Dragonball was the anime series that started all the Dragonball series.
Most of my knowledge of this saga was attained from watching the first
few episodes of the series. (Dragonball aired in New York last year 
on
Saturdays, but had bad ratings because it aired at 5:30 in the morning!
In fact, the show had such bad ratings that the station skipped the rest
of the series after showing season #1.) (The truth is that Dragonball was
bought by Dic. Dic wanted to test Dragonball in the states first before
buying the rights to air Dragonball Z. However, their efforts failed. Saban,
meanwhile, went straight to buying the rights to air Dragonball Z because
they knew it would be a success.) Dragonball was a show geared more for
young kids than teenagers. There is more humor than fighting in Dragonball.
Without Dragonball, Dragonball Z would have never been created. Nonetheless,
Dragonball is important to all Dragonball Z fans.
Dragonball tells about the adventures that Gokou has growing up. Dragonball starts off as Gokou (a kid) meets Bulma, Oonlong, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Chi-Chi, and the Ox King. Then, they gather the Dragonballs and battle Pilaf. After the Pilaf Series, Gokou competes in a martial arts contest. At this series, Gokou meets Klilyn, Chaou, and Tenshin-han. After this series, Gokou moves on to the Android Series. Here, he meets Dr. Gero (later known as Red Ribbon or Android #20). Dr. Gero, planning to destroy Gokou, unleashes Android #8. However, Gokou ends up be-friending the robot. Last but not least, is the Piccolo Series. Here, Gokou is a young adult who has to defend the world from Piccolo. After the famous battle, Piccolo is defeated. Rather than destroying the demon, Gokou spares his life. (This battle is what led Dragonball to success. It was in the Piccolo Series that the violence of Dragonball Z began!) At the end, Gokou marries Chi-Chi...
Movies: Dragonball movies basically tell what happened in the series, but in a shortened and different storyline. There are currently three Dragonball movies. Movie 1 tells about how Gokou meets the cast and the fight against an evil village king. Movie 2 tells about the battle against Lufia. Movie 3 tells about the battle against Tao Pai-Pai. Movie 4 is a remake of Movie 1 to celebrate Dragonball's 10th anniversary and tells about the battle against Red Ribbon.
Dragonball Z is the continuation of the Dragonball series. It was
produced a few years after the last Dragonball episode, but unlike
Dragonball, Dragonball Z has a different plot. While Dragonball is geared
at 
entertaining
little kids through its comedic scenes, Dragonball Z, still famous after
its last episode, is geared towards older kids, mainly teenagers, through
its exciting battles and plot. The Dragonball Z series is divided into
four volumes in its long timeline. In each volume, our heroes spent episode
after episode after episode battling the same villian... So how did this
series become so popular? I don't know. It just got more and more interesting.
Maybe it was because of the increased violence. Well, whatever the reason
is, the plot was good and interesting, and Dragonball Z was a success!
Below: are the guildlines I made for Dragonball Z. Read and learn what happens in Dragonball Z. Enjoy!
Movies: During the time of Dragonball Z, 13 movies have been released. (Read the summaries I made above!) In addition, there are 2 TV specials (Bardock Story and Trunks Story), and 1 OVA TV special based on a RPG game.
Products: If ou are fond of visiting anime stores, you will know that a ton of Dragonball Z stuff has been released. There are 24 action figures from Bandai, a few Dragonball Z decks of playing cards, 42 magna comic books, thousands of collectable cards, a bunch of scrolls and posters, and tons of other miscellaneous stuff.
New: America's first season of English dubbed Dragonball Z is over, but the Freeza Series will air this fall. In addition, FUNimation has agreed to air Dragonball Z for one full HOUR this fall starting on Semptember 14, 1997(although this will only cover half the Freeza Series)! Dragonball Z Movie 3 will also air towards the end of November. Unfortunately, those who watch Dragonball Z on YTV have to wake up at 2:00AM every Saturday to watch it!
New: Pioneer has just released the first English dubbed version of Dragonball Z. Check your local toys stores for The Arrival!
After Trunks fulfilled his mission and saved his time, his time machine was no longer needed and upgraded to a homepage surfer. Journey with Trunks to: -------------------------------------> ---Broley's Dragon Ball Z Homepage-- Capsule Corporation Headquarters-- Doe's DragonBall Z Page-- Dragonball Galaxy-- DragonBall Heaven-- Dragonball Page-- Dragonball Z-- Dragon World-- Goccu's Ultimate DBZ Page-- Gogeta's Homepage-- Gogeta's Homepage-- Gokou's Homepage-- Gokou's Land-- Goten's Homepage-- Gotenk's Forces Home Page-- Jubie's Dragon Ball-- JWangSDC's DBZ Homepage-- Master Roshi Dragon Ball Z Domain-- Mirai's World-- Mirai-kun's Shrine-- NewVegeta3-- Pagina Dragon Ball do Son Goku-- Paozu Yama Homepage-- Phil's Dragonball Z Page-- Piccolo's Homepage-- Piccolo's Homepage-- Raditz's Homepage-- Saiya-jin's Pride Page-- Son Gohan's Homepage-- Son Gokou's Homepage-- Son Goten's Page Dragonball Z-- Toriyama's Masterpiece-- Trunk's Domain-- Wuken's Homepage--->
Because of the success of Dragonball Z, it was decided that this hit series must continue. However, it has upset many viewers because Dragonball GT is was headed by someone besides Akira Toriyama, the header of Dragonball Z. This series got its name (GT) from the words "Grand Tour" because at the beginning, Gokou, Trunks, and Pan journey, or tour, through space in search of the Black Star Dragonballs in hope to wish Gokou back to his normal self. But, the theme later changes to make the series more interesting. It's a shame that Dragonball GT is not shown in America! But, Dragonball GT is shown every Wednesday from 7:00- 7:30PM in Tokyo, Japan! (A brief summary of what happens is below:)
Main events in Dragonball GT: (Click on the names
to view the images of how the characters look like in their forms
described.)
Season #1 of Dragonball GT:
Movies: Currently, there is one Dragonball GT TV special. This special (first aired 3-27-97) is about one of Gokou's descendants in a setting 100 years later. Toei plans to release a second TV special about Vegeta trying to reach Super level 4.
New: Another Dragonball video game, Dragonball Final Bout, has been released in Japan this August. This game has 3-D graphics with characters from both Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT (along with 8 hidden characters). The English version of this game will be released this November. This is also the first Dragonball game that will be released to America.
With all the popular Dragonball-Z-GT music CDs going around, I've decided to add this section devoted to Dragonball-Z-GT music. There are many sounds played in Dragonball-Z-GT, but I don't have the equipment needed to record them. But, worry not! There are plenty of Dragonball-Z-GT music files located at: Bone's Music, C-Mann's MP2 MusicBox!, JWangSDC's DBZ Music, Kakarott's Sound Gallery, Multimedia Files, Project Anime: Anime Music Archive, Son Goku's MPEG2 Page, and Wuken's Dragonball Listening Booth. Lyrics for the theme songs of Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT (translated in English) can be found here.
I took the time and found some movie clips on the web. If you are interested, then visit: Axel Rocholl's Dragonball Z AVI's, Bone's Movies, Dragonball Z QT and MPEG Movies, FlaaB's Domain, Multimedia Files, Serpent's Anime Movies Collecton, and Son Gohan's Movie Archive. (The Dragonball clips on Serpent's Homepage are the Dragonball GT Opening (7.4 MB) and the Dragonball Opening (5.5 MB).)
Believe it or not, Dragonball Z games exist in emulated ROMS. What is a ROM and what is emulation? Well, a ROM is equivalent to a game cartridge/CD played on a video game system, only it is converted into a computer file. This is called emulation. Programs that run these files are called emulators, and they are like the game systems that run the video games. Luckily, ROMS for Dragonball Z are downloadable on the web! Dragonball Z games available to you on the web include: Dragonball Z Fighting Story 1 (SNES, 1.004MB), Dragonball Z Fighting Story 2 (SNES, 1.315 MB), Dragonball Z Fighting Story 3 (SNES, 1.123 MB), Dragonball Z: The Legend of the Saiyans (SNES), Dragonball: Super Gokou Den 1 (SNES), Dragonball: Super Gokou Den 2 (SNES), Dragonball Z: Buu-Yuu Retsuden (Genesis), Dragonball Z: Gokou Hishouden (Gameboy). For more gaming info, visit KaiOhShin's Planet.
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