal, but it kind of puts a damper on marathon viewing.
  
  I was also a bit disappointed to see that, like season 4, the dub had barely been altered. I don't really have a problem with the voice-actors themselves, my main beef is the dialogue. To put it bluntly, it's terrible. Full of cringe-inducing lines that may amuse younger audiences, but not older fans.
  
  Those few minor grievances aside, this is another great installment in the series, and I can't wait for the next one.
  
  
• Brilliant DVD set!!!
  By on 2008-06-08
  This is a great set everything is good the episodes everything. but i don't like that they didn't include the cell games saga if you take that away it is fantastic.
  
  
• Another Calm Before The Storm
  By A2OCJNB6B46OKP on 2008-06-12
  It seems that nothing ever seems to slow down for the heroes of Dragon Ball Z even when it is a slow time. Not only is Goku out of commision recovering with 3 killer androids looking for him, but there is another THING out there! It seems that not only good guys can travel back in time and this is where we meet Cell. Cell is a bio-engineered android created from cells of the worlds greatest fighters including Goku and Frieza just to name a couple. Still Cell is not interested in Goku he is looking for the androids 17 and 18 to complete his perfect form and destroy the world. Besides that what else is new? Now its up to Goku to recover and gather his Saiyan brothers Gohan, Trunks and Vegeta because in order to beat Cell they have to become stronger than even a Super Saiyan!
  
  Again this season is just another calm before the next big action packed Saga which is the Cell Games. In season 5 you get alot of important back story on Cell and Trunk to understand a little more about the whole time travel craze that DBZ hooked us up with in Season 4. You also get a little understand of what Android 16 is all about and you will be in for a big surprise. So swallow your pride and be prepared for another prelude to the next huge battle in the world of Dragon Ball Z! (Pt. 5 of 9)*
  
  * Total seasons subject to change based on further releases. Season 6 will Consist of The Cell Games Saga leaving 6 sagas remaning.
  
  
• AWESOME !!!!
  By A1YVUYEF8M6KL on 2008-06-20
  This is a great buy finally a cheap way to watch your favorite sagas. I was disappointed that this set didn't go through the Cell games though and also that they seemed to cheats us a little on this one. I say this because it is a six disk set cool huh, but wait on the 5th and 6th disk maybe the 4th too I can't remember any way they only put three episodes on them while the other disks have 5 or 6 episodes on them WTF ? sounds to me like they didn't want to stop the next saga mid way through or they wanted to screw us. Either way this is a great buy ! great quality and just plain awesome try picking up DBZ burst limit on Xbox 360 or Ps3 after watching this and give it a play both are fantastic and complement each other nicely.By the way the episode thing is why I gave it 4 stars not 5.
  
  
• Love the show
  By A2WVKF209MEA31 on 2008-07-03
  Great product, great show. This season does not go to the end of the cell games which was kind of surprising.
  
  
• Perfect Cell
  By A3LAQLRQPU03M0 on 2008-07-04
  I watch all the Dragonball Z show but there more to them in the season boxes then I thought there were. I can finaly see the hole seires for once
  
  
• Content = 5 stars, Presentation quality = 2 stars
  By AT89DEF53RVOY on 2008-08-29
  DBZ is absolutely amazing (in Japanese), if you're here reading this review you don't need me to tell you that. I bought Vol. 1-5 remastered... I can honestly say I won't buy any more of these sets. I really don't like the cropping or the supposed remastering. While the visual quality isn't necessarily HORRIBLE to the naked eye, it is nowhere near as pretty as it's supposed to be (as seen on the official Japanese DVDs). The Japanese audio is also improved on those releases, I really recommend buying some of those if you can afford it. You will NOT be sorry.
  
  One of the main reasons I love the Imperfect/Perfect Cell saga is because it glorifies a very strong Vegeta in all his stubbornly snooty insufferable greatness before he once again sets himself up to be torn down. [SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER] The Final Flash is probably my favorite attack in the entire series, words can't describe the power behind it, it's cool-looking and scary. I've noticed that Vegeta has the best ki attacks of anyone when he thinks it's his last resort (the HUGE red-hot energy ball on Namek that Freeza deflected, the Final Flash, and Final Explosion.) Vegeta/Trunks vs. Cell is the main focus of Perfect Cell saga, if you like any one of them you will be more than satisfied with this batch of episodes--if you don't mind the cropping, that is :/
  
  
• Here comes Cell!
  By A1MFLBFGQ1PCV6 on 2008-09-02
  Another addition to my growing DBZ collection. Great as always. I do find that 3 discs with 3 episodes is pretty lame, they could've just saved some resources and made 1-2 less discs. This is just in comparison to the road they tread with these DBZ sets. In a wider prespective, think about other anime dvds, most of their dvds are about 3 eps/disc! And their season sets are typically 26 eps! Not THAT big a deal alright guys :)
  (Also Final flash remastered = super awesome!)
  
  
• dragonball z
  By A125E0KPX7WZWW on 2008-10-12
  I purchased this dvd for my son's birthday present. He really enjoyed it and said he is now ready for season six. He is a diehard fan.
  
  

• Dragon Ball Z - Season Four (Garlic Jr., Trunks, and Android Sagas)
• Dragon Ball Z: Season Six (Cell Games Saga)
• Dragon Ball Z - Season Three (Frieza Saga)
• Dragon Ball Z - Season Two (Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas)
• Dragon Ball Z - Season One (Vegeta Saga)