The American channel Nicktoons completed the first run of Funimation’s English release this year, and the series is also airing now on Saban Brands and The CW’s Vortexx (formerly Toonzai) programming block on Saturdays.Īnimenewsnetwork, via kanzenshuu. Funimation released the series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in North America. Tanaka has played Kuririn (Krillin) in the original Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Kai.ĭragon Ball Z Kai ended its television run in Japan in March of 2011, and Toriko took over its timeslot. Tanaka revealed in her Monday post that she and the other cast members were recording the scene in Tenka’ichi Budōkai where Goten and Trunks sneak into the adults section by standing one on top of the other. The series features digital high-definition remastering, a re-recorded soundtrack, and select scenes updated with new effects or re-animated footage. It features remastered as well as re-traced footage adjusted for 16:9 widescreen television, re-recorded vocal performances from the surviving/available. Dragon Ball Revised), retitled Dragon Ball Z Kai for international audiences, is a high-definition remastered recut of Dragon Ball Z, done for its 20th Anniversary. However, she noted that the anime will no longer air in Japan, even though it will continue overseas.ĭragon Ball Z Kai (known as just Dragon Ball Kai in Japan) condenses the 1989-1996 Dragon Ball Z anime series to more closely follow Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga. Dragon Ball Kai, (, Doragon Boru Kai, lit. For more background on this announcement and music shift, please view our “ Kenji Yamamoto Retrospective” feature.įor more detailed information on the production and history of Dragon Ball Kai, be sure to visit our “ Episode Guide”.Voice actress Mayumi Tanaka reported on her blog on Monday that she is recording more dialogue for Dragon Ball Z Kai. As listed on this page, FUNimation will be releasing the series under the title of Dragon Ball Z Kai, which adds a “Z” that is not present in its Japanese incarnation.Īfter the announcement of possible music composition infringement in Japan by Toei, FUNimation switched to the Shunsuke Kikuchi replacement score for “Kai” starting with the fifth volume onward.
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Through at least the fourth volume, Kenji Yamamoto’s musical score was initially preserved in both the Japanese and English language tracks, the first time since the original TV series that FUNimation has kept the original musical score in the English track as the exclusive option. Son Goku - Domon Kasshu (Mobile Fighter G Gundam 1994) Chi-Chi - Rain Mikamura (Mobile Fighter G Gundam 1994) Son Gohan (Young/Pre-Teen/Teen) - Keita Amano/Nate Adams (Yokai Watch 2014) Gohan (Adult) - Nate Adams (Yokai Watch Shadowside) Son Goten (Young) - Moji (Space Oz no Bken 1992) Son.
It has been stated that the newly-produced English dub will be more faithful to the original version, and several cast members have had their roles replaced. Tristar22 Productions TV spoof of 'Dragon Ball Z Kai'/'Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters'.
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In early February 2010, FUNimation’s then-parent company (Navarre) revealed the license acquisition of Dragon Ball Kai during a quarterly earnings conference call, and was confirmed by FUNimation later that same day.įUNimation representatives stated that there would be “consistent” aspect ratios - both the DVD and Blu-ray released are indeed the full-frame 4:3 aspect ratio (slightly different from the Japanese release, where the DVD was a zoomed-in and cropped 16:9 aspect ratio).