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The second and more well known was in 1995, when [[FUNimation Entertainment|FUNimation]] first attempted to launch the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' franchise]] in the United States. Hiring BLT Productions<ref>[http://www.crystalacids.com/database/company/61/blt-productions/ BLT Productions at CrystalAcids.com]</ref> to produce the dub, they had the first 13 aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] in edited form. However due to disappointing ratings, FUNimation chose to abandon this dub, moving on to the newer and more action filled ''Dragon Ball Z''. The home video rights for this version were acquired by [[Trimark Pictures|Vidmark Entertainment]] for their KidMark label. As they and their [[Lions Gate Entertainment|current owner]] has continued to renew the license, FUNimation has been unable release their newer unedited dub of these episodes on DVD, and only the old version remains available (as the ''[[Emperor Pilaf Saga|The Saga of Goku]]'' DVD set).
The second and more well known was in 1995, when [[FUNimation Entertainment|FUNimation]] first attempted to launch the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' franchise]] in the United States. Hiring BLT Productions<ref>[http://www.crystalacids.com/database/company/61/blt-productions/ BLT Productions at CrystalAcids.com]</ref> to produce the dub, they had the first 13 aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] in edited form. However due to disappointing ratings, FUNimation chose to abandon this dub, moving on to the newer and more action filled ''Dragon Ball Z''. The home video rights for this version were acquired by [[Trimark Pictures|Vidmark Entertainment]] for their KidMark label. As they and their [[Lions Gate Entertainment|current owner]] has continued to renew the license, FUNimation has been unable release their newer unedited dub of these episodes on DVD, and only the old version remains available (as the ''[[Emperor Pilaf Saga|The Saga of Goku]]'' DVD set).

After ''Dragon Ball Z'' became popular{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} on [[Cartoon Network]], the entire series was translated by FUNimation and released in the same scheduling block as its successor; [[Toonami]]. The complete series ran in the US from August 2001 to December 2002. Unlike the theme songs for ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', FUNimation made English versions of the original Japanese opening and ending themes for these episodes and left in the original BGM, which was met with delight by most fans. However, some insert (IN) songs were removed or have dialogue dubbed over them.

The US version of ''Dragon Ball'' was aired on Cartoon Network (before that, it was aired in syndication) with excessive editing.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Most of the edits were digital cosmetic changes, which were done to remove nudity and blood, and dialogue edits, such as when [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Pu-erh|Pu-erh]] says why [[List of Earthlings in Dragon Ball#Oolong|Oolong]] was expelled from shapeshifting school, instead of saying that he stole the teacher's panties, it was changed to him stealing the teacher's papers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Some scenes were deleted altogether, either to save time or remove strong violence. For example, when Goku dives into the water unclothed to catch a fish for dinner, a digital water splash was added on his groin; on other occasions when he is nude, he has some digital underwear added.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Also, references to alcohol and drugs were removed, for example, when Jackie Chun ([[Muten Roshi]]) uses [[Zui Quan|Drunken Fist]] [[Kung Fu]] in the 21st ''[[Tenkaichi Budokai]]'', FUNimation called it the "Mad Cow Attack." Also, the famous "No Balls!" scene was deleted from episode 2, and when [[Bulma]] places panties on the fishing hook to get Oolong (in fish form), they digitally painted away the panties and replaced it with some money.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

While implied throughout the [[General Blue Saga]], the character Blue is finally revealed to be a [[Gay|homosexual]] during a scene in which he recoils at Bulma's seductive advances as she tries to distract him. Blue is further revealed to be a [[Pedophilia|pedophile]] upon displaying sexual interest towards a young boy who stops to repair Blue's damaged car. All references to General Blue's sexual orientation were eliminated in the American TV release; the scene involving Bulma was changed to make it seem as if he was simply afraid of women and the scene involving the boy was redubbed to suggest that Blue believes to have found his long-lost younger brother.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

Many of the changes were ill-received by long-time fans of the series, who believed the cable networks' censorship destroyed or diminished the original humor, however, the DVDs do not contain these edits.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

A note on inconsistency in censorship that a scene in ''Dragon Ball'' where Goku charges completely through [[List of supernatural beings in Dragon Ball#Piccolo Daimao|Piccolo Daimao]], putting a hole in the behemoth's chest, was edited so that the hole wasn't shown for the American broadcast, but the same scene was shown uncensored on American TV, in a flashback in a ''Dragon Ball Z'' episode, with the hole in Piccolo Daimao's chest clearly visible.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

== Theme songs ==
* Opening
*# {{nihongo|"[[Makafushigi Adventure|Makafushigi Adobenchā!]]"|摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！||"Mystical Adventure!"}}
*#* Lyrics: Yuriko Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kohei Tanaka]], Performance: [[Hiroki Takahashi (musician)|Hiroki Takashashi]])
*#** Version 1: episodes 1~101
*#** Version 2: episodes 102~153 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
* Ending
*# {{nihongo|"Romatikku Ageru Yo"|ロマンティックあげるよ||"I'll Give You Romance"}}
*#* Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka, Performance: Ushio Hashimoto)
*#** Version 1: episodes 1~21 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
*#** Version 2: episodes 22~101
*#** Version 3: episodes 102~132 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
*#** Version 4: episodes 133~153) (not on Funimation's DVDs)


== Cast list ==
== Cast list ==

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Dragon Ball
DB Logo
Dragon Ball logo
ドラゴンボール
(Doragon Bōru)
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy-drama, Martial arts, Science fantasy
Anime television series
Directed byMinoru Okazaki
Daisuke Nishio
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV, Animax
English network
Original run February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989
Episodes153 (List of episodes)
Anime film series
StudioToei Animation
Released December 20, 1986 – March 4, 1996
Films4 (List of films)
Dragon Ball franchise

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール, Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese animated television series that was produced in the late 1980s by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation), being an adaptation of the first sixteen volumes of the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama and published in Japan in the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga anthology comic. Volumes 17-42 of the manga were adapted into the Dragon Ball Z anime.

The anime is composed of 153 half-hour episodes and ran in Japan from February 26, 1986, to April 12, 1989.

Plot

See also: List of Dragon Ball episodes

The series begins with a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku befriending a teenage girl named Bulma. Together they go on a quest to find the seven Dragon Balls (ドラゴンボール), which summons the dragon Shenlong to grant the user one wish. The journey lead to a confrontation with the desert bandit Yamcha, who later becomes an ally; Chi-Chi, whom Goku unknowingly agrees to marry; and Pilaf, an impish man who seeks the Dragon Balls to fulfill his desire to rule the world. Goku then undergoes rigorous training regimes under the martial artist Kame-Sennin in order to fight in the Tenkaichi Budōkai (天下一武道会, "Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament") that attracts the most powerful fighters in the world. A monk named Kuririn becomes his training partner and rival, but they soon become best friends. After the tournament, Goku sets out on his own to recover the Dragon Ball his Grandfather left him and encounters the Red Ribbon Army, whose leader wants to collect the Dragon Balls for himself. He almost single-handedly defeats the army, including their hired assassin Taopaipai, whom he originally lost to, but after training under the hermit Karin, now easily beats. Goku reunites with his friends to defeat the fortuneteller Baba Uranai's fighters and have her locate the last Dragon Ball in order to revive a friend killed by Taopaipai.

They all reunite at the Tenkaichi Budōkai three years later and meet Kame-Sennin's rival and Taopaipai's brother, Tsuru-Sennin, and his students Tenshinhan and Chaozu, who vow to exact revenge. Kuririn is killed after the tournament and Goku tracks and is defeated by his killer, Piccolo Daimao. The samurai Yajirobe takes Goku to Karin, where he receives healing and a power boost. Meanwhile Piccolo fights Kame-Sennin and Chaozu, leading to both their deaths, and uses the Dragon Balls to regain his youth before destroying Shenlong. Goku then begins his battle with Piccolo Daimao, who, just before dying, spawns his son/reincarnation Piccolo. Karin informs Goku that Kami (God), the original creator of the Dragon Balls, might be able to restore Shenlong so that he can wish his friends back to life, which he does. He also stays and trains under Kami for the next three years, once again reuniting with his friends at the Tenkaichi Budōkai. Piccolo Jr. also enters the tournament to avenge his father, leading to the final fight between him and Goku. After Goku narrowly wins, he leaves with Chi-Chi and keeps his promise to marry her.

History

The series follows the early adventures of Son Goku as he and his friends search the world for the seven magic Dragon Balls. The series is known as being a much less serious anime than its successor, Dragon Ball Z, though later sagas blur the lines a bit.

American releases

Two early attempts at releasing Dragon Ball to American audiences failed. The first attempt was in the late 1980s by Harmony Gold. It featured strange name changes for nearly all the characters, such as changing Son Goku to "Zero" and Karin to "Whiskers the Wonder Cat". It is not well-known, and has been referred to as "The Lost Dub" by fans.[1]

The second and more well known was in 1995, when FUNimation first attempted to launch the Dragon Ball franchise in the United States. Hiring BLT Productions[2] to produce the dub, they had the first 13 aired in syndication in edited form. However due to disappointing ratings, FUNimation chose to abandon this dub, moving on to the newer and more action filled Dragon Ball Z. The home video rights for this version were acquired by Vidmark Entertainment for their KidMark label. As they and their current owner has continued to renew the license, FUNimation has been unable release their newer unedited dub of these episodes on DVD, and only the old version remains available (as the The Saga of Goku DVD set).

Cast list

Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese) V.A. (FUNimation English) V.A. (Blue Water English) V.A. (Ocean Group English) V.A. (Harmony Gold English)
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Stephanie Nadolny (child)
Sean Schemmel (adult)		 Zoe Slusar
Jeffrey Watson		 Saffron Henderson Barbara Goodson
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer Leda Davies Lalainia Lindbjerg Wendee Lee
Muten Roshi Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland Dean Galloway Michael Donovan Greg Snegoff
Umigame Daisuke Ghori Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt Alec Willows ???
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Bradford Jackson Corby Proctor Alec Willows Dave Mallow
Yamucha Tōru Furuya Christopher Sabat Victor Atelevich Ted Cole ???
Pu'ar Naoko Watanabe Monika Antonelli Chris Simms Kathy Morse Cheryl Chase
Chichi Mayumi Shō Laura Bailey (child)
Cynthia Cranz (adult)		 Katie Rowan Andrea Libman N/A
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Lori Steele (child)
Sonny Strait (adult)		 Mike Thiessen N/A ???
Lunch Mami Koyama Monika Antonelli (nice-self)
Meredith McCoy (angry-self)		 Kris Rundle N/A Edie Mirman
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki John Burgmeier Jonathan Love N/A Eddie Frierson
Chaozu Hiroko Emori Monika Antonelli ??? N/A Rebecca Forstadt
Gyumao Daisuke Gori Kyle Hebert Dave Pettitt Dave Ward N/A
Uranai Baba Junpei Takiguchi Linda Young Corby Proctor N/A N/A
Pilaf Shigeru Chiba Chuck Huber Dean Galloway Don Brown ???
Mr. Popo Toku Nishio Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt N/A N/A
Karin Ichirō Nagai Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A ???
Kami Takeshi Aono Christopher Sabat Mike Shepherd N/A N/A
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Mike McFarland Lucas Gilbertson N/A N/A
Piccolo Daimao Takeshi Aono Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A N/A
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Christopher Sabat Ethan Cole N/A N/A
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi Christopher Sabat Dave Pettitt ??? Michael Reynolds
Narrator Joji Yanami Brice Armstrong Steve Olson Jim Conrad ???

Episode lists

Reception

Anime News Network summed up Dragon Ball as "an action-packed tale told with rare humor and something even rarer—a genuine sense of adventure."[3] They noted Funimation's reputation for drastic alterations of the script, but praised the dub.[3][4] T.H.E.M's Tim Jones gave it four stars, noting that the series while different from Dragon Ball Z is still one of the best fighting anime.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Lost 80s Dragonball Dub". Temple O' Trunks. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  2. ^ BLT Productions at CrystalAcids.com
  3. ^ a b "Dragon Ball DVD Season 2 Uncut Set". Anime News Network. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  4. ^ "Dragon Ball DVD Season 3". Anime News Network. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  5. ^ Jones, Tim. "Dragon Ball". THEM Anime. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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