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Dragon Ball

The main cast of Dragon Ball
ドラゴンボール
(Doragon Bōru)
Genre Martial arts, Science fiction
TV anime
Director Minoru Okazaki
Daisuke Nishio
Studio Toei Animation
Licensor Pony Canyon (Japan)
FUNimation Entertainment (USA)
Network Fuji TV, Animax
Original run February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989
Episodes 153
Sagas
  1. Emperor Pilaf Saga
  2. Tournament Saga
  3. Red Ribbon Army Saga
  4. General Blue Saga
  5. Commander Red Saga
  6. Fortuneteller Baba Saga
  7. Tien Shinhan Saga
  8. King Piccolo Saga
  9. Piccolo Jr. Saga
Movies
  1. Curse of the Blood Rubies
  2. Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
  3. Mystical Adventure
  4. The Path to Power (10th Anniversary Special)
Public Service Videos
  1. Gokū's Traffic Safety
  2. Gokū's Fire Fighting Regiment

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru?) is a Japanese animated television series that was produced in the late 1980s by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation), being an adaptation of the first sixteen volumes of the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama and published in Japan in the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga anthology comic. For other uses see Martial arts (disambiguation Martial arts film is a Film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, Daisuke Nishio (born April 1, 1959) in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened is a large Japanese company established on October 1 1966, which publishes Music, DVD and VHS videos movies and Funimation Entertainment (previously known as Funimation Productions, and usually stylized as FUNimation) is an American Entertainment company The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. See also Animax Mobile TV is a Japanese Anime Satellite television network dedicated to broadcasting anime programming Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series Dragon Ball Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as is an Anime Film originally released in Japan December 20, 1986 is the 2nd DB movie Originally released in Japan on July 18, 1987, between episodes 70 and 71 Dragon Ball Mystical Adventure, known in Japan as, is the third Dragon Ball movie Dragon Ball The Path to Power, known in Japan as, is the fourth theatrical Dragon Ball movie based on the original series and the seventeenth in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese, A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened born on April 5 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of sometimes known as Weekly Jump and better known as Shōnen Jump, is one of the longest-running weekly Manga compilations in Japan ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Volumes 17-42 of the manga were adapted as Dragon Ball Z in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The anime is composed of 153 half-hour episodes and ran in Japan from February 26, 1986, to April 12, 1989. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Contents

History

The series follows the early adventures of Son Goku as he and his friends search the world for the seven magic Dragon Balls. is a Fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as the main Protagonist for the Media franchise A is a Fictional artifact from the Dragon Ball Manga and Anime series. The series is known as being a much less serious anime than its successor, Dragon Ball Z, though later sagas blur the lines a bit.

American releases

Two early attempts at releasing Dragon Ball to American audiences failed. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The first attempt was in the late 1980s by Harmony Gold. Harmony Gold' is a television production and distribution company established in 1983 It featured strange name changes for nearly all the characters, such as changing Son Goku to "Zero" and Karin to "Whiskers the Wonder Cat". is a Fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as the main Protagonist for the Media franchise It is not well-known, and has been referred to as "The Lost Dub" by fans. [1]

The second and more well known was in 1995, when FUNimation first attempted to launch the Dragon Ball franchise in the United States. Funimation Entertainment (previously known as Funimation Productions, and usually stylized as FUNimation) is an American Entertainment company Hiring BLT Productions[2] to produce the dub, they had the first 13 aired in syndication in edited form. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through However due to disappointing ratings, FUNimation chose to abandon this dub, moving on to the newer and more action filled Dragon Ball Z. The home video rights for this version were acquired by Vidmark Entertainment for their KidMark label. Trimark Pictures Inc, was a production company formed by Mark Amin in 1985 and was the parent company of Trimark Holdings Inc As they and their current owner has continued to renew the license, FUNimation has been unable release their newer unedited dub of these episodes on DVD, and only the old version remains available (as the The Saga of Goku DVD set). Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series

After Dragon Ball Z became popular on Cartoon Network, the entire series was translated by FUNimation and released in the same scheduling block as its successor; Toonami. Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered The complete series ran in the US from August 2001 to December 2002. Unlike the theme songs for Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, FUNimation made English versions of the original Japanese opening and ending themes for these episodes and left in the original BGM, which was met with delight by most fans. However, some insert (IN) songs were removed or have dialogue dubbed over them.

The US version of Dragon Ball was aired on Cartoon Network (before that, it was aired in syndication) with excessive editing. Most of the edits were digital cosmetic changes, which were done to remove nudity and blood, and dialogue edits, such as when Pu-erh says why Oolong was expelled from shapeshifting school, instead of saying that he stole the teacher's panties, it was changed to him stealing the teacher's papers. Some scenes were deleted altogether, either to save time or remove strong violence. For example, when Goku dives into the water unclothed to catch a fish for dinner, a digital water splash was added on his groin; on other occasions when he is nude, he has some digital underwear added. Also, references to alcohol and drugs were removed, for example, when Jackie Chun (Muten Roshi) uses Drunken Fist Kung Fu in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai, FUNimation called it the "Mad Cow Attack. Zui Quan ( Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 醉拳 pinyin Zuì Quán literally Drunken Fist, also known as Drunken Boxing or Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts. " Also, the famous "No Balls!" scene was deleted from episode 2, and when Bulma places panties on the fishing hook to get Oolong (in fish form), they digitally painted away the panties and replaced it with some money. is a Fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball Manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by three Anime

While implied throughout the General Blue Saga, the character Blue is finally revealed to be a homosexual during a scene in which he recoils at Bulma's seductive advances as she tries to distract him. Three Anime adaptations have been created for Akira Toriyama 's the highly popular Dragon Ball Manga series In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Blue is further revealed to be a pedophile upon displaying sexual interest towards a young boy who stops to repair Blue's damaged car. The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular All references to General Blue's sexual orientation were eliminated in the American TV release; the scene involving Bulma was changed to make it seem as if he was simply afraid of women and the scene involving the boy was redubbed to suggest that Blue believes to have found his long-lost younger brother.

Many of the changes were ill-received by long-time fans of the series, who believed the cable networks' censorship destroyed or diminished the original humor, however, the DVDs do not contain these edits.

A note on inconsistency in censorship that a scene in Dragon Ball where Goku charges completely through Piccolo Daimao, putting a hole in the behemoth's chest, was edited so that the hole wasn't shown for the American broadcast, but the same scene was shown uncensored on American TV, in a flashback in a Dragon Ball Z episode, with the hole in Piccolo Daimao's chest clearly visible.

Unofficial Chinese live-action movie

New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong is a live-action version of the popular Japanese animated series. is an unofficial Chinese Live-action Remake of the first Dragon Ball Feature film The Legend of Shenlong An evil king has been stealing the mystical "Dragonballs" in an attempt to possess them all. When all but one of the balls has been stolen, the former guardians of the magic balls decide to band together and take action. Led by a pig-headed wizard and a half-turtle martial arts master, the team takes on the king's army in a desperate bid to stop him from gaining control of the balls.

Theme songs

Cast list

Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese) V. is a Japanese composer who has created numerous musical scores for famous anime series (born September 7, 1974) is a Japanese Seiyū born in Tokyo. He is best known for the role of Harima Kenji in School Rumble A. (FUNimation English) V. A. (Blue Water English) V. A. (Ocean Group English) V. A. (Harmony Gold English)
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Stephanie Nadolny (child)
Sean Schemmel (adult)		 Zoe Slusar
Jeffrey Watson		 Saffron Henderson Barbara Goodson
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer Leda Davies Lalainia Lindbjerg Wendee Lee
Muten Roshi Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland Dean Galloway Michael Donovan Greg Snegoff
Umigame Daisuke Ghori Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt Alec Willows  ???
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Bradford Jackson Corby Proctor Alec Willows Dave Mallow
Yamucha Tōru Furuya Christopher Sabat Victor Atelevich Ted Cole  ???
Pu-erh Naoko Watanabe Monika Antonelli Chris Simms Kathy Morse Cheryl Chase
Chichi Mayumi Shō Laura Bailey (child)
Cynthia Cranz (adult)		 Katie Rowan Andrea Libman N/A
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Lori Steele (child)
Sonny Strait (adult)		 Mike Thiessen N/A  ???
Lunch Mami Koyama Monika Antonelli (nice-self)
Meredith McCoy (angry-self)		 Kris Rundle N/A Edie Mirman
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki John Burgmeier Jonathan Love N/A Eddie Frierson
Chaozu Hiroko Emori Monika Antonelli  ??? N/A Rebecca Forstadt
Gyumao Daisuke Gori Kyle Hebert Dave Pettitt Dave Ward N/A
Uranai Baba Junpei Takiguchi Linda Young Corby Proctor N/A N/A
Pilaf Shigeru Chiba Chuck Huber Dean Galloway Don Brown  ???
Shu Tessho Genda Chris Cason Jonathan Love Doug Parker  ???
Mai Eiko Yamada Julie Franklin Debbie Munro Teryl Rothery  ???
Mr. Popo Toku Nishio Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt N/A N/A
Karin Ichirō Nagai Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A  ???
Kami Takeshi Aono Christopher Sabat Mike Shepherd N/A N/A
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Mike McFarland Lucas Gilbertson N/A N/A
Piccolo Daimao Takeshi Aono Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A N/A
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A N/A
Dr. is a Fictional character from the Dragon Ball universe created by Akira Toriyama as the main Protagonist for the Media franchise ( October 25, 1936) born in the Tokyo Metropolitan area Japan, but raised in Numata Gunma, is a Seiyū and Actress Stephanie Nadolny is a Voice-over artist who has worked for FUNimation through the popular Dragon Ball anime series Sean Schemmel (born 21 November 1968 in Waterloo Iowa) is an American Voice actor who works for considerably distributing companies 4Kids Entertainment Zoe Slusar was the voice actress for Kid Goku in the dubs of the ''Dragon Ball'' anime and Dragon Ball GT done by Blue Jeffrey Watson is a Canadian Actor. He was nominated for "Best Performance by an Alberta Actor" in the 2007 Alberta Film & Television Awards for his part Saffron Henderson (born September 25, 1965) is a Canadian voice actress and singer and the daughter of Bill Henderson of Chilliwack Barbara D Goodson Gustafson (born August 16, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an experienced American voice actress known for is a Fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball Manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by three Anime is a veteran Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. Tiffany Vollmer is an American Voice actress best known for voicing Bulma in the FUNimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise. Lalainia Lindbjerg is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles CA) is a prolific American voice actress. was a veteran Japanese Seiyū born in Kagoshima Prefecture. His real name was Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 孝幸 Miyauchi Takayuki; Michael Charles "Mike" McFarland (Born July 14, 1970) is an American Actor, director, Writer, Voice Michael David Donovan is a voice actor for many TV shows and anime Gregory Snegoff (born June 22, 1955) is an American voice actor and writer ( February 8, 1952 - present is a popular male veteran Seiyū from Tokyo. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC Dave Pettitt was born April 18, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. is a Seiyū born on September 8, 1950 in Naga, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Bradford Jackson is an American Voice actor who works for the FUNimation distributing company David J Mallow (born in October 19, 1948 in Park Ridge Illinois) is a voice actor. is a veteran narrator and Seiyū ( Voice actor) born on July 31, 1953 in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC Ted Cole is a voice actor from Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Naoko Watanabe is a Japanese Voice actress, born in November 21, 1959. Monika Antonelli (born February 17 1959 is a voice actressborn in Elkhart Indiana, and currently living in Mankato Minnesota. This article refers to the American actress for the intersex activist see Cheryl Chase (activist. is a Japanese Seiyū. Shō works at Aoni Production and is married to fellow seiyū Keiichi Nanba. Laura Dawn Bailey (born May 28, 1981 in Mississippi) is an American Actress and Voice actress. Cynthia Jane Cranz (Born March 3, 1969 in Grapevine, Texas) is an actress best known for her voice work portrayals of Chi Chi Katie Rowan is a Canadian voice actress who is known for Anime dubbing roles for Blue Water Studios, notably the title characters in Andrea Eva Libman (born July 19, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Actress and Voice ( January 15, 1955 -) is a Seiyū from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Laurie Steele is a FUNimation Productions voice actress who lives in the Fort Worth- Dallas region of Texas Don "Sonny" Strait (Born June 28, 1965 in Kaufman Texas) is an American Comic artist and voice actor (mainly Anime Mami Koyama (小山 茉美 Koyama Mami, born January 17, 1955) is a veteran Seiyū who was born in Nishio Aichi. Monika Antonelli (born February 17 1959 is a voice actressborn in Elkhart Indiana, and currently living in Mankato Minnesota. Meredith McCoy (Born August 11, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Texas -based voice actress and singer who primarily works on the Edith S Mirman (born July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles CA) is an American voice actress best known for the voice of Fujiko Mine from Tales of the Wolf ( March 6, 1950 - August 6, 2006) was a male Seiyū and Actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from John Burgmeier (Born October 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Voice actor and ADR script writer Edward Davies Frierson (born November 22, 1959 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American voice actor and stage actor who is also is a Seiyū whose birthday is January 27, 1961. She works for Aoni Production. Monika Antonelli (born February 17 1959 is a voice actressborn in Elkhart Indiana, and currently living in Mankato Minnesota. Rebecca Lynn Olkowski (born December 16, 1953 in Denver, Colorado) better known by her maiden name Rebecca Forstadt, is an ( February 8, 1952 - present is a popular male veteran Seiyū from Tokyo. Kyle H Hebert (born June 14, 1969 in Lake Charles Louisiana) is an American Voice actor best known for his roles as adult Dave Pettitt was born April 18, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Dave "Squatch" Ward (born in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Voice actor who has been featured in Anime such as Dragon Ball Z ( April 17, 1931 -) is a male Seiyū and Narrator from Chiba Prefecture. Linda Chambers-Young is an American voice actress working with FUNimation, providing English voices for characters featured in Anime such as real name, is an Actor and veteran Seiyū, or voice actor born on February 4, 1954 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Chuck Huber (Born May 8, 1971 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Voice actor who works for distributing company FUNimation, Donald "Don" Brown is one of the many Canadian voice talents operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia is a Seiyū, or Voice actor who was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948. Christopher L Cason (Born November 4, 1974 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Texas -based voice actor who primarily works on the properties Doug Parker is a Canadian Voice actor and voice director He has been in several cartoons and anime He is probably best known for playing Terrorsaur (maiden name) is a veteran Seiyū and Theatre actress born on June 13, 1954 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Julie Franklin is a voice actress who works for Funimation and lives in Fort Worth or Dallas. Teryl Rothery (born November 9, 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. was a Japanese Actor and Seiyū born September 12, 1939 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC ( May 10, 1931 -) is a male Seiyū from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC ( June 19, 1936 -) is a Seiyū and Actor from Asahikawa Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd, born 1977 is a Music producer and head engineer of Lakewind Sound. ( January 15, 1955 -) is a Seiyū from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Michael Charles "Mike" McFarland (Born July 14, 1970) is an American Actor, director, Writer, Voice Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC is a Fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' manga, authored by Akira Toriyama. is a veteran Seiyū who was born on July 16, 1946 in Tochigi. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC Briefs Joji Yanami Chris Forbis  ??? N/A N/A
Mrs. Christopher Forbis is a FUNimation voice actor who voiced Dr Brief and Dodoria in Dragon Ball Z. Briefs Mariko Mukai Cynthia Cranz Jennifer Bain N/A N/A
Grandpa Son Gohan Osamu Saka Christopher Sabat Jonathan Love N/A N/A
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt  ??? Michael Reynolds
Narrator Joji Yanami Brice Armstrong Steve Olson Jim Conrad  ???

Episode lists

See also

References

  1. ^ The Lost 80s Dragonball Dub. Cynthia Jane Cranz (Born March 3, 1969 in Grapevine, Texas) is an actress best known for her voice work portrayals of Chi Chi Jennifer Bain is an actress She voices Rosamia Badam in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, including Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam vs is a veteran Seiyū who works for Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Wheeljack ( The Transformers) Seitaro Sakaki ( Mobile Police Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC ( August 26, 1937 -) is a Japanese Actor and Seiyū from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. Christopher Robin Sabat (Born April 22, 1973 in Washington DC Michael Lee Reynolds (1930- is a voice actor who is also known as Mike L Brice Weeks Armstrong (Born January 3, 1936 in Dallas, Texas) is a Texas -based voice actor who primarily works on the properties Steve Olson is an actor who works for Blue Water Studios. He is best known for the voiceover as Stalker in G Gundam and Jamitov Hymem in Jim Conrad is a Canadian politician He has campaigned for public office on several occasions and has been active with no fewer than five different political parties throughout This article contains a list of all Film releases from the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT Anime The following is a list of Video games pertaining to the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise created by Akira Toriyama. Journey to the West ( is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Temple O' Trunks. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
  2. ^ BLT Productions at CrystalAcids.com

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