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FUNimation's original English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series spanned a single season of 13 episodes airing from September to December in 1995. Though the company had plans to run through 26 episodes<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> and beyond<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>, the decision was made to move on to ''Dragon Ball Z'' for the fall 1996 broadcast season<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>.
FUNimation's original English dub of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' television series spanned a single season of 13 episodes airing from September to December in 1995. Though the company had plans to run through 26 episodes<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> and beyond<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>, the decision was made to move on to ''Dragon Ball Z'' for the fall 1996 broadcast season<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>.
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|style="white-space: nowrap;|1-13
|style="white-space: nowrap;|September TBD, 1995
|style="white-space: nowrap;|December TBD, 1995
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====Cable Broadcast====
====Cable Broadcast====


Following the success of their ongoing ''Dragon Ball Z'' broadcast (see below), American cable network [[Cartoon Network]] picked up the original ''Dragon Ball'' television series for continued broadcast in 2001.<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> The series ran in season-style blocks '''(much TBD)''' until December 2003.<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>
Following the success of their ongoing ''Dragon Ball Z'' broadcast (see below), American cable network [[Cartoon Network]] picked up the original ''Dragon Ball'' television series for continued broadcast in 2001.<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref> The series ran across four season-style blocks from August 2001 until December 2003.<ref>{{citation needed}}</ref>
 
New episodes of Dragon Ball will be starting on Monday, September 1st at 5:30pm ET, starting the Demon King Piccolo saga. This season is expected to complete the show’s run, with the final 52 episodes (102-153).<ref name="august2003newspost">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2003/08/09/db-dbz-dbgt-cartoon-network-news/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="DB, DBZ, DBGT Cartoon Network News"|Date=09 August 2003|AccessDate=08 June 2021}}</ref>


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| 1+
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|style="white-space: nowrap;|August TBD, 2001
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
| Though only 13 episodes were completed and aired during the original 1995 syndication broadcast, FUNimation produced a full 28 episodes for the "debut season" on Cartoon Network. This included a full redub of the initial 13 episodes, now with the local Texas cast instead of the original Canadian cast, and with the original musical score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Though these episodes would not see an American home video release until the "[[Dragon Ball Season DVDs (Funimation)|blue brick season sets]]" in 2009, these redubbed versions of the first 13 episodes would air and reair on Cartoon Network over the subsequent span of years.
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|style="white-space: nowrap;|Spring 2002
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
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| 3
|style="white-space: nowrap;|54-101
|style="white-space: nowrap;|October 21, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.animenation.net/blog/next-season-of-dragonball-scheduled/|Website=Anime Nation|Title="Next Season of Dragonball Scheduled"|Date=28 August 2002|AccessDate=19 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.dragonball/c/XnRw5Upp8JY/m/s1TGVykXDlYJ|Website=alt.fan.dragonball|Title="Dr. Slump on American TV?!"|Date=22 October 2002|AccessDate=19 July 2021}}</ref>
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
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| 4
|style="white-space: nowrap;|102-153
|style="white-space: nowrap;|102-153
|style="white-space: nowrap;|September 1, 2003
|style="white-space: nowrap;|September 1, 2003<ref name="august2003newspost">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2003/08/09/db-dbz-dbgt-cartoon-network-news/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="DB, DBZ, DBGT Cartoon Network News"|Date=09 August 2003|AccessDate=08 June 2021}}</ref>
|style="white-space: nowrap;|December #, 2003
|style="white-space: nowrap;|December TBD, 2003
|style="white-space: nowrap;|TBD
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Broadcast of the Dragon Ball franchise in Japan does not follow segmented "season" designations, delineations, or breaks. While "cours" do exist and may be followed by other production companies adapting other franchises, as with many other Toei adaptations of Shueisha properties, this has never been the case with a mainline Dragon Ball series television broadcast.

Dragon Ball's first episode aired in February 1986, and the franchise ran continuously until the final Dragon Ball GT episode in November 1997. Likewise, Dragon Ball Super television series ran from its first episode in July 2015 straight through to its final episode in March 2018.

The closest example to a hard division that exists for the Dragon Ball franchise is the actual broadcast break between the original Dragon Ball Kai series of episodes (April 2009 to March 2011) and its "Final Chapters" broadcast (April 2014 to June 2015).

FUNimation & American Seasons

FUNimation markets the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Kai (as "Dragon Ball Z Kai"), and Dragon Ball Super television series with "season" distinctions for the home video market. These "season" delineations are arbitrary, and do not line up with the company's own respective television broadcast seasons (where and if they do exist).

Dragon Ball

Syndication Broadcast

Further information: FUNimation Dragon Ball English Dub (1995)

FUNimation's original English dub of the Dragon Ball television series spanned a single season of 13 episodes airing from September to December in 1995. Though the company had plans to run through 26 episodes[1] and beyond[2], the decision was made to move on to Dragon Ball Z for the fall 1996 broadcast season[3].

"Season" Episodes Beginning Date End Date
1 1-13 September TBD, 1995 December TBD, 1995

Cable Broadcast

Following the success of their ongoing Dragon Ball Z broadcast (see below), American cable network Cartoon Network picked up the original Dragon Ball television series for continued broadcast in 2001.[4] The series ran across four season-style blocks from August 2001 until December 2003.[5]

"Season" Episodes Beginning Date End Date Notes
1+ 1-28 August TBD, 2001 TBD Though only 13 episodes were completed and aired during the original 1995 syndication broadcast, FUNimation produced a full 28 episodes for the "debut season" on Cartoon Network. This included a full redub of the initial 13 episodes, now with the local Texas cast instead of the original Canadian cast, and with the original musical score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Though these episodes would not see an American home video release until the "blue brick season sets" in 2009, these redubbed versions of the first 13 episodes would air and reair on Cartoon Network over the subsequent span of years.
2 29-53 Spring 2002 TBD TBD
3 54-101 October 21, 2003[6][7] TBD TBD
4 102-153 September 1, 2003[8] December TBD, 2003 TBD

Home Video

FUNimation's original 13-episode broadcast season was released on six VHS volumes, and later a two-disc DVD set ("The Saga of Goku").

Two-disc "saga" sets (Dragon Ball Saga Sets (Funimation)), subsequent five "season" sets (Dragon Ball Season DVDs (Funimation))

Dragon Ball Z

Syndication Broadcast

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

FUNimation's English dub of the Dragon Ball Z television series from September 1996 to May 1998 spanned 53 edited, English dub-only episodes — supplemented by a three-episode-cut of Dragon Ball Z Movie 3 — airing over the course of two syndicated television broadcast seasons on local network affiliates.

A single episode aired during the first broadcast season; this was expanded to a full hour-long, two-episode block in its second broadcast season.[9]

This era is often referred to as the "Ocean dub" or "Pioneer dub" or "Saban dub", confusing various partners of the time and obfuscating the ultimate ownership and production by FUNimation themselves.

"Season" Episodes Beginning Date End Date Notes
1 1-26
(1-35 JP) 		September 13, 1996[10] May 24, 1997[11] The season's tenth episode, "Escape From Piccolo", never aired during the original syndication broadcast; beyond its inclusion in the respective home video release on VHS and DVD ("Dragon Ball Z: Snake Way"), the episode did not air on American television until September 1998 as part of the season's broadcast on Cartoon Network's Toonami block[12] (see below). A break (with repeats) between episodes 11 and 12 occurred between their respective broadcasts in November 1996 and January 1997.
2 27-53
(36-67 JP)
+ DBZ Movie 3 		September 13, 1997[13] May 23, 1998[14][15] Dragon Ball Z secured a one-hour timeslot for its second season in syndication, allowing for two episodes to be broadcast back-to-back; this resulted in a single week sometimes having either two brand new episodes, or an old episode alongside a new episode. A break (with repeats) between episodes 45 and 46 occurred between their respective broadcasts in November 1996 and January 1997. Of special note, the third Dragon Ball Z theatrical film was split into three "episodes", serving as the end of the first half of the second season the weekends of November 15 (episode 45 followed by the first "episode" of the movie) and November 22 (second and third "episodes" of the movie).[16]

Cable Broadcast

The first two "seasons" were later licensed to Cartoon Network in 1998 for airing on the cable channel's Toonami block beginning that fall, eventually paving the way for a third broadcast season the following year.

The third broadcast season began in September 1999, picking up where the syndication broadcast left off and running through the end of the Freeza arc. The Garlic Jr. filler arc, while technically still part of the third cable broadcast season, was held for Toonami's new "Rising Sun" block the following spring, and was subsequently rolled back into place during re-runs. The fourth (and largest/longest) cable broadcast season from September to December 2000 covered the entirety of the Cell arc, picking up with the Trunks material and running through the epilogue episode with Trunks returning to his future. The Boo arc was split into three smaller broadcast seasons debuting across September 2001, September 2002, and March 2003.

These blocks of episodes were indeed referred to as "seasons" by FUNimation, contemporary with their original broadcast.[17]

"Season" Episodes Beginning Date End Date Notes
3 54-92
(68-107 JP) 		September 13, 1999[18] November 3, 1999[19] September 13, 1999 saw Toonami broadcast a two-hour block with the final two episodes ("52" and "53") of "season two" followed by the debut of the first two episodes ("54" and "55") of "season three".[20]
n/a 93-102
(108-117 JP) 		April 15, 2000[21] May 27, 2000[22][23]
September 1, 2000[24] 		The Garlic Jr. arc was by and large considered the tail end of "season three". These episodes debuted in the Saturday morning "Rising Sun" timeslot, and later aired again in August 2000 during the normal Toonami timeslot.[25] The final episode of this batch, "Krillin's Proposal", does not appear to have ever actually aired in the original Rising Sun block debut broadcast.[26][27] Instead, the episode aired in early September before the fourth season's debut.[24]
4 103-179
(118-194 JP) 		September 4, 2000[28][29] December 29, 2000[30][31][32] n/a
5 180-222
(195-237 JP) 		September 10, 2001[33][34] November 13, 2001[35][36] While the fifth season was originally planned to debut on September 3[37], the premiere was later shifted to September 10.[33]
6 223-261
(238-276 JP) 		September 16, 2002[38][39] November 19, 2002[40] n/a
7 262-276
(277-291 JP) 		March 17, 2003[39] April 7, 2003 n/a

Home Video

Following the cancellation of the "Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Uncut Special Edition" in 2006 (a new line of single-disc re-releases of the first two "seasons" worth of content uncut, bilingual, and subtitled for the first time in America), FUNimation began adjusting their overall anime home video release strategy to that of larger collected packs of episodes. Many of these releases were labelled as "seasons"; this distinction may not have been made in the original Japanese release of these various respective series, and for Dragon Ball Z in particular, their new "season" delineations did not even match their own original television broadcast seasons.

These "season" distinctions for Dragon Ball Z began with the "orange brick" DVD sets released over the course of 2007-2009. Following other re-releases of the series (including both a completed "Dragon Box" release as well as a cancelled fullscreen Blu-ray version), FUNimation adapted the same "season" moniker for another Blu-ray release over the course of 2013-2014, mirroring the same nine releases as the 2007 DVDs.

As noted, these are arbitrary "season" delineations that do not match FUNimation's own original television broadcast seasons, do not necessarily line up evenly with natural story arc breaks, and have no basis in the original Japanese production or broadcast of the series.

"Season" Episodes DVD Release Date Blu-ray Release Date Notes
1 1-39 February 6, 2007 December 13, 2013 n/a
2 40-74 May 22, 2007 February 18, 2014 n/a
3 75-107 September 18, 2007 April 1, 2014 n/a
4 108-139 February 19, 2008 May 13, 2014 n/a
5 140-165 May 27, 2008 June 24, 2014 n/a
6 166-194 September 16, 2008 August 5, 2014 n/a
7 195-219 November 11, 2008 September 16, 2014 n/a
8 220-253 February 10, 2009 October 28, 2014 n/a
9 254-291 May 19, 2009 December 9, 2014 n/a

Dragon Ball GT

Cable Broadcast

FUNimation's English dub of Dragon Ball GT debuted on home video in April 2003, with FUNimation wishing to continue introducing fans to the franchise by way of Dragon Ball Z repeats on Cartoon Network rather than offering up competing shows on television at the same time.[39]

Much like with its original Japanese broadcast, FUNimation's English dub of Dragon Ball GT ran on Cartoon Network straight through from beginning to end as one continuous broadcast week-to-week. The series began with FUNimation's own original recap episode ("A Grand Problem"), then picking up with episode 17 and continuing through the end of the show. After reaching the final episode, the series broadcast immediately lopped back around to the proper beginning with its original first episode; these initial 16 episodes were previously released on home video as "The Lost Episodes".

Originally set to debut October 3[8], the series ultimately began airing November 14, 2003.

"Season" Episodes Beginning Date End Date
n/a Recap/17-64 November 14, 2003 January 29, 2005
"The Lost Episodes" 1-15 February 5, 2005 April 16, 2005

Dragon Ball GT later broadcast on Nicktoons in America beginning in 2012; it was only at this point that the actual 16th episode aired intact due to prior broadcasts of the "A Grand Problem" recap episode.[41]

Home Video

TBD

External Links

Notes

References

  1. ↑ [citation needed]
  2. ↑ [citation needed]
  3. ↑ [citation needed]
  4. ↑ [citation needed]
  5. ↑ [citation needed]
  6. ↑ "Next Season of Dragonball Scheduled" (28 August 2002). Anime Nation. Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Slump on American TV?!" (22 October 2002). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 19 July 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "DB, DBZ, DBGT Cartoon Network News" (09 August 2003). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  9. ↑ [citation needed]
  10. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 1". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 35". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "“Escape From Piccolo” Unaired English Dub Episode Played on Cartoon Network" (20 September 1998). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 36". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 66". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 67". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "wow! I dont believe it!!!" (16 November 1997). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Funimation's DBZ Site". dragonballz.com. Retrieved: 08 October 1999.
  18. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 68". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "DBZ Uncensored: Episode 107". DBZ Uncensored. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "New Date For Third Season Debut on Cartoon Network" (07 September 1999). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "edits in garlic junior on CN!" (15 April 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Whats Next?" (24 May 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Has anyone ever SEEN "Krillin's Proposal" on CN???" (02 September 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "So THAT's how they're doing it..." (01 September 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "DBZ's 4th season" (01 August 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "What was on Rising Sun today?" (10 June 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Missing and/or new episodes on Toonami" (22 August 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Past Updates - Page 5" (30 August 2000). Temple 'O Trunks. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "2nd ep of new db run" (05 September 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 08 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "[Spoiler] US Cell saga end date" (20 December 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  31. ↑ "When does the Cell saga end ? and what about repeats on CN ?" (25 December 2000). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  32. ↑ "Friday's ep" (01 January 2001). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "New DBZ September 10th..." (11 August 2001). Planet Namek. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  34. ↑ "all together now" (10 September 2001). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  35. ↑ "DBZ Now in Reruns, Schedule Posted..." (13 November 2001). Planet Namek. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  36. ↑ "Dragon Ball Episode "Final Atonement"" (13 November 2001). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  37. ↑ "Air Date for DBZ Season Five Announced" (25 May 2001). Anime Nation. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  38. ↑ "New Detail on Cartoon Network DBZ Season 6" (10 September 2002). Anime Nation. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 "THE FUTURE OF DRAGON BALL Interview with Gen Fukunaga" (11 September 2002). ICv2. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  40. ↑ "Dragon Ball Z Episode "Evil Kid Buu!"" (19 November 2002). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 09 June 2021.
  41. ↑ [citation needed]


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