Dragon Ball Z-3.2: Trunks-Prelude to Terror (2000) |
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Dragon Ball Z-3.2: Trunks-Prelude to Terror (2000) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Anime |
Notes-Previous Saga Info Biographies-Character Featurette-DBZ Web Promo Featurette-Preview Next Saga Notes-DVD Credits |
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| Year Of Production | 2000 | ||
| Running Time | 61:24 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 2,4 | Directed By | Daisuke Nishio |
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Toei Animation Madman Entertainment |
Starring |
Sean Schemmel Christopher Sabat |
| Case | Brackley-Trans-No Lip | ||
| RPI | $24.95 | Music |
Shuusuke Kikuchi Chiho Kikuchi Takeshi Ike |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | Full Frame | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | None | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement | No | ||
| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | Yes |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | Yes, flashback from last episode at start | ||
The episodes on this DVD are:
Welcome Back Goku (Episode 106): This episode sees the demise of Frieza (finally) and also his father King Cold by the superpower that is Trunks in his Super Saiyan One form. The rest of the Z fighters are amazed at his power and hope he will not go after them next, but instead he tells them the exact place on Earth where Goku will be arriving (Goku had been in space trying to get back to Earth after his battle with Frieza). Goku arrives late in the episode and starts having something of a conference with Trunks.
Mystery Revealed (Episode 107): Just to make sure that Goku is everything he is meant to be, Trunks tests Goku in combat, which Goku passes easily, using only one finger to defend himself (!). The rest of the episode is basically flashbacks and Trunks telling Goku about the past and also the future (since he is from there). He also explains that an attack on the Earth will come in three years time from Androids. There are also a couple of huge surprises in this episode.
Goku's Special Technique (Episode 108): Trunks and Goku finish their conference (it is rather confidential, so they do it away from the rest of the Z fighters) and fly back over to the rest of the gang (yes, they can fly). Goku tries to explain to the Z team what Trunks has told him but forgets. Luckily, Piccolo has heightened senses and overheard the conference from afar. Piccolo then explains the story to the Z team. At the conclusion of this episode, everyone splits up and goes their separate ways to train for the Androids' arrival.
Madman have done another good job with this set of episodes but still no Japanese language track. I don't know if I can make it any clearer to Madman other than saying, A JAPANESE LANGUAGE TRACK IS COMPULSORY ON EVERY JAPANESE ANIME. I think I have made my point.
The transfer is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and is not 16x9 enhanced.
Compared to the first DBZ DVD, this one is overly sharp, which means that a lot of the edges do get a bit jagged, although I only noticed this after close examination of the disc. Shadow detail was perfect as it is animation. No low-level noise was noted.
Colour was again excellent, actually surpassing the level of the first DVD. DBZ uses a whole range of colours and is not exactly what you would call drab, so the colour rendition was nicely suited to the material. No chroma noise was exhibited which was great since a lot of blue, the colour most prone to chroma noise, was used.
This transfer has a major problem with grain, seemingly due to the source material. Some instances of aliasing do arise but they aren't too major. Film artefacts were the other main problem, being constant but not overly annoying to this particular enthralled reviewer.
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The dialogue quality was perfectly clear at all times. The last DBZ DVD had a very slight problem with dialogue but this DVD has corrected that. Audio sync is perfect unless you count the wrong mouthing of the words due to the Japanese/English translation.
The music was improved over the first DVD, as it was somewhat less annoying. Where is the Japanese musical score I ask?
This soundtrack also has good bass, even without a specifically-encoded LFE channel. This made up for the very centred soundtrack.
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NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The video quality was good but has room to improve.
The audio quality was excellent but needs more life in the mix.
The extras are good for someone who only has one of the two DVDs released, but boring for someone like me who has both.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Pioneer DV-626D, using Component output |
| Display | Toshiba 34N9UXA. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to DVD player. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Yamaha CX-600 Pre-Amp, Yamaha MX-600 Stereo Power Amp for Mains, Yamaha DSP-E300 for Center, Teac AS-M50 for Surrounds. |
| Speakers | Main Left and Right Acoustic Research AR12s, Center Yamaha NS-C70, Surround Left and Right JBL Control 1s |