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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 (28,147 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Hulu · YouTube TV · Adult Swim
Language
JA
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.67 avg 98 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 24 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.6 · 1,428 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,386 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 1,371 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 1,342 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 1,334 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 1,327 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 1,316 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 1,311 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 1,283 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 1,337 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 1,279 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 1,310 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 1,307 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 1,307 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 1,297 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 1,271 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 1,284 votesEp 18: 7.2 · 1,285 votesEp 19: 7.7 · 1,315 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 1,327 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 1,278 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 1,331 votesEp 23: 7.8 · 1,308 votesEp 24: 7.2 · 1,445 votesEp 25: 7.8 · 1,297 votesEp 26: 7.8 · 1,344 votesEp 27: 7.8 · 1,267 votesEp 28: 7.8 · 1,282 votesEp 29: 7.7 · 1,248 votesEp 30: 7.9 · 1,294 votesEp 31: 8.1 · 1,302 votesEp 32: 7.9 · 1,264 votesEp 33: 7.8 · 1,271 votesEp 34: 7.7 · 1,262 votesEp 35: 7.8 · 1,262 votesEp 36: 7.9 · 1,276 votesEp 37: 7.9 · 1,301 votesEp 38: 7.8 · 1,228 votesEp 39: 8.0 · 1,262 votesEp 40: 8.1 · 1,264 votesEp 41: 8.1 · 1,284 votesEp 42: 8.3 · 1,296 votesEp 43: 8.0 · 1,258 votesEp 44: 7.6 · 1,249 votesEp 45: 7.9 · 1,259 votesEp 46: 7.9 · 1,256 votesEp 47: 8.5 · 1,365 votesEp 48: 8.2 · 1,284 votesEp 49: 7.9 · 1,256 votesEp 50: 7.8 · 1,257 votesEp 51: 8.1 · 1,255 votesEp 52: 8.3 · 1,295 votesEp 53: 8.2 · 1,286 votesEp 54: 7.8 · 1,246 votesEp 55: 7.8 · 1,247 votesEp 56: 8.3 · 1,276 votesEp 57: 8.0 · 1,247 votesEp 58: 7.8 · 1,233 votesEp 59: 7.8 · 1,247 votesEp 60: 7.7 · 1,259 votesEp 61: 8.0 · 1,270 votesEp 62: 7.8 · 1,238 votesEp 63: 7.5 · 1,231 votesEp 64: 7.6 · 1,402 votesEp 65: 7.7 · 1,399 votesEp 66: 7.3 · 1,363 votesEp 67: 7.3 · 1,360 votesEp 68: 7.4 · 1,366 votesEp 69: 7.6 · 1,362 votesEp 70: 7.4 · 1,357 votesEp 71: 7.4 · 1,359 votesEp 72: 7.5 · 1,350 votesEp 73: 7.8 · 1,357 votesEp 74: 7.6 · 1,352 votesEp 75: 7.7 · 1,347 votesEp 76: 7.6 · 1,327 votesEp 77: 7.6 · 1,326 votesEp 78: 7.3 · 1,348 votesEp 79: 7.4 · 1,348 votesEp 80: 7.0 · 1,217 votesEp 81: 7.2 · 1,210 votesEp 82: 7.0 · 1,207 votesEp 83: 6.8 · 1,210 votesEp 84: 7.2 · 1,208 votesEp 85: 6.9 · 1,207 votesEp 86: 7.0 · 1,203 votesEp 87: 6.9 · 1,203 votesEp 88: 7.2 · 1,215 votesEp 89: 7.3 · 1,215 votesEp 90: 7.2 · 1,211 votesEp 91: 7.1 · 1,208 votesEp 92: 7.6 · 1,220 votesEp 93: 7.7 · 1,217 votesEp 94: 7.9 · 1,217 votesEp 95: 6.9 · 1,234 votesEp 96: 7.6 · 1,296 votesEp 97: 7.3 · 1,231 votesEp 98: 7.4 · 1,225 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns7.61,428
2The Enemy Is Goku's Brother?! The Secret of the Mighty Saiyan Warriors!7.51,386
3A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack!7.91,371
4Run in the Afterlife, Goku! The One Million Mile Snake Way!7.41,342
5Wilderness Survival! A Moonlit Night Awakens Gohan!7.31,334
6The End of Snake Way! King Kai's Bizarre Test!7.41,327
7The Battle with Ten-Times Gravity! Goku's Race Against the Clock!7.41,316
8Shenron Appears! The Saiyans Arrive Sooner than Expected!7.51,311
9Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen!7.91,283
10Sit Tight, Chiaotzu! Tien's Screaming Tri-Beam!8.01,337
11Will Goku Make It in Time?! Three Hours Until the Battle Resumes!7.91,279
12Farewell, Piccolo! Goku's Furious Counterattack!8.21,310
13The Power of the Kaio-Ken! Goku vs. Vegeta!8.01,307
14An All-Out Kamehame-Ha! Vegeta's Terrible Transformation!8.01,307
15Goku on the Ropes! Pin Your Hopes on the Spirit Bomb!7.81,297
16Defeat the Invincible Vegeta! Work a Miracle, Gohan!8.11,271
17Dawn of a Fierce Battle! The Star of Hope Is Piccolo's Homeland!7.51,284
18The Ship Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek!7.21,285
19A Powerful New Foe! Frieza, Ruler of the Universe!7.71,315
20The Rebellion Against Frieza! Vegeta's Burning Ambition!7.91,327
21Protect the Dragon Balls! The Namekians' All-Out Attack!7.71,278
22Dodoria's Terrifying Chase! A Truth Revealed to Vegeta!7.91,331
23Vegeta's Covert Maneuvers! A Tragic Assault on the Namekians!7.81,308
24Friends Reborn! Zarbon's Hideous Transformation!7.21,445
25Power Up, Krillin! Frieza's Mounting Apprehension!7.81,297
26The Scheme Is Shattered! Vegeta Strikes Back at Zarbon!7.81,344
27A Touch-and-Go Situation! Gohan, Protect the Four Star Ball!7.81,267
28The Countdown to Battle Begins! Enter, the Ginyu Force!7.81,282
29First Up for the Ginyu Force! Guldo's Time Freeze!7.71,248
30The Nightmare Recoome! Come Out and Play, Vegeta!7.91,294
31Goku Arrives at Last! Take Down the Ginyu Force!8.11,302
32The Star Player Appears! Ginyu vs. Goku!7.91,264
33Full Power, Goku! Captain Ginyu's Desperate Attack!7.81,271
34Surprise! Goku Is Ginyu and Ginyu Is Goku?!7.71,262
35A Great Turnabout for Goku?! Super Shenron, Come Out Right Now!7.81,262
36An Enraged Frieza Approaches! Porunga... Please Grant Our Wish!7.91,276
37A Nightmare Transformation! Frieza's Power Level: One-Million?!7.91,301
38Frieza Bares His Fangs! Gohan's Overwhelming Attack!7.81,228
39Piccolo Reborn! Frieza's Second Transformation!8.01,262
40Frieza's Final Transformation! The Ultimate Nightmare Begins!8.11,264
41The Moment of Truth Approaches! Goku Back in Action!8.11,284
42Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Prince!8.31,296
43Goku vs. Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins!8.01,258
44A Boundary-Pushing Brawl! Goku, Frieza, and Ginyu Again?!7.61,249
45Kaio-Ken Times Twenty! An All-or-Nothing Kamehame-Ha!7.91,259
46The Final Trump Card! Goku's Ultimate Spirit Bomb!7.91,256
47Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan!8.51,365
48The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet!8.21,284
49Avenge the Fallen, Goku! Countdown to the Planet's Destruction!7.91,256
50Full-Power Frieza! Shenron, Grant Our Wish!7.81,257
51Goku's Furious Roar! A Last-Minute Wish!8.11,255
52Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown!8.31,295
53Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction!8.21,286
54Goku Vanishes into Space! Welcome Home, Super Warriors!7.81,246
55There Is Planet Earth, Father! Frieza and King Cold Strike Back!7.81,247
56I Will Defeat Frieza! Another Super Saiyan!8.31,276
57Welcome Back, Goku! Confessions of the Mysterious Youth, Trunks!8.01,247
58Goku's New Move, Instant Transmission! The Three-Year Training Session Begins!7.81,233
59Undetectable Monsters! The Androids Appear!7.81,247
60The Unbeatable Enemy Within! Goku vs. Android 19!7.71,259
61No Victory for Android 19! Enter Super Vegeta!8.01,270
62Piccolo's Assault! Android 20 and the Twisted Future!7.81,238
63The Hunt for Doctor Gero! Discover the Hidden Laboratory!7.51,231
64Number 17 and Number 18! The Androids Awaken7.61,402
65A Sweet Face and Super Power? Android 18 vs. Vegeta!7.71,399
66The Time for Reunification Has Come! Piccolo's Unshakeable Resolve!7.31,363
67Another Time Machine? Bulma Uncovers a Mystery!7.31,360
68The Monster Goes into Motion! Strike of the Super Namekian!7.41,366
69I am Your Brother! The Monster with Goku's Energy!7.61,362
70The Dizzying Deception and the Daring Escape! Defeat the Android Cell!7.41,357
71The Hunt for Cell Is On! Goku, Back in Action!7.41,359
72Break the Super Saiyan Barrier! Into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!7.51,350
73The Super Namekian Powers Up! Piccolo vs. Android 17!7.81,357
74Run, Android 17! Piccolo's All-or-Nothing Struggle!7.61,352
75Unmeasured Power! The Silent Warrior No. 16 Makes His Move7.71,347
76Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku!7.61,327
77Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell!7.61,326
78Cell on the Verge of Defeat! Krillin, Destroy Android 18!7.31,348
79The Battle Turns for the Worst! Cell Attacks Android 18!7.41,348
80The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!7.01,217
81Vegeta's Final Push! Defeat the Invincible Cell!7.21,210
82The Strongest Super Saiyan! Trunks' Power Unleashed!7.01,207
83Cell Invades the Airwaves! Announcing, "The Cell Games!"6.81,210
84Training Complete! Goku Sizes up the Competition!7.21,208
85The Truce Is Broken! The Defense Force Strikes Back at Cell!6.91,207
86A New Guardian! The Return of the Dragon Balls!7.01,203
87Hercule Takes the Stage! The Curtain Rises on the Cell Games!6.91,203
88Showdown! Cell vs. Goku!7.21,215
89Battle at the Highest Level! Goku Goes All Out!7.31,215
90The Opening Round Is Concluded! Goku's Moment of Decision!7.21,211
91Get Angry, Gohan! Release Your Hidden Power!7.11,208
92Tears for An Android! Gohan's Inner Rage Bursts Forth!7.61,220
93Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive!7.71,217
94Perfection's End! A Fury, Beyond Super Saiyan!7.91,217
95A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World!6.91,234
96Combine Your Strength! The Final Kamehame-ha!7.61,296
97A Bittersweet Victory! Until We Meet Again!7.31,231
98Peace for the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever!7.41,225

Season 2 (2014)

7.14 avg 69 episodes 6.9 → 6.5 24 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 6.9 · 1,046 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 1,019 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 120 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 121 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 125 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 1,003 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 988 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 118 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 985 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 118 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 982 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 950 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 112 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 965 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 115 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 948 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 954 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 964 votesEp 19: 7.0 · 1,067 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 1,060 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 947 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 865 votesEp 23: 7.8 · 1,172 votesEp 24: 7.6 · 867 votesEp 25: 7.2 · 862 votesEp 26: 7.3 · 840 votesEp 27: 7.4 · 845 votesEp 28: 7.5 · 841 votesEp 29: 8.7 · 988 votesEp 30: 7.2 · 815 votesEp 31: 6.6 · 802 votesEp 32: 6.7 · 785 votesEp 33: 7.1 · 705 votesEp 34: 6.8 · 701 votesEp 35: 7.6 · 714 votesEp 36: 7.7 · 714 votesEp 37: 6.6 · 701 votesEp 38: 6.8 · 700 votesEp 39: 7.1 · 698 votesEp 40: 6.5 · 638 votesEp 41: 6.6 · 639 votesEp 42: 6.7 · 640 votesEp 43: 7.2 · 644 votesEp 44: 7.4 · 644 votesEp 45: 6.6 · 561 votesEp 46: 6.5 · 565 votesEp 47: 6.5 · 565 votesEp 48: 6.6 · 563 votesEp 49: 6.8 · 561 votesEp 50: 7.0 · 565 votesEp 51: 7.1 · 556 votesEp 52: 6.8 · 494 votesEp 53: 6.9 · 494 votesEp 54: 6.9 · 503 votesEp 55: 7.0 · 501 votesEp 56: 6.9 · 500 votesEp 57: 6.8 · 510 votesEp 58: 6.7 · 494 votesEp 59: 7.2 · 491 votesEp 60: 7.6 · 480 votesEp 61: 8.0 · 463 votesEp 62: 7.6 · 441 votesEp 63: 7.6 · 440 votesEp 64: 7.5 · 442 votesEp 65: 7.8 · 421 votesEp 66: 7.9 · 431 votesEp 67: 7.2 · 104 votesEp 68: 6.8 · 418 votesEp 69: 6.5 · 424 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Seven Years Later! Starting Today, Gohan Is a High School Student6.91,046
2A New Hero, Great Saiyaman, Is Born!6.91,019
3Videl's Crisis? Gohan's Urgent Call-out!6.8120
4A Monster Is Taken Away! The Culprit Is Great Saiyaman?6.7121
5Entering the World Martial Arts Tournament! Goten Shows Off His Explosive Power During Training!7.2125
6Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial7.21,003
7The Dragon Team Fully Assembled! Goku Has Come Back!7.4988
8Who Is the World's Greatest? The Tournament Preliminaries Begin!7.3118
9Everyone Is Surprised! Goten and Trunks' Super Battle!7.0985
10The Junior Champ Is Finally Decided! Who Will Fight Against Mr. Satan?7.2118
11A Troubling Premonition! The Appearance of a Mysterious Warrior!!7.3982
12What Happened, Piccolo? An Unexpected Outcome in the First Round7.2950
13An Eerie Entity; Who Exactly Is Spopovitch?7.2112
14Videl Battered! Gohan's Fury Reaches Its Limit!7.4965
15A Creeping Conspiracy! The Target is Gohan7.2115
16A Slithering Conspiracy!! Secrets of the Terrible Majin7.4948
17The Heinous Mage Babidi and King of the Underworld Dabra's Trap7.1954
18Don't Underestimate a Super Saiyan! Vegeta and Goku's Full Throttle Power!7.4964
19Whither Victory? A Battle Royal Championship Match!7.01,067
20Stunning Youngsters! No. 18's Uphill Battle7.11,060
21Enter the Headliner! The Looming Demon King!7.4947
22A Heart of Evil Awakened - Vegeta, Prince of Destruction7.6865
23I'm the Strongest! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta7.81,172
24Countdown to Revival, Crush Babidi's Ambitions!7.6867
25The Seal Is Broken!? Gohan's Kamehameha of Resistance7.2862
26Straightaway into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu7.3840
27Turn into Candy! A Hungry Majin's Bizarre Power!7.4845
28I Will Deal with the Majin! Vegeta's Final Mortal Combat!7.5841
29For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior!8.7988
30A Nightmare Revisited - The Immortal Monster Majin Buu!7.2815
31A Secret Plan to Defeat Buu! Its Name Is Fusion6.6802
32Found! A Faint Ray of Hope - Awaken, Warriors!6.7785
33Find the Nuisances - Babidi's Retaliation Begins!7.1705
34A Time of Trials! Lay Hold of Legendary Powers!6.8701
35Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit - Super Saiyan 3!!7.6714
36True Worth Beginning to Show - The Treacherous Buu!7.7714
37Silly Looking? Drilling the Fusion Pose!6.6701
38Bye-Bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World6.8700
39Gohan Located! Intensive Training in the World of the Kais!7.1698
40Birth of a Merged Superwarrior - His Name Is Gotenks!6.5638
41Who Will Defeat Majin Buu? The Mightiest of Men Moves Out!6.6639
42The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved!6.7640
43Born from Anger - Another Majin!7.2644
44Buu Eats Buu - A New Majin Attacks!!7.4644
45Head Straight Towards the Catastrophe! One Hour Time Limit!!6.6561
46Special Training Completed! You're Finished Now, Majin Buu!!6.5565
47Buu Eliminated with Ghosts! A Surefire Kamikaze Attack!!6.5565
48The Reserved Transformation of Gotenks! Super Gotenks 3!!6.6563
49In High Spirits! Buu-Buu Volleyball!6.8561
50You Kept Everyone Waiting! A Reborn Gohan Returns to Earth!!7.0565
51Buu Is Overwhelmed! Ultimate Gohan's Superpower!!7.1556
52Buu's Trick - Gotenks Is Absorbed?!6.8494
53The Great Kaioshin's Bright Idea! Son Goku Is Revived!!6.9494
54One Time Only Miracle... Will the Super Combination with That Guy Come About?6.9503
55Invincible! Ultimate Warrior Vegetto!7.0501
56The Ace Up Buu's Sleeve! The Warriors Are Absorbed!!6.9500
57Rescuing Gohan and Company! Goku and Vegeta's Infiltration Mission!6.8510
58Emergency Escape from Inside the Body! Buu's Reverse-Transformation Is the Worst!!6.7494
59Earth Disappears!! The Original Buu's Single Cruel Blast!!7.2491
60Final Decisive Battle! A Conclusion in the Realm of the Kais!!7.6480
61Do Your Best, Kakarot! You Are No. 1!!8.0463
62A One Minute Battle - Vegeta's Life-risking Stall Tactics!7.6441
63A Secret Plan Comes Together in a Flash - Please Grant These Two Wishes!7.6440
64Give Me Energy! We'll Make a Huge Spirit Bomb!!7.5442
65The World's Savior Is You! Everyone's Genki-Dama Is Completed!!7.8421
66Son Goku Is the Strongest After All!! Majin Buu Is Annihilated7.9431
67Peace Has Returned! It's Time to Party!7.2104
68And So, After 10 Years... The First Tenka'ichi Budoukai in a Long Time!6.8418
69Even Stronger! Goku's Dream Is Never Ending!!6.5424

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