Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and a sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball series. It continues the adventures of Son Goku as an adult while also paralleling the life of his son Gohan. Son Goku typically defends the Earth from villains like Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu. The series is followed by Dragon Ball GT and then Dragon Ball Super.

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Release Date
1989 - 1996
Network
Fuji TV
Directors
Daisuke Nishio, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Osamu Kasai
Writers
Akira Toriyama, Neil Bligh, Hiroshi Toda, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Aya Matsui, Keiji Terui, Reiko Yoshida, Toshiki Inoue
Franchise(s)
Dragon Ball
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    Masako Nozawa
    Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
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    Ryo Horikawa
    Vegeta (voice)

Seasons
9
Number of Episodes
291
Studio
Toei Animation
Based On
Manga
Creator
Akira Toriyama

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Dragon Ball: 7 Characters Who Fought Goku And Should Have Won

Across the original Dragon Ball, DBZ, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super, Goku fights, survives, & even wins against characters who should've won.

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Dragon Ball: 6 Anime Moments That Were Better in the Manga

Akira Toriyama understood his characters better than anyone else, and the Dragon Ball manga's paneling and storytelling is frankly on another level.

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Dragon Ball's villains are tough to beat, and these overpowered techniques don't make things any easier.

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Between Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball GT. , there are a surprising number of Saiyans who've never unlocked Super Saiyan.

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For every villain Goku beats, there are two he didn't defeat, giving the rest of Dragon Ball's cast some time in the spotlight.

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot just introduced new information about about Super Saiyan 4 Goku, putting a major Dragon Ball DAIMA theory to rest.

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may have just spoiled Dragon Ball DAIMA's official return with either a second season or a movie.

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The Dragon Ball Super manga features multiple Ultra instinct users, as well as some honorable mentions who were able to tap into forms similar to UI.

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Dragon Ball Z fans can finally recreate Trunks' final battles in the anime at an affordable price. 

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From Dragon Ball Z to End of Evangelion, these 5 films are some of the best anime movies ever made and are streaming on Netflix right now.

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Dragon Ball Officially Reveals Top 21 Most Popular Characters in Franchise

As Dragon Ball The One moves into its final round, only 21 out of 212 characters remain.

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Dragon Ball Releases 36-Year Old Art of DBZ’s Strongest Super Saiyan Transformation

In a new edition of the Toriyama Archives, the Dragon Ball site has dug up and shared Akira Toriyama's original artwork of Super Saiyan Gohan.

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The 1990s were a great time for anime, and several series from the era remain popular today. Here are the best anime from that decade.

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The Official Dragon Ball Site has revealed rare Frieza Saga Goku artwork from when Akira Toriyama was drawing the manga for Shonen Jump in 1990.

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Dragon Ball's fusions are some of the strongest in anime. These really stand out.

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The Granolah arc was the one to introduce some of the most powerful characters in the setting, so let's see who the 5 strongest were!

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Dragon Ball: The Strongest Saiyan Has Already Been Revealed

There have been a lot of debates about who the strongest Saiyan is, but the answer to this has already been revealed!

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The Best Dragon Ball Games of All Time

From Budokai to FighterZ, here are the best Dragon Ball games ever made, ranked by fun, depth, and how well they capture the anime’s spirit.

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Dragon Ball: Goku's Form After Ultra Instinct, Explained

Dragon Ball is no stranger to new transformations, and fans think that Goku will get a new one after Ultra Instinct.

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