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{{Infobox anime
{{Infobox anime
| name          = Dragon Ball
| name          = Dragon Ball Z
| image        = [[Image:dbz_anime_title.png|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
| jpn_title    = ドラゴンボールＺ
| rom_title    = Doragon Bōru Zetto
| rom_title    = Doragon Bōru Zetto
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| episodes      = 291 ([[List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes|List of Episodes]])
| 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]]
| chapters      = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|Chapter 195]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 519|Chapter 519]]
| director      = [[Daisuke Nishio]]
| director      = [[Daisuke Nishio]] (1-199)<br />None Credited (200–291)
| organizer    = [[Takao Koyama]]
| organizer    = [[Takao Koyama]]
| planning      = [[Keizō Shichijō]]
| planning      = [[Keizō Shichijō]] (Toei Animation)<br />[[Kenji Shimizu]] (Fuji TV)
| design        = [[Minoru Maeda]] (Chief Animator)
| design        = [[Minoru Maeda]] (1-199)<br />[[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] (200-291)
| art          = [[Tadanao Tsuji]]<br>[[Yūji Ikeda]]
| art          = Yūji Ikeda (1-199)<br />Tokushige Ken (200-291)
| music        = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
| music        = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
}}
}}
"'''Dragon Ball 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]]''.
'''''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 and initial logo were 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 anime series is comprised of 291 episodes and 2 television specials that were broadcast from '''26 April 1989''' to '''31 January 1996''' on [[Fuji TV]].
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==
==Plot==
{{see|Dragon Ball Characters}}
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==
==History==
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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.
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.
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]]''.
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 animated action series of all time. After 291 episodes, two feature length TV specials, and thirteen 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===
===North America===
{{see|FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998)}}


==Characters==
==Production &amp; Broadcasting==
{{see|Dragon Ball Characters}}
===Main Staff===
 
==Main Staff==
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Original Author:''' [[Akira Toriyama]]
*'''Planning:''' [[Keizō Shichijō]] & [[Kōzō Morishita]]
*'''Planning'''
*'''Production Supervisor:''' Shōji Kishimoto
** 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]] <small>(1-58)</small>, [[Take Torimoto]] <small>(59-109)</small>, Akihiko Yamaguchi <small>(110-169)</small>, Yūichi Matsue <small>(170-291)</small>
*'''Series Organization:''' [[Takao Koyama]]
*'''Series Organization:''' [[Takao Koyama]]
*'''Music:''' [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
*'''Music:''' [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
*'''Chief Animator:''' [[Minoru Maeda]]
*'''Chief Animator:''' [[Minoru Maeda]] <small>(1-199)</small>
*'''Chief Designer:''' Tadanao Tsuji & Yūji Ikeda
*'''Character Design:''' [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] <small>(200-291)</small>
*'''Series Director:''' [[Minoru Okazaki]] & [[Daisuke Nishio]]
*'''Chief Designer:''' Yūji Ikeda <small>(1-199)</small>, Tokushige Ken <small>(200-291)</small>
*'''Fuji TV Producer:''' Tokizō Tsuchiya, [[Kenji Shimizu]], & Jun'ichi Ishikawa
*'''Series Director:''' [[Daisuke Nishio]] <small>(1-199)</small>
*'''Art Progression:''' Hideki Mori (1-7) → Minoru Nakamura (8-153)
*'''Producer:''' Kenji Shimizu, Kōji Kaneda <small>(118-291)</small>
*'''Art Progression:''' Minoru Nakamura <small>(1-171)</small>, Haruo Tamura <small>(172-192)</small>, Tomō Fukumoto <small>(193-291)</small>
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
*'''Editing:''' Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
*'''Recording:''' Kenji Ninomiya
*'''Recording:''' Kenji Ninomiya
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*'''Film Development:''' [[Toei Chemistry]]
*'''Film Development:''' [[Toei Chemistry]]
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]] & [[Toei Animation]]
*'''Production:''' [[Fuji TV]] & [[Toei Animation]]
===Episodes===
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes}}
===Television Specials===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1|A Final, Solitary Battle: The Father of Z-Warrior Son Goku, who Challenged Freeza]]''' <small>(17 October 1990)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Summer Vacation Special|Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans – Special]]''' <small>(Summer 1992)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 2|Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors: Gohan and Trunks]]''' <small>(24 February 1993)</small>
*'''We'll Show You Everything: Forget the Year's Cares with Dragon Ball Z''' <small>(31 December 1993)</small>
*'''[[Dream 9 Crossover Special|Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z: Super Collaboration Special!!]]''' <small>(07 April 2013)</small>
===Theatrical Films===
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 1|Dragon Ball Z – Return My Gohan!!]]''' <small>(15 July 1989)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 2|The World's Strongest Guy]]''' <small>(10 March 1990)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3|A Super Decisive Battle for Earth]]''' <small>(07 July 1990)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 4|Super Saiyan Son Goku]]''' <small>(09 March 1991)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 5|The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest]]''' <small>(20 July 1991)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 6|Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors]]''' <small>(07 March 1992)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7|Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans]]''' <small>(11 July 1992)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 8|Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight]]''' <small>(06 March 1993)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy]]''' <small>(10 July 1993)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 10|The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can't Rest]]''' <small>(12 March 1994)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 11|Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One Who'll Win]]''' <small>(09 July 1994)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 12|The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta]]''' <small>(04 March 1995)</small>
*'''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 13|Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do it, Who Will?]]''' <small>(15 July 1995)</small>
*'''[[Dragon_Ball Z: Battle of Gods|Battle of Gods]]''' <small>(30 March 2013)</small>
*'''[[Dragon_Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'|Resurrection 'F']]''' <small>(18 April 2015)</small>


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


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


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


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:: Lyrics: Dai Satō / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
:: Lyrics: Dai Satō / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama


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


===Insert Songs===
===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]])'''
: '''"[[Battle-Colored Warriors]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 20|Episode 20]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: [[Kyōda Sei'ichi]] / Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi
:: Lyrics: [[Sakiko Iwamuro]] / Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: [[Kōji Kaya]]
 
: '''"[[Mysterious Wonderland]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 29|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]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 43|43]])'''
:: Lyrics: Kawagishi Asa / Composition: [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] / Arrangement: [[Jinbo Masāki]] / Vocals: [[Masako Nozawa]] ([[Son Goku]])
 
: '''"[[Red Ribbon Army]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 48|48]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka / Vocals: Wonderland Gang


: '''"[[With a Blazing Heart: Defeat the Red Ribbon Army]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 65|65]])'''
: '''"[[Fly High]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 46|Episode 46]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: [[Yamamoto Kenji]] / Vocals: Wonderland Gang
:: Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: [[Ken'ichi Sudō]] / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & [[Broadway]]


: '''"[[The Blue Travelers]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 78|78]])'''
: '''"[[Solid State Scouter]]" (1st TV Special; "A Final Solitary Battle")'''
:: Lyrics: Yuriko Mori / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: Hiroki Takahashi
:: Composition & Arrangement: [[Iwasaki Yasunori]] / Performance: [[Dragon Magic Orchestra]] / Vocals: [[TOKIO]]


: '''"[[Wolf Hurricane]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 87|87]])'''
: '''"[[Battle Point Unlimited]]" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 120|Episode 120]])'''
:: Lyrics: Toshiki Inoue / Composition: Takeshi Ike / Arrangement: Kyōda Sei'ichi / Vocals: [[Tōru Furuya]] ([[Yamcha]])
:: Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: [[MONOLITH]]


: '''"[[The Teachings of Muten Rōshi]]" (Episode [[Dragon Ball Episode 130|130]])'''
: '''"MIND POWER ...Energy..." ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 139|Episode 139]])'''
:: Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida / Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi / Arrangement: Jinbo Masāki / Vocals: [[Kōhei Miyauchi]] ([[Kame-Sen'nin]])
:: Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & [[YUKA]]
 
==Episodes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes}}


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


===Public Service Videos===
: '''"If I Don't Do It, Who Will?" ([[Dragon Ball Z Episode 289|Episode 289]])'''
*[[Goku's Fire Fighting Regiment]]
:: Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: [[Tetsuji Hayashi]] / Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
*[[Goku's Traffic Safety]]


==Home Video Releases==
==Home Video Releases==
===Japan===
===Toei Animation (Japan)===
'''VHS'''
====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. At the time it was not common practice to release television series to the home market, in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing.


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 originally syndicated 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.
'''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"
{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
|-
!Release!!Date!!Retail!!Episodes!!Chart Ranking
!Release!!Date!!Retail!!Episodes
|-
|-
|[[Dragon Ball Dragon Box|Dragon Ball DVD Box – Dragon Box]]||07 July 2004||¥105,000||1-153||10th
|[[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'''
====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.
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"
{| class="wikitable" style="min-width:50%" align="center"
|-
|-
!Release!!Date!!Episodes!!Chart Ranking
!Release!!Date!!Episodes
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #1||rowspan=3|04 April 2007||1-6||8th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #1||rowspan=3|02 November 2005||1-6
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #2||7-12||11th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #2||7-12
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #3||13-18||13th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #3||13-18
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #4||rowspan=3|02 May 2007||19-24||11th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #4||rowspan=3|07 December 2005||19-24
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #5||25-30||13th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #5||25-30
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #6||31-36||14th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #6||31-36
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #7||rowspan=3|06 June 2007||37-42||13th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #7||rowspan=3|11 January 2006||37-42
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #8||43-38||14th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #8||43-38
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #9||49-54||15th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #9||49-54
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #10||rowspan=3|04 July 2007||55-60||12th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #10||rowspan=3|01 February 2006||55-60
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #11||61-66||13th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #11||61-66
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #12||67-72||14th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #12||67-72
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #13||rowspan=3|01 August 2007||73-78||20th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #13||rowspan=3|01 March 2006||73-78
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #14||79-84||21st
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #14||79-84
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #15||85-90||23rd
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #15||85-90
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #16||rowspan=3|05 September 2007||91-96||13th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #16||rowspan=3|05 April 2006||91-96
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #17||97-102||14th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #17||97-102
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #18||103-108||15th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #18||103-108
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #19||rowspan=3|03 October 2007||109-114||6th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #19||rowspan=3|26 April 2006||109-114
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #20||115-120||7th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #20||115-120
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #21||121-126||8th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #21||121-126
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #22||rowspan=3|07 November 2007||127-132||15th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #22||rowspan=3|07 June 2006||127-132
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #23||133-138||11th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #23||133-137
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #24||139-143||14th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #24||138-142
|-
|-
|Dragon Ball Volume #25||rowspan=2|05 December 2007||144-148||18th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #25||rowspan=3|05 July 2006||143-147
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|Dragon Ball Volume #26||149-153||20th
|Dragon Ball Z Volume #26||148-153
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #27||154-159
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #28||rowspan=3|02 August 2006||160-165
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #29||166-171
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #30||172-177
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #31||rowspan=3|06 September 2006||178-183
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #32||184-189
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #33||190-195
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #34||rowspan=3|04 October 2006||196-201
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #35||202-207
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #36||208-213
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #37||rowspan=3|01 November 2006||214-219
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #38||220-225
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #39||226-231
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #40||rowspan=3|06 December 2006||232-237
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #41||238-243
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #42||244-249
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #43||rowspan=3|10 January 2007||250-255
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #44||256-261
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #45||262-267
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #46||rowspan=4|07 February 2007||268-273
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #47||274-279
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #48||280-285
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|Dragon Ball Z Volume #49||286-291
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===Pioneer & FUNimation (North America)===


==References==
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Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z
"Dragon Ball Z" Series Title
ドラゴンボールＺ
Doragon Bōru Zetto
Original Run 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 Episodes)
Chapters Chapter 195 to Chapter 519
Main Staff
Series Director Daisuke Nishio (1-199)
None Credited (200–291)
Series Organizer Takao Koyama
Planning Keizō Shichijō (Toei Animation)
Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV)
Character Design Minoru Maeda (1-199)
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (200-291)
Art Design Yūji Ikeda (1-199)
Tokushige Ken (200-291)
Music Shunsuke Kikuchi
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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 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 TV series. The series' title and initial logo were provided by Akira Toriyama[1], 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".[2]

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%[3] during its initial broadcast run, with episode 218 receiving the highest rating share at 27.5%[3].

Plot

Further information: Dragon Ball Characters

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 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.[4]

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 animated action series of all time. After 291 episodes, two feature length TV specials, and thirteen 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

Further information: FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998)

Production & Broadcasting

Main Staff

Episodes

Further information: List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes

Television Specials

Theatrical Films

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" (Episode 20)
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Kōji Kaya
"Fly High" (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" (Episode 120)
Composition & Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: MONOLITH
"MIND POWER ...Energy..." (Episode 139)
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & YUKA
"Day of Destiny –Spirit vs Spirit–" (Episode 184)
Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro / Composition: Chiho Kiyo'oka / Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
"If I Don't Do It, Who Will?" (Episode 289)
Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori / Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi / Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka / Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama

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. At the time it was not common practice to release television series to the home market, in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing.

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 originally syndicated 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.

Release Date Retail Episodes
Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 1 19 March 2003 ¥100,000 1-147
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.

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

  1. ↑ "Akira Toriyama × Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru" Interview. TV Anime Guide: Dragon Ball Z Son Goku Densetsu. Japan: Shueisha, 03 October 2003. ISBN 4-08-873546-3. (pp. 92-93)
  2. ↑ "Planning, Part 1: TV Animation". Dragon Ball Supplemental Daizenshuu: TV Animation Part 3. Japan: Shueisha, 18 August 1996. ISBN 4-08-102019-1. (pp. 66-67)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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)
  4. ↑ "Dragon Ball's Hit Chronology". Nikkei Entertainment!. Japan: Nikkei Business Publications, May 2013 Issue (No.194), 04 April 2014. (pp. 18-19)
  5. ↑ "Staff" (12 December 2013). Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Z" Website. Retrieved: 30 December 2014.

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