Dragon Ball Z - Androids

Product Description

The Secret of Dr. Gero
In his fight as a Super Saiyan, Vegeta takes control of the battlefield and defeats Android 19 in convincing fashion! Unwilling to share 19's fate, Android 20 runs for cover in the mountains! Now Vegeta and the rest of the Z-Fighters must find the diabolical Android and put a stop to his evil ways. The hunt is on! (Episode 115)

More Androids?!
Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gohan lead an exhaustive search through the mountains for the wily Android 20. But all is not as it seems - the hunters are also the hunted! Android 20 lurks in the shadows, ready to strike, and it looks like Piccolo is his first target! Can the mighty Namek withstand the Android's energy-draining attack? (Episode 116)

Follow Dr. Gero
Our heroes make a startling discovery - Android 20 is none other than the evil Dr. Gero himself! But this new revelation may have come too late, for the diabolical doctor has fled to his secret laboratory, where he intends to awaken two more killer androids! (Episode 117)

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Running Time 60 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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The epic sprawl of Dragon Ball Z is impossible to encapsulate--it's a wild combination of Asian magic, alien mercenaries, cosmic rebirth, and much, much more. The primary hero of this anime odyssey is Goku, an alien Saiyan sent to Earth as an infant; when he grew up he was supposed to conquer the planet, but due to a childhood blow to the head, he's become Earth's protector instead. In Androids--Dr. Gero (episodes 115 to 117 of this ever-expanding story), Goku has been stricken with a heart virus; only Trunks, who's come back from the future for reasons far too complicated to explain here, has the antidote. But in the meantime, a couple of superpowerful androids are preparing to destroy everything that lives, and only the evil Vegeta (who is Trunks's father, though he doesn't know it yet) has the power to stop them--if he will set his own world-conquering agenda aside. Each episode of Dragon Ball Z is basically a spectacular fight scene with a tiny bit of plot movement, full of repetitive dialogue and flashy blasts of light and energy--but that hasn't prevented kids from eating them up. As with a good soap opera, it only takes a few episodes before they're hooked, and they'll probably badger you for the entire series. Don't watch these episodes too closely, or you may find yourself drawn into their web of over-the-top heroics and goofiness. Resistance is futile. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Its alright.......2003-01-03

An alright dbz dvd. The androids finally come. The extras are not anything special, and I care less how they included 2 language versions. Who cares about the original japenese, people really need to just realize english is better. The voices in Japanese are horrible and do not fit the characters at all (because the voices are too high and annoying). But in English they did a really good job with this DVD. Still it is kinda boring, and if you have seen it on TV there is no point in getting it.

Dr. Gero's secret is revealed!.......2002-04-19

This is a great DVD with lots of action. First Vegeta easily destroys Android 19. Then Dr. Gero tries to escape, but gets into a small battle with Piccolo and then escapes again. The menu system is exactly the same as the rest of the Androids Saga. This is definitely a DVD you don't want to skip.

dvd review.......2001-03-21

In these three episodes, a newly Super Saiya-jin Vegeta continues his battle against Jinzoningen 19 Gou, and easily destroys him using his new technique, the "Big Bang Attack." Yamcha brings Gokuu back to his house for treatment for the heart disease. Jinzoningen 20 Gou discovers that he's made a terrible miscalculation, and begins his retreat into the mountains. Trunks returns from his timeline to discover that the jinzoningen his friends are battling against are completely different from the ones of his own time. It is here that Vegeta and Bulma finally find out that the young boy with purple hair is actually their son, Trunks, from the future. Dr. Gero rushes back to his laboratory in an attempt to awaken Jinzoningen 17 Gou and 18 Gou.. the ones from Trunks' timeline. Everyone rushes off to find the lab before Gero returns, in an attempt to both fight the jinzoningen (Vegeta) or destroy them before their awakening (the rest of the gang).

FUNimation continues to toy with the font used for the title on the front cover, and it continues to look really nice ("better" is a relative term). This time around, it's in a green color (same font), and now with a shadow effect. This may be due to the very light background, but regardless, it's good looking. The splash concerning the contents is in this same new font. The back cover is the VHS version with a lot of nice touch-ups. Instead of a bland blue background, it's light brown with green splashes behind the two screen caps. The screen caps now have a rounded white border and shadow to them. Very sleek looking.

No insert. Disappointing, but not surprising. C'mon.. can you at least give us a picture of Dr. Gero, or something?

From here on out, all comments will refer to the Japanese version watched / listened to, unless otherwise noted.

I dunno if I was just spoiled by the transfer of "Mystical Adventure," or if I'm just much more aware of the technical stuff on DVDs.. but the TV episode masters have a lot of scratches and artifacts to them. This doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the show (and it's something you'd notice while watching the dub on TV, too), but it's there. I think they've done the best they could to touch up the existing video; there's no chance or logical reasoning behind going back and remastering the video to a 500+ episode series, so I can't exactly hold it against them. It looks fine for a show its age (we're dealing with episodes that aired around 1992, originally, here). Regardless of any of this, it's wonderful to finally see these episodes in Japanese with a nice looking picture.

The audio continues to sound fine, with as little pops as possible. Again, it's a show from 1992, so we've got the original broadcast mono soundtrack. It's booming and clear, so I don't mind at all.

Now for the fun stuff. The nit-picks.

No, the eye-catches aren't back, yet. Not a big deal. They're cute and all, and I would absolutely love it if they were retained, but it really doesn't hurt the over-all show that they're not included. "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" and "Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Power!" play only once (at the beginning and end, respectively), once more. The recaps are included, again, as well as the English-only preview at the end of the disc. It would really be nice if we could get the songs played with every episode like every other anime DVD.. ah, well..

These extras are getting really boring. I've already got the "World of DragonBall" on five other DVDs. Let's put this space towards interviews with the voice actors, or something, guys. Yay, commercials for "Mystical Adventure" and Cell stuff.. WHO CARES?! These aren't "extras".. they're "extra boring."

The menus are not animated, but they keep getting better. Very sleek in design, colorful, and work and load wonderfully. Dub music accompanies each individual menu (different tune each menu). I understand that each saga of discs retain the same menu, but seeing as how Jinzoningen 16-18 aren't even in this disc (or the one before it).. I don't think they belong on the main menu screen. Don't get me wrong, it's really nice.. but doesn't fit this particular disc.

Steve Simmons returns to do the translations, again. It's fun to finally see Yajirobei represented as how he really talks ("Hey! Don't tell me yer fixin' to take us down to that island?").

The "uncut" English dub is included. I really had no interest in watching it, except to hear Eric Johnson. It was about here that he *really* starting falling into role, and soon became (who I consider) the best voice actor FUNimation has. Chris Sabat's Vegeta had drastically improved as well (listen to the "Ginyu" Vegeta compared to this one.. massive change). I really hate the dub music.. nothing more to say about it.

dragonball z maniac.......2000-09-22

This is the best video ever! I watched it 3 times in a row in one day. All I can say is get it!!!!!!

an exciting video.......2000-09-13

This video was action packed as well as suspenseful. Vegeta's battle with android 19 was terrific and the search for dr. Gero provided the suspense. I highly recommend this video for those who have not joined the dragonball z team.

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