Dragon Ball Z Season 1 [DVD]

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Krillin and Gohan get their first real glimpse of Frieza?s cruelty as the villain unleashes his evil henchmen upon an unsuspecting Namek village. Frieza wants the fifth Dragon Ball, and he is prepared to learn its location by any means necessary ? but the Nameks won?t give it up without a fight! The battle between Vegeta and 18 begins. Once the other Z Fighters arrive, Vegeta refuses to accept their help. 17 agrees not to interfere with Vegeta and 18's fight. Vegeta realizes 18 was toying with him and gets beaten up. Trunks then turns Super Saiyan and leaps into battle to defend Vegeta. When Krillin and Dende speak to the Eldest Namek, Guru, Krillin gets a double surprise! Not only does he receive a Dragon Ball, but Guru awakens the sleeping powers within him! Will Krillin?s incredible new strength be enough to win the race for the Dragon Balls? Android 16 watches as Gohan is slowly being defeated. Cell suddenly grabs onto Gohan and Gohan struggles but cannot get out. Cell then lets go of Gohan and at that moment, Android 16 comes up behind Cell and gives him a taste of his own medicine. Android 16 says he is going to activate the explosive that is inside him. It is strong enough to destroy Cell, and everything around him. However, nothing happens. Krillin then reveals that Bulma and Dr. Brief had taken it out. Cell then blasts 16 to pieces, and his head is the only thing remaining. Gohan is angry, but his power is still not showing itself. Then Cell counts the Z-Fighters and make that many mini duplicates of himself, that are just as strong.

Super Saiyan Gohan and Dabura continue their fight, with neither able to win. After hearing the angry Vegeta's boasts, Dabura ends the fight and informs Babidi to use Vegeta's evil heart for their own purposes. A year later after gaining newly found popularity on Toonami, the series was reconsidered for continuation. FUNimation began dubbing episodes 54 through 276 (the series finale) on their own, with their own in-house voice actors and studio equipment from September 13, 1999 to April 7, 2003. This re-dub is often referred to as the Funimation dub. With the remote control smashed and Vegeta giving Cell the go ahead, the stage is set is for Cell's terrifying completion. Now it's up to Trunks and Krillin to save 18 from Cell's power-hungry grasp, but Vegeta isn't going to let Trunks ruin his plan. Trunks however, surprises Vegeta by blasting his father away. Cell then blinds everyone by using Tien's Solar Flare, and he succeeds in absorbing 18. Uub grows stronger as the battle rages, soon becoming the Saiyan’s equal! Neither warrior gives an inch in this fast paced, destructive battle. But before the match is decided, Goku makes a startling revelation. With his plan revealed, Goku and Uub depart the arena leaving a stunned crowd in their wake. Mercenary Tao is now hired by another crime boss to collect all the dragon balls. He challenges Goku to solve a puzzle before sun up to win all but one dragon ball, and if he loses, Tao and the gangsters win the dragon balls. Fortunately, Goku solves it and uses the Instant Transmission to transport himself to where the villains escaped, collects his prize and leaves to find the last dragon ball.With time running out, Goku desperately awaits the arrival of the earthlings’ collective energy to vitalize the Spirit Bomb. But the energy isn’t coming! Why have the people of the Earth turned a deaf ear to Vegeta’s plea for help at this most critical hour? shoots down Bulma's plane, but Trunks manages to rescue her and Baby Trunks. Bulma then reveals that 20 is Dr. Gero himself. Trunks explains about the androids he has fought in the future. The Z Fighters set out to find Gero's laboratory to destroy the androids, but only Gero knows where the laboratory is and he is intent on waking the other androids. Vegeta and Goku continue their one-on-one battle of strength, will, and determination. Blow by blow, the two warriors seem evenly matched, until Vegeta reveals the secret power of the Saiyans; the ability to transform into a giant ape, whose rage is capable of destroying entire civilizations and planets! Can Goku find a way to stop this monstrous assault?

Gohan tries to escape from Piccolo's harsh training and get home to his mom, without Piccolo finding out. Along the way, Gohan tries to save some orphans from going to an orphanage.

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Goku comes across a house on Snake Way and a beautiful woman named Princess Snake tries to kill him without him knowing it. Krillin pulls Yamcha away from a rowdy baseball game to begin training at Korin Tower. Meanwhile, Gohan's adventures in the wilderness continue, as he makes a new dinosaur friend! Gohan is happy to finally have some company. That is, until he gets a harsh reminder... not all dinosaurs are friendly! The Battle of the Buus begins as Majin Buu must fight his evil counterpart! The good Buu soon gets a taste of his own medicine when he is turned into chocolate! And when Evil Buu gobbles him up, a horrible transformation takes place! Who is this radical, new Majin Buu?

Krillin uses the final wish to take the bomb out of Android 18, purely because that he has fallen in love with her. Gohan and the others descend from Kami's lookout, preparing to celebrate the newly restored peace, while Chi-Chi tries to cope with the loss of her husband, Goku. Trunks says a final farewell to his parents and heads downstream through the mystical river of time. He then begins to concentrate on the serious tasks that await him upon arrival in the dreaded future that almost was. Meanwhile, Hercule begins to take all the undeserved glory for Cell's defeat, and it appears that only Gohan's family and friends know the actual truth, but Gohan doesn't seem at all bothered, he and the Ox-King are too busy sneaking away from Chi-Chi. Along Snake Way, Goku and King Kai decide it's time for them to settle down and find a suitable place to live, so King Kai begins constructing their new home. A new World Tournament is set to begin! With a little help from Majin Buu, Goku rigs the drawing so that he is matched up with a mysterious fighter in the first round of the finals! But is this timid, little village boy named Uub really as strong as Goku thinks? Or has the Saiyan made a big mistake?Ginyu escapes with Goku's body, while Gohan and Krillin find the Dragon Balls at Frieza's ship. Ginyu and Jeice arrive, with Ginyu still in Goku's body, but can't use Goku's power. Goku has arrived on Planet Namek, and without a second to lose! Gohan and Krillin are hanging by a thread, held at the mercy of the Ginyu Force! Has Goku?s training in 100-times gravity prepared him to face these powerful foes? Cell gets himself on TV and announces his tournament to the world. He explains that if no one is able to defeat him, he will destroy the Earth. The Z Fighters then start to prepare.