What is Dragonball?
Dragonball is based on a Chinese legend, with a modern twist. The show focuses on a group of Earthlings who know martial arts and are capable of manipulating energy. It is a good ten years old now, though it has only recently been displayed to a mass audience in America.

What channel number is DB/Z played on?
This is a very silly question, considering that most every cable provider has a different channel number. Just check your TV Guide or the preview channel for station numbers.

Who created DB/Z/GT?
DB was created by Toei Entertainment in conjuncture with Bird Studios, and is based on the mangas of Akira Toriyama. The show was produced in Japan, and is dubbed into English by FUNimation. This is why you will see many spellings of names from the series, as the translation is far from perfect. DBGT was also created by Toei/Bird, but Toriyama was not in on the project.

When will Cartoon Network show new episodes? Currently, CN is airing 77 new episodes of DBZ Monday through Thursday, which will cover the Android Saga and Cell Game in their entirety. They will probably air reruns for a couple months after this run is over to build excitement.

What does FUNimation plan to release in the future?
Cartoon Network has purchased the rest of DBZ, so we can infer that FUNimation will eventually release these episodes ^_^. Expect VHS releases to come first, followed by DVDs (The delay will probably grow less and less as tapes fall out of favor and people switch to a digital format). Movies 4, 5, and 6 are also scheduled for release in 2001. DB and DBGT have not been confirmed yet, but CN has expressed interest in both series. There's a pretty good chance we'll see them after DBZ has aired in its entirety (There's a slight possibility the original Dragonball will air before DBZ finishes). While nothing official has come from Ft. Worth, we can pretty much guarantee both series will see some TV action here in the US soon.

What happens in episode such and such/who is this character/etc?
Please, for the sweet love of god, do not e-mail us about what happens in the series. This is what the story, bios, message board, and this page are for. We will pretty much ignore any of these questions, unless we deem that the query is unanswerable from the info on this site. It takes us about 5 minutes to dig up answers to questions we don't know off the top of our heads. Multiply that by the amount of e-mail we get, and that's a lot of time wasted.

How is the version in the US different from the original?
The American variant is greatly censored and cut, which greatly angered viewers who had seen the original. Roughly 19% on average is cut from every episode from seasons one and two; 53 American shows are the same as 65 of the Japanese version. Season three animation has remained pretty much untouched in the cut version, but the dialogue has been butchered significantly. And contrary to popular belief, there is no cussing at all in DB, DBZ, or DBGT. The fan subs tend to take liberties with the episodes and add a "fuck" and a "shit" when they feel it is necessary (Although there are mild insults and taunts, not to mention the occasional flipping the bird ^_^).

Where can I get the DBZ Daizenshuus (World Guides)?
Currently, one of the few places on the internet that offers it is Galaxy Manga. If you live in a large metropolis like New York City, go to the China Town. If you do a little searching, you will find anime stores that will sell the books.

How many episodes of DB/Z/GT are there?
Dragonball: 153
Dragonballz: 291
Dragonballgt: 64

What is the proper spelling of a(n) character/attack/place?
Vegeta...Vegeta...Bejita...Begita...so many ways to spell the same character. But which one is the right one? There certainly are some names that are completely wrong (Freeza, for instance), but many versions are completely acceptable. You have to understand that these names were first written in the Japanese language, and the transition to an Arabic character language (like English) is not always a smooth one.

Why did the voices change for season 3?
Here's a real doozy of a question. To avoid turning this into an essay, we'll make it short and sweet. FUNi stopped producing episodes for a while when Sabam closed their syndication branch. By the time they started back up, Ocean Group (the old studio) was booked with other projects and wasn't ready to start new DBZ eps right away. FUNi figured that with the time it would take to start with Ocean again they could start their own studio, have more creative control over the show, do it for cheaper, and pump out episodes way faster that way. The choice was pretty obvious.

Is there another DB series besides Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT?
No. Nothing is in production, and nothing is planned. There is no Dragonball AF. Most rumors of a new series come from fan Manga drawn in Japan, otherwise known as "doujinshi." Generally, these comics are very well drawn, and can easily be mistaken for Toriyama's work. However, they are fan-made, and are not considered a part of the DB universe.

Which came first: The Manga or the anime?
Dragonball appeared in Jump long before Goku made his debut on television. It has always been several months ahead of the anime (if not more). DBGT is the opposite, the TV show came before the comic (That Manga was authored by Toei, not Toriyama).

Who reached SSJ such-and-such first?
(Excluding the movies. I don't want to get into the Brolly debate... ^_^)
SSJ: Goku (One could argue it is the legendary SSJ, but Toriyama never addresses this)
USSJ: Vegeta
SSJ2: Gohan (Sorry geeks, Goku did not reach this level in the Spirit & Time room)
SSJ3: Goku
SSJ4: Goku

What do the 'Z' and 'GT' stand for?
Ah, the eternal question. I'll start with GT since it actually means something: It's an acronym for "Grand Tour." The beginning of GT involves a lot of traveling, so it's easy to see where it got its name. Z, on the other hand, stands for nothing. It's just a way to separate the series from Dragonball on television (There was no DBZ Manga...it was Dragonball all the way to Ubuu's arrival).