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Dragon Ball Z

Original title: Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto
  • TV Series
  • 1989–19961989–1996
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
78K
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POPULARITY
2,624
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Dragon Ball Z (1989)
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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 o... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
78K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,624
241
  • Stars
    • Jôji Yanami
    • Kyle Hebert
    • Masako Nozawa
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  • Stars
    • Jôji Yanami
    • Kyle Hebert
    • Masako Nozawa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #69
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    Episodes291

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    Dragon Ball Z - Cell
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    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion
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    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion
    Dragonball Z: Majin Buu-Atonement
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    Dragonball Z: Majin Buu-Atonement
    Dragonball Z: Cell Games Saga-Starter Box Set
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    Dragonball Z: Cell Games Saga-Starter Box Set
    Dragon Ball: Red Ribbon Army Saga
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    Dragon Ball: Red Ribbon Army Saga
    Dragon Ball: Tien Shinhan Saga
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    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Narrationas Narration…
    291 episodes291 eps • 1989–1996
    Kyle Hebert
    Kyle Hebert
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    291 episodes291 eps • 1989–1996
    Masako Nozawa
    Masako Nozawa
    • Son Gohanas Son Gohan…
    290 episodes290 eps • 1989–1996
    Sean Schemmel
    Sean Schemmel
    • Gokuas Goku…
    288 episodes288 eps • 1989–1996
    Christopher Sabat
    Christopher Sabat
    • Vegetaas Vegeta…
    279 episodes279 eps • 1989–1996
    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Kuririnas Kuririn…
    230 episodes230 eps • 1989–1996
    Sonny Strait
    Sonny Strait
    • Krillinas Krillin…
    227 episodes227 eps • 1989–1996
    Stephanie Nadolny
    Stephanie Nadolny
    • Gohanas Gohan…
    208 episodes208 eps • 1989–1996
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Piccoloas Piccolo…
    194 episodes194 eps • 1989–1996
    Ryô Horikawa
    Ryô Horikawa
    • Vegetaas Vegeta…
    196 episodes196 eps • 1989–1996
    Hiromi Tsuru
    Hiromi Tsuru
    • Bulmaas Bulma…
    178 episodes178 eps • 1989–1996
    Tiffany Vollmer
    Tiffany Vollmer
    • Bulmaas Bulma…
    176 episodes176 eps • 1989–1996
    Mike McFarland
    Mike McFarland
    • Master Roshias Master Roshi…
    149 episodes149 eps • 1989–1996
    Cynthia Cranz
    Cynthia Cranz
    • Chi-Chias Chi-Chi…
    140 episodes140 eps • 1989–1996
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Tenshinhanas Tenshinhan…
    132 episodes132 eps • 1989–1996
    Daisuke Gôri
    • Mr. Satanas Mr. Satan…
    131 episodes131 eps • 1989–1996
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Trunksas Trunks…
    126 episodes126 eps • 1989–1996
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Yamchaas Yamcha…
    117 episodes117 eps • 1989–1996
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    • Trivia
      In the show, the evil, often comically fat monster Majin Bû was created by a sorcerer named Bibidi and brought out of hibernation by the actions of Bibidi's son, the sorcerer Babidi. This is an homage to Cinderella (1950) in which Cinderella's fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a coach with the magical spell "Bibbity Bobbity Boo!" (Bibidi-Babidi-Bû)
    • Goofs
      In the Raditz fight, Piccolo has red blood. In all subsequent fights, he has purple blood.
    • Quotes

      [to an android]

      Vegeta: If you give up now I promise to turn you into something useful, like a toaster or a washing machine.

    • Alternate versions
      The FUNimation dub censors all profanity from the dialogue, even in the uncut version.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Dragon Ball (1986)

    User reviews60

    Review
    Top review
    Should only be watched in the Japanese
    I first saw Dragon Ball Z on the International Channel. It was entirely in Japanese with no subtitles, yet I could still get the gist of the story.

    When tried watching the English dub on Cartoon Network, I couldn't get over it. It was an entirely different show. The music is different, the dubbing is horrible, they cut out huge scenes practically blotting entire episodes, digitize out a lot of the blood, change a lot of the great lines, for some reason change a lot of the names, and basically change plot points.

    I couldn't stand it. Since then, I've gone to collecting it on DVD so I can watch the show as I am accustomed to watching, in Japanese. It's definitely not for children. It has profanity (and for some reason some of the profanity is in English some of it is your basic "k'usos"), nudity, blood, violence, and a lot of death (see Bejita;).

    I keep my kids from watching those. They can see it on Cartoon Network if they want. That's just fine. The show was definitely "dumbed down" for children as if should have been for a non "Adult Swim" show. (But don't ask me why CN never thought DBZ qualified for Adult Swim instead of "Inuyasha.") However, if you are an adult, and want to watch the best anime show this side of "Akira," definitely watch DBZ, but ONLY in Japanese.
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    • Nov 12, 2005

    FAQ33

    • Why is there two entries for Dragon Ball Z series?
    • Why there's English Cast listed here, if this is the Japanese title page then? I don't understand.
    • Why didn't Trunks or Goten aren't shown with a tail?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1989 (Indonesia)
    • Also known as
      • Dragonball Z
    • Production companies
      • Fuji TV
      • Toei Animation
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes

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