Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z
ドラゴンボールＺ
(Doragon Bōru Zetto)
Genre
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced by
  • Kenji Shimizu
  • Kōji Kaneda
Written byTakao Koyama
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll[a]
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
English network
Original run April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996
Episodes291 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Directed by
  • Yasuhiro Nowatari
  • Naohiro Terazaki
Written byTakao Koyama
Music by
StudioToei Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll[b]
Original networkFuji TV
English network
Original run April 5, 2009 – March 27, 2011
Continued run:
April 6, 2014 – June 28, 2015
Episodes
  • 159 (Japan)
  • 167 (International)[6]
(List of episodes)
Media franchise
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Dragon Ball Z[c] is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide.[7]

Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Son Goku in his adult life as he and his companions defend the Earth against villains including aliens (Vegeta, Frieza), androids (Cell), and magical creatures (Majin Buu). At the same time, the story follows the life of Goku's son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta.

Due to the success of the series in the United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially released by Viz Media under the Dragon Ball Z title. The anime's popularity has also spawned various media and merchandise that has come to represent the majority of the material within the Dragon Ball franchise, including films, home video releases, soundtracks, trading cards, and video games. Dragon Ball Z remains a cultural icon through numerous adaptations and re-releases, including a remastered broadcast titled Dragon Ball Z Kai.[d]

Dragon Ball Z has since been followed by a sequel series titled Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) and a "midquel" series titled Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018).

  1. ^ a b "Dragon Ball Z". Funimation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "YTV Fall Lineup". Anime News Network. June 22, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dragon Ball Z". Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on March 21, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Hazra, Adriana (April 21, 2023). "Cartoon Network Airs Dragon Ball Z Kai Anime in India on Sundays, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge Film on April 23". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dragon Ball". Toei Animation USA. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "深夜アニメの製作資金は約3億円…儲ける仕組みや製作委員会の構造とは 今こそ知っておきたいアニメビジネスの特徴を取材". Social Game Info (in Japanese). June 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2019.


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