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{{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball Z'''''|ドラゴンボールZ|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as '''''DBZ'''''}} is a ]ese ] ] produced by Toei Doga (now ]). ''Dragon Ball Z'' is the ] to the ] and adapts the last 26 volumes of the original ] of the 42 volume ] series created by ]. Dragon Ball Z is depict the continuing the adventures of Goku and his companions to defend against an assortment of villains which seek to destroy or rule the Earth.

The anime first aired in Japan from ], ], to ], ],<ref name="DBZ-ANN">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=244&page=25|title=Anime News Network Dragon Ball Z episode list|accessdate=2007-11-08|publisher=]}}</ref> and was ] in several countries around the world, including ] and in the ]. The American themes and ]s were composed and produced in part by ].

== Plot ==
The series continues the adventures of ] who, along with his companions, defend the ] and other fictional planets against various ]s. While the original ] followed Goku through childhood into adulthood, ''Dragon Ball Z'' parallels his adult life with the maturation of his first child, ]. The series also gives focus to the evolution of his rivals, ] and ], from evil to good, with the former's evolution occurring early in the series and latter's spanning across the entire series. The separation between the series is also significant as the later series takes on a more dramatic and serious tone, with a number of ]s either threatening or committing acts of ] or outright ].

== Dragon Ball Z manga ==
{{main|Dragon Ball}}
The Dragon Ball Z manga was licensed for release in English in North America by Viz Media which has released all 42 volumes of ]. Viz released volumes 17 through 42 (chapters 195 through 519) under the title "Dragon Ball Z" to mimic the name of the anime series adapted from those volumes, feeling it would reduce the potential for confusion by its readers.

== Dragon Ball Z anime ==
{{See|List of Dragon Ball Z episodes}}
With the ending of '']'', Toei Animation quickly released a second anime series, {{Nihongo|''Dragon Ball Z''|ドラゴンボールZ(ゼット)|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as ''DBZ''}}. Picking up a few years after the series first left off, ''Dragon Ball Z'' is adapted from the final twenty-six volumes of the manga series on '']'' from 1989–1995, it premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on January 31, 1996.<ref name="AnimeEncyc">{{cite book |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Clements |coauthors=] |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |date=September 1, 2001 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=1-880656-64-7 |oclc=47255331 |pages=101–102 |edition=1st }}</ref>

Following their short-lived dub of ''Dragon Ball'' in 1995, Funimation began production on an English-language release of ''Dragon Ball Z''. They collaborated with ] to finance and distribute the series to television, sub-licensed home video distribution to Pioneer Entertainment USA (later known as ]), contracted ] to dub the anime into English, and hired ] to compose an alternate musical score. This dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' was ], as well as length; reducing the first 67 episodes into 53. The series premiered in the U.S. on September 13, 1996 in ], but also struggled to find a substantial audience during its run and was ultimately cancelled after two seasons. On August 31, 1998, however, these cancelled dubbed episodes began airing on ]'s weekday-afternoon programming block, ], where the series received much more popularity. With new success, Funimation continued production on the series by themselves, now with less editing due to fewer restrictions on cable programing. However, they could no longer afford the services of either the Ocean voice cast or Shuki Levy's music without Saban's financial assistance, resulting in the creation of their own in-house ADR studio and voice cast, as well as a new musical score composed by ]. ''Dragon Ball Z'' was now in full production in the U.S. and the new dub of the series was broadcast on Cartoon Network from September 13, 1999 to April 7, 2003. In 2004, Geneon's distribution rights to the first 53/67 episodes of ''Dragon Ball Z'' expired, allowing Funimation to re-dub them with their in-house ADR studio and restore the removed content. These re-dubbed episodes aired on Cartoon Network during the summer of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-31/funimation-2005-plans|title=FUNimation 2005 Plans|date=December 31, 2004|accessdate=September 14, 2008|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-09/dbz-uncut-on-cartoon-network|title=DBZ uncut on Cartoon Network|date=June 9, 2005|accessdate=September 14, 2008|publisher=]}}</ref>

In 2006, Funimation remastered the episodes ] to 16:9 widescreen format and then began releasing the series to Region 1 DVD in nine individual season box sets, with the first set released on February 6, 2007 and the final set released on May 19, 2009. These sets were notable for including the option of hearing Funimation's in-house dub alongside the original Japanese music, an option that had previously not been available. Other options included hearing the in-house dub with the American soundtrack composed by Bruce Faulconer and Nathan Johnson, and a third option included watching the original Japanese version, with the original Japanese soundtrack and English subtitles. In July 2009, Funimation announced that they would be re-releasing ''Dragon Ball Z'' in a new seven-volume DVD set called the "Dragon Boxes." Based on the original series masters with frame-by-frame restoration, the first set was released on November 10, 2009 and the final set was released on October 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.dragonballz.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=586 |title=Funimation Entertainment Announces First U.S. Release of Dragon Box |publisher=Funimation |date=July 20, 2009 |accessdate=August 28, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> Unlike the season box sets, Funimation's "Dragon Box" release is presented in the original 4:3 fullscreen format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KPINF2/ |title=Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Box One |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref>

In January 2011, Funimation and Toei announced that they would stream ''Dragon Ball Z'' within 30 minutes before their simulcast of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-03/funimation-to-stream-dragon-ball-z-in-north-america|title=Funimation to Stream Dragon Ball Z in North America|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2011}}</ref> As of 2013, ''Dragon Ball Z'' is being streamed on ], containing the English dub with the Japanese music and uncut footage, as well as subtitled Japanese episodes.

In July 2011, Funimation announced plans to release ''Dragon Ball Z'' in ] format, and the first volume was released on November 18, 2011.<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/funimation-entertainment-announces-dragon-ball-z-series-on-blu-ray-125982173.html |title=FUNimation Entertainment Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-ray - FLOWER MOUND, Texas|location=Texas |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date=July 21, 2011|accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animemaki.net/2011/07/funimation-ent-announces-dragon-ball-z-series-on-blu-ray/ |title=FUNimation Ent. Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-ray |publisher=Anime Maki |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2011-08-10}}{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> However, after the release of the second volume, Funimation suspended production of the rest of the Blu-ray releases, citing concerns over restoring the original film material frame by frame.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-01-26/funimation-suspends-production-of-dragon-ball-z-blu-rays|title=FUNimation Suspends Production of Dragon Ball Z Blu-rays|author=Funimation Entertainment|location=Flower Mound, Texas|date=January 26, 2012|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref>

== Dragon Ball Kai ==
{{See|List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes}}

In February 2009, Toei Animation announced that it would begin broadcasting a revised version of ''Dragon Ball Z'' as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations. The series premiered on Fuji TV in Japan on April 5, 2009, under the name {{Nihongo|''Dragon Ball Kai''|ドラゴンボール改(カイ)|Doragon Bōru Kai|lit. "Dragon Ball Revised"}}, with the episodes remastered for ], featuring updated opening and ending sequences, and a rerecording of the vocal tracks by most of the original cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-06/dragon-ball-z-to-rerun-on-japanese-tv-in-hd-in-april |title=Dragon Ball Z to Rerun on Japanese TV in HD in April |publisher=] |date=February 6, 2009 |accessdate=February 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-19/japan-remastered-dbz-to-be-called-dragon-ball-kai |title=Japan's Remastered DBZ to Be Called Dragon Ball Kai |publisher=] |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=February 21, 2009 }}</ref> The footage was also re-edited to more closely follow the manga, resulting in a faster-moving story, and damaged frames removed.<ref>{{cite journal |title= ｢ドラゴンボールZ｣放送開始20周年記念! HDリマスター坂で テレビアニメが堂々復活!! 孫悟空伝説再び!! その名も... DRAGON BALL KAI|publisher= ]|location= Japan|page= 10|date= February 9, 2009|language= Japanese|work=]}}</ref> As such, it is a new version of ''Dragon Ball Z'' created from the original footage.

On March 9, 2011, Toei announced that due to ]'s score for ''Dragon Ball Kai'' infringing on the rights of an unknown third party, the score for remaining episodes and replays of previous episodes would be replaced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-10/toei-replaces-possibly-infringing-dragon-ball-kai-music|title=News: Toei Replaces Possibly Infringing Dragon Ball Kai Music|publisher=] |date=March 10, 2011 |accessdate=March 14, 2011}}</ref> Later reports from Toei claimed that with the exception of the series' opening and closing songs, as well as ] music, Yamamoto's score was replaced with ]'s original score from ''Dragon Ball Z''. This change in background music would eventually affect all episodes of the series' English dub in the U.S. The series concluded with the finale of the Cell arc as opposed to including the Majin Boo arc. It was originally planned to run 98 episodes, however due to the ], the final episode of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' was not aired and the series ended on its 97th episode in Japan on March 27, 2011.

Like all other ''Dragon Ball''-based anime, Funimation licensed ''Dragon Ball Kai'' for an English-language release in the U.S., under the title ''Dragon Ball Z Kai''. The series was broadcast on ] from May 24, 2010 to January 1, 2012.<ref> -- Anime News Network (Received February 2, 2010)</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heldenfelds|first=Rich|title=Nickelodeon Announces Fall Plans|url=http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/|work=Ohio.com|publisher=Akron Beach Journal|accessdate=5 September 2012|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110714230402/http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2010/03/nickelodeon-announces-fall-plans/announces-fall-plans|archivedate=2011-07-14|date=2010-03-11}}</ref> In addition to Nicktoons, the series also began airing on ] Saturday-morning programming block, ], on August 14, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/dragon-ball-z-kai-to-air-on-thecw4kids-on-saturdays|title=Dragon Ball Z Kai to Air on TheCW4Kids on Saturdays|date=April 26, 2010|publisher=]|accessdate=April 26, 2010}}</ref> and continues to air on Toonzai's successor, ], which began on August 25, 2012. Both the Nicktoons and Toonzai/Vortexx airings have been edited for content, though the Toonzai/Vortexx version is censored even more so than Nicktoons', most likely due to The CW being a broadcast network. In addition to the TV airings, Funimation has also released bilingual Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray box sets of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai''. These box sets contain the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles, as well as the uncut version of the English dub, which does not contain any of the edits made for the TV airings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036ZA8G2/ |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part One Blu-ray |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>dragonballzkai.com</ref> ] acquired the broadcast rights to ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' in the United Kingdom and began airing it on ] in early 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-animation.com/en/node/1198 |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai now broadcast in the UK &#124; TOEI Animation Europe |publisher=Toei-animation.com |date=2012-11-19 |accessdate=2012-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-20/dragon-ball-z-kai-due-on-u.k-television-this-month |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai Due on U.K. Television This Month |publisher=] |date=2012-11-20 |accessdate=2012-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2012-12-11/dragon-ball-z-kai-tv-screenings-on-kix-channel-in-early-2013 |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai TV Screenings on Kix! Channel in Early 2013 |publisher=] |date=2012-12-11 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>

On November 5, 2012, ], the Japanese voice of Kuririn, announced that she and the rest of the cast are recording more episodes of ''Dragon Ball Kai''.<ref name="kai continued">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-06/dragon-ball-z-kai-japanese-cast-records-new-episodes |title=Dragon Ball Z Kai's Japanese Cast Records New Episodes |publisher=] |date=2012-11-06 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> She noted that the show will not be aired in Japan, but will be continuing overseas.<ref name="kai continued"/> More recently, ] and ], the Funimation dub voice actors for Goku and Gohan, announced that they've started recording for the English dub of these episodes.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-04-24/kyle-herbert-sean-schemmel-returning-in-dragon-ball-z-kai-buu-saga-dub</ref>

== Theme songs ==
=== Japanese themes ===
* Openings
# {{nihongo|"]"|チャラヘッチャラ|Chara Hecchara}}
#: Lyrics: ''Yukinojo Mori'', Music: ''Chiho Kiyooka'', Arrangement: ''Kenji Yamamoto'', Vocals: ''']'''
#:* Episodes 1~199
#:* Movies 1-9
# {{nihongo|"]"|ウィ・ガッタ・パワー|Wi Gatta Pawā}} <!-- Yes, it's terrible English. It's also the correct title. Don't change it. -->
#: Lyrics: ''Yukinojo Mori'', Music: ''Keiju Ishikawa'', Arrangement: ''Keiju Ishikawa'', Vocals: ''']'''
#:* Episodes 200~291
#:* Movies 10-12

* Closings
# {{nihongo|"Come Out, Incredible Full Power!"|でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!|Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!}}
#: Lyrics: ''Naruhisa Arakawa'', Music: ''Takeshi Ike'', Arrangement: ''Kenji Yamamoto'', Vocals: '''MANNA'''
#:* Episodes 1~194
# {{nihongo|"We Use to be Angels"|僕達は天使だった|Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta}}
#: Lyrics: ''Yukinojo Mori'', Music: ''Takeshi Ike'', Arrangement: ''Osamu Totsuka'', Vocals: ''']'''
#:* Episodes 195~291

== Cast list ==
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| ] || ] || ] ||] (child)<br/>] (teen) || ]<br/>]<br/>]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||]<br/>||]
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| ] || ] || ] ||] || ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]||]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]<br/>||]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||]||]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||] || ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]||]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]|| ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]|| ]
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| ] || ] || ] <br/>||] (54-92, original dub)<br/> ] (onwards)|| ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]|| ]
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| ] || ] (1-66)<br/>] (88-291)|| Laara Sadiq<br/>||]||Laara Sadiq
|-
| ] || ] (2-260)<br/>] (288-291)|| ] (1-26)<br/>](27-53)<br/>||]||]
|-
| ] || ]|| Doug Parker<br/>||Mark Britten (54-92, original dub)<br/>Bradford Jackson (onwards)|| Doug Parker
|-
| ]|| ] || ]<br/>||]||]
|-
| ] || ] || N/A ||]<br/>||]
|-
| ] || ] || N/A ||]<br/>||]
|-
| ] || ] (9-34)<br/>] (207-271) || Ellen Kennedy<br/>||]<br/>||]
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| ] || ] (49-288)<br/>] (290-291)|| Paulina Gillis<br/>||Ceyil Dellgadillo (child, original dub)<br/>] (child, uncut dub)<br/>] (adult)<br/>|| ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||Mark Britten (54-180, original dub)<br/>] (onwards)||]
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| ] || Toku Nishio || French Tickner<br/>||] (54-92, original dub)<br/>] (onwards)<br/>||French Tickner
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| ] || ] (26-192)<br/>] (238-285) || Doug Parker<br/>||<br/>] <br/> || ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]<br/>||]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]||]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||] (88, original dub)<br/>Phil Parsons (onwards)||
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||] ||
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| ] || ] || N/A ||] || ]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||] || ]
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| ] || ] || ]<br/>||]|| ]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||]<br/>||]
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| ] || ] || N/A ||Josh Martin (Fat Boo and Kid Boo)<br/>] (Super Boo)<br/>||]<br/>]
|-
| ] || ]<br/>] (193)|| ]<br/>||]|| ]
|-
| Narrator || ] || Doc Harris<br/>||Dale Kelly (54-180, original dub)<br/>] (onwards)|| Doc Harris
|-
|}

== Japanese staff ==
{{Importance-sect|date=June 2008}}
*Original author: ]
*Planning: Kōzō Morishita, Kenji Shimizu (])
*Series composition: Takao Koyama
*Script writers: Takao Koyama, Aya Matsui, Katsuyuki Sumizawa, Toshiki Inoue, and others
*Production managers: Matsuji Kishimoto -> Takeshi Torimoto -> Akihiko Yamaguchi -> Yūichi Suenaga
*Chief animator (Character design): Minoru Maeda -> Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
*Chief designer: Yūji Ikeda
*Music: ]
*Music Production: ]
*Editing: Shinichi Fukumitsu (TAVAC)
*Recording: Kenji Ninomiya (TAVAC)
*Sound effects: Hidenori Arai (])
*Music selection: Shigeru Miyashita (TAVAC)
*Recording Studio: TAVAC
*Series director: Daisuke Nishio
*Production: ], ]

== Merchandising ==

Dragonball Z merchandise was a success prior to its peak American interest, with more then $3 billion in sales from 1986-2000.<ref name=bk /> Though the merchandising of Dragonball Z would be a hit even into the holiday season.<ref>"Good holiday sales ahead for retailers." Kiplinger Business Forecasts. The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. 2000. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-93236862.html</ref>

In 2000, MGA Entertainment released more then twenty toys, consisting of table-top games and walkie-talkies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-59426864.html | title=MGA signs for Dragonball Z.(Brief Article) | publisher=Playthings | date=2000-01-01 | accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref> ] released more then 72 figures consisting of 2-inch and 5 inch action figures, which became top-selling toys in a market dominated by the ].<ref>Cuthbert, Joyce. "Chicago.(Brief Article)." Playthings. Furniture Today Media Group LLC. 2000. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60088372.html</ref> In June, ] had a toy promotion which would see 20 million figurines; Burger King bore the cost of the promotion which provided free marketing for Funimation.<ref name=bk>{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62662281.html | title=Burger King Uses Kids' Meals to Promote Japanese Cartoon Series.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) | publisher=Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | date=2000-06-05 | accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref> The Halloween Association found Dragonball Z to be the fourth most popular costumes in their nationwide survey.<ref>"THE HYPE ALL DRESSED UP WITH SOMEWHERE TO GO.(L.A. Life)." Daily News (Los Angeles, CA). McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. 2000. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-83398113.html</ref>

== Ratings ==

In 2001, Cartoon Network obtained licensing to run 96 more episodes and air the original Dragonball anime and was the top rated show in the Toonami block of Cartoon network.<ref>REYNOLDS, MIKE. "Cartoon Upfront With New Show Spending." Cable World. Access Intelligence, LLC. 2001. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874708.html</ref> Beginning March 26, 2001, Cartoon Network ran a 12-week special promotion "Toonami Reactor" which included a focus on Dragonball Z, which would stream episodes online to high-speed internet users.<ref>STUMP, MATT. "Broadband 'Toonami' Boosts Cable Modems.(Cartoon Network)(Brief Article)." Multichannel News. NewBay Media LLC. 2001. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73848430.html</ref> Many releases were met with both the edited and unedited versions placing on in the top 10 video sales of ]. For example, both Dragonball Z Showdown and Dark Prince Returned, edited and unedited made the Billboard magazine top video list for Oct. 20, 2001<ref>The Associated Press. "Most Popular Videos." AP Online. Press Association, Inc. 2001. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-47490330.html</ref>

The first episode of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' earned a viewer ratings percentage of 11.3, ahead of '']'' and behind '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-13/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-march-30-april-5|publisher=]|date=April 13, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 30-April 5|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref> Although following episodes had lower ratings, ''Kai'' was among the top 10 anime in viewer ratings every week in Japan for most of its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-16/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-6-12|publisher=]|date=April 16, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 6–12|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-22/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-13-19|publisher=]|date=April 22, 2009|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 13–19|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref>

==Critiques==

T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews considered the series characters to be different from stereotypical stock characters and noted that they undergo much more development.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=565|title= Dragon Ball anime review|publisher=themanime.org |author= Jones, Tim|accessdate= October 3, 2008}}</ref> Despite praising ''Dragon Ball Z'' for its cast of characters, they criticized it for having long and repetitive fights.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=245|title= Dragon Ball Z anime review|publisher=themanime.org |author= Ross, Carlos|accessdate= October 3, 2008}}</ref> Anime News Network considered Trunks's storyline to be one of the better story arcs of the series, with the characters having more motivation than in previous stories.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dbz-history-of-trunks-dvd|title= The History of Trunks review|publisher= ]|author= Shepard, Chris |accessdate= October 3, 2008}}</ref> Some critics and most fans of the Japanese version have given ]'s English dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' mixed feelings over the years. ] criticized some of the voices to be "quite annoying" and also noted that Frieza's English voice "made him sound like a lady. This combined with Freeza's appearance left a lot of fans confused about Freeza's gender for a while." ] commented ''Dragon Ball GT'' "is downright repellent" mentioning that the material and characters had lost their novelty and fun. They also criticized the character designs of Trunks and Vegeta as being goofy.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://dvd.ign.com/articles/834/834547p1.html|title= Dragon Ball GT&nbsp;— The Lost Episodes DVD Box Set Review|publisher= IGN|date=November 12, 2007|author= Harris, Jeffrey |accessdate= October 3, 2008}}</ref>

== Cultural Impact and Legacy ==
''Dragon Ball Z'' was listed as the 78th best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series,<ref name="ign100">{{cite web |title=78. Dragon Ball Z|url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/78.html |publisher=IGN |accessdate=September 5, 2009 |date=January 23, 2009}}</ref> and was also listed as the 50th greatest cartoon in ]'s "Top 100 Greatest Cartoons" list.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.listal.com/list/wizard-magazines-top-100-cartoons|title= Wizard Magazine's Top 100 cartoons list|publisher=Listal|accessdate= April 30, 2011}}</ref> In internet searches Dragonball Z was ranked 4th in 1999 and 2nd in 2000 by Lycos' web search engine.<ref>Evers, Joris. "Britney Spears tops Lycos 2000 search terms list.(Industry Trend or Event)." Network World. Network World Inc./IDG. 2000. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72443332.html</ref> For 2001, "Dragonball" was the most popular search on Lycos and "Dragonball Z" was fifth on Yahoo.<ref>Schorow, Stephanie. "Predictably, Nostradamus tops searches on Internet.(Arts and Lifestyle)." The Boston Herald. Herald Media, LLC. 2002. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81526810.html</ref> DBZ token trading banned from Australian primary schools.<ref>"Bullying turns swap card fun into a packet of trouble." Australasian Business Intelligence. COMTEX News Network, Inc. 2002. Retrieved May 01, 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-84322631.html</ref>

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