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Dragon Ball GT: Season One

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Unlike most of the people giving this a bad rap, I actually own the product in question. This is not just some kid howling because they hate DBGT since it's not as OMFG H4RDC0R3!!!1ONE!!!... THREE MONTHS BEFORE IT'S EVEN ON SHELVES. Come on.

The box itself is the same as the DBZ sets, although it is a few millimeters longer vertically, so it doesn't sit flush with the DBZ sets on a shelf. The booklet inside has some character biographies and short episode summaries. There is no "About the Transfer" blurb on the back of the booklet as there was on the back of the DBZ set booklets.

The transfer on here is pretty much on par with the DBZ remasters. Not a lot of spots or scratches to be found. There isn't any evidence of compression here even though they squeezed 34 episodes on 5 discs instead of the usual 6, so I was impressed. You are unable to switch the visuals to the original Japanese, so you're stuck seeing the "comical" Funimation episode titles.

The standard audio track is the 5.1 English dub with original Japanese audio, and they remade the opening track. Instead of the horrid rap track they originally made, they had Vic Mignogna sing the original Japanese track in English. Even if you switch the audio track to the US broadcast version, you will still hear this remade track. The rap version is nowhere to be found. The Japanese track is in mono as always.

Extras (on the 5th disc) are pretty sparse, following the recent DBZ box sets. You can see clean opening and ending videos as well as some trailers for upcoming releases, although they are a little dated. The Dragonball Z trailer is for Season Seven, which released last month. You'd think they would use the most recent trailer for Season Eight instead.

The set includes episodes 1-34 (Black Star and the majority of the Baby sagas), so it encompasses all of the "Lost Episodes" that were originally released out of order. The next box set, featuring SS4 Gogeta on the front, will include the last half of the series as well as the special "A Hero's Legacy" to wrap up the series. No release date was shown on the trailer.

Equipment used: XBOX360 Elite connected via HDMI to a 37" JVC Genessa 1080P television.

I must admit,I had my doubts going in to this show. I am a huge fan of Dragonball Z, having grown up with it, and had recently just finished watching the original Dragonball show. From reviews I read online of Dragonball GT though, I wasn't sure if this was going to be for me. People said it had plotholes, wasn't true to the original story, was slow and boring, etc.

But let me tell you, it isn't.

I actually quite enjoyed this season of Dragonball GT. It felt nostalgic, not only by placing Goku back into a child form, but also by finding the right balance between comedy and action, like Dragonball did. It was nice to see Trunks grown up as an adult who wasn't from the future, and it was also nice to see how Pan ended up, trying to follow in her Grandfathers footsteps. Giru was a little annoying at times though.

Overall, you get a nice introduction and foundation to what is a good show. While this box set is advertised as including the baby saga, it actually doesn't have the complete saga, with the last few episodes being in Season 2. You do however get to see SS4 Goku, who is pictured on the front cover, and I think he suits it nicely. I actually enjoyed this season more than the second one, so if you were like me and wondering whether or not to invest in this, take a chance on it, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

With the Release of Dragonball Z Season Seven and Steelbook 4, Its now time to take things up to the next level. No reviews have been posted here and there is a first time for everything. Anyways This is Dragonball GT Season One containing the Complete Black Star Dragonball Saga + 1st Half of the Baby Saga. 32 Episodes within 5 DVDs. It is still unconfirmed if it is gonna be on 5 or 6 Discs or is it gonna be in Full Screen or in Widescreen.

The 32 episodes are:
01. A Devastating Wish
02. Pan Blasts Off
03. Terror on Imecka
04. The Most Wanted List
05. Goku vs. Ledgic
06. Like Pulling Teeth
07. Trunks, the Bride
08. Whisker Power!
09. Lord Luud
10. Dance and Attack
11. Lord Luud's Curse
12. The Last Oracle of Luud
13. The Man Behind the Certain
14. The Battle Within
15. Beginning of the End
16. Giru's Checkered Past
17. Pan's Gambit
18. Unexpected Power
19. A General Uprising
20. The Source of Rilldo's Power
21. A Secret Revealed
22. The Baby Secret
23. Hidden Danger
24. Discovering the Truth
25. Baby's Arrival
26. Saiyan Hunting
27. The Attack on Vegeta
28. A Worldwide Problem
29. The Fall of the Saiyans
30. The Game After Life
31. Collapse From Within
32. The Return of Uub

To Sum up things there is gonna be TWO only TWO Dragonball GT Season Sets. This Season has got 32 Episodes and Dragonball GT Season Two will also have 32 episodes to complete it.

Special Features:
- Trailers
- Creditless Opening and Endings
- Original Japanese Version
- Original English Audio with Original English BGM
- Original English Audio with Japanese BGM

Dragonball GT Season 1 is the first half of GT. Those of you that are familiar, or have watched the first Dragonball episodes before Dragonball Z, you will find Season 1 GT a graphically updated Dragonball.

Goku is turned back into a kid, by mistake, by Emperor Pilaf, the villain way back in Dragonball. As a kid, he has to undergo a search for the Black Star Dragonballs, which scattered accross the entire galaxy, not accross the planet.

With a time limit of only one year, after which the planet Earth will explode if the Dragonballs are not gathered, Goku accompanied with Trunks and Pan (Gohan's and Videl's daughter), search for the dragonballs. The adventures are downright silly, with off-beat humor, occasional short fights scattered throughout the episodes.

After passing half of the first season, you will understand the new threat to rise against the galaxy, and throughout the later episodes, Goku and company will rise to challenge it. The battles are short and rather uneventful, and after Goku unsuccessfully stops Baby, he is saved from death by the Grand Kai, and is taught that he can tap into an even greater power by having his saiyan tail restored. Super Saiyan 4.

The final episodes show a revitalized Goku attempting once again to stop Baby. He gets beat down, and then out of love and caring for his own people and planet Earth, manages to transform into a golden ape with the help of planet Earth (Baby used the collected Black Star Dragonballs to wish for planet Tuffle, his home planet, to orbit the sun next to planet Earth).

After Pan helps the ape rationalize his thoughts, and renew his vision of what he is really trying to accomplish, Goku gains full control of his newfound power, and transforms into Super Saiyan 4.

Season two of GT will pick off from there, comprising the true action and excitement of GT.

Dragonball GT Season 1 is basically nothing but plot development, leading up to a classic cliffhanger: Goku manages to ascend to the next level, Super Saiyan 4, in an attempt to overcome and beat Baby, whose revenge includes taking over the entire Universe. What power he has obtained, how strong he has gotten, and his battles as Super Saiyan 4 are not shown. That will have to wait until Dragonball GT Season 2 comes out on February 10, 2009.

Watching dragonball GT or grand tour, should only be watched if you love the dragonball saga, due to the fact the story line is not as good as dragonball & dragonball Z.
Still a very good watch and funimation has helped it along with their great intro's and endings
This is region 1, 2 & 4 so for us in the UK who prefer the funimation cast team it is a real bonus

The quality is pretty solid. Audio and video are both very sharp, not much more to say about that. The marathon feature is present, which is great because if you had to use the "Play All" method you would have an extra 20 minutes to watch for intro and outro credits.

I don't really know what else to say about the product itself, but the show is great. All in all this season is very slow, GT only just gets going as this season ends.

It is good to complete the saga. But you will probably only watch it once or twice. So buy it cheap or rent it.

Dragonball GT,... Amazing as usuall. Remastered and better than ever. Everything about this is great. The Season Box Sets are great becouse they hold ALOT more episodes in 6 disks. It seems like a waste when buying volumes. I Recommend this product completley. Gave me HOURS of enjoyment. 5/5

Great DVD - great quality and arrived quickly !
Really enjoying continuing the Dragonball adventure!

I loved it. It was in perfect condition and though it was supposed to arrive on the 16th March, It came a day before my Birthday. I will definitely be buying from you very soon :)