Dragon Ball Z Kai[a] is a recut version of the long running sequel anime television series Dragon Ball Z, produced to commemorate its 20th anniversary.[1] The anime series was produced by Toei Animation with the intention of creating revised version of Dragon Ball Z with re-recorded dialogue, improved animation cel quality and omission of most anime exclusive content not found in the Z-covered half of Akira Toriyama's original Dragon Ball manga. The series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from April 5, 2009,[2] to March 27, 2011. A follow-up continuation, which covers the remaining story arcs from the original manga, was aired in Japan from April 6, 2014,[3] to June 28, 2015.
Kai features remastered high definition picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast.[4] As most of the series' sketches and animation cels had been discarded since the final episode of Dragon Ball Z in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors.[5][6] This reduced visible damage to the original animation. To convert the 4:3 animation to 16:9 widescreen, some shots were selectively cropped while others feature new hand drawn portions; an uncropped 4:3 version was made available on home video and international releases for the first 98 episodes. Some countries would also air it in 4:3. Much of the anime-original material that was not featured in the manga was cut from Kai (ultimately abridging the 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z down to 159 in Japan and 167 internationally).[6]
The series would return in 2014, running for an additional 61 episodes in Japan, and 69 episodes internationally.[3] The international version of the 2014 series was titled Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters by Toei Europe and Funimation,[7] and had initially only been earmarked for broadcast outside of Japan.[8] The home media releases of The Final Chapters contain a Japanese audio track for all episodes, including those that were never broadcast in Japan.[9]
The first DVD and Blu-ray compilation was released in Japan on September 18, 2009.[10][11] Individual volumes and Blu-ray box sets were released monthly.[12] France was the first country to release all 167 episodes of the series on DVD and Blu-ray.[13]
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^"今週のアニ基地! トピッコスきの1: 4月5日(日)よリ放送開始のアニメ「ドラゴンボールZ」正式タイルがついに決定!! その名は...Dragon Ball Kai". Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha: 326. February 23, 2006.
^"Japan's Remastered DBZ to Be Called Dragon Ball Kai". Anime News Network. February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ ab"New Dragon Ball Z Kai Anime Series to Premiere on April 6". Anime News Network. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^"今週のアニ基地! トピッコスきの1:「ドラゴンボールZ」放送開始20周年記念! 最新デヅタル技術を便いZ伝説がTVアニメで復活!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha: 338. February 9, 2009.
^"Dragon Ball Kai Remastering Process". Kanzenshuu. 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ ab"「ドラゴンボールZ」放送開始20周年記念! HDリマスター坂で テレビアニメが堂々復活!! 孫悟空伝説再び!! その名も... Dragon Ball Kai". V Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha: 10. February 9, 2009.
^Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Listed at 69 Episodes Anime News Network (April 17, 2014). Retrieved on May 12, 2014.
^Loo, Egan. "Dragon Ball Z Kai's Japanese Cast Records New Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^"Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Blu-Ray Part One". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ドラゴンボール改 1 [Dragon Ball Kai 1] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
^"ドラゴンボール改 1(Blu-ray Disc)" [Dragon Ball Kai 1 (Blu-ray Disc)] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
^"ドラゴンボール改 BOX1(Blu-ray Disc)" [Dragon Ball Kai BOX 1 (Blu-ray Disc)] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
^"Dragon Ball Z Kai Box 4/4 - The Final Chapters" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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