Kai vs Z

[Nex Carnifex]

Does Kai ruin the experience? I'm watching it with my mom.

[DarkPrince_92]

Shouldn't this be in the Kai section?

[Insertclevername]

Well it does make it harder to watch the longer fights and filler, but not to the point where I can never watch "Z" again. To be honest, I will always like "Z" and prefer it over Kai most of the time, not that Kai sucks or anything, its just that I like watching the original so to speak. Also some of the filler is fun to watch sometimes, like the driving lesson one and even the Goku looking after the egg one is cool. However that is not to say I enjoy the extended Freeza fight or the Garlick Jr. saga.

[superrayman3]

Shouldn't this be in the Kai section?

Yeah I'm pretty sure the Kai section is probaby the best place for this topic.

[Nex Carnifex]

Did they cut out the scene where frieza impales Kuririn? Someone told me this.

(Don't edit my comment if you don't understand what I'm saying.)

[Gonstead]

Did they cut out the scene where Freeza impales Kuririn? I think someone said this.

See here - http://dbzkedits.3gkai.com/?p=225

[OzzyApu]

I don't think I can ever watch the regular Z anymore. I watch the Vegeta vs Goku fight from the Saiyan saga and I think man, it's all fight and all cool. Then I remember how I watched it as a kid and I go see the Z episodes of it and it's drawn out beyond belief. So many other character non-sense from non-fighters interrupt, and not just talking about that fight. It's in practically every fight in the series. I get sick of that fast, and the lack of the majority of filler, which was mostly awful or pointless (driving episode), is a plus for Kai.

Even when it comes to the Boo saga, I watch my own self-made "kai" version that the actual saga.

[GotenDaisuki]

Kai is defintely better if you want to finish the series up to Cell quickly. I agree with the fights and the show in general being too drawn out and slow-paced. The Saiya-jin arc was condensed from 35 episodes to a mere 16 for Kai! That's more than a half worth of footage cut out!
Kai is also best to watch in English. The dub's pretty damn good! Unfortunately the music scandal ruined Kai for a lot of people, including myself. Yamamoto's score was also one of the cool things about Kai, but after Part 4 (and it and the ones before it are all discontinued now) you're stuck with horribly-placed Kikuchi music; and a lot of repetitive selections (they did not have a lot to work with).

[Gonstead]

Kai is defintely better if you want to finish the series up to Cell quickly. I agree with the fights and the show in general being too drawn out and slow-paced. The Saiya-jin arc was condensed from 35 episodes to a mere 16 for Kai! That's more than a half worth of footage cut out!
Kai is also best to watch in English. The dub's pretty damn good! Unfortunately the music scandal ruined Kai for a lot of people, including myself. Yamamoto's score was also one of the cool things about Kai, but after Part 4 (and it and the ones before it are all discontinued now) you're stuck with horribly-placed Kikuchi music; and a lot of repetitive selections (they did not have a lot to work with).

Unless you are like me and the rest of the people who bought the Madman versions which have Part 4 with Kikuchi.

I really need to track down part 4 with Yamamoto.

[DBZAOTA482]

While I do appreciate the idea of cutting-down a fairly bloated, drawn-out anime to a more compressed, streamlined version (I was overjoyed with what they did with the Frieza Saga, they seriously needed to cut that down), I still prefer the original.

[Samwize78]

In terms of the dub Kai is superior. In terms of the original Japanese it depends on your preferences. I personally still prefer the original Z over Kai when it comes to this, mostly because I enjoy the filler (for the most part) and the longer scenes give it more feel. If you dislike filler that really doesn't advance the plot or dialogue then Kai is the safer way to go. Though Kai doesn't cover the entirety of Z, so if you plan on continuing you will end up watching the tail end of Z regardless.

[dbboxkaifan]

In terms of the dub Kai is superior. In terms of the original Japanese it depends on your preferences. I personally still prefer the original Z over Kai when it comes to this, mostly because I enjoy the filler (for the most part) and the longer scenes give it more feel. If you dislike filler that really doesn't advance the plot or dialogue then Kai is the safer way to go. Though Kai doesn't cover the entirety of Z, so if you plan on continuing you will end up watching the tail end of Z regardless.

It's just my opinion but the Japanese cast is better on the Z anime version than Kai, in Kai they sound worn out and the voice acting isn't that wow as it was on Z, at least for me.

[Nex Carnifex]

Is there cursing in the english dub of Kai? If so more or less than in the subs?

[Pokewhiz7]

Is there cursing in the english dub of Kai? If so more or less than in the subs?

Yes there is, on the uncut home release. Possibly more, maybe about the same.

[Nex Carnifex]

Is there cursing in the english dub of Kai? If so more or less than in the subs?

Yes there is, on the uncut home release. Possibly more, maybe about the same.

What would you say is better Japanese or English? I want the most mature sounding script.

[DBZAOTA482]

I can tell you one thing is that there's A LOT of damn.

[Gonstead]

A collective of all the cursing in Kai so far.

Part's 1 - 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtzXsyiKxes

Part's 4 - 6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnaPKXW-ng4

[dbboxkaifan]

A collective of all the cursing in Kai so far.

Part's 1 - 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtzXsyiKxes

Part's 4 - 6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnaPKXW-ng4

He should also do 7 to 8.

Damn the damns it.

[Nex Carnifex]

Thanks

[DarkPrince_92]

Some of the swearing sounds completely unnatural, especially Schemmel.