List of Dragon Ball Z episodes
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{{nihongo|Dragon Ball Z|ドラゴンボールゼット|Doragon Bōru Zetto|commonly abbreviated as DBZ}} is the long-running anime sequel to the Dragon Ball TV series, adapted from the final twenty-six volumes of the Dragon Ball manga written by Akira Toriyama. The manga portion of the series debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 5, 1988, and 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.
Dragon Ball Z uses four pieces of theme music in the Japanese version. 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. From episodes 200–291, the opening and closing themes are "We Gotta Power" and "Boku-Tachi wa Tenshi Datta," both by Hironobu Kageyama.
Series overview
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 English broadcast was divided into eight separate near-continuous blocks with breaks varying between four months to over a year between each block. 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.
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| link1 = #Season 1: Saiyan Saga (1989–1990)
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| start1 = {{Start date|1989|4|26}}
| end1 = {{End date|1990|3|7}}
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| link2 = #Season 2: Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas (1990–1991)
| episodes2 = 35
| start2 = {{Start date|1990|3|14}}
| end2 = {{End date|1991|1|16}}
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| link3 = #Season 3: Frieza Saga (1991)
| episodes3 = 33
| start3 = {{Start date|1991|1|23}}
| end3 = {{End date|1991|9|11}}
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| link4 = #Season 4: Garlic Jr., Trunks and Androids Sagas (1991–1992)
| episodes4 = 32
| start4 = {{Start date|1991|9|18}}
| end4 = {{End date|1992|5|13}}
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| link5 = #Season 5: Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell Sagas (1992)
| episodes5 = 26
| start5 = {{Start date|1992|5|20}}
| end5 = {{End date|1992|11|18}}
| color6 = #fbec5d
| link6 = #Season 6: Cell Games Saga (1992–1993)
| episodes6 = 29
| start6 = {{Start date|1992|11|25}}
| end6 = {{End date|1993|7|21}}
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| link7 = #Season 7: Other World, Great Saiyaman and World Tournament Sagas (1993–1994)
| episodes7 = 25
| start7 = {{Start date|1993|7|28}}
| end7 = {{End date|1994|3|2}}
| color8 = #302a81
| link8 = #Season 8: Babidi and Majin Buu Sagas (1994–1995)
| episodes8 = 34
| start8 = {{Start date|1994|3|9}}
| end8 = {{End date|1995|1|25}}
| color9 = #36454F
| link9 = #Season 9: Fusion, Kid Buu and Peaceful World Sagas (1995–1996)
| episodes9 = 38
| start9 = {{Start date|1995|2|1}}
| end9 = {{End date|1996|1|31}}
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Episodes
=Season 1: Saiyan Saga (1989–1990)=
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=Season 2: Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas (1990–1991)=
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=Season 3: Frieza Saga (1991)=
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=Season 4: Garlic Jr., Trunks and Androids Sagas (1991–1992)=
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=Season 5: Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell Sagas (1992)=
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=Season 6: Cell Games Saga (1992–1993)=
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=Season 7: Other World, Great Saiyaman and World Tournament Sagas (1993–1994)=
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=Season 8: Babidi and Majin Buu Sagas (1994–1995)=
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=Season 9: Fusion, Kid Buu and Peaceful World Sagas (1995–1996)=
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OVAs/Movie specials
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| Title = Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru Zetto Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1993|07|23}} (Part 1)
{{start date|1993|08|25}} (Part 2)
| AltDate = N/A
| ShortSummary = This feature was released in two parts as an "Official Visual Guide" to the Famicom video game of the same title. It is notable for never having seen an official release outside Japan, unlike its 2010 remake. It was re-released with new scenes entitled "Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans" for the Bandai Playdia system.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi!!
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボール オッス！帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2008|09|21}}
| AltDate = N/A
| ShortSummary = This feature is the first Dragon Ball animation in twelve years, following a short story arc in the remade Dr. Slump anime series featuring Kid Goku and the Red Ribbon Army in 1999. The film premiered in Japan at the Jump Super Anime Tour in honor of Weekly Shōnen Jump's fortieth anniversary.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru: Suupaa Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボール 超サイヤ人絶滅計画
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2010|11|11}}
| AltDate = November 2, 2010
| ShortSummary = This is a remake of the 1993 OVA Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans. It was released as a bonus feature with the video game Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2. The feature was included worldwide, but was not dubbed in the appropriate language. Instead, the feature could only be viewed in Japanese with subtitles.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru: Episōdo obu Bādakku
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボール エピソード オブ バーダック
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2011|12|17}}
| AltDate = October 9, 2012
| ShortSummary = This 20-minute animated feature was adapted from the eponymous three-chapter manga by Naho Ōishi. It features a scenario taking place after the events of the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, in which Bardock survives the destruction of Planet Vegeta and is sent into the past, combating Frieza's ancestor Chilled, and turning into a Super Saiyan. It was screened at Jump Festa 2012 (December 17 and 18, 2011) in Japan and internationally released in October 2012 as a subtitled extra to the Xbox 360 video game Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect.
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TV specials
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| Title = Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tatta Hitori no Saishū Kessen~Furīza ni Idonda Zetto Senshi Kakarotto no Chichi~
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボールZ たったひとりの最終決戦～フリーザに挑んだZ戦士 孫悟空 (カカロット)の父～
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| DirectedBy = Mitsuo Hashimoto
| WrittenBy = Katsuyuki Sumisawa & Takao Koyama
| Aux2 = Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|17}}
| AltDate = September 5, 2002
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special
| TranslitTitle = Kyokugen Batoru!! San Dai Sūpā Saiya-jin Supesharu
| NativeTitle = 極限バトル!!三大超サイヤ人 スペシャル
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|3}}
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| ShortSummary = This rare special aired on Tokai TV a month after the release of Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, between episodes 148 and 155, and is set after the events thereof. Goku and Gohan meet in West city, dressed up in Tuxedos, and discuss the events of the nine previously-released movies (the first three Dragon Ball Films, and the first six Dragon Ball Z films). This special has never been released in English, nor on any form of home media.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
| TranslitTitle = Doragon Bōru Zetto: Zetsubō e no Hankō!! Nokosareta Chō-Senshi•Gohan to Torankusu
| NativeTitle = ドラゴンボールZ 絶望への反抗!!残された超戦士・悟飯とトランクス
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|24}}
| AltDate = September 12, 2002
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Looking Back at it All: The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show!
| TranslitTitle = Zenbu Misemasu Toshi Wasure Doragon Boru Zetto!
| NativeTitle = 全部見せます 年忘れドラゴンボールZ!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|31}}
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| ShortSummary = This rare special aired on Fuji Television between episodes 211 and 212, and looks back at what had happened in Dragon Ball Z in 1993. It takes placed before the adult division of the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament into the Dragon Ball Timeline, as noted by Gohan at the end of the special. This special has not been released on DVD and it has not been translated to English either.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
| TranslitTitle = Dorīmu 9 Toriko & Wan Pīsu & Doragonbōru Z Chō Korabo Supesharu!!
| NativeTitle = ドリーム9 トリコ&ワンピース&ドラゴンボールZ 超コラボスペシャル!!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|7}}
| AltDate = March 4, 2023
| ShortSummary = This is a two-part crossover special which aired on April 7, 2013, on Fuji TV. It commemorated the start of the third year of the anime Toriko, and features characters from Dragon Ball Z, Toriko, and One Piece.
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See also
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Notes
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Dragon Ball}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080913073750/http://www.dragonballz.com/index.cfm?page=sagas Official Funimation Entertainment Dragon Ball Z episode list]
- {{IMDb episodes|0214341|Dragon Ball Z}}
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