Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)
"Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto" (original title)

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The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender Son Goku continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origin. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.

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Series cast summary:
Jôji Yanami ...
 Narrator (291 episodes, 1989-1996)
Masako Nozawa ...
 Son Gohan (290 episodes, 1989-1996)
Mayumi Tanaka ...
 Kuririn (234 episodes, 1989-1996)
Toshio Furukawa ...
 Piccolo (197 episodes, 1989-1996)
Ryô Horikawa ...
 Vegeta (197 episodes, 1989-1996)
Hiromi Tsuru ...
 Bulma (188 episodes, 1989-1996)
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 Narrator (165 episodes, 1989-1992)
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 Gohan (163 episodes, 1989-1992)
Christopher Sabat ...
 Vegeta (162 episodes, 1989-1992)
Sean Schemmel ...
 Goku (149 episodes, 1989-1992)
Sonny Strait ...
 Krillin (143 episodes, 1989-1992)
Takeshi Kusao ...
 Trunks (132 episodes, 1989-1996)
Daisuke Gôri ...
 Mister Satan (131 episodes, 1989-1996)
Hirotaka Suzuoki ...
 Tenshinhan (130 episodes, 1989-1996)
Naoko Watanabe ...
 Chi-Chi (122 episodes, 1989-1996)
Tôru Furuya ...
 Yamcha (120 episodes, 1989-1996)
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Five years after the end of "Dragonball", Son Gokû reunites with his friends, bringing along his four-year old son Gohan. Gohan is not like his father; he'd rather study than fight. Raditz, a warrior from space lands on earth searching for someone named "Kakarot". He reveals himself as Raditz of the Sayans, the older brother of Kakarot! And Kakarot turns out to be Gokû! With two other Sayans coming to earth, can Gokû and the Z Warriors withstand the onslaught!? Written by Evan Jacobson <mrsatan@geocities.com>

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Trivia

In the Lord Slug movie, Gohan has an Arale poster on his wall. She is the heroine from Akira Toriyama's previous series, Dr. Slump. See more »

Goofs

King Kai, Bubbles, Elder Kai, and Gregory are all seen on Earth during the 2008 special. But they're dead and have no way of coming to Earth - there's even a line in the Buu Saga about how Elder Kai gives his life to Goku because he is unable to come to Earth. See more »

Quotes

Vegeta: No! My only target is Kakarot! I couldn't care less about your quarrel with the Kai!
Bibidi: What? By every fiber in your body I command you Vegeta! Kill the Kai!
Vegeta: NO! You may have taken over my mind and my body, but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps: his PRIDE!
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Crazy Credits

While other DBZ movies just used whatever opening went with the show at the time the movie was release, Tree of Might features a specially-made opening, featuring the Z-Fighters gathering the Dragon Balls to restore the destroyed forest. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Heavens Gate with Goggles (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"We Gotta Power"
Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
Music and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa
Lyrics by Yukinojô Mori
Second opening theme (episodes 200-291)
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Best Anime Ever
4 October 2004 | by (Adelaide, Australia) – See all my reviews

If you think DBZ is a bad anime you're sadly mistaken. It has everything a good anime needs: action, comedy, powerful evil guys and so on. A lot of you probably think that the Simpsons is a good anime. Its not cause its limited to what it can do. The things I love are: The bad guys and how they tourment the good guys (Super Buu with Gohan, The Androids with the Z fighters and so on). The themes are also cool. The Super Saiyan themes add that little extra to show the mood that the fighters are in when they power up.

My favorite character is Vegeta and Piccolo. They add a certain comic relief to the show especially when Kakarot does something idiotic.


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