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Dragon Ball Z


Dragon Ball Z is a very long-running sequel to the popular anime Dragon Ball. The series is a close adaptation of the second half of the Dragon Ball manga (in the United States, the manga's second half is also titled Dragon Ball Z to prevent confusion), but also features characters, situations and backstories not present in the original.

The series follows the adventures of the adult Son Gokū who, along with his companions, defends the earth against assorted villains. While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Gokū through childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adulthood life. The separation between the series is also significant as the latter series takes on a more dramatic and serious tone.

Originally, creator Akira Toriyama had planned to end the series after the Freeza Saga, but was made a significant offer to keep it going due to the story's continued value.

The anime first premiered in Japan on April 18, 1989 (on Fuji TV) at 7:00 PM and ended on January 31, 1996. In the U.S., the series ran between 1996 and 2003, though not always on the same networks or with continuity of dubbing. It aired in the UK, albeit with the same dubbing problem, on Cartoon Network, premiering on March 6, 2000 and running until 2002, with the final few episodes being shown on CNX starting from October 14, 2002, before that channel relaunched as Toonami, on which it was repeated daily.

After Dragon Ball Z, the story of Son Gokū and friends continues in the anime-only series Dragon Ball GT. This series is not based on a manga by Akira Toriyama.

Toriyama's humor/parody manga Neko Majin Z features several concepts introduced in Dragon Ball Z (several Dragon Ball Z characters even make various appearances), but that manga is designed as a parody and not a true continuation of the series.

Plot Summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Son Gokū, the protagonist, is an extremely powerful but somewhat naïve martial artist. After a visit from his previously unknown brother Raditz, he discovers that he belongs to an alien race called Saiya-jin or Saiyan and that his kind once sent him to Earth to destroy it. When he refuses to reassume this task, Raditz challenges him to a lethal battle in which Gokū sacrifices himself to beat his brother (with the prospect of resurrection by the Dragon Balls). This, however, is the trigger for events of even greater magnitude to happen, making Gokū and his friends the foremost defenders of Earth, mankind and ultimately the whole universe.

Gokū later learns that his race was destroyed by the one and only Master Freeza, the planet-conquering maniacal onslaught of an alien. Zarbon, Freeza's top henchman, had requested that the best solution would have been the complete annihilation and extinction of the Saiyan race, thus triggering Freeza's wrath. (See Frieza Family Tree) Freeza killed Gokū's father Bardock ( or in the manga Burdock) as well as King Vegeta when he attacked and obliterated the entire Saiyan planet from existence. After many years, Gokū comes face to face with Freeza and his wrath, in a decisive fight of good against evil.

As the series progresses, Son Gokū, his son, Son Gohan, and their companions age, get immensely stronger and fight increasingly more powerful and sinister villains. Many of the main characters die, are resurrected, get married and/or have children. The series progresses dramatically throughout its entire run.

The overall mood changes significantly from the one of Dragon Ball, as tournaments and personal vendettas are replaced by wars against alien villains threatening earth in its whole, changing the focus to violent battles and the feeling of a power struggle. There also is a change from the rather myth-oriented theme to a more science fiction oriented one, interpreting several facts from a very different point of view.

DBZ and anime fandom

Dragon Ball Z was (and largely still is) the most popular shōnen anime series in the worldwide. Due to its length, associated varying production quality, creative devices, and sometimes overenthusiastic young fanbase, anime fandom at large has mixed reactions to the series. These range from simple lack of interest to downright vocal hatred of the series as overrated and superficial. In response, fans of Dragon Ball Z have countered that many who criticize the series sound as though they don't know it as well as they'd like to think. While contributing much to the shōnen genre in Japan, some feel Dragon Ball Z has created a stereotype associated with anime at large in the West amongst those outside the anime community.

The main character of Dragon Ball Z, Son Gokū, is often compared to the DC Comics hero Superman, due to their outward similarities in origins (as redefined in DBZ) and abilities. Many of these connections are a deliberate attempt by Akira Toriyama to pay homage to the Western superhero archetype, just as the earlier Dragon Ball series paid homage to Chinese folk archetypes.

Because of inconsistencies both in the original manga and the anime series, and the common acceptance of the anime as canon, much debate is had by the younger fanbase as to the relative strength (or power levels, speaking in series terms) of the various characters.

Censorship Issues

One of the biggest criticisms of the series in North America from fans is the extensive amount of editing and other changes it faced, in order to be broadcast.

Dragon Ball Z was marketed to appeal to a wide range of viewers from all ages, and contains crude humor and occasional excesses of violence which are commonly seen as inappropriate for younger audiences by American standards. When it was marketed in the US, the distribution company FUNimation alongside with Saban decided to initially focus exclusively on the young children's market, because the anime market was still small compared to the much larger children's cartoon market. The series underwent many changes, with the removal of nudity and partial nudity, references to sex, alcohol, and smoking. For example, FUNimation digitally removed the cigarette from one character's mouth, and digitally pasted the word ROOT above a sign that said BEER to make it say "ROOT BEER." Clear glasses with beer were recolored blue to create frothy mugs of water. Many violent scenes were left on the cutting room floor and others had wounds digitally removed or blood re-colored as spit. Dead bodies lingering on the battlefield during ongoing fights were not shown, implying they were taken away or vaporized altogether. The dialogue was changed, removing references to Heaven, Hell, God, and death. The most infamous dialogue edits would be the characters saying "I will send you to another dimension," rather than "I will kill you", and another where after a villian destroys a helicopter, one of the characters exclaims "It's okay, I can see their parachutes!" when in the original version the crew died with the vehicle.

This amount of editing led to characters' speech not matching what occurred on screen, unrealistic and twisted plots with major holes, and obviously altered images. These changes left many fans irate, and some Dragon Ball purists refuse to watch the American version of the show. One of the biggest points raised by critics of the editing of violence is that the removal of wounds, blood, and death from a show ultimately about fighting will encourage violence without showing any of the consequences.

Starting with the Gi'nyu (3rd US season) on Cartoon Network, censorship was reduced due to fewer restrictions on cable programming. FUNimation did the dubbing on their own this time around with their own voice actors, meeting again with mostly critical reactions. Some censoring, of nudity, however, was still unavoidable. Subsequent DVD and VHS releases of those episodes were not censored in any way. In 2003, FUNimation decided to redub the first two sagas of Dragon Ball Z, to remove the problems that were caused from their previous partnership with Saban. They also redubbed the first three movies that were also dubbed by the Ocean Group voice actors but were distributed by Pioneer. The distribution of the redubs started in April 2005.

The character "Mr. Satan" was changed to "Hercule" in the edited dub.

A very violent scene with the extended version of Freeza's impalement of Krillin during the Freeza saga was edited out on CN and merged with the other two episodes. Non-graphic scenes such as the beginning (Krillin getting stabbed) and the end (Krillin getting thrown into the water) were kept in. All blood was removed from the already edited version. The full scene is viewable by purchase of the Frieza-Transformation (Uncut version) VHS or DVD.

Creative Changes

To an equal extent, many fans who object to censoring have taken issue with changes that are not seen as necessary, such as extraneous dialogue not found in the original, dubbing that sways the English version in its own creative direction (example: the TV audience booing Gokū's appearance during the dubbed Cell Saga while cheering him in the Japanese series), and the replacement of the original musical score. Combined with a widely criticized quality of voice acting, many feel that the English version of Dragon Ball Z almost seems like an entirely different show than the original, and this has led many familiar with the Japanese series to dislike FUNimation's version.

Post 9/11

Shortly after the September 11 attacks, CN cut an episode of Dragon Ball Z where Gohan saves a plane from crashing, then later has to deal with a burning skyscraper office building, due to the obvious parallel imagery. Since the series is a continuing story, Cartoon Network held off the rest of the 5th season until a few months later.

Uncut Version

In 2005, Cartoon Network started showing the uncut and unedited version of the first two seasons of Dragon Ball Z, similar to the Japanese original, although the English version features a darker opening theme, whereas the original OP themes were cheerful in tone and had bright, colorful animations.

Most importantly, all fighting scenes are totally uncut, but several other differences can be seen, like foamy water now actually being beer, blood being red again (whereas the edited version showed purple) and shots of characters sticking up their middle fingers being left in. References to death and killing can be heard and Muten Rōshi's lecherous attempts on Bulma are shown at their fullest, too.

Mild use of profanity is also heard, like Jeice saying "The crazy bastard killed Guldo!" and Vegeta shouting "Damn you, Kakarrot!" and numerous utterances of the words dammit, bastard and hell.

Scenes containing graphic violence, like Vegeta blowing up a Saibaiman, Gokū shredding his hand on his training rope while on his way to Planet Namek, Vegeta slamming his arm clean through Zarbon's stomach, Vegeta decapitating Guldo and destroying his still-speaking disembodied head or Gohan getting severly beaten by Recoome are restored.

Scenes featuring Lunch also are restored; she was edited out of 4 episodes of the older version, because at the time they only dubbed the first 13 episodes of Dragon Ball, in which she did not appear. Other characters such as Korin, Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yajirobe had also not been seen in those 13 episodes, but since they were important to the plot, they were not cut. Since Launch was not tough and her scenes included bank robbing, guns and alcohol, they decided to remove her. In the new release though, she is constantly following Tien, because she is in love with him.

Other new scenes include the showing of Gohan's lower central area (albeit not detailed) and Gokū's bare butt while bathing at Princess Snake's palace. The Saibaimen are also more sadistic.

A comedic scene that is reintroduced is when Gokū accidentally pulls out a beer from the fridge and asking "Hey what’s this doing in here?" puts the beer back and pulls out a healthy sports drink.

Even missing episodes that were totally left out by FUNimation are now shown, such as young Gohan helping out a robot that refused to help him as an act of teaching him to take care of himself, and eventually saved his life before he shut down and "died".

Toonami Timeslot Controversy

After Cartoon Network completed its airing of the uncut version on weeknights at 10:30PM EST, it was put on Toonami on Saturdays at 7:30PM EST. While there weren't many complaints about earlier episodes, there was controversy from parents over episodes such as Gohan Goes Bananas (which shows Gohan transforming into an Oozaru and then back into a boy, during which his penis and testicles are shown) and Princess Snake (which shows Goku's bare buttocks while excercising in the spa and after he comes out. It also has a scene which shows one of Princess Snake's servents shooting herself in the head, but she doesn't die). Airing these episodes in the 7:30PM timeslot on Saturday nights makes this easier for young kids to watch them, as opposed to airing them at 10:30PM during the week, when most children are asleep.

In response to this controversy, Cartoon Network officially removed the uncut version from their schedule on January 21, 2006 and replaced it with the original Saban-edited version from 1996, which heavily altered the show's content for young children. Strangely, these episodes have aired at a TV-PG rating, though this is probably just a mistake due to the sudden schedule change.

Filler

Filler is used to pad out the series for many reasons; in the case of Dragon Ball Z, more often than not, it was because the anime was running alongside the manga, and there was no way for the anime to run ahead of the manga (since Toriyama was still writing it, at the same time).

The company behind the anime, Toei Animation, would occasionally make up their own little side stories to either further explain things, or simply to waste time. Filler doesn't come only in the form of side stories, though; sometimes it's as simple as adding some extra attacks into a fight.

As the anime series was forced to expand 12 pages of manga text into 20 minutes of animation footage, these changes were introduced to kill time or to allow the (anime) writers to explore some other aspect of the series' universe (the Anoyo-ichi Budōkai (Afterlife tournament) between the Cell Saga and Majin Buu Saga and the Garlic Junior arc, a.k.a. Garlic Junior's return from the Return my Gohan!! (Dead Zone) movie between the Freeza Saga and Trunks arc (pre-Cell Saga) are both good examples of this). They have also been known to contradict the manga and often create new plot holes. For example, during the Freeza Saga, there is a flashback showing that Vegeta, Raditz and Nappa were already aware that Freeza destroyed their home planet long before the events in DBZ took place even though the series showed that Vegeta was not aware until Dodoria told him on Planet Namek.

Sagas

Toei Animation's Sagas
  1. Saiyan Saga (Episodes 1~35); 26 April 1989 - 7 February 1990
  2. Freeza Saga (Episodes 36~125); 14 February 1990 - 29 January 1992
  3. Cell Saga (Episodes 126~199); 5 February 1992 - 23 June 1993
  4. Majin-Buu Saga (Episodes 200~291); 30 June 1993 - 31 January 1996
FUNimation's Sagas

Saiyan Saga:

  • The Vegeta Saga (Formerly known as the Saiyan Saga)

Freeza Saga:

  • The Namek Saga
  • The Captain Ginyu Saga (Episodes 68~74)
  • The Frieza Saga (Episodes 75~106)
  • The Garlic Junior Saga (Episodes 107~116)
  • The Trunks Saga (Episodes 117~124)

Cell Saga:

  • The Androids Saga (Episodes 125~138)
  • The Imperfect Cell Saga (Episodes 139~151)
  • The Perfect Cell Saga (Episodes 152~164)
  • The Cell Games Saga (Episodes 165~193)

Majin-Boo Saga:

  • The Great Saiyaman Saga (Episodes 194~208)
  • The World Tournament Saga (Episodes 209~218)
  • The Babidi Saga (Episodes 219~230)
  • The Majin Buu Saga (Episodes 231~252)
  • The Fusion Saga (Episodes 253~274)
  • The Kid Buu Saga (Episodes 275~290)

Movies, TV Specials, & Other

Movies
Toei Animation's Titles
  1. Return my Gohan!!
  2. The World's Strongest Guy
  3. Super Deciding Battle for the Entire Planet Earth
  4. Super Saiyan Son Gokū
  5. The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest
  6. Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors
  7. Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans
  8. Burn Up!! A Close, Intense, Super-Fierce Battle
  9. The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy
  10. The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can't Rest
  11. Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One who'll Win
  12. Fusion Reborn!! Gokū and Vegeta
  13. Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Gokū Won't Do It, Who Will?
FUNimation's Titles
  1. Dead Zone
  2. The World's Strongest
  3. The Tree of Might
  4. Lord Slug
  5. Cooler's Revenge
  6. Return of Cooler
  7. Super Android 13!
  8. Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
  9. Bojack Unbound
  10. Broly: The Second Coming
  11. Bio-Broly
  12. Fusion Rebirth
  13. Dragonfist Explosion (FUNimation Title Unknown)
TV Specials
Toei Animation's Titles
  1. A Lonesome, Final Battle: The Father of Z-Warrior Kakarrot, who Challenged Freeza
  2. Resistance to Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors, Gohan and Trunks
FUNimation's Titles
  1. Bardock - The Father of Goku
  2. The History of Trunks
Other
  • The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (Video game footage)
Live Action Movie

In 2002, a rumor surfaced on the internet claiming that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to make a live action Dragon Ball Z motion picture. This created a furor in the online fan community. Online forums were created for the express purpose of relaying rumors and "insider information" about the live action movie. Magazines like Beckett Dragonball Z Collector as well as the official DBZ website began to write surveys and polls soliciting fan input about casting for the live action movie. Several fan sites were created for the movie, though few had any verifiable information about the movie. Official news about the movie was primarily relayed through the official DBZ website or via the Internet Movie Database. In early 2004, production was halted, but in June 2004, screenwriter Ben Ramsey (The Big Hit) signed on to adapt Dragon Ball Z for the big screen. The movie was considered to have been in development, though no director had signed on and no casting had taken place, and there was no scheduled release date for the film. Recently, the official Dragon Ball Z website and FOX Studios have confirmed that they have no current plans for a Dragon Ball Z live action movie.

Uncut DVDs

Dragon Ball Z has seen 2 types of DVD releases. These releases are the uncut and edited versions. Originally, the edited versions were aired on TV and were the first DVDs to be produced by Geneon [Pioneer]. If you wish to own every episode of Dragon Ball Z right now on DVD, this can be done with the edited version. If you want the uncut version which contains extra footage, blood, and some profanity, as well as Japanese audio, you're going to want to purchase the uncut DVDs by FUNimation. Starting with episode 68 (The Ginyu Saga), FUNimation has released all DVDs uncut. Movies 4-12 are also uncut and have been released by Funimation. Recently, Funimation has begun to re-release the first 67 episodes in uncut form. FUNimation is also re-releasing the first 3 movies as Ultimate Uncut Editions, but the original dubs were actually more uncut. The original dubs of the movies have the original music as well as scripts that are closer to the original.

Episode and Volume Numbering Descrepancy

The original Japanese episodes totaled to 291. FUNimation dubbed the first release of DVDs which consisted of episodes 1-53 (jap. 1-67), 14 episodes worth of scenes were cut. FUNimation later cut one in the Freeza saga as well (Episode 80, Piccolo the Super-Namek). This episode was released as a "Bonus" episode on the Frieza - Transformation DVD. Because of Saban's cuts, all FUNimation released uncut DVDs have incorrect episode and volume numbering. Most of the old uncut DVDs by FUNimation (Gi'nyu Saga and up) do not have volume numbers and if they do, the numbers are inaccurate. It is still unknown whether FUNimation will re-release all the DVDs with the correct episode and volume numbering but it is unlikely. Below is a list of every uncut DVD released (and too be released) by FUNimation. You can see the episode numbering given on the Uncut DVD releases, with the correct episode numbering listed beside it in brackets.

Episodes

  • Vol. 1 Vegeta Saga 1: Saiyan Showdown Eps #1-3
  • Vol. 2 Vegeta Saga 1: Piccolo's Plan Eps #4-6
  • Vol. 3 Vegeta Saga 1: Into the Wild Eps #7-9
  • Vol. 4 Vegeta Saga 1: Gohan's Trials Eps #10-12
  • Vol. 5 Vegeta Saga 1: Goku Held Hostage Eps #13-15
  • Vol. 6 Vegeta Saga 1: Doomed Heroes Eps #16-18
  • Vol. 7 Vegeta Saga 1: Back From the Dead Eps #19-21
  • Vol. 8 Vegeta Saga 2: Saiyan Invasion (Not yet released, coming 3/21/2006) Eps #22-24
  • Vol. 9 Vegeta Saga 2: Ultimate Sacrifice (Not yet released, coming 5/16/2006) Eps #25-27
  • Vol. 10 Vegeta Saga 2: ????? (Not yet released, coming ????? Eps #28-31
  • Vol. 11 Vegeta Saga 2: ????? (Not yet released, coming ????? Eps #32-35
  • Vol. 12 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #36-38
  • Vol. 13 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #39-41
  • Vol. 14 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #42-44
  • Vol. 15 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #45-47
  • Vol. 16 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #48-50
  • Vol. 18 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #51-53
  • Vol. 19 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #54-57
  • Vol. 20 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #58-60
  • Vol. 21 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #61-63
  • Vol. 22 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #64-67
  • Vol. 23 Captain Ginyu - Assault Eps #54-56 (Eps #68-70)
  • Vol. 24 Captain Ginyu - Double Cross Eps #57-60) (Eps #71-74)
  • Vol. 25 Frieza - The Summoning Eps #61-63 (Eps #75-77)
  • Vol. 26 Frieza - Transformation Eps #64-66 + Bonus Episode (Eps #78-81)
  • Vol. 27 Frieza - Revealed Eps #67-69) (Eps #82-84)
  • Vol. 28 Frieza - Death of a Prince Eps #70-72 (Eps #85-87)
  • Vol. 29 Frieza - Clash Eps #73-75 (Eps #88-90)
  • Vol. 30 Frieza - Desperation Eps #76-78 (Eps #91-93)
  • Vol. 31 Frieza - Super Saiyan Goku Eps #79-81 (Eps #94-96)
  • Vol. 32 Frieza - Eleventh Hour Eps #82-85 (Eps #97-100)
  • Vol. 33 Frieza - Fall of a Tyrant Eps #86-89 (Eps #101-104)
  • Vol. 34 Frieza - Namek's End Eps #90-92 (Eps #105-107)
  • Vol. 35 Garlic Jr. - Black Water Mist Eps #93-95 (Eps #108-110)
  • Vol. 36 Garlic Jr. - Sacred Water Eps #96-98 (Eps #111-113)
  • Vol. 37 Garlic Jr. - Vanquished Eps #99-102 (Eps #114-117)
  • Vol. 38 Trunks - Mysterious Youth Eps # 103-105) (Eps #118-120)
  • Vol. 39 Trunks - Prelude to Terror Eps # 106-110) (Eps #121-125)
  • Vol. 40 Androids - Invasion Eps #111-114 (Eps #126-129)
  • Vol. 41 Androids - Dr. Gero Eps #115-117 (Eps #130-134)
  • Vol. 42 Androids - Assassins Eps #118-120 (Eps #133-136)
  • Vol. 43 Androids - Invincible Eps #121-124 (Eps #137-139)
  • Vol. 44 Imperfect Cell - Encounter Eps #125-127 (Eps #140-142)
  • Vol. 45 Imperfect Cell - Discovery Eps #128-130 (Eps #143-145)
  • Vol. 46 Imperfect Cell - Race Against Time Eps #131-133 (Eps #146-148)
  • Vol. 47 Imperfect Cell - 17's End Eps #134-137 (Eps #149-152)
  • Vol. 48 Perfect Cell - Hunt for 18 Eps #138-140 (Eps #153-155)
  • Vol. 49 Perfect Cell - Temptation Eps #141-143 (Eps #156-158)
  • Vol. 50 Perfect Cell - Perfection Eps #144-146 (Eps #159-161)
  • Vol. 51 Perfect Cell - Unstoppable Eps #147-150 (Eps #162-165)
  • Vol. 52 Cell Games - Ultimatum Eps #151-153 (Eps #166-168)
  • Vol. 53 Cell Games - A Moments Peace Eps #154-156 (Eps #169-171)
  • Vol. 54 Cell Games - A Guardians Return Eps #157-159 (Eps #172-174)
  • Vol. 55 Cell Games - The Games Begin Eps #160-162 (Eps #175-177)
  • Vol. 56 Cell Games - Surrender Eps #163-165 (Eps #178-280)
  • Vol. 57 Cell Games - Earth's Last Hope Eps #166-168 (Eps #181-183)
  • Vol. 58 Cell Games - Awakening Eps #169-171 (Eps #184-186)
  • Vol. 59 Cell Games - Sacrifice Eps #172-175 (Eps #187-190)
  • Vol. 60 Cell Games - Nightmares End Eps #176-179 (Eps #191-194)
  • Vol. 61 Great Saiyaman - Opening Ceremony Eps #180-182 (Eps #195-197)
  • Vol. 62 Great Saiyaman - Final Round Eps #183-185 (Eps #198-200)
  • Vol. 63 Great Saiyaman - Gohan's Secret Eps #186-188 (Eps #201-203)
  • Vol. 64 Great Saiyaman - Declaration Eps #189-191 (Eps #204-206)
  • Vol. 65 Great Saiyaman - Crash Course Eps #192-194 (Eps #207-209)
  • Vol. 66 World Tournament - Junior Division Eps #195-197 (Eps #210-212)
  • Vol. 67 World Tournament - The Draw Eps #198-200 (Eps #213-215)
  • Vol. 68 World Tournament - Blackout Eps #201-204 (Eps #216-219)
  • Vol. 68 Babidi - Decent Eps #205-207 (Eps #220-222)
  • Vol. 70 Babidi - Battle Royale Eps #208-210 (Eps #223-225)
  • Vol. 71 Babidi - Dark Prince Returns Eps #211-213 (Eps #226-228)
  • Vol. 72 Babidi - Rivals Eps #214-216 (Eps #229-231)
  • Vol. 73 Majin Buu - The Hatching Eps #217-219 (Eps #232-234)
  • Vol. 74 Majin Buu - Attonment Eps #220-222 (Eps #235-237)
  • Vol. 75 Majin Buu - Revival Eps #223-225 (Eps #238-240)
  • Vol. 76 Majin Buu - Tacticts Eps #226-228 (Eps #241-243)
  • Vol. 77 Majin Buu - Defiance Eps #229-231 (Eps #244-246)
  • Vol. 78 Majin Buu - A Hero's Farewell Eps #232-234 (Eps #247-249)
  • Vol. 79 Majin Buu - Emergence Eps #235-238 (Eps #250-253)
  • Vol. 80 Fusion - Evil Buu Eps #239-241 (Eps #254-256)
  • Vol. 81 Fusion - Play for Time Eps #242-244 (Eps #257-259)
  • Vol. 82 Fusion - Losing Battle Eps #245-247 (Eps #260-262)
  • Vol. 83 Fusion - Ambush Eps #248-250 (Eps #263-265)
  • Vol. 84 Fusion - Hope Returns Eps #251-253 (Eps #266-268)
  • Vol. 85 Fusion - The Last Saiyaman Eps #254-256 (Eps #269-271)
  • Vol. 86 Fusion - Internal Struggle Eps #257-260 (Eps #272-275)
  • Vol. 87 Kid Buu - Regression Eps #261-263 (Eps #276-278)
  • Vol. 88 Kid Buu - Saiyan Pride Eps #264-266 (Eps #279-281)
  • Vol. 89 Kid Buu - Vegeta's Plea Eps #267-269 (Eps #282-284)
  • Vol. 90 Kid Buu - The Price of Victory Eps #270-272 (Eps #285-287)
  • Vol. 91 Kid Buu - A New Beginning Eps #273-276 (Eps #288-291)

Movies

  • Movie #1: Dead Zone
  • Movie #2: World's Strongest (uncut version not yet released, coming ?????)
  • Movie #3: The Tree of Might (uncut version released on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD in November 1997)
  • Movie #4: Lord Slug
  • Movie #5: Cooler's Revenge
  • Movie #6: The Return of Cooler
  • Movie #7: Super Android 13
  • Movie #8: Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
  • Movie #9: Bojack Unbound
  • Movie #10: Broly: Second Coming
  • Movie #11: Bio-Broly
  • Movie #12: Fusion Reborn (Not yet released, coming 3/28/2006)
  • Movie #13: Dragonfist Explosion (FUNimation title unknown)

Tv Specials

  • TV Special #1: Bardock: The Father of Goku
  • TV Special #2: The History of Trunks


Theme Songs

Japanese Opening Themes (OP)

「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyooka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama)

  • Version 1: episodes 1~21
  • Version 2: episodes 22~117
  • Version 3: episodes 118~199

「WE GOTTA POWER」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music & Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama)

  • Episodes 200~291

English Opening Themes

Rock the Dragon DBZ Theme DBZ Uncut Theme Eternal Sacrific - Tendril (Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan theme song)

Ending Themes (ED)

「でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!」 「Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Power!」 「Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!」 (Lyrics: Toshihisa Arakawa, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: MANNA)

  • Episodes 1~199

「僕達は天使だった」「Boku-tachi ha Tenshi Datta」 「We Were Angels」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Osamu Tozuka, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama)

  • Episodes 200~291

Cast List

Video Games

Games released in Japan, America, Oceania and Europe

Sony: PlayStation (PS1)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Legends
  • Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
  • Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout

Nintendo: Game Boy Color (GBC)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors (Dragon Ball Z: Densetsu no Chou Senshi-tachi)

Sony: PlayStation (PS2)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai (Dragon Ball Z)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai 2 (Dragon Ball Z 2)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai 3 (Dragon Ball Z 3)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai Tenka-ichi)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Sagas

Nintendo: Game Boy Advance (GBA)

  • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
  • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II (Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Gokū 2: International)
  • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku I & II
  • Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
  • Dragon Ball Z: Bukū Tōgeki (Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury

Nintendo: GameCube (GC)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai (Dragon Ball Z)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (Dragon Ball Z 2)

Nintendo: DS

  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors 2 (Dragon Ball Z: Bukū Ressen)

Games only released in Japan

Nintendo: Family Computer Famicom (FC)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Kyosho! Saiyan (1990)
  • Dragon Ball Z 2: Gekishin Freeza!! 1991)
  • Dragon Ball Z 3: Resen Jinzōningen (1992)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Barcode Battler (1992)
  • Dragon Ball Z Supplement: The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)

Nintendo: Super Family Computer Super Famicom (SFC)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiyan Legend (1992)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden (1993)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 (1993)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 3 (1994)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokū Den (1995)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokū Den 2 (The last two thirds of the game) (1995)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (1996)

Sega: Mega Drive

  • Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden (1994)

PC-Engine Duo

  • Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu (Three out of the seven levels) (1994)

Nintendo: Game Boy (GB)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Gokū Hishō Den (1994)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Gokū Gekitō Den (1995)

PlayDia

  • The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Part 1
  • The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Part 2

Sony: PlayStation (PS1)

  • Dragon Ball Z Legends

Sega: Saturn

  • Dragon Ball Z Legends
  • Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butoden

Games only released in America and Oceania

  • Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game for the GBA
  • Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for the PS2, GC, and Xbox.

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「僕達は天使だった」「Boku-tachi ha Tenshi Datta」 「We Were Angels」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Osamu Tozuka, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama).
. 「でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー!」 「Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Power!」 「Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!」 (Lyrics: Toshihisa Arakawa, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: MANNA). In addition, it included other comments that were indicative of it being recent, including a mention of polls that show the American public's declining support for remaining in Iraq. Rock the Dragon DBZ Theme DBZ Uncut Theme Eternal Sacrific - Tendril (Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan theme song). Bush had allegedly suggested bombing al-Jazeera's offices in Qatar to British Prime Minister Tony Blair; this story broke in the British press on November 22, 2005. 「WE GOTTA POWER」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music & Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama). President George W.

「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」 (Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyooka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama). The January 18 tape made reference to the leaking of a British memo claiming that U.S.
. forces (from Iraq and Afghanistan) was only one of several ``conditions [27][28][29] [30]. You can see the episode numbering given on the Uncut DVD releases, with the correct episode numbering listed beside it in brackets. The speaker did not outline all the conditions for a truce in the excerpts aired by the Arab news network, but he did say that the withdrawal of U.S. Below is a list of every uncut DVD released (and too be released) by FUNimation. [26].

It is still unknown whether FUNimation will re-release all the DVDs with the correct episode and volume numbering but it is unlikely. Lawrence cites, among other things, the lack of any quotations from the Qur'an or references to recent events in the January, 2006 tape. Most of the old uncut DVDs by FUNimation (Gi'nyu Saga and up) do not have volume numbers and if they do, the numbers are inaccurate. Some though have questioned the tape's authenticity, including Duke professor Bruce Lawrence, author of Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama Bin Laden. Because of Saban's cuts, all FUNimation released uncut DVDs have incorrect episode and volume numbering. The American Central Intelligence Agency has stated that it believes the speaker to be Osama bin Laden. This episode was released as a "Bonus" episode on the Frieza - Transformation DVD. On January 18, 2006, Arabic news network al-Jazeera received a tape, purportedly from Bin Laden, in which he warned that preparations for attacks in the United States were in place but also offered a truce to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan.

FUNimation later cut one in the Freeza saga as well (Episode 80, Piccolo the Super-Namek). The Iranians who reported this note that this year's message in conjunction with the Muslim Haj came from his number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for the first time." [25]. 1-67), 14 episodes worth of scenes were cut. The al Qaeda leader died of kidney failure and was buried in Iran, where he had spent most of his time since the destruction of al Qaeda in Afghanistan. FUNimation dubbed the first release of DVDs which consisted of episodes 1-53 (jap. On January 9, 2006, Michael Ledeen, a scholar with close ties to the Bush administration, wrote that "....according to Iranians I trust, Osama bin Laden finally departed this world in mid-December. The original Japanese episodes totaled to 291. In early December 2005, in a videotaped message posted on an Islamist website, the deputy leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri, was reported as saying that the group's leader was alive and still leading their "holy war against the West".[24].

The original dubs of the movies have the original music as well as scripts that are closer to the original. On November 25, 2005, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said that he was informed that Bin Laden may have died in the October earthquake in Pakistan.[23]. FUNimation is also re-releasing the first 3 movies as Ultimate Uncut Editions, but the original dubs were actually more uncut. [22]. Recently, Funimation has begun to re-release the first 67 episodes in uncut form. authorities said they had no evidence of whether Bin Laden was hurt or killed as a result of a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the disputed area of Kashmir, in northeastern Pakistan. Movies 4-12 are also uncut and have been released by Funimation. In October, U.S.

Starting with episode 68 (The Ginyu Saga), FUNimation has released all DVDs uncut. He is said to have been keeping a low profile, with as few as ten men guarding him. If you want the uncut version which contains extra footage, blood, and some profanity, as well as Japanese audio, you're going to want to purchase the uncut DVDs by FUNimation. On September 23, 2005, Bin Laden was believed by Pakistani officials to be on the Afghan-Pakistani border. If you wish to own every episode of Dragon Ball Z right now on DVD, this can be done with the edited version. (See 2004 bin Laden video.). Originally, the edited versions were aired on TV and were the first DVDs to be produced by Geneon [Pioneer]. presidential candidates Bush and John Kerry had roundly condemned bin Laden, his ideas and his objectives, including an immediate removal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

These releases are the uncut and edited versions. Bush but appeared to hedge his bets on the election outcome, remarking that "your security is not in the hands of Kerry, nor Bush..." Both U.S. Dragon Ball Z has seen 2 types of DVD releases. President George W. Recently, the official Dragon Ball Z website and FOX Studios have confirmed that they have no current plans for a Dragon Ball Z live action movie. In the video bin Laden gave a carefully crafted speech in which he repeatedly insulted U.S. The movie was considered to have been in development, though no director had signed on and no casting had taken place, and there was no scheduled release date for the film. presidential election.

In early 2004, production was halted, but in June 2004, screenwriter Ben Ramsey (The Big Hit) signed on to adapt Dragon Ball Z for the big screen. This release came just four days before the 2004 U.S. Official news about the movie was primarily relayed through the official DBZ website or via the Internet Movie Database. On October 29, 2004, the Arab television network Al Jazeera broadcast a video tape of bin Laden addressing citizens of the United States, discussing the reasons behind the September 11, 2001 attacks. Several fan sites were created for the movie, though few had any verifiable information about the movie. military operations in Afghanistan but none have been confirmed. Magazines like Beckett Dragonball Z Collector as well as the official DBZ website began to write surveys and polls soliciting fan input about casting for the live action movie. Rumors about his whereabouts have appeared from time to time since the start of U.S.

Online forums were created for the express purpose of relaying rumors and "insider information" about the live action movie. A Spanish court indicted bin Laden and 34 others on charges related to terrorism on September 17, 2003. This created a furor in the online fan community. Although he has been publicly disowned by his family, an estranged family member, Carmen bin Laden, speculates (without providing evidence) that unnamed family members may be providing financial support to bin Laden. In 2002, a rumor surfaced on the internet claiming that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to make a live action Dragon Ball Z motion picture. Presidential election. Majin-Boo Saga:. This speculation was later undercut by newly released videos of bin Laden, alive and referring to current events such as the 2004 U.S.

Cell Saga:. His death was speculated on by the Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf [20] and by President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan [21]. Freeza Saga:. Bin Laden was rumored in the Pakistani press to have died in 2001 of pulmonary complications incident to catastrophic kidney failure in the absence of available hygienic dialysis. Saiyan Saga:. Ayman al-Zawahiri, also an FBI Most Wanted Terrorist, is a physician and may have provided medical care to bin Laden. For example, during the Freeza Saga, there is a flashback showing that Vegeta, Raditz and Nappa were already aware that Freeza destroyed their home planet long before the events in DBZ took place even though the series showed that Vegeta was not aware until Dodoria told him on Planet Namek. The media reported that bin Laden suffered from a kidney disorder requiring him to have access to advanced medical facilities, possibly kidney dialysis.

They have also been known to contradict the manga and often create new plot holes. According to Gary Bernsten, in his 2005 book Jawbreaker, a number of al-Qaeda detainees later confirmed that Bin Laden had escaped Tora Bora into Pakistan via an easternly route through snow covered mountains in the area of Parachinar, Pakistan. Garlic Junior's return from the Return my Gohan!! (Dead Zone) movie between the Freeza Saga and Trunks arc (pre-Cell Saga) are both good examples of this). bombardments, most notably near Tora Bora, or that he may have died of natural causes. As the anime series was forced to expand 12 pages of manga text into 20 minutes of animation footage, these changes were introduced to kill time or to allow the (anime) writers to explore some other aspect of the series' universe (the Anoyo-ichi Budōkai (Afterlife tournament) between the Cell Saga and Majin Buu Saga and the Garlic Junior arc, a.k.a. There had been suggestions that bin Laden was killed or fatally injured during U.S. Filler doesn't come only in the form of side stories, though; sometimes it's as simple as adding some extra attacks into a fight. invasion of Afghanistan resulted in the death or arrest of many members of both Al Qaeda and the ruling Taliban, but bin Laden was not found.

The company behind the anime, Toei Animation, would occasionally make up their own little side stories to either further explain things, or simply to waste time. The following U.S. Filler is used to pad out the series for many reasons; in the case of Dragon Ball Z, more often than not, it was because the anime was running alongside the manga, and there was no way for the anime to run ahead of the manga (since Toriyama was still writing it, at the same time). government. Strangely, these episodes have aired at a TV-PG rating, though this is probably just a mistake due to the sudden schedule change. As the aggrieved nation in the September 11, 2001 attack, this was unacceptable to the U.S. In response to this controversy, Cartoon Network officially removed the uncut version from their schedule on January 21, 2006 and replaced it with the original Saban-edited version from 1996, which heavily altered the show's content for young children. The Taliban refused to surrender bin Laden without proof or evidence of his involvement in the September 11 attacks and made a counter-offer to try bin Laden in an Islamic court or extradite him to a third-party country.

Airing these episodes in the 7:30PM timeslot on Saturday nights makes this easier for young kids to watch them, as opposed to airing them at 10:30PM during the week, when most children are asleep. After the September 11 attacks, the United States demanded the Taliban authorities, who were not recognized as the legitimate government of Afghanistan by the United Nations or indeed most nations in the world, to deliver bin Laden to face trial for his crimes. It also has a scene which shows one of Princess Snake's servents shooting herself in the head, but she doesn't die). However, as is the case with almost all tapes of bin Laden following September 11, the authenticity of this tape is also disputed widely. While there weren't many complaints about earlier episodes, there was controversy from parents over episodes such as Gohan Goes Bananas (which shows Gohan transforming into an Oozaru and then back into a boy, during which his penis and testicles are shown) and Princess Snake (which shows Goku's bare buttocks while excercising in the spa and after he comes out. [19]. After Cartoon Network completed its airing of the uncut version on weeknights at 10:30PM EST, it was put on Toonami on Saturdays at 7:30PM EST. ...as I looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon, it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressor in kind and that we should destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted and so that they be deterred from killing our women and children.

Even missing episodes that were totally left out by FUNimation are now shown, such as young Gohan helping out a robot that refused to help him as an act of teaching him to take care of himself, and eventually saved his life before he shut down and "died". In October of 2004, a videotape was released purportedly of bin Laden:. A comedic scene that is reintroduced is when Gokū accidentally pulls out a beer from the fridge and asking "Hey what’s this doing in here?" puts the beer back and pulls out a healthy sports drink. Those who kill our women and our innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they stop from doing so.[18]. The Saibaimen are also more sadistic. We treat others like they treat us. Other new scenes include the showing of Gohan's lower central area (albeit not detailed) and Gokū's bare butt while bathing at Princess Snake's palace. And those individuals should stand for Allah, and to re-think and re-do their calculations.

In the new release though, she is constantly following Tien, because she is in love with him. And the general consensus is that most of the people who were in there were men that backed the biggest financial force in the world that spreads worldwide mischief [ta`ithu fil ardi fasaadaa]. Since Launch was not tough and her scenes included bank robbing, guns and alcohol, they decided to remove her. It wasn't a children's school! And it wasn't a residence. Other characters such as Korin, Piccolo, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yajirobe had also not been seen in those 13 episodes, but since they were important to the plot, they were not cut. As for the World Trade Center, the ones who were attacked and who died in it were a financial power. Scenes featuring Lunch also are restored; she was edited out of 4 episodes of the older version, because at the time they only dubbed the first 13 episodes of Dragon Ball, in which she did not appear. Nevertheless, bin Laden has publicly praised the September 11 attacks in several instances and has taken credit for being their "inspiration." It is clear in many of his public statements that he views himself as an active participant in the attacks, whether or not he deserves the credit the West gives him as their "mastermind." A good example is this passage from his October 2001 interview with Al-Jazeera:.

Scenes containing graphic violence, like Vegeta blowing up a Saibaiman, Gokū shredding his hand on his training rope while on his way to Planet Namek, Vegeta slamming his arm clean through Zarbon's stomach, Vegeta decapitating Guldo and destroying his still-speaking disembodied head or Gohan getting severly beaten by Recoome are restored. In addition, bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks around the world." It is important to note that bin Laden is not accused by the FBI of carrying out the 9/11 attacks; officially, the FBI says that he has not yet been formally indicted, and until he is captured alive and interviewed, he is not officially considered a suspect. Mild use of profanity is also heard, like Jeice saying "The crazy bastard killed Guldo!" and Vegeta shouting "Damn you, Kakarrot!" and numerous utterances of the words dammit, bastard and hell. These attacks killed over 200 people. References to death and killing can be heard and Muten Rōshi's lecherous attempts on Bulma are shown at their fullest, too. The FBI's most wanted poster of bin Laden says, "Usama bin Laden is wanted in connection with the AUGUST 7 1998, bombings of the United States embassies in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. Most importantly, all fighting scenes are totally uncut, but several other differences can be seen, like foamy water now actually being beer, blood being red again (whereas the edited version showed purple) and shots of characters sticking up their middle fingers being left in. The extent to which bin Laden was involved in funding or overseeing the operation is unknown.

In 2005, Cartoon Network started showing the uncut and unedited version of the first two seasons of Dragon Ball Z, similar to the Japanese original, although the English version features a darker opening theme, whereas the original OP themes were cheerful in tone and had bright, colorful animations. Khalid has been in United States custody since September 2003. Since the series is a continuing story, Cartoon Network held off the rest of the 5th season until a few months later. One leading al-Qaeda member, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, claims (according to his interrogators) that the idea for the attacks came from him and not from bin Laden. Shortly after the September 11 attacks, CN cut an episode of Dragon Ball Z where Gohan saves a plane from crashing, then later has to deal with a burning skyscraper office building, due to the obvious parallel imagery. [17] The evidence presented to NATO was never presented to the public for security reasons. Combined with a widely criticized quality of voice acting, many feel that the English version of Dragon Ball Z almost seems like an entirely different show than the original, and this has led many familiar with the Japanese series to dislike FUNimation's version. Article 5 states that any attack on a member state is considered an attack against the entire alliance.

To an equal extent, many fans who object to censoring have taken issue with changes that are not seen as necessary, such as extraneous dialogue not found in the original, dubbing that sways the English version in its own creative direction (example: the TV audience booing Gokū's appearance during the dubbed Cell Saga while cheering him in the Japanese series), and the replacement of the original musical score. NATO's general secretary George Robertson described the evidence as clear and decisive and led the organization to invoke, for the first time in its history, article 5 in the NATO pact. The full scene is viewable by purchase of the Frieza-Transformation (Uncut version) VHS or DVD. presented evidence to NATO of bin Laden's involvement in the September 11 attacks. All blood was removed from the already edited version. In a closed door session in October 2001, the U.S. Non-graphic scenes such as the beginning (Krillin getting stabbed) and the end (Krillin getting thrown into the water) were kept in. However, the video found in Jalalabad in December 2001 is still the most often cited as evidence for bin Laden's participation in the September 11 attacks.

A very violent scene with the extended version of Freeza's impalement of Krillin during the Freeza saga was edited out on CN and merged with the other two episodes. He took credit for "inspiring" what he calls the "blessed attacks" of September 11 in several public statements. Satan" was changed to "Hercule" in the edited dub. In subsequent statements and interviews he expressed admiration for whoever was responsible. The character "Mr. Several other videotapes have surfaced in the media (11.11.01 Sunday Times / Al-Jazeera 26.12.02 / 04.02 Al-Jazeera/AP / Sunday Times 19.05.02 / 09.02 Al-Jazeera etc). The distribution of the redubs started in April 2005. (full text of the tape transcript).

They also redubbed the first three movies that were also dubbed by the Ocean Group voice actors but were distributed by Pioneer. This is all that we had hoped for". In 2003, FUNimation decided to redub the first two sagas of Dragon Ball Z, to remove the problems that were caused from their previous partnership with Saban. (...Inaudible...) Due to my experience in this field, I was thinking that the fire from the gas in the plane would melt the iron structure of the building and collapse the area where the plane hit and all the floors above it only. Subsequent DVD and VHS releases of those episodes were not censored in any way. I was the most optimistic of them all. Some censoring, of nudity, however, was still unavoidable. We calculated that the floors that would be hit would be three or four floors.

FUNimation did the dubbing on their own this time around with their own voice actors, meeting again with mostly critical reactions. "We calculated in advance the number of casualties from the enemy, who would be killed based on the position of the tower. Starting with the Gi'nyu (3rd US season) on Cartoon Network, censorship was reduced due to fewer restrictions on cable programming. translation of this tape bin Laden says:. One of the biggest points raised by critics of the editing of violence is that the removal of wounds, blood, and death from a show ultimately about fighting will encourage violence without showing any of the consequences. According to the official U.S. These changes left many fans irate, and some Dragon Ball purists refuse to watch the American version of the show. Still, because of the anomalies surrounding this video, the authenticity of the tape remains highly disputed.

This amount of editing led to characters' speech not matching what occurred on screen, unrealistic and twisted plots with major holes, and obviously altered images. However, this is also disputed by higher resolution photos of the same video which show a man who does resemble bin Laden [16]. The most infamous dialogue edits would be the characters saying "I will send you to another dimension," rather than "I will kill you", and another where after a villian destroys a helicopter, one of the characters exclaims "It's okay, I can see their parachutes!" when in the original version the crew died with the vehicle. [15] In some low resolution pictures of the video, bin Laden appears smiling with a more round face and a nose which is different to the one seen in previous images of him. The dialogue was changed, removing references to Heaven, Hell, God, and death. This idea has been disputed by numerous videos and photos of Bin Laden wearing the same ring on many different occasions. Dead bodies lingering on the battlefield during ongoing fights were not shown, implying they were taken away or vaporized altogether. Furthermore, he is shown wearing a gold ring, which some claim is forbidden for men by orthodox Islam.

Many violent scenes were left on the cutting room floor and others had wounds digitally removed or blood re-colored as spit. However, the quality of the tape is poor, and bin Laden is seen writing with his right hand, although according to the FBI he is left handed. For example, FUNimation digitally removed the cigarette from one character's mouth, and digitally pasted the word ROOT above a sign that said BEER to make it say "ROOT BEER." Clear glasses with beer were recolored blue to create frothy mugs of water. forces in Afghanistan captured a videotape during a raid on a house in Jalalabad, which allegedly shows bin Laden discussing the September 11th attacks with a group of followers. The series underwent many changes, with the removal of nudity and partial nudity, references to sex, alcohol, and smoking. In December 2001 U.S. When it was marketed in the US, the distribution company FUNimation alongside with Saban decided to initially focus exclusively on the young children's market, because the anime market was still small compared to the much larger children's cartoon market. General Noriega was made a drug baron by the CIA and, in need, he was made a scapegoat.".

Dragon Ball Z was marketed to appeal to a wide range of viewers from all ages, and contains crude humor and occasional excesses of violence which are commonly seen as inappropriate for younger audiences by American standards. Drug Enforcement Department are encouraging drug trade so that they could show performance and get millions of dollars worth of budget. One of the biggest criticisms of the series in North America from fans is the extensive amount of editing and other changes it faced, in order to be broadcast. The people in the U.S. Because of inconsistencies both in the original manga and the anime series, and the common acceptance of the anime as canon, much debate is had by the younger fanbase as to the relative strength (or power levels, speaking in series terms) of the various characters. These agencies do not want to eradicate narcotics cultivation and trafficking because their importance will be diminished. Many of these connections are a deliberate attempt by Akira Toriyama to pay homage to the Western superhero archetype, just as the earlier Dragon Ball series paid homage to Chinese folk archetypes. secret agencies.

The main character of Dragon Ball Z, Son Gokū, is often compared to the DC Comics hero Superman, due to their outward similarities in origins (as redefined in DBZ) and abilities. Drug smugglers from all over the world are in contact with the U.S. While contributing much to the shōnen genre in Japan, some feel Dragon Ball Z has created a stereotype associated with anime at large in the West amongst those outside the anime community. I will give you an example. In response, fans of Dragon Ball Z have countered that many who criticize the series sound as though they don't know it as well as they'd like to think. Now they will spend the money for their expansion and for increasing their importance. These range from simple lack of interest to downright vocal hatred of the series as overrated and superficial. Where will this huge amount go? It will be provided to the same agencies, which need huge funds and want to exert their importance.

Due to its length, associated varying production quality, creative devices, and sometimes overenthusiastic young fanbase, anime fandom at large has mixed reactions to the series. You see, the Bush Administration approved a budget of 40 billion dollars. Dragon Ball Z was (and largely still is) the most popular shōnen anime series in the worldwide. So, they first started propaganda against Usama and Taleban and then this incident happened. There also is a change from the rather myth-oriented theme to a more science fiction oriented one, interpreting several facts from a very different point of view. They needed an enemy. The overall mood changes significantly from the one of Dragon Ball, as tournaments and personal vendettas are replaced by wars against alien villains threatening earth in its whole, changing the focus to violent battles and the feeling of a power struggle. This [funding issue] was not a big problem till the existence of the former Soviet Union but after that the budget of these agencies has been in danger.

The series progresses dramatically throughout its entire run. intelligence agencies in the U.S., which require billions of dollars worth of funds from the Congress and the government every year. Many of the main characters die, are resurrected, get married and/or have children. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself... As the series progresses, Son Gokū, his son, Son Gohan, and their companions age, get immensely stronger and fight increasingly more powerful and sinister villains. Such a practice is forbidden even in the course of a battle... After many years, Gokū comes face to face with Freeza and his wrath, in a decisive fight of good against evil. Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women, children and other people.

(See Frieza Family Tree) Freeza killed Gokū's father Bardock ( or in the manga Burdock) as well as King Vegeta when he attacked and obliterated the entire Saiyan planet from existence. I had no knowledge of these attacks, nor do I consider the killing of innocent women, children and other humans as an appreciable act. Zarbon, Freeza's top henchman, had requested that the best solution would have been the complete annihilation and extinction of the Saiyan race, thus triggering Freeza's wrath. As a Muslim, I try my best to avoid telling a lie. Gokū later learns that his race was destroyed by the one and only Master Freeza, the planet-conquering maniacal onslaught of an alien. "I have already said that I am not involved in the 11 September attacks in the United States. This, however, is the trigger for events of even greater magnitude to happen, making Gokū and his friends the foremost defenders of Earth, mankind and ultimately the whole universe. However, in an interview published in Ummat Karachi, on 28 September 2001, but largely ignored by Western media, bin Laden stated:.

When he refuses to reassume this task, Raditz challenges him to a lethal battle in which Gokū sacrifices himself to beat his brother (with the prospect of resurrection by the Dragon Balls). Immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, the United States government named bin Laden as the prime suspect. After a visit from his previously unknown brother Raditz, he discovers that he belongs to an alien race called Saiya-jin or Saiyan and that his kind once sent him to Earth to destroy it. offered a US$25 million reward for information leading to bin Laden's apprehension or conviction and, in 1999, convinced the United Nations to impose sanctions against Afghanistan in an attempt to force the Taliban to extradite him. Son Gokū, the protagonist, is an extremely powerful but somewhat naïve martial artist. The U.S. . The attack failed to harm bin Laden but killed 19 other people.

Toriyama's humor/parody manga Neko Majin Z features several concepts introduced in Dragon Ball Z (several Dragon Ball Z characters even make various appearances), but that manga is designed as a parody and not a true continuation of the series. military launched an assassination attempt using cruise missiles. This series is not based on a manga by Akira Toriyama. In August 1998, the U.S. After Dragon Ball Z, the story of Son Gokū and friends continues in the anime-only series Dragon Ball GT. Clinton also signed an executive order authorizing bin Laden's arrest or assassination. It aired in the UK, albeit with the same dubbing problem, on Cartoon Network, premiering on March 6, 2000 and running until 2002, with the final few episodes being shown on CNX starting from October 14, 2002, before that channel relaunched as Toonami, on which it was repeated daily. In response to these attacks, President Bill Clinton ordered a freeze on assets linked to bin Laden.

In the U.S., the series ran between 1996 and 2003, though not always on the same networks or with continuity of dubbing. The al-Qaeda organization was allegedly responsible for the successful USS Cole bombing in October, 2000. The anime first premiered in Japan on April 18, 1989 (on Fuji TV) at 7:00 PM and ended on January 31, 1996. Al-Qaeda was allegedly involved in several unsuccessful conspiracies, including the 2000 millennium attack plots to bomb Los Angeles airport, several tourist sites in Jordan and the USS The Sullivans, and well as the subsequent Paris embassy terrorist attack plot. Originally, creator Akira Toriyama had planned to end the series after the Freeza Saga, but was made a significant offer to keep it going due to the story's continued value. Since June 1999, bin Laden has been listed as one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and FBI Most Wanted Terrorists. The separation between the series is also significant as the latter series takes on a more dramatic and serious tone. Bin Laden is officially wanted by the United States in connection with the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, that killed 225 people and injured more than 4000.

While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Gokū through childhood into adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adulthood life. This is in accordance with the words of Almighty Allah, 'and fight the pagans all together as they fight you all together,' and 'fight them until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah.'" For more information, see Osama bin Laden Fatwa. The series follows the adventures of the adult Son Gokū who, along with his companions, defends the earth against assorted villains. In 1998, bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri (a leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad) co-signed a fatwa (binding religious edict) in the name of the World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, declaring, "The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies – civilians and military – is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque (in Jerusalem) and the holy mosque (in Makka) from their grip, and in order for their armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim. The series is a close adaptation of the second half of the Dragon Ball manga (in the United States, the manga's second half is also titled Dragon Ball Z to prevent confusion), but also features characters, situations and backstories not present in the original. Bin Laden and the Indonesian militant known as Hambali allegedly funded, then aborted the Operation Bojinka conspiracy when police discovered the plot in Manila, Philippines on January 6, 1995.
Dragon Ball Z is a very long-running sequel to the popular anime Dragon Ball. soldiers, part of Operation Restore Hope, had been staying at the hotel for two weeks but had left two days earlier for Somalia.

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas for the PS2, GC, and Xbox. About 100 U.S. Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game for the GBA. December 29, 1992, bombing of the Gold Mihor Hotel in Aden, Yemen that killed a Yemeni hotel employee and an Austrian national, and seriously injured the Austrian's wife. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butoden. Ayman al-Zawahiri, and sentenced him to death in absentia for the massacre. Dragon Ball Z Legends. The Egyptian government convicted Bin Laden's colleague, one of the leaders of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, Dr.

Dragon Ball Z Legends. Bin Laden is suspected of funding the 1997 massacre of 62 tourists in Luxor, Egypt conducted by Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, an Egyptian militant Islamist group. The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Part 2. Bin Laden supported the Taliban government with financial and paramilitary assistance and, in 1997, he moved to Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold. The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans - Part 1. After spending a few months in the border region hosted by local leaders, bin Laden forged a close relationship with some of the leaders of Afghanistan's new Taliban government, notably Mullah Mohammed Omar. Dragon Ball Z: Gokū Gekitō Den (1995). He chartered a plane and flew to Kabul before settling in Jalalabad.

Dragon Ball Z: Gokū Hishō Den (1994). Thus, in May 1996, under increasing pressure from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United States, Sudan expelled bin Laden to Afghanistan. Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu (Three out of the seven levels) (1994). However, Saudi Arabia refused because of the political difficulties of accepting such a controversial figure into their custody. Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden (1994). Sudanese officials whose government was under international sanctions offered to extradite bin Laden to Saudi Arabia in the mid-1990s. Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (1996). and Saudi military bases in Riyadh and Dahran.

Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokū Den 2 (The last two thirds of the game) (1995). In 1995, the Saudi Arabian government stripped bin Laden of his citizenship after he claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokū Den (1995). Around this time, bin Laden and his associates began developing and executing a series of meticulously-planned terrorist attacks. Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 3 (1994). The funding from these ventures was used to run several training camps on his farmland, where Islamist militants could receive instruction in firearms use and the use of explosives from former Afghan mujahideen. Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 (1993). Bin Laden's operations in Sudan were protected by the powerful Sudanese government figure Hassan al Turabi.

Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden (1993). Bin Laden also invested in business ventures, such as al-Hajira, a construction company that built roads throughout Sudan, and Wadi al-Aqiq, an agricultural corporation that farmed hundreds of thousands of acres of sorghum, gum arabic, sesame and sunflowers in Sudan's central Gezira province. Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiyan Legend (1992). Assisted by donations funneled through business and charitable fronts such as Benevolence International established by his brother-in-law, Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, bin Laden established a new base for mujahideen operations in Sudan to disseminate Islamist philosophy and recruit operatives in Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States. Dragon Ball Z Supplement: The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993). Bin Laden's increasingly strident criticisms of the Saudi monarchy led the government to expel him to Sudan in 1991. Dragon Ball Z: Barcode Battler (1992). forces in Saudi Arabia continued to undermine the Saudi rulers' legitimacy and inflamed anti-government Islamist militants, including bin Laden.

Dragon Ball Z 3: Resen Jinzōningen (1992). After the Gulf War, the establishment of permanent bases for non-Muslim U.S. Dragon Ball Z 2: Gekishin Freeza!! 1991). troops in Saudi Arabia in connection with the Gulf War profoundly shocked and revolted bin Laden and other Islamist militants because the Saudi government claims legitimacy based on their role as guardians of the sacred Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina. Dragon Ball Z: Kyosho! Saiyan (1990). According to reports (by the BBC and others), the 1990/91 deployment of U.S. Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors 2 (Dragon Ball Z: Bukū Ressen). military and demanded an end to the presence of foreign military bases in the country.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (Dragon Ball Z 2). Bin Laden publicly denounced his government's dependence on the U.S. Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai (Dragon Ball Z). After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, bin Laden offered to help defend Saudi Arabia (with 12,000 armed men) but was rebuffed by the Saudi government. Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury. The Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 and bin Laden was lauded as a mujahideen hero in Saudi Arabia. Dragon Ball Z: Bukū Tōgeki (Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors). government, which included many of the more militant MAK members he had met in Afghanistan.

Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu. By 1988, bin Laden had split from the MAK and established a new militant group, later dubbed al-Qaeda by the U.S. Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku I & II. 59, emphasis added). Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II (Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Gokū 2: International). involvement in that Afghan-Soviet war." (Marc Sageman, Understanding Terror Networks, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004, p. Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku. "The global Salafi jihad," he writes, "is without doubt an indirect consequence of U.S.

Dragon Ball Z: Sagas. support for the Arab Afghan volunteers was funnelled through the Pakistani ISI at Pakistan's insistence. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai Tenka-ichi). 201) and calls the notion of CIA training of future al Qaeda terrorists "sheer fantasy," he also notes that U.S. Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai 3 (Dragon Ball Z 3). And while Marc Sageman, former CIA officer who worked closely with the mujahedin under Milton Bearden, makes clear that he does not believe the CIA ever came in direct contact with the foreign volunteers (an account refuted by Coll, see p. Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai 2 (Dragon Ball Z 2). 129.) This account is also substantially backed up by John Cooley, Unholy Wars : Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism, New York, Pluto Press, 2002.

Dragon Ball Z: Budōkai (Dragon Ball Z). None of the players reckoned on these volunteers having their own agendas, which would eventually turn their hatred against the Soviets on their own regimes and the Americans." (Ahmed Rashid, Taliban New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000, p. Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors (Dragon Ball Z: Densetsu no Chou Senshi-tachi). And the Saudis saw an opportunity to promote Wahabbism and get rid of its disgruntled radicals. Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout. Washington wanted to demonstrate that the entire Muslim world was fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghans and their American benefactors. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22. The ISI had encouraged this since 1982 and by now all the other players had their reasons for supporting the idea.

Dragon Ball Z: Legends. According to Ahmed Rashid, Central Intelligence Agency Chief William Casey in 1986 "committed CIA support to a long-standing ISI initiative to recruit radical Muslims from around the world to come to Pakistan and fight with the Afghan Mujaheddin. Episodes 200~291. The accounts of some journalists and investigators, however, do suggest that CIA money and weapons reached the Afghan Arabs and bin Laden indirectly through the ISI [14]. Episodes 1~199. 64-66.]. Episodes 200~291. The 'let's blame everything bad that happens on the CIA' school of thought vastly overestimates the Agency's powers, both for good and ill." [Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden (New York: The Free Press, 2001), pp.

Version 3: episodes 118~199. So the notion that the Agency funded and trained the Afghan Arabs is, at best, misleading. Version 2: episodes 22~117. The CIA did not need the Afghan Arabs, and the Afghan Arabs did not need the CIA. Version 1: episodes 1~21. the Afghan Arabs functioned independently and had their own sources of funding. TV Special #2: The History of Trunks. ..

TV Special #1: Bardock: The Father of Goku. There was simply no point in the CIA and the Afghan Arabs being in contact with each other. Movie #13: Dragonfist Explosion (FUNimation title unknown). .. Movie #12: Fusion Reborn (Not yet released, coming 3/28/2006). the Afghans thought they were a pain in the ass." Similar sentiments from Afghans who appreciated the money that flowed from the Gulf but did not appreciate the Arabs' holier-than-thou attempts to convert them to their ultra-purist version of Islam. Movie #11: Bio-Broly. There were hundreds of thousands of Afghans all too willing to fight, and the Arabs who did come for jihad were "very disruptive .

Movie #10: Broly: Second Coming. Former CIA official Milt Bearden, who ran the Agency's Afghan operation in the late 1980s, says, "The CIA did not recruit Arabs," as there was no need to do so. Movie #9: Bojack Unbound. The Afghan Arabs generally fought alongside those factions, which is how the charge arose that they were creatures of the CIA. Movie #8: Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan. ISI in turn made the decisions about which Afghan factions to arm and train, tending to favor the most Islamist and pro-Pakistan. Movie #7: Super Android 13. The United States wanted to be able to deny that the CIA was funding the Afghan war, so its support was funneled through Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence agency (ISI).

Movie #6: The Return of Cooler. The truth is more complicated, tinged with varying shades of gray. Movie #5: Cooler's Revenge. "While the charges that the CIA was responsible for the rise of the Afghan Arabs might make good copy, they don't make good history. Movie #4: Lord Slug. The State Department quotes CNN analyst Peter Bergen as saying:. Movie #3: The Tree of Might (uncut version released on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD in November 1997). [13].

Movie #2: World's Strongest (uncut version not yet released, coming ?????). aid went only to Afghan fighters, and that Afghan Arabs had their own sources of funding, an account also supported by Al Qaeda itself. Movie #1: Dead Zone. government, which maintains that U.S. 91 Kid Buu - A New Beginning Eps #273-276 (Eps #288-291). This account is vehemently denied by the U.S. Vol. Some argue that MAK was supported by the governments of Pakistan, the United States[12] and Saudi Arabia, and that the three countries channelled their supplies through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

90 Kid Buu - The Price of Victory Eps #270-272 (Eps #285-287). (See: the History of Afghanistan.) By 1984 he had established an organization named Maktab al-Khadamat (MAK) (Office of Order in English), which funneled money, arms and Muslim fighters from around the world into the Afghan war. Vol. His wealth and connections permitted him to pursue his interest in supporting the mujahideen, Muslim guerrillas fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. 89 Kid Buu - Vegeta's Plea Eps #267-269 (Eps #282-284). Bin Laden has several aliases and nicknames, including the Prince, the Emir, Abu Abdallah, Mujahid Shayekh, Hajj, and the Director. Vol. For this reason, although the Arabic convention would be to refer to him either as "Osama" or "Osama bin Laden," using "bin Laden" is in accordance with the family's own usage of the name and is the near-universal convention in Western references to him.

88 Kid Buu - Saiyan Pride Eps #264-266 (Eps #279-281). The family company is known as the Binladin Brothers for Contracting and Industry and is one of the largest corporations in Saudi Arabia. Vol. His full name means "Osama, son of Mohammed, son of `Awad, son of Laden." However, the bin Laden family (or "Binladin," as they prefer to be known) generally use the name as a surname, in the Western style. 87 Kid Buu - Regression Eps #261-263 (Eps #276-278). Strictly speaking, under the Arabic naming convention, it is incorrect to use "bin Laden" as though it were a Western surname. Vol. Officials at the United States Department of Defense encourage the now more commonly used "Osama" transliteration when his name became associated with the September 11th attacks in order to avoid confusion with U.S.A.M.A., the United States Army Medical Association.

86 Fusion - Internal Struggle Eps #257-260 (Eps #272-275). The latter part of the name can also be found as ibn Laden, Binladen or Binladin. Vol. Less common renderings include Ussamah Bin Ladin and Oussama Ben Laden (used in French-language mass media). 85 Fusion - The Last Saiyaman Eps #254-256 (Eps #269-271). Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld). Vol. The FBI and Fox News use Usama bin Laden, often abbreviated to UBL (favored by U.S.

84 Fusion - Hope Returns Eps #251-253 (Eps #266-268). The form used here, Osama bin Laden, is used by most English-language mass media, including CNN and the BBC. Vol. Osama bin Laden's name can be transliterated in several ways. 83 Fusion - Ambush Eps #248-250 (Eps #263-265). He reportedly suffers from various medical conditions including kidney disease. Vol. No proof of this claim, nor any supporting evidence, has ever surfaced.

82 Fusion - Losing Battle Eps #245-247 (Eps #260-262). This belief has been expressed several times, from many quarters [11]. Vol. He is commonly thought to employ more than one. 81 Fusion - Play for Time Eps #242-244 (Eps #257-259). military figures claim that Bin Laden employs at least one double to act as a decoy, in order to evade would-be captors. Vol. U.S.

80 Fusion - Evil Buu Eps #239-241 (Eps #254-256). It is because of his quiet personality that many wonder how he could be the leader of a resistance movement. Vol. In personality, Bin Laden is described as a soft-spoken, mild mannered man, and despite his rhetoric, he is said to be charming, polite, and respectful. 79 Majin Buu - Emergence Eps #235-238 (Eps #250-253). He wears a plain white turban and no longer dons the traditional Saudi male headdress. Vol. He has an olive complexion, is left-handed and usually walks with a cane.

78 Majin Buu - A Hero's Farewell Eps #232-234 (Eps #247-249). Bin Laden is often described as lanky; the FBI describes him as tall and thin, being 6' 4" (193 cm) to 6' 5" (195 cm) tall and weighing 160 pounds (75 kg). Vol. There he began to build al-Qaeda and much of its current militant and governmental structure. 77 Majin Buu - Defiance Eps #229-231 (Eps #244-246). Bin Laden left Saudi Arabia in 1992, moving to Sudan at the behest of its Islamist government. Vol. Disagreements and squabbling between Bin Laden and the Saudi royal family soon exploded into full-blown hostility, especially after US forces remained in Saudi Arabia upon liberating Kuwait.

76 Majin Buu - Tacticts Eps #226-228 (Eps #241-243). Bin Laden, who had hated the United States even before the Gulf War, was outraged; he considered the presence of non-Muslim forces on Saudi soil as an affront to himself and to Muslims in general. Vol. Instead the government invited a coalition made up of forces from the United States and other non-Muslim nations to establish a base in Saudi Arabia. 75 Majin Buu - Revival Eps #223-225 (Eps #238-240). When Iraq under Saddam Hussein ordered a military invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, Bin Laden called for jihad against Saddam and asked the Saudi government for permission to send jihadists to protect the country and help liberate Kuwait. Vol. Bin Laden eagerly sent money, supplies, and weapons to the jihadis in Afghanistan.

74 Majin Buu - Attonment Eps #220-222 (Eps #235-237). The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan resulted in a call to arms by religious leaders all over the Muslim world to liberate the country from pro-Soviet rule. Vol. He attended his son's wedding in January 2001, but since 9/11 is believed only to have had contact with his mother on one occasion. 73 Majin Buu - The Hatching Eps #217-219 (Eps #232-234). In 1994 bin Laden's family publicly disowned him, shortly before the Saudi Arabian government revoked his citizenship. Vol. branch of the World Congress of Muslim Youth in Falls Church, Virginia during the 1990s.

72 Babidi - Rivals Eps #214-216 (Eps #229-231). Omar and Abdallah were reportedly organizing the U.S. Vol. Najwa, a Syrian and his mother's niece, reportedly had 11 children by bin Laden, including Abdallah, Omar, Saad, and Muhammad. 71 Babidi - Dark Prince Returns Eps #211-213 (Eps #226-228). [citation needed] Bin Laden has fathered at least 24 children. Vol. A female author named Kola Boof claims she was kept in Morocco against her will as a mistress for bin Laden in 1996, but the credibility of her claim is disputed.

70 Babidi - Battle Royale Eps #208-210 (Eps #223-225). Bin Laden reportedly married four other women, divorcing one. Vol. In 1974, at the age of 17, bin Laden married his first wife (and first cousin), Najwa Ghanem. 68 Babidi - Decent Eps #205-207 (Eps #220-222). Salem, Osama's oldest brother, took over the family business. Vol. After his father died in 1967, bin Laden inherited part of his father's estate in the form of shares in the family company.

68 World Tournament - Blackout Eps #201-204 (Eps #216-219). He earned a degree in economics and public administation from King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah in 1981. Vol. As a college student, bin Laden studied business and project administration. 67 World Tournament - The Draw Eps #198-200 (Eps #213-215). [10]. Vol. These claims, though widely reported in the British press in the aftermath of 9/11, are generally regarded by most other researchers as being somewhat dubious and unsubstantiated.

66 World Tournament - Junior Division Eps #195-197 (Eps #210-212). Bin Laden is supposed to have been in attendance at midweek European Cup Winners Cup fixtures in March and April of that year, and may even have travelled to Copenhagen in May to attend the Cup Winners Cup final. Vol. In his book Bin Laden: Behind The Mask Of Terror, author Adam Robinson claims that Bin Laden is a fan of the famous London-based soccer club Arsenal, and that he actually visited London several times in 1994 to attend matches at Arsenal's Highbury stadium. 65 Great Saiyaman - Crash Course Eps #192-194 (Eps #207-209). government has said it has never issued a visa for bin Laden; and it is possible bin Laden has never traveled outside of the Middle East. Vol. Even the truth of these trips has been called into question; the U.S.

64 Great Saiyaman - Declaration Eps #189-191 (Eps #204-206). According to The New Yorker [9], bin Laden only traveled outside of the Middle East three times: once to London for treatment when he was ten years old, to East Africa sometime in the 1970s, and once to the United States about 1978. Vol. [8]Locals also claim he visited Sweden as an adult to buy real estate. 63 Great Saiyaman - Gohan's Secret Eps #186-188 (Eps #201-203). Reports and photos exist of 22 members of his family holidaying in Falun, Sweden in 1971, dressed in the height of Western fashion. Vol. Although it has been disputed, bin Laden may have visited the West several times.

62 Great Saiyaman - Final Round Eps #183-185 (Eps #198-200). From 1968 to 1976, bin Laden attended the Al-Thager Model School in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Vol. A woman who in 1971 had attended an English language course with bin Laden recalled him saying with some sadness that his mother was a concubine [7]. 61 Great Saiyaman - Opening Ceremony Eps #180-182 (Eps #195-197). Osama is the only son of the elder bin Laden's tenth wife, Hamida al-Attas, who is reportedly of Syrian descent. Vol. The large number of bin Laden siblings is the result of polygyny; his father was married ten times, although to no more than four women at a time per Islamic law.

60 Cell Games - Nightmares End Eps #176-179 (Eps #191-194). His family originally came from Hadhramaut, Yemen and he was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim. Vol. In addition, various accounts place Osama as his seventeenth son, while others say he was the last of 25 sons. 59 Cell Games - Sacrifice Eps #172-175 (Eps #187-190). There is no definitive account of the number of children born to Muhammed bin Laden, but the number is generally put at 55. Vol. Osama bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Muhammad Awad bin Ladin, a wealthy businessman involved in construction and with close ties to the Saudi royal family.

58 Cell Games - Awakening Eps #169-171 (Eps #184-186). . Vol. While the FBI has a huge reward for his capture, the CIA seeks to kill him. 57 Cell Games - Earth's Last Hope Eps #166-168 (Eps #181-183). The West, particularly the United States, persistently sees him as the leader of a terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, that seeks the destruction of the State of Israel and the USA and perhaps even the downfall of Europe. Vol. Bin Laden continues to have an immense amount of support and loyalty from much of the Muslim world.

56 Cell Games - Surrender Eps #163-165 (Eps #178-280). The authenticity of these tapes, while still disputed, has been confirmed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Vol. [4] In January 2006, audiotapes purportedly from bin Laden were aired on all popular news media (audio [5], transcript [6]). 55 Cell Games - The Games Begin Eps #160-162 (Eps #175-177). The second report that bin Laden died in June 2005 was published in a Pakistani newspaper and although it has not been conclusively confirmed or refuted, few Western publications decided the news was worth reporting. Vol. The first report in December 2001 was quickly disproven when bin Laden issued a videotape.

54 Cell Games - A Guardians Return Eps #157-159 (Eps #172-174). Twice newspapers have reported his death. Vol. With the inhospitable mountainous terrain and uncertainty about the cooperation of Pakistani intelligence, the United States faces many difficulties in pursuing his capture, despite a wide array of sophisticated eavesdropping sensors deployed in the region [3]. 53 Cell Games - A Moments Peace Eps #154-156 (Eps #169-171). If bin Laden is in Pakistan, it is possible that he benefits from local support by the Waziri. Vol. While bin Laden's current whereabouts are unknown, the most popular assumption is that he is hiding in Pakistan's tribal region of Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, or, more specifically, near the small Pakistani market town of Chitral [1], [2].

52 Cell Games - Ultimatum Eps #151-153 (Eps #166-168). An additional reward of $2 million is being offered by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association. Vol. The United States Department of State is offering a reward of $25 million for information leading to bin Laden's capture. 51 Perfect Cell - Unstoppable Eps #147-150 (Eps #162-165). withdrew from these bases in 2003, stating that they were no longer necessary for their campaign in Iraq. Vol. The U.S.

50 Perfect Cell - Perfection Eps #144-146 (Eps #159-161). According to a tape released after bin Laden's September 11 attacks, bin Laden's main grievances against the West and especially the United States, include support for the State of Israel, United States support for several dictatorial regimes in the Middle East, and the presence of United States military bases in Saudi Arabia, where the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina are located. Vol. In addition to the attacks, several armed Islamist revivalist movements have been connected to Al Qaeda. 49 Perfect Cell - Temptation Eps #141-143 (Eps #156-158). There is evidence linking bin Laden and al-Qaeda to several attacks worldwide, the most destructive of which was the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., which killed at least 2,985 people. Vol. Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin (born March 10, 1957; Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن), commonly known as Osama bin Laden, or Usama bin Laden, (Arabic: أسامة بن لادن) is an Islamic fundamentalist and the founder of the militant organization al-Qaeda.

48 Perfect Cell - Hunt for 18 Eps #138-140 (Eps #153-155). Vol. 47 Imperfect Cell - 17's End Eps #134-137 (Eps #149-152). Vol.

46 Imperfect Cell - Race Against Time Eps #131-133 (Eps #146-148). Vol. 45 Imperfect Cell - Discovery Eps #128-130 (Eps #143-145). Vol.

44 Imperfect Cell - Encounter Eps #125-127 (Eps #140-142). Vol. 43 Androids - Invincible Eps #121-124 (Eps #137-139). Vol.

42 Androids - Assassins Eps #118-120 (Eps #133-136). Vol. Gero Eps #115-117 (Eps #130-134). 41 Androids - Dr.

Vol. 40 Androids - Invasion Eps #111-114 (Eps #126-129). Vol. 39 Trunks - Prelude to Terror Eps # 106-110) (Eps #121-125).

Vol. 38 Trunks - Mysterious Youth Eps # 103-105) (Eps #118-120). Vol. - Vanquished Eps #99-102 (Eps #114-117).

37 Garlic Jr. Vol. - Sacred Water Eps #96-98 (Eps #111-113). 36 Garlic Jr.

Vol. - Black Water Mist Eps #93-95 (Eps #108-110). 35 Garlic Jr. Vol.

34 Frieza - Namek's End Eps #90-92 (Eps #105-107). Vol. 33 Frieza - Fall of a Tyrant Eps #86-89 (Eps #101-104). Vol.

32 Frieza - Eleventh Hour Eps #82-85 (Eps #97-100). Vol. 31 Frieza - Super Saiyan Goku Eps #79-81 (Eps #94-96). Vol.

30 Frieza - Desperation Eps #76-78 (Eps #91-93). Vol. 29 Frieza - Clash Eps #73-75 (Eps #88-90). Vol.

28 Frieza - Death of a Prince Eps #70-72 (Eps #85-87). Vol. 27 Frieza - Revealed Eps #67-69) (Eps #82-84). Vol.

26 Frieza - Transformation Eps #64-66 + Bonus Episode (Eps #78-81). Vol. 25 Frieza - The Summoning Eps #61-63 (Eps #75-77). Vol.

24 Captain Ginyu - Double Cross Eps #57-60) (Eps #71-74). Vol. 23 Captain Ginyu - Assault Eps #54-56 (Eps #68-70). Vol.

22 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #64-67. Vol. 21 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #61-63. Vol.

20 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #58-60. Vol. 19 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #54-57. Vol.

18 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #51-53. Vol. 16 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #48-50. Vol.

15 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #45-47. Vol. 14 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #42-44. Vol.

13 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #39-41. Vol. 12 Namek - (Not yet released, coming ?????) Eps #36-38. Vol.

11 Vegeta Saga 2: ????? (Not yet released, coming ????? Eps #32-35. Vol. 10 Vegeta Saga 2: ????? (Not yet released, coming ????? Eps #28-31. Vol.

9 Vegeta Saga 2: Ultimate Sacrifice (Not yet released, coming 5/16/2006) Eps #25-27. Vol. 8 Vegeta Saga 2: Saiyan Invasion (Not yet released, coming 3/21/2006) Eps #22-24. Vol.

7 Vegeta Saga 1: Back From the Dead Eps #19-21. Vol. 6 Vegeta Saga 1: Doomed Heroes Eps #16-18. Vol.

5 Vegeta Saga 1: Goku Held Hostage Eps #13-15. Vol. 4 Vegeta Saga 1: Gohan's Trials Eps #10-12. Vol.

3 Vegeta Saga 1: Into the Wild Eps #7-9. Vol. 2 Vegeta Saga 1: Piccolo's Plan Eps #4-6. Vol.

1 Vegeta Saga 1: Saiyan Showdown Eps #1-3. Vol. The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (Video game footage). The History of Trunks.

Bardock - The Father of Goku. Resistance to Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors, Gohan and Trunks. A Lonesome, Final Battle: The Father of Z-Warrior Kakarrot, who Challenged Freeza. Dragonfist Explosion (FUNimation Title Unknown).

Fusion Rebirth. Bio-Broly. Broly: The Second Coming. Bojack Unbound.

Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan. Super Android 13!. Return of Cooler. Cooler's Revenge.

Lord Slug. The Tree of Might. The World's Strongest. Dead Zone.

Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Gokū Won't Do It, Who Will?. Fusion Reborn!! Gokū and Vegeta. Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One who'll Win. The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can't Rest.

The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy. Burn Up!! A Close, Intense, Super-Fierce Battle. Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans. Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors.

Mightiest. The Incredible Mightiest vs. Super Saiyan Son Gokū. Super Deciding Battle for the Entire Planet Earth.

The World's Strongest Guy. Return my Gohan!!. The Kid Buu Saga (Episodes 275~290). The Fusion Saga (Episodes 253~274).

The Majin Buu Saga (Episodes 231~252). The Babidi Saga (Episodes 219~230). The World Tournament Saga (Episodes 209~218). The Great Saiyaman Saga (Episodes 194~208).

The Cell Games Saga (Episodes 165~193). The Perfect Cell Saga (Episodes 152~164). The Imperfect Cell Saga (Episodes 139~151). The Androids Saga (Episodes 125~138).

The Trunks Saga (Episodes 117~124). The Garlic Junior Saga (Episodes 107~116). The Frieza Saga (Episodes 75~106). The Captain Ginyu Saga (Episodes 68~74).

The Namek Saga. The Vegeta Saga (Formerly known as the Saiyan Saga). Majin-Buu Saga (Episodes 200~291); 30 June 1993 - 31 January 1996. Cell Saga (Episodes 126~199); 5 February 1992 - 23 June 1993.

Freeza Saga (Episodes 36~125); 14 February 1990 - 29 January 1992. Saiyan Saga (Episodes 1~35); 26 April 1989 - 7 February 1990.