Dragon Ball Z Kai

2009 · TV Series · TV-14 · 26 min · ★ 7.5

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Rejoin martial artist and friends in a run of cosmic battles against increasingly powerful threats, defending the world from evil. This version redubs, recuts, and cleans up the original animation, and refines the story arcs to align more closely with the comic books, plus features new opening and ending themes.

Based on Dragon Ball Z

Also known as Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters · DBZ Kai

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Original title: ドラゴンボール改「カイ」
Years: 2009–2015
Release date: 2009-04-05
Network: Fuji TV
Language: Japanese
Rated: TV-14
Runtime: 26 min
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 (810 votes)

About

If you want Dragon Ball Z action with far less filler and a story that feels closer to the comic, you’ll likely enjoy Dragon Ball Z Kai; Not for you if you hate remakes, don’t like music/voice changes, or need the full original-length experience like Dragon Ball Z.

Pros: trimmer pacing; closer to manga; updated presentation | Cons: heavy exposition; some changes in voices; divisive music

Themes

japan
cyborg
martial arts
android
friendship
alien
end of the world
tournament
based on manga
fighting
combat
super power
+4 more

Cast & crew

Masako Nozawa
as Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Joji Yanami
as Narrator (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
as Krillin (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
as Vegeta (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
as Piccolo (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
as Bulma (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
as Chi-Chi (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
as Trunks (voice)
Toru Furuya
as Yamcha (voice)
Masaharu Sato
as Master Roshi (voice)

Directed by Yasuhiro Nowatari

Episodes6 seasons · 158 episodes

Season 126 episodes

S1E1Prologue to Battle! The Return of Goku!26m
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S1E2The Enemy Is Goku's Brother?! The Secret of the Mighty Saiyan Warriors!26m
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S1E3A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack!26m
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S1E4Run in the Afterlife, Goku! The One Million Mile Snake Way!26m
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S1E5Wilderness Survival! A Moonlit Night Awakens Gohan!26m
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S1E6The End of Snake Way! King Kai's Bizarre Test!26m
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S1E7The Battle with Ten-Times Gravity! Goku's Race Against the Clock!26m
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S1E8Shenron Appears! The Saiyans Arrive Sooner than Expected!26m
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S1E9Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!26m
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S1E10Sit Tight, Chiaotzu! Tien's Screaming Tri-Beam!26m
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S1E11Will Goku Make It in Time?! Three Hours Until the Battle Resumes!26m
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S1E12Farewell, Piccolo! Goku's Furious Counterattack!26m
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S1E13The Power of the Kaio-Ken! Goku vs. Vegeta!26m
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S1E14An All-Out Kamehame-Ha! Vegeta's Terrible Transformation!26m
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S1E15Goku on the Ropes! Pin Your Hopes on the Spirit Bomb!26m
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S1E16Defeat the Invincible Vegeta! Work a Miracle, Gohan!26m
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S1E17Dawn of a Fierce Battle! The Star of Hope Is Piccolo's Homeland!26m
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S1E18The Ship Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek!26m
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S1E19A Powerful New Foe! Frieza, Ruler of the Universe!26m
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S1E20The Rebellion Against Frieza! Vegeta's Burning Ambition!26m
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S1E21Protect the Dragon Balls! The Namekians' All-Out Attack!26m
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S1E22Dodoria's Terrifying Chase! A Truth Revealed to Vegeta!26m
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S1E23Vegeta's Covert Maneuvers! A Tragic Assault on the Namekians!26m
S1E24Friends Reborn! Zarbon's Hideous Transformation!26m
S1E25Power Up, Krillin! Frieza's Mounting Apprehension!26m
S1E26The Scheme Is Shattered! Vegeta Strikes Back at Zarbon!26m

Season 226 episodes

S2E1A Touch-and-Go Situation! Gohan, Protect the Four Star Ball!26m
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S2E2The Countdown to Battle Begins! Enter, the Ginyu Force!26m
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S2E3First Up for the Ginyu Force! Guldo's Time Freeze!26m
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S2E4The Nightmare Recoome! Come Out and Play, Vegeta!26m
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S2E5Goku Arrives at Last! Take Down the Ginyu Force!26m
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S2E6The Star Player Appears! Ginyu vs. Goku!26m
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S2E7Full Power, Goku! Captain Ginyu’s Desperate Attack!26m
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S2E8Surprise! Goku Is Ginyu and Ginyu Is Goku?!26m
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S2E9Goku’s Comeback! Call Forth Porunga!26m
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S2E10Frieza Closes In! Mighty Porunga, Grant Our Wish!26m
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S2E11A Nightmare Transformation! Frieza's Power Level: One-Million?!26m
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S2E12Frieza Bares His Fangs! Gohan's Overwhelming Attack!26m
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S2E13Piccolo Reborn! Frieza's Second Transformation!26m
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S2E14Frieza's Final Transformation! The Ultimate Nightmare Begins!26m
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S2E15The Moment of Truth Approaches! Goku Back in Action!26m
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S2E16Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Prince!26m
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S2E17Goku vs. Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins!26m
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S2E18A Boundary-Pushing Brawl! Goku, Frieza, and Ginyu Again?!26m
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S2E19Kaio-Ken Times Twenty! An All-or-Nothing Kamehame-Ha!26m
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S2E20The Final Trump Card! Goku's Ultimate Spirit Bomb!26m
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S2E21Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!26m
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S2E22The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet!26m
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S2E23Avenge the Fallen, Goku! Countdown to the Planet's Destruction!26m
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S2E24Full-Power Frieza! Shenron, Grant Our Wish!26m
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S2E25Goku's Furious Roar! A Last-Minute Wish!26m
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S2E26Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!26m
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Season 325 episodes

S3E1Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction!26m
S3E2Goku Vanishes into Space! Welcome Home, Super Warriors!26m
S3E3There Is Planet Earth, Father! Frieza and King Cold Strike Back!26m
S3E4I Will Defeat Frieza! Another Super Saiyan!26m
S3E5Welcome Back, Goku! Confessions of the Mysterious Youth, Trunks!26m
S3E6Goku's New Move, Instant Transmission! The Three-Year Training Session Begins!26m
S3E7Undetectable Monsters! The Androids Appear!26m
S3E8The Unbeatable Enemy Within! Goku vs. Android 19!26m
S3E9No Victory for Android 19! Enter Super Vegeta!26m
S3E10Piccolo's Assault! Android 20 and the Twisted Future!26m
S3E11The Hunt for Doctor Gero! Discover the Hidden Laboratory!26m
S3E12Number 17 and Number 18! The Androids Awaken26m
S3E13A Sweet Face and Super Power? Android 18 vs. Vegeta!26m
S3E14The Time for Reunification Has Come! Piccolo's Unshakeable Resolve!26m
S3E15Another Time Machine? Bulma Uncovers a Mystery!26m
S3E16The Monster Goes into Motion! Strike of the Super Namekian!26m
S3E17I am Your Brother! The Monster with Goku's Energy!26m
S3E18The Dizzying Deception and the Daring Escape! Defeat the Android Cell!26m
S3E19The Hunt for Cell Is On! Goku, Back in Action!26m
S3E20Break the Super Saiyan Barrier! Into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!26m
S3E21The Super Namekian Powers Up! Piccolo vs. Android 17!26m
S3E22Run, Android 17! Piccolo's All-or-Nothing Struggle!26m
S3E23Power Unknown! Android 16 Breaks His Silence!26m
S3E24Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku!26m
S3E25Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell!26m

Season 420 episodes

S4E1Cell on the Verge of Defeat! Krillin, Destroy Android 18!26m
S4E2The Battle Turns for the Worst! Cell Attacks Android 18!26m
S4E3The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!26m
S4E4Vegeta's Final Push! Defeat the Invincible Cell!26m
S4E5The Strongest Super Saiyan! Trunks' Power Unleashed!26m
S4E6Cell Invades the Airwaves! Announcing, "The Cell Games!"26m
S4E7Training Complete! Goku Sizes up the Competition!26m
S4E8The Truce Is Broken! The Defense Force Strikes Back at Cell!26m
S4E9A New Guardian! The Return of the Dragon Balls!26m
S4E10Hercule Takes the Stage! The Curtain Rises on the Cell Games!26m
S4E11Showdown! Cell vs. Goku!26m
S4E12Battle at the Highest Level! Goku Goes All Out!26m
S4E13The Opening Round Is Concluded! Goku's Moment of Decision!26m
S4E14Get Angry, Gohan! Release Your Hidden Power!26m
S4E15Tears for An Android! Gohan's Inner Rage Bursts Forth!26m
S4E16Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive!26m
S4E17Perfection's End! A Fury, Beyond Super Saiyan!26m
S4E18A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World!26m
S4E19Combine Your Strength! The Final Kamehame-ha!26m
S4E20A Bittersweet Victory! Until We Meet Again!26m

Season 535 episodes

S5E1Seven Years Later! Starting Today, Gohan Is a High School Student26m
S5E2A New Hero, Great Saiyaman, Is Born!26m
S5E3Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial26m
S5E4The Dragon Team Fully Assembled! Goku Has Come Back!26m
S5E5Everyone Is Surprised! Goten and Trunks' Super Battle!26m
S5E6Restless Foreboding - A Mysterious Warrior Appears!26m
S5E7What Happened, Piccolo? An Unexpected Outcome in the First Round26m
S5E8Videl Battered! Gohan's Fury Reaches Its Limit!26m
S5E9The Terrifying Secret of the Majin - The Mastermind Revealed!26m
S5E10The Nefarious Wizard Babidi and Demon King Dabura's Trap26m
S5E11Don't Sell Super Saiyans Short! Vegeta and Goku's Full-Bore Power!26m
S5E12Whither Victory? A Battle Royal Championship Match!26m
S5E13Stunning Youngsters! No. 18's Uphill Battle26m
S5E14Enter the Headliner! The Looming Demon King!26m
S5E15A Heart of Evil Awakened - Vegeta, Prince of Destruction26m
S5E16I Am the Strongest! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta26m
S5E17Countdown to Revival, Crush Babidi's Ambitions!26m
S5E18The Seal Is Released? Gohan's Kamehame-Ha of Resistance26m
S5E19Straightaway into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu26m
S5E20Turn into Candy! A Hungry Majin's Bizarre Power!26m
S5E21I Will Deal with the Majin! Vegeta's Final Mortal Combat!26m
S5E22For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior!26m
S5E23A Nightmare Revisited - The Immortal Monster Majin Buu!26m
S5E24A Secret Plan to Defeat Buu! Its Name Is Fusion26m
S5E25Found! A Faint Ray of Hope - Awaken, Warriors!26m
S5E26Find the Nuisances - Babidi's Retaliation Begins!26m
S5E27A Time of Trials! Lay Hold of Legendary Powers!26m
S5E28Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit - Super Saiyan 3!!26m
S5E29True Worth Beginning to Show - The Treacherous Buu!26m
S5E30Silly Looking? Drilling the Fusion Pose!26m
S5E31Bye-Bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World26m
S5E32Gohan Located! Intensive Training in the World of the Kais!26m
S5E33Birth of a Merged Superwarrior - His Name Is Gotenks!26m
S5E34Who Will Defeat Majin Buu? The Mightiest of Men Moves Out!26m
S5E35The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved!26m

Season 626 episodes

S6E1What Anger Gives Rise To - Another Majin!26m
S6E2Buu Gobbles Up Buu! Onslaught of a New Majin!26m
S6E3Headlong Rush into Catastrophe! A One-Hour Time Limit!26m
S6E4Training Complete! You're Finished Now, Majin Buu!26m
S6E5Eliminating Buu with Ghosts: A Knockout Kamikaze Attack!26m
S6E6Gotenks' Ace in the Hole! Transformation! Super Gotenks 3!26m
S6E7On a Roll! Buu-Buu-Volleyball!26m
S6E8Thanks for Waiting, Everyone! A Reborn Gohan Heads for Earth!26m
S6E9Buu Overwhelmed! Ultimate Gohan's Super Power!26m
S6E10Buu's Sinister Scheme: Gotenks Is Absorbed26m
S6E11The Elder Kai's Brainstorm! Return to Life, Goku!26m
S6E12Miracles Happen Once... Will Goku and He Make the Ultimate Combination?26m
S6E13Invincible! The Ultimate Warrior Vegetto26m
S6E14Buu's Ace in the Hole! The Warriors Are Absorbed!26m
S6E15Rescue Gohan and the Others! Goku and Vegeta's Infiltration Mission!26m
S6E16Emergency Escape from the Body! Buu's Retrogression into Evil!26m
S6E17Earth Destroyed! The Initial Buu's Nefarious Strike26m
S6E18A Final Showdown at the Summit! Face-Off in the World of the Kais!26m
S6E19Hang In There, Kakarot! You Are No. 1!26m
S6E20A One-Minute Match-Up! Vegeta's Life-Threatening Stall for Time!26m
S6E21An Inspired Strategy - Make Two Wishes Come True!26m
S6E22Share Your Spirit Energy with Me! I'm Making a Huge Spirit Bomb!26m
S6E23You Are the Savior of the World! Everybody's Spirit Bomb Completed!26m
S6E24You Really Are the Greatest, Goku!! The Demise of Majin Buu26m
S6E25And So, Ten Years Later... A Long-Awaited World Martial Arts Tournament!26m
S6E26Even Stronger! Goku's Dream Is Never-Ending!26m