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Dragon Ball Z Season 1
Dragon Ball Z Season 1
Season 1
No. of episodes	39
Release
Original network	Fuji Television; The WB, UPN
Original release	April 26, 1989 –; March 7, 1990
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The Saiyan Saga is the first season of the Dragon Ball Z anime series. The episodes are produced by Toei Animation, and are based on volumes 17-21 of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. The episodes focus on Son Goku as he learned about his Saiyan heritage and battles Raditz, Nappa, and Vegeta, three other Saiyans who want Goku to join them and help them destroy all life on Earth.

The 39-episode season originally ran from April 1989 until March 1990 in Japan on Fuji Television. The first English airing of the series was from September 1996 until September 1997 on The WB and UPN in the United States, in a heavily edited, dubbed format released by Geneon Entertainment. In August 2004, Geneon lost its license for the first 67 episodes of the series, and it was relicensed by Funimation, which already owned the license for the remainder of the Dragon Ball Z series. Funimation redubbed the episodes, restoring the removed content and redoing the voiced cast. The new dub aired on Cartoon Network in 2005. They also aired in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Funimation originally released these episodes in their edited, dub-only format in 1999, but were later re-released as "Ultimate Uncut Edition" volumes in 2005 where the new dub was used. These volumes were later cancelled and Funimation began releasing season box sets, with the first released on February 6, 2007. In June 2009, Funimation announced that they would be re-releasing Dragon Ball Z in a new seven volume set called the "Dragon Boxes". Based on the original series masters with frame-by-frame restoration, the first set was released November 10, 2009.^[1]

Two pieces of theme music were used throughout the season. The opening theme, "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", is performed by Hironobu Kageyama and the ending theme, "Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power!" (でてこいとびきりＺＥＮＫＡＩパワー！, Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Pawā!) is performed by Manna.

Episode list

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References

^ "Funimation Entertainment Announces First U.S. Release of Dragon Box" (Press release). Funimation. July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.

[1] "Funimation Entertainment Announces First U.S. Release of Dragon Box" (Press release). Funimation. July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.

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 | OriginalAirDate = May 10, 1989
 | FirstEngAirDate = September 20, 1996
-| ShortSummary    = In order to get Goku to join him, Raditz kidnaps Gohan and orders Goku to kill 100 Earthlings before the next day.  Goku tries to stop him, but not even he could stop his brother's power.  Even though he's no match for him, Goku will do whatever it takes to save his son.  Suddenly, Piccolo appears and proposes that he and Goku team up in order to stop Raditz.  He had seen Raditz's power while the Saiyan was looking for Goku, and he knows that neither of them are a match for this alien.
+| ShortSummary    = In order to get Goku to join him, Raditz kidnaps Gohan and orders Goku to kill 100 Earthlings before the next day.  Goku tries to stop him, but not even he could stop his brother's power.  Even though he's no match for him, Goku will do whatever it takes to save his son. Krillin and Roshi volunteer to join Goku and save Gohan, however Goku refuses. He tells them that once the Eternal Dragon grants a wish, he will not grant it again, hence the two cannot be resurrected again. Suddenly, Piccolo appears and proposes that he and Goku team up in order to stop Raditz.  He had seen Raditz's power while the Saiyan was looking for Goku, and he knows that neither of them are a match for this alien. Raditz returns to the location of his landing pod, leaving Gohan in the pod. His eye piece detects a large power level coming from Gohan, but ignores it thinking that it's malfunctioning. Using the radar to find Gohan and Raditz, Goku and Piccolo arrive and shed their equipment, unknowingly raising their power levels.
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 | OriginalAirDate = May 17, 1989
 | FirstEngAirDate = September 27, 1996
-| ShortSummary    = Goku and Piccolo throw everything they've got against Raditz, but it seems that even their combined power stops short of Raditz's own strength.  However, Piccolo has an idea that might beat him:  the Special Beam Cannon, his newest and most powerful technique.  But, he has to power up to make it work.  He requires five minutes to gather the strength, and Goku does his best to give him that.
+| ShortSummary    = Goku and Piccolo throw everything they've got against Raditz, but it seems that even their combined power stops short of Raditz's own strength. Both get injured and Piccolo even loses an arm.  However, Piccolo has an idea that might beat him:  the Special Beam Cannon, his newest and most powerful technique.  But, he has to power up to make it work.  He requires five minutes to gather the strength, and Goku does his best to give him that. Despite the fact that the two drastically raise their power levels with heavy concentration, they do not manage to defeat Raditz using their attacks. Suddenly, Goku does manage to grab Raditz's tail, instantly weakening him. Raditz surrenders, Goku releases his tail, however Raditz quickly attacks Goku again elbowing him in the face and crushing his chest. As Raditz prepares to kill Goku, he suddenly picks up an enormous power level coming from Gohan.
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 | OriginalAirDate = May 24, 1989
 | FirstEngAirDate = October 4, 1996
-| ShortSummary    = As Raditz tortures Goku, Gohan bursts out of Raditz's spaceship and hurls himself into Raditz with incredible power that stuns the Saiyan.  However, Gohan's power disappears as quickly as it surfaced, leaving him defenseless against his father's attacker.  In a last-ditch effort to save his son, Goku gets Raditz in a hold that leaves both of them open to Piccolo's ultimate technique.  Goku urges Piccolo to use it, even at the expense of his own life. Piccolo then starts to wonder whether or not he should use it. Despite Raditz's pleas for mercy, Piccolo lets loose his attack, which kills both Goku and Raditz.
+| ShortSummary    = As Raditz tortures Goku, Gohan bursts out of Raditz's spaceship and hurls himself into Raditz with incredible power that stuns and injures the Saiyan. However, Gohan's power disappears as quickly as it surfaced, leaving him defenseless against his father's attacker who quickly hits Gohan knocking him out. Raditz intends to kill Gohan, who he views as the only person capable of defeating them.  In a last-ditch effort to save his son, Goku gets Raditz in a hold that leaves both of them open to Piccolo's ultimate technique.  Goku urges Piccolo to use it, even at the expense of his own life. Piccolo then starts to wonder whether or not he should use it. Despite Raditz's pleas for mercy, Piccolo lets loose his attack, which kills both Goku and Raditz. Thinking they've already won, Piccolo tells Raditz (who's slowly dieing) about the dragon balls. Once he's heard everything, Raditz tells Piccolo that his eyepiece is also a transmitter and that in one year's time, two more Saiyans, more powerful than Raditz, will arrive on Earth to avenge his murder. Goku lives to see Bulma, Roshi and Krillin arrive and hear that Gohan is alive, but thereafter dies, his body taken by Kami. Far away in another planet, Napa and Vegeta plan to visit Earth and wish for immortality using the Dragon Balls.
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 | OriginalAirDate = June 7, 1989
 | FirstEngAirDate = October 4, 1996
-| ShortSummary    = Raditz may be dead, but his last breath brings fear to Earth's protectors.  In one year's time, two more Saiyans, more powerful than Raditz, are on their way to Earth to use the Dragon Balls to wish for immortality.  To prepare for this threat, Kami takes Goku to the Other World for training with the legendary martial arts master, King Kai.  Piccolo decides to take Gohan under his wing, with the hope of tapping into his hidden power.
+| ShortSummary    = To prepare for this threat, Kami takes Goku to the Other World for training with the legendary martial arts master, King Kai.  Piccolo decides to take Gohan under his wing, with the hope of tapping into his hidden power.
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