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SERIES #8
Imperfect Cell

Discs: 40-43 (4 individual volumes)
Episodes: 125-137 English / 140-152 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles; English track features FUNimation voice cast & redone musical score
  • Box set release of individual discs available

 
Continuing onwards with their success from before, FUNimation's "remastered" DBZ Season Five box set saw its release to DVD (entirely replacing the original run of "Series #8" and "Series #9"). Touted as a complete remastering, this release was produced in a (cropped) widescreen presentation with a "remastering" process by Video Post & Transfer in Texas. Despite FUNimation's claims, the set is indeed cropped (missing approximately 20% of its vertical resolution while only gaining approximately 5% of its horizontal resolution), it is not remastered frame-by-frame from its original film, and the color has been adjusted. Of note is the inclusion of a new audio track, featuring FUNimation's traditional voice track (with minor line alterations where appropriate) played alongside the original Japanese musical score. FUNimation continued with this release style for the entirety of the DBZ TV series, marking the first time it had ever received a "consistent" release from beginning to end in North America. This release also negated the original numbering of episodes for their dub, and would provide a complete run of 291 episodes.
 
INDIVIDUAL DISCS
 
TV SERIES VOLUME #40
Imperfect Cell: Encounter
Released: 29 January 2002
Episodes:
125-127 English / 140-142 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #41
Imperfect Cell: Discovery
Released: 29 January 2002
Episodes:
128-130 English / 143-145 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #42
Imperfect Cell: Race Against Time
Released: 05 March 2002
Episodes:
131-133 English / 144-148 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #43
Imperfect Cell: 17's End
Released: 14 May 2002
Episodes:
134-137 English / 149-152 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles