Dragon Ball Z-3.6: Androids-Assassins (2000) |
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Dragon Ball Z-3.6: Androids-Assassins (2000) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Anime |
Main Menu Introduction Notes-Previous Saga Info Biographies-Character Featurette-DBZ Web Promo Trailer-Preview Other Sagas DVD Credits |
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| Year Of Production | 2000 | ||
| Running Time | 61:34 | ||
| 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 | Soft Brackley-Transp | ||
| 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, from energy blast aftermaths |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Nightmare Comes True (Episode 118): Now that the Z fighters know about Androids 17 and 18, they decide on a course of action. Their plan is to get to Dr. Gero's base before he does and destroy the Androids before they are activated. Vegita has other plans though, being the self-centered Saiyan that he is. Instead of following the plan, he wants to get to the base after Dr. Gero has already been there and activated the Androids, so that he can fight them. Can Trunks stop him?
Goku's Assassin (Episode 119): The injured Dr. Gero finally makes it back to his base. Kuririn follows him there and quickly relays the location of the base to the rest of the Z team. Anxious to defeat the rest of the fighters, Dr. Gero quickly activates Androids 17 and 18, but...(!)
Deadly Beauty (Episode 120): The Androids activate the half-finished Android 16 for backup as they go in search of Gokuu. Vegita gets in the way, of course, aiming to take down Android 17 with his "superior" power. There is a catch though - Android 18 states that this is to be a one-on-one fight, and if anyone else interferes with the fight, he will deal with them himself. Of course, this comes to be, but we will have to wait until the next episode to find out what happens (as per usual).
Dragonball Z 3.6 is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and is not 16x9 enhanced.
After the grain-marred DBZ 3.5, this disc returns to the normal look of DBZ on DVD. The transfer was as sharp as it could be, given that the cels must be somewhere close to eight years old now. Still, the lines are well-defined and the edges don't flow into each other. Shadow detail (which was shown quite consistently in these episodes) was perfect, showing exactly what was meant to be seen. This can only mean that the artists knew what they wanted to show with the scenes and that the black level of the transfer is accordingly spot on.
Colour was as vibrant as ever. DBZ never ceases to amaze me with the amount of colour shown. Even though it's not exactly the largest palette of colours available, it seems that the basic primary and secondary colours make up most of the episodes, with little variation on them.
As usual for a DBZ DVD, grain was the main artefact on the DVD. Compared to DBZ 3.5, the grain level was much lower and wasn't emphasized during pans. There was a slight increase in film artefacts on this DVD compared with the others though, but I'd rather have the lower amount of grain over more spots on the print, as these can go by unnoticed sometimes. Aliasing was absent from the transfer.
There is only the one soundtrack on this disc (still no Japanese track though!), with that being an English Dolby Digital 2.0 mix encoded at the lower bitrate of 192Kb/s.
Dialogue was easily discernible from every character except for Android 17, who speaks with a very low, droning voice. At times, this can be a bit of a struggle to make out, although it's fun to imitate. Audio sync was as good as it gets from a dub which is also animation.
The music is even better than the last disc. This would have to have the best musical score out of all the DBZ discs I have reviewed thus far. It seems that Funimation (the American company who dubs the series) have done one of three things; they have either changed their scores to match the Japanese ones, used some parts of the Japanese score or used all of the Japanese score. Whichever way, it's getting better.
The surround usage is minimal. Whilst the musical soundstage is very wide, the rest of the sound seems to collapse into a faux center channel. It would be nice to see a little more use of the surround channels, as DBZ certainly has the on-screen action to warrant at least some kind of stereo imaging.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
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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 |