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'''''Dragon Ball Z Kai''''', known in Japan as '''''Dragon Ball Kai''''' (ドラゴンボール改「カイ」, ''Doragon Boru Kai''; lit. "Dragon Ball Revised"), is an anime series that is a high-definition remastered and recut of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', done for its 20th Anniversary. It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5, 2009 at 9:00am just before ''[[W:c:Onepiece|One Piece]]'' and ended on August 25, 2011 with 98 episodes, and the two shows are being marketed together as "Dream 9", which refers to the hour in which they both air. The series average rating was 9.4%, with its maximum being 12.3% ([[Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!|Episode 47]]) and its minimum being 6.4% ([[The Ship Is Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek!|Episode 18]]). In November 2012, it was confirmed that production of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' will continue and air outside of Japan.<ref name="Mayumi's blog">[http://hamayoshi.exblog.jp/16740082/ "It will not be aired in Japan, but overseas, ''Dragon Ball Kai'' is continuing. Right now, we are recording the part at the [[World Martial Arts Tournament]], where [[Goten]] and [[Trunks]] infiltrate the adults division by one standing on the other's shoulders. The image is definitely clearer than before. We talked about how we want it to air in Japan, too." - Mayumi Tanaka's blog, November 2012]</ref>
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'''''Dragon Ball Z Kai''''', known in Japan as '''''Dragon Ball Kai''''' (ドラゴンボール改「カイ」, ''Doragon Boru Kai''; lit. "Dragon Ball Revised"), is an anime series that is a high-definition remastered and recut of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', done for its 20th Anniversary. It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5, 2009 at 9:00am just before ''[[W:c:Onepiece|One Piece]]'' and ended on August 25, 2011 with 98 episodes, and the two shows are being marketed together as "Dream 9", which refers to the hour in which they both air. The series average rating was 9.4%, with its maximum being 12.3% ([[Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!|Episode 47]]) and its minimum being 6.4% ([[The Ship Is Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek!|Episode 18]]). ''Dragon Ball Kai'' returned to Japanese TV on April 6, 2014, with the [[Majin Buu Saga]].<ref name="2014VJump#4">''[[V-Jump]]'', Issue #4, 2014</ref>
==Overview==
==Overview==
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[[File:FUNiDBKai.jpg|thumb|left|200px|FUNimation ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' logo]]
[[File:FUNiDBKai.jpg|thumb|left|200px|FUNimation ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' logo]]
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[[FUNimation 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). On April 26, 2010, [[Wikipedia:4Kids Entertainment|4Kids Entertainment]] announced the series has currently aired on [[Wikipedia:The CW Television Network|The CW]]'s Vortex block in its 2010-2011 season.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/dragon-ball-z-kai-to-air-on-thecw4kids-on-saturdays "Dragon Ball Z Kai to Air on TheCW4Kids on Saturdays", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref> The show has also been airing premieres on the [[Nicktoons]] since May 24, 2011, and ended on January 1, 2012.<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-03-11/top-ranked-nickelodeon-announces-its-2010-11-season-programming-slate-at-annual-upfront-presentation "Top-Ranked Nickelodeon Announces Its 2010-11 Season Programming Slate at Annual Upfront Presentation", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref> This is quite a change, as all the ''Dragon Ball'' series have almost always appeared on [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]] in the United States. It is currently showing on Kix in the UK.
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[[FUNimation 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). On April 26, 2010, [[Wikipedia:4Kids Entertainment|4Kids Entertainment]] announced the series has currently aired on [[Wikipedia:The CW Television Network|The CW]]'s Vortex block in its 2010-2011 season.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-26/dragon-ball-z-kai-to-air-on-thecw4kids-on-saturdays "Dragon Ball Z Kai to Air on TheCW4Kids on Saturdays", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref> The show has also been airing premieres on the [[Nicktoons]] since May 24, 2011, and ended on January 1, 2012.<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-03-11/top-ranked-nickelodeon-announces-its-2010-11-season-programming-slate-at-annual-upfront-presentation "Top-Ranked Nickelodeon Announces Its 2010-11 Season Programming Slate at Annual Upfront Presentation", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref> This is quite a change, as all the ''Dragon Ball'' series have almost always appeared on [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]] in the United States. It was shown on Kix in the UK.
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A new anime series based on the ''Toriko'' manga has since debuted in April 2011, and took over the ''Dragon Ball Kai'' time slot at 9 AM on Sunday mornings before the ''One Piece'' anime series.
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[[File:BuuArcKaiAnnounced.png|thumb|300px|The Majin Buu Saga of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' (shueisha.co.jp banner)]]
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After episode 97, there were initially no plans for ''Dragon Ball Kai'' to reach the [[Majin Buu Saga]]. A new anime series based on the ''Toriko'' manga debuted in April 2011, taking oer the ''Dragon Ball Kai'' time slot at 9 AM on Sunday mornings before the ''One Piece'' anime series. The 97th episode of the series was broadcast on March 27, 2011 in Japan, and January 1, 2012 in America. The series was in syndication in Japan for exactly two years. Despite this, the series has been one of the top 10 rated anime series every week since syndication began in April 2009. The 98th episode of the series, which recapped the entire series and provided some closure, was released on DVD in Japan.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime "Toriko Manga Gets TV Anime Series Next April (Updated)", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2012/03/14/funimations-final-kai-volume-coming-in-june/ "FUNimation's Final “Kai” Volume Coming in June", kanzenshuu.com]</ref> In November 2012, it was confirmed that production of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' will continue and air outside of Japan.<ref name="Mayumi's blog">[http://hamayoshi.exblog.jp/16740082/ "It will not be aired in Japan, but overseas, ''Dragon Ball Kai'' is continuing. Right now, we are recording the part at the [[World Martial Arts Tournament]], where [[Goten]] and [[Trunks]] infiltrate the adults division by one standing on the other's shoulders. The image is definitely clearer than before. We talked about how we want it to air in Japan, too." - Mayumi Tanaka's blog, November 2012]</ref> [[Mayumi Tanaka]] (the Japanese voice of [[Krillin]] in the series) posted news on her blog confirming that ''Dragon Ball Kai'' will be continuing, as voice work was already under way for the early stages of the Majin Buu story arc. Her post goes on to specify that the series revival is for the overseas market, and as of the time of her post there are no plans to air the new episodes in ''Dragon Ball'''s home country of Japan.<ref name="Mayumi's blog"/> In April 2013, [[Sean Schemmel]] and [[Kyle Hebert]] (the [[Funimation Dub]] voice actors for [[Goku]] and [[Gohan]]) confirmed they were recording their lines for the FUNimation Dub of the Buu Saga. In November 2013, when questioned about it on their Facebook page, it was stated by Australian anime distributor [[Wikipedia:Madman Entertainment|Madman Entertainment]] that the Buu Saga of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' should be released sometime in 2014, as they are just waiting on dubs to be finished.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-23/australia-madman-ent/dbz-kai-buu-saga-should-come-in-2014 "Australia's Madman Ent: DBZ Kai's Buu Saga Should Come in 2014"]</ref>
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''Dragon Ball Kai'' returned with the Majin Buu arc to Japanese TV on April 6, 2014, taking over the time slot previously occupied by ''Toriko''.<ref name="2014VJump#4"/>
==Series information==
==Series information==
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==English adaptations==
==English adaptations==
The title screen translations are far more similar this time around, but are changed to fit properly into English. Edits have been made to the version appearing on Nicktoons, these include the removal of blood (which sometimes is replaced with black greyish liquid where the blood is supposed to be), overly violent moments, profanity, and others. The CW's Toonzai airings, however, are 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.e. Goku's [[Spirit Bomb]] renamed as the "Spirit Blast" and Vegeta's [[Galick Gun]] as the "Galick Blast"). Also in the beginning of the intro song, Toonzai has edited out Shenron and replaced him with a green colored sky. On Nicktoons, the series ended on January 1, 2012.
The title screen translations are far more similar this time around, but are changed to fit properly into English. Edits have been made to the version appearing on Nicktoons, these include the removal of blood (which sometimes is replaced with black greyish liquid where the blood is supposed to be), overly violent moments, profanity, and others. The CW's Toonzai airings, however, are 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.e. Goku's [[Spirit Bomb]] renamed as the "Spirit Blast" and Vegeta's [[Galick Gun]] as the "Galick Blast"). Also in the beginning of the intro song, Toonzai has edited out Shenron and replaced him with a green colored sky. On Nicktoons, the series ended on January 1, 2012.
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[[File:BuuArcKaiAnnounced.png|thumb|300px|The Majin Buu Saga of ''Dragon Ball Kai'' (shueisha.co.jp banner)]]
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Initially, there were no plans for ''Dragon Ball Kai'' to reach the [[Majin Buu Saga]], until November 2012,<ref name="Mayumi's blog"/> with ''Toriko'' (another manga adaptation) taking over for ''Dragon Ball Kai's'' time slot after episode 97. The 97th episode of the series was broadcast on March 27, 2011 in Japan, and January 1, 2012 in America. The series was in syndication in Japan for exactly two years. Despite this, the series has been one of the top 10 rated anime series every week since syndication began in April 2009. The 98th episode of the series, which recapped the entire series and provided some closure, was released on DVD in Japan.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime "Toriko Manga Gets TV Anime Series Next April (Updated)", animenewsnetwork.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2012/03/14/funimations-final-kai-volume-coming-in-june/ "FUNimation's Final “Kai” Volume Coming in June", kanzenshuu.com]</ref> On November 6, 2012, [[Mayumi Tanaka]] (the Japanese voice of [[Krillin]] in the series) posted news on her blog confirming that ''Dragon Ball Kai'' will be continuing, as voice work was already under way for the early stages of the Majin Buu story arc. Her post goes on to specify that the series revival is for the overseas market, and as of the time of her post there are no plans to air the new episodes in ''Dragon Ball'''s home country of Japan.<ref name="Mayumi's blog"/> In April 2013, [[Sean Schemmel]] and [[Kyle Hebert]] (the [[Funimation Dub]] voice actors for [[Goku]] and [[Gohan]]) confirmed they were recording their lines for the FUNimation Dub of the Buu Saga. In November 2013, when questioned about it on their Facebook page, it was stated by Australian anime distributor [[Wikipedia:Madman Entertainment|Madman Entertainment]] that the Buu Saga of ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' should be released sometime in 2014, as they are just waiting on dubs to be finished.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-23/australia-madman-ent/dbz-kai-buu-saga-should-come-in-2014 "Australia's Madman Ent: DBZ Kai's Buu Saga Should Come in 2014"]</ref>
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''Dragon Ball Kai'' returned with the Majin Buu arc to Japanese TV on April 6, 2014, taking over the time slot previously occupied by ''Toriko''.<ref>''[[V-Jump]]'', Issue #4, 2014</ref>
==DVD/Blu-Ray==
==DVD/Blu-Ray==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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