Translated title/Funimation's dub title Original Japanese title Main article: Dragon Ball Z (season 1) No. Other World, Great Saiyaman and World Tournament SagasĮvil Buu Saga (Fusion, Kid Buu and Peaceful World Sagas) Septem– Ap(edited) September 13 – 20, 1999 (uncut ep. Septem– Septem(edited) Octo– Febru(uncut) Only in one instance, between episodes 194 and 195, was there actually parity between the DVD release and the actual broadcast sequence in terms of the end of one "season" and the beginning of the next. The English broadcast was divided into eight separate near-continuous blocks with breaks varying between four months to over a year between each block.
In Japan, Dragon Ball Z was aired year-round continuously, with regular off-days for sporting events and television specials taking place about once every six weeks on average. The "seasons" that comprise the following list correspond to the remastered box sets released by Funimation from 2007 to 2009 these correspond to story arcs (which are themselves split at debatable points), and not to the pattern in which the series actually aired in either Japan or the United States. From episodes 200-291, the opening and closing themes are " We Gotta Power" and "Boku-Tachi wa Tenshi Datta," both by Hironobu Kageyama. From episodes 1–199, the opening theme is " Cha-La Head-Cha-La" by Hironobu Kageyama, and the closing theme is "Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Pawā!" by MANNA. The manga portion of the series debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Octoand lasted until 1995 the anime adaptation premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran until its end on January 31, 1996, lasting 291 episodes in Japan, and 276 episodes in the United States originally, although all 291 episodes were later broadcast when content from the first 67 episodes was restored.ĭragon Ball Z uses four pieces of theme music in the Japanese version.
This includes quite a few different versions for Goku and Vegeta with many being unique to one retailer or event. There are also figures that honor the original Dragon Ball story as well as offshoots like Resurrection 'F' and Dragon Ball Super.
While the original line features Super Saiyan Goku alongside his rivals Vegeta and Piccolo, collectors can find several variants and even more characters in the growing Pop! Animation line. Many figures have been issued over the years, including several Dragon Ball Z exclusives. The vinyl figure line includes key characters from the popular animated franchise. Goku and the gang are getting the Pop! treatment in Funko Pop Dragon Ball Z.