User:Sainid/Draft of Dragonball Z: Abridged
| Dragonball Z: Abridged | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action comedy |
| Written by | Team Four Star |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
| Original release | |
| Release | June 2008 |
Dragonball Z: Abridged is a fan based parody of the Dragonball Z t.v series by Akira Toriyama.[1] Created by Team Four Star, the series uses clips from the original anime with sounds dubbed over by voice actors. Although much of the original script is changed for comedic effect, the overall plot and characters remain relatively unchanged. The series began on Youtube in June, 2008. [2]
Plot
[edit]The plot follows the one from the original series, with minor changes added for comedic effect. [3]
Season one begins with an invasion of Earth by various Sayian fighters from the planet Vegeta. After Goku dies from a fight with Radditz, he begins his training with King Kai to prepare for the arrival of Vegeta and Nappa. During this time, Piccolo sees much potential in Goku's son, Gohan, and begins training him. In a long fought battle against Vegeta, Goku finally wins with the use of the spirit bomb.
Season two begins with most of the Z-fighters having been killed by Vegeta. Thus, they go to planet Namek to recover the Dragon Balls and wish their friends back to life. During this time, Freeza and Vegeta are also hunting for the Dragon Balls so that they may wish for immortality. A cat-and-mouse chase for the Dragonballs ensues and many Nakemian civilians are slaughtered in the process. After many fights and many deaths, the Z-fighters obtain the Dragonballs and wish their friends back to life. The season ends with Goku transforming into a Super Saiyan to defeat Freeza as the planet Namek is blown up.
Theme Song
[edit]The series uses a shortened (abridged) version of the "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" from the original Japanese Dragonball Z anime series. [4]
Episode Guide
[edit]| Episode | Name | Aired On | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of Radditz... Wait | June 6, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | And They All Lived Happily Ever... Oh | July 9, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Happily Ever Afterlife | August 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Snakeway to Heaven | August 21, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vegeta: Kills Bugs Dead | September 3, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | No One Ever Listens to the Magical Dragon | October 25, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saiyans? On My Planet? | December 25, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nappa's Best Day Ever | January 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | The Set Up | February 27, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Punchline Part 1 | May 25, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | The Punchline Part 2 | June 9, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | The Punchline Part 3 | June 13, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Looks like the Z-Fighters are Blasting Off Again | January 26, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | A Rose by Any Other Namek | March 1, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Dr. Briefs Made This Episode in a Cave | April 7, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | No Country for Old Namekians | April 29, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Operation Dodoria Drop | May 27, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Vam Qan Namek | July 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | A Lovely Bunch of Dragonballs | August 19, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Saiyan | September 28, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Arrival of Fear!! Salute, Ginyu Special Squadron! | November 2, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | The Good, The Bad, and The Purple | April 16, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Grand Theft Goku | May 27, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | The Best Laid Plans of Saiyans and Nameks | June 29, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Nail is Piccolo, and so can you! | August 26, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Ailens v.s Piccolo | December 12, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | The Saiyans Formerly Known as Prince | January 26, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Leave it to Freezer | March 23, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Freeza Burn | April 14, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Freeza: The Final Cut Part 1 | June 17, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Freeza: The Final Cut Part 2 | June 20, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Freeza: The Final Cut Part 3 | June 25, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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Voice cast[edit]
Disclaimer[edit]At the start of every episode, there is a fast-paced disclaimer saying, "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are owned by Funimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. Please support the official release." [6] Notes[edit]
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