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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | 
| Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Yuko Minaguchi, Hikaru Midorikawa
Studio: FUNimation Productions
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 6048
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: DFN03876D
UPC: 704400038761
EAN: 0704400038761
ASIN: B000CNGBVW
Release Date: March 28, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
As the 12th Dragon Ball Z movie (1995) opens, a young demon causes a major accident at King Yemma's checkpoint for souls. Centuries of karmic sludge transform the demon into Janempa, a gargantuan monster who breaks down the barriers between dimensions, allowing the living and the dead to mingle. As Janempa resembles an enormous yellow Pokemon and is surrounded by what appear to be giant hard candies, he doesn't feel like much of a threat. When Goku attacks him, Janempa mutates into Janemba, a reptilian android in a horned helmet. The only way to defeat this monster is for Goku to fuse with the dead Vegeta into an even more powerful Saiyan. After an embarrassing error, they form Gogeta, an ultimate warrior who cleans Janemba's clock. One of the weakest Dragon Ball movies, Fusion Reborn is a long, silly build-up to a climax that ends before it really begins. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 10 and older: violence, a Hitler caricature viewers may find offensive) --Charles Solomon
Product Description
An industrial disaster in Other World has unleashed a gargantuan monster and the Z Fighters are taking action! Janemba's arrival has thrown the dimensions into turmoil leaving the door between worlds gaping open and the dead are rising from their graves. To combat this juggernaut Goku must power up to his rare Super Saiyan 3 form but shockingly the move is not enough!It's a battle on two fronts and teamwork is the key! As time runs out Goku stumbles across a weary Vegeta and devises a risky plan that might be the universe's only hope...Fusion Reborn!System Requirements:Running Time: 55 minutes Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400038761
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Pretty Good March 29, 2006
bordersj2 (Boston)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
It's tough to review movies because you don't want to give away too many details. But at the same time, with Dragonball Z movies, they all seem to follow the same pattern (A *monster* comes or is formed, is dealt with, then powers up to a level beyond the heroes, but the heroes somehow band together and find a way to win, etc.) anyway. This one to me was one of the best DBZ movies. In a nutshell, the movie's about a mistake taking place in the underworld by a bit of a slacker that has dire consequences, bringing the dead back to life while combining loads of negative energy into one being named Janemba (or Janempa - can't remember which form was the fat one vs. the sleek one). After the fat one is dealt with, the sleek one's more than a match for the powered up Goku and Vegeta sucker punches the villian to save his life, etc. etc. (you've seen it before). This time, Fusion's the only thing that may be able to save the day. It was interesting though - you even get to see Freiza & the Ginyu force come back to life in this one, along with another movie villain (albeit briefly... if you blink you miss it) - Bojack and some of his minions.
This movie lines up with the Buu saga and as such, some of the same concepts take place (Fusion, Saiyaman, etc.) So you know what relative power the villain would have - although this one had a sort of teleportation power that was pretty neat, and that it would take a Fusion of Goku and Vegeta to stand a chance. The action was pretty good and I really liked how unlike previous movies, this time the powered up villian didn't spend 50% of the movie beating up the heroes and Goku/Vegeta got a few shots in - leads more to the imagination - I liked that Goku did somewhat okay against the monster before the sword was deployed.
There were a few negatives though to the movie. As for the movie, I wish they didn't worry so much about time, as they couldn't done a few more interesting things with Freiza coming back or Cell or whoever. 2, I like how funimation does voice-overs. But in this movie in particular, they changed the dialogue a bit too much from the original japanese version. You can tell in the end of the movie - the Japanese/American version had Trunks/Goten joking about completely different things. And then at the end of Fusion, the dialogue between Goku/Vegeta, which wasn't fitting to Vegeta's personality. Throughout the argument with Goku/Vegeta - the USA version took away from Vegeta's dejection, eliminating a pretty important piece of their relationship which would eventually close the series, let alone when Janempa's sword crumbled and why (which stems from that). Finally, funimation did a pretty lousy job at distributing this to outlets.
Still, it's a good movie that I definitely recommend for any and all Dragonball Z fans - maybe the very best (not sure if there's another one left), and Funimation was smart to include the Japanese version. Check it out!
 Another one of the better movies March 28, 2006
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This one almost makes me forget about Bio-Broly totally. The story itself is alright and anyone who keeps up with the episodes are going to quickly notice all the holes. Nothin' is consistent with the timeline. I wont go into detail about that just the movie itself. An accidental mutation in the souls lab causes a creature to be born. As anyone who knows DBZ the creature is going to have 2 or 3 forms and be incredibly strong. This creature called Janemba is no exception. This guy is so powerful he causes the dimensions to intermingle with another and the dead invades the earth. The battle on earth is alright at best. The battle that truly shines is with Janemba himself. He doesn't appear to be much at first, but he shows off some of the illest moves ever in DBZ. In his final form he picks Goku apart, thats all i gotta say about that. The ending is the best since Cooler's Revenge in my opinion. I just saw the Japanese version right now and to be quite honest if that was the version we were stuck with, I'd give this a 2 and sell it on amazon right now. The fight music in my opinion does it no justice at all and the voices are just plain annoying. No disrespect to anybody. The english version is superior as far as im concerned. Good rock music to set the mood, and Vegeta's voice is just the best. Bottomline great flick and I hate fans had to wait so long for this. I just hope the next one is just around the corner.
Dragonball Z: Fusion Reborn February 13, 2006
DSquaredDude (PA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
With our hero Goku fighting Pikkon in the other world martial arts tournament, something goes horribly wrong. A young boy who changes the tanks that purify evil spirits when they die, has been goofing off, and forgot to change the tanks, which arrupted in a huge explosion! The goo that came from the tanks englufed the boy, transforming him into Janempa. Goku and Pikkon are called to the scene to stop this new menace. With the dead returning to life, and Goku in H.F.I.L, Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks are the only heroes on Earth who can stop the dead. Even Frieza is revived! But, he is easily killed by Gohan. This is the first movie in which we get to see Goku's legendary Super Saiyan 3 transformation, and he makes it good! Then, when all hope seems lost, Vegeta arrives to give Goku a helping hand! Then when hope leaves our heroes once again, there is only one tactic that can help them now...Fusion! Goku and Vegeta fuse into the ultimate warrior to stop the ultimate foe...
I have seen this movie in Japanese before, and it is AWSOME. I cannot belive this movie just looks so good! With the stunning computer grapics, which have never, EVER been seen in ANYTHING dragonball related, this is the best DBZ movie I have seen in my life! With the introduction of Goku and Vegeta first doing the fusion dance, and creating the greatest fighter the universe has EVER SEEN, and a small boy becoming the most destructive villian in the universe, this one proves to be awsome. This is TRULY the movie that Dragonball Z fans, young and old, have been waiting for!
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