Dragon Ball Kai

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Synonyms: Dragonball Kai, DBK, DB Kai, DBZ Kai

Japanese: ドラゴンボール改

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Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 97

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 5, 2009 to Mar 27, 2011

Premiered: Spring 2009

Broadcast: Sundays at 09:00 (JST)

Producers: Fuji TV

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Toei Animation

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Theme: Martial Arts

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.76¹ (scored by 250,714 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #1119²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #599

Members: 406,816

Favorites: 3,625

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