Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 5/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes
We've already had Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT as series which have become very popular with Japanese and later European audiences, and now we get to see Goku in his early youth before he later became the hero we have grown to love watching.
Goku hasn't had an easy life, left on his own after his grandfather had died, he tries to live his life as normal as can be when he befriends Bulma, a girl who is just as strong and full of beans as he is. Bulma eases his loneliness and taht is how the story starts on Turtle Island. Where he and Krillin take up martial arts under Master Roshi whose dream is to get a girlfriend, and if he finds him one, he'll train him up for the next World Martial Arts Tournament.
As Goku grew up pretty much on his own after his grandfather died, he makes his own routine going out hunting, then picking apples and annoying a sabre-toothed tiger in the process, but due to his amazing strength, Goku can bag his own dinner in a matter of minutes. For example, a huge fish which he lures with his tail and drags off to his house. This is where he first meets Bulma. He's friendly toward her but only after thinking she drove a monster into him and his food. Bulma is the one who got him interested in finding the Dragon Balls after he discovers the ball in his house is what she has been looking for, and already has two of them. In the hands of a good person, they can do much good, but if they fall into the hands of someone bad, they can wreak havoc on the world and its people. Elsewhere an evil emperor has gathered some of the Dragon Balls, but he has to find the other ones before he can summon the dragon and make his wish.
From the start you can see the animation has been done using the old animation techniques; the characters are wearing late 70's - early 80's clothes and the backgrounds resemble Japanese silk ink paintings. What is interesting is seeing how it all started and waiting to see how Goku grew up to be the hero we all know and love.
From the menu screen and kung-fu music you're prepared for the tournament that awaits. The menu is fun looking and easy to use and comes with some snappy extras including character profiles.
Bonus Material: Character Profiles, Bonus Feature: Curse of the Blood Rubies and many other Character Profiles.
Verdict: You'll enjoy seeing Goku as a younger, more impressionable kid in this, one of the best series around.
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