This version is shot in cropped rather than the original ratio, even for the American release, and features a noticeable greenish tint compared to the Dragon Ball Z Blu-rays. Additionally, the neo-classic animation by Q-TEC that appeared throughout the previous 98 episodes is gone due to Toei now re-mastering the footage in-house , and a new animated intro sequence for the series is used with fights and events corresponding with the Majin Buu Saga, such as Goku vs Majin Vegeta, Super Buu uses his Human Extinction Attack , Goku, Vegeta, Goten , and Trunks fusing into Vegito and Gotenks , respectively, then moves to Potential Unleashed Gohan and Gotenks vs Super Buu, and finally, Goku transforming into Super Saiyan 3 and then fighting Kid Buu , with the former launching a massive energy blast and the latter firing his Kamehameha , the sequence ends with the heroes in assembly as Super Saiyan 3 Goku drops by and powers up.
This arc had five different newly animated endings, with each ending that corresponds to the arc's sagas or situations like "Oh Yeah!!!!!!! Toei released the first set on DVD and Blu-ray in September in a aspect ratio, which is said that is how it was originally created and was only ratio before because it was cropped for HD TV. His score was used regularly for all releases of episodes , however, he was given a layoff notice from Toei Animation after it was discovered that he had spent nearly his entire career at Toei infringing off of works from various western artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Pink Floyd, Stratovarius, Propaganda, James Horner and Danny Elfman and eventually resigned.
The last few episodes of Dragon Ball Kai , as well as Japanese reruns of past episodes, made use of music recycled from Dragon Ball Z by Shunsuke Kikuchi although the Dragon Ball Kai theme songs remained intact , however, the placing of the music differed from the original series.
It is unconfirmed if the original matching of the tracks with the scenes as the original series will ever be released. The re-released Dragon Ball Kai collections including episodes and episodes have included the random placement of the original tracks. It is possible, though, that Funimation has not disposed of the original masters as Toonami mistakenly aired the Yamamoto score for the first episode. Norihito Sumitomo , who composed music for the film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods , would succeed Yamamoto for the series' music, and composed new background music for the series' Majin Buu Saga, and some of this arc's music was reused for the new series Dragon Ball Super , in which Sumitomo also composed the scores.
Navarre revealed during its Q3 earnings conference call, on February 2, , that its North American anime distributor Funimation had licensed the Dragon Ball Kai series for release in the "latter part of the upcoming fiscal year. Funimation later confirmed the license with AnimeNewsNetwork.
The cast for Kai was mostly the same as DBZ except for a few re-casts for various reasons. The English dub for the series was produced by Okatron in Dallas, TX, US at the same recording studio used for the video games of the Dragon Ball franchise , with Christopher Sabat as one of the primary voice directors.
Cartoon Network, broadcaster of all previous Dragon Ball media, passed on the rights to show Dragon Ball Z Kai though the series would eventually air on the channel as part of Adult Swim.
Instead, Kai premiered on Nicktoons in the U. A comparison of the opening scene in Dragon Ball Kai. The shot on the left is the original uncut scene, and the right being the one that appeared on Nicktoons. It is clear to see all traces of blood have been removed from Bardock's face. The series was edited on Nicktoons to fit the intended audience, and occasionally contains different verbiage than the home release, which is entirely unedited.
Some character attacks regained their correct and untranslated-proper-noun announcements in the unedited dub i. Most other names used in the English dub remain the same i. Krillin and Tien Shinhan instead of "Kuririn" and "Tenshinhan". Less liberty is taken with the script, and episode titles are mostly literal translations of their original Japanese versions. Nicktoons' broadcast originally used Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, however it changed to Shunsuke Kikkuichi's cues after the music plagiarism incident see "Music" above.
The opening theme was retained, although shortened to allow time for more commercials. The broadcast used Vic Mignogna 's version of the theme song for the full run, even though his complete version was only used for Episodes 27 - 39 on the official home video release. The ending theme was usually cut, and the credits were shown in split screen, although a shorter version of the ending was used on occasion.
Their broadcast contained most of the edits of the Nicktoons version, as well as extra editing to fit the stricter broadcast standards see "English adaptations" below. Like Nicktoons' broadcast, the Toonzai broadcast featured the Kenji Yamamoto score before being replaced with the Shunsuke Kikuchi score. Toei Animation stated that the Dragon Ball Kai episodes would be edited to more closely follow Akira Toriyama 's original story in the manga, resulting in a faster moving story, and to remove any damaged frames.
On the broadcast episodes, only a few minutes of filler material with no impact to the story have been left in like Gregory 's appearance at King Kai's Planet , who wasn't present in the manga , probably to help the episode reach its full 20 min. Happinet the Japanese company releasing the series on DVD and Blu-ray announced the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray release would have an end point of "98 Episodes tentative " meaning the planned and announced episode count would end at The series temporarily ended with 97 episodes aired, and the 98th episode was released direct-to-video.
A few years later, the series returned with 61 Majin Buu Saga episodes in Japan. The title screen translations are far more similar this time around, but are changed to fit properly into English. Edits were been made to the version appearing on Nicktoons; these include the removal of blood which sometimes is replaced with black grayish liquid where the blood is supposed to be , overly violent moments, profanity and others. The CW's Toonzai airings, however, were edited even more so than the Nicktoons version, due to tighter restrictions on broadcast programming.
These edits include recoloring Mr. Popo 's skin from black to blue, replacing dead characters' halos with glowing orbs, removing virtually all references to death in both dialogue and episode titles, and renaming certain special techniques i. Toei Animation commissioned Kai to help introduce the Dragon Ball franchise to a new generation. The showrunners for Kai tried to change as little as possible from DBZ, but certain changes just couldn't be helped.
We're going to take a look at 5 differences between Dragon Ball Z and Kai , as well as 5 things that were unchanged. Our goal isn't to say that one series is better than the other. If anything, we're aiming to praise both shows for being awesome in their own ways! One of the most iconic features of the original DBZ series was its soundtrack.
Producer Takashi Uchida is one of the many artists responsible for creating the legendary, orchestral sound that's synonymous with the Japanese version of DBZ. Naturally, DBZ Kai needed its own soundtrack to help it stand out from the crowd.
Speaking of DBZ Kai's opening , we'd be remiss if we didn't talk about the series' amazing intro sequences. The same goes for Kai's closing credits sequences, which features the song "Yeah! Most long-time DBZ fans probably expected Kai to feature a different soundtrack than the original series.
However, another major element that separates Kai from DBZ is the script. You see, the dialogue featured in Kai is actually closer to the original pieces of dialogue that Akira Toriyama wrote in the DBZ manga. It's certainly a strange scenario - to discover that the adaptation you've known and loved for years isn't as faithful as you thought it was. However, fans of Fullmetal Alchemist's adaptation can relate. For what it's worth, most of these changes won't be too jarring in the long run. Tonally, DBZ and DBZ Kai are essentially the same show - both are overall lighthearted Shonen Battle Animes that heavily emphasize character and action as opposed to plotting and weighty themes.
However, the original DBZ series was darker than Kai from a visual standpoint. You see, DBZ has more contrast and saturation than Kai - making it literally look like a darker show than its successor. Some might like the overall darker aesthetic associated with DBZ. Others might prefer Kai's brighter, clearer picture quality. Different strokes for different folks, we suppose. Well, that statement isn't an exaggeration; most of the shows that come from that time were targeted at older, more mature audiences - including DBZ.
The original DBZ series featured a fair amount of blood and viscera i. Kai lightens the mood by reducing the amount of blood featured in the series, making it much safer for a younger audience. Kai also changed several problematic elements that plagued DBZ, such as sexual content and Mr.
Popo's appearance. Dragon Ball is DBZ's direct predecessor. It's also completely absent from Dragon Ball Z Kai. Toei wanted Kai to have fewer detours than the original DBZ and to complete its sagas faster. So they decided to skip over Dragon Ball and start off with Z. If you want to witness Goku's humble beginnings, you can buy the complete Dragon Ball series online.
Some of the characters are a load of fun too, like the ever awesome Piccolo and the delightfully despicable Vegeta, their personalities and interactions with other characters stealing the show. The villains are pretty cool as well like the sadistic Frieza and the menacing Cell, who instill terror into even the bravest of warriors. What I really like about this series is how dark it gets. In the original manga and the Japanese uncut versions of the show, things get really violent. Even edited, it gets dark with the serious dilemmas and numerous deaths that go around, which makes it more appealing to adults.
I guess shows that go this route tend to be pretty successful like that. This show is sure to give you one hell of a punch and it's guaranteed to bring out the super saiyan in you. Check it out. FAQ 1. Details Edit. Release date April 5, Japan. Fuji Television Network Toei Animation. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 24 minutes. Related news. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. See more gaps Learn more about contributing.
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