Alternative TitlesSynonyms: DBZ, Dragonball Z
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Type: TV
Episodes: 276
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 26, 1989 to Jan 31, 1996
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Ranked: #7022
Popularity: #176
Members: 18,395
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SynopsisGoku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Frieza, Cell, or Buu, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race, Saiyan and is able to reach Super Saiyan 3 form. He meets many new people, gaining allies and well as enemies, as he still finds time to raise a family and be the happy-go-lucky Saiyan he is.
(Source: ANN)
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Dragon Ball
Prequel: Dragon Ball
Sequel: Dragon Ball GT
Alternative version: Dragon Ball Z (Original)
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Red_Zealot
62 of 83 people found this review helpful
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276 of 276 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Dragonball Z, many, like me, grew up watching this dubbed on TV. At the time I though it was the coolest thing to ever grace the television and never missed an episode. I've probably seen most every episode 2-3 times. The story is all about how Goku and friends grow from relative weaklings to the most powerful beings in the Universe. As each new enemy is defeated, another appears, training ensues, baddie defeated. The story isn't that deep, it is your typical good vs evil battle with the whole universe at stake. Much of the plot is focused on friendship and overcoming impossible odds to defeat the enemy that is currently threatening your life. Although the story is generally repeated, you can't help but get into it each arc.
The artistic talent and quality of production definitely increases over the course of the show; however that is to be expected with a show nearly 300 episodes in length. The backdrops are usually pretty plain with the same hills or trees cropping up all over the place. The cities are often the same with no way of telling one from the other. The work on the characters themselves though is very well done and although a lot of frames are often repeated the fights are usually well done, for the time anyway. Let's not forget that this series started airing in Japan in 1989. It was extremely good for its time and something very unique.
The opening track for the US adaptation of Dragonball Z will likely forever be etched in my mind. Probably the worst opening I have ever seen. Opening aside, the music for the show is reasonably well done and although it is often repeated it isn't to the point of annoying and is alway used to help accent the mood of the current scene. The main reason for giving the Sound a score of 8 is the voice acting. The voice acting for the English dub of Dragonball Z is the best I have ever seen and will likely ever see. I tried re-watching it with a sub but couldn't get past the first episode as soon as I heard the voice used for Goku. This is one of the few shows I will ever say has a better English voice cast than the Japanese. Goku is truly bad...
Most anyone who has ever seen an episode of anything anime related knows of and has seen Dragonball Z. I won't go in depth on each characters, but they are all unique in their own way and usually have a funny side as well as a serious side. This is a side of the show you often don't hear about: the comedy. Although it isn't always prelevent, the comedy is always there to break up a situation. The inclusion of Mr Satan later is an effort to make the show more comedy oriented, but it will always be first and foremost an action adventure show.
I, as a child, spent many hours watching this show and loved it with all my heart. Looking back, after watching many better anime, I can see the many faults of the show, but that won't make it any less memorable. Most definitely not up to the same standards of shows today, but Dragonball Z is a part of my childhood and I will always have fond memories of it. read more
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MarioGamer
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
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276 of 276 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Before you start reading, please keep in mind that I am a huge Dragon Ball Z fan. So that may influence my opinion a bit.
Dragon Ball Z marked quite a few firsts in its genre. One could almost argue that if it wasn't Dragon Ball Z, anime may not have become what it is today. It started in the 1980's in Japan, but did not reach American TV until the 90's. I remember coming home from school every day as a kid and turning my TV on to Cartoon Network to watch this show. Fast forward ten years later and I still find a lot of enjoyment in the series, even after watching each episode numerous times.
The story is pretty basic when compared to most mainstream anime these days, but it works so well for this particular show. I guess you could almost compare the main character, Son Goku, to Superman. There seems to be a constant theme of forgiveness and redemption through the show as well, as the viewer as well as the main characters always try to see the good in others rather then the evil. With that said, one could really learn a lot from a show like Dragon Ball Z. In a way, as a kid, it taught me a lot of important morals and values. A lot of the enjoyment value also came from the story. It was so well written and done for an action cartoon that I honestly do have a hard time finding a complaint. I guess if I did have one it would be that torwards the end things start to get a little same-y, but other then that it worked perfect.
The art of the show was also fairly good, but it could have been better. It always seemed like the environments used in many of the battles were re-used. Characters often would fight in the same desert based scenario or the same wilderness one. While detail was added to the art as time went on, it always seemed lacking to me. Even the recent Dragon Ball Z special that came out seemed like the art was a step or two behind its time.
The music and sound really did shine out in DBZ and made up for a few of the downsides in the art department. There were some pretty epic soundtracks that came with this anime and each one really fit the battle taking place. I really liked some of the themes that were associated with the main characters, as it really set the mood for the character's personality.
The characters were very well written, each having his or her own good and bad sides. What was interesting is the way the viewer could see the change in personality in some characters, who would start off evil but later become good. Again, the theme of forgiveness could be seen here and was backed up in one or two main characters. Viewers and fans would also get really attached to some characters, more so then in other animes I know.
To wrap this up, Dragon Ball Z is a great anime and could provide a lot more entertainment then a lot of mainstream action cartoons today. To be honest, I still find DBZ to be a better show then Naruto. Again, the fact I am a huge fan may interfere with that, but when I look it at it from a normal viewers point of view, I still see the same thing. Naruto lost its charm after the first 120 episodes or so and Dragon Ball Z maintained it all the way to the end. If you haven't seen this legendary anime yet, I recommend checking it out. It gets a 9/10 overall. read more
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Bleach is really similar to Dragon Ball Z.It has evil villains that the world needs to be saved from and Both main characters shares almost the same beliefs.Bleach also has similar plot twists like dbz
Mostly about guys fighting a lot. Both seem to have similar plot twists. Like in Dragon Ball Z, saiyans somehow get more powerful from neardeath experiences, so when someone like Goku is going to die, he usually survives (Usually). And in Bleach, it's just that they usually get an enormous amount of spiritual energy and rage and then finish off their enemy, if they seem like they're going to die. They also both have deep connections with the afterlife world. Like in Bleach, a bunch of the characters are shinigami's so they have instant passage to "Soul Society", the home base for the Death Gods. And in Dragon Ball Z, people keep dying and then doing stuff in the world of the afterlife to train and such.
Both are long running anime series. In Bleach too, there are lots of powerful fighters and villains. And the battles are also epic!
Both long running action based anime with over the top fight scenes and impossible odds being meet through strange training methods. Bleach is a little more complex and is a little slow at first but it makes up for it 1,000,000 fold. Season 1 starts off pretty good and gets gradually better. But once you hit a certain point about half way through season 2 anything you could have imagined is thrown out the fucking window. Season 3 of this series is probably the best season in anime history. I would recommend Bleach without the help of anyone knowing DBZ.
Same feeling sometimes, no matter what you do to me i ll still find a way to win, and nice power ups DBZ is actually a bit better imo with its epicness but you wont regret watching Bleach either.
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The endless story lines with Main characters who have similar personalities and ideals.
The creator of One Piece did say in an interview that his favorite anime was Dragon Ball Z and its creator.
The drawing is similar, and the maker of one piece was heavily influenced by the dragonball author.
The main character, luffy, is also very similar to Goku and alot of the humor from dragonball is present in One piece.
What ever happen to the everyone wiped out and nothing you can do but to wait for the main character. I will tell you nothing one piece is every bit as good as dragon ball z maybe even better. I admit it does take a while to get as good as dragon ball z but once it gets there none stop epicness i totally reccommend this anime for any body
They're both Shounen shows, which at some point ran in JUMP as Shounen manga. The characters are extremely similar in some aspects. For example: Luffy is a monkey-like boy, and Goku actually has a monkey tail (Which gets cut off from time to time.) and will turn into a huge ape-like creature from a full moon (He's a weremonkey, so to speak.). Both have some connection to superpowers. Like how Luffy is a rubber man, because he ate one of the superpower-giving fruits called the Devil's Fruits. Or how pretty much every necessary character in Dragon Ball Z can fly around and channel energy and such to use as means of battle. And they both have just naturally strong characters. The creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda's favorite mangaka is Akira Toriyama, so he was probably influenced a lot by him in the first place.
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