Dragon Ball Kai
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| Dragon Ball Kai | |||
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 "Dragon Ball Kai" Episode Title Card | |||
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| Original Run |
05 April 2009 – 27 March 2011 06 April 2014 – Ongoing | ||
| Broadcast | Fuji TV (Sunday, 9:00 – 9:30AM) | ||
| Animation | Toei Animation | ||
| Production |
Fuji TV Toei Animation | ||
| Episodes | Ongoing (List of Episodes) | ||
| Chapters | Chapter 195 to Chapter 519 | ||
| Main Staff | |||
| Series Director |
Yasuhiro Nowatari (1-98) Terazaki Naohiro (99–ongoing) | ||
| Series Organizer |
Kazutaka Sado (1-98) Caramel Mama Kōhei Obara (66-98) | ||
| Planning |
Yōko Matsuzaki (1-98) Kōzō Morishita (1-ongoing) Masato Seino (99-ongoing) | ||
| Music |
Kenji Yamamoto (1-95) Shunsuke Kikuchi (96-98) Norihito Sumitomo (99-ongoing) | ||
"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" version of the Dragon Ball Z TV series, produced for a high-definition (HD) widescreen presentation in honor of its 20th anniversary, and features re-recorded dialogue, new music, updated sound effects, and new digital effects. The majority of the footage in the series is recycled from Dragon Ball Z, although it is drastically cut down to create a higher "sense of excitement". The first 13 episodes feature a pre-title card stating that Dragon Ball Kai is an "Akira Toriyama Original Cut Version" of the series.
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
In early 2009, Toei Animation officially announced[1] 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 (Akira Toriyama's birthday) 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.
Japan
Internationally
Characters
Main Staff
Themes & Insert Songs
Opening Theme
Ending Theme
Insert Songs
Episodes
Home Video Releases
References
- ↑ Weekly Shōnen Jump 2009 #11. Japan: Shueisha, 09 February 2009. (p. 338)
External Links
- Fuji TV's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2009)
- Fuji TV's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2014)
- Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2009)
- Toei Animation's Official "Dragon Ball Kai" Website (2014)
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