The saga of Majin Buu continues. Season 8 left us with Majin Buu, Mr. Satan and the puppy set up house with a slim chance that Majin Buu might change his ways. Of course as season 9 opens the hopes for a good Buu are dashed and the battle begins. Throughout season 9 the epic battle is waged and the existence of Earth hangs in the balance.
For all of you Dragon Ball Z fans, your waiting for season 9 to be release is over. On May 19th, FUNimation will bring your wishes to life. For everyone else, season 9 provides a great look at one of the most bizarre seasons Dragon Ball Z offered up. The ultimate world destroyer has arrived and the hopes of all earth inhabitants must rely on the Super Saiyans and their descendants.
This box set contains 6 disc that have 38 episodes that range from episode 254 to 291. The set is packages in a slick quad fold package that also contains a Dragon Ball Z Season Nine handbook.
Disc 1, episodes: 254 The Evil of Men, 255 Buu Against Buu, 256 Empty Planet, 257 Time Struggle, 258 Super Moves of Gotenks, 259 Trapped in Forever and 260 Feeding Frenzy.
Disc 2, episodes: 261 Gotenks is Awesome!, 262 Unlucky Break, 263 A Whole New Gohan, 264 Search for Survivors, 265 Majin-Buu Transforms, 267 Ready to Fuse?
Disc 3, episodes: 268 Union of Rivals, 269 Meet Vegito, 270 Rip in the Universe, 271 Vegito…Downsized, 272 The Incredible Fighting Candy, 273 The Innards if Buu.
Disc 4, episodes: 274 Mind Trap, 275 Deadly Vision, 276 Evil Kid Buu!, 277 End of the Earth, 278 True Saiyans Fight Alone, 279 Battle for the Universe Begins.
Disc 5, episodes: 280 Vegita's Respect, 281 Minute of Desperation, 282 Old Buu Emerges, 283 Earth Reborn, 284 Call to Action, 285 People of Earth Unite.
Disc 6, episode: 286 Spirit Bomb Triumphant, 287 Celebration with Majin Buu, 288 He's Always Late, 289 Granddaughter Pan, 290 Buu's Reincarnation, 291 Goku's Next Journey.
Overall
Season 9 gave me some of the biggest laughs in the entire Dragon Ball Z series. There were several moments that are of lasting chuckles. The Porta Potty incident and having the entire Earth chant Satan, Satan, Satan several times gives real insight into the warped sense of humor the creators had. There was also the ever-present moral fiber of Goku and the blatant self-centered persona of Vegita. The natural dichotomy of humanity is explored though these two characters, and is given to us in a way that justifies both of these two men existence. I realize that Dragon Ball Z is believed to be a series geared toward the pre-teen and early teen age group, but I find a great deal of depth to the characters, of course it was between the fight scenes. But, even during many of the fights there are periods of reflection that open the story to a deeper discussion.
It has been a while since I spent some time with the Dragon Ball Z gang, and am very glad I got to revisit the classic show. Season 9 proves why this series has such a strong following and devoted fan base. I know all of the Dragon Ball fans will go out and get this release, but for anyone who might want to get a taste of Dragon Ball this release will leave you with a wanting for more, and also, many questions.
There were also extras in this Box Set. They were Textless Songs and Trailers. The coolest addition to the set was the marathon setting. I allows you to run through the disc without the breaks in the episodes. I found this great, because after a few episodes you really don't want to sit through the transitions between episodes. The other extra that I enjoyed was the Season 9 handbook. I was standard stuff, like character outlines and episode summaries, but it was fun to spend a little time going over the characters and bio information.
ComicsOnline gives Dragon Ball Z, season 9, 4.5 out of 5 Super Ghost Kamikaze Attacks.
