Dragon Ball Z (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ, Hepburn: Doragon
BÅ ru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime
television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to
Dragon Ball and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original
519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama which
ran in Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from 1988 to 1995. Dragon Ball Z aired in
Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996, before getting
dubbed in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia,
Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It was broadcast in at least 81
countries worldwide. It is part of the Dragon Ball media franchise.
Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Goku, who, along with his
companions, defend the Earth against villains ranging from aliens
(Frieza), androids (Cell) and magical creatures (Majin Buu). While the
original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from childhood to early
adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at
the same time parallels the life of his son, Gohan, as well as the
development of his rival Vegeta.Due to the success of the anime in the
United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially
released by Viz Media under the Dragon Ball Z title. Dragon Ball Z's
popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent
the majority of content in the Dragon Ball franchise; including 15
movies, 2 TV specials, and 148 video games (many of them being only
released in Japan), and a host of soundtracks stemming from this
material. Dragon Ball Z remains a cultural icon through numerous
adaptations and re-releases, including a more-recent remastered
broadcast titled Dragon Ball Kai.[a] There have also been two sequel
series, Dragon Ball GT (1996â€"1997) and Dragon Ball Super
(2015â€"2018).Dragon Ball Z picks up five years after the end of the
Dragon Ball anime, with Goku now a young adult and father to his son,
Gohan. A humanoid alien named Raditz arrives on Earth in a spacecraft
and tracks down Goku, revealing to him that he is his long-lost older
brother and that they are members of a near-extinct extraterrestrial
warrior race called the Saiyans (サイヤ人, Saiya-jin). The Saiyans
had sent Goku (originally named "Kakarot") to Earth as an infant to
conquer the planet for them, but he suffered a traumatic brain injury
soon after his arrival and lost all memory of his mission, as well as
his bloodthirsty Saiyan nature. Goku refuses to help Raditz continue
the mission, which results in Raditz kidnapping Gohan. Goku decides to
team up with his former enemy Piccolo in order to defeat Raditz and
save his son, while sacrificing his own life in the process. In the
afterlife, Goku trains under the ruler of the North Galaxy, King Kai,
and is taught the Kaio-ken (界王拳) and Spirit Bomb (also known as
the Genki Dama(元気玉)) techniques, before being revived by the
Dragon Balls a year later in order to save the Earth from Raditz'
allies; Nappa and the self-proclaimed "Prince of all Saiyans", Vegeta,
who arrive before Goku returns. Piccolo is killed by Nappa during the
battle, along with Goku's allies Yamcha, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu
(with Chiaotzu sacrificing himself to save Tien), and both Kami and
the Dragon Balls cease to exist as a result of Piccolo's death. After
Goku finally arrives at the battlefield, he avenges his fallen friends
by defeating Nappa with his new level of power. Vegeta executes Nappa
for his failure and does battle with Goku, but is ultimately defeated
thanks to the efforts of Gohan and Goku's other surviving allies,
Krillin and Yajirobe. At Goku's request, they spare Vegeta's life and
allow him to escape Earth, with Vegeta vowing to return and destroy
the planet out of revenge for his humiliation at Goku's hands.
BÅ ru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime
television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to
Dragon Ball and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original
519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama which
ran in Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from 1988 to 1995. Dragon Ball Z aired in
Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996, before getting
dubbed in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia,
Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It was broadcast in at least 81
countries worldwide. It is part of the Dragon Ball media franchise.
Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Goku, who, along with his
companions, defend the Earth against villains ranging from aliens
(Frieza), androids (Cell) and magical creatures (Majin Buu). While the
original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from childhood to early
adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at
the same time parallels the life of his son, Gohan, as well as the
development of his rival Vegeta.Due to the success of the anime in the
United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially
released by Viz Media under the Dragon Ball Z title. Dragon Ball Z's
popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent
the majority of content in the Dragon Ball franchise; including 15
movies, 2 TV specials, and 148 video games (many of them being only
released in Japan), and a host of soundtracks stemming from this
material. Dragon Ball Z remains a cultural icon through numerous
adaptations and re-releases, including a more-recent remastered
broadcast titled Dragon Ball Kai.[a] There have also been two sequel
series, Dragon Ball GT (1996â€"1997) and Dragon Ball Super
(2015â€"2018).Dragon Ball Z picks up five years after the end of the
Dragon Ball anime, with Goku now a young adult and father to his son,
Gohan. A humanoid alien named Raditz arrives on Earth in a spacecraft
and tracks down Goku, revealing to him that he is his long-lost older
brother and that they are members of a near-extinct extraterrestrial
warrior race called the Saiyans (サイヤ人, Saiya-jin). The Saiyans
had sent Goku (originally named "Kakarot") to Earth as an infant to
conquer the planet for them, but he suffered a traumatic brain injury
soon after his arrival and lost all memory of his mission, as well as
his bloodthirsty Saiyan nature. Goku refuses to help Raditz continue
the mission, which results in Raditz kidnapping Gohan. Goku decides to
team up with his former enemy Piccolo in order to defeat Raditz and
save his son, while sacrificing his own life in the process. In the
afterlife, Goku trains under the ruler of the North Galaxy, King Kai,
and is taught the Kaio-ken (界王拳) and Spirit Bomb (also known as
the Genki Dama(元気玉)) techniques, before being revived by the
Dragon Balls a year later in order to save the Earth from Raditz'
allies; Nappa and the self-proclaimed "Prince of all Saiyans", Vegeta,
who arrive before Goku returns. Piccolo is killed by Nappa during the
battle, along with Goku's allies Yamcha, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu
(with Chiaotzu sacrificing himself to save Tien), and both Kami and
the Dragon Balls cease to exist as a result of Piccolo's death. After
Goku finally arrives at the battlefield, he avenges his fallen friends
by defeating Nappa with his new level of power. Vegeta executes Nappa
for his failure and does battle with Goku, but is ultimately defeated
thanks to the efforts of Gohan and Goku's other surviving allies,
Krillin and Yajirobe. At Goku's request, they spare Vegeta's life and
allow him to escape Earth, with Vegeta vowing to return and destroy
the planet out of revenge for his humiliation at Goku's hands.
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