Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game
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Cover of the first Dragon Ball Z compilation soundtrack, featuring Goku (left) and most of the other heroes of the series
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ドラゴンボールZ (Doragon Bōru Zetto) |
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| Genre | Martial arts, Comedy, Science fantasy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio (episodes 1–199) |
| Produced by | Kōzō Morishita Kenji Shimizu Koji Kaneda |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Original network | Fuji TV |
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| Original run | April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996 |
| Episodes | 291 |
| Anime film series | |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 15, 1989 – April 18, 2015 |
| Films | 17 (15 released in theaters, 2 direct to TV) |
| Original video animation | |
| Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Produced by | Kozo Morishita |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation, Bird Studio |
| Released | September 6, 1993 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 2 |
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| Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Ueda |
| Produced by | Tomoaki Imanishi Hiroyuki Kinoshita |
| Written by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
| Music by | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Studio | Toei Animation, Bird Studio |
| Released | November 11, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Dragon Ball Z Kai | |
| Directed by | Yasuhiro Nowatari |
| Music by |
Kenji Yamamoto (1–95) Shunsuke Kikuchi (96–98; re-aired 1–95) Norihito Sumitomo (99–159~167) |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Original network | Fuji TV |
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April 5, 2009 – March 27, 2011 Continued run: April 6, 2014 – June 28, 2015 |
| Episodes | 159 (Japan) 167 (International) |
| Dragon Ball franchise | |
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Dragon Ball Z (Japanese: ドラゴンボール
Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of the protagonist Goku who, along with his companions, defends the Earth against an assortment of villains ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and nearly indestructible creatures. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from his childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time parallels the maturation of his sons, Gohan and Goten, as well as the evolution of his rivals Piccolo and Vegeta from enemies into allies.
Due to the success of the anime in the United States, the manga chapters comprising its story were initially released by Viz Media under the title Dragon Ball Z. Additional works called animanga were released, which adapt the animation to manga form. Dragon Ball Z's popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent the majority of content in the Dragon Ball universe; including 17 movies 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, including a more-recent remastered broadcast titled Dragon Ball Kai (ドラゴンボール
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