the total number of episodes of dragon ball z are 159.
the total number of episodes of dragon ball z are 159.
how many total episodes of dragon ball z are there?
159
in february 2009, "dragon ball z" celebrated its 20th anniversary, with toei animation announcing that it would broadcast a re-edited and remastered version under the name . the footage would be re-edited to follow the manga more closely, eliminating scenes and episodes which were not featured in the original manga, resulting in a more faithful adaptation, as well as in a faster-moving, and more focused story. the episodes were remastered for hdtv, with rerecording of the vocal tracks by most of the original cast, and featuring updated opening and ending sequences. on april 5, 2009, the series premiered in japan airing in fuji tv. "dragon ball z kai" reduced the episode count to 159 episodes (167 episodes internationally), from the original footage of 291 episodes. damaged frames were removed, resulting in some minor shots being remade from scratch in order to fix cropping, and others to address continuity issues. the majority of the international versions, including funimation entertainment's english dub, are titled "dragon ball z kai".
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while the manga was all titled "dragon ball" in japan, due to the popularity of the "dragon ball z" anime in the west, viz media initially changed the title of the last 26 volumes of the manga to ""dragon ball z"" to avoid confusion. the volumes were originally published in japan between 1988 and 1995. it began serialization in the american "shonen jump", beginning in the middle of the series with the appearance of trunks; the "tankōbon" volumes of both "dragon ball z" and "dragon ball" were released simultaneously by viz media in the united states. in march 2001, viz continued this separation by re-shipping the "dragon ball" and "dragon ball z" titles starting with the first volumes of each work. viz's marketing for the manga made distinct the differences between "dragon ball" and "dragon ball z" tone. viz billed "dragon ball z": "more action-packed than the stories of goku's youth, "dragon ball z" is pure adrenaline, with battles of truly earth-shaking proportions!" between 2008 and 2010, viz re-released the two series in a format called "viz big edition," which collects three individual volumes into a single large volume. however, in 2013 viz began publishing new 3-in-1 volumes collecting the entire manga series, including what they previously released as "dragon ball z", under the "dragon ball" name.
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