Product Details

• Actors: Jôji Yanami, Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa, Ryô Horikawa
• Directors: Minoru Okazaki
• Writers: Akira Toriyama, Katsuyuki Sumizawa
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• VHS Release Date: January 23, 2001
• Run Time: 62 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000540FJ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,704 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Episode 180 - Warriors of the Dead: When Goku hears about a martial arts master known as the Grand Kai, he rushes to meet him for a lesson! But before the Grand Kai will agree to anything, Goku must solve a problem! Cell, Frieza, King COld and the Ginyu Force have all teamed up in the Other World and are trying to take control! Episode 181 - Other World Tournament: Goku learns he'll have to train for 10,000 years before he can learn from the Gran Kai! But when the West, South, and East Kai's decide to hold an Other World Tournament, Goku gets his chance! All he has to do to easr a lesson from the Grand Kai is defeat the greatest fighters of all time! Episode 182 - Water Fight: The Other World Tournament advances to the Quarter-Finals, and the battles are out of this world! Goku's opponent Arqua appears to be a wimp, but that changes quickly when he transforms the entire ring into water! Can Goku win in the underwater fight? And then, it's the most anticipated fight of the tournament! Olibu versus Pikkon!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good filler, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragonball Z - Great Saiyaman - Opening Ceremony (UNCUT) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the best filler of episodes yet because the buu saga is still coming and lets face it the garlic JR. filler was really boring.Now back to the subject i love the part where Goku goes SSJ and uses the super kaioken attack on Pikkuin.They also changed the narator and the voices are very well dubbed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining stuff, July 26, 2001

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ronaron (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragonball Z - Great Saiyaman - Opening Ceremony (UNCUT) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Yes, it's filler, but it's great filler. This story arc featuring Goku's stint in the afterlife following the Cell saga is a great transition (unlike the Garlic Jr. Saga. Blech). It's a welcome change of scenery, and a charming display of the weirdness and off-the-wall humor that is Akira Toriyama's hallmark. Some of the scenes in this arc are simply hilarious! And it's not full of that cheap style of character animation that made up the bulk of the Garlic Jr. Saga.

I've noticed a difference in FUNimation's handling of the show. The background music, though still redone, is nowhere near as jarring as it used to be, and even varies to fit the scenes now. The voice actors are only getting better and better, and it appears the producers are at least TRYING to stick to the original script.

So watch these videos if you want, you won't be dissappointed, like I thought I was going to be. You'll get a good laugh, and for once applaud FUNimation for their handling of the show.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Go Goku!, February 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragonball Z - Great Saiyaman - Opening Ceremony (UNCUT) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

They went through the battle scenes pretty fast but it was fun to watch anyway. The music is different and I was happy to see the TV announcer back. I'm glad I didn't wait until fall to watch this!!! I only give it a four because I hardly give any thing a five. This IS a good tape to buy.