Story
Studying, Gohan is introduced to his new tutor. However, this tutor uses a whip as discipline to keep his students at bay. However, this is the least of Gohan's problems after he senses a huge ki approaching the Earth. He recognizes it as Furiza's but there also seems to be a much larger ki with him, and it isn't Gokuu.

With the whole Z Senshi gathering close to where they believe Furiza's ship may land, everyone is extremely nervous and scared since they can now sense the kis more accurately and have realized that they aren't even close to a match for Furiza. It is also revealed that the huge ki with him is King Cold, Furiza's father. Once landing, Furiza, King Cold, and the minions they brought along come out of the ship and the minions are ordered to kill all the humans on Earth. Before they can get very far, they are sliced into pieces and a new warrior descends to face Furiza and his father.

Though seeming as if this boy has no chance against Furiza and his men, the mysterious youth kills all of Furiza's men instantly after they were ordered to take out the youth. Surprised that he has this much power, Furiza boasts that he must now take care of the youth himself. However, this youth is not what he appears to be, and has the ability to become a Super Saiyajin.

Packaging
A screen capture of Trunks in his time capsule waving goodbye is used as the front cover. This is a huge improvement over the Ginyu discs, but still not something that is to be considered quality. Instead of the dual-version message appearing at the bottom of the DVD casing, it is given a splash image this time around. Again, much nicer than the Ginyu discs. The back cover contains screen captures and episode summaries. No extras within the DVD casing. 

Menu
The menu begins as a dark screen showing slashes of light going across only to reveal Trunks holding his sword and slashing at the screen once more. The options are then revealed while this sequence plays over again. A nice dark-mood type music plays while this happens. This menu is a huge step up from what was given to us in the Ginyu discs and hopefully future releases will contain a menu this nice.

English
Eric Johnson makes his debut as Trunks and does an excellent job. However, the dialogue changes ruin many of the most crucial moments in the DBZ series. One example is Trunks' first encounter with Furiza. Instead of saying "I have come to kill you", Trunks says "You must be Frieza". Do you see the difference there? Also, Furiza's dub voice is just as irritating and horrible as it was in season 3 (Yes, because the same actress is portraying him). King Cold's though is much much worse. Bart Myer portrays King Cold and gives the character a British sounding voice. When will companies realize that there is no place for a British accent in Japanese anime?

Japanese
Magnificently perfect subtitles, amazing seiyuu, and a perfect dialogue. What else can you ask for? The Japanese version is amazing. 

Takeshi Kusao makes his first appearence as Trunks and does a wonderful job with the character. His voice is distant, focused, and troubled. Though Eric Johnson does a good job as Trunks, Kusao-san is just flawless.

King Cold has a dominant and commanding voice, much better than Bart Myer's portrayal. This is the perfect voice for the King of the Universe.

Extras
Extras have finally been included in the DBZ DVDs. However, they are not really something that I would consider an extra. The first is "World of DBZ" which is a quick run-through of the series up to this point in order to get new fans up to date on the series. The rest of the extras are five commercials for other sagas or merchandise sold by FUNimation and Irwin toys. I do not consider these to be extras.

Final Thoughts
Containing some of the greatest episodes and introducing one of the most influential characters in the DBZ series, Mysterious Youth is a must have DVD for any DBZ fan. The action and mystery behind each episode makes this DVD well worth $20. With the means, I highly suggest getting a copy. Later minna!

© Eric.