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Dragon Ball Kai

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ShadowDude112:

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{{Infobox anime
| name = Dragon Ball Kai
| image = [[Image:kai_anime_title.png|Dragon Ball Kai]]
| caption = "Dragon Ball Kai" Series Title
| jpn_title = ドラゴンボール改
| rom_title = Doragon Bōru Kai
| eng_title =
| dates = 05 April 2009 – 27 March 2011 06 April 2014 – 28 June 2015
| broadcast = [[Fuji TV]] (Sunday, 9:00 – 9:30AM)
| animation = [[Toei Animation]]
| production = Fuji TV Toei Animation
| episodes = 159 ([[List of Dragon Ball Kai Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| chapters = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|Chapter 195]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 519|Chapter 519]]
| director = Yasuhiro Nowatari (1-98) Terazaki Naohiro (99–159)
| organizer = Kazutaka Sado (1-98) [[Caramel Mama]] Kōhei Obara (66-98)
| planning = Yōko Matsuzaki (1-98) [[Kōzō Morishita]] (1-159) Masato Seino (99-159)
| music = [[Kenji Yamamoto]] (1-95) [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] (96-98) [[Norihito Sumitomo]] (99-159)
}}
"'''Dragon Ball Kai'''" (often abbreviated as '''Kai'''), known internationally as "'''Dragon Ball Z Kai'''", is a Japanese animated television series produced by [[Toei Animation]]. The series is a "revised", re-edited version of the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' TV series, produced for a high-definition (HD) presentation and features re-recorded dialogue, new music, updated sound effects, and new digital effects. The first 13 episodes feature a formal title card stating that ''Dragon Ball Kai'' is a "Commemorative Encore of the Broadcast's 20th Anniversary" and is an "Akira Toriyama Original Cut Version" of the series. The series' title, specifically "Kai", was provided by Akira Toriyama.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://web.archive.org/web/20090318025943/http://0211-1017.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2009-03-03-1|Website=Naotoshi Shida's Blog (Closed in 2012)|Title="Recent Work"|Date=03 March 2009|AccessDate=05 March 2009}}</ref>

==Plot==
Five peaceful years have passed since Goku's victory over Piccolo in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai and his marriage to [[Chi-Chi]], when a mysterious alien warrior arrives on Earth in search of "Kakarrot". The alien eventually finds Goku, identifying him as Kakarrot, and introduces himself as Goku's older brother, [[Raditz]]. He proclaims that Goku is actually a Saiyan, the strongest warrior race in the universe, that was sent to Earth to exterminate humanity. From here the series takes to the stars, with even stronger and stronger opponents appearing before Goku and friends.

==History==

===Japan===
In early 2009, Toei Animation officially announced<ref name="announcement">''Weekly Shōnen Jump 2009 #11''. Japan: Shueisha, 09 February 2009. (p. 338)</ref> that a "refreshed" version of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series, re-titled ''Dragon Ball Kai'' (改; ''Kai'' meaning "renewed" or "revised"), was being produced for a high-definition presentation in honor of its 20th anniversary. The first episode of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' aired on '''05 April 2009''' as part of Fuji TV's new hour-long Sunday morning anime block, "Dream 9". The block began with ''Dragon Ball Kai'' at 9:00AM and was followed by Toei Animation's other mega-hit anime series, ''One Piece'', at 9:30AM. This marked the first time the franchise held a regular television time slot since ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' ended in November 1997.

During its original production, filler material was incorporated into the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series in order to stretch out story elements and avoid catching up with the concurrent weekly manga serialization. With no weekly serialization constraining ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and the storyline already established, the series was able to cut out much of this material and move the story along with a faster tempo in an attempt to create a higher "sense of action"<ref name="announcement"></ref>. In addition, unlike the previous TV series, each episode's prologue and next episode preview could be produced in advance.

====Saiyan to Cell Arc (Phase 1: 2009-2011)====
The majority of the first phase of the ''Dragon Ball Kai'' series (episodes 1 to 98) is comprised of footage from ''Dragon Ball Z'', which was digitally scanned and remastered by Q-TEC, a post-production company specializing in film video transferring and restoration. In addition, re-animated scenes drawn by the Philippines branch of Toei Animation were intermixed within the existing footage in order to reduce "extreme changes in brightness"<ref name="remaster">"The Making of Dragon Ball Kai - Part 1". ''Dragon Ball Kai Blu-ray Box #1''. Japan: Toei Animation, 23 October 2009. (Dragon Book; p. 11)</ref>, "replace cuts that had degraded over the years"<ref name="remaster"></ref>, and to correct animation errors or inconsistencies from the original series. While the series was remastered in a 4:3 fullscreen format, it was subsequently broadcast in a cropped 16:9 widescreen format due to Japan's new broadcasting standards in an effort to transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. However, all of the high-definition Blu-ray releases featured this original fullscreen format, as opposed to the DVD releases, which featured the widescreen format used in the series' broadcast.

Although the series was consistently seeing high rating shares, it was ultimately canceled in '''March 2011''' following the conclusion of the Cell story arc, presumably due to low merchandising sales<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/pdf/20091029_presen_e.pdf|Website=Toei Animation Co., Ltd|Title="Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results Presentation"|Date=29 October 2009|AccessDate=March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/pdf/201103_2Q_presen_e.pdf|Website=Toei Animation Co., Ltd|Title="Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results Presentation"|Date=28 October 2010|AccessDate=March 2011}}</ref>, and replaced with the ''Toriko'' animated TV series. Shortly before the series' end, Toei Animation acknowledged issues of possible musical infringement in the series' background music and promptly removed [[Kenji Yamamoto]]'s score, replacing it with Shunsuke Kikuchi's original score from ''Dragon Ball Z''. The last two broadcast episodes (96 & 97) of the series exclusively featured Shunsuke Kikuchi's score, along with all subsequent re-airings and home video releases of the series.

Due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami horrific earthquake] that struck Japan on '''11 March 2011''', the series' broadcast was delayed one week and consequently the final episode of the series was not aired as originally scheduled. It was later included as a special unaired episode on the series' home video release.

====Majin Buu Arc (Phase 2: 2014-2015)====
In '''November 2012''', Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn) revealed<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://hamayoshi.exblog.jp/16740082/|Website=Mayumi Tanaka's Blog |Title="Dragon Ball Kai"|Date=05 November 2012|AccessDate=06 November 2012}}</ref> that production of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' was again underway, continuing on with the Majin Buu arc this time, although it was being produced exclusively for international distribution. Despite this, in '''February 2014''', an announcement in ''V-Jump''<ref>''V-Jump: April 2014''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 2014.</ref> unveiled that "a new era of ''Kai''" would be returning to Fuji TV in Japan and reclaiming its original time slot. The second phase of the series premiered on '''06 April 2014''' and the Sunday morning block, reuniting ''Dragon Ball Kai'' and ''One Piece'' once again, was renamed "Strong 9".

Unlike the first phase of the series, the original ''Dragon Ball Z'' footage for the Majin Buu arc was digitally scanned and remastered by Toei internally.

===Internationally===

==Characters==
{{see|Dragon Ball Characters}}

==Main Staff==
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Planning'''
** Fuji TV: Yōko Matsuzaki (1-98), Masato Seino (99-159)
** Toei Animation: [[Kōzō Morishita]]
*'''Producer'''
** Fuji TV — Masato Seino (1-98), Osamu Nozaki (99-159)
** Yomiko Advertising — Kyotaro Kimura (1-14), Kazuya Watanabe (15-98), Naoko Sagawa (99-159)
** Toei Animation — Kōhei Obara (1-65), Gō Wakabayashi (66-98)
** SKY Perfect Well Think — Norihiro Hayashida (99-159)
*'''Music:''' [[Kenji Yamamoto]] (1-95), [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] (96-98), [[Norihito Sumitomo]] (99-159)
*'''Production Supervisor:''' Atsunori Kazama
*'''Series Organization:''' Kazutaka Sado (1-98), Kōhei Obara (66-98), Caramel Mama
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu (1-10), Nobutaka Maki (11-98), Kenta Katase (12-159)
*'''Editing Assistance:''' Kentarō Furushō (1-98), Kiminori Furuta (99-159)
*'''Audio Director:''' Yukio Nagasaki (1-159) & Satoshi Motoyama (99-159)
*'''Recording:''' Mitsuharu Itō
*'''Recording Assistance:''' Miki Arakaki
*'''Original Sound Effect Design:''' [[Hidenori Arai]]
*'''HD Production Coordination:''' Hidehiko Kadota
*'''Assistant Director:''' Yasunori Koyama (1-98)
*'''Performance Direction:''' Hiroshi Kamiho (99-159)
*'''Digital Mastering:''' Q-TEC (1-98), Toei Digital Lab (99-159)
*'''Digital Mastering Coordination:''' Nobuhiro Kobayashi (1-98), Shin'ichi Fukumitsu (99-159)
*'''Director:''' Yasuhiro Nowatari (1-98), Terazaki Naohiro (99-159)
*'''Production Coordination:''' Toei
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]], Yomiko Advertising{{tt|?|Uncredited within the series proper}}, [[Toei Animation]]

==Themes & Insert Songs==
===Opening Theme===
: '''"[[Dragon Soul]]" (Episodes 1-98)'''
:: Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto / Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki / Arrangement: Sei'ichi Kyōda / Vocals: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

: '''"[[Kuu-Zen-Zetsu-Go: Like Nothing Before or After]]" (Episodes 99-159)'''
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki / Arrangement: Hiromasa Kagoshima / Vocals: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

===Ending Theme===
: '''"[[Yeah! Break! Care! Break!]]" (Episodes 1-54)'''
:: Lyrics: Yuriko Mori / Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki / Arrangement: Sei'ichi Kyōda / Vocals: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

: '''"[[Wings of the Heart]]" (Episodes 55-98)'''
:: Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto / Composition: Kensuke Yoko / Arrangement: Magokoro Ikuta / Vocals: Team Dragon

: '''"[[Dear Zarathustra]]" (Episodes 99-111)'''
:: Lyrics: Shingo Kanehiro / Composition: Shingo Kanehiro/ Arrangement & Vocals: Good Morning America

: '''"[[Pure Heart]]" (Episodes 112-123)'''
:: Lyrics: Leo Ieiri / Composition: Yoshihiko Nishio / Arrangement: Kikuo Satō / Vocals: Leo Ieiri

: '''"[[Oh Yeah!!!!!!!]]" (Episodes 124-136)'''
:: Lyrics: Masmi Takei / Composition: Masmi Takei / Arrangement & Vocals: Czecho No Republic

: '''"[[GALAXY]]" (Episodes 137-146)'''
:: Lyrics: Seiya Yamasaki / Composition, Arrangement, & Vocals: Kyūso Nekokami

: '''"[[Don't Let Me Down]]" (Episodes 147-159)'''
:: Lyrics & Composition: Tōru Hidaka / Arrangement: Naoki Oka / Vocals: Gacharic Spin

===Insert Songs===
: '''"[[Over the Star]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 17|Episode 17]])'''
:: Lyrics: Yuriko Mori / Composition & Arrangement: cAnON. / Vocals: Saki Oshitani

: '''"[[Take the Stage!! Ginyu Special-Squad!!]]" (Episodes [[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 28|28]] & [[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 29|29]])'''
:: Lyrics: Hiroshi Yamada / Composition, Arrangement, & Vocals: Yō Yamazaki

: '''"[[Only a Chilling Elegy: The Theme of Freeza]]" (Episodes [[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 37|37]] & [[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 40|40]])'''
:: Lyrics & Composition: Demon Kakka / Arrangement: Anders Rydholm / Vocals: Demon Kakka

: '''"[[Saiyan Blood]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 41|Episode 41]])'''
:: Lyrics: Hiroshi Yamada / Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Vegeta ([[Ryō Horikawa]])

: '''"[[Ultra-Super Dragon Soul|Ultra☆Super Dragon Soul]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 41|Episode 41]])'''
:: Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto / Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki / Arrangement: Hiromasa Kagoshima / Vocals: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

: '''"[[The Lone Warrior]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 82|Episode 82]])'''
:: Lyrics: Hiroshi Yamada / Composition & Arrangement: Shin'ichi Sakurai / Vocals: Trunks ([[Takeshi Kusao]])

: '''"[[My 18th Magic]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 85|Episode 85]])'''
:: Lyrics, Composition, & Arrangement: cAnON. / Vocals: cAnON.

: '''"[[News of the Cell Games]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 85|Episode 85]])'''
:: Lyrics: Hiroshi Yamada / Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Kenji Ōtsuki

: '''"[[Cure: I'll Be Here]]" ([[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 98|Episode 98]])'''
:: Lyrics: Yuriko Mori / Composition & Arrangement: cAnON. / Vocals: Dende ([[Aya Hirano]])

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Kai Episodes}}

==Home Video Releases==

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/dragonball_kai/ Fuji TV's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2009)]
*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/dragonball_kai2014/ Fuji TV's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2014)]
*[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai_2009/ Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2009)]
*[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/ Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2014)]

{{Anime}}

[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Dragon Ball Kai]]

Dragon Ball GT

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ShadowDude112:

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{{Infobox anime
| name = Dragon Ball GT
| image = [[Image:gt_anime_title.png|Dragon Ball GT]]
| caption = "Dragon Ball GT" Series Title
| jpn_title = ドラゴンボールＧＴ
| rom_title = Doragon Bōru Jītī
| eng_title =
| dates = 07 February 1996 – 19 November 1997
| broadcast = [[Fuji TV]] (Wednesday, 7:00 – 7:30PM)
| animation = [[Toei Animation]]
| production = Fuji TV Toei Animation
| episodes = 64 ([[List of Dragon Ball GT Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| chapters = Anime Original Story
| director = [[Osamu Kasai]]
| organizer = [[Aya Matsui]]
| design = [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]]
| art = Tadanao Tsuji Ryūji Yoshīke
| music = [[Akihito Tokunaga]]
}}
"'''Dragon Ball GT'''" (often abbreviated as '''DBGT''', or simply '''GT''') is a Japanese animated television series produced by [[Toei Animation]]. The animated series is an original story created by Toei Animation and a continuation of the [[Dragon Ball|''Dragon Ball'' manga]] series by [[Akira Toriyama]], although the author had virtually no involvement with its production. The ''Dragon Ball'' manga had previously been adapted by Toei Animation into two preceding TV series: ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''.

The ''Dragon Ball GT'' TV series is comprised of 64 episodes and one feature length TV specials that were broadcast from '''07 February 1996''' to '''19 November 1997''' on [[Fuji TV]]. The series held an average household TV ratings share of 14.6%<ref name="rating">"Dragon Ball's Hit Chronology". ''Nikkei Entertainment!''. Japan: Nikkei Business Publications, May 2013 Issue (No.194), 04 April 2014. (pp. 18-19)</ref> during its initial broadcast run, with [[Dragon Ball GT Episode 2|episode 2]] receiving the highest rating share at 19.7%<ref name="rating"></ref>.

==Plot==
Five years (10 years in the FUNimation dub) have passed and all is peaceful around the world as Goku and [[Uub]] finish their training at God's Palace. However, this peace soon ends as Pilaf makes a terrifying wish, transforming Goku into a child. The rush is on to retrieve all seven [[Dark Dragon Balls]] from around the Universe before the Earth and its inhabitants are destroyed. While searching for the Dark Dragon Balls, Goku and the others encounter even stronger opponents and stumble across the lone survivor of the [[Tsufruian]] race, once thought wiped out by the Saiyans.

==History==
===Japan===
Following the success and popularity of the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' TV series, Toei Animation decided to extend the franchise beyond just the scope of the original manga. The new series was titled ''Dragon Ball GT'', with "GT" being short for "Grand Touring".<ref name="gt-title">Akira Toriyama Introduction. ''Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box''. Japan: Toei Animation, 15 June 2005. (Dragon Book; p. 1)</ref> Author Akira Toriyama later elaborated on his involvement with the series:

{{quotation|The TV anime people wanted to continue for just a little bit more, but I [just couldn't do] any more than that... And so, I left the ''Dragon Ball'' anime completely up to the anime staff, story and all. That was ''Dragon Ball GT''. 
... 
For GT, all I did was just come up with the title, design the initial main cast and some of the machines, and also do a few images.|Akira Toriyama||''Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box'' (Dragon Book; p. 1)}}
This new anime original series picked up right where the previous series had left off, and was initially slated to expand Akira Toriyama's "Dragon World" into the far reaches of the ''Dragon Ball'' universe, with Goku as a child once again. Taking over the ''Dragon Ball Z'' time slot at 7:00PM every Wednesday on Fuji TV, the first episode of ''Dragon Ball GT'' aired on '''07 February 1996'''.

Beyond creating the title and logo of the series, providing designs for the main characters, and drawing a few promotional illustrations, original manga author Akira Toriyama had very little involvement with the series. The main staff of the series also experienced some significant changes, with the majority leaving to pursue other endeavors. Veteran animator [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] entirely took over the role of character designer and [[Akihito Tokunaga]] was brought on as the series' new musical composer. Numerous new producers were also brought on board from both Toei Animation and Fuji TV to help determine the series' plot and development.

Unlike the previous two series, the TV ratings quickly dropped as the series progressed and much of the overwhelming interest once seen in the franchise began to rapidly dwindle. After only 64 episodes and one feature length TV special, the ''Dragon Ball GT'' anime series came to an end when the final episode aired on '''19 November 1997'''. For the first time in over a decade, there was no new episode of ''Dragon Ball'' to be seen. The franchise would go on to see considerable reruns of all three series in Japan on various cable TV networks, even to this day. However in early-2009, Toei Animation and Fuji TV would reunite to bring the beloved franchise back to syndicated TV, catapulting ''Dragon Ball Z'' into the digital high-definition age with an unexpected re-cut anniversary series — ''[[Dragon Ball Kai]]''.

===North America===

==Characters==
{{see|Dragon Ball GT Characters}}

==Main Staff==
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Planning'''
**Toei Animation: [[Kōzō Morishita]], Sei'ichi Hiruta (27-41), Tatsuya Yoshida (42-64)
**Fuji TV: [[Kenji Shimizu]] (1-26), Tōru Kawai (27-64)
*'''Production Supervisor:''' [[Yūichi Suenaga]]
*'''Series Organization:''' [[Aya Matsui]] (1-43){{tt|?|Credit discontinued following episode 43}}
*'''Music:''' [[Akihito Tokunaga]]
*'''Character Design:''' [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]]
*'''Art Design:''' Tadanao Tsuji & Ryūji Yoshi'ike
*'''Series Director:''' [[Osamu Kasai]]
*'''Producer:''' Kōji Kaneda (1-26), Sei'ichi Hiruta (1-26){{tt|?|Credit discontinued following episode 26}}
*'''Art Progression:''' Hiroshi Misono
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
*'''Recording:''' Kenji Ninomiya
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Hidenori Arai]]
*'''Music Selection:''' Shigeru Miyashita
*'''Audio Director:''' Nobuhiro Komatsu
*'''Recording Studio:''' [[TAVAC]]
*'''Film Development:''' [[Toei Chemistry]]
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]] & [[Toei Animation]]

==Themes==
===Opening Theme===
: '''"[[Bit by Bit, You're Charming My Heart]]"'''
:: Lyrics: Izumi Sakai / Composition: Tetsurō Oda / Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama / Vocals: FIELD OF VIEW

===Ending Theme===
: '''"[[I'm Not Alone]]" (Episodes 1-26)'''
:: Lyrics: Shūichi Ikemori / Composition: Tetsurō Oda / Arrangement: Hirohito Furui / Vocals: DEEN

: '''"[[Don't you see!]]" (Episodes 27-41)'''
:: Lyrics: Izumi Sakai / Composition: Sei'ichirō Kuribayashi / Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama / Vocals: ZARD

: '''"[[Blue Velvet]]" (Episodes 42-50)'''
:: Lyrics: Aeri / Composition & Arrangement: Hatake / Vocals: Shizuka Kudō

: '''"[[Let's Blast Through This Moment with a Rusted Machinegun]]" (Episodes 51-64)'''
:: Lyrics & Composition: Miho Komatsu / Arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda / Vocals: WANDS

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball GT Episodes}}

==Television Specials==
*'''[[Dragon Ball GT TV Special|Goku's Side Story! The Proof of his Courage is the Four-Star Ball]]''' (26 March 1997)

==Home Video Releases==
===Toei Animation (Japan)===
'''VHS'''

Unlike many other countries around the world, the ''Dragon Ball GT'' TV series had no proper home video release in Japan following its initial television run. This was in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing at the time and the continuous re-runs of the series on numerous cable and satellite channels.

'''DVD Box Sets'''

Beginning in 2003, Toei Animation, in cooperation with the DVD manufacturing company Pony Canyon, began releasing a series of four box sets in Japan covering the entire ''Dragon Ball'' TV series property, which were dubbed the "Dragon Boxes". By mid-2005, all three TV series had been released, although out of chronological order, which marked the first time that any of these properties were available on a home video format in Japan.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Retail!!Episodes
|-
|[[Dragon Ball GT Dragon Box|Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box]]||15 June 2005||¥100,000||1-64
|}

'''Individual DVD Volumes'''

Following the release of the TV series Dragon Boxes, Toei announced the release of their individual discs, giving fans that didn't own the Dragon Boxes a chance to own these properties. Unfortunately, these individual discs wouldn't contain any of the extras that came with the Dragon Boxes, but instead special diorama sets were created exclusively for those that purchased all of the individual discs.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Episodes
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #1||rowspan=2|06 February 2008||1-6
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #2||7-12
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #3||rowspan=2|05 March 2008||13-18
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #4||19-24
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #5||rowspan=2|02 April 2008||25-30
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #6||31-36
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #7||rowspan=2|09 May 2008||37-42
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #8||43-38
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #9||rowspan=3|04 June 2008||49-54
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #10||55-59
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #11||60-64
|}

===FUNimation (North America)===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragongt/ Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball GT" Website]

{{Anime}}

[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Dragon Ball GT]]

Dragon Ball Z

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ShadowDude112:

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{{Infobox anime
| name = Dragon Ball Z
| image = [[Image:dbz_anime_title.png|Dragon Ball Z]]
| caption = "Dragon Ball Z" Series Title
| jpn_title = ドラゴンボールＺ
| rom_title = Doragon Bōru Zetto
| eng_title =
| dates = 26 April 1989 – 31 January 1996
| broadcast = [[Fuji TV]] (Wednesday, 7:00 – 7:30PM)
| animation = [[Toei Animation]]
| production = Fuji TV Toei Animation
| episodes = 291 ([[List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| chapters = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|Chapter 195]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 519|Chapter 519]]
| director = [[Daisuke Nishio]] (1-199) None Credited (200–291)
| organizer = [[Takao Koyama]]
| planning = [[Keizō Shichijō]] (Toei Animation) [[Kenji Shimizu]] (Fuji TV)
| design = [[Minoru Maeda]] (1-199) [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] (200-291)
| art = Yūji Ikeda (1-199) Tokushige Ken (200-291)
| music = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
}}
"'''Dragon Ball Z'''" (often abbreviated as '''DBZ''', or simply '''Z''') is a Japanese animated television series produced by [[Toei Animation]]. The animated series is adapted from the final 325 chapters of the [[Dragon Ball|''Dragon Ball'' manga]] series by [[Akira Toriyama]], which was originally published in the Japanese manga anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from 1984 to 1995. The first 194 chapters of the manga were adapted into the ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' TV series. The series' title was provided by Akira Toriyama<ref> {{Cite guidebook|Title="Akira Toriyama × Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru" Interview|Book=18|Page=pp. 92-93}}</ref>, although prior to this established title the anime staff had been considering such names as "New Dragon Ball", "Dragon Ball 2", "Dragon Ball 90", "Dragon Ball: Wonder Boy", and "Dragon Ball: Gohan's Big Adventure".<ref> {{Cite guidebook|Title="Planning, Part 1: TV Animation"|Book=15|Page=pp. 66-67}}</ref>

The ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series is comprised of 291 episodes and two feature length TV specials that were broadcast from '''26 April 1989''' to '''31 January 1996''' on [[Fuji TV]]. The series held an average household TV ratings share of 20.5%<ref name="rating">"Top Ten Excellent Ratings!! Vol. 2". ''Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 2''. Japan: Toei Animation, 18 September 2003. (Dragon Book; pp. 90-91)</ref> during its initial broadcast run, with [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 218|episode 218]] receiving the highest rating share at 27.5%<ref name="rating"></ref>.

==Plot==
Five peaceful years have passed since Goku's victory over Piccolo in the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai and his marriage to [[Chi-Chi]], when a mysterious alien warrior arrives on Earth in search of "Kakarrot". The alien eventually finds Goku, identifying him as Kakarrot, and introduces himself as Goku's older brother, [[Raditz]]. He proclaims that Goku is actually a Saiyan, the strongest warrior race in the universe, that was sent to Earth to exterminate humanity. From here the series takes to the stars, with even stronger and stronger opponents appearing before Goku and friends.

==History==
===Japan===
As the ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' anime series approached one of the manga's major turning points, the anime staff approached Akira Toriyama about changing the name of the anime series to help change the "image" of the series. Thinking he would be ending the series sometime soon, Toriyama decided to signify this by simply adding the last letter in the alphabet to the series name. Little did he know that ''Dragon Ball Z'' would go on to be one of the most successful, popular, and recognized action anime series of all time.

Taking over the ''Dragon Ball'' time slot at 7:00PM every Wednesday on Fuji TV, the first episode of ''Dragon Ball Z'' aired on '''26 April 1989'''. The main staff of the series remained relatively unchanged from its predecessor and they continued on right where they had left off the week before. The story picked up five years after the end of ''Dragon Ball'', and would greater explore Goku's mysterious background. With each villain stronger than the last, the series' battles and popularity quickly escalated, reaching new heights. The series TV ratings were amongst the best in Japan, with ''Dragon Ball Z'' remaining in the "Top 10" rated animated shows during its entire run.<ref>"Dragon Ball's Hit Chronology". ''Nikkei Entertainment!''. Japan: Nikkei Business Publications, May 2013 Issue (No.194), 04 April 2014. (pp. 18-19)</ref>

In '''May 1995''', Toriyama announced he would be ending the manga series after 519 chapters, spelling the inevitable end for one of the most successfully popular action anime series of all time. After 291 episodes, 2 feature length TV specials, and 13 theatrical films, the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime series came to an end when the final episode aired on '''31 January 1996'''. However, Toei Animation had no intention of letting the fabled franchise die just yet and created an anime-only series of their very own — ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.

===North America===

==Characters==
{{see|Dragon Ball Characters}}

==Main Staff==
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Planning'''
** Toei Animation: [[Kōzō Morishita]]
** Fuji TV: [[Kenji Shimizu]]<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragonz/staff/index.html|Website=Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Z" Website|Title="Staff"|Date=12 December 2013|AccessDate=30 December 2014}}</ref>
*'''Production Supervisor:''' [[Matsuji Kishimoto]] (1-58), [[Take Torimoto]] (59-109), Akihiko Yamaguchi (110-169), Yūichi Matsue (170-291)
*'''Series Organization:''' [[Takao Koyama]]
*'''Music:''' [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
*'''Chief Animator:''' [[Minoru Maeda]] (1-199)
*'''Character Design:''' [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] (200-291)
*'''Chief Designer:''' Yūji Ikeda (1-199), Tokushige Ken (200-291)
*'''Series Director:''' [[Daisuke Nishio]] (1-199)
*'''Producer:''' Kenji Shimizu, Kōji Kaneda (118-291)
*'''Art Progression:''' Minoru Nakamura (1-171), Haruo Tamura (172-192), Tomō Fukumoto (193-291)
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
*'''Recording:''' Kenji Ninomiya
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Hidenori Arai]]
*'''Music Selection:''' Shigeru Miyashita
*'''Audio Director:''' Nobuhiro Komatsu
*'''Recording Studio:''' [[TAVAC]]
*'''Film Development:''' [[Toei Chemistry]]
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]] & [[Toei Animation]]

==Themes & Insert Songs==
===Opening Theme===
: '''"[[CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA]]" (Episodes 1-199)'''
:: Lyrics: [[Yukinojō Mori]] / Composition: [[Chiho Kiyo'oka]] / Arrangement: [[Kenji Yamamoto]] / Vocals: [[Hironobu Kageyama]]

: '''"[[WE GOTTA POWER]]" (Episodes 200-291)'''
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition & Arrangement: [[Keiju Ishikawa]] / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

===Ending Theme===
: '''"[[Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]" (Episodes 1-199)'''
:: Lyrics: [[Naruhisa Arakawa]] / Composition: [[Takeshi Ike]] / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: [[MANNA]]

: '''"[[Light's Journey]]" (1st TV Special; "A Final Solitary Battle")'''
:: Lyrics: [[Dai Satō]] / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & [[KUKO]]

: '''"[[The Blue Wind's Hope]]" (2nd TV Special; "Defiance in the Face of Despair!!")'''
:: Lyrics: Dai Satō / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

: '''"[[We Were Angels]]" (Episodes 200-291)'''
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: [[Osamu Totsuka]] / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

===Insert Songs===
: '''"[[Battle-Colored Warriors]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 20|Episode 20]])'''
:: Lyrics: [[Sakiko Iwamuro]] / Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: [[Kōji Kaya]]

: '''"[[Fly High]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 46|Episode 46]])'''
:: Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: [[Ken'ichi Sudō]] / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & [[Broadway]]

: '''"[[Solid State Scouter]]" (1st TV Special; "A Final Solitary Battle")'''
:: Composition & Arrangement: [[Iwasaki Yasunori]] / Performance: [[Dragon Magic Orchestra]] / Vocals: [[TOKIO]]

: '''"[[Battle Point Unlimited]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 120|Episode 120]])'''
:: Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: [[MONOLITH]]

: '''"MIND POWER ...Energy..." ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 139|Episode 139]])'''
:: Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & [[YUKA]]

: '''"Day of Destiny –Spirit vs Spirit–" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 184|Episode 184]])'''
:: Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

: '''"If I Don't Do It, Who Will?" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 289|Episode 289]])'''
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: [[Tetsuji Hayashi]] / Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes}}

==Television Specials & Theatrical Films==
===Television Specials===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1|A Final, Solitary Battle: The Father of Z-Warrior Son Goku, who Challenged Freeza]]''' (17 October 1990)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Summer Vacation Special|Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans – Special]]''' (Summer 1992)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 2|Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors: Gohan and Trunks]]''' (24 February 1993)
*'''We'll Show You Everything: Forget the Year's Cares with Dragon Ball Z''' (31 December 1993)
*'''[[Dream 9 Crossover Special|Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z: Super Collaboration Special!!]]''' (07 April 2013)

===Theatrical Films===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 1|Dragon Ball Z – Return My Gohan!!]]''' (15 July 1989)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 2|The World's Strongest Guy]]''' (10 March 1990)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3|A Super Decisive Battle for Earth]]''' (07 July 1990)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 4|Super Saiyan Son Goku]]''' (09 March 1991)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 5|The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest]]''' (20 July 1991)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 6|Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors]]''' (07 March 1992)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7|Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans]]''' (11 July 1992)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 8|Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight]]''' (06 March 1993)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''' (10 July 1993)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 10|The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can't Rest]]''' (12 March 1994)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 11|Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One Who'll Win]]''' (09 July 1994)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 12|The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta]]''' (04 March 1995)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 13|Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do it, Who Will?]]''' (15 July 1995)
*'''[[Dragon_Ball Z: Battle of Gods|Battle of Gods]]''' (30 March 2013)
*'''[[Dragon_Ball Z: Revival of "F"|Revival of "F"]]''' (18 April 2015)

==Home Video Releases==
===Toei Animation (Japan)===
'''VHS'''

Unlike many other countries around the world, the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series had no proper home video release in Japan following its initial television run. This was in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing at the time and the continuous re-runs of the series on numerous cable and satellite channels.

'''DVD Box Sets'''

Beginning in 2003, Toei Animation, in cooperation with the DVD manufacturing company Pony Canyon, began releasing a series of four box sets in Japan covering the entire ''Dragon Ball'' TV series property, which were dubbed the "Dragon Boxes". By mid-2005, all three TV series had been released, although out of chronological order, which marked the first time that any of these properties were available on a home video format in Japan.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Retail!!Episodes
|-
|[[Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Volume 1|Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 1]]||19 March 2003||¥100,000||1-147
|-
|[[Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Volume 2|Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 2]]||18 September 2003||¥100,000||148-291
|}

'''Individual DVD Volumes'''

Following the release of the TV series Dragon Boxes, Toei announced the release of their individual discs, giving fans that didn't own the Dragon Boxes a chance to own these properties. Unfortunately, these individual discs wouldn't contain any of the extras that came with the Dragon Boxes, but instead special diorama sets were created exclusively for those that purchased all of the individual discs.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Episodes
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #1||rowspan=3|02 November 2005||1-6
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #2||7-12
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #3||13-18
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #4||rowspan=3|07 December 2005||19-24
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #5||25-30
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #6||31-36
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #7||rowspan=3|11 January 2006||37-42
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #8||43-38
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #9||49-54
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #10||rowspan=3|01 February 2006||55-60
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #11||61-66
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #12||67-72
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #13||rowspan=3|01 March 2006||73-78
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #14||79-84
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #15||85-90
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #16||rowspan=3|05 April 2006||91-96
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #17||97-102
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #18||103-108
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #19||rowspan=3|26 April 2006||109-114
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #20||115-120
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #21||121-126
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #22||rowspan=3|07 June 2006||127-132
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #23||133-137
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #24||138-142
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #25||rowspan=3|05 July 2006||143-147
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #26||148-153
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #27||154-159
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #28||rowspan=3|02 August 2006||160-165
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #29||166-171
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #30||172-177
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #31||rowspan=3|06 September 2006||178-183
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #32||184-189
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #33||190-195
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #34||rowspan=3|04 October 2006||196-201
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #35||202-207
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #36||208-213
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #37||rowspan=3|01 November 2006||214-219
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #38||220-225
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #39||226-231
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #40||rowspan=3|06 December 2006||232-237
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #41||238-243
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #42||244-249
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #43||rowspan=3|10 January 2007||250-255
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #44||256-261
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #45||262-267
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #46||rowspan=4|07 February 2007||268-273
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #47||274-279
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #48||280-285
|-
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #49||286-291
|}

===Pioneer & FUNimation (North America)===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragonz/ Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Z" Website]

{{Anime}}

[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Dragon Ball Z]]

Dragon Ball (anime)

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{{Infobox anime
| name = Dragon Ball
| image = [[Image:db_anime_title.png|Dragon Ball]]
| caption = "Dragon Ball" Series Title
| jpn_title = ドラゴンボール
| rom_title = Doragon Bōru
| eng_title =
| dates = 26 February 1986 – 19 April 1989
| broadcast = [[Fuji TV]] (Wednesday, 7:00 – 7:30PM)
| animation = [[Toei Animation]]
| production = Fuji TV Toei Animation
| episodes = 153 ([[List of Dragon Ball Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| chapters = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1|Chapter 1]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 194|Chapter 194]]
| director = [[Minoru Okazaki]] [[Daisuke Nishio]]
| organizer = [[Takao Koyama]]
| planning = [[Keizō Shichijō]]
| design = [[Minoru Maeda]] (Chief Animator)
| art = [[Tadanao Tsuji]] [[Yūji Ikeda]]
| music = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
}}
"'''Dragon Ball'''" (often abbreviated as '''DB''') is a Japanese animated television series produced by [[Toei Animation]] (formerly ''Toei Dōga'' in Japanese, though translated identically). The animated series is adapted from the first 194 chapters of the [[Dragon Ball|''Dragon Ball'' manga]] series by [[Akira Toriyama]], which was originally published in the Japanese manga anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from 1984 to 1995. The remaining 325 chapters of the manga were adapted into the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' TV series.

The ''Dragon Ball'' TV series is comprised of 153 episodes that were broadcast from '''26 February 1986''' to '''19 April 1989''' on [[Fuji TV]]. The series held an average household TV ratings share of 21.2%<ref name="rating">"Dragon Ball's Hit Chronology". ''Nikkei Entertainment!''. Japan: Nikkei Business Publications, May 2013 Issue (No.194), 04 April 2014. (pp. 18-19)</ref> during its initial broadcast run, with [[Dragon Ball Episode 47|episode 47]] receiving the highest rating share at 29.5%<ref name="rating"></ref>.

==Plot==
In search of the seven [[Dragon Balls]], [[Bulma]] crosses paths with a mysterious young boy by the name of [[Son Goku]]. Realizing Goku's unnatural strength, she convinces him to join her in search of the remaining Dragon Balls. Along the way the two encounter many friends and foes, all in search of the same thing... the Dragon Balls.

==History==
===Japan===
Following the success and popularity of Akira Toriyama's new manga series ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', Toei Animation announced it would be creating an animated adaptation of the series. The first episode aired '''26 February 1986''', after the series first premiered in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' a little over a year earlier. The series took over the 7:00PM time slot every Wednesday on Fuji TV which was previously held by Toriyama's other hit anime series, ''Dr. Slump – Arale-chan''. This time slot became known as the "Toriyama Block" amongst fans, as one of his series was broadcast in this specific time slot for over 18 years.

Much of the main staff from ''Dr. Slump'' would remain to work on ''Dragon Ball'', including [[Minoru Okazaki]] as series director, [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] as musical composer, [[Keizō Shichijō]] as series planner, and [[Minoru Maeda]] as the chief animator. In March 1987, the Red Ribbon Army arc of the series featured a humorous cross-over with characters from the ''Dr. Slump'' series as Toriyama had originally done in the manga, forever linking the two series. As the story progressed, ''Dragon Ball'' transitioned from a gag series into a much more action-oriented series, further increasing the series' popularity.

However, with the anime nearing one of the manga's major turning points, the anime staff decided it was necessary to change the name of the anime series to denote such. Over the course of its three years the ''Dragon Ball'' series had come to a total of 153 episodes and three theatrical films, all of which were based on previously established events in the TV anime series. Unfortunately, the series is often overlooked by fans and merely remembered as a small stepping stone to one of the most successfully popular action anime series of all time – ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''.

===North America===
In the 1980s, Harmony Gold purchased the distribution rights for ''Dragon Ball'' and at least five episodes were dubbed as pilots for the series. The first and third movies were also dubbed and edited together to form a single, longer film which was aired on several small stations around the United States. The pilot episodes were test-marketed on various independent networks, and while most character names were changed (Goku became "Zero"), the dialogue and music were mostly kept intact. With a underwhelming response to the episodes, Harmony Gold abruptly discontinued work on the series and opted not to renew the rights to the franchise.<ref>"Power Up! Dragon Ball Z". ''Animerica''. US: Viz Comics, Volume 8, No. 7, July 2000.</ref>

In 1994, FUNimation Productions, headed by [[Gen Fukunaga]], acquired the distribution rights to dub into English and broadcast ''Dragon Ball'' in syndication through a connection with his uncle, Nagafumi Hori, a director and producer for Toei Animation's live-action series.<ref>Gen Fukunaga (06 October 2011). ''Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Live Interview with Gen Fukunaga, Matt O'Hara, & Chris Sabat'' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=atTdTl3UOzI#t=219 YouTube Video]).</ref> Actors associated with the Ocean Group, located in Vancouver, Canada, were hired and thirteen episodes (as well as the first movie) were dubbed. The dubbed episodes were edited for content and the original score was entirely replaced. A full 26-28 episode season was originally planned, but following the series' first-run syndication in the fall of 1995, its production was ultimately canceled due to low ratings.

Following its subsequent success with ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', FUNimation announced in early-2001 that it would begin in-house dubbing of the original ''Dragon Ball'' television series, and in contrast to its dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'', the original Japanese musical score would be retained. Prior to beginning work on episodes, the third ''Dragon Ball'' movie was dubbed and released on VHS in 2000. The first thirteen episodes were re-dubbed and aired as a part of a 28 episode test season, beginning on Cartoon Network in August 2001. After receiving positive responses to the first season of episodes, FUNimation continued production of the series and completed all 153 episodes, with the fourth and final season airing during the fall of 2003.

==Characters==
{{see|Dragon Ball Characters}}

==Main Staff==
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Planning'''
** Toei Animation: [[Keizō Shichijō]] & [[Kōzō Morishita]]
*'''Production Supervisor:''' Shōji Kishimoto
*'''Series Organization:''' [[Takao Koyama]]
*'''Music:''' [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
*'''Chief Animator:''' [[Minoru Maeda]]
*'''Chief Designer:''' Tadanao Tsuji & Yūji Ikeda
*'''Series Director:''' [[Minoru Okazaki]] & [[Daisuke Nishio]]
*'''Producer:''' Tokizō Tsuchiya, [[Kenji Shimizu]], & Jun'ichi Ishikawa
*'''Art Progression:''' Hideki Mori (1-7), Minoru Nakamura (8-153)
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
*'''Recording:''' Kenji Ninomiya
*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Hidenori Arai]]
*'''Music Selection:''' Shigeru Miyashita
*'''Audio Director:''' Nobuhiro Komatsu
*'''Recording Studio:''' [[TAVAC]]
*'''Film Development:''' [[Toei Chemistry]]
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]] & [[Toei Animation]]

==Themes & Insert Songs==
===Opening Theme===
: '''"[[Mystical Adventure!]]"'''
:: Lyrics: [[Yukinojō Mori]] / Composition: [[Takeshi Ike]] / Arrangement: [[Kōhei Tanaka]] / Vocals: [[Hiroki Takahashi]]

===Ending Theme===
: '''"[[I'll Give You Romance]]"'''
:: Lyrics: [[Takemi Yoshida]] / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka / Vocals: [[Ushio Hashimoto]]

===Insert Songs===
: '''"[[Aim to be the Greatest on Earth]]" (Episodes [[Dragon Ball Episode 19|19]], [[Dragon Ball Episode 28|28]], [[Dragon Ball Episode 86|86]], & [[Dragon Ball Episode 95|95]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: [[Kyōda Sei'ichi]] / Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

: '''"[[Mysterious Wonderland]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 29|Episode 29]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: [[Wonderland Gang]]

: '''"[[The Dragon Ball Legend]]" (Episodes [[Dragon Ball Episode 30|30]], [[Dragon Ball Episode 33|33]], [[Dragon Ball Episode 35|35]], & [[Dragon Ball Episode 76|76]])'''
:: Lyrics: [[Keizō Shichijō|Izumi Onikado]]<ref>Keizō Shichijō's Pen Name. Dragon Ball DVD Box "Dragon Box" enclosed Dragon Book interview.</ref> / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

: '''"[[The Son Goku Song]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 43|Episode 43]])'''
:: Lyrics: Kawagishi Asa / Composition: [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] / Arrangement: [[Jinbo Masāki]] / Vocals: [[Masako Nozawa]] ([[Son Goku]])

: '''"[[Red Ribbon Army]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 48|Episode 48]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka / Vocals: Wonderland Gang

: '''"[[With a Blazing Heart: Defeat the Red Ribbon Army]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 65|Episode 65]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: [[Yamamoto Kenji]] / Vocals: Wonderland Gang

: '''"[[The Blue Travelers]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 78|Episode 78]])'''
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi

: '''"[[Wolf Hurricane]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 87|Episode 87]])'''
:: Lyrics: Toshiki Inoue / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: [[Tōru Furuya]] ([[Yamcha]])

: '''"[[The Teachings of Muten Rōshi]]" ([[Dragon Ball Episode 130|Episode 130]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi / Arrangement: Jinbo Masāki / Vocals: [[Kōhei Miyauchi]] ([[Kame-Sen'nin]])

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Episodes}}

==Theatrical Films & Public Service Videos==
===Theatrical Films===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Movie 1|Dragon Ball – The Legend of Shenlong]]''' (20 December 1986)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Movie 2|The Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle]]''' (18 July 1987)
*'''[[Dragon Ball Movie 3|A Mystical Great Adventure]]''' (09 July 1988)
*'''[[Dragon Ball 10th Anniversary Movie|The Path to Ultimate Strength]]''' (04 March 1996)

===Public Service Videos===
*'''[[Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment]]'''
*'''[[Goku's Traffic Safety]]'''

==Home Video Releases==
===Toei Animation (Japan)===
'''VHS'''

Unlike many other countries around the world, the ''Dragon Ball'' TV series had no proper home video release in Japan following its initial television run. This was in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing at the time and the continuous re-runs of the series on numerous cable and satellite channels.

'''DVD Box Sets'''

Beginning in 2003, Toei Animation, in cooperation with the DVD manufacturing company Pony Canyon, began releasing a series of four box sets in Japan covering the entire ''Dragon Ball'' TV series property, which were dubbed the "Dragon Boxes". By mid-2005, all three TV series had been released, although out of chronological order, which marked the first time that any of these properties were available on a home video format in Japan.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Retail!!Episodes!!Chart Ranking
|-
|[[Dragon Ball Dragon Box|Dragon Ball DVD Box – Dragon Box]]||07 July 2004||¥105,000||1-153||10th
|}

'''Individual DVD Volumes'''

Following the release of the TV series Dragon Boxes, Toei announced the release of their individual discs, giving fans that did not own the Dragon Boxes a chance to own these properties. Unfortunately, these individual discs would not contain any of the extras that came with the Dragon Boxes, but instead special diorama sets were created exclusively for those that purchased all of the individual discs.

{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
!Release!!Date!!Episodes!!Chart Ranking
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #1||rowspan=3|04 April 2007||1-6||8th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #2||7-12||11th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #3||13-18||13th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #4||rowspan=3|02 May 2007||19-24||11th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #5||25-30||13th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #6||31-36||14th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #7||rowspan=3|06 June 2007||37-42||13th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #8||43-38||14th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #9||49-54||15th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #10||rowspan=3|04 July 2007||55-60||12th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #11||61-66||13th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #12||67-72||14th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #13||rowspan=3|01 August 2007||73-78||20th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #14||79-84||21st
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #15||85-90||23rd
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #16||rowspan=3|05 September 2007||91-96||13th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #17||97-102||14th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #18||103-108||15th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #19||rowspan=3|03 October 2007||109-114||6th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #20||115-120||7th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #21||121-126||8th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #22||rowspan=3|07 November 2007||127-132||15th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #23||133-138||11th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #24||139-143||14th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #25||rowspan=2|05 December 2007||144-148||18th
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #26||149-153||20th
|}

===Pioneer & FUNimation (North America)===

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon/ Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball" Website]

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[[Category:Dragon Ball]]