Dragon Ball Z is one of several English dubs of ドラゴンボールZ. It has previously aired on syndication.
Dubbing History[]
After failing to find an audience with Dragon Ball in 1995, FUNimation Entertainment opted to focus on dubbing Dragon Ball Z in hopes that the more action-oriented series would draw in more views. For this project, FUNimation partnered with Saban Entertainment to bring the series to America. Saban utilized Ocean Productions in Vancouver, Canada which drew from the same cast as the BLT dub of Dragon Ball and had most of the cast reprise their roles. The dub featured an original musical score by famed television composer Shuki Levy and Kussa Mahchi (an alias for Haim Saban, founder of Saban Entertainment) along with an uncredited Ron Wasserman (known for his scores from the Power Rangers franchise). The decision was mainly so FUNimation could earn royalties anytime the music was used.
This English version of Dragon Ball Z was heavily censored and edited due to Saban's particularly draconian censorship guidelines. They forbid any explicit references to death, alcohol, or cigarettes, and even prohibited showing "children in distress", which meant that scenes of young Gohan crying had to be digitally altered to remove his tears. Their dub is infamous for their constant attempts to sidestep character deaths as them being sent to "the next dimension". Other times, death is written away via character exposition (An example being Tien being given the additional dialogue "Look! I can see their parachutes! They're okay..." in reference to a plane being blown up in one episode). In one episode, Goku visits Hell (in the show, simply a place in the afterlife) and meets two body-building demons wearing shirts that read "HELL" in block letters; Saban edited the shirts to read "HFIL" and referred to the location as the "Home For Infinite Losers".
Under Saban, 67 episodes were dubbed. However, they were edited down to 53 episodes as well as dubbing the movie The Tree of Might and editing it as a three-part miniseries, bringing the total episode count to 56. Their dub made its U.S. premiere on September 13, 1996, airing in first-run syndication on local WB and UPN affiliate networks. Though Saban managed to secure a better morning time-slot than Seagull Entertainment did for the original Dragon Ball series, and managed to give Dragon Ball Z a two-season run, the dub was still cancelled due to both poor ratings and Saban scaling down their syndication operations.
The dub would soon after gain wider exposure, however, when re-runs were picked up to air on Cartoon Network's weekday afternoon Toonami block, beginning on August 31, 1998. Thanks to the greater success of these re-runs on Toonami, FUNimation would continue dubbing Dragon Ball Z from where the Ocean dub left off, but with their own in-house voice cast. Re-runs of the Ocean dub would continue to air alongside the FUNimation dub through the early 2000s as the series aired to completion on Toonami. In 2013, FUNimation re-released the entire Saban/Ocean dub of DBZ in the DVD collector's box set Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Edition (named after the dub's signature theme song).
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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Goku/Kakarot
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Ian James Corlett (episodes 1-37) | |
Peter Kelamis (episodes 38-53) | |||
Saffron Henderson (young) | |||
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Piccolo
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Scott McNeil | |
File:ラーズベリ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Raspberry
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File:ジース (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Jeice
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Raditz
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Jason Gray-Stanford | |
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Vegeta
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Brian Drummond | |
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Yajirobe
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Nappa
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Michael Dobson | |
File:ライチ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Raiti
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Krillin
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Terry Klassen | |
File:孫悟飯じいさん (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Grandpa Gohan
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File:グルド (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Guldo
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Gohan
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Saffron Henderson | |
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Bulma
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Lalainia Lindbjerg | |
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Chi-Chi
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Laara Sadiq | |
File:牛魔王 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Ox King
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Dave "Squatch" Ward | |
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Master Roshi
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Ian James Corlett (episodes 1-34) | |
Peter Kelamis (episode 50) | |||
File:ウミガメ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Turtle
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Scott McNeil (episodes 1-2, 5) | |
Doug Parker (episode 7, 17, 22) | |||
File:閻魔大王 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | King Yemma
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Ward Perry | |
File:ゴズ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Goz
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File:ネイル (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Nail
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File:界王 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | King Kai
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Don Brown | |
File:神龍 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Shenron
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File:ムーリ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Moori
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File:バータ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Burter
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File:バブルス (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Bubbles
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Doug Parker | |
File:メズ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Mez
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File:ブールベリ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Blueberry
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Gregory
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Alvin Sanders | |
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Mr. Popo
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File:ザークロ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Zaacro
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File:ウーロン (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Oolong
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Alec Willows | |
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Yamcha
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Ted Cole | |
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Tien
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Matt Smith | |
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Chiaotzu
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Cathy Weseluck | |
File:プーアル (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Puar
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File:神様 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Kami
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Dale Wilson (episodes 4-16) | |
Ward Perry (episodes 18-27) | |||
Scott McNeil (young) | |||
File:カリン (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Korin
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Paul Dobson | |
File:ブリーフ博士 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Dr. Brief
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Zarbon
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Dodoria
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File:占いババ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Fortuneteller Baba
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Elan Ross Gibson | |
File:ブルマの母 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Bulma's mother
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Tabitha St. Germain | |
File:カルゴ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Cargo
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Frieza
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Pauline Newstone | |
File:キュイ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Cui
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Ian James Corlett | |
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Dende
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Andrew Francis | |
File:ツーノ (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Tsuno
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Peter Kelamis | |
File:最長老 (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Guru
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Robert O. Smith (episode 41) | |
David Kaye (episode 48) | |||
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Captain Ginyu
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Richard Newman | |
File:リクーム (ドラゴンボールZ).png | Recoome
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David Kaye | |
Narrator
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Doc Harris |
Episodes[]
№ | Ocean Title | Original Title | Premiere | |
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THE SAIYAN CONFLICT | ||||
1 | The Arrival of Raditz | ミニ悟空はおぼっちゃま!ボク悟飯です。 | 1996-09-13 | |
史上最強の戦士は悟空の兄だった! | ||||
2 | The World's Strongest Team | やった!これが地上最強のコンビだ! | 1996-09-20 | |
3 | Gohan's Hidden Powers | ピッコロの切り札!悟飯は泣きむしクン | 1996-09-27 | |
4 | Goku's Unusual Journey | 悟空死す!ラストチャンスは一度だけ | 1996-10-04 | |
エンマ様もビックリあの世でファイト | ||||
5 | Gohan's Metamorphosis | 恐竜とサバイバル!悟飯のツライ修行 | 1996-10-11 | |
月の輝く夜に大変身!悟飯パワーの秘密 | ||||
6 | Gohan Makes a Friend | ゴメンねロボットさん砂漠に消えた涙 | 1996-10-18 | |
泣くな悟飯!はじめての闘い | ||||
7 | Trouble on Arlia | 宇宙一の強戦士サイヤ人めざめる! | 1996-10-25 | |
8 | Home For Infinite Losers | 蛇の道でいねむり悟空が落っこちる | 1996-11-01 | |
手を出すな!エンマ様の秘密の果実 | ||||
9 | Princess Snake's Hospitality | あま〜い誘惑!蛇姫さまのおもてなし | 1996-11-08 | |
10 | Escape from Piccolo | ピッコロからの脱出!嵐を呼ぶ悟飯 | 1997-10-11 (VHS) 1998-09-04 | |
走れ悟飯!チチの待つなつかしのパオズ山 | ||||
11 | Showdown in the Past | 明日なき街!勝利への遠い道のり | 1996-11-15 | |
12 | The End of Snake Way | 終点〜ん蛇の道!おめえ界王様か? | 1997-01-03 | |
13 | A Fight Against Gravity... Catch Bubbles! | 重力との戦い!バブルス君をつかまえろ | 1997-01-10 | |
14 | The Legend of the Saiyans | よみがえるサイヤ人伝説!悟空のルーツ | 1997-01-17 | |
15 | A Black Day for Planet Earth | いでよ神龍!サイヤ人ついに地球到着 | 1997-01-24 | |
16 | The Battle Begins... Goku Where are You? | んなバカな!土から生まれたサイバイマン | 1997-02-01 | |
17 | The Saibamen Strike | ヤムチャ死す!おそるべしサイバイマン | 1997-02-08 | |
18 | Nappa... The Invincible? | さよなら天さん!餃子の捨て身の戦法 | 1997-02-15 | |
天津飯絶叫!!これが最後の気功砲だ | ||||
19 | Tien Goes All Out!! | ひたすら待って3時間!弾丸飛行の筋斗雲 | 1997-02-22 | |
20 | Time's Up! | ぼくにまかせて!悟飯・怒りの大爆発 | 1997-04-12 | |
21 | The Return of Goku | サイヤ人の猛威!神様もピッコロも死んだ | 1997-04-19 | |
22 | Goku Strikes Back | 父さんすげぇや!究極の必殺技・界王拳 | 1997-04-26 | |
23 | Goku vs. Vegeta... A Saiyan Duel! | 限界を超えた熱い戦い!悟空対ベジータ | 1997-05-03 | |
いまだ悟空!すべてを賭けた最後の大技 | ||||
24 | Vegeta... Saiyan Style! | 戦闘力10倍!!ベジータ大変身 | 1997-05-10 | |
25 | Stop Vegeta Now! | 死なないで父さん!!これが悟飯の底力 | 1997-05-17 | |
撃てクリリン!願いをこめた元気玉 | ||||
26 | The Battle Ends | 奇跡を起こせ!スーパーサイヤ人孫悟飯 | 1997-05-24 | |
THE NAMEK SAGA | ||||
27 | A New Goal... Namek | 飛び出せ宇宙へ!希望の星はピッコロの故郷 | 1997-09-13 | |
謎のユンザビット!神様の宇宙船を探せ | ||||
28 | Journey to Namek | ナメック星行き発進!悟飯たちを待つ恐怖 | 1997-09-13 | |
敵か味方か?謎の巨大宇宙船の子供たち | ||||
29 | Friends or Foes? | ホントにホント?あれが希望のナメック星 | 1997-09-20 | |
親切な宇宙人いきなりあったよ五星球 | ||||
30 | Hunt for a Dragon Ball | 惑星フリーザNO.79復活のベジータ!! | 1997-09-20 | |
31 | Who's Who? | そろったぞ神龍球!ピッコロさんも生き返る | 1997-09-27 | |
32 | Touchdown on Namek | あらたな強敵!宇宙の帝王フリーザ | 1997-09-27 | |
33 | Face-off on Namek | 野望のベジータ!宇宙一の戦士はオレだ!! | 1997-10-04 | |
34 | The Ruthless Frieza | 悟空パワー全開!!銀河の果てまで6日間 | 1997-10-04 | |
35 | The Nameks Versus Frieza | 意表をついた攻撃!!長老の狙いはスカウター | 1997-10-11 | |
36 | Escape from Dodoria | 悟飯危うし!死を呼ぶ追跡者ドドリア | 1997-10-11 | |
37 | Secrets Revealed | 爆死ドドリア!ベジータの恐るべき衝撃波 | 1997-10-18 | |
38 | A Collision Course | 燃える惑星からの脱出!!命がけのカメハメ波 | 1997-10-18 | |
勇気百倍!界王の下に集結する戦士たち | 1997-10-25 | |||
39 | Stay Away from Frieza | 聞け悟空よ!フリーザには手を出すな | ||
40 | Zarbon Transformed | ほとんど鳥肌!美戦士ザーボンの悪魔の変身 | 1997-10-25 | |
41 | The Eldest Namek | 希望の星を守れ!!クリリン驚異のパワーUP | 1997-11-01 | |
42 | Get Vegeta! | 死の淵からよみがえった奇跡の男・ベジータ | 1997-11-01 | |
43 | Vegeta Revived | どでかい戦闘力!!砕け散るフリーザの陰謀 | 1997-11-08 | |
44 | A Heavy Burden | 元気が戻ったぞ!!100倍超重力の中の悟空 | 1997-11-08 | |
45 | Immortality Denied | フリーザの秘密兵器!悪魔のギニュー特戦隊 | 1997-11-15 | |
46 | The Tree of Might (Part One) | ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦 | 1997-11-15 | |
47 | The Tree of Might (Part Two) | 1997-11-22 | ||
48 | The Tree of Might (Part Three) | 1997-11-22 | ||
46 | 49 | Big Trouble for Bulma | ブルマが危ない!!四星球はフリーザの手に | 1998-01-31 |
47 | 50 | Scramble for the Dragon Balls | 激突だ!!不屈の闘志の界王拳とカメハメ波 | 1998-02-07 |
48 | 51 | Arrival of the Ginyu Force | 迫る超決戦!ギニュー特戦隊只今参上!! | 1998-02-07 |
49 | 52 | Elite Fighters of the Universe... The Ginyu Force | 悟空が大接近!フリーザの包囲網をぶち破れ | 1998-02-14 |
50 | 53 | Time Tricks and Body Binds | 超魔術かトリックか!?MR.グルドが怒ったぞ! | 1998-02-14 |
51 | 54 | No Refuge from Recoome | 猛攻リクーム!!悪くて強くてとんでもない奴 | 1998-05-16 |
52 | 55 | Enter Goku | 死ぬな悟飯!悟空、ついに決戦場に到着だ | 1998-05-23 |
53 | 56 | Goku... Super Saiyan? | ケタ外れの強さ!!伝説の超サイヤ人孫悟空 | 1998-05-23 |
赤と青の光球!ジースとバータが悟空を襲う |