Dragon Ball Z

Fantasy · Action · Drama · Sci-Fi

The sequel expands Dragon Ball's martial arts comedy into planet-threatening action while opening with Goku as a young father, making family legacy part of its enormous combat scale.

Synopsis
The Anime Lad

Years after Dragon Ball, Goku introduces his young son Gohan to old friends at Kame House. The reunion is interrupted by a powerful visitor whose arrival suggests Earth is part of a much larger martial world. Goku has acquired domestic responsibilities. The universe has declined to adjust its threat schedule accordingly.

Super Eyepatch Fox

Goku returns as a father, bringing young Gohan to meet the old crew. A fighter from space arrives with unsettling knowledge and power beyond familiar limits. Dragon Ball's playful martial world suddenly opens onto a vast cosmic scale without losing its familiar appetite for blunt challenges.

Gigguku

Seeing Goku arrive with a kid is strange enough. Then one visitor from space blows the doors off everything the original series treated as the limit. The power readings, the speed, the sheer confidence of that escalation, it is immediate. Dragon Ball Z announces that family now matters and the battlefield has become cosmic, then expects you to keep breathing normally!

Father's Basement

The franchise is notorious for stretched pacing, but this opening wastes little time redefining its scale. Goku is a father now, which gives the old hero a responsibility beyond chasing stronger opponents. A visitor from space makes familiar strength look suddenly local. The escalation works because it disrupts a warm reunion rather than beginning with anonymous spectacle.

Emperor Pilaf

E1–13 · 7.5

Goku joins Bulma's Dragon Ball hunt as Pilaf closes on the same wish.

21st World Tournament

E14–28 · 7.5

Goku and Krillin train under Roshi for their first great tournament.

Red Ribbon Army

E29–45 · 7.1

Goku's hunt for Grandpa's keepsake collides with a ruthless global army.

General Blue

E46–57 · 7.4

A relentless officer pursues Goku through pirate caves and Penguin Village.

Commander Red

E58–68 · 7.8

Goku takes the fight directly to the Red Ribbon Army's headquarters.

Fortuneteller Baba

E69–78 · 7.6

Baba demands victory over five supernatural fighters before revealing one Dragon Ball.

22nd World Tournament

E79–101 · 7.7

Three years later, Roshi's students face the ruthless Crane School.

King Piccolo

E102–122 · 7.8

An ancient demon hunts martial artists and the Dragon Balls for eternal youth.

23rd World Tournament

E123–153 · 7.6

A grown Goku enters the tournament as Piccolo's heir seeks revenge.

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