Dragon Ball Z - Seasons 1 - 9 - Amazon Exclusive (CR Rebrand) - BD [Blu-ray]

This review is for the Blu-ray version of the complete series box set. I'm going to assume you've seen the series, so I'll focus on the quality of this exact product. Overall, I'm very happy with this set. I'm convinced that this was the best choice of the options available. Now for details: It started when one of my old VHS tapes that I recorded off Toonami glitched and broke my VCR (Agh, I can't replace that!). I went on here to get a DVD copy but couldn't find much comparative information on the different sets. Did I want Blu-ray, DVD, Kai? I checked out Kai on Internet Archive and decided I didn't like the new voices or that awful circus parade music and I did like the funny episodes that Kai left out, so that was out as an option. From the pictures posted the Blu-ray copy took up less shelf space than the DVD version, so I went with that. My copy arrived in perfect condition, but I checked it over thoroughly. No disks were broken, scratched, or missing, so I embarked on a ten-day binge to check every episode for glitching. While I was at it, I streamed the other series options alongside to compare them. The first episodes I compared to the 1996 US TV version, the Cell saga I compared to the DVD edition and then the Kai edition. Here's my take: the video on the Blu-ray is better than all the other versions, although Kai came close. The picture I posted is a side-by-side comparison of the picture from the DVD (on the laptop) and Blu-ray (on the TV) editions. My computer screen is far better than my TV, but the picture on the TV is better because of the superb quality of the Blu-ray. The clarity is amazing. I can see all the individual character in the hand-drawn lines. The DVD version I used for comparison was letterbox ratio, so maybe that's an option with that set. I can confirm that the Blu-ray is widescreen only. If Amazon didn't cut off my picture, you can see that the widescreen edition is not just zoomed and cut. They actually drew in more picture on the sides. In some cases, the letterbox version seemed more cut down than the widescreen version. Other scenes didn't transition to widescreen as nicely, so some are better and some are worse. No lines or details were missing in my version, like some reviewers had. For audio, I liked the '96 TV version best. It was much funnier, had snappier pacing, better voices, and way better music. If there ever is a complete series version of a 90's style TV edit with Ocean Group voices I'd pay twice this much for it, but that won't happen. I already mentioned my opinion of Kai's English audio, but if you want Japanese voices, that would be a better bet. The Japanese audio track on this set is tinny and thin, probably because it's a very old recording made using old technology. Kai is re-recorded and is sure to sound better than this. The English dub is perfect quality. I like the fact that the Toonami music track is available on here, but it's too bad it is the second track. I have to remember to change it with each disc. For people concerned about bad language, it's rarely in the English dub. I think just in the Freiza arc. It's all over the subtitles though. The menu system is intuitive, and this series works perfectly with my remote. The audio and subtitle buttons work as they should for when I forget to run the setup first. Each disk has annoying ads that Autoplay on loading, but they can be easily skipped with the menu button on my remote, so I don't care. Each episode is divided into intro, segment 1, segment 2, and ending, so it's easy to skip intros and endings if you want to go through the trouble. Better yet, use the marathon mode (genius!) and have the system skip them for you. The cases are not great. There's no episode guide, they don't always close securely, and they have those nasty plastic disc holders that tear discs up. At least the plastic is fairly soft, and the disc holders don't have sharp points, so they won't scratch the discs. The discs will snap onto the holder securely, but it takes some careful persuasion. Getting them off without risking breaking the discs can be tricky. I tried replacing the plastic holders with poly sleeves, but the cases fit too snugly for that. The outer box is not well glued and wants to fall apart, but some packing tape will fix that. There's a lot of excess packaging that isn't environmentally friendly. It does take very little room on my shelf; the box is 5.75" wide.

Outstanding collection came In nice box disc all look good

Exactly what I've been looking for. I am a huge fan of DBZ, one of my most favorite animes to watch. These discs do contain Bruce's music. I am extremely happy with my purchase. The box was delivered a week earlier than expected, which is awesome. I ordered the "used like new" and all the discs look brand new, except for a couple that have a lil scratch but pales in comparison to damaged discs ive seen from buying dvds at the store. Def worth the money as trying to find this anime with the best soundtrack is starting to feel like the Holy Grail.

This is great! A few things to note: To have it play with the Bruce Faulconer composition, you have to go into the setup screen and change the audio to the second choice, "American [something]". It has 3 choices of audio. And there is also a "Marathon play" option that plays every episode in the disk while skipping all of the recap and openers after the first one. It's the original art style, with your choice of audio composition. I got it as a gift for a DBZ fan and they melted when they found out it had the Bruce Faulconer composition because they thought that that version had been lost and discontinued.

At first I was hesitant to purchase this item due to the negative reviews about not receiving all of the discs and general wear of the box. But, I decided to buy it as I couldn't pass it up! So I gave it a chance, as I am a hesitant online shopper. The package also arrived on time, technically earlier than I expected! After opening the package, the DBZ blu-ray box set was in perfect condition inside. I followed the advice of people in the reviews and checked the boxes and each individual disc for repeats or mistakes. ALL CORRECT DISCS ARE IN THE BOX SET!!! If you're hesitant to purchase due to the reviews, I want to let you know that it came perfect for me and I am EXTREMELY happy with my purchase. Those reviews about the wrong discs were in 2018. As of 2021, I have experienced zero issues. As for the Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Box Set itself, it also exceeded my expectations. I was also hesitant after reading about quality issues with the remaster and lost details. While I can see what they are talking about, it does not look bad to me at all. The show is from 1996 and was originally in 4:3 ratio, there is only so much remastering that can be done besides remaking the whole show. For a show that old, I am very impressed with the quality and how well it translated over to 16:9. Mainly I have noticed softening of the painted backgrounds, but you can't avoid this when getting rid of the "noise" or "grain" in the picture. Some early episodes also have a slight "shake" in certain scenes, but once again that is due to how the show was made in the 1990s. None of these "quality" details affected my viewing experience. I also wanted to note how cool I think the menu screen is. It's a series of landscape shots from the show that translate between the old look of the show in 4:3, and the remastered look in 16:9 set to a cool beat. I wasn't expecting the menu screen to be anything more than a picture with the usual "Play," "Menu," and "Set-up" buttons, so I was very impressed. If you love DBZ, don't have enough money for a Dragon Box, and prefer HD 16:9 vs the old school look, definitely get this set!!

I got this for my brother in law for Christmas! He loves it! Arrived on time and in perfect condition!

If you're not an absolute/extreme DIE HARD critique and fan of dragon ball z: I know people criticize the removal of grain from the background from the scenes of these Bluray versions of DragonBallZ however I must say it's not annoying at all. The background is still the background, and the colors are impressive. I also heard some people criticize the contrast and brightness, however it's absolutely fine and sharp in my opinion. The whites aren't blinding, and the image is so sharp that the fight scenes are absolutely beautiful. I grew up watching dragon ball z and always wished I had all of the episodes. In the Orange Brick sets (DVD) release of DBZ, the lines on the characters had gaps in them and it looked very unfinished. These Blu-ray releases absolutely fix that and the image is sharp, clear, and nicely colored. Now to address the cropping issues that people complain about: the cropping doesn't interfere with the characters or scenery because they were careful about where they cropped the scenes- compared to the orange brick set that automatically cropped the image (in those, the cropping definitely interfered with the characters etc). (They decided to crop because DBZ was originally made for TVs with a 4:3 aspect ratio but since TVs became wide instead of squarish it's now 16:9 so they decided to adjust the image. I'm just saying they did it way more wisely with the Blu-ray compared to the DVD). Only if you're TRULY super METICULOUS about details, should you complain or criticize this Blu-ray release. Personally it's absolutely 100% perfect for people looking for the series, in great quality, as a set. Now for the package: it came in near perfect condition within 2 days (I have prime). The only very slight problem was that a corner of the set was revealed so it had a very small amount of damage. Nothing major at all though. Overall extremely satisfied. View pictures attached.

Be sure to physically inspect each disc and caseings. The manufacturing quality of this set is hit and miss. Things i noticed with my set: Many discs had smears on them. (easily wiped off with a soft microfiber cloth) One disc has a small scratch on it. Some discs were loose in the case/not snapped into its holder. Every jewel case has a light greasy substance on the plastic under where the disc sits. There are 2 design types of jewel cases being used with multi disc inserts. One style, is very poor with very weak to useless center tab design that does not hold the disc at all. Additionally, one of this type of case, the point at witch the multi disc insert attaches to the case it self, was broken, so the insert just falls out. There was also several small pieces of plastic loose in that case. Thankfully, no disc appear damaged. it appears to be random what internal design jewel case they use. About the content of the set: I have only looked at a few episode in the later seasons, but this is what i notice so far. It does look pretty good, though, do not think they used the best up-scaling software to make this. I have seen far far better up-scales done to similar 2D flat animation style series using AI based up-scaling. The picture gets soft and loss of details is noticeable at times. Colors seem a bit inconsistent, dull at times, then saturated other times. (Could just be how it was originally made back then?) It IS cropped to 16:9, but i do not really care about that. Audio....this is where things get weird. MakeMKV sees 6 audio tracks. There are 3 Main audio tracks: Dolby TRUE HD 5.1 English dialogue with Jap music Dolby TRUE HD 2.0 Stereo US English Broadcast version Original Jap Mono There also seems to be detected a AC-3 version of each track. The TrueHD tracks have a bit rate of ~1,000kbps. The AC-3 tracks have a bit rate of 192kbps. I guess this is for compatibility? in case the playback device does not support TrueHD (like Plex playback on AppleTV, it will end up in transcode mode). They are separate distinct tracks, as different bitrates, and file sizes when extracted. However, the Ac-3 do NOT show up in the actual bluray menu when playing, or in VLC when u play the bluray normaly. Only the TreHD track show in that usage. Overall, appears to be a great set. I have not had any other sets, so can not comment on how this compares to past ones. I was told by a friend that they changed the music at some point and to find the "true" version, called Bruce Faulconer score. I had no idea and have not even watched this series anywhere since i was a kid and watched it as it aired new on Cartoon Network on cable tv. I read in the comments about this set has that score, so that is why i bought it. Comparing the Jap "music" to the English "Funimation" / "English Broadcast" version, there is no contest, the Jap version is just terrible lame, lacks music at all in many places...the English Broadcast track is the music and effects I recall hearing when i watched the show live all those years ago. Just again, take the time to inspect each disc and case. Not just if they are clean and scratch free, but are in fact, the right discs and that you are not missing any or are mixed up. (as other reviewers have had happen) Edit: Discovered during my ripping process, that one disc is bad. (Season 3 Disc 3.) # of the episodes will not read on the disc. the .m2ts is corrupt or invalid. When played in VLC or a bluray player, it just is garbled picture and the machine freezes and says disc error. The disc is physically clean with no scratches, so it is a bad burn or mastering. All other discs are fine. Looking into just buying S3 of this set elsewhere, as i do not want to return the whole set, or get another one as replacement and have to verify every disc again.

Excelente serie lo único malo es que no viene doblada o subtitulada en español

Entrega super rápida e produto bom, só deveria ser melhor embalado

Great series definitely worth watching!!!!

In Australia. Great to rewatch again. Good options for selecting sound, can have original or new one. No issues with any of the disks, all watched perfectly. 5/5

One of the best versions I've ever owned, it has the whole DBZ story and has choices of original Japanese, original English broadcast or he improved digital version for sound. I think it still has the added film grain but it doesn't seem as harsh and fake looking as previous versions. I live in England and it works on my 4k player, standard blu-ray player and playstation. so that worry can be put to rest if you worried you cant play it. I hope this helps you.