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Overview

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Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Rob Gerein (writer)
Takao Koyama (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list

Release Date:

25 June 2001 (USA) more

Tagline:

The big showdown with Piccolo!

Plot:

Follows the adventures of an extraordinarily strong young boy named Goku as he searches for the seven dragon balls... more

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User Comments:

Find the Dragon Balls! more (28 total)


Cast

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Brice Armstrong ... Narrator (152 episodes, 2001-2003)
Masako Nozawa ... Son Goku (152 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jôji Yanami ... Narrator / ... (152 episodes, 2001-2003)

Stephanie Nadolny ... Goku / ... (131 episodes, 2001-2003)
Christopher Sabat ... Yamcha / ... (126 episodes, 2001-2003)
Hiromi Tsuru ... Bulma / ... (120 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tiffany Vollmer ... Bulma (119 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mike McFarland ... Master Roshi / ... (112 episodes, 2001-2003)
Naoko Watanabe ... Puar / ... (110 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tôru Furuya ... Yamcha (107 episodes, 2001-2003)
Monika Antonelli ... Puar / ... (105 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mayumi Tanaka ... Kuririn / ... (103 episodes, 2001-2003)
Naoki Tatsuta ... Oolong / ... (100 episodes, 2001-2003)
Bradford Jackson ... Oolong / ... (97 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kôhei Miyauchi ... Kamesennin Muten Roshi (94 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mami Koyama ... Lunch / ... (86 episodes, 2001-2003)
Meredith McCoy ... Launch / ... (85 episodes, 2001-2003)
Lori Steele ... Krillin (84 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kenji Utsumi ... World Tournament Announcer / ... (73 episodes, 2001-2003)
Hirotaka Suzuoki ... Tenshinhan (67 episodes, 2002-2003)
John Burgmeier ... Tien (65 episodes, 2002-2003)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Japan:25 min (153 episodes) | USA:30 min (including commercials) (153 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14 (uncut DVD version) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the original English dub for the episode The Kamehameha wave, Kamehameha is misspelled as Kamehameah on the title screen. more

Quotes:

Chi-Chi: Goku, wedding is not a food. more


FAQ

What's going on with Fox's Dragonball movie?
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Find the Dragon Balls!, 9 September 2001
Author: (purpleraichu42@hotmail.com) from Wichita, Kansas

What starts off as an unusual re-telling of a Chinese legend called "Journey to the West" immediately turns into into pure madness!! On a twisted version of earth, the amazingly strong child named Son Gokuu goes on a quest to find the magical dragon balls with his friends Bulma and Oolong. Once all 7 dragon balls are gathered and the dragon is called, the sky will darken and the dragon will grant any one wish within its power. Unfortunately, only one wish can be granted per year and after the wish is granted, the dragon balls scatter across the earth and turn into stones. Within 365 days, they will once again become magical dragon balls. Dragon Ball is the funniest anime I have ever seen. From Master Roshi and Oolong's hentai "problems" to Gokuu trying a Kamehameha for the very first time!

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