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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. 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

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.

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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