Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?

IMDb rating: 8.3 (28,082 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.68 avg 98 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 24 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns	7.6	894
2	The Enemy Is Goku's Brother?! The Secret of the Mighty Saiyan Warriors!	7.5	847
3	A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack!	7.9	830
4	Run in the Afterlife, Goku! The One Million Mile Snake Way!	7.4	798
5	Wilderness Survival! A Moonlit Night Awakens Gohan!	7.3	790
6	The End of Snake Way! King Kai's Bizarre Test!	7.4	780
7	The Battle with Ten-Times Gravity! Goku's Race Against the Clock!	7.4	771
8	Shenron Appears! The Saiyans Arrive Sooner than Expected!	7.5	766
9	Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!	7.9	769
10	Sit Tight, Chiaotzu! Tien's Screaming Tri-Beam!	8.0	792
11	Will Goku Make It in Time?! Three Hours Until the Battle Resumes!	7.9	767
12	Farewell, Piccolo! Goku's Furious Counterattack!	8.3	801
13	The Power of the Kaio-Ken! Goku vs. Vegeta!	8.0	763
14	An All-Out Kamehame-Ha! Vegeta's Terrible Transformation!	8.0	764
15	Goku on the Ropes! Pin Your Hopes on the Spirit Bomb!	7.8	753
16	Defeat the Invincible Vegeta! Work a Miracle, Gohan!	8.1	761
17	Dawn of a Fierce Battle! The Star of Hope Is Piccolo's Homeland!	7.5	736
18	The Ship Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek!	7.2	734
19	A Powerful New Foe! Frieza, Ruler of the Universe!	7.7	759
20	The Rebellion Against Frieza! Vegeta's Burning Ambition!	7.9	770
21	Protect the Dragon Balls! The Namekians' All-Out Attack!	7.7	754
22	Dodoria's Terrifying Chase! A Truth Revealed to Vegeta!	7.9	775
23	Vegeta's Covert Maneuvers! A Tragic Assault on the Namekians!	7.8	748
24	Friends Reborn! Zarbon's Hideous Transformation!	7.3	886
25	Power Up, Krillin! Frieza's Mounting Apprehension!	7.8	736
26	The Scheme Is Shattered! Vegeta Strikes Back at Zarbon!	7.8	784
27	A Touch-and-Go Situation! Gohan, Protect the Four Star Ball!	7.8	709
28	The Countdown to Battle Begins! Enter, the Ginyu Force!	7.8	729
29	First Up for the Ginyu Force! Guldo's Time Freeze!	7.7	723
30	The Nightmare Recoome! Come Out and Play, Vegeta!	7.9	738
31	Goku Arrives at Last! Take Down the Ginyu Force!	8.2	749
32	The Star Player Appears! Ginyu vs. Goku!	7.9	708
33	Full Power, Goku! Captain Ginyu's Desperate Attack!	7.8	714
34	Surprise! Goku Is Ginyu and Ginyu Is Goku?!	7.7	707
35	A Great Turnabout for Goku?! Super Shenron, Come Out Right Now!	7.8	704
36	An Enraged Frieza Approaches! Porunga... Please Grant Our Wish!	7.9	720
37	A Nightmare Transformation! Frieza's Power Level: One-Million?!	7.9	742
38	Frieza Bares His Fangs! Gohan's Overwhelming Attack!	7.9	705
39	Piccolo Reborn! Frieza's Second Transformation!	8.0	706
40	Frieza's Final Transformation! The Ultimate Nightmare Begins!	8.1	710
41	The Moment of Truth Approaches! Goku Back in Action!	8.1	728
42	Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Prince!	8.3	743
43	Goku vs. Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins!	8.0	703
44	A Boundary-Pushing Brawl! Goku, Frieza, and Ginyu Again?!	7.6	692
45	Kaio-Ken Times Twenty! An All-or-Nothing Kamehame-Ha!	7.9	702
46	The Final Trump Card! Goku's Ultimate Spirit Bomb!	7.9	700
47	Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!	8.5	823
48	The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet!	8.2	731
49	Avenge the Fallen, Goku! Countdown to the Planet's Destruction!	7.9	699
50	Full-Power Frieza! Shenron, Grant Our Wish!	7.9	701
51	Goku's Furious Roar! A Last-Minute Wish!	8.1	698
52	Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!	8.3	739
53	Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction!	8.2	732
54	Goku Vanishes into Space! Welcome Home, Super Warriors!	7.8	693
55	There Is Planet Earth, Father! Frieza and King Cold Strike Back!	7.8	689
56	I Will Defeat Frieza! Another Super Saiyan!	8.3	725
57	Welcome Back, Goku! Confessions of the Mysterious Youth, Trunks!	8.0	693
58	Goku's New Move, Instant Transmission! The Three-Year Training Session Begins!	7.8	676
59	Undetectable Monsters! The Androids Appear!	7.7	687
60	The Unbeatable Enemy Within! Goku vs. Android 19!	7.7	697
61	No Victory for Android 19! Enter Super Vegeta!	8.0	710
62	Piccolo's Assault! Android 20 and the Twisted Future!	7.8	677
63	The Hunt for Doctor Gero! Discover the Hidden Laboratory!	7.5	673
64	Number 17 and Number 18! The Androids Awaken	7.5	853
65	A Sweet Face and Super Power? Android 18 vs. Vegeta!	7.7	848
66	The Time for Reunification Has Come! Piccolo's Unshakeable Resolve!	7.3	813
67	Another Time Machine? Bulma Uncovers a Mystery!	7.3	810
68	The Monster Goes into Motion! Strike of the Super Namekian!	7.4	816
69	I am Your Brother! The Monster with Goku's Energy!	7.6	814
70	The Dizzying Deception and the Daring Escape! Defeat the Android Cell!	7.4	807
71	The Hunt for Cell Is On! Goku, Back in Action!	7.4	809
72	Break the Super Saiyan Barrier! Into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!	7.5	802
73	The Super Namekian Powers Up! Piccolo vs. Android 17!	7.8	810
74	Run, Android 17! Piccolo's All-or-Nothing Struggle!	7.6	805
75	Unmeasured Power! The Silent Warrior No. 16 Makes His Move	7.7	801
76	Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku!	7.6	782
77	Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell!	7.7	780
78	Cell on the Verge of Defeat! Krillin, Destroy Android 18!	7.3	801
79	The Battle Turns for the Worst! Cell Attacks Android 18!	7.4	802
80	The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!	7.1	669
81	Vegeta's Final Push! Defeat the Invincible Cell!	7.2	660
82	The Strongest Super Saiyan! Trunks' Power Unleashed!	7.1	659
83	Cell Invades the Airwaves! Announcing, "The Cell Games!"	6.9	663
84	Training Complete! Goku Sizes up the Competition!	7.2	661
85	The Truce Is Broken! The Defense Force Strikes Back at Cell!	6.9	659
86	A New Guardian! The Return of the Dragon Balls!	7.0	655
87	Hercule Takes the Stage! The Curtain Rises on the Cell Games!	6.9	654
88	Showdown! Cell vs. Goku!	7.3	670
89	Battle at the Highest Level! Goku Goes All Out!	7.4	669
90	The Opening Round Is Concluded! Goku's Moment of Decision!	7.3	665
91	Get Angry, Gohan! Release Your Hidden Power!	7.2	661
92	Tears for An Android! Gohan's Inner Rage Bursts Forth!	7.6	676
93	Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive!	7.7	673
94	Perfection's End! A Fury, Beyond Super Saiyan!	7.9	673
95	A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World!	7.1	688
96	Combine Your Strength! The Final Kamehame-ha!	7.7	751
97	A Bittersweet Victory! Until We Meet Again!	7.3	681
98	Peace for the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever!	7.5	679

Season 2 (2014)

7.19 avg 69 episodes 6.9 → 6.5 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Seven Years Later! Starting Today, Gohan Is a High School Student	6.9	648
2	A New Hero, Great Saiyaman, Is Born!	6.9	620
3	Videl's Crisis? Gohan's Urgent Call-out!	6.8	134
4	A Monster Is Taken Away! The Culprit Is Great Saiyaman?	6.7	135
5	Entering the World Martial Arts Tournament! Goten Shows Off His Explosive Power During Training!	7.2	139
6	Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial	7.2	615
7	The Dragon Team Fully Assembled! Goku Has Come Back!	7.4	609
8	Who Is the World's Greatest? The Tournament Preliminaries Begin!	7.3	132
9	Everyone Is Surprised! Goten and Trunks' Super Battle!	7.0	608
10	The Junior Champ Is Finally Decided! Who Will Fight Against Mr. Satan?	7.3	132
11	A Troubling Premonition! The Appearance of a Mysterious Warrior!!	7.3	605
12	What Happened, Piccolo? An Unexpected Outcome in the First Round	7.3	587
13	An Eerie Entity; Who Exactly Is Spopovitch?	7.2	124
14	Videl Battered! Gohan's Fury Reaches Its Limit!	7.5	601
15	A Creeping Conspiracy! The Target is Gohan	7.3	127
16	A Slithering Conspiracy!! Secrets of the Terrible Majin	7.4	588
17	The Heinous Mage Babidi and King of the Underworld Dabra's Trap	7.2	590
18	Don't Underestimate a Super Saiyan! Vegeta and Goku's Full Throttle Power!	7.4	601
19	Whither Victory? A Battle Royal Championship Match!	7.1	704
20	Stunning Youngsters! No. 18's Uphill Battle	7.1	702
21	Enter the Headliner! The Looming Demon King!	7.5	595
22	A Heart of Evil Awakened - Vegeta, Prince of Destruction	7.6	546
23	I'm the Strongest! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta	7.8	657
24	Countdown to Revival, Crush Babidi's Ambitions!	7.6	548
25	The Seal Is Broken!? Gohan's Kamehameha of Resistance	7.3	543
26	Straightaway into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu	7.4	523
27	Turn into Candy! A Hungry Majin's Bizarre Power!	7.4	528
28	I Will Deal with the Majin! Vegeta's Final Mortal Combat!	7.6	528
29	For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior!	8.7	691
30	A Nightmare Revisited - The Immortal Monster Majin Buu!	7.2	504
31	A Secret Plan to Defeat Buu! Its Name Is Fusion	6.6	494
32	Found! A Faint Ray of Hope - Awaken, Warriors!	6.8	481
33	Find the Nuisances - Babidi's Retaliation Begins!	7.2	459
34	A Time of Trials! Lay Hold of Legendary Powers!	6.9	455
35	Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit - Super Saiyan 3!!	7.7	468
36	True Worth Beginning to Show - The Treacherous Buu!	7.7	471
37	Silly Looking? Drilling the Fusion Pose!	6.7	457
38	Bye-Bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World	6.9	457
39	Gohan Located! Intensive Training in the World of the Kais!	7.1	453
40	Birth of a Merged Superwarrior - His Name Is Gotenks!	6.6	447
41	Who Will Defeat Majin Buu? The Mightiest of Men Moves Out!	6.6	447
42	The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved!	6.7	449
43	Born from Anger - Another Majin!	7.2	451
44	Buu Eats Buu - A New Majin Attacks!!	7.4	451
45	Head Straight Towards the Catastrophe! One Hour Time Limit!!	6.6	412
46	Special Training Completed! You're Finished Now, Majin Buu!!	6.5	416
47	Buu Eliminated with Ghosts! A Surefire Kamikaze Attack!!	6.5	416
48	The Reserved Transformation of Gotenks! Super Gotenks 3!!	6.6	414
49	In High Spirits! Buu-Buu Volleyball!	6.8	411
50	You Kept Everyone Waiting! A Reborn Gohan Returns to Earth!!	7.0	415
51	Buu Is Overwhelmed! Ultimate Gohan's Superpower!!	7.2	405
52	Buu's Trick - Gotenks Is Absorbed?!	6.9	367
53	The Great Kaioshin's Bright Idea! Son Goku Is Revived!!	7.0	367
54	One Time Only Miracle... Will the Super Combination with That Guy Come About?	7.0	376
55	Invincible! Ultimate Warrior Vegetto!	7.1	374
56	The Ace Up Buu's Sleeve! The Warriors Are Absorbed!!	7.0	373
57	Rescuing Gohan and Company! Goku and Vegeta's Infiltration Mission!	6.9	375
58	Emergency Escape from Inside the Body! Buu's Reverse-Transformation Is the Worst!!	6.7	367
59	Earth Disappears!! The Original Buu's Single Cruel Blast!!	7.3	367
60	Final Decisive Battle! A Conclusion in the Realm of the Kais!!	7.6	368
61	Do Your Best, Kakarot! You Are No. 1!!	8.1	369
62	A One Minute Battle - Vegeta's Life-risking Stall Tactics!	7.7	345
63	A Secret Plan Comes Together in a Flash - Please Grant These Two Wishes!	7.6	344
64	Give Me Energy! We'll Make a Huge Spirit Bomb!!	7.6	347
65	The World's Savior Is You! Everyone's Genki-Dama Is Completed!!	7.8	342
66	Son Goku Is the Strongest After All!! Majin Buu Is Annihilated	8.0	355
67	Peace Has Returned! It's Time to Party!	7.3	114
68	And So, After 10 Years... The First Tenka'ichi Budoukai in a Long Time!	6.8	340
69	Even Stronger! Goku's Dream Is Never Ending!!	6.5	354

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