Dragon Ball 

Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.

Stars:

Brice Armstrong, Steve Olson, Stephanie Nadolny

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Brice Armstrong	...	Narrator / ... 153 episodes, 1995-2003
Steve Olson	...	Narrator (Blue Water dub) / ... 153 episodes, 1995-2003
Stephanie Nadolny	...	Goku / ... 132 episodes, 1995-2003
Zoe Slusar	...	Goku (Blue Water dub) / ... 132 episodes, 1995-2003
Christopher Sabat	...	Yamcha / ... 127 episodes, 1995-2003
Tiffany Vollmer	...	Bulma 119 episodes, 1995-2003
Leda Davies	...	Bulma (Blue Water dub) / ... 115 episodes, 1995-2003
Mike McFarland	...	Master Roshi / ... 113 episodes, 1995-2003
Monika Antonelli	...	Puar / ... 105 episodes, 1995-2003
Victor Atelevich	...	Yamcha (Blue Water dub) / ... 102 episodes, 1995-2003
Chris Simms	...	Puar (Blue Water dub) 101 episodes, 1995-2003
Bradford Jackson	...	Oolong / ... 100 episodes, 1995-2003
Mike Thiessen	...	Krillin (Blue Water dub) / ... 88 episodes, 2001-2003
Laurie Steele	...	Krillin / ... 86 episodes, 1995-2003
Meredith McCoy	...	Launch 85 episodes, 2001-2003
John Burgmeier	...	Tien / ... 68 episodes, 1995-2003

Storyline

Follows the adventures of an extraordinarily strong young boy named Goku as he searches for the seven dragon balls. These balls, when combined, can grant the owner any one wish he desires. Along the way he makes many new friends, and enemies, and he trains to become the strongest fighter in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | older actors younger roles | supernatural power | shounen | multiple english dubs | 

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Taglines:

The big showdown with Piccolo!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

9 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball

Company Credits

Production Co:

FUNimation Entertainment, Harmony Gold, Ocean Group

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original 1989 dub of Dragon Ball by Harmony Gold, Goku was renamed Zero.

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Goofs

In the original English dub for the episode The Kamehameha wave, Kamehameha is misspelled as Kamehameah on the title screen.

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Quotes

Krillin: Slow down! You know if I lose my grip on you I'll fall through this cloud!
Goku: Well if you would stop thinking bad thoughts then it wouldn't be a problem!
Krillin: Fat chance.
Goku: Hey Krillin look, do you think Master Roshi would like that lady over there?
Krillin: You mean I have to look down? Goku that's a man!
Goku: Really? How can you tell? Gosh, they all look pretty much the same to me.
Krillin: Huh? You're joking, right? I mean you really can't tell the difference?
Goku: Well, usually I can figure it out. I just have to touch them ...
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Crazy Credits

When FUNimation redubbed the original Dragon Ball in 2000, they kept the Japanese intro/outro credit songs, and had English speakers sing them. This was the first time FUNimation kept music from the Japanese version of a Dragon Ball series.

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Alternate Versions

There are four different distinct English dubbed versions of this series:

• a dub from Harmony Gold in 1989 that played very briefly in the US,
• a heavily edited dub from Kidmark in 1995 that played in several English-speaking countries,
• an uncut dub from Funimation in 2001 (played edited on US TV) that is shown in only in the US and Australia,
• and a slightly edited Canadian dub from 2003 that plays only in Canada and in the UK.

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Connections

Referenced in The Jack and Triumph Show: Triumph Comes Home (2015)

User Reviews

The best anime for kids!

Young Goku is here. Lovable, kind, and pure-hearted. Also discover the origin of how it all started. To be honest, this was the best anime cartoon I ever saw next to my other favorites, Akira and Galerians.They don't compare at all but its funny and perfect for the family. If you heard DBZ was good, watch this series. The best shows are the first two sagas, when Goku did the most comedy. Although this isn't REALLY recommend for kids, due to violence and nudity. I recommend this to ages 9 and up. Young Goku journeys with a girl named Bulma hoping to find the seven dragon balls. During there journey they run into enemies who also have the same objective. Will Goku and Bulma receive all of the dragon ball and summon the dragon or will there plan be a failure. The whole search rides on a dragon radar created by Bulma.