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The KAI series brings you a clearer, more vivid picture that has been remastered under the latest technology, along with updated sound and music. Familiar cast from the original Dragon Ball Z series bring the monumental story of Gohan’s adventures back to life.
List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes. Japanese promotional poster for Dragon Ball Z Kai. Dragon Ball Z Kai [a] is a recut version of the long running sequel anime television series Dragon Ball Z, produced to commemorate its 20th anniversary. [1] .
No. In SeriesNo. In SagaEnglish Translated Title / English Dub ...Corresponding Dbz Ep. [c]11"The Curtain Rises for Battle! The Return ...22"The Enemy is Goku's Brother?! The Secret ...2B–333"Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's ...4–544"Son Goku Runs in the Afterlife! The ...6 & 7B- Overview
- Plot
- Differences from the original
- English dub re-casts
- Broadcast History
- Toonami Marathons
Kai, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai (lit. "Dragon Ball Revised"), is a Japanese anime series that is a high-definition remastered and recut version of Dragon Ball Z, created for its 20th Anniversary. The series premiered on Fuji TV on April 5, 2009 and ended on March 27, 2011 with 97 episodes aired (with a 98th released direct-to-video). There were initially no plans for Dragon Ball Kai to reach the Majin Buu Saga, but the series returned to Japanese TV from April 6, 2014 to June 28, 2015 and the Majin Buu Saga brought the total episode count to 159 (167 for the international versions).
Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English dub release with most of the same cast as their in-house dub of Dragon Ball Z, except for a few re-casts for various reasons. The series aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block from November 8, 2014 to June 23, 2018. The series returned to Toonami for a second run from September 29, 2018 to December 15, 2018. The series returned to Toonami for one night only on April 11, 2020, for a 3.5-hour marathon. The series returned to Toonami yet again on February 24, 2024, and aired a marathon of the first 8 episodes on March 16 following the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.
Five years after the events of Dragon Ball, now a young adult and father to son Gohan, Goku meets his older brother Raditz, who reveals to him that they are members of a nearly extinct extraterrestrial race called the Saiyans. The Saiyans had sent Goku (originally named "Kakarot") to Earth as an infant to conquer the planet for them, but he suffered a head injury soon after his arrival and lost all memory of his mission, as well as his blood-thirsty Saiyan nature. Goku refuses to help Raditz continue the mission and must form alliance with Piccolo, and sacrifice his life, in order to defeat him. However, Goku is revived a year later by the Dragon Balls, after training in the Other World with King Kai, in order to save the Earth from the Saiyan prince Vegeta. However, in the battle Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien and Piccolo are killed. Due to Piccolo being one with Kami, the Dragon Balls no longer exist, resulting in Gohan, Krillin and Bulma traveling to Piccolo and Kami's home planet, Namek, in order to use the balls there to revive their friends. However, the galactic tyrant Frieza is already there doing the same, leading to several battles with his minions and Vegeta, the latter of which teams up with Gohan and Krillin to fight the Ginyu Force. After Goku arrives on Namek, the final epic battle with Frieza himself comes to a close after Goku transforms into a legendary Super Saiyan and avenges the lives of billions across the galaxy.
Later story arcs of the series involve Goku and his allies defending Earth from the threats of newer enemies that include the bio-android Cell and the magical creature Majin Buu.
features remastered high definition picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast (from both the Japanese and English dub casts). The English dub by Funimation also features a more faithful adaptation of the Japanese dialogue than their previous dub of Dragon Ball Z.
As most of the series' sketches and animation cels had been discarded after the final episode of Dragon Ball Z in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors. This reduced visible damage to the original animation. Some frames were selectively cropped, while other frames feature new portions added to scenes that were hand drawn to conform to the designated picture ratio.
•Several minor characters' voices have also been re-cast by Funimation.
The series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV on April 5, 2009 and initially ended with the Cell Saga on March 27, 2011, with the final episode unaired and later released direct-to-video due to the Tōhoku offshore earthquake and tsunami. The Majin Buu Saga premiered on Fuji TV from April 6, 2014 to June 28, 2015. The series originally aired in the U.S. on Nicktoons from May 24, 2010 to January 1, 2012, in an edited format. The series also aired on The CW's Toonzai block (later renamed Vortexx) in an even more edited format from August 14, 2010 to September 27, 2014.
began airing uncut on Adult Swim's Toonami block on November 8, 2014. From February 21, 2015 to June 25, 2016, a rerun of the previous week's episode could also be seen each Saturday at 8:00 PM on the regular Adult Swim block.
The Majin Buu Saga of DBZ Kai made its U.S. debut on Adult Swim's Toonami, airing from January 7, 2017 to June 23, 2018 under the title Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (airing concurrent with Funimation's dub of Dragon Ball Super).
Reruns of the series returned to Toonami from September 29, 2018 to December 15, 2018 at 9:00 PM, and continued to air on Saturday nights at 8:00 PM on the regular Adult Swim block until September 28, 2019. It returned to Adult Swim once again from April 22, 2019 to May 31, 2019, airing at 5:30 AM, and return yet again on September 30, 2019 to April 17, 2020 at 5:30 AM. and back to back on April 20-24, 2020 5 AM-6 AM. It returned to Adult Swim once again from January 4-25, 2020, airing at 8:00 PM, and returned yet again on March 14, 2020 in a back-to-back episode format, airing at 8 and 8:30 PM. Reruns of the series returned to Toonami for one night only from 11:30 PM-3:00 AM on April 11, 2020 for a 3 and a half hour marathon.
•Japan (Fuji TV) — April 5, 2009 - March 27, 2011; April 6, 2014 - June 28, 2015
•United States (Nicktoons) — May 24, 2010 - April 13, 2013
The following is a list of Toonami marathons in which at least one episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai appeared.
•DBZ-Athon (July 4, 2015)
•DBZ Kai Marathon (December 19, 2015)
•DBZ Kai Marathon (December 31, 2016)
•DBZ Kai Power Hour (May 21, 2016)
•DBZ Kai Marathon (September 2, 2017)
Apr 15, 2006 · Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters is the original version of the Boo arc of Kai. It has 8 additional episodes, different music placement, and different OP/ED Themes. The one that was on Japanese TV is an edited-down version with worse pacing in the Great Saiyaman stuff due to having less episodes, the OP/ED was probably changed to be in ...
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current. Dragon Ball Z Kai is an animated series that serves as recut version of the 1989–96 Dragon Ball Z anime series. It was produced by Toei Animation to commemorate Z's 20th anniversary. Kai cuts out much of the anime original content and re-records dialogue tracks.
March 22, 2021 ·. 【Dragon Ball KAI - Re-Broadcast from April 6th!】 ★Fuji TV Official Website: https://www.fujitv.com . For all you “Dragon Ball” fans, we have some good news as the hit animation series “Dragon Ball KAI” will be aired as a re-broadcast from April 6th at 25:25 on Tuesdays.
