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{{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Z'''''|ドラゴンボールZ|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as '''''DBZ'''''}} is a ]ese ] series produced by Toei Doga (now ]). ''Dragon Ball Z'' is the ] to the ] and Japanese ] of the ], which covers the first 16 volumes of a 42 volume ] series created by ]. ''Dragon Ball Z'' adapts the last 26 volumes of the original manga, which portrays the adulthood of the series' main character, ]. {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Z'''''|ドラゴンボールZ|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as '''''DBZ'''''}} is a ]ese ] series produced by Toei Doga (now ]). ''Dragon Ball Z'' is the ] to the ] and Japanese ] of the ], which covers the first 16 volumes of a 42 volume ] series created by ]. ''Dragon Ball Z'' adapts the last 26 volumes of the original manga, which portrays the adulthood of the series' main character, ].


''Dragon Ball Z'' first aired in ] from ] ], to ] ], and was dubbed in several countries around the world, including ] and the ]. The American themes and soundtracks were produced in part by ].


== History == == History ==
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]'s ] ] series '']'' satires many concepts introduced in '']'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''. ]'s ] ] series '']'' satires many concepts introduced in '']'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''.


== Opening and closing songs ==
The first run of the English Version of the show began airing in September 1996 on the ]. Beginning with the ], severe restrictions were put in place for a syndicated TV program, thus resulting in extensive editing of the series (cutting out the equivalent of 14 of the first 67 episodes-- almost 21%), including the complete removal of references to character death ("sent to another dimension"), blood, and language. To many fans of the series, these edits actually made the series ''worse'' as violence was always shown without consequence. Eventually it was canceled in May 1998, due to low ratings. In August 1998 however, the Ocean Group dub was brought to ]'s new action-animated block, ] and it found new life through a wider audience.
=== Japanese themes ===

In 1999, FUNimation decided to cut their partnership with Saban and from the ] onwards, dubbed the show themselves with their own in-house voice actors and a newly commissioned musical score. They also cut some of their previous restrictions, such as the inclusion of blood (to a certain degree), though still edited some of the violence, in order to continue to make it appealing to viewers of all ages, thus leading to the show receiving a ] rating for fantasy violence. The series ended its first run in April 2003. The new FUNimation dub became very popular and it also greatly helped expand the anime market in the US.

In September 2002, ''Dragon Ball Z'' was Number One on all cable TV (#1 program of the week on all cable television with boys 9-14). Currently the show still airs on Cartoon Network's Toonami Saturday night block at 10:30 PM ET/PT.

===Creative changes===
The FUNimation version is noted for featuring dialogue not found in the original, dubbing that results in minor changes to the original story, the replacement of the entire original musical score written by ], and renaming many characters, terminology, and locations. Funimation selected composer ] to create this original music score for episodes #68 through the end of the series (episode #291), and this music is commonly referred to as the American Soundtrack for the series, and it currently airs on the ], having aired since 1999 to the present.

===Uncut version===
In 2003, FUNimation began to redub the first two sagas (Saiyan and Namek). They also redubbed the first three Pioneer-distributed movies that were dubbed by the Ocean Group voice actors. The distribution of the redubs on DVD, under the ''Ultimate Uncut Special Edition'' title, began in April 2005.

In the summer of 2005, ] started showing the ] version of the first two seasons of ''Dragon Ball Z''. This version used the original Japanese footage, with the exception of the Japanese opening and closing themes, and has an entirely new score of music. The uncut version also featured many scenes with large amounts of blood, as well as mild language, sexual humor and nudity. Generally, while some lines were maintained from the original dub, several mistranslations were also corrected. The uncut dub was given a TV-PG rating unlike the original dub's TV-Y7 rating.

===International English version===
Until 2001, other English speaking countries including the ], ], ] and ] received FUNimation's English version of ''Dragon Ball Z'', both the Saban and In-house incarnations. This changed when Episode 108 aired in the UK (also in The Netherlands); the English Dub switched to a version produced in Canada. This version regained the original voice cast by the Ocean Group instead of the FUNimation actors. This version began airing in Canada in the autumn of 2001 from Episode 168, and ran through to the end of the series. It used FUNimation's own videotracks and its scripts, albeit with some changes. This version used music recycled from the '']'' and '']'' cartoons, as well as a few original pieces for the series by Jon Mitchell, Tom Keenlyside and David Iris. This version suffered from low production values and a rushed schedule. Many voices did not stay consistent through the series, and by the end few remained from the original 1996 cast. See below for a complete cast listing.

==Filler==
] is used to pad out the series for many reasons; in the case of ''Dragon Ball Z'', more often than not, it was because the anime was running alongside the manga, and there was no way for the anime to run ahead of the manga since Toriyama was still writing it.

The company behind the anime, ], would occasionally create side stories to either further explain things, or simply to extend the series. Filler does not come only in the form of side stories though; sometimes it is as simple as adding some extra attacks into a fight. For instance, many scenes in the anime appear quite protracted, featuring long shots of the characters faces and stand-offs lasting an entire episode or even spanning multiple episodes for a single fight. As the anime series was forced to expand 12-14 pages of manga image and text into 20-22 minutes of animation footage, these changes were introduced to fill the complete television timeslot or to allow the anime writers to explore some other aspects of the series' universe. The Garlic Junior Saga, between the Frieza and Trunks Sagas, and the Great Saiyaman Saga, between the Cell Games and Buu Sagas, are examples of this.

==Sagas==
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==VHS/DVD releases==
===Japanese releases===
Originally, only the ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies, and the ] footage were available for home viewing in Japan. The movies were released on both ], and ] format. The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans footage was released both on VHS, as a visual guide to the ] ] game with the same name, and on the ], as two interactive FMVs.
====Dragonbox releases====
In 2003, all of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series was finally released for home viewing in Japan, on two large DVD boxed sets. Each Dragon Ball Z ] had a large amount of DVD extras, as well as an action figure and a book.

The video and audio transfers of the show used on these DVDs came off of the Fuji TV master tapes of the show, as this allowed Toei to put out a far superior and completely accurate version of the show on DVD. This allowed all episodes to have their original openings, endings, eyecatches, next episode previews, etc., compared to what was available in the US.

In late 2005 the Dragon Box Z DVDs were re-released in single volumes with six episodes per disc. While the packaging and DVD menus are different from the 2003 release, and so far no plans have been announced for the two TV specials and the Playdia footage released with the 2003 versions, the audio and video quality is the exact same as those discs found in the 2003 Dragonbox release.

At the end of March, 2006, a Dragon Box: The Movies DVD box was released. This release contained all 19 '']'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'' theatrical features, along with a book, and two scouters in the form of walkie-talkies. The video and audio are remastered, however, the video is cropped and contains less picture than the full-screen versions, a common occurrence for films from Toei, based on long-running and popular TV series (See '']'', '']'', and '']'').

All Dragonbox releases contain Japanese language audio only (with exceptions to foreign-language bonus clips), and no subtitles.

===English releases===
====Pioneer DVDs====
During the late 90's/early 00's, The first 53 (Saban/FUNimation version numbers, originally uncut as 67) TV episodes were released on to DVD by Pioneer Entertainment USA (now Geneon Entertainment). These contained only the edited, US-TV broadcast versions, and totaled 17 volumes. At a later date, the first 8 DVDs were released as the 'Saiyan Saga', while the final 9 were released as the 'Namek Saga'. As of August the 31st, 2004, Geneon's license for video distribution of these episodes ended, allowing FUNimation to re-release these episodes.

Along with these episodes, Pioneer Ent. also produced bilingual, uncut DVDs of the first three Dragon Ball Z theatrical features. These DVDs retained the original Ocean cast for the English track, as well as being one of the first uncut and bilingual releases in the U.S. The English versions of these films were also subject to a different treatment, rather than replacing the original music, the original OP and ED themes, as well as background music, were retained. The only noticeable differences besides languages are the inclusion of a few different sound effects which are not present on the original Japanese version.

These films were released as a three-disc boxset by Pioneer, however, much like the 53 TV episodes Pioneer had license to, the first three Z film's home video rights now belong to FUNimation.

====FUNimation DVDs====
], FUNimation has released uncut versions of their Texas-based English dub on to DVD, uncut and with Japanese language track, and English-translation subtitles. Beginning with the Captain Ginyu saga, which took place directly after the Saban/FUNimation-produced episodes, FUNimation has released bilingual, uncut DVDs for every episode covering (Japanese numbers) 68 till 291, with the Funimation commissioned American Soundtrack of ] being using on its English version. Boxsets for the Garlic Jr., Androids, Imperfect Cell, Perfect Cell, World Tournament, Majin Buu, Evil Buu, Fusion, and Kid Buu U.S. sagas have also been released. However, in order to maximize profits, the DVDs were released out of continuity (certain amounts of one section of the series were released, and then FUNimation would go back and release others).

After acquiring the video rights to the first 53 (67) episodes from Pioneer, FUNimation announced that they would release these episodes uncut, with a new 5.1 English language track and uncut footage. The Ultimate Uncut Edition line was born. The release would be 22 volumes, Bilingual, and with extras. The Saiyan Saga was renamed the 'Vegeta' Saga (Parts I and II, covering 12 DVDs), probably to avoid confusion with the Pioneer volumes. This was the same version shown on Cartoon Network. As of DVD volume 9, FUNimation has cancelled these box sets and are planning to re-re-release them in the new DVD sets they are currently working on.

FUNimation has also released ''Dragon Ball Z'' movies 4-13, finishing the release of the movies with 'Wrath of the Dragon', the 13th movie. These are all bilingual and subtitled, but do not follow the trend set by the Ocean Group dub's first three movies. Music has been changed and altered, including the insertion of songs from rock bands such as Pantera and Deftones. The movies utilize the TV series Texas cast, though they also include the original Japanese version with subtitling by Steve Simmons.

The OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans remains unreleased in America. An American release is unlikely, as the Famicom game on which the OVA was based never had an American release.

FUNimation re-released the first movie under the Ultimate Uncut line, but movie 2 and 3 were not named 'Ultimate Uncut' even though they had they same cover style as movie 1. All of these movies had a 5.1 English track, new subtitles, different DVD extras and come in a boxset titled 'First Strike'. However, they do not retain the original Ocean Group dub, and contain a new English dub produced by FUNimation's Texas cast. This version contains different music to the original dub or Japanese version and dialogue not as accurate to the original script as the Ocean Group dub was.

FUNimation has officially dropped the 'Ultimate Uncut' line and are working on their season boxsets.

During the San Diego Comic Con, FUNimation announced that they will release two Dragon Ball Z movies on Blu-ray High Definition format. These two movies include "Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan" and "Broly: Second Coming", and both will feature full HD 1080p resolution with digitally remastered animation, and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. Both movies will be released on November 13.

====FUNimation season box sets====
In November 2006, FUNimation announced they would release a remastered form of ''Dragon Ball Z'' on DVD beginning in ]. It was later announced that "Season 1" (the entire Vegeta Saga) would be re-released on ], 2007. The first 39 episodes of Season 1 are spread across six discs, and cost $30 USD (the original intention was for 5 discs, but there was a risk of quality reduction). The series has been re-transferred at what they say to be ] resolution with digital restoration technology removing all grain and scratches from FUNimation's original prints of the series. The quality is a lot better than the original but another flaw is with the digital restoration. Because of the magnitude of the grain and scratch removal, the lines from face features are commonly removed such as the nose and mouth. It is important to note that like many late 80's-early 90's Toei productions (for example, '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''), the series was produced on 16 millimeter film which tends to be fairly grainy and soft. The new restoration was supervised by colorist Steve Franko. It was reported from FUNimation's online trailer that the series would be presented in widescreen format (1.78:1, cropped from the original full frame) for the first time. This was highly controversial among fans, as this is not how the TV episodes were intended to be seen and this substantially alters them. Many fans launched a letter-writing campaign against the release. The box set contains a revised English track in ] 5.1 surround sound (it contains the original Japanese score by ], although it is unknown just how the English dialogue is revised). For the first time ever, there is a choice between having the Japanese dialogue with Toei's original Japanese music, or English Dialogue with either FUNimation's dub music or Toei's original Japanese music. Special features include a featurette on the remastering of the original Japanese print and a 24-Page booklet with episode summaries, character descriptions and a timeline of DBZ in the US. All other 291 episodes are to be remastered and released in box set form as well. FUNimation released a trailer for the new set on the ''Dragon Ball Z'' .

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 ]. In response to negative fan outcry regarding the release's apparent ] 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.<ref>{{cite web | author=FunHack | title=FunHack post | url=http://community.funimation.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=15789 | work= | accessdate=2006-12-20}}</ref> 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 distributed on October 10.

===Live-action film adaptation===
In March 2002, ] acquired feature film rights to the ] franchise.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Gardner | first=Chris | url= | title=Fox draws deal for 'DragonBall' live-action pics | journal=] | year=2002 | month=March | day=12 | volume=372 | issue=28 }}</ref> In June 2004, '']'' reported that 20th Century Fox hired screenwriter Ben Ramsey for $500,000 to adapt a screenplay for ''Dragon Ball Z'',<ref>{{cite news | last=Brodesser | first=Claude | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117907037.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Ramsey rolls 'Dragonball Z' | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2007-09-07 }}</ref> but the official ''Dragon Ball Z'' site reported the news as unconfirmed.<ref>{{cite web| title =Unconfirmed DBZ live action news (archive)| url =http://web.archive.org/web/20040905015421/http://www.dragonballz.com/index2.cfm?page=news&id=1025}}</ref> In September 2007, the '']'' reported that ''Dragon Ball Z'' would be filmed in ] in the coming year with a budget of over $100 million,<ref>{{cite news | last=Kelly | first=Brendan | url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=5d8321ec-4d55-40bd-ae6c-742949303ea9 | title=Montreal gets a big-budget boom with three movie shoots | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2007-09-07 }}</ref> but the studio informed ] that the report was not confirmed as start dates and locations for the project had not been finalized.<ref>{{cite news | author=Stax | url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/817/817539p1.html | title=Dragon Ball Z Movie Update! | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2007-09-07 }}</ref>

==Opening and closing songs==
===Japanese themes===
* Openings * Openings
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*#* Lyrics: ''Yukinojo Mori'', Music: ''Chiho Kiyooka'', Arrangement: ''Kenji Yamamoto'', Vocals: ''']''' *#* Lyrics: ''Yukinojo Mori'', Music: ''Chiho Kiyooka'', Arrangement: ''Kenji Yamamoto'', Vocals: ''']'''
*#** Episodes 1~21 (version 1) *#** Episodes 1~199
*#** Episodes 22~117 (version 2)
*#** Episodes 118~199 (version 3)
*#** Movies 1-9 *#** Movies 1-9
*# {{nihongo|"]"|ウィ・ガッタ・パワー|Ui Gatta Pawa}} <!-- Yes, it's terrible English. It's also the correct title. Don't change it. --> *# {{nihongo|"]"|ウィ・ガッタ・パワー|Ui Gatta Pawa}} <!-- Yes, it's terrible English. It's also the correct title. Don't change it. -->
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==American music== == Cast list ==

'''American Themes and American Soundtrack'''

Music by ''']''': Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 1; Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 2; Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 3; Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 4; Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 5; Best of DragonBall Z, Volume 6; Trunks Compendium I Soundtrack; Buu, The Majin Sagas Soundtrack; Android 18, The Android Sagas Soundtrack

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==Japanese staff== == Japanese staff ==
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Dragon Ball Z
File:Dragonballz.jpg
GenreAction, Science fiction
Created byToei Animation
Akira Toriyama
Anime
Dragon Ball Z
Directed byDaisuke Nishio
StudioToei Animation
Sagas

  1. Saiyan Saga
  2. Freeza Saga
  3. Cell Saga
  4. Majin Buu Saga
Movies

  1. Dead Zone
  2. The World's Strongest
  3. The Tree of Might
  4. Lord Slug
  5. Cooler's Revenge
  6. Return of Cooler
  7. Super Android 13!
  8. Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
  9. Bojack Unbound
  10. Broly Second Coming
  11. Bio-Broly
  12. Fusion Reborn
  13. Wrath of the Dragon
TV Specials

  1. Bardock: The Father of Goku
  2. The History of Trunks
Original Video Animation (OVA)

  1. Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

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. Dragon Ball Z adapts the last 26 volumes of the original manga, which portrays the adulthood of the series' main character, Son Goku.


History

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.

The series continues the adventures of Son Goku as an adult who, along with his companions, defend the Earth and other fictional planets against various supervillains. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed 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.

Akira Toriyama's self-parody manga series Neko Majin satires many concepts introduced in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

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

Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese) V.A. (U.S. Ocean Group English) V.A. (U.S. FUNimation English) V.A. (Int'l English) Ep 108/123+ Only
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Ian James Corlett
(Saiyan Saga)
Peter Kelamis
(Namek Saga)
 Sean Schemmel
 Peter Kelamis
Kirby Morrow
Son Gohan Masako Nozawa Saffron Henderson
 Stephanie Nadolny (child)
Kyle Hebert (teen)
 Saffron Henderson
Jillian Michaels
Brad Swaile
Son Goten Masako Nozawa N/A Kara Edwards
 Jillian Michaels
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Scott McNeil
 Christopher Sabat
Scott McNeil
Vegeta Ryō Horikawa Brian Drummond
 Christopher Sabat Brian Drummond
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Lalainia Lindbjerg
 Tiffany Vollmer
 Maggie Blue O'Hara
Trunks Takeshi Kusao N/A Laura Bailey Cathy Weseluck
Future Trunks Takeshi Kusao N/A Eric Vale Alistair Abell
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Terry Klassen
 Sonny Strait Terry Klassen
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Brian Drummond
 Mike McFarland Brian Drummond
Yamucha Toru Furuya Ted Cole
 Christopher Sabat Ted Cole
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki Matt Smith
John Burgmeier Matt Smith
Chaozu Hiroko Emori Cathy Weseluck
 Monika Antonelli Cathy Weseluck
Chichi Mayumi Sho (1-66)
Naoko Watanabe (88-291)		 Laara Sadiq
 Cynthia Cranz Laara Sadiq
Muten Roshi Kōhei Miyauchi (2-260)
Hiroshi Masuoka (288-291)		 Ian James Corlett
(Saiyan Saga)
Don Brown
(Namek Saga)
 Mike McFarland Terry Klassen
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Doug Parker
 Mark Britten (Ginyu-Cell Games Saga, original dub)
Bradford Jackson (onwards)		 Doug Parker
Pu'ar Naoko Watanabe Cathy Weseluck
 Monika Antonelli Cathy Weseluck
Mr. Satan Daisuke Gōri N/A Chris Rager
 Don Brown
Videl Yuko Minaguchi N/A Kara Edwards
 Moneca Stori
Uranai Baba Junpei Takiguchi (9-34)
Mayumi Tanaka (207-271)		 Ellen Kennedy
 Linda Young
 Brian Drummond
Dende Tomiko Suzuki (49-288)
Hiro Yūki (290-291)		 Paulina Gillis
 Ceyil Dellgadillo (child, original dub)
Laura Bailey (child, remastered dub)
Justin Cook (adult)
 Andrew Francis
Gyumao Daisuke Gōri Dave Ward
 Mark Britten
Kyle Hebert		 Dave Ward
Mr. Popo Toku Nishio French Tickner
 Chris Cason (Frieza Saga, original dub)
Christopher Sabat (onwards)
 French Tickner
Karin Ichirō Nagai (26-192)
Naoki Tatsuta (238-285)		 Doug Parker
 Mark Britten (Ginyu-Cell Games Saga, original dub)
Christopher Sabat (onwards)
 Ted Cole
Kami Takeshi Aono Michael Dobson
 Christopher Sabat
 Dale Wilson
North Kaio Jōji Yanami Don Brown
 Sean Schemmel Don Brown
Nappa Shōzō Iizuka Michael Dobson
 Christopher Sabat (episode 88, original dub)
Phil Parsons (onwards)
Raditz Shigeru Chiba Jason Gray-Stanford
 Justin Cook
No. 17 Shigeru Nakahara N/A Chuck Huber N/A
No. 18 Miki Itō N/A Meredith McCoy Enuka Okuma
Freeza Ryūsei Nakao Pauline Newstone
 Linda Young Pauline Newstone
Cell Norio Wakamoto N/A Dameon Clarke
 Dale Wilson
Majin Buu Kōzō Shioya N/A Josh Martin (Fat Buu, Super Buu, and Kid Buu)
Justin Cook (Abosorbed Super Buu)
 Scott McNeil
Brian Dobson
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi
Masaharu Satō (193)		 Don Brown
 Christopher Sabat Don Brown
Narrator Jōji Yanami Doc Harris
 Dale Kelly (Ginyu-Cell Games Saga, original dub)
Kyle Hebert (onwards)		 Doc Harris

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

References

  1. ^ "Anime News Network Dragon Ball Z episode list". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

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