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Dragon Ball Z

1989

ドラゴンボールZ

AnimeTVFinished AiringPG-13 - Teens 13 or older

StudioToei Animation

291 Episodes

24 min per ep

8.21

1,328,699 MAL members

42,331 favorites

Manga

MAL

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyMartial ArtsShounen

Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a descendant of the once powerful but now virtually extinct Saiyan race, whose homeworld was annihilated. When he was sent to Earth as a baby, Gokuu's sole purpose was to conquer and destroy the planet; but after suffering amnesia from a head injury, his violent and savage nature changed, and instead was raised as a kind and well-mannered boy, now fighting to protect others. With his failed attempt at forcibly recruiting Gokuu as an ally, Raditz warns Gokuu's friends of a new threat that's rapidly approaching Earth—one that could plunge Earth into an intergalactic conflict and cause the heavens themselves to shake. A war will soon be fought over the seven mystical Dragon Balls, magic objects that can grant any wish. Only the strongest will survive. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Adapts chapters 195-519 of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. The U.S. version is a dubbed alternative version of the original Japanese anime. For example, blood has been removed, beer is called root beer, the afterlife is called "Another Universe," and people emigrate before cities are destroyed. The U.S. version edited and compiled the original for a reduced episode count of 276 instead of the original 291. The proper episode count was later restored on the uncut "Orange Brick" Season Set released by FUNimation Entertainment from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, these sets as well as the Season Set Blu-rays crop the show from its original 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9. The only complete 4:3 release ever released in English were the Dragon Boxes, which have long since gone out of print.

Characters & Voice Cast

VegetaMainVA:Horikawa, RyoJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Drummond, BrianEnglish+16

Son, GohanMainVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Hebert, KyleEnglish/Swaile, BradEnglish+27

Son, GokuuMainVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Morrow, KirbyEnglish/Schemmel, SeanEnglish+22

PiccoloMainVA:Furukawa, ToshioJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/McNeil, ScottEnglish+10

KuririnMainVA:Tanaka, MayumiJapanese/Strait, SonnyEnglish/Klassen, TerryEnglish+13

#C6SupportingVA:Shioya, KouzouJapanese/Huber, ChuckEnglish/Costha, FaduliPortuguese (BR)+1

15th Generation's Higashi no KaioshinSupportingVA:Iwanaga, TetsuyaJapanese/Williams, KentEnglish/McNeil, ScottEnglish

AckmanSupporting

AkkumanSupportingVA:Ikemizu, MichihiroJapanese/Sabat, ChristopherEnglish/Villar, AntonioSpanish+1

AngelaSupportingVA:Nishihara, KumikoJapanese/Nadolny, StephanieEnglish/Quinto, LetíciaPortuguese (BR)+2

AppuleSupportingVA:Machi, YuujiJapanese/Klassen, TerryEnglish/Townsley, BillEnglish+2

ArquaSupportingVA:Egawa, HisaoJapanese/Clarke, DameonEnglish/Giraldi, SilvioPortuguese (BR)+3

BabidiSupportingVA:Yanami, JoujiJapanese/Klassen, TerryEnglish/Brannan, DuncanEnglish+6

BardockSupportingVA:Nozawa, MasakoJapanese/Strait, SonnyEnglish/Castañeda, MarioSpanish+6

BeeSupportingVA:Bevins, ChristopherEnglish/Suzuki, TomikoJapanese/Michaels, JillianEnglish

BibidiSupportingVA:Tanonaka, IsamuJapanese/Brannan, DuncanEnglish/Kleter, GiladHebrew+6

Staff & Creators

Cook, JustinProducer, ADR Director

Kaneda, KoujiProducer

Shimizu, KenjiProducer, Planning

Seki, HiromiAssistant Producer

Nishio, DaisukeDirector, Episode Director, Storyboard

Fujise, JunichiEpisode Director

Hashimoto, MitsuoEpisode Director, Storyboard

Hosoda, MasahiroEpisode Director

Kadota, HidehikoEpisode Director

Kamimura, YasuhiroEpisode Director

Kasai, OsamuEpisode Director, Storyboard

Kikuchi, KazuhitoEpisode Director, Storyboard

Production

Studios

Toei Animation

Producers

Fuji TV

Licensors

Funimation

MAL Community Activity

Watching60,974

Completed1,136,369

On Hold29,486

Dropped33,717

Plan To Watch68,208

24.1%

20.7%

26.1%

18.3%

6.6%

Details

AiredApr 26, 1989 to Jan 31, 1996

MAL Rank#431

Popularity#118

Reference Links

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