Unlike the original Dragon Ball Z, which only had 2 sets of eye-catchers for the entire series, in Kai it changes every few episodes to feature an appropriate character ensemble/situation. There's also a new artwork clip after every intermission, such as one of Cui and Vegeta in episode 19. This new opening and closing credits have newly animated appearances by most of the main cast, as well as for the villains, such as Raditz, Nappa, Vegeta, Frieza, Zarbon, Dodoria, and The Ginyu Force. Takayoshi Tanimoto performs the series' new opening and closing themes, "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care Break!".
The opening and ending themes are completely new.
All the grime, damage and noise remaining on the "Z" film is removed, making the image much clearer in high-definition.ĭragon Ball Kai includes a complete re-recording of the dialog by most of the original Japanese voice cast, as well as completely new sound design with updated sound effects. Through digital processing, the image is made vibrant. Part of this is reformatting and extending the picture to 16:9 Widescreen. This is not a new animation, but rather a remastered edit that runs through certain events of Dragon Ball Z. The series is being extensively "refreshed" for Japanese television. On April 26th, 2010, 4Kids Entertainment announced the series will also run on The CW's Toonzai block in it's 2010 - 2011 season. This is quite a change, as all the Dragon Ball series have almost always appeared on Cartoon Network in the United States. The show has also been airing premieres on the Nicktoons since May 24th. The "Kai in the series' name means "updated," "modified," or "altered." Interestingly, despite the series being only a directors cut of Dragon Ball Z, the Z has been completely removed from the title (at least in the Japanese version.)įUNimation Entertainment has been dubbing Dragon Ball Kai into English for a North American release, under the release title of Dragon Ball Z Kai (more information can be viewed below). Two issues of Shonen JUMP have included some primary information about the series.
It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5th 2009 at 9:00am just before One Piece, and the two shows are being marketed together as 'Dream 9', which refers to the hour in which they both air. Please feel free to update it as soon as any new material is made available.ĭragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai) is an anime series that is a high-definition remaster and recut of Dragon Ball Z done for its 20th Anniversary. '''''''''' '''''"TRANSFORMATION IN PROGRESS, POWER INCREASE IMMINENT!" This article contains information about a topic still in development, and may change as more information becomes available.
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