Dragon Ball Z

Production Notes

Adapts chapters 195-519 of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. The U.S. version is a dubbed alternative version of the original Japanese anime. For example, blood has been removed, beer is called root beer, the afterlife is called "Another Universe," and people emigrate before cities are destroyed. The U.S. version edited and compiled the original for a reduced episode count of 276 instead of the original 291. The proper episode count was later restored on the uncut "Orange Brick" Season Set released by FUNimation Entertainment from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, these sets as well as the Season Set Blu-rays crop the show from its original 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9. The only complete 4:3 release ever released in English were the Dragon Boxes, which have long since gone out of print.

Cast Highlights

Kuririn

Main

Voice: Tanaka, Mayumi (Japanese)

Piccolo

Main

Voice: Sabat, Christopher (English)

Son, Gokuu

Main

Voice: Morrow, Kirby (English)

Son, Gohan

Main

Voice: Hebert, Kyle (English)

Vegeta

Main

Voice: Sabat, Christopher (English)

#C6

Supporting

Voice: Huber, Chuck (English)

15th Generation's Higashi no Kaioshin

Supporting

Voice: Iwanaga, Tetsuya (Japanese)

Ackman

Supporting

Core Staff

Cook, Justin

Producer, ADR Director

Kaneda, Kouji

Producer

Shimizu, Kenji

Producer, Planning

Seki, Hiromi

Assistant Producer

Nishio, Daisuke

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Fujise, Junichi

Episode Director

Theme Songs

Quick Facts

Ranking And Reach

Title Variants

Production Team

Themes And Audience