When did Dragon Ball Z premiere in Japan?
Dragon Ball Z premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on the 26th of April 1989. The series ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on the 31st of January 1996.
Questions about Dragon Ball Z
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who created the title Dragon Ball Z and why was it chosen?
Akira Toriyama suggested the title Z because it is the last letter of the alphabet. He wanted to finish the series because he was running out of ideas for it, yet the sequel produced more episodes than its predecessor.
What changes were made to Dragon Ball Z during the English dub production by Funimation and Saban Entertainment?
Funimation mandated cuts to content and length which reduced the first 67 episodes into 53 to make the anime more tame and kid-friendly. References to death were sidestepped with phrases like sent to the next dimension before Cartoon Network ordered a renewed dub without Saban's assistance.
How many episodes does Dragon Ball Kai contain and when did it conclude in Japan?
The original run of Dragon Ball Kai concluded on its 97th episode in Japan on the 27th of March 2011. A final episode was released direct-to-video in Japan on the 2nd of August 2011 due to the Tōhoku offshore earthquake and tsunami.
When did Dragon Ball Z gross $5 billion in merchandise sales worldwide?
By January 2012, Dragon Ball Z grossed $5 billion in merchandise sales worldwide. The franchise earned a profit of $3 billion by 1999 and generated over $3 billion in sales from 1996 to 2000 prior to peak American interest.