Apparently the guy who made the original dragon ball z kai is plagiarizing dragon ball z, now from what i read they are going to stop production of the dragon ball z kai series, ending with the Japanese episode 97, but I don't know if they will keep dubbing episodes into English or not.

They're not that great, Dragonball Z Kai hasn't seen much change, it's noticeable but it's just so much more epic watching the original, Gohan sounds like a whiny girl, Vegeta and Piccolo sound too alike now, Goku hasn't changed much and Frieza is just downright old. Not to mention I don't think they're making a German version, and the Japanese version is way far ahead of the English version, we're up to the androids but not too far in. (Possibly when 18 gets absorbed? Can't remember) I *think* Japan version is starting up on the Buu saga. They're not that great, Dragonball Z Kai hasn't seen much change, it's noticeable but it's just so much more epic watching the original, Gohan sounds like a whiny girl, Vegeta and Piccolo sound too alike now, Goku hasn't changed much and Frieza is just downright old.

Not to mention I don't think they're making a German version, and the Japanese version is way far ahead of the English version, we're up to the androids but not too far in. Zapreschayuschie znaki v lesu dlya detej v kartinkah. (Possibly when 18 gets absorbed? Can't remember) I *think* Japan version is starting up on the Buu saga.A torrent to the original DBZ episodes would be also great, since I didnt them watch in years. Could you drop me a PM, please? =) All of this staff was on TV like 10 years ago. Doubt its illegal.

---------- Post added 2011-10-02 at 03:24 PM ---------- I'm open for a PM. Then you'd be wrong at least in america even non kai is STILL seeing new releases from funimation. Just this year they announced how they are planning on releasing the ofiginal DBZ om Blu Ray. So yeah not legal. Oh and OP Kai is what you want though they cut out the adult/teen gohan arc and any thing past that. If you live in the US it IS being aired on nicktoons at least mostly uncut.

Japanese promotional poster for Dragon Ball Z Kai Dragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai) is a revised version of the series. It was produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th and 25th anniversaries. Produced by, the series was originally broadcast in Japan on from April 5, 2009 to March 27, 2011. A follow-up series, adapting the remaining story arcs, aired in Japan from April 6, 2014 to June 28, 2015. Kai features remastered picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast.

As most of the series' sketches and animation had been discarded since the final episode of Dragon Ball Z in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors. This reduced visible damage to the original animation.

Some frames were selectively cropped, while other frames feature new portions added to scenes that were hand drawn to conform to the designated picture ratio. Much of the original material from Dragon Ball Z that was not featured in the has been left out in Kai, which reduced the total episode count from 291 to 167. The second part of the series, titled Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters by Toei Europe and, lasted 61 episodes in Japan, which was fewer than the previously planned 69. This brought the total number of episodes to 159 in Japan.

The International Version of The Final Chapters, however, had a total of 69 episodes, as originally planned. The first and compilation was released in Japan on September 18, 2009. Individual volumes and Blu-ray box sets were released monthly. France was the first international country to release all 167 episodes on Blu-ray and DVD, while the bypassed episodes remain unreleased in Japan. • This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 27, 2011 as the 98th episode, but Fuji TV postponed its broadcast to air news coverage on the. The episode was eventually released as an 'extra' episode on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on August 2, 2011, and in North America on June 5, 2012.

• ^ The International airing of the Buu Sagas (Seasons 5–7) of Dragon Ball Z Kai features 8 episodes worth of footage cut from the Japanese airing. The episodes listed without a Japanese counterpart date or title were cut to such a degree in Japan that the episodes had to have another title to be consistent internationally. トピッコスきの1: 4月5日(日)よリ放送開始のアニメ「ドラゴンボールZ」正式タイルがついに決定!!

その名は.Dragon Ball Kai'. (in Japanese).: 326. February 23, 2006. February 19, 2009. Archived from on April 15, 2009.