Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ(ゼット) Doragon Bōru Zetto?, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is an anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 325 chapters of the original 519-chapterDragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, that were published from 1988 to 1995 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Dragon Ball Zfirst aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 25, 1989 to January 31, 1996, before being dubbed in several territories around the world, including the United States, Australia, Europe, India, and Latin America.
Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of the protagonist Goku who, along with his companions, defends the Earth against an assortment of villains ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and near indestructible magical creatures. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from his childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time parallels the maturation of his son, Gohan, as well as the evolution of his rivalsPiccolo and Vegeta from enemies into allies.
Due to the success of the anime in America, the manga chapters comprising its story were released by Viz Media under the titleDragon Ball Z. Additional works called animanga were released, which adapt the animation to manga form. Dragon Ball Z's popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent the majority of content in the Dragon Ball universe; including 14 movies and 57 video games and a host of soundtracks stemming from this material. Dragon Ball Z remains a cultural icon through numerous adaptations, including a remastered broadcast as Dragon Ball Kai (ドラゴンボール改(カイ) Doragon Bōru Kai?, lit. "Dragon Ball Revised") from 2009 to 2011 and from 2014 onwards.
| 0ドラゴンボールZ (Doragon Bōru Zetto) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Martial arts,Science fantasy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio (episodes 1–199) |
| Produced by | Kozo Morishita Kenji Shimizu Koji Kaneda (episodes 118 –291) |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Fuji TV (1989–1996), Animax,Tokyo MX |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996 |
| Episodes | 291 |
| Anime film series | |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 15, 1989 – present |
| Films | 16 (14 released in theaters, 2 direct to TV) |
| Original video animation | |
| Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Produced by | Kozo Morishita |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation, Bird Studio |
| Released | September 6, 1993 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Ueda |
| Produced by | Tomoaki Imanishi Hiroyuki Kinoshita |
| Written by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
| Music by | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Studio | Toei Animation, Bird Studio |
| Released | November 11, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Dragon Ball Kai | |
| Directed by | Yasuhiro Nowatari |
| Music by | Kenji Yamamoto (1–95) Shunsuke Kikuchi (96–98) Norihito Sumitomo (99–present) |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 5, 2009 – March 27, 2011 Continued run: April 6, 2014 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 167 |
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