- Start
- Apr 26, 198992% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
- End
- Jan 31, 199692% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
Dragon Ball Z Premieres
- 81%average
2 sources - AniList80%
- MyAnimeList8.21/10
Toei Animation begins broadcasting Dragon Ball Z, the sequel series to Dragon Ball following an adult Goku, his son Gohan, and the Z Fighters against escalating threats like Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu.
- Toei Animation's Dragon Ball Z premiered 26 April 1989 and ran 291 episodes to 31 January 1996, broadcast Wednesdays at 19:00 JST; Funimation licensed it[1]
- It adapts chapters 195-519 of Akira Toriyama's manga and follows Dragon Ball, with Dragon Ball GT as sequel[1]
- Story starts with Raditz revealing Gokuu is a Saiyan sent to Earth to conquer it, before a war over the seven Dragon Balls looms[1]
- The US version was a dubbed, edited cut of 276 episodes rather than 291; the full count was restored on Funimation's Orange Brick sets (2006-2009)[1]
- Rated 8.21 on MyAnimeList (915,526 scorers), rank #436, 1,341,460 members[1]
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- [1]92%Dragon Ball Z Premieresmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Apr 26, 1989· Ends Jan 31, 1996 ✓· 100% of score
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