TV / Spring 1989
Dragon Ball Z
The story
Synopsis
Dragon Ball Z follows a martial artist whose quiet family life is shattered when he learns unsettling truths about his origins, setting him on a collision course with powerful enemies from beyond Earth. As new rivals and allies arrive, battles escalate from street level brawls to planet spanning confrontations that test the limits of strength and resolve. H…
Characters
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Son, Gokuu
Main | Japanese VA: Nozawa, Masako
Vegeta
Main | Japanese VA: Horikawa, Ryo
Gohan Son
Main | Japanese VA: Swaile, Brad
Piccolo
Main | Japanese VA: Tsuru, Hiromi
Future Trunks
Supporting | Japanese VA: Kusao, Takeshi
Freeza
Supporting | Japanese VA: Nakao, Ryuusei
Relations
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Dragon Ball
Prequel | 1986
Dragon Ball GT
Sequel | 1996
Dragon Ball Super
Side Story | 2015
Dragon Ball Daima
Side Story | 2024
Staff
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Nishio, Daisuke
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Toriyama, Akira
Original Creator
Akahori, Satoru
Screenplay
Inoue, Toshiki
Script, Screenplay
Maekawa, Atsushi
Script, Screenplay
Suga, Yoshiyuki
Screenplay
Latest Episodes
Recent episodes from Dragon Ball Z.
Episode 12: Global Training
Aired Jul 19, 1989
Episode 11: Terror on Arlia
Aired Jul 12, 1989
Episode 10: A New Friend
Aired Jul 5, 1989
Episode 9: The Strangest Robot
Aired Jun 28, 1989
Episode 8: Gohan Goes Bananas!
Aired Jun 21, 1989
Episode 7: Day 1
Aired Jun 14, 1989
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Dragon Ball Z episode guide
291 tracked episodes