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Dragon Ball Z Kai

Original title: Dragon Ball Kai: Doragon bôru kai
  • TV Series
  • 2009–2015
  • Tous publics
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,770
1,153
Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
Trailer for Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four
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AnimeHand-Drawn AnimationKung FuSuperheroActionAdventureAnimationComedyFantasySci-Fi

Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.

  • Stars
    • Masako Nozawa
    • Jôji Yanami
    • Sean Schemmel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,770
    1,153
    • Stars
      • Masako Nozawa
      • Jôji Yanami
      • Sean Schemmel
    • 29User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes167

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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Four
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Eight
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Two
    Trailer 1:09
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season Two
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Seven
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Seven
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One
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    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One, Part Six
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    Masako Nozawa
    Masako Nozawa
    • Son Gokû…
    • 2009–2015
    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Narration…
    • 2009–2015
    Sean Schemmel
    Sean Schemmel
    • Goku…
    • 2009–2015
    Doc Morgan
    Doc Morgan
    • Narrator…
    • 2009–2015
    Marc Zanni
    • Son Goku
    • 2009–2015
    Christopher Sabat
    Christopher Sabat
    • Vegeta…
    • 2009–2015
    Joan Sanz Bartra
    • Vegeta
    • 2009–2015
    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Kuririn…
    • 2009–2015
    Sonny Strait
    Sonny Strait
    • Krillin…
    • 2009–2015
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    • Gohan…
    • 2009–2015
    Ryô Horikawa
    Ryô Horikawa
    • Vegeta…
    • 2009–2015
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Piccolo
    • 2009–2015
    Monica Rial
    Monica Rial
    • Bulma…
    • 2009–2015
    Hiromi Tsuru
    Hiromi Tsuru
    • Bulma…
    • 2009–2015
    Kyle Hebert
    Kyle Hebert
    • Gohan…
    • 2009–2015
    Mike McFarland
    Mike McFarland
    • Master Roshi…
    • 2009–2015
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Trunks…
    • 2010–2015
    Naoko Watanabe
    Naoko Watanabe
    • Chichi…
    • 2009–2015
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    10TheNorthGalaxy

    Dragon Ball Z Kai

    I've enjoyed Dragon Ball Z for over a decade, along with everything else Dragon Ball and this is no exception. Dragon Ball Z Kai is enjoyable, and even though I enjoy (and dislike) some of the filler in DBZ, Kai is in no way to be classed as terrible for taking most of it out - some minor bits have been left in.

    The dialogue has improved, I like Frieza's new voice actor and the original voice actors have improved slightly. Gohan's new voice actress I was fine with it at first, but it did start to annoy at times, now after a while, I have sort of got used to it again.

    When it comes to the music, I prefer the Japanese version of: "Dragon Soul", "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" and "Wings of the Heart" I really enjoy "Saiyan Blood" and "Only A Chilling Elegy." I enjoy all of the music in Kai even if Kenji Yamamoto "borrowed" it, I also enjoy Shunsuke Kikuchi and Bruce Faulconer's music so I don't really have an argument over music.

    DBZ is there when I want to hide away for days - DBZK is there when I want to watch it quicker. Then I also have the option of Dragon Ball and Team Four Star ;3 It's Dragon Ball, I like it all, even GT.

    It's not just for young children. The DVD's are uncut (there is blood, a little less blood than Z but added "swearing"), the television version is censored for a reason.

    The Buu Saga, is on the way! I hope they keep the worms in, I guess they won't though :(

    One thing I am annoyed about is that the UK will have to wait or may never get the Dragon Boxes of any of the series' or the movies. Unless bought from overseas at high cost.
    9kevinxirau

    An unstoppable, action-packed saga.

    There are many famous anime out there and among the most dominant is none other than the Dragonball saga. While the first series simply titled "Dragonball" went for a somewhat more comedic route, this second series went all-out with the action and drama. Even though the franchise was not intended for kids, even the edited versions of this show were a ton of fun. get ready to power up because this is Dragonball Z Kai.

    What's unique about the second series is that you get to learn much more about the vague origins of characters like Goku and Piccolo. The storyline is more intricate and the action scenes are a lot more intense (and I mean literally planet-shaking intense). Things get really brutal and everything in sight gets blown away. I love that crap! It makes us all look forward to the next action scenes. Some of the characters are a load of fun too, like the ever awesome Piccolo and the delightfully despicable Vegeta, their personalities and interactions with other characters stealing the show. The villains are pretty cool as well like the sadistic Frieza and the menacing Cell, who instill terror into even the bravest of warriors.

    What I really like about this series is how dark it gets. In the original manga and the Japanese uncut versions of the show, things get really violent. Even edited, it gets dark with the serious dilemmas and numerous deaths that go around, which makes it more appealing to adults. I guess shows that go this route tend to be pretty successful like that.

    My only real problems (and they're not really a big deal) is some odd/exaggerated moments and a lot of the screaming. Other than that, this is one of the best action/adventure series and anime I have ever seen. This show is sure to give you one hell of a punch and it's guaranteed to bring out the super saiyan in you. Check it out. KAMEHAME-HA!!!
    9Pirlo77

    DB Kai: it is DBZ action without DBZ fillers

    I read the manga 13 years ago. This Dragon Ball kai is the what in TV was called Dragon Ball Z, from when Goku appears with his son Gohan. I've always disliked DBZ for the very frequent and boring fillers it contains (DBZ is more than 200 eps in total) and I wondered how a "serious" adaptation from the manga would be since I've enjoyed the manga very much. Now this surprise, I'm much older but it is fun to see Goku&Co adventures again. I've seen about 30 episodes so far and I think a good cut and paste of the original DBZ is being done, even if there are occasions when some little fillers are still present and maybe others when they cut too much (not real fillers) but it was probably necessary.

    So this is a very rare possibility to see a popular long anime without boring and useless fillers and anyway it is a still very good fast paced action-fighting anime with energy blast and flying characters even if it has obviously outdated animation (about 15-20 years).
    10DeusExKatrina

    The only version of Z you ever need to watch again.

    I've been a lover of Dragon Ball Z for most of my life. Z was my obsession through childhood and I remained an avid fan even as an adult. I've been there through the quirky Ocean Dub, the poorly-translated VHS fansubs, the garish orange bricks...

    Dragon Ball Kai isn't just the best version of Dragon Ball Z, it's the only version of Dragon Ball Z anyone should ever watch, for anything other than purely nostalgic reasons. DBZ was bogged down by a nearly unwatchable amount of filler. And I'm not even talking about filler story lines like Garlic Jr. or Goku fighting a star. What dragged Z down was the constant stalling: scenes of people powering up for two episodes straight, replaying the same scene of people staring at each other three times. Entire episodes pass with absolutely no progress on the primary storyline.

    But Dragon Ball Kai fixes all of this. The great fighting and exciting story of Dragon Ball Z is finally, for the first time ever as an anime, brought to its due glory. This is the Dragon Ball Z that should have existed from the very start, the definitive, superior version.

    Thankfully, the terrible new music turned out to be plagiarized, and Z's original soundtrack was restored. So truly the only thing that's better about Dragon Ball Z over Kai, are the opening and ending themes. Kai's new themes are cheesy and cliché', while Cha La and Zenkai Power were pretty cool.

    Admittedly, it's not 100% without flaws. The Saiyan Saga cuts out a smidge too much, and feels ever so slightly rushed, while the Cell Saga kept a smidge too much filler, and it's noticeable. But the Freeza Saga is perfect down to the very frame.

    To say that Dragon Ball Kai is better than Dragon Ball Z doesn't even do it justice. It's the only version of Dragon Ball Z that should exist. It makes me embarrassed to have held the original Z in such high regard. I used to take a blind eye to Z's innumerable flaws because I had such a history with it. But now that Kai has come out, and it is such a genuinely spectacular show, I'm proud to be a fan again.
    10ali-007

    dragon ball Kai is just awesome

    dragon ball Kai is the same as dragon ball z, but its uncut and remastered and HD all together there's only 100 episodes in total when dragon ball z had around 200 episodes the story is all the same but all the fillers are all cut out so there will hardly be any wasted talking and mostly fighting I'm a really big fan of dragon ball I've seen all the episodes and the movies. So I'm a big fan i recommend this to everyone if you want to start watching dragon ball z start on dragon ball Kai Dragonball Kai is the best anime ever made and always will be you should also watch dragon ball and dragon ball gt there are all 10 out of 10

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    • Trivia
      The series is edited to follow Akira Toriyama's manga more closely than the previous adaptation of the latter half of his manga (Dragon Ball Z.) In other words, the good majority of filler segments are being removed. Because of this, the series is slated to run 100 episodes, as opposed to Z's 291.
    • Goofs
      The animators (correctly) remembered to correct Vegeta's color scheme prior to his arriving on Earth, however they failed to correct the color of Nappa's armor in these episodes. Likewise, Vegeta still appears miscolored during a flashback story told by Raditz.
    • Crazy credits
      All-new opening and closing credits sequences were animated for the series, instead of the series just reusing the ones from Z.
    • Alternate versions
      In the U.S. DVD/Blu-ray releases from FUNimation, the brief title bumper that starts off each episode is missing. It is present in the Japanese DVD/Blu-ray releases from Happinet.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dragon Ball Kai: Doragon Bôru Kai (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Dragon Soul (Doragon sôru)
      Opening theme

      Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto

      Music: Takafumi Iwasaki

      Arrangement: Seiichi Kyôda

      Performer: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)

      (Columbia Music Entertainment)

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 2011 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters
    • Production companies
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
      • Toei Animation
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      • 24m
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