Dragonball Kai

Dragon Ball Z
ドラゴンボールZ (Doragon Bōru Zetto)
Genre	Martial arts, science fantasy
Anime television series
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio (#1–199)
Produced by	Kenji Shimizu Kōji Kaneda (#118–291)
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Manga Entertainment
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	US First-run syndication, International Channel (1997-2002) Cartoon Network (Toonami) (1998-2003)
Original run	April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996
Episodes	291 (List of episodes)
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
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Manga Entertainment
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	US Nicktoons, Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run	April 5, 2009 – March 27, 2011 Continued run: April 6, 2014 – June 28, 2015
Episodes	159 (Japan) 167 (International)(List of episodes)
Dragon Ball franchise
Dragon Ball (manga) Dragon Ball (anime) Dragon Ball GT Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Z (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ(ゼット), Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, that were published from 1988 to 1995 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Dragon Ball Z first aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 26, 1989 to January 31, 1996, before being dubbed in several territories around the world, including the United States, Australia, Europe, India, and Latin America.

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. There have also been two sequel series; Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) and Dragon Ball Super (2015–present).