Dragon Ball Z - Season Four (1996)

Did I miss something?

The first thing I thought when I saw the box for this dvd was, Who the heck is Garlic Jr? I have read all the manga books and I never saw him once. So far this series had given us much filler, scenes that were slighlty longer than need to be but this is an entire saga of filler. Not only that but it creates some weird backstory about how Gohan and Goku defeated Garlic Jr. and sealed him in the dead zone. Did I miss something? When did this happen? I have seen all the Dvd sets up to now I have tried to think of a time period it could have happened but I am stumped. Gohan and Goku were never together long enough to fight anything except on Namek and this epic fight occured on earth. Did Trunks mysterious time travelling create yet another timeline? Eh, I won't lose sleep over it.

Once I opened up the dvd and looked at the episode liner notes I had my second though; the spice boys? Really? Is this some sort of reference to the spice girls. It can't be since this show was around way before the spice girls were around so maybe it is just a big coincidence but if it isn't then that might just be the lamest joke in the history of the series. The boys actually aren't that bad(they are a lot more reserved than the goofy Ginyu force)but at the end of the day they have to walk inside their house look into the mirror and realize they are called the friggin' Spice boys.

My third thought as I was watching the series unfold was; man, these androids are annoying. The things that made Frieza such a great villain are personified in the beings of #17 and #18 who look like a couple of spoiled punk kids hanging out at the mall and they can get anythingthey want without any effort. Frieza was a great villain because he was so insufferable he made you feel sorry for Vegeta for having to serve under him. And when Vegeta gets beat down by a smirking, big forehead having android after having worked so hard top finally become a super saiyan then you feel for him as well. What's a spiky haired, constipated alien to do? Seriuosly though, Vegeta is one of my favorite Anime characters and i don't like seeing him get crushed. Though in a way that makes me like him more. His Saiyan pride and his constant feelings of inferiority to Goku(Kakarooot!) are what makes him such a great character.

Anyway, even though I was tempted to take off a star for having to endure a nonsensical saga that was quite literally crammed into the storyline by means of dark magic and/or time travel but in the end I enjoyed making fun of the spice boys so much it was worth the time spent. With that in mind let me present the spice boys rap; "We're the spice boys and we're here to say*/we're a bunch of crappy filler villains so you better get ouuta the way/we'll punch and kick you and do things real gay/so you'd better savekamitravelundergroundspreadmagicwaterthroughoughtheworldtobreakthementalcontrolyadayad and save the day. Peace out...we suck."

*P.s. I am aware that this is the starting line of almost every crap rap of the eighties. I couldn't help it. June 29, 2008

So much easier

I already own the entire DBZ series on a mixture of DVDs & VHS. It takes up so much space that I needed almost an entire book shelf unit to hold them all. These new realesed DVD sagas are WONDERFUL. I am now packing away all of my originals and replacing them with these sets. They take up very little space and can be out with the rest of my DVDs. I plan to buy them all as they come out! June 23, 2008

Good, but the PAL release is better.

I recently bought DBZ - Season 4 from Amazon seeking the better looks and the marathon feature of the NTSC release, but was slightly dissapointed that i was bombarded by unskippable adverts right from THE WORD GO. I also noticed a change in the quality of the picture, though i'm not sure why.

The PAL release does not have the marathon feature, but at least it doesn't bombard you with adverts. I hate that. HATE.

It would have got 5 stars if not for the failures of the NTSC release. June 17, 2008

Great

It was exactly how it was described. New, sealed and the product itself is great. May 29, 2008

da best. hands down.

the best anime ever created, ecept for Full Metal Alchemist and yu yu hakusho, this is the best series. I have watched db through dbgt. they are legit. April 19, 2008

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