When asked if juggling the different voices of Goku, Gohan and Goten were difficult, Masako Nozawa said that it was not and that she was able to switch roles simply upon seeing the character's picture. The voice actors were unable to record the lines separately because of the close dialogue timing.

Throughout the production, the voice actors were tasked with playing different characters and performing their lines on cue, switching between roles as necessary. 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. 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 rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta.ĭue 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.ĭragon Ball Z is adapted from the final 324 chapters of the manga series which were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1995. It is part of the Dragon Ball media franchise.ĭragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Son Goku, who, along with his companions, defends the Earth against villains ranging from aliens ( Vegeta, Frieza), androids ( Cell) and magical creatures ( Majin Buu).

It was broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide. Dragon Ball Z aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996, before getting subtitled or dubbed in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia, India and Latin America. 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 Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995. First-run syndication, International Channel, Cartoon Network ( Toonami)ĭragon Ball Z ( Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation.

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