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Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ, Doragon Bōru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation). Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and Japanese comics of the same name, which covers the first 16 volumes of a 42 volume manga series created by Akira Toriyama, while Dragon Ball Z adapts the last 26 volumes of the original manga.

The Dragon Ball Z anime first aired in Japan from April 26 1989 to January 31 1996, and was dubbed in several countries around the world, including Latin America and in the United States. The American themes and soundtracks were composed and produced in part by Bruce Faulconer.

History

The series continues the adventures of Son Goku who, along with his companions, defend the Earth and other fictional planets against various supervillains. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Son Goku through childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z parallels his adult life with the maturation of his first child, Son Gohan. The series also gives focus to the evolution of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta, from evil to good. The separation between the series is also significant as the later series takes on a more dramatic and serious tone, with a number of villains either threatening or committing acts of mass murder or outright genocide. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Comparison images from the new set show that while there is missing footage on the top and bottom (20%), there is at least additional footage on the right and left (5%) that has not appeared in any prior release, having been taken straight from the original Japanese film master recording. In response to negative fan outcry regarding the release's apparent cropping of the source video, a FUNimation representative has released a document from the team remastering the video, which explains the logistics of the new release. This document details how certain areas of the original film are damaged, and admit that though the video is cropped, this release will eliminate the grain that would be present on prior 4:3 releases. They do not address obtaining clean uncropped 4:3 DVD masters available from other overseas sources without grain, most notably European distributors.

Season 2, containing the Namek and Ginyu Sagas (35 episodes), was released on May 22 2007. Season 3, containing the entire Frieza Saga (33 episodes), was released on September 18 2007. Season 4 will contain the Garlic Jr., Trunks, and Android Sagas (32 episodes), to be released in February 2008.

Australia saw the release of the Season 1 Box set in PAL on July 18 2007, for $60 AUD. Releases after that are roughly four months apart with Season Two distributed on October 10 2007.

Opening and closing songs

Japanese themes

• Openings
  1. "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" (チャラヘッチャラ, Chara Hecchara)
     • Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyooka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
       • Episodes 1~199
       • Movies 1-9
  2. "WE GOTTA POWER" (ウィ・ガッタ・パワー, Ui Gatta Pawa)
     • Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori, Music: Keiju Ishikawa, Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
       • Episodes 200~291
       • Movies 10-12

• Closings
  1. "Come Out, Incredible Zenkai Power!" (でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!, Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!)
     • Lyrics: Naruhisa Arakawa, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: MANNA
       • Episodes 1~194
  2. "We Were Angels" (僕達は天使だった, Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta)
     • Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
       • Episodes 195~291

Cast list

Japanese staff

• Original author: Akira Toriyama
• Planning: Kōzō Morishita, Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV)
• Series composition: Takao Koyama
• Script writers: Takao Koyama, Aya Matsui, Katsuyuki Sumizawa, Toshiki Inoue, and others
• Production managers: Matsuji Kishimoto -> Takeshi Torimoto -> Akihiko Yamaguchi -> Yūichi Suenaga
• Chief animator (Character design): Minoru Maeda -> Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
• Chief designer: Yūji Ikeda
• Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
• Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment
• Editing: Shinichi Fukumitsu (TAVAC)
• Recording: Kenji Ninomiya (TAVAC)
• Sound effects: Hidenori Arai (Fizz Sound Creation)
• Music selection: Shigeru Miyashita (TAVAC)
• Recording Studio: TAVAC
• Series director: Daisuke Nishio
• Production: Fuji TV, Toei Animation

See also

• Lists of Dragon Ball characters
• Dragon Ball (franchise)
• List of Dragon Ball films
• Dragon Ball (artifact)
• List of Dragon Ball video games
• List of Dragon Ball episodes

References

1. ^ "Anime News Network Dragon Ball Z episode list". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
2. FunHack. "FunHack post". FunHack. Retrieved 2006-12-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
3. http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=7966&webChannelId=1

External links

• Official English Website
• Dragon Ball Z World Map
• Dragon Ball Z ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• DBZ Encyclopedia

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