Should you watch Dragon Ball Z Kai?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Dragon Ball Z Kai
Anime · 2009
Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?
The sides of Dragon Ball Z Kai
- A martial artist defending Earth
- Enemies from space who each arrive stronger
- Tournaments and transformations
Dragon Ball Z Kai is good for you if…
- you want fights that escalate until a planet is at stake.
- you like energy blasts and transformations at full volume.
- you like a crew that keeps dying for each other.
Dragon Ball Z Kai is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- six seasons of tournaments and transformations is more than you want.
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