Dragon Ball Z History

I have a growing Dragon Ball Z Action Figure Collection. I like to get into the back story of the Action Figures and follow the Dragon Ball Z Saga. Here’s a bit about the origin of the Dragon Ball Z phenomenon…

Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga serial publication penned and illustrated from Akira Toriyama. It was in the beginning serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1984 & 1995, and afterwards the 519 single chapters were issued into forty-two tankōbon volumes from Shueisha. Inspired from the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West, Dragon Ball Z travels along the escapades of Son Goku from his childhood through middle age while he prepares in martial arts and travels the Earth searching for 7 mystic objects called the Dragon Balls The Dragon Balls can rally a wish-granting dragon. On his trip, Goku encounters numerous allies and battles against several villains who likewise search for the Dragon Balls.

Son Goku is the principal hero from the whole Dragonball tale. He was found by an elderly gentleman called Son Gohan and adopted as a grandson. Son Goku isn’t just a hero to millions but also a hero to his son (who is also named Gohan). He’s the most responsible and adoring father of Gohan and Goten. Son Goku is an extraordinary powerful kid who was raised in the far regions of an alternate world (one where dinosaurs still dwell, and wacky technology persists). His biography takes an unexpected turn after he is run down by a young girl called Bulma on a motorcycle.

With the conclusion of Dragon Ball, Toei Animation promptly put out a 2nd anime TV serial, Dragon Ball Z (typically shortened to DBZ). Continuing where the 1st left off, Dragon Ball Z is modified from the last 26 volumes from the manga series. It premiered in Japan on Fuji TV on April 26, 1989, taking over the former series time, and continued for 291 installments until its end on January 31, 1996.

After the canceled dub of Dragon Ball, Funimation authorized Dragon Ball Z for an English version in North America. For the dubbing of the series, the Ocean Group was brought in to create an English dub track. Like the first dub of Dragon Ball, the Ocean Group’s dub of Dragon Ball Z was very edited for content, boiling down the 1st sixty-seven installments into fifty-three. The dubbed installments from the 1st saga premiered in the U.S. on Fox in September 1996 and concluded in May 1997.

One of my favorite Dragon Z Action Figures is my Piccolo Action Figure. Piccolo was Goku’s former archenemy, he’s the 2nd most powerful organism in the world. Birthed as a concentration of Kami’s negative spirits, he’s got potent energy blasts, is able to divide into 2 or 4 discriminate entities, and features the power to reform limbs. Originally from the distant planet Namek, Piccolo begins off warring Goku to dominate the Earth. Once the Saiyans come he gets together with Goku. Initially it’s an awkward coalition, in time their alliance gets securer. While training Gohan, Piccolo gets a special connection with the small boy. Through Gohan, the sole person who’s ever been a friend to him, Piccolo begins evolving for the better.

The whole Dragon Z franchise is great fun, and I enjoy my Dragon Z Action Figure collection almost as much as I enjoy watching the shows.

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