The series was extensively 'refreshed' for Japanese television. New ending credits with new animations of Dodoria and Zarbon (top left), the Ginyu Force (top right), Freeza (center left), Raditz (center right), and Vegeta and Nappa (bottom left). However she also stated that the anime will no longer air in Japan, but it will contiue overseas. Japanese voice actress for Krillin, Mayumi Tanaka reported on her blog on Monday, that she & the other actors are recording the dialogue for the Majin Buu Saga. In addition to Nicktoons, the series also airs on the CW's Toonzai/Vortexx programming block. This was quite a change, as all the Dragon Ball series have almost always appeared on Cartoon Network in the United States. It was first released on DvD and Blu-ray volumes on may,18 2010 The series aired on the Nicktoons network on may 24 2010. Interestingly, despite the series being only a director's cut of Dragon Ball Z, the 'Z' has been completely removed from the title in the Japanese dub.įUNimation has dubbed Dragon Ball Kai into English for a North American release under the title of Dragon Ball Z Kai (more information can be viewed below). The 改 (Kai) in the series' name means 'revised'. The series ended on Maafter a run of 98 episodes. Two issues of Shonen Jump have included some primary information about the series.

The two shows were marketed together as 'Dream 9', which refers to the hour in which they both aired. It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5th, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. Dragon Ball Kai ( ドラゴンボール改 ( カイ ), Doragon Boru Kai Literally meaning 'Dragon Ball Revised'), known in America as Dragon Ball Z Kai ( ドラゴンボールゼット改 ( カイ ), Doragon Boru Zetto Kai Literally meaning 'Dragon Ball Z Revised') is an anime series that is a high-definition remaster and recut of Dragon Ball Z done for its 20th anniversary.

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