Dragon Ball Kai – First Impressions

by | posted: April 24, 2009 10 comments

Dragon Ball Kai is the remastering in Hi Definition of an anime cult classic Dragon Ball Z done for the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the series. From April 1989 to January 1996 and long afterward Dragon Ball Z captivated audiences and became an anime classic. Personally I have a special relationship and love for Dragonball Z and remember going crazy for it as it was one of the first anime programs I was exposed to  as a young teenager.

Goku is back in HD goodness

I don’t think you should be reading this if you don’t have the slightest idea what Dragon Ball Z was about, never seen the pointy haired guy above or have no idea what a kamehameha is – but being the nice blogger that I am I will describe the plot of Dragon Ball Z and by extension the remastered Dragon Ball Kai in the process by using only one sentence. “The earth is threatened by super powerful rampaging aliens and it’s up to Goku and his friends to defend the planet from their menace”. Sounds basic huh? But that is it’s appeal, an ordinary family man thrust into battle against insurmountable odds who fights to achieve victory. Very cliche but a story you can’t help but be interested in.

Master Frieza – Move over Vader he gets my vote for the baddest badass in the galaxy

Most of the feedback I have read so far related to Dragon Ball Kai has been negative but for me I look forward to watching the entire 100 episodes of DB Kai while reminiscing on the early days of my anime obsession and look out for my favourite scenes and my favourite characters.

Prince Vegeta and Nappa – I think thats an arm he just bit into

Physically impossible? but I bet that hurts

Gohan – I think the poor little guy is constipated :D

More stills from the first 3 episodes of Dragon Ball Kai available in the anime and manga section of the Jamaipanese.com gallery.

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Kirk lives in Kingston, Jamaica and is an avid Japan enthusiast. Since starting Jamaipanese.com in February 2006 and visiting Japan in September 2011 his knowledge and understanding of Japan has grown and he enjoys sharing his interests with his readers.

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  • http://www.misspentlife.com Prometheus

    Woah the pics look amazing [love] . And the fact they squeezed it from 291 episodes to 100 make me wonder how much filler was there lol [eek] ? I thought I knew what was filler and what wasnt, looks like I was dead wrong… [japan]

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      lots of fillers, stretching out and milking in the original series it seems

  • http://stunner101.blogspot.com/ Stunner

    LOL! I think everyone in Dragon Ball Z was constipated! But it was fun to watch. [smile]

  • http://www.sixmats.com sixmats

    I’m not too into anime, but I’d watch this.

    FYI: the ico image in your address bar (favicon?) isn’t showing up on the home page http://www.jamaipanese.com.

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      fav icon should be fixed now, please tell me if it isn’t

  • http://www.watermelonstudios.co.uk/theramenblues Satoshii

    I wish they’d have done what they were doing with FMA; that is to say completely do it fresh, not just retouching and remastering it. The new openings to DB kai look really good, if a little bit scarce on the animation side. I understand them wanting to shorten it and keep more to the manga, but I think we got a little screwed.

    And goddamn it, the Japanese seiyuu who does Goku annoys me as much as that woman who does the US version of Naruto.

    Note 1. [Why chose a woman to voice the strongest fighter in the universe? Why!]

    Note 2. [And on that note, why does Frieza have such a bitch voice in the American dub? I actually *like* the american bud, but its hard to take it serious at times.]

    Note 3. [ Goddammit Viz Media, ってばよ does not translate to 'BELIEVE IT' you stupid f**ks. arrrgh! Did you even listen to Kishimoto? I hope they didn't do the same thing with Kenshin.]

    • http://www.jamaipanese.com Jamaipanese

      the new Vegeta voice actor is awesome!

  • http://centakume.info/ Sanjo-chan

    Dragonball Kai is alright… I’ve watched all the episodes of Z, but I see no reason to keep up on it every week–at least until it gets to the middle of the Freezer arc. I do like the OP and ED themes. :D

  • http://aseveknas soniic

    [anime] yes Sanjo-chan

    • http://aseveknas soniic

      is poteito