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| ja_kanji = ドラゴンボールZ
| ja_romaji = Doragon Bōru Zetto
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| last = January 31, 1996
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| first = April 5, 2009&nbsp;–&nbsp;March 27, 2011<br>'''Continued run:'''<br>April 6, 2014
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{{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Z'''''|ドラゴンボール{{Ruby|Z|ゼット}}|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as '''''DBZ'''''|lead=yes}} is a Japanese ] television series produced by ]. It is the ] to the ] and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter ] series created by ] which ran on the ] from 1988-1995. ''Dragon Ball Z'' aired in Japan on ] from April 26, 1989 to January 31, 1996, before getting ] in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, India and Latin America.

''Dragon Ball Z'' follows the adventures of ] who, along with his companions, defend the Earth against villains ranging from conquerors (], ]), androids (]) and other creatures (]). While the original ''Dragon Ball'' anime followed Goku from childhood to early adulthood, ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time parallels the lives of his sons, ] and Goten, as well as the development of his rivals ] and Vegeta from enemies to allies.

Due to the success of the anime in the United States, the manga chapters comprising its story were initially released by ] under the title ''Dragon Ball Z''. Additional works called ] were released in Japan, which adapt the animation to manga form. ''Dragon Ball Z'''s popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent the majority of content in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe; including 17 movies and 148 video games, many of them being only released in Japan, and a host of soundtracks stemming from this material. ''Dragon Ball Z'' remains a cultural icon through numerous adaptations, including a more-recent remastered broadcast titled '''''Dragon Ball Kai.'''''{{efn|{{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Kai'''''|ドラゴンボール{{ruby|改|カイ}}|Doragon Bōru Kai|lit. ''Dragon Ball Revised''}}, retitled '''''Dragon Ball Z Kai''''' in most international releases}} There have also been two sequel series; '']'' (1996–1997) and '']'' (2015–2018).

==Plot summary==
''Dragon Ball Z'' picks up five years after the end of the ''Dragon Ball'' anime, with ] as a young adult and father to his son, ]. A humanoid alien named Raditz arrives on Earth in a spacecraft and tracks down Goku, revealing to him that he is his long-lost big brother and that they are members of a nearly extinct extraterrestrial race called the {{nihongo|Saiyans|サイヤ人|Saiya-jin}}. The Saiyans had sent Goku (originally named "''Kakarot''") to Earth as an infant to conquer the planet for them, but he suffered a ] soon after his arrival and lost all memory of his mission, as well as his blood-thirsty Saiyan nature. Goku refuses to help Raditz continue the mission, which results in Raditz kidnapping Gohan. Goku decides to team up with his former enemy ] in order to defeat Raditz and save his son, while sacrificing his own life in the process. In the afterlife, Goku trains under the ruler of the North Galaxy, ], and is taught the Kaio-ken (界王拳) and Spirit Bomb (also known as the Genki Dama|元気玉) techniques, before being revived by the Dragon Balls a year later in order to save the Earth from Raditz' comrades; Nappa and the Saiyan prince ]. During the battle Piccolo is killed, along with Goku's allies ], ] and Chiaotzu (with Chiaotzu sacrificing himself to save Tien), and the Dragon Balls cease to exist because of Piccolo's death. Goku arrives at the battlefield late, but avenges his fallen friends by defeating Nappa with his new level of power. Vegeta himself enters into the battle with Goku, but is ultimately also defeated thanks to the efforts of Gohan and Goku's other surviving allies ] and Yajirobe. At Goku's request, they spare Vegeta's life and allow him to escape Earth. During the battle, Krillin overhears Vegeta mentioning the original set of Dragon Balls from Piccolo's home planet {{nihongo|Namek|ナメック星|Namekku-sei}}. While Goku recovers from his injuries at the hospital, Gohan, Krillin and Goku's oldest friend ] depart for Namek in order to use these Dragon Balls to revive their dead friends. However, they discover that Vegeta's superior, the galactic tyrant Lord ], is already there, seeking the Dragon Balls to be granted eternal life. A fully healed Vegeta arrives on Namek as well, seeking the Dragon Balls for himself, which leads to several battles between him and Frieza's henchmen. Realizing he is overpowered, Vegeta teams up with Gohan and Krillin to fight the Ginyu Force, a team of mercenaries summoned by Frieza. After Goku finally arrives on Namek, the epic battle with Frieza himself comes to a close when Goku transforms into a fabled {{nihongo|Super Saiyan|超サイヤ人|Sūpā Saiya-jin}} and defeats him.

Upon his return to Earth a year later, Goku encounters a ]er named ], the future son of Bulma and Vegeta, who warns Goku that two {{nihongo|]|人造人間|Jinzōningen|lit. "Artificial Humans"}} will appear three years later, seeking revenge against Goku for destroying the Red Ribbon Army when he was a child. During this time, an evil life form called ] emerges and after absorbing two of the Artificial Humans to achieve his "perfect form," holds his own fighting tournament to decide the fate of the Earth, called the Cell Games. After Goku sacrifices his own life a second time, to no avail, Gohan avenges his father by defeating Cell after ascending to the second level of Super Saiyan. Seven years later, Goku is revived for one day to reunite with his loved ones and meet his second son Goten. Soon after, Goku and his allies are drawn into a fight by the Supreme Kai against a magical being named ]. After numerous battles resulting in the destruction and recreation of the Earth, Goku (whose life is fully restored by the Elder Supreme Kai) destroys Majin Buu with a Spirit Bomb attack containing the energy of everyone on Earth. Goku makes a wish for Buu to be reincarnated as a good person and ten years later, at another martial arts tournament, Goku meets Buu's human reincarnation, Uub. Leaving the match between them unfinished, Goku departs with Uub to train him to become Earth's new defender.

==Production and broadcasting==
{{Further|List of Dragon Ball Z episodes|List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes}}

], Akira Toriyama's editor for '']'' and the first half of ''Dragon Ball'', felt that the ''Dragon Ball'' anime's ratings were gradually declining because it had the same producer that worked on ''Dr. Slump''. Torishima said this producer had this "cute and funny" image connected to Toriyama's work and was missing the more serious tone in the newer series, and therefore asked the studio to change the producer. Impressed with their work on '']'', he asked its director Kōzō Morishita and writer ] to help "reboot" ''Dragon Ball'', which coincided with Goku growing up. The new producer explained that ending the first anime and creating a new one would result in more promotional money, and the result was the start of ''Dragon Ball Z''.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/10/15/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest/#1b1b1ac8d9ab|title=Kazuhiko Torishima On Shaping The Success Of 'Dragon Ball' And The Origins Of 'Dragon Quest'|publisher=]|date=October 15, 2016|accessdate=October 23, 2016}}</ref> The title was suggested by Toriyama because Z is the last letter of the alphabet and he wanted to finish the series because he was running out of ideas for it (though ironically enough, the sequel series would end up lasting much longer in episode count than the first series).<ref>{{cite journal | title=Shonen Jump | date=October 3, 2003 | pages=92–97}}</ref>

''Dragon Ball Z'' is adapted from the final 325 chapters of the manga series which were published in '']'' from 1988 to 1995. It premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on January 31, 1996.<ref name="AnimeEncyc">{{cite book |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Clements |author2=] |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |date=September 1, 2001 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=1-880656-64-7 |oclc=47255331 |pages=101–102 |edition=1st }}</ref> Because Toriyama was writing the manga during the production of the anime,<ref>Editors' roundtable, Jump Comics (Shueisha), July 2, 2004, page 88. {{ISBN|4088737059}}</ref> ''Dragon Ball Z'' added original material not adapted from the manga, including lengthening scenes or adding new ones, and adding new attacks and characters not present in the manga. For example, Toriyama was asked to create an additional character for Goku's training with King Kai, resulting in the cricket Gregory.<ref name="Animation1">{{cite book |title=DRAGON　BALL　大全集　3: TV ANIMATION PART 1 |language=Japanese |publisher=Shueisha |year=1995 |pages=202–207 |isbn=4-08-782753-4}}</ref>

Throughout the production, the voice actors were tasked with playing different characters and performing their lines on cue, switching between roles as necessary.<ref name=dai9>Dragon Ball Supplemental Daizenshuu: TV Animation Part 3, pages 107–113</ref> The voice actors were unable to record the lines separately because of the close dialogue timing. When asked if juggling the different voices of Goku, Gohan and Goten was difficult, ] said that it was not, and that she was able to switch roles simply upon seeing the character's picture.<ref name=dai9 /> She did admit that when they were producing two films a year and television specials in addition to the regular series, there were times when they had only line art to look at while recording, which made giving finer nuanced details in her performance difficult.<ref name="Chozenshu 4">{{cite book |title=DRAGON　BALL　超全集 4 超事典|year=2013|publisher=Shueisha|pages=340–345 |isbn=978-4-08-782499-5}}</ref>

Series Director Daisuke Nishio left the series after personally directing Episode #202. Nishio left the series to become series director of '']''. The role of series director was not officially filled for Episodes #200-291, despite Nishio's directing of Episode #202.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

===English dub production and broadcasting===
In 1996, ] licensed ''Dragon Ball Z'' for an English-language release in North America. They contracted ] to help distribute the series to television, and ] to handle home video distribution.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Erickson|first1=Hal|title=Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003|date=2005|publisher=McFarland & Co|pages=283–285}}</ref> The ]-based ] were hired by Funimation to ] the anime (Funimation had previously used a similar Vancouver-based voice cast in their short-lived 1995 dub of ''Dragon Ball'').<ref name="1996credits">''Dragon Ball Z'' end credits (FUNimation/Saban dub, 1996)</ref> Saban musicians ]<ref name="wasserman">{{cite web|title=2014 interview with Ron Wasserman|url=https://marvel.com/news/movies/23721/marvel_75_ron_wasserman_composed_your_90s_childhood|website=].com|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}</ref> and Jeremy Sweet,<ref name="1996credits"/> known for their work on the '']'' franchise, composed a new background score and theme song (nicknamed "]").<ref group=Note name=Note00/> Funimation's initial English dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' had mandated cuts to ], which reduced the first 67 episodes into 53.<ref name=ann17 /><ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' Funimation/] dub, episodes 1-53 (1-67 uncut)</ref> It premiered in the United States on September 13, 1996 in ], but halted production in 1998 after two seasons.<ref name=ann17>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-11-14/pioneer-announces-last-dragonball-z-release | title=Pioneer announces last Dragonball Z release | publisher=Anime News Network | date=November 14, 1998 | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> This was due to Saban scaling down its syndication operations, in order to focus on producing original material for the ] block.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/saban-trims-syndie-arm-111823640/|title=Saban trims syndie arm|author=Cynthia Littleton|work=Variety|accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref> Pioneer also ceased its home video release of the series at volume 17 (the end of the dub) and retained the rights to produce an uncut subtitled version,<ref name=ann17 /> but did not do so.

] (left) and ] (right) have provided Funimation's English dub voices for Vegeta and Goku, respectively, since 1999.]]
On August 31, 1998, reruns of this cancelled dub began airing on ] as part of the channel's weekday afternoon programming block ]. Due to the success of these re-runs on Toonami, Funimation resumed production on the series' English dub without Saban's assistance, but could no longer afford the services of the Ocean voice cast due to financial constraints. This led to Funimation forming its own in-house voice cast at their ]-based studio. The Saban-produced soundtrack from the first two seasons was replaced with a new background score composed by ] and his team of musicians, which was used throughout the rest of Funimation's ''Dragon Ball Z'' dub.<ref name="wasserman"/> This renewed dub featured less censorship (due to fewer restrictions on ]) and aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block from September 13, 1999 to April 7, 2003; continuing in re-runs through 2008. ] briefly ran ''Dragon Ball Z'' in 2001 on its short-lived Toonami block.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dbzn.net/news/2001/152.shtml | title=Dragon Ball Z to air in Kids WB | publisher=DBZN | date=July 18, 2001 | accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref>

In 2004, Pioneer lost its distribution rights to the first 53/67 episodes of ''Dragon Ball Z'', allowing Funimation to re-dub them with their in-house voice cast and restore the removed content.<ref name=scan/> This dub's background score was composed by Nathan M. Johnson. Funimation's new uncut dub of these episodes aired on Cartoon Network during the summer of 2005 (in ], due to the unedited content).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/6049.html | title=Previously Unreleased Dragon Ball Z DVDs! | publisher=ICV2 | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-31/funimation-2005-plans|title=Funimation 2005 Plans|date=December 31, 2004|accessdate=September 14, 2008|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-09/dbz-uncut-on-cartoon-network|title=DBZ uncut on Cartoon Network|date=June 9, 2005|accessdate=September 14, 2008|publisher=Anime News Network}}</ref> Funimation's later remastered ]s of the series saw minor changes made to their in-house dub for quality and consistency, mostly after the episode 67 gap, and had the option to play the entire series' dub with both the American and Japanese background music.

In January 2011, Funimation and ] announced that they would stream ''Dragon Ball Z'' within 30 minutes before their simulcast of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-03/funimation-to-stream-dragon-ball-z-in-north-america|title=Funimation to Stream Dragon Ball Z in North America|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref> As of 2017, ''Dragon Ball Z'' is no longer being streamed on ].

The Funimation dubbed episodes also aired in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. However, beginning with episode 108 (123 uncut), ] and Westwood Media (in association with Ocean Studios) produced an alternate English dub. The alternate dub was created for broadcast in the UK, the Netherlands and Ireland, although it later aired in Canada. Funimation's in-house dub continued to air in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. The Westwood Media production used the same voices from the original short-lived dub syndicated in the USA (which later aired on Toonami), it featured an alternate soundtrack by ] and John Mitchell,<ref>''Dragon Ball Z'' end credits (Westwood Media dub, c. 2001)</ref> and it used the same scripts and edits as the TV edit of Funimation's in-house dub (although the UK and Europe's version was slightly edited down from this). In Australia, ''Dragon Ball Z'' was broadcast by the free-to-air commercial network, ] during morning children's programming, ], originally using the censored Funimation/Saban dub before switching to Funimation's in-house dub.
''Dragon Ball Z'' originally aired on the British ] in Fall 1998.<ref>Rupert Howe, . ''The Independent'' (London), March 5, 2000.</ref>

===''Dragon Ball Z Kai''===
{{See also|List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes}}
] (center), ] (bottom-left), ] (bottom-right), ] (top-right) and ] (top-left).]]
In February 2009, Toei Animation announced that it would begin broadcasting a revised version of ''Dragon Ball Z'' as part of the series' 20th-anniversary celebrations. The series premiered on Fuji TV in Japan on April 5, 2009, under the title ''Dragon Ball Kai''. The ending suffix {{nihongo|Kai|改「かい」}} in the name means "updated" or "altered" and reflects the improvements and corrections of the original work.<ref name="remkai" /> The original footage was remastered for ], featuring updated opening and ending sequences, new music, and a rerecording of the vocal tracks.<ref name="remkai">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-19/japan-remastered-dbz-to-be-called-dragon-ball-kai |title=Japan's Remastered DBZ to Be Called Dragon Ball Z Kai |publisher=] |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=February 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-06/dragon-ball-z-to-rerun-on-japanese-tv-in-hd-in-april |title=Dragon Ball Z to Rerun on Japanese TV in HD in April |publisher=] |date=February 6, 2009 |accessdate=February 21, 2009}}</ref> The original material and any damaged frames were removed to more closely follow the manga, resulting in a faster-moving story.<ref>{{cite journal |title= ｢ドラゴンボールZ｣放送開始20周年記念! HDリマスター坂で テレビアニメが堂々復活!! 孫悟空伝説再び!! その名も... DRAGON BALL KAI|publisher= ]|location= Japan|page= 10|date= February 9, 2009|language= Japanese|work=]}}</ref> Torishima later explained the origins of ''Kai''; ] was having a hard time increasing their sales and asked if a new ''Dragon Ball'' anime could be made, but Toriyama refused to create a new story. Realizing that the anime-exclusive scenes that were added to increase the distance between the original anime and the manga hurt the pacing of the series, Torishima thought of cutting them so that it faithfully followed the manga. He said the reception to ''Kai'' was positive and Bandai had a hit with a card game, so it all worked out.<ref name="TorishimaVideo">{{cite AV media |title=Interview de l’éditeur de Dragon Ball&nbsp;— L’influence de Dragon Ball&nbsp;— Partie 6 |medium=web video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpFsv-lS7ps&index=6&list=PLniwnOyzsQ8SFk1PjcoughronaxRhwnIm |publisher=] |date=January 17, 2015 |time=6:27 |access-date=May 29, 2017}}</ref>

The series initially concluded with the finale of the Cell arc, as opposed to including the Majin Buu arc. It was originally planned to run 98 episodes, however, due to the ], the final episode of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' was not aired and the series ended on its 97th episode in Japan on March 27, 2011. The 98th episode was later released direct-to-video in Japan on August 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.happinet-p.com/jp3/releases/BIBA-7955|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427112138/http://www.happinet-p.com/jp3/releases/BIBA-7955|archivedate=April 27, 2011|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール改 人造人間・セル編 15|trans-title=Dragon Ball Kai Artificial Human/Cell Volume 15 (DVD)|language=Japanese|publisher=Happinet Pictures|accessdate=May 23, 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref>

In November 2012, ], the Japanese voice of Krillin, announced that she and the rest of the cast were recording more episodes of ''Dragon Ball Kai''.<ref name="kai continued">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-06/dragon-ball-z-kai-japanese-cast-records-new-episodes |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai's Japanese Cast Records New Episodes |publisher=] |date=November 6, 2012 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}}</ref> In February 2014, the ''Kai'' adaptation of the Majin Buu arc was officially confirmed. The new run of the series, which is titled ''Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters'' internationally, began airing in Japan on Fuji TV on April 6, 2014 and ended its run on June 28, 2015.<ref name="Buu Kai">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-17/new-dragon-ball-kai-anime-to-premiere-on-april-6 |title=New Dragon Ball Z Kai Anime Series to Premiere on April 6 |publisher=] |date=February 17, 2014 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref> The final arc of ''Kai'' was originally produced to last 69 episodes (as most of the international versions run),<ref>. Anime News Network (April 17, 2014). Retrieved on May 12, 2014.</ref> but the Japanese broadcast cut it down to 61 episodes.

====English dub production and broadcasting====
Funimation licensed ''Dragon Ball Kai'' for an English-language release in North America, under the title ''Dragon Ball Z Kai''. The series was broadcast on ] from May 24, 2010 to January 1, 2012 (continuing in re-runs until April 2013).<ref> -- Anime News Network (Received February 2, 2010)</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heldenfelds|first=Rich|title=Nickelodeon Announces Fall Plans|url=http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/|work=Ohio.com|publisher=Akron Beach Journal|accessdate=September 5, 2012|date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> In addition to Nicktoons, the series also began airing on the ]-owned Saturday morning programming block ] on ] in August 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/dragon-ball-z-kai-to-air-on-thecw4kids-on-saturdays|title=Dragon Ball Z Kai to Air on TheCW4Kids on Saturdays|date=April 26, 2010|publisher=]|accessdate=April 26, 2010}}</ref> then on its successor, the ]-owned ], beginning in August 2012 until the block ended in September 2014.<ref name="Buu Kai"/> Both the Nicktoons and Toonzai/Vortexx airings were edited for content, though the Toonzai/Vortexx version was censored even more so than Nicktoons, most likely due to The CW being a broadcast network; although it's possible that 4Kids and Saban were both at least partially involved considering their notoriety for heavy censorship of this sort (including Saban's previous edits to the original ''Dragon Ball Z'' in the 1990s). ''Kai'' began airing uncut on ]'s ] block on November 8, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-24/dragon-ball-z-kai-to-run-on-adult-swim-toonami-block/.74885|title=Dragon Ball Z Kai to Run on Adult Swim's Toonami Block|date=May 24, 2014|publisher=]|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref> and re-runs of the previous week's episodes aired at the beginning of Adult Swim proper from February 2015 to June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dragon Ball Z Kai Gets an Extra Slot on Adult Swim|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-02-19/dragon-ball-z-kai-gets-an-extra-slot-on-adult-swim/.85176|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=February 20, 2015}}</ref> ] acquired the broadcast rights to ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' in the United Kingdom and began airing it on ] in early 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-animation.com/en/node/1198 |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai now broadcast in the UK &#124; TOEI Animation Europe |publisher=Toei-animation.com |date=November 19, 2012 |accessdate=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-20/dragon-ball-z-kai-due-on-u.k-television-this-month |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai Due on U.K. Television This Month |publisher=] |date=November 20, 2012 |accessdate=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-11/dragon-ball-z-kai-tv-screenings-on-kix-channel-in-early-2013 |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai TV Screenings on Kix! Channel in Early 2013 |publisher=] |date=December 11, 2012 |accessdate=April 22, 2013}}</ref>

Despite ''Kai''{{'}}s continuation not being officially confirmed at the time even in Japan, Funimation voice actors ] (Goku) and ] (Gohan), announced in April 2013 that they had started recording an English dub for new episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-04-24/kyle-herbert-sean-schemmel-returning-in-dragon-ball-z-kai-buu-saga-dub |title=Kyle Herbert, Sean Schemmel Returning in Dragon Ball Z Kai Buu Saga Dub |publisher=] |date=April 24, 2013 |accessdate=November 11, 2013}}</ref> In November 2013, ''Kai'''s Australasian distributor ] revealed that the Majin Buu arc of ''Kai'' would be released in 2014 and that they were waiting on dubs to be finished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-23/australia-madman-ent/dbz-kai-buu-saga-should-come-in-2014 |title=Australia's Madman Ent: DBZ Kai's Buu Saga Should Come in 2014 |publisher=] |date=November 23, 2013 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref> However, in February 2014, Funimation officially stated that they had not started recording a dub for the final arc of ''Kai''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-17/funimation-has-not-recorded-a-dub-for-dragon-ball-z-kai-buu-saga |title=Funimation Has Not Recorded a Dub for Dragon Ball Z Kai's Buu Saga |publisher=] |date=February 17, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> On December 6, 2016, Funimation announced the continuation of ''Kai'' to begin airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block; airing from January 7, 2017 to June 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/12/06/dragon-ball-z-kai-the-final-chapters-heading-to-toonami/|title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters heading to Toonami!|last=Funimation|first=|date=December 6, 2016|website=www.funimation.com|publisher=Funimation|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

===Editing===
''Dragon Ball Z''{{'}}s original North American release was the subject of heavy editing which resulted in a large amount of removed content and alterations that greatly changed the original work. Funimation CEO ] is often criticized for his role in the editing; but it was the distributor Saban which required such changes or they would not air the work, as was the case with the episode dealing with orphans.<ref name=geninterview>{{cite web | url=http://www.dbzoa.net/features/gen_int.php | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819181750/http://www.dbzoa.net/features/gen_int.php | archivedate=August 19, 2003 | title=Reprinted Interview: 30-Something Questions with Gen Fukunaga | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note01/> These changes included altering every aspect of the show from character names, clothing, scenes and dialogue of the show. The character Mr. Satan was renamed Hercule and this change has been retained in other English media such as Viz's ''Dragon Ball Z'' manga and video games.<ref>Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate, Battle 22, TOSE Software Co., 1995</ref> The dialogue changes would sometimes contradict the scenes itself; after the apparent fatal explosion of a helicopter, one of the characters (most likely Tien) said, "I can see their parachutes; they're okay!"<ref name=geninterview /> Funimation's redub for the 2005 release would address many of the issues raised by Saban, with the uncut releases preserving the integrity of the original Japanese release.

During the original Japanese TV airing of ''Dragon Ball Kai'', scenes involving blood and brief nudity were removed. Nicktoons would also alter ''Kai'' for its broadcast; it released a preview showcasing these changes which included removing the blood and cheek scar from the character Bardock and altering the color of ]'s alcohol.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.toonzone.net/2010/05/what-is-dragon-ball-kai-part-ii-how-to-watch-kai-in-america/#.UcPpuJy2WF8 | title=What Is Dragon Ball Kai? Part II: How to Watch Kai in America | publisher=Toon Zone | accessdate=June 21, 2013}}</ref> The show was further edited for its broadcast on The CW (perhaps most notoriously, the character Mr. Popo was ]), but the show's DVD and Blu-ray releases only contained the edits present in the original Japanese version. A rumor that Cartoon Network would be airing ''Kai'' uncut was met with an official statement to debunk the rumor in June 2010;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenews.biz/cartoon-network-debunks-dragon-ball-z-kai-uncensored-airing-rumor-4586/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121040538/http://www.animenews.biz/cartoon-network-debunks-dragon-ball-z-kai-uncensored-airing-rumor-4586/ | archivedate=January 21, 2012 | title=Cartoon Network Debunks Dragon Ball Z Kai Uncensored Airing Rumor | publisher=Anime News.biz | accessdate=June 21, 2013}}</ref> though it would later air uncut on the channel as part of its Adult Swim line-up beginning November 2014.

Steven Simmons, who did the subtitling for Funimation's home video releases, offered commentary on the subtitling from a project and technical standpoint, addressing several concerns.<ref name="annsub">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-07-28/dbz-subtitling-article | title=DBZ Subtitling article | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note02/> Simmons said that ] did not want any swearing on the discs, but because there was no taboo word list Simmons would substitute a variation in the strength of the words by situation with the changes starting in episode 21.<ref name="subs">{{cite web | url=http://www.toriyama.org/news/dvds.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001021082003/http://www.toriyama.org/news/dvds.htm | archivedate=October 21, 2000 | title=Concerning the DVDs (07/26/00) (Archived by Archive.org) | publisher=Toriyama.org | accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> The typographical errors in the script were caused by dashes (—) and double-quotes (") failing to appear, which resulted in confusing dialogue.<ref name=subs />

==Music==
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]
] composed the score for ''Dragon Ball Z''. The opening theme for the first 199 episodes is "]" performed by ]. The second opening theme used up until the series finale at episode 291 is "]" also performed by Kageyama. The ending theme used for the first 199 episodes is {{nihongo4|"]"|でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!||"Come Out, Incredible Full Power!"}} performed by MANNA. The second ending theme used for the remaining episodes is {{nihongo4|"Bokutachi wa Tenshi Datta"|僕達は天使だった||"We Were Angels"}} performed by Kageyama.

] composed the score for ''Dragon Ball Kai''. The opening theme, "]", and the first ending theme used for the first 54 episodes, "]", are both performed by ].<ref>{{cite web<!--|archivedate=April 15, 2006|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5g2tpswij-->|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/topics/|script-title=ja:オープニング&エンディングテーマが決定!|language=Japanese|publisher=]|accessdate=April 15, 2006}}</ref> The second ending theme, used from episodes 55–98, is {{nihongo4|"Kokoro no Hane"|心の羽根||"Wings of the Heart"}} performed by Team Dragon, a unit of the idol girl group ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000061513|title=チームドラゴン fromAKB48 : チームドラゴン from AKB48、『ドラゴンボール改』ED曲を全11種類のパッケージで発売 / BARKS ニュース|date=June 1, 2007|work=Barks|language=Japanese|accessdate=May 31, 2007}}</ref> On March 9, 2011, Toei announced that due to Yamamoto's score infringing on the rights of an unknown third party or parties, the music for remaining episodes and reruns of previous episodes would be replaced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-10/toei-replaces-possibly-infringing-dragon-ball-kai-music|title=Toei Replaces Possibly Infringing Dragon Ball Kai Music|publisher=] |date=March 10, 2011 |accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref> Later reports from Toei stated that with the exception of the series' opening and closing songs, as well as ] music, Yamamoto's score was replaced with Shunsuke Kikuchi's original from ''Dragon Ball Z''. The music for the Majin Buu Saga of ''Kai'' is composed by Norihito Sumitomo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-10/shino-kakinuma-replaces-yuko-minaguchi-as-videl-in-dragon-ball-z-kai |title=Shino Kakinuma Replaces Yuko Minaguchi as Videl in Dragon Ball Z Kai |publisher=] |date=March 10, 2014 |accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> The opening theme is {{nihongo4|"Kuu•Zen•Zetsu•Go"|空•前•絶•後|}} by Dragon Soul, while the first ending song is {{nihongo4|"Haikei, Tsuratsusutora"|拝啓、ツラツストラ||"Dear Zarathustra"}} by Japanese rock band ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-03/rock-band-good-morning-america-performs-new-dragon-ball-kai-ending |title=Rock Band Good Morning America Performs New Dragon Ball Kai Ending |publisher=] |date=March 3, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and the second {{nihongo4|"Junjō"|純情||"Pure Heart"}} by ] from episode 112 to 123.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-18/leo-ieiri-performs-2nd-dragon-ball-z-kai-anime-ending-theme/.75678 |title=Leo Ieiri Performs 2nd Dragon Ball Z Kai Anime's Ending Theme |publisher=] |date=June 18, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> The third ending song is "Oh Yeah!!!!!!!" by ] from episode 124 to 136,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/01-1/video-dragon-ball-kai-new-ed-song-pv-by-czecho-no-republic |title="Dragon Ball Kai" New ED Song PV by Czecho No Republic |publisher=] |date=November 1, 2014 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> the fourth "Galaxy" by ] from 137 to 146, and the fifth is "Don't Let Me Down" by ] from 147 to 159.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-10/girl-band-gacharic-spin-to-perform-new-dragon-ball-z-kai-ending/.85796 |title=Girl Band Gacharic Spin to Perform New Dragon Ball Z Kai Ending |publisher=] |date=March 10, 2015 |accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> The international broadcast features two pieces of theme music. The opening theme, titled "Fight It Out", is performed by rock singer ], while the ending theme is "Never Give Up!!!", performed by rhythm and blues vocalist Junear.
A second OST was created for the English Funimation release composed by Bruce Faulconer. It was used in the 2001-2005 broadcast of the show and was later released as a secondary to the Japanese OST.<ref>{Bruce Faulconer
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269023/}</ref>

==Related media==

===Home releases===
In Japan, ''Dragon Ball Z'' did not receive a home video release until 2003, seven years after its broadcast. This was a remastering of the series in two 26-disc DVD box sets, that were ] only, released on March 19 and September 18 and referred to as "Dragon Boxes." The content of these sets began being released on mass-produced individual 6-episode DVDs on November 2, 2005 and finished with the 49th volume released on February 7, 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000B66IZ4 | title=DRAGON BALL Z 第1巻 | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000VVQLHE | title=DRAGON BALL Z ♯49 | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

The international home release structure of ''Dragon Ball Z'' is complicated by the licensing and release of the companies involved in producing and distributing the work. Releases of the media occurred on both ] and DVD with separate edited and uncut versions being released simultaneously. Both versions of the edited and uncut material are treated as different entries and would frequently make ''Billboard'' rankings as separate entries. Home release sales were featured prominently on the ] VideoScan charts.<ref name=scan>{{cite web | author=De La Cruz, Edwin| title='Dragon Ball Z' keeps up the momentum | work=Video Store | publisher=Questex Media Group, Inc | date=November 23, 2003 | accessdate=June 20, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111035918.html}}</ref> Further complicating the release of the material was Funimation itself; which was known to release "DVDs out of sequence in order to get them out as fast as possible"; as in the case of their third season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-07-23/dragon-ball-z | title=Dragon Ball Z news | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> ] distributed the Funimation/Saban edited-only dub of 53 episodes on seventeen VHS between 1997 and 1999,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/630455818X | title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 1: Arrival | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000FDRS | title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— Super Saiyan (Vol. 17)(Episodes 50-53) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> and seventeen DVDs throughout 1999.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000IC71 | title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 1 - Arrival (1999) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002IJ0T | title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 17 - Super Saiyan (1999) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Two box sets separating them into the Saiyan and Namek arcs were also released on VHS in 1999,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000ICEY | title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— The Saiyan Conflict (Boxed Set I&nbsp;— Episodes 1-25) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000IKZK | title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— The Namek Saga (Boxed Set II&nbsp;— Episodes 26-53) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> and on DVD in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NX1J | title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— The Saiyan Conflict (Boxed Set I&nbsp;— Episodes 1-25) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NX1K | title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— The Namek Saga (Boxed Set II&nbsp;— Episodes 26-53) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Funimation's own distribution of their initial in-house dub, which began with episode 54, in edited or uncut VHS ran between 2000 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/6305452725 | title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 18 - Captain Ginyu: Assault | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/6305452733 | title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 18 - Captain Ginyu: Assault (Uncut) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008976M | title=Dragon Ball Z: Kid Buu&nbsp;— New Beginning | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> A DVD version was produced alongside these, although they were only produced uncut and contained the option to watch the original Japanese with subtitles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004U3V1| title=Dragonball Z, Vol. 18 - Captain Ginyu: Assault | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008976N| title=Dragon Ball Z&nbsp;— Kid Buu&nbsp;— A New Beginning | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

In 2005, Funimation began releasing their in-house dub of the beginning of ''Dragon Ball Z'' on DVD, marking the first time the episodes were seen uncut in North America.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007LXOGY| title=DragonBall Z: Vegeta Saga 1 - Saiyan Showdown ( Vol. 1 ) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> However, only nine volumes were released, leaving it incomplete.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CNGBUI| title=DragonBall Z: Vegeta Saga 2 - Saiyan Invasion ( Vol. 1 ) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> Instead, Funimation remastered and cropped the entire series into 16:9 widescreen format and began re-releasing it to DVD in nine individual "season" box sets; the first set released on February 6, 2007 and the final on May 19, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KWZ1TI | title=Dragon Ball Z: Season One (Vegeta Saga) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001US3XQY | title=Dragon Ball Z: Season Nine (Majin Buu Saga) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> In July 2009, Funimation announced that they would be releasing the Japanese frame-by-frame "Dragon Box" restoration of ''Dragon Ball Z'' in North America. These seven limited edition DVD box sets were released uncut in the show's original 4:3 fullscreen format between November 10, 2009 and October 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.dragonballz.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=586 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915211419/http://www.dragonballz.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=586 |archivedate=September 15, 2009 |title=Funimation Entertainment Announces First U.S. Release of Dragon Box |publisher=Funimation |date=July 20, 2009 |accessdate=August 28, 2009}}</ref>

In July 2011, Funimation announced plans to release ''Dragon Ball Z'' in ] format, with the first set released on November 8, 2011.<ref name="funimation.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.funimation.com/blog/?p=1222|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194645/http://www.funimation.com/blog/?p=1222|archivedate=March 5, 2016|title=FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DRAGON BALL Z SERIES ON BLU-RAY|work=funimation.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/funimation-entertainment-announces-dragon-ball-z-series-on-blu-ray-125982173.html|title=FUNimation Entertainment Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-ray|author=FUNimation Entertainment|date=July 21, 2011|work=prnewswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/funimation-entertainment-announces-dragon-ball-z-series-on-blu-ray-125982173.html |title=FUNimation Entertainment Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-ray&nbsp;— FLOWER MOUND, Texas|location=Texas |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date=July 21, 2011|accessdate=August 10, 2011}}</ref> However, production of these 4:3 sets was suspended after the second volume, citing technical concerns over restoring the original film material frame by frame.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-01-26/funimation-suspends-production-of-dragon-ball-z-blu-rays|title=FUNimation Suspends Production of Dragon Ball Z Blu-rays|author=Funimation Entertainment|location=Flower Mound, Texas|date=January 26, 2012|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref> Only a year later, the company began producing a cropped 16:9 remastered Blu-ray release in 2013, with nine sets released in total.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NP06FAQ/| title=Dragon Ball Z: Season 9 | publisher=] | accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> On August 13, 2013, Funimation released all 53 episodes and the three movies from their first ''Dragon Ball Z'' dub created with Saban and Ocean Studios in a collector's DVD box set, titled the ''Rock the Dragon Edition''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D7TS972| title=Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Collector's Edition (2013) | publisher=] | accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>

====''Kai''====
In Japan, ''Dragon Ball Kai'' was released in wide-screen on 33 DVDs and in fullscreen on a single Blu-ray and eight four-disc Blu-ray sets from September 18, 2009, to August 2, 2011.

Funimation released eight DVD and Blu-ray box sets of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' from May 18, 2010 to June 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036ZA8G2/ |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part One Blu-ray |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=August 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NU53C0 |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> These sets contain the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles, as well as the uncut version of the English dub, which does not contain any of the edits made for the TV airings. Before the final volume was even published, Funimation began re-releasing the series in four DVD and Blu-ray "season" sets between May 22, 2012 and March 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0079KGANU |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season 1 |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AUJH3GU/ |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season 4 |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref> Funimation released ''The Final Chapters'' in three DVD and Blu-ray volumes from April 25 to June 20, 2017.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

===Manga===
{{main|Dragon Ball (manga)|List of Dragon Ball Z chapters}}
While the manga was all titled ''Dragon Ball'' in Japan, due to the popularity of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime in the west, ] initially changed the title of the last 26 volumes of the manga to "''Dragon Ball Z''" to avoid confusion. The volumes were originally published in Japan between 1988 and 1995. It began serialization in the American '']'', beginning in the middle of the series with the appearance of Trunks; the '']'' volumes of both ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''Dragon Ball'' were released simultaneously by Viz Media in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-12-21/viz-announces-4-99-releases | title=Viz announces 4/99 releases | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-04-03/viz-announces-products-for-7-99-release | title=Viz announces products for 7/99 release | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> In March 2001, Viz continued this separation by re-shipping the ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'' titles starting with the first volumes of each work.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-05/march-manga-releases | title=March Manga releases | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> Viz's marketing for the manga made distinct the differences between ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'' tone. Viz billed ''Dragon Ball Z'': "More action-packed than the stories of Goku's youth, ''Dragon Ball Z'' is pure adrenaline, with battles of truly Earth-shaking proportions!"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-11-02/releases-from-viz | title=Releases from Viz posted on November 2, 2000 | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> Between 2008 and 2010, Viz re-released the two series in a format called "Viz Big Edition," which collects three individual volumes into a single large volume.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-ball-z-volume-1-akira-toriyama/1100816063 |title=Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition) |publisher=Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. |access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> However, in 2013 Viz began publishing new 3-in-1 volumes collecting the entire manga series, including what they previously released as ''Dragon Ball Z'', under the ''Dragon Ball'' name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1421555646/animenewsnetw-20|title=Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1|publisher=]|accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

===Films===
{{further|List of Dragon Ball Z episodes#Films|l1=List of Dragon Ball Z films}}

The ''Dragon Ball Z'' films comprise a total of 15 entries as of 2015. The first 13 films were typically released every March and July during the series' original run in accordance with the spring and summer vacations of Japanese schools. They were typically double features paired up with other anime films, and were thus, usually an hour or less in length. These films themselves offer contradictions in both chronology and design that make them incompatible with a single continuity. All 15 films were licensed in North America by Funimation, and all have received in-house dubs by the company. Prior to Funimation, the third film was a part of the short-lived Saban syndication, being split into three episodes, and the first three films received uncut English dubs in 1998 produced by Funimation with Ocean Studios and released by Pioneer. Several of the films have been broadcast on ] and ] in the United States, ] in the United Kingdom (these featured an alternate English dub produced by an unknown cast by ]), and ] in Australia.

===Television specials and original video animations===
Three TV specials based on ''Dragon Ball Z'' were produced and broadcast on Fuji TV. The first two were '']'' in 1990 and '']'' in 1993, the latter being based on a special chapter of the original manga. Both were licensed by Funimation in North America and AB Groupe in Europe. In 2013, a two-part hour-long crossover with '']'' and '']'', titled ''Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!!'', was created and aired.

Additionally, two ]s (OVAs) bearing the ''Dragon Ball Z'' title have been made. The first is '']'', which was originally released in 1993 in two parts as "Official Visual Guides" for the video game of the same title. '']'' was a 2010 remake of this OVA. None of the OVAs have been dubbed into English, and the only one to see a release in North America is the 2010 remake, which was subtitled and included as a bonus feature in '']''.

===Video games===
{{further|List of Dragon Ball video games}}
There are over 57 video games bearing the ''Dragon Ball Z'' name across a range of platforms from the ]/Famicom to the current generation consoles. Also included are ]s like '']'', which would eventually be ported to consoles.

In North America, licensing rights had been given to both ] and ]. In 1999, Atari acquired exclusive rights to the video games through ], a deal which was extended for five more years in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | title=Atari and FUNimation Extend Dragon Ball License | work=Wireless News | publisher=Close-Up Media, Inc | date=January 11, 2005 | accessdate=May 28, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104260375.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505003142/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104260375.html | archivedate=May 5, 2016}}</ref> A 2007 dispute would end with Atari paying Funimation $3.5 million.<ref name="dispute1">{{cite web | url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2007/12/10/news/47333/ | title=Atari Settles 'Dragonball Z' (ALL) Dispute With FUNimation | publisher=Worthplaying | accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> In July 2009, Namco Bandai was reported to have obtained exclusive rights to release the games for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/5306502/namco-bandai-locks-down-dragon-ball-license-for-america | title=Namco Bandai Locks Down Dragon Ball License For America | publisher=Kotaku | accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> This presumably would have taken effect after Atari's licensing rights expired at the end of January 2010.<ref name="dispute1" />

===Soundtracks===
{{main|List of Dragon Ball soundtracks}}
''Dragon Ball Z'' has been host to numerous soundtrack releases with works like "]" and a series of 21 soundtracks released as part of the '']''. In total, dozens of releases exist for ''Dragon Ball Z'' which includes Japanese and foreign adapted releases of the anime themes and video game soundtracks.

==Reception==
In Asia, the ''Dragon Ball Z'' franchise, including the anime and merchandising, earned a profit of $3{{nbsp}}billion by 1999.<ref>{{cite book|last=Erickson|first=Hal|authorlink=Hal Erickson (author)|title=Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003|date=2005|publisher=]|isbn=9780786422555|page=284|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WiLuAAAAMAAJ&q=%243+billion|quote=Introduced in Japan as ''Doragon boru Z'' in 1989, the property was successful enough in ''anime'' form, but the attendant merchandising of toys, action figures and video games went through the roof; within ten years, profits in Asia alone totaled $3 billion.}}</ref> In the United States, the series sold over 25{{nbsp}}million ]s as of January 2012.<ref name="Funimation">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecnl.com/FunimationJan2012Catalog.pdf|title=Funimation January 2012 Catalog|website=thecnl.com|accessdate=July 30, 2017}}</ref>

===Cultural impact and legacy===
''Dragon Ball Z'' was listed as the 78th best animated show in ]'s "Top 100 Animated Series",<ref name="ign100">{{cite web |title=78. Dragon Ball Z|url=http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/78.html |publisher=IGN |accessdate=September 25, 2016 |date=January 23, 2009}}</ref> and was also listed as the 50th greatest animated show in ]'s "Top 100 Greatest Animated shows" list.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.listal.com/list/wizard-magazines-top-100-cartoons|title= Wizard Magazine's Top 100 cartoons list|publisher=Listal|accessdate= April 30, 2011}}</ref> The series ranked #6 on ''Wizard's Anime'' Magazine on their "Top 50 Anime released in North America".<ref>{{cite web | date=July 6, 2001 | title=Wizard lists Top 50 Anime | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/wizard-lists-top-50-anime | publisher=] | accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref>

''Dragon Ball Z''{{'}}s popularity is reflected through a variety of data through online interactions which show the popularity of the media. In 2001, it was reported that the official website of ''Dragon Ball Z'' recorded 4.7 million hits per day and included 500,000+ registered fans.<ref>{{cite web | author=Azoulay, Julia F | title=Character study: CB offers a licensing show cheat sheet | work=Children's Business | publisher=Conde Nast Publications, Inc | date=June 1, 2001 | accessdate=May 28, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80503701.html}}</ref> The term "Dragonball Z" ranked 4th in 1999 and 2nd in 2000 by ]' web search engine.<ref>{{cite web | author=Evers, Joris | title=Britney Spears tops Lycos 2000 search terms list | work= Network World | publisher= Network World Inc./IDG | date=December 20, 2000 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72443332.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Phan, Monty | title=Ugh, they did it again -- and again | work=Post-Tribune (IN) | publisher=Sun-Times News Group | date=January 14, 2001 | accessdate=May 28, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0FF677ADDFFC6FB4.html}}</ref> For 2001, "Dragonball" was the most popular search on Lycos and "Dragonball Z" was fifth on ].<ref>{{cite web | author=Schorow, Stephanie | title=Predictably, Nostradamus tops searches on Internet | work=The Boston Herald | publisher=Herald Media, LLC | date=January 8, 2002 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81526810.html}}</ref>

In 2005, ] ] wrote that "''Dragon Ball'' may be the closest thing on American television to an animated ] — though this particular genre is an old, established and venerated one in Japan, the series' country of origin."<ref>{{cite book|last=Erickson|first=Hal|authorlink=Hal Erickson (author)|title=Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003|date=2005|publisher=]|isbn=9780786422555|page=284}}</ref> In 2015, ] released two commercials featuring characters from the series, the first advertising the ] and the second for the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-these-bizarre-ford-car-commercials-featuring/1100-6433424/|title=Watch These Bizarre Ford Car Commercials Featuring Dragon Ball Z|publisher=]|first=Eddie|last=Makuch|date=December 30, 2015|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref>

===Ratings===
''Dragon Ball Z'''s Japanese run was very popular with an average viewer ratings of 20.5% across the series. ''Dragon Ball Z'' also proved to be a rating success in the United States, as the premiere of Season Three of ''Dragon Ball Z'' in 1999, done by ]'s in-house dub, was the highest-rated program ever at the time on Cartoon Network.<ref>{{cite web| date=December 12, 2000 | title=Gundam Wing leaving Toonami?! | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-12/gundam-wing-leaving-toonami | publisher=Anime News Network| accessdate=November 29, 2008}}</ref> In 2002, in the week ending September 22, ''Dragon Ball Z'' was the #1 program of the week on all of television with tweens 9-14, boys 9-14 and men 12-24, with the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday telecasts of ''Dragon Ball Z'' ranked as the top three programs in all of television, broadcast or cable, for delivery of boys 9-14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-09-28/dragonball-z-tops-ratings|publisher=]|date=September 22, 2002|title=Dragonball Z Tops Ratings|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref> In 2001, Cartoon Network obtained licensing to run 96 more episodes and air the original ''Dragon Ball'' anime and was the top rated show in the Toonami block of Cartoon network.<ref>{{cite web | author=Reynolds, Mike | title=Cartoon Upfront With New Show Spending | work=Cable World | publisher=Access Intelligence, LLC. | date=February 26, 2001 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874708.html}}</ref> Beginning March 26, 2001, Cartoon Network ran a 12-week special promotion "Toonami Reactor" which included a focus on ''Dragon Ball Z'', which would stream episodes online to high-speed internet users.<ref>{{cite web | author=Stump, Matt | title=Broadband 'Toonami' Boosts Cable Modems | work=Multichannel News | publisher=NewBay Media LLC | date=April 23, 2001 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73848430.html}}</ref> Many home video releases were met with both the edited and unedited versions placing on in the top 10 video charts of ]. For example, "The Dark Prince Returns" (containing episodes 226-228) and "Rivals" (containing episodes 229-231) edited and unedited, made the ''Billboard'' magazine top video list for October 20, 2001.<ref>{{cite web | author=The Associated Press. | title=Most Popular Videos | work=AP Online | publisher=Press Association, Inc | date=October 12, 2001 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47490330.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505021850/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47490330.html | archivedate=May 5, 2016}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note03/>

The first episode of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' earned a viewer ratings percentage of 11.3, ahead of ''One Piece'' and behind '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-13/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-march-30-april-5|publisher=]|date=April 13, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 30-April 5|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref> Although following episodes had lower ratings, ''Kai'' was among the top 10 anime in viewer ratings every week in Japan for most of its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-16/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-6-12|publisher=]|date=April 16, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 6–12|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-22/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-13-19|publisher=]|date=April 22, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 13–19|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref> Towards the end of the original run the ratings hovered around 9%-10%.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.videor.co.jp/press/2012/120229.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233656/http://www.videor.co.jp/press/2012/120229.htm | archivedate=March 3, 2016 | title=海外で話題の日本アニメをソーシャルメディアから探る！ ～「ワンピース」が各国のつぶやきで上位に～ | publisher=Videor.co.jp | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2011/vol6.htm | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218222307/http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2011/vol6.htm | archivedate=February 18, 2011 | title=バックナンバー2011年度 VOL.6 2011年 1月31日(月) ～ 2月6日(日) | publisher=Videor | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' premiered on ] in May 2010 and set the record for the highest-rated premiere in total viewers, and in ] and boys ages 9–14.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=May%20%2710%20Ratings%20Release_FINAL.pdf&ListName=Corporate%20PressReleases&ItemID=88 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606071314/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/NICKELODEON/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=May%20%2710%20Ratings%20Release_FINAL.pdf&ListName=Corporate%20PressReleases&ItemID=88 | archivedate=June 6, 2010 | title=Nickelodeon Ranks As Basic Cable's Top Network With Kids, Total Viewers; Scores Most-Watched May Ever With Total Viewers | publisher=Viacom | date=June 2010 | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Nielsen Mega Manila viewer ratings ranked ''Dragon Ball Kai'' with a viewer ratings with a high of 18.4% for October 30&nbsp;– November 4 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/11033/agb-nielsen-mega-manila-household-ratings-oct-30-nov-4-be-careful-with-my-heart-rules-daytime-24-oras-and-ina-kapatid-anak-share-primetime-lead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306021839/http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/11033/agb-nielsen-mega-manila-household-ratings-oct-30-nov-4-be-careful-with-my-heart-rules-daytime-24-oras-and-ina-kapatid-anak-share-primetime-lead | archivedate=March 6, 2016 | title=AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings (Oct. 30-Nov. 4): Be Careful With My Heart rules daytime; 24 Oras and Ina Kapatid Anak share primetime lead | publisher=Pep | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> At the end of April 2013, ''Dragon Ball Kai'' would trail just behind ''One Piece'' at 14.2%.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/11830/agb-nielsen-mega-manila-household-ratings-april-26-to-28-aljur-abrenica39s-magpakailanman-episode-tops-saturday-ratings | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031002107/http://www.pep.ph/guide/agb/11830/agb-nielsen-mega-manila-household-ratings-april-26-to-28-aljur-abrenica39s-magpakailanman-episode-tops-saturday-ratings | archivedate=October 31, 2014 | title=AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings (April 26 to 28): Aljur Abrenica's Magpakailanman episode tops Saturday ratings | publisher=PEP | accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> ] ranked ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' as the second most viewed show in the week it debuted on ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10? | title=Viewing data Top 10s | publisher=] | accessdate=April 13, 2014}}</ref> On its debut on ], ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' was the third highest rated show on the Saturday morning block with 841,000 viewers and a 0.5 household rating.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/30/saturday-morning-vortexx-ratings-for-the-cw-wwe-saturday-morning-slam-dragon-ball-z-kai-justice-league-unlimited-more/146805/ | title=Saturday Morning Vortexx Ratings Notes for the CW: 'WWE Saturday Morning Slam', 'Dragon Ball Z Kai', 'Justice League Unlimited' & More | publisher=TV By the Numbers | accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref>

==Merchandising==
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''Dragon Ball Z'' merchandise was a success prior to its peak American interest, with more than $3 billion in sales from 1996–2000.<ref name=bk /> In 1996, ''Dragon Ball Z'' grossed $2.95{{nbsp}}billion in merchandise sales worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manga, anime rooted in Japanese history|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107097112/|work=]|date=August 2, 1997|language=en}}</ref> As of January 2012, ''Dragon Ball Z'' grossed $5{{nbsp}}billion in merchandise sales worldwide.<ref name="Funimation"/>

In 1998, Animage-ine Entertainment, a division of Simitar, announced the sale of Chroma-Cels, mock animation cels to capitalize on the popularity of ''Dragon Ball Z''.<ref name="chroma1">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-11-30/ani-mag-announces-chroma-cels-of-sailor-moon-dbz | title=Ani-Mag announces Chroma-Cels of Sailor Moon, DBZ | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> The original sale was forecasted for late 1998, but were pushed back to January 12, 1999.<ref name="chroma2">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-12-12/news-briefs | title=News Briefs (posted on December 12, 1998) | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref>

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In 2000, MGA Entertainment released more than twenty toys, consisting of table-top games and walkie-talkies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-59426864.html | title=MGA signs for Dragonball Z.(Brief Article) | publisher=] | date=January 1, 2000 | accessdate=May 1, 2013}}</ref> ] released more than 72 figures consisting of 2-inch and 5 inch action figures, which became top-selling toys in a market dominated by the ].<ref>{{cite web | author=Cuthbert, Joyce | title=Chicago | work=Playthings | publisher=Furniture Today Media Group LLC | date=February 1, 2000 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60088372.html}}</ref> Irwin Toys would release other unique ''Dragon Ball Z'' toys including a battery powered Flying Nimbus Cloud which hovered without touching the ground and a die-cast line of vehicles with collector capsules.<ref name="irwinflyingnimbus">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-02-15/irwin-toy-launches | title=Irwin Toy Launches | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> In June 2000, ] had a toy promotion which would see 20 million figurines; Burger King bore the cost of the promotion which provided free marketing for Funimation.<ref name=bk>{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62662281.html | title=Burger King Uses Kids' Meals to Promote Japanese Cartoon Series.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) | publisher=Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | date=June 5, 2000 | accessdate=May 1, 2013}}</ref> The Halloween Association found ''Dragon Ball Z'' costumes to be the fourth most popular costumes in their nationwide survey.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Hype All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go | work=Los Angeles Daily News | publisher=McClatchy-Tribune Information Services | date=October 25, 2000 | accessdate=May 1, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83398113.html}}</ref>

In December 2002, ] signed a three-year deal for licensing ''Dragon Ball Z'' toys, which was possible because of the bankruptcy of Irwin Toy.<ref>{{cite web | author=Hopkins, Brent | title=Toy Maker Bets on Dead Delinquent Jakks Pacific Shifts Its Focus from Wrestling | work=Los Angeles Daily News | publisher=McClatchy-Tribune Information Services | date=February 19, 2003 | accessdate=May 28, 2013 | via=HighBeam Research | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9020394.html}}</ref> Jakks Pacific's ''Dragon Ball Z'' 5-inch figures were cited as impressive for their painting and articulation.<ref>Bump on Head Does Good for Warrior, Target Earth, Joseph Szadkowski, The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 3, 2005 </ref>

In 2010, Toei closed deals in Central and South American countries which included Algazarra, Richtex, Pil Andina, DTM, Doobalo and Bondy Fiesta.<ref name="latin">{{cite web | url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/5211/Toei-seals-Latin-America-deals | title=Toei seals Latin America deals | publisher=Licensing.biz | accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Brazil's Abr-Art Bag Rio Comercio Importacao e Exportacao closed a deal with Toei.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kidscreen.com/2012/01/09/toei-lands-licensing-deal-for-dragon-ball-z/ | title=Toei lands licensing deal for Dragon Ball Z | publisher=Kidscreen | accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==
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<ref name=Note00>] and Kussa Mahehi (]) were credited as composers for contractual reasons. This was standard practice at Saban Entertainment during the 1990s.</ref>
<ref name=Note01>The original interview was conducted by Steve Harmon with Funimation CEO Gen Fukunaga in 1999 and was hosted on Harmon's personal website "The Vault". A record of the website exists on Archive.org, but the original interview itself was lost. The record was kept by Chris Psaros who provided a copy for the website "The ''Dragon Ball Z'' Otaku Alliance" which republished the original interview for this source.</ref>
<ref name=Note02>Steven Simmons, who uses the nickname "Daimao" in websites like Toriyama.org, wrote the original scripts for the Funimation subtitles and was involved in the localization process. His comments are included as a ], but also definitively illustrate concerns with the subtitles, from its creator. This connection and background is noted at the accompanying Anime News Network reference.</ref>
<ref name=Note03>The releases for both ''The Dark Prince Returns'' and ''Babidi: Showdown'' were released on September 25, 2001. The title "Showdown" was replaced with "Rivals" and contains episodes 229–231, titled "Vegeta's Pride", "The Long Awaited Flight", and "Magic Ball of Buu". Prior to the release, ''Billboard'' and news outlets including the Anime News Network and Anime Nation were using the title "Showdown"; but the ]s match, indicating a re-titling for this release, "Rivals", also has a September 25, 2001, release date for the uncut material.</ref>
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal|last1=Mínguez-López|first1=Xavier|title=Folktales and Other References in Toriyama’s ''Dragon Ball Z''|journal=]|date=March 2014|volume=9|issue=1|pages=27–46|doi=10.1177/1746847713519386}}

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