"Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto" (1989) TV series 1989-1996

Director:

Minoru Okazaki

Writers:

Katsuyuki Sumizawa (writer)
Akira Toriyama (story)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

26 April 1989 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Seven for a wish.

Plot:

Five years after the end of "Dragonball", Son Gokû reunites with his friends, bringing along his four-year old son Gohan...

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Fight | Bittersweet | Super Power | Reincarnation

Cast

Jôji Yanami	...	Narrator / ... (291 episodes, 1989-1996)
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / ... (290 episodes, 1989-1996)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn / ... (243 episodes, 1989-1996)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Vegeta (219 episodes, 1989-1996)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Piccolo (207 episodes, 1989-1996)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma (181 episodes, 1989-1996)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Trunks / ... (144 episodes, 1989-1996)
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mister Satan / ... (129 episodes, 1989-1996)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Chi-Chi / ... (121 episodes, 1989-1996)

Runtime:

25 min (291 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:12 | Brazil:Livre (cut) | USA:TV-Y7 (cut US version) | West Germany:12 | USA:TV-PG (uncut US version)

Company:

Bird Studios

Trivia:

Goz and Mez, the ogres in hell, are based on two characters from the original Dragon Ball. Goz, the large blue muscular ogre, is based on Man-Wolf's human form. Mez, the glasses-wearing speedy ogre, is based on Shen (the human being whose body Kami borrowed at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.)

Goofs:

Continuity: In the English dub, it is said that Planet Vegeta was destroyed three years ago, but it is later changed to twenty years ago (the latter is accurate to the Japanese original.) Interestingly, even when they did the "uncut dubbed" version on Cartoon Network, in the early Raditz episodes they still used the inaccurate "three years" quote.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Friends with Money (2006)

Soundtrack:

Cha-La Head-Cha-La

YES! YES! THE GREATEST SHOW OF TIME!

Dragonball Z, yet messed up by English editing and translation, is the greatest and best animated cartoon in the world. Kakarot, the star, with the help of Piccolo, fight off Raditz and that starts the show. Vegita and Nappa come and after some fighting, Nappa is destroyed and Vegita leaves to rejuvinate. Gohan, Kakarot's son, and his friend Krilian, leave for the Planet Namek to find the Dragonballs, 7 magical balls which when joined can call forth the Eternal Dragon who grants any three wishes you want. Frieza, another villain, is also on Namek and so is the rejuvinated Vegita. After a mess of episodes of fighting, Kakarot finally arrives, destroys the Ginyu Force, Frieza's private army, and fights Frieza, practically destroying the Planet Namek in the process. The show continues on and on but is always great to watch.