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Dragon Ball Z Kai

Dragon Ball Z Kai

20097.56 Seasons158 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?

Created by Akira Toriyama
Written by Akira Toriyama
Produced by Osamu Nozaki
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Narrator (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Krillin (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Vegeta (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Piccolo (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma (voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Chi-Chi (voice)

Takeshi Kusao

Takeshi Kusao

Trunks (voice)

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Yamcha (voice)

Masaharu Sato

Masaharu Sato

Master Roshi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japancyborgmartial artsandroidfriendshipalienend of the worldtournamentbased on mangafightingcombatsuper poweredited from tv seriesshounenanimeadventure

About Dragon Ball Z Kai

Dragon Ball Z Kai is a sci-fi & fantasy, animation, action & adventure, comedy series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of japan, cyborg, martial arts, android, friendship, alien. Created by Akira Toriyama, it stars Masako Nozawa, Joji Yanami, Mayumi Tanaka. Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?

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