Dragon Ball Z
Series, 1989, Dragon Ball Z, Set in Saiyan to Buu
Dragon Ball Z is #2 of 9 in release order and #2 of 9 in chronological order in the Dragon Ball.
The story
Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
Dragon Ball Z recap
In the Saiyan saga, Goku learns he is a Saiyan, an alien warrior race, when his brother Raditz kidnaps his son Gohan. Goku dies taking Raditz down with Piccolo, trains in the afterlife with King Kai, and returns to fight the Saiyans Nappa and Vegeta, who kill several of his friends. In the Frieza saga, the group goes to planet Namek for its Dragon Balls and faces the tyrant Frieza, who destroyed the Saiyan homeworld; when Frieza kills Krillin, Goku becomes the legendary Super Saiyan and defeats him. In the Android and Cell sagas, Trunks, Vegeta's son from a ruined future, warns of androids built by Dr. Gero. Cell, a bio-android, absorbs Androids 17 and 18 and holds the Cell Games; Goku dies sacrificing himself, and Gohan, now a Super Saiyan 2, kills Cell. In the Buu saga, seven years later, the wizard Babidi releases Majin Buu, Goku returns from the dead for a day, Gohan's friends and Vegeta's son Trunks fuse into Gotenks, and Buu wipes out the Earth.
Dragon Ball Z ending explained
Goku and Vegeta fight Kid Buu, the original, purest form, on the Supreme Kai's planet. Everyone on the revived Earth gives energy to Goku's Spirit Bomb, which destroys Buu. Ten years later, at a tournament, Goku meets Uub, a boy who is Buu's reincarnation, and flies off to train him.
Where to watch Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z is streaming on Crunchyroll in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 8.8/10, MyAnimeList 8.21
Where it fits
- Release order: after Dragon Ball, before Dragon Ball GT.
- Chronological order: after Dragon Ball, before Dragon Ball Daima.
What to watch before Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball (1986), which Dragon Ball Z (1989) continues.
Cast
- Masako Nozawa as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
- Ryo Horikawa as Vegeta (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Piccolo (voice)
- Mayumi Tanaka as Krillin / Uranai Baba (voice)
- Naoki Tatsuta as Oolong / Karin (voice)
- Joji Yanami as Dr. Briefs (voice)
- Naoko Watanabe as Puar / Chi-Chi (voice)
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tien Shinhan (voice)
- Miki Ito as Android 18 (voice)
- Hiroko Emori as Mama / Chaozu / Bulma / Bulla (voice)
- Mayumi Shou as Chi-Chi (voice)
- Toru Furuya as Yamcha (voice)