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If you purchased series one of Dragon Ball Z
just under two months ago, you have probably just finished watching it all
fifteen hours it. Luckily you don't have to wait long for your next fix of
powering-up, fighting and flashbacks as series two is out now. |
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Picking up exactly where series one left off, the second series sees Gohan, Krillin & Bulma travelling to Planet Namek in search of a different set of Dragon Balls as the ones on Earth have lost their power. They are not the only group searching for them however, as the intergalactic warlord Frieza and warrior gang are also searching for them. Unsurprisingly Frieza wants them for evil purposes, but they are followed by series one villain Vegeta also wants them for his own selfish ends. The list of adversaries is |
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therefore big and Goku will have his work cut out if he is to save his friends as well as Dragon Balls. After the previous series ended with a brutal and bloody fight between Goku and Vegeta, one would expect this series to continue with some serious fighting and, for the most part, it does. Despite some campy silliness from Frieza and his cronies The Ginyu Force, there are a lot of brutal deaths due to Vegeta's rampaging across the planet Namek. The series also marks the beginning of characters such as Krillin being sidelined as useless and Goku being the saviour |
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which no-one could ever aspire to be. Only Goku's son Gohan comes close in strength and morals, with everyone else being cannon fodder the bad guys plough through. Goku's ever-increasing strength aside, this still is series which includes a good mix of action and comedy. Even when fights are at their height and death his on the cards, funny moments can still happen to break up the tension. Anything can happen and will happen, a hallmark of Dragon Ball Z and a mix which only One Piece really comes close to matching. It is very addictive so, despite its |
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running time, you could easily watch this in one sitting or over the
course of a few days. It a good and bad news then that the series ends on
a climax rather than a conclusion, as it will leave you wanting the series three box
set to be released now. Aside from the usual textless opening/ending and trailers,
it does also contain two featurettes focusing on the remastering of the
series. Series:
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