Dragon Ball: Season 1

I was curious about Dragon Ball, so I caught a few episodes on YouTube and I enjoyed it so much that I had to buy the DVD set to continue watching. The YouTube quality for some episodes was good, but the DVD set is amazing. Others suggest that some of the individual set releases were better quality, but were edited. This set, from my understanding, contains the original unedited versions of the episodes. So, you see blood, brief nudity, etc.. And let me say that the video quality is amazing. I am watching it on a 65" HDTV and it resembles Blu-ray quality. I know some will balk, but unlike other animation sets I own, the lines are solid, with no noticeable jaggedness due to the upscaling of the SD quality to HD and the colors look vibrant. As usual, you will see some macroblocking with large areas of green or blue, in particular, but the set looks great overall. Best of all, the original 4:3 aspect ratio is intact, unlike what Funimation has done with DBZ. As for the packaging, I like it. There is a slipcover that matches the box art. If you remove it the spine of the box has a dragon image that you can combine with the other box sets to form a nice image of the dragon and the Dragon Ball logo on your shelf. The slipcover isn't necessary, but it is embossed, which is nice. All of the disks include the same art, which is applicable to the blue bricks, as they are called, for Dragon Ball, as well as the orange bricks from the Dragon Ball Z sets. Funimation, which produced the sets, stuck with a consistent design, which is commendable. Now, one of the complaints is that the blue bricks now lack the booklet, which includes character bios and episode synopsis. Apparently, Funimation decided to "go green" (i.e., save money) by not including them in the sets. However, you may download them in PDF form from their web site. It is a means to save money producing the sets, let's be honest. But, it is nice to be able to have them on my computer to view, so I don't mind. At least they aren't getting folded, torn, and just generally worn out. I will always have the digital version to reference if I like. For the price of these sets, you can't go wrong. You get hours of entertainment at a good price. The animation is beautiful and the show is a lot of fun. Funimation did a good job with these sets, although, the orange bricks are of lesser quality regarding the video, which is another story.

Im a big fan of all the Dragonball shows whch include Dragonball, Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT. Personally I own the Blue Dragonball brick sets, the Orange Dragonball Z Brick Sets, the Neon GT sets, the Gold Dragonbox sets which are not in print anymore, the Level sets on Blu Ray and several other releases. Im a bit disappointed that the entire Dragonball and Dragonball Z series isnt on Blu Ray but until that day comes this set is a fine release that surprised me with its quality. There is no disputing this collection like there is with Dragonball Z where people argue over which set is the best such as the orange brick, Dragon Box, Level set, or the newly released Blu Ray set. When it comes to the original Dragonball series this is the best and one of the only Dragonball releases and ill tell you why. 1st off the Blu Box collection shows the show in a remastered state, the image quality might not be on par with that of the Dragon Box set but it looks pretty good and for this price is a steal, the only way I would rebuy this is if there was a Blu Ray release because an aditional DVD release could nopt possibly increase the quality because its so good. 2nd Ive said before that im surprised at this quality release, the reason why I say that is the "remastered" release for the Dragonball Z or Orange Brick set are butchered, the original format for the video has been cropped heavily from a 4x3 to a 16x9 aspect ratio causing 20% of the image to be lost, some people dont mind but for its important to receive the original video, if prefer a cropped image then I will do so during my own playback. Since this is not altered in any way I highly recommend this set in terms of video quality. Lastly we have the video quality, the Japanese and English Dubs are both Present and the quality is pretty good in my opinion, I'm not a sound expert though so your free to make up your own mind here. In closing if you haven't bought any Dragonball or Dragonball Z DVDs yet then you must look no further as this is the definitive Dragonball release, I cannot say the same for Dragonball Z since each set has something different to offer, if anyone has any questions then feel free to ask me and ill do my best to help you, the questions can cover any of the Dragonball or Dragonball Z items in my collection as previously stated in my review

I watched dragon ball z when I was young. The games were one of my favorites. But I never watches dragon ball till now. I learned a lot about the show that I never knew before. It helps you understand more about all the characters. I thought it was really cool seeing goku grow up, and how he became so strong. Once I started I couldn't stop. I recommend getting the funimation app though. You'll save a lot of money, Amazon video doesn't have anything good included with prime. Everyone says it's not a good show for kids, but I watched dragon ball z when I was very young and maybe even dragon ball, but I mostly remember dragon ball z. I never noticed all the sexual jokes and how master roshi is a huge pervert, not till rewatching it now that I'm older. When younger kids watch something like this, they don't understand all the adult content they just focus on the fighting and action. If your kid wants to watch this, let them watch it, I'm glad I did, I have some good memories of watching dragon ball z with my brother and cousin. But kids probably would want to watch this anyway, it's to old for them.

Dragonball is entirely different than dragonball Z. The Entire series is much more Adventure oriented, rather than Action oriented. The Fights in this series are much more interesting, and the plot isn't sprinkled with nearly as much filler. Without comparing this to dragonball Z, it stands out as a very interesting series. It follows Goku and Bulma on their journey to collect all 7 Dragonballs, and from there beyond. The Series is full of comedy, which Dragonball Z is a bit short of. It's almost never very serious, and most of the tension fades off a few minutes later. Rather than having a lot of filler, each episode has a lot of content, and almost each episode is a new adventure. Definitely pick this up if you're a fan of anime, or animation in general. For fans of Dragonball Z that hadn't watched the original, it's interesting to see how all the character's relationships formed between the first series and Dragonball Z. I give this first season 5 Stars out of 5.

Just a warning. If you are buying this because you think it will be a fun cartoon for your kids, this is not for you. US standards for kids TV and Japan's are drastically different. Now that's done, this show is amazing. Action, humor, more than a little perversion and fun characters make for a great and unique experience. This has a way different feel than Dragon Ball Z. Z focused much more on sci-fi themes, and while they're present in original Dragon Ball they aren't as prominent. This series is much more action adventure and martial arts tournament centric. It also doesn't take itself nearly as seriously as Z did. If you love Z or Super and have never given this a try, you really should. Seeing the origins of your favorite characters will be well worth it.

If you love the og Dragon Ball this DVD doesn't disappoint and is a great addition for my collection

Dragon Ball Z, is a show that just sucked me in from the very first episode I ever saw. The intensity and amazing fights and very adult like premise just made me a fan instantaniously. I had always known that the show Dragon Ball existed, but it took such a long time for America to get it uncut not to mention getting the rest of the show. Funimation finally put the whole Dragon Ball saga into season box sets and affordable prices and of cousre like the first time around Dragon Ball is the last one to be released. Most of you know the whole Dragon Ball Z saga, but now we are taken back to a much smaller and simpler time in the world of the innocent, yet vallient Goku. Goku is just a boy living alone in the wild until one day a beautiful teenaged girl named Bulma ends up on his doorstep looking for something called Dragon Ball. Goku had no idea he had it nor did he have any idea what a girl was! Suddenly Goku's simple world is blown wide open and he joins Bulma on her mission to find all seven of the Dragon Balls. On their quest they meet many foes and also a few loyal friends and who knew what this simple mission would turn into years down the line. Maybe..Goku will finally figure out a few things about himself he never would have expected. This show is very different from Dragon Ball z. It such a delight to watch. It is filled with lots of laughs and a Dragon Ball Z fan will enjoy finally seeing where the story began and soon to come all the events that lead up to episode 1 of Dragon Ball Z. I think the part that the fans will like the most is just watching Goku and his friends grow up with each new adventure.

In season one of Dragon Ball, its another beautiful day for Goku as he goes about his way. But when a blue haired girl named Bulma runs over Goku with her car, Goku life goes from average to an incredible journey that will spam generation down the road ahead.Bulma and Goku go on a journey together the dragon ball so Bulma can wish for the prefect boyfriend. Along the way they meet new friends make there first enemy like Emperor Pilf. When Emperor Pilf goes to make his wish an unlikely hero named Oolong step in at the last minute and save the world from the rule of Pilf. Now at the hunt for the dragon balls are over. Goku goes to train with Master Roshi the master of Turtle Hermit Style and meet his life long friend named Krillin. The world martial arts tournament is only eight months away. So now can Goku and Krillin master the turtle hermit way and be ready for the tournament or will a mysterious man make sure that he won't win it at all. Season One Disc BreakDown Disc 01 01.Secret Of The Dragon Balls 02.The Emperor's Quest 03.The Nimbus Cloud Of Roshi 04.Oolong The Terrible 05.Yamcha The Desert Bandit 06.Keep An Eye On The Dragon Balls 07.The Ox-King On Fire Mountain Disc 02 08.The Kamehameha Wave 09.Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch 10.The Dragon Balls Are Stolen 11.The Penalty Is Pinball 12.A Wish To The Eternal Dragon 13.The Legend Of Goku 14.Goku's Rival Disc 03 15.Look Out For Launch 16.Find That Stone 17.Milk Delivery 18.The Turtle Hermit Way 19.The Tournament Begins 20.Eilmination Round 21.Smells Like Trouble Disc 04 22.Quarterfinals Begin 23.Monster Beast Giran 24.Krillin's Frantic Attack 25.Danger From Above 26.The Grand Finals 27.Number One Under The Moon 28.The Final Blow Disc 05 29.The Roaming Lake 30.Pilaf And The Mystery Force 31.Wedding Plans Extras Textless Songs Trailers Coming Soon Dragon Ball Season Two Review