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SERIES #10
Cell Games

Discs: 48-56 (9 individual volumes)
Episodes: 151-179 English / 166-194 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles; English track features FUNimation voice cast & redone musical score
  • No official box set released for individual discs in "Series #10"
  • "Box + 2" released with volumes 48 & 49

 

Volume 53 of the original DVD run uses an image that does not occur for several episodes; it is unknown why this was changed from the original VHS release, which featured an image of Goku crouching down to speak to Gohan.

There is a "starter" box set available for the Cell Games series that contains a box to hold all nine volumes, as well as volumes 48 (Ultimatum) and volume 49 (A Moment's Peace). No official, full Cell Games box set was made available of the original DVD run.

An enormous stretch of time lapsed between volumes 48 (October 2002) and 49 (January 2004). FUNimation was in the process of releasing DBZ entirely out of order, and a combination of this release practice plus movies, TV specials, other series, and TV runs of these episodes may have contributed to such an erratic schedule.

Continuing onwards with their success from before, FUNimation's "remastered" DBZ Season Six box set saw its release to DVD (entirely replacing the original run of "Series #10"). 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 #48
Cell Games: Ultimatum
Released: 08 October 2002
Episodes:
151-153 English / 166-168 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles; also includes volume 49 and box

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #49
Cell Games: A Moment's Peace
Released: 27 January 2004
Episodes:
154-156 English / 169-171 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles
  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles; also includes volume 48 and box

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #50
Cell Games: Guardian's Return
Released: 23 March 2004
Episodes:
157-159 English / 172-174 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #51
Cell Games: The Games Begin
Released: 18 May 2004
Episodes:
160-162 English / 175-177 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #52
Cell Games: Surrender
Released: 29 June 2004
Episodes:
163-165 English / 178-180 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #53
Cell Games: Earth's Last Hope
Released: 17 August 2004
Episodes:
166-168 English / 181-183 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #54
Cell Games: Awakening
Released: 19 October 2004
Episodes:
169-171 English / 184-186 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #55
Cell Games: Sacrifice
Released: 07 December 2004
Episodes:
172-175 English / 187-190 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles

 
TV SERIES VOLUME #56
Cell Games: Nightmare's End
Released: 08 February 2005
Episodes:
176-179 English / 191-194 Japanese

AVAILABILITY:

  • Uncut, Bilingual (English / Japanese) with subtitles