Dragon Ball Z

Also known as DBZ

Japanese anime television series

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"Dragon Ball Z" is a Japanese anime series that continues the story of martial artists seeking magical wish-granting orbs called Dragon Balls while battling increasingly powerful enemies. It became one of the most influential anime series globally, helping to popularize Japanese animation worldwide and establishing many conventions that shaped the anime industry.

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Dragon Ball Z

Score: 8.21/10 (908,545 votes)
Rank: #423
Popularity: #118
Type: TV
Episodes: 291
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 1989–1996
Season: Spring 1989
Studios: Toei Animation

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Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a descenda…

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin: Japan
Original language: Japanese
Followed by: Dragon Ball Super
Follows: Dragon Ball
Based on: Dragon Ball
Main subject: martial arts
Voice actor: Paolo Torrisi
Production company: Toei Animation
Narrative location: Dragon World
FilmAffinity ID: 942334
Official website: www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragonz
Image: Dragon Ball Z Logo.png

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start time: 1989-04-26
end time: 1996-01-31
original broadcaster: Fuji Television
theme music: We Gotta Power
characters: Majin Buu
number of episodes: 291
number of seasons: 1
title: ドラゴンボールZ
list of episodes: list of Dragon Ball Z episodes
social media followers: 703909
derivative work: Dragon Ball Z Kai
media franchise: Dragon Ball
hashtag: dragonballz

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Encyclopedic overview

Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise, it serves as a direct sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball television series, adapting the remaining 325 chapters of the manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji Television and its FNS affiliates from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide.

Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Son Goku in his adult life as he and his companions defend the Earth against villains including warriors race (Vegeta, evil forces Frieza), androids (Cell), and magical creatures (Majin Buu). At the same time, the story follows the life of Goku's son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta.

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