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Dragon Ball Z Kai

Original title: Dragon Ball Kai: Doragon bôru kai
  • TV Series
  • 2009–20152009–2015
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
23K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,875
89
Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
Trailer for Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four
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An HD and enhanced remaster of Dragon Ball Z.An HD and enhanced remaster of Dragon Ball Z.An HD and enhanced remaster of Dragon Ball Z.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
23K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,875
89
  • Stars
    • Masako Nozawa
    • Jôji Yanami
    • Sean Schemmel
  • Stars
    • Masako Nozawa
    • Jôji Yanami
    • Sean Schemmel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Two
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Seven
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Six
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Four
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part 3
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    Monica Rial and Hiromi Tsuru in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Masako Nozawa, Sonny Strait, Mayumi Tanaka, and Colleen Clinkenbeard in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Taiten Kusunoki and Sean Schemmel in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Vic Mignogna and Masaya Onosaka in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Takeshi Aono, Christopher Sabat, and Bin Shimada in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Sonny Strait and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Ryô Horikawa and Christopher Sabat in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Masako Nozawa and Sean Schemmel in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Tomohisa Asô, Ryô Horikawa, Christopher Sabat, and Josh Grelle in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
    Chuck Huber, Masako Nozawa, Monica Rial, Kyle Hebert, and Hiroko Ushida in Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)

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    Masako Nozawa
    Masako Nozawa
    • Son Gohan…
    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Narration…
    Sean Schemmel
    Sean Schemmel
    • Goku…
    Doc Morgan
    Doc Morgan
    • Narrator…
    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Kuririn…
    Christopher Sabat
    Christopher Sabat
    • Vegeta…
    Ryô Horikawa
    Ryô Horikawa
    • Vegeta…
    Sonny Strait
    Sonny Strait
    • Krillin…
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    • Gohan…
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Piccolo
    Hiromi Tsuru
    Hiromi Tsuru
    • Bulma…
    Monica Rial
    Monica Rial
    • Bulma…
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Trunks…
    Naoko Watanabe
    Naoko Watanabe
    • Chichi…
    Mike McFarland
    Mike McFarland
    • Master Roshi…
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Yamcha…
    John Burgmeier
    John Burgmeier
    • Tien…
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    Hikaru Midorikawa
    • Tenshinhan…
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The series is edited to follow Akira Toriyama's manga more closely than the previous adaptation of the latter half of his manga (Dragon Ball Z.) In other words, the good majority of filler segments are being removed. Because of this, the series is slated to run 100 episodes, as opposed to Z's 291.
    • Goofs
      The animators (correctly) remembered to correct Vegeta's color scheme prior to his arriving on Earth, however they failed to correct the color of Nappa's armor in these episodes. Likewise, Vegeta still appears miscolored during a flashback story told by Raditz.
    • Crazy credits
      All-new opening and closing credits sequences were animated for the series, instead of the series just reusing the ones from Z.
    • Alternate versions
      In the U.S. DVD/Blu-ray releases from FUNimation, the brief title bumper that starts off each episode is missing. It is present in the Japanese DVD/Blu-ray releases from Happinet.
    • Connections
      Edited from Dragon Ball Z (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Dragon Soul (Doragon sôru)
      Opening theme

      Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto

      Music: Takafumi Iwasaki

      Arrangement: Seiichi Kyôda

      Performer: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

      (Columbia Music Entertainment)

    User reviews26

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    10/10
    The DBZ series as they should have been from the start!
    I am what you may call a Dragon Ball person.

    I started to watch the original series back in the late 80's when they were being aired in France before most other countries besides Japan itself.

    I was done with the all thing when it wasn't even being aired in the US.

    I watched it again and again and again along the years as well as all the movies and specials that exist.

    In fact, Dragonball was part of my youth and the benchmark for all animations afterwards.

    So, when i learned about Kai and the fact that they were cutting stuff off and leaving a lot of the fillers in th trash can i had a "purist" reaction and refused to watch it as i considered that the original work should be preserved intact in my mind.

    Nevertheless, with the appearance of the new movie Revival of F, i decided to give it a try as it was the only Dragonball material i had never seen.

    Well, i must say that this is a lot better than the original.

    Even if some fillers were fun and interesting, i agree that the pace of the Manga was much more proper for a Shounen anime of this kind. This Kai version shows this perfectly.

    This new version is action packed like it should have been and settles many stuff like plot holes and other inconsistencies created by the original Z series by the fillers.

    These fillers were being made up out of the manga because at the time, Akira Toriyama was actually late in the manga comparing to the anime. This show was so popular that the animation was ahead of the ink and they had to invent stuff and exaggerate the time of power ups and stare contests between fighters.

    The Kai version is so much better, I recommend everyone to see it and forget about the original because, well, a good 1/4 of it is made up material without story validity.

    Dragonball seems to be more alive than never with Kai reaching the end of the series and new movies of legit material being produced by Toriyama.

    It's staggering to see myself, 25 years after the first Dragonball episodes i saw as a kid, still trembling of joy at the sight of new Dragonball material.

    To me, this is undeniably the greatest anime franchise that ever existed.
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    • Apr 27, 2015

    FAQ1

    • Did they conclude the series up to the end of the Cell Saga or the Majin Buu Saga?

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      • April 5, 2009 (Japan)
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      • Fuji Television Network
      • Toei Animation
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