Dragon Ball Z
ドラゴンボールZ
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Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a descendant of the once powerful but now virtually extinct Saiyan race, whose homeworld was annihilated. When he was sent to Earth as a baby, Gokuu's sole purpose was to conquer and destroy the planet; but after suffering amnesia from a head injury, his violent and savage nature changed, and instead was raised as a kind and well-mannered boy, now fighting to protect others. With his failed attempt at forcibly recruiting Gokuu as an ally, Raditz warns Gokuu's friends of a new threat that's rapidly approaching Earth—one that could plunge Earth into an intergalactic conflict and cause the heavens themselves to shake. A war will soon be fought over the seven mystical Dragon Balls, magic objects that can grant any wish. Only the strongest will survive. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff

Kaneda, Kouji
Producer

Shimizu, Kenji
Producer, Planning

Seki, Hiromi
Assistant Producer

Nishio, Daisuke
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Fujise, Junichi
Episode Director, Storyboard

Hashimoto, Mitsuo
Episode Director, Storyboard

Hosoda, Masahiro
Episode Director, Storyboard

Imamura, Takahiro
Episode Director, Storyboard

Ishikawa, Toshihiro
Episode Director

Kadota, Hidehiko
Episode Director

Kamimura, Yasuhiro
Episode Director

Kasai, Osamu
Episode Director, Storyboard

Kikuchi, Kazuhito
Episode Director, Storyboard

Matsuura, Johei
Episode Director, Storyboard

Okazaki, Minoru
Episode Director, Storyboard

Orime, Tatsuya
Episode Director, Storyboard

Shibata, Hiroki
Episode Director, Storyboard

Takenouchi, Kazuhisa
Episode Director, Storyboard

Ueda, Yoshihiro
Episode Director, Storyboard

Umezawa, Atsutoshi
Episode Director, Storyboard

Yamaguchi, Akihiko
Episode Director, Production Assistant, Production Manager

Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
Episode Director, Storyboard

Akahori, Satoru
Script, Screenplay

Huber, Chuck
Script

Inoue, Toshiki
Script, Screenplay
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- 1: "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" by Hironobu Kageyama (eps 1-199)
- 2: "We Gotta Power" by Hironobu Kageyama (eps 200-291)
Endings
- 1: "Dete Koi Tobikiri ZENKAI Power!" by MANNA (eps 1-199)
- 2: "Boku-tachi wa Tenshi datta" by Hironobu Kageyama (eps 200-291)
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