Dragon Ball Z  

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Five years after winning the world martial arts tournament, gokuu is living a peaceful life with his wife and son. however, this changes when raditz, a mysterious enemy claiming to be gokuus long-lost brother, arrives on earth. he reveals that gokuu is actually from the saiyan race, whose homeworld was destroyed. as an infant, gokuu's sole purpose was to conquer and destroy earth, but after suffering amnesia from a head injury, he became kind and well-mannered instead of violent and savage. raditz fails in his attempt to recruit gokuu as an ally, warning gokuus friends about a new threat approaching earth that could lead to intergalactic conflict and cause the heavens themselves to shake. the war will be fought over the seven mystical dragon balls, and only the strongest will survive in dragon ball z.

The U.S. version is a dubbed alternative version of the Original Japanese anime. For example, blood has been taken out, beer is called root-beer, dead is called "Another Universe" and people emigrate before the destroying of cities. (Source: YouTube movie - Anime History Day)The U.S. version edited and compiled the original for a reduced episode count of 276, instead of the original 291. The proper episode count was later restored on the uncut "Orange Brick" Season Set releases by FUNimation Entertainment released from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, the North American "Orange Brick" Season Sets as well as the Season Set Blu-rays crop the show from its original 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9. The only complete 4:3 release ever released in English were the Dragon Boxes which have long since gone out of print.