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The epic sprawl of Dragon Ball Z is impossible to encapsulate--it's a wild combination of Asian magic, alien mercenaries, cosmic rebirth, and much, much more. The primary hero of this anime odyssey is Goku, an alien Saiyan sent to Earth as an infant; when he grew up he was supposed to conquer the planet, but due to a childhood blow to the head, he's become Earth's protector instead. In Androids--Dr. Gero (episodes 115 to 117 of this ever-expanding story), Goku has been stricken with a heart virus; only Trunks, who's come back from the future for reasons far too complicated to explain here, has the antidote. But in the meantime, a couple of superpowerful androids are preparing to destroy everything that lives, and only the evil Vegeta (who is Trunks's father, though he doesn't know it yet) has the power to stop them--if he will set his own world-conquering agenda aside. Each episode of Dragon Ball Z is basically a spectacular fight scene with a tiny bit of plot movement, full of repetitive dialogue and flashy blasts of light and energy--but that hasn't prevented kids from eating them up. As with a good soap opera, it only takes a few episodes before they're hooked, and they'll probably badger you for the entire series. Don't watch these episodes too closely, or you may find yourself drawn into their web of over-the-top heroics and goofiness. Resistance is futile. --Bret Fetzer
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