Story
Dragon Ball Z follows
the adventures of the adult Goku who,
along with his companions, defends the earth against an assortment of villains
ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerers, unnaturally powerful
androids and near indestructible magical creatures. While the original Dragon
Ball anime followed Goku through childhood into adulthood, Dragon
Ball Z is a continuation of his adulthood life, but at the same
time parallels the maturation of his son, Gohan, as well as characters from Dragon
Ball and more. The separation between the
series is also significant as the latter series takes on a more dramatic and
serious tone. The anime also features characters, situations and back-stories
not present in the original manga.
Production history
The anime first premiered in Japan on April 26, 1989 (on Fuji TV) at 7:30 p.m. and ended on January 31, 1996. The other
names the production was considering for this second series before they settled
on Dragon Ball Z wereDragon Ball: Gohan's Big
Adventure, New Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball 2,Dragon Ball Wonder Boy, and Dragon
Ball 90.[1]
Toriyama's humor/parody manga Neko Majin, released after Dragon Ball andDragon Ball Z, features several concepts introduced in the
series, and severalDragon Ball Z characters
make various appearances in this manga. AfterDragon Ball Z, the story
of Goku and friends continues in the anime-only seriesDragon Ball GT, which is not based
on a manga by Akira Toriyama.
In the U.S. , the series ran between 1996 and 2003,
though not always on the same networks or with continuity of dubbing (for
details on the dubbing problems, see Ocean Dub and FUNimation Dub). It aired in the UK , albeit with the same dubbing problem, on
Cartoon Network, premiering on March 6, 2000 and running on that channel until 2002.
The Majin Buu Saga, Fusion Saga and Kid Buu Saga were later broadcast on CNX (which later
changed its name to "Toonami"), with the show ending on February
28, 2003 . After
the finished run it was repeated daily, until the Toonami merge with Cartoon
Network Too.
In April 2009, a new 'refresh' of Dragon
Ball Z began airing on Japanese television. This recut is titled Dragon Ball Z Kai.
This is a list of sagas in the Dragon Ball z Dragon Ball & GT
Majin Buu Saga
Frieza Saga Kid Buu Saga
Cell Games Saga Vegeta Saga
Shadow Dragon Saga Garlic Jr. Saga
Great Saiyaman Saga
CHARACTERS
Goku
Vegeta
Gohan
Bardock
Broly
Cell
Frieza
Goten
MOVIES
2000s
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Released in Japan as Dragon Ball: World's Greatest Adventure (ドラゴンボール天下一大冒険 Doragon Bōru Tenka-ichi Dai-Bōken)[9]
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games
Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishōden
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Notes:
Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishōden (ドラゴンボールZ: 悟空 飛翔伝 Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gokū Hishōden) is
the first installment in the Goku
RPG series, released on
November 25, 1994.[citation needed] Despite the title, the game starts
out during the end of Dragon Ball with Son Goku's
fight with Piccolo at the World Martial Arts Tournament
and ends with the battle against Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z.
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Dragon Ball Z: Goku Gekitōden
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Notes:
Dragon Ball Z: Goku Gekitōden (ドラゴンボールZ: 悟空激闘伝 Doragon Bōru Zetto: Gokū Gekitōden) is
the second installment in the Goku
RPG series, released on
August 25, 1995.[citation needed] It features five playable
characters, as well as Son Goku's Super Saiyan transformation. Goku Gekitōden takes place immeditately after Son
Goku's battle with Vegeta, and ends with Son Goku's final battle with Frieza.
In Goku
Gekitōden, moving about and fighting is real time, unlike its
predecessor. The game also features many extras, such as minigames and a
tournament mode. Most characters from the Namek Saga can
be fought during the story mode, including ones such as Zarbon and Frieza's transformed states.
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Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game was released on
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Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors (ドラゴンボールZ 伝説の超戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto Densetsu no Chō Senshi Tachi) is
a turn-based strategy gamedeveloped and released for the Game Boy Color by Banpresto. It was released in
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Remake of the third Dragon
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Dragonradar Mobile (ドラゴンレーダーモバイル Doragon Rēdā Mobairu) is
a handheld LCD game that is produced by Bandai exclusively
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Tenkaichi Tag Team is a two vs. two PSP fighter. Players can
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[edit]Arcade
games
Dragon Ball Z
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Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ Doragon Bōru Zetto) is
a fighting game designed and manufactured in
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Dragon Ball Z 2: Super
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Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle (ドラゴンボールZ 2 スパーバトル Doragon Bōru Zetto Tsū Supā Batoru) the
sequel to Dragon Ball Z released in 1994, also produced by
Banpresto. The gameplay matches the Butōden series of games rather than the
previous arcade game. The characters are Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Future Trunks,
Piccolo, Cell, Android 16, Android 18, Android 20, and Mr. Satan.
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Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.
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Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S. is a fighting game released in 1994 for the Sega System 32 arcade platform by Sega and Banpresto. Although the game is in 2D, it
uses camera angles positioned behind the characters to create a 3D-like
experience. The game is controlled with a joysick and 3 buttons; a deluxe
edition of the game features motion sensors that allow the player to move his
or her body to control the character in the game. The object of the game is
to defeat six opponents. The playable characters are Goku, Gohan, Piccolo,
Vegeta, and Future Trunks. The final boss is an original character named
Ozotto.
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Same game that was later ported to the PlayStation 2.
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Dragon Ball Z: Bakuretsu Impact (ドラゴンボールZ 爆烈インパクト Doragon Bōru Zetto Bakuretsu Inpakuto, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Impact) is the third card-based fighting
game for Bandai's Data Carddass arcade system. It was developed by Dimps and
released on
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Dragon Ball Z: W Bakuretsu Impact (ドラゴンボールZ W爆烈インパクト Doragon Bōru Zetto Daburu Bakuretsu Inpakuto, Dragon Ball Z: W Burst Impact) is the fourth card-based fighting
game released on Bandai's Data Carddass arcade system. The playable
characters are Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Piccolo, Kid Goku, Pan, Future Trunks,
Goten, Gotenks, Arale, Majin Buu, Super Buu, Kid Buu, Broly, Super 17, Nova
Shenron, Omega Shenron, and Mighty Mask.
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Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale
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First arcade game that uses GGPO middleware for network/internet
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[edit]PC
games
2010 – PC |