Dragon Ball: Season One 5-Disc Set

Dragon Ball: Season One 5-Disc Set DVD VIDEO TV SHOW anime fighting martial arts 

Movie 

DVD 

Funimation 

2009 

DVD 

$14.49
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DRAGON BALL: SEASON ONE 5-DISC SET

In 1986, the animated version of Akira Toriyama's manga Dragon Ball premiered on Japanese television, marking the beginning of one of the most celebrated franchises in the history of anime. Dragon Ball presented a unique blend of friendship between men, intense training, martial arts battles, humorous antics, and science fiction action, which resonated strongly with young audiences and paved the way for successors like Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, along with countless imitators.

The story centers on a young boy named Goku from another planet, who possesses superhuman capabilities but was brought up in the isolated mountains by an elderly man, leaving him largely ignorant of the outside world. Goku soon encounters Bulma, a girl on a quest to gather the seven magical Dragon Balls in hopes of wishing for a boyfriend. This innocent boy and the fiery-tempered girl team up, joining forces with Oolong, a pig capable of shape-shifting, and Yamcha, a charming bandit accompanied by his shapeshifting partner, Puar. Together, they compete against the diminutive Emperor Pilaf, who harbors ambitions of world domination, to collect the Dragon Balls.

After defeating Pilaf, Goku embarks on a journey to master martial arts under the guidance of Master Roshi, a skilled yet lecherous elderly man. Alongside his fellow student Krillin, Goku acquires impressive powers which they utilize during the World Martial Arts Tournament. These initial episodes establish the format for Dragon Ball and many other series: various humans and creatures engage in relentless training before gathering to engage in intense battles, all for an audience's enjoyment. As is typical, the hero emerges victorious in a grand final showdown.

The early adventures have a lighter feel and are more comically exaggerated compared to the onset of the more serious Red Ribbon Saga. For many years, the first 13 episodes of Dragon Ball could only be accessed in the U.S. through a heavily censored compilation titled Saga of Goku, disappointing many fans. After successfully releasing the complete collections of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, Funimation is now offering Dragon Ball in its uncut and digitally restored format. The series is likely to look better today than it did at its debut, as it was originally filmed in 16mm.

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