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Dragon Ball Z Kai

2009

ドラゴンボール改

AnimeTVFinished AiringPG-13 - Teens 13 or older

StudioToei Animation

97 Episodes

23 min per ep

7.79

434,994 MAL members

4,026 favorites

Manga

MAL

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyMartial ArtsShounen

Five years after the events of Dragon Ball, martial arts expert Gokuu is now a grown man married to his wife Chi-Chi, with a four-year old son named Gohan. While attending a reunion on Turtle Island with his old friends Master Roshi, Krillin, Bulma and others, the festivities are interrupted when a humanoid alien named Raditz not only reveals the truth behind Gokuu's past, but kidnaps Gohan as well. With Raditz displaying power beyond anything Gokuu has seen before, he is forced to team up with his old nemesis, Piccolo, in order to rescue his son. But when Gokuu and Piccolo reveal the secret of the seven mystical wish-granting Dragon Balls to Raditz, he informs the duo that there is more of his race, the Saiyans, and they won’t pass up an opportunity to seize the power of the Dragon Balls for themselves. These events begin the saga of Dragon Ball Kai, a story that finds Gokuu and his friends and family constantly defending the galaxy from increasingly more powerful threats. Bizarre, comical, heartwarming and threatening characters come together in a series of battles that push the powers and abilities of Gokuu and his friends beyond anything they have ever experienced.

Background

Dragon Ball Kai is an edited and condensed version of Dragon Ball Z produced and released in 2009 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original series. In addition to its new music tracks and re-recorded voice acting, Toei Animation updated the series' visuals to take advantage of high-definition televisions. The series concluded after 98 episodes, whereas the original Dragon Ball Z took 194 episodes to reach the same point. Kai was continued in 2014 with what is considered its own series, Dragon Ball Kai (2014).

Characters & Voice Cast

VegetaMainVA:Horikawa, RyoJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Legrand, EricFrench+8

Son, GohanMainVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Clinkenbeard, ColleenEnglish/Lecordier, BrigitteFrench+6

Son, GokuuMainVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Schemmel, SeanEnglish/Bezerra, WendelPortuguese (BR)+9

PiccoloMainVA:Furukawa, ToshioJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Dutkiewicz, IdziSpanish+5

KuririnMainVA:Tanaka, MayumiJapanese/Strait, SonnyEnglish/Lucindo, FábioPortuguese (BR)+5

AppuleSupportingVA:Hebert, KyleEnglish/Yoshimizu, TakahiroJapanese/Lévy, GilbertFrench

BardockSupportingVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Strait, SonnyEnglish/Kim, Yeong SeonKorean+4

BubblesSupportingVA:Fujimoto, TakahiroJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Olguín, JavierSpanish+1

BulmaSupportingVA:Tsuru, HiromiJapanese/Rial, MonicaEnglish/Gaidarji, TâniaPortuguese (BR)+5

Bulma's MotherSupportingVA:Kawanami, YokoJapanese/Cranz, CynthiaEnglish/Lemes, CecíliaPortuguese (BR)+4

BurterSupportingVA:Onosaka, MasayaJapanese/Mignogna, VicEnglish/Marconatto, MárcioPortuguese (BR)+2

CellSupportingVA:Wakamoto, NorioJapanese/Clarke, DameonEnglish/Kramer, JulienFrench+4

Cell Games AnnouncerSupportingVA:Nishiwaki, TamotsuJapanese/Swasey, JohnEnglish/Lima, WellingtonPortuguese (BR)+1

Cell Jr.SupportingVA:Fujimoto, TakahiroJapanese/Cook, JustinEnglish/Nouel, AntoineFrench

ChaozuSupportingVA:Emori, HirokoJapanese/Palencia, BrinaEnglish/Acevedo, PatriciaSpanish+5

Chi-ChiSupportingVA:Watanabe, NaokoJapanese/Cranz, CynthiaEnglish/Acevedo, PatriciaSpanish+3

Staff & Creators

Cook, JustinProducer, Theme Song Performance

Jouno, MasatoProducer

Kimura, KyoutarouProducer

Sabat, ChristopherProducer, ADR Director

Nagasaki, YukioSound Director

Hashimoto, MitsuoEpisode Director

Burgmeier, JohnScript

Inoue, ToshikiScript

Koyama, TakaoScript

McDonald, JoelScript

Sumisawa, KatsuyukiScript

Tatum, J. MichaelScript

Production

Studios

Toei Animation

Producers

Fuji TV

Licensors

Funimation

Episode Guide

Previewing 6 episodes

EP 1

Prologue to Battle! The Return of Goku!

Tatakai no Makuake! Kaette Kita zo Son Gokuu

Aired Apr 5, 2009Score 3.89

EP 2

The Enemy Is Goku's Brother?! The Secret of the Mighty Saiyan Warriors!

Teki wa Gokuu no Ani!? Saikyou Senshi Saiyajin no Himitsu

Aired Apr 12, 2009Score 4.27

EP 3

A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack!

Inochi wo Kaketa Tatakai! Gokuu to Pikkolo Sutemi no Moukou

Aired Apr 19, 2009Score 4.37

EP 4

Run in the Afterlife, Goku! The One Million Mile Snake Way!

Anoyo de Hashire Son Gokuu! Hyaku-man Kiro no Hebi no Michi

Aired Apr 26, 2009Score 4.25

EP 5

Wilderness Survival! A Moonlit Night Awakens Gohan!

Kouya no Survival! Tsukiyo ga Gohan wo Yobisamasu

Aired May 3, 2009Score 4.16

EP 6

The End of Snake Way! King Kai's Bizarre Test!

Tadori Tsuita Shuuten! Kaiousama no Ochame na Shiren

Aired May 10, 2009Score 4.29

Details

AiredApr 5, 2009 to Mar 27, 2011

MAL Rank#1223

Popularity#619

Reference Links

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