The TRUTH about Dragon Ball Z Kai

[@Geekdom101]

Thanks so much for watching! This took me 7 months to research & finish. Thanks to MJxTV and Frozen Particle for helping edit. Remember, this is NOT about Z vs Kai- its just the STORY of what it is and why it exists and what happened.

[@PilotoBahia]

you're awsome geekdom, keep doing this amazing work

[@modzwidcatt952]

I need advice, If I’m going to watch dbz not kai, is the remastered blu Ray dbz good enough or should I just watch dbz kai ?

[@Th3Voltergeist]

Kai is the best version hands down!

[@modzwidcatt952]

Raiden I grew up on the original dbz, but kai has a way better dialogue, graphics and cuts all the non cannon plot hole filler, like Frieza watching Goku vs buy in hell. But I love Bruce falcouner, even tho sometimes the scene should be quite and his music doesn’t fit. For example gohan killing cell in dbz is perfect, Goku ssj3, vegeta turning Ssj for the first time is so perfect with Bruce

[@modzwidcatt952]

Raiden but kai dialogue is so perfect, I just don’t like gohans voice, 18s voice and I wish they kept some of Bruce falcouners soundtracks

[@tunnelsnake0447]

The Nicktoons version of DBZ Kai was actually the thing that got me into Dragon Ball. I remember when I was younger me and my brothers would watch DBZ Kai before we went to school.

[@anaya322]

Can I watch Kai instead of the original Dbz and still understand the story?

[@MisterX867]

@@anaya322 yes you can, the story is the same with the difference being that Kai cuts out a big majority of filler arcs

[@theskyrax670]

I watched GT on Nicktoons, I wasn't into Z at the time. I didn't appreciate Z Kai until 1 or 2 years later

[@theskyrax670]

Same.

[@michailkinde]

Yes yes and yes

[@nihilarv2303]

2009 was a decade ago...

[@GojiBeans]

Aw shit youre right....

[@azureangel8217]

IKR I WAS EIGHT! But i had already watched the original series so i didnt really care for Kai

[@lukerose384]

@@IamPussy You were 2 years old in 2009, christ

[@Young_Pay]

@@IamPussy hahaha peasant

[@dropdeadnahshon6611]

Fuck I'm old.

[@kuroo3892]

Waking up on Saturday morning and hearing that opening was the best...

[@nhmxrvion3304]

Ong

[@g_chaidez]

Saturday @ 10 a.m *THOSE WERE THE DAYS*

[@TheReaperGang]

"Dragon Soul" is what we 90's viewers call the Pussified Theme of DragonBall Z

[@billypaul1234]

@@TheReaperGang I hope by 90's version you are referring to cha-la-head-cha-la And not that God-awful rock the dragon version 🤣🤣🤣

[@yushaare]

Yeah, Pokémon and DBZ Kai was my childhood

[@DragonballBlack]

I used to be a U.S Broadcast/Bruce Faulconer die hard fan that hated Kai. Mainly because they changed some of the actors, the music and cut out some of my favorite filler episodes. I’ve changed my mind after watching most of it with my kids. The line delivery and quality is much better. And the Japanese music has grown on me. Plus it has singlehandedly created a brand new generation of Dragon Ball Fans. Including my sons. I still love the original. Flaws and all. But now I love Kai as well.

[@truthcrusader360]

BlackScape Same here, I have a similar stance. I just hate the Kai fanboys and/or Funimation Z dub haters.

[@cameroncarter7930]

I was the same way. I've grown to love kai

[@reacefreeman618]

Out 2 boys and 1 girl, my girl is the my DBZ partner lol boys not so much YET lol

[@tiylerwinters2731]

🤢

[@Webshooters1]

If there was a cut of Kai with the Faulconer Productions music it'd be perfect.

[@thekric6935]

Dragon Soul is to this day one of my favorite opening themes of all time

[@gabrielp9646]

@TheErikwithaK Its not bad, but not great either... A little too forgetable for me. It sounds very similar to the first One Piece opening :S:S All of this is a matter of personal taste, but I think in the case of the opening is safe to say the original is, objectively, much, MUCH better.

[@KoryLunaa]

@@gabrielp9646 The orignal op is just kind of meh, doesn't really hype you up to watch aliens and Psuedo monks beating each other up with energy beams

[@TheReaperGang]

Don't Stop Don't Stop We're In Luck Now! Don't Stop Don't ----- *commits suicide*....Dumbest Opening I've Ever Heard....

[@brandoncole5533]

Same

[@skipper4126]

If you are a pathetic manchild then yes, it's great. The lyrics are pathetically childish.

[@Henry-bg4oe]

I remember getting into Anime through watching Dragon Ball Z Kai on 4kids, so yes it did succeed in bringing in a new generation of friends to the Dragon Ball franchise.

[@theliedetector2199]

Exactly

[@IndigoUchiha26]

Watch the original version ! You'll love it especially in Japanese

[@IndigoUchiha26]

@@theliedetector2199 You too

[@theliedetector2199]

@@IndigoUchiha26 yep. Too bad the station doesn't exist anymore.

[@anthonyhutchins676]

I'm a Z guy but I love that Kai did that for sure!!

[@anthonythomas9677]

Did anyone else called the show dragon ball z kai?

[@dawnbreaker4217]

Yep

[@therock238360]

That’s the official title in the West

[@swade2108]

when i was a kid yes since that what its called on tv but now i just call it dragon ball kai

[@Zmods64Modding]

yeah when they aired it here in the philippines its called dragon ball z kai

[@brentbrowning5031]

i do

[@ohhimark5781]

What can I say, Kai is my favorite version. Straight to the point, easy to watch, and the voice acting is on point. As a bonus, this is my first ever anime to see on cable tv, thanks to Nick toons.

[@75JUNAKI]

Oh hi Mark Same

[@Alex_1729]

So you haven't really watched the original, before or after (though before would be better). That's the reason 😂 or not, I dunno, I'm watching DBZ for the first time in my life

[@martinduran4829]

Yes and I was beyond happy when they decided to air it on Toonami years later

[@TyeArtisik]

🙃

[@mkhanman12345]

Can't stand it. They added nothing

[@khfan4life365]

Chris Ayres’s performance as Freeza was what really pulled me in to this show. He was amazing. His performance really chilled me to the core with fear. RIP, Chris Ayres. You were truly Lord Freeza.

[@epache315]

R.I.P. Chris Ayers Voice Of Frieza in The Dragon Ball Series

[@mkhanman12345]

@@epache315 no. He was the 2nd person to do it. Thank you Lindsey for your work

[@darnis6497]

@@mkhanman12345 She was terrible as Freeza

[@Greatestfratus]

He did a great job.

[@EximiusDux]

@@darnis6497 I don't agree. Most people who dislike the first English voice for Freeza seem to have an issue with an alien sounding like an alien. The new Freeza sounds like a silly English dude who spilled some tea.

[@JohnAlcott238]

When I didn't have to sit through the garlic junior saga and the fake namek saga I was so happy. I hated those. Though I do miss other world tournament. That one was good.

[@NativS2002]

I wish they did a Kai to Dragonball (Pilaf Saga to Piccolo Jr. saga) and an expanded Kai that included Filler.

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@NativS2002 How much shorter would that version be

[@NativS2002]

@@leonardofarias8843 Dragonball won't be much shorter. The Anime filler of Dragonball flowed perfectly with the story.

[@erikcapozzi771]

@@NativS2002 i wouldn't skip ANY of the original dragon ball? Its already 140 episodes shorter then Z and its all good filler .and it wasnt really filler like it was in Z .it was all entertaining and fun

[@peepooperson5330]

Picon was so fire!!

[@JodaroKujo]

It’s a remastered version with no filler There done

[@asimplewizard]

Except that's innacurate, and he explains how that very same statement is incorrect in the video. :P Sorry, not done

[@pakimonsas]

It's a remastered/remake/censored version with a lot less filler than Z.

[@pakimonsas]

@Jeremy Grandison Only in the US version, and not all of the filler, just a few episodes.

[@ch2010ize]

pakimonsa it’s not that censored. Some small scenes of gore, baby dick, and characters flipping the bird are censored. Most of the violence and blood is left in.

[@RobinSwede]

Well no.

[@isaiahabeyta463]

Dragon Ball GT Kai 2020 Dragon Ball Super Kai 2025 Dragon Ball Super Duper Kai 2030

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Dragonball super super duper new Funky Kong mode

[@DeadKraken]

Dragon Ball Super Dee Duper Kai 2035

[@ShadeZer0]

lmfao

[@JadenTapscott]

+Isaiah Abeyta OG Dragon Ball *also* needs a Kai version too.

[@thebatman6423]

Dragon ball Kai 2035

[@trevorwebb1188]

Dbz kai got me into dragon ball whole time lol

[@seasoned8273]

I didn’t even know what anime was and I guess this is what made me start watching anime

[@JM-fx2cc]

Trevor Webb same bro I remember just turning the tv on before going to school &’ just seeing dbz kai for the first time during the frieza saga. I didn’t know what it was but for some reason I couldn’t stop watching it &’ ever since then I would watch it before school &’ when I got home from school

[@uchihabomber1296]

Same

[@doctorash5607]

Same, I don't even know why people hate it

[@jaygonzalez8575]

Than u grew up watching the trash version

[@jpbatra]

Moral of the story: Everyone is scared of Mr. Popo

[@coolguyrecords3553]

Especially in the team four star version

[@egz3637]

Don't talk about Popo's training Don't explain Popo's training

[@war4nl1]

Pecking Order

[@justaclam9141]

Why is it because he's black!!?!?! /s

[@Hakatenshi]

So great to see everyone misunderstand this reference and get super butthurt.

[@ironmaster8925]

Dragon Ball Z Kai did it's job alright, I got into the series by watching Kai when it was on Nicktoons and I got hooked watching the Frieza and Cell Saga.

[@ImpatientPlatypus]

Jaden Dobbs wait do you watch on demand? Because if so, the episodes stopped coming through, and coincidently this started 2 episodes before the cell games. It stopped at s4 ep7, this happening with you or is it just me?

[@donathan2933]

This made me realize I’ve been watching Dragon Ball for a decade now

[@minority86]

Ive been watching for 2 decades

[@doctorash5607]

Same

[@asimplewizard]

Only 1? Strap in dude

[@MrShloker]

Damn you missed the real DBZ then

[@favianpliego559]

I’m 22 been watching it since I was 4!

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

Even the Nicktoons version of Dragonball Kai had Popo remain black, I guess they weren’t as paranoid.

[@finstokes9037]

VGamingJunkie I guess that they didnt know the pecking order

[@godofthecripples1237]

If you were watching DBZ Kai back then, Nicktoons was the place to watch it. Way less censorship.

[@KingVegeta300]

@@godofthecripples1237 They actually let nicktoons say "kill" and "die"

[@KJaswal]

God of the Cripples cw had to censor it bc Saturday morning cartoons are meant for kids age 7 or below to watch

[@ranger2323]

@@KJaswal CW wasn't the ones who made the edits. 4kids did

[@latimixes]

Kai was actually my first exposure to Dragon Ball, so I invalue it for giving a younger generation like myself a chance to enjoy these lovable characters.

[@bubbanater07]

I remember I hated Kai because it was different. Then I saw Geekdoms video about the 5 misconceptions then I watched it then I enjoyed it. Now I watch Kai over the original. I never gave Kai a chance.

[@ko-chanTHEBULLY]

I'm happy he changed your perspective on it and you gave it a chance! How was the experience different for you and why do you prefer it now?

[@bubbanater07]

@@ko-chanTHEBULLY I'll also note I didnt know anything about how it skipped filler because I didn't know what filler was for anime or anything. I had always wanted to watch the whole series again but couldn't because of the fake namek arc. You know what I am saying? I was blown away how much faster it took Goku to get to King Kais haha

[@ttoommssmmiitthh]

How did you feel about the music change? I always felt some scenes really lacked good music, especially a scene such as Cell vs Gohan in their final Kamehameha, or Vegetas Final flash. Just so epic.

[@thatguyglenn7558]

Y’all gotta admit kai got that bop of an op

[@JacobC-ve6iq]

Huh?

[@trevinodude]

@@JacobC-ve6iq He’s saying that Dragon Soul (the opening song for DBZ Kai) is an awesome song.

[@erikortega3186]

ong

[@explosive_shart9405]

My friend asked me what the difference was and I replied with "same story, less filler, some things look better and less screaming."

[@UrielSweats]

Should I watch dragon ball z or Kai

[@Waqas_Khan02]

@@UrielSweats if you want to watch fillers with fauloconer score eng dub than Z if you want to see high quality and better voice acting than watch Kai

[@infernoxero]

@@UrielSweats if you wanna see small ding dongs watch z

[@ladysammymm]

I had no idea there was a blue mr popo

[@joemamajoastar8708]

That is because Popo assimilated him

[@brandoncole5533]

I was shocked when I found out popo was black it was shocking

[@thidderreal]

Me neither i got a good laugh

[@JustinBobby-di9zt]

same

[@nostalgianetwork1225]

Good

[@GojiBoiEarth1964]

“The only way to watch the pure uncut Kai is through the home release version.” Adult Swim: Am I a joke to you?

[@ellie_shrug]

Yeah, standard tv as whole is a joke really.

[@adrianacosta5189]

@@ellie_shrug not really but whatever

[@ellie_shrug]

@@adrianacosta5189 for 99% of shows you can stream them, buy them physically, or download them illegally, normal tv has no purpose anymore, other than letting other people choose the shows for you, y'know programming. Times are changing. Plus for most options you get way way less commercials compared to cable.

[@martinduran4829]

I get the joke because in the promo they even said Uncut and it was the first for many

[@USMNT1913]

@@ellie_shrug You realize there are many part of the world where Internet access isn’t ubiquitous right?

[@omegaink5635]

If it wasn't for Kai I would have never gotten into dragonball...

[@ko-chanTHEBULLY]

Me too. ... ...maybe.

[@omegaink5635]

@@ko-chanTHEBULLY lol

[@MrTreyshawn22]

Complete opposite for me

[@BloodDragoon]

Xenoverse 1 got me into it and I watched dragon ball kai.

[@omegaink5635]

@@MrTreyshawn22 wow

[@kingbunz8406]

DBZ Kai playing on NickToons got me into DBZ and in Anime in general

[@justinmedina7267]

So you saw that sweet blue popo

[@SirIron23]

@@justinmedina7267 Na we had that OG popo

[@eddieafriye8477]

Same Nicktoons was awesome back then with Avatar too

[@meowserthegamingkoopa1862]

Same

[@trillbrandon]

King Bunz on god

[@Miss._Jellyfish_]

I remember when Kai first aired on Nicktoons, I was playing with toys on my bed and started watching it when I heard Raditz's voice. Because the first Budokai game is what introduced me to the series (as well as being an avid anime watcher as a toddler for some odd reason). I had a messed up disc from overuse so it would never go past Goku training for Namek so believe me I was very familiar with the Saiyan saga. I was like "hey I know what's going on here." Needless to say without Kai, my interest in Dragon Ball would never have been the same I believe.

[@lilicona5957]

I am actual one of the people who's first experience dragon ball though kai

[@lvl05greninja36]

Same

[@francislaffoday9736]

rawr I'm a dragon I was too

[@hadouradiance3566]

rawr I'm a dragon Same, my uncle had disks of kai where I became a dB fan through that.

[@Indigex]

I watched it and GT on Nicktoons

[@francislaffoday9736]

Indigex me too

[@rayking1956]

I'm a original z fan all the way and the filler episodes I didn't mind cause being older now I just need something to watch when I'm bored kai is good for whoever likes it so go for gold

[@gekkemesto]

Nawar Joud I prefer buying the full Kai series for 100€ Instead of wasting 500€ for the original. It’s pretty expensive you know.

[@gekkemesto]

Jay 😂👀💸

[@ElhijueputtsPR94]

@@nawarjoud5988 kai is for people who want a real DBZ CLOSER TO THE MANGA

[@void-master9077]

Nawar Joud, you know what I’m annoyed about, the people that liked your comment would complain if you called anyone or anything else a queer, also who tf uses that term anymore, it’s 2020 people don’t care if you see them as a furry or a toaster..

[@hypn0298]

Gekkemesto LOL just go on 9anime that’s a gigantic waste of money....

[@shaggydog6198]

i used to watch dbzkai as it was still releasing, the show was still in the saiyan saga when my dad found out I liked and since he liked watched dragon ball Z when he was younger he decided to get the orange bricks so we could watch all of dbz instead of having to wait for it to air. DBZ kai started it but I still ended up with DBZ being the main show of my childhood.

[@HEADBOY_PHENOMENON]

Not gonna lie, some of of the music in Kai is pretty good but I honestly prefer the original score in Z.

[@justaclam9141]

Kikuchi's or Bruce Falconers?

[@justaclam9141]

@The Fantom Convoy Well I wouldn't say mostly, some of them wouldn't be considered plagiarism in a legal standpoint.

[@justaclam9141]

A good euphemism that I would use for optimism, it's inspiration

[@justaclam9141]

@The Fantom Convoy Well I understand that. The point I'm trying to poke at is that his portrayal of the soundtrack should be respected regardless of stealing other projects.

[@justaclam9141]

I also think that some of his tracks are better than the source material, that in and of itself should be something to commend him on.

[@everythingshonen4654]

I had to explain to my friends that kai is NOT a kid friendly version of dragonball

[@breezyhillproductions349]

I've had to do that several times.

[@juansanchez209]

A lot of people associate Kai with the version that aired on Nicktoons; they think THAT is Kai as opposed to it being a heavily censored version of Kai. Don't even get me started on the 4Kids version lol

[@ko-chanTHEBULLY]

I'm in the minority but I still prefer the NickToons version of Kai. It was slightly censored but not that badly other than language and a couple other things. A lot of it has to do with the theme song. Because.. I only like that version. The other singers' versions are not very good to me. Just my opinion/taste.

[@juansanchez209]

@@ko-chanTHEBULLY I can respect that, but why not just skip the opening entirely to get to the show lol

[@somerandomguythatlikesmeme7396]

All of my friends grew up with kai so we all knew the low down

[@sevenapollo6882]

I'm gonna say I love Colleen Clinkinbeard, I love her as Momo Yaoyorozu and Monkey D. Luffy, however while I think she fits Gohan pretty well, I found it hard to not hear Luffy in her voice

[@nightwalker174]

*It's the definitive, official, and best english dub.*

[@williamwhite2568]

The original dub is better imo.

[@sebastiangomez3330]

Boi your in every Dragon Ball video I see

[@oszeek]

ridiculous that people even try to argue this lmao

[@garbagedisposal3410]

OsZeek Fortnite Personal preferences. Kai is overall better than the Z dub and Remastered but, removing a few great voice actors and a lot of great moments from the remastered was a mistake. Not to mention, they could have atleast made a separate version of Kai with Bruce Faulconer dub.

[@oszeek]

Garbage Disposal Freeza and Kid Gohan were much better fits for their character, and the new Bulma VA gave a better performance. And Faulconer and Funi had a falling out so there was no way his music was going to be in Kai. The Japanese is better anyways.

[@ceddifferent6855]

I never watched Dragon Ball Z Kia again after I seen mr popo was blue I thought I was going crazy like wtf!!

[@maganhassan2627]

4kids version of dbz kai was a wrong version of the dbz kai English dub produced so you can ditch that and watch the uncut version of that instead. Some thoughts there.

[@twotimes9292]

They made him blue cause he basically blackface I guess nick toons didn’t want to put that in kids minds

[@scaryscarecrow5478]

@@twotimes9292 that wasn't nicktoons that was a 4kids edit.😕😕

[@timetime5070]

I thought my TV was broken

[@TG-bd7yd]

That was a 4 kids edit. Kai isn't actually like that. Also did you watch the video? He addressed the blue popo in the first 2 minutes.

[@manuelpatino7863]

I personally love Kai. In France, Dragon Ball was being broadcasted pretty closely to Japan's airing. Thus, in the 90's, it suffered from a lot of bad localisation changes, like Guerriers de l'espace (Saiyans), Petit Cœur (Piccolo), Force Suprême/Magique (Kamehameha) and many others wich Kai luckily got rid off. It did help that Toei themselves produced the French version of Kai. 👍

[@StooRoxxAss]

We over here in Germany had French Dragon Ball games and I always wondered about the weird naming (Petit Coeur for example :D). Nevertheless: the German version is based off of the French version so we had the same censorships.^^

[@macnchillidogs1601]

They censored Mr popo because they fear The Almighty lord popo and the pecking order.

[@futuregohan4837]

They Even Tried To Censor Undertaker LOL That Didn't Work At All

[@RhynoBytes857]

You, the dirt, the worms inside of the dirt, Popo's stool, Kami, then Popo

[@paliboy93]

It wasn’t funimation that censored Kai. It was nickelodean/toonzai. The uncensored English dub of Kai is readily available.

[@JackA066]

@@paliboy93 Mr PoPo was still black on Nickelodeon

[@kylepark6730]

Ýe maggot

[@igweofart]

DBZKai was great for the DB franchise Without it we wouldn’t have the 3 movies and DBSuper We wouldn’t have the revitalization of the series

[@BakiX]

Id have been okay with that.

[@chrisrolnaldo1221]

What three movies wouldn't we have?

[@husariuspl117]

@@chrisrolnaldo1221 "Goku and his Amazing Friends Return", "Battle of Gods" and "Resurection F".

[@majidaljaburi7870]

Buu saga is shit because the green tint

[@KeeperPlus]

Kai sucked. We wouldn't have anything cuz of original Z.

[@trevorflaim5580]

Kai was on TV as soon as my brother and I got off the bus. We watched the whole series that way. Now I own it all on DVD. Kai made me a fan! What a theme song too

[@dbroyawner5543]

Adult swim anyone?

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

dbro yawner That depends. Do you actually mean Toonami from back in the day or the new Toonami?

[@dbroyawner5543]

ElectroBlastLuigi new toonami I’m not old enough to have seen new toonami

[@rodneyjones1991]

dbro yawner I miss old toonami with Moltar as the host with Reboot, Sailor Moon, and Gundam Wing

[@tayistryingtowatch]

Nope, Nicktoons back in 2010. The new toonami every now and then too, though.

[@PatsDynasty]

I caught all of kai on Nickelodeon when it first aired

[@bryanmark14]

I grew up on the original DBZ dub. But over the last couple years I have really come to love and respect Kai. Dub is much better, visually its the best DBZ remaster by a mile so far. And it moves at a much better pace. If you are sceptical give it a try.

[@chefgucci1988]

Dub is better your joking right 💀

[@bryanmark14]

@@chefgucci1988 as in the dub for Kai is better than the original dub. Sub is still better to watch overall.

[@karebushmarebu233]

Yeah but the music sucks

[@prolikevandy899]

"you know what lets talk about censorship" ad plays

[@andrewwoodger1180]

lol same

[@3stanc]

Same

[@SmugPandaStudios]

This is the type of content that keeps me coming back! I know this style couldn't be a regular upload but I appreciate the effort when you do put one together.

[@thatonedude2159]

I feel like Kai get too much hate. It's not even that bad

[@jayku1624]

I like it

[@nellyadj120]

That bad? It's not bad at all!

[@Gokussjdensetsuno45]

It's perfect if you don't want to eat up the tedious ass pacing from the original Z and some awful fillers like the fake Namek arc.

[@dbroyawner5543]

Korkel I know right

[@superthorc6894]

That One Dude it felt meh to me since the original has more of a place in my heart

[@animationstation1005]

I personally love Kai! It took out a lot of filler, updated the animation, gave a much better English Dub from the in house cast, and it was incredibly fast paced! It got me into DBZ watching this on NickToons as a kid to watching the Final Chapters alongside Super on Toonami years later! My girlfriend is being introduced through Kai and she loves it despite only being on Episode 17! It's also the only good worldwide Blu Ray release of the franchise (outside of Super which is also a pretty good home release) Your vids are both informative and fasinating! Keep up the great work!

[@JRigby90]

I hate this.. it had a better dub. No it didn't, not in the slightest. The original is SO MUCH better!! I understand this is Generation bias but Z is on a whole other level. DBZ is supposed to be Gritty and intense & Kai don't hit as hard.

[@slashs1318]

@@JRigby90 DBZ is supposed to be an animated version of a story written and drawn by Akira Toriyama, known as Dragon Ball (manga). DBZ is not supposed to be anything else but that. (Disclaimer: idc what your opinion is on dubs, just be aware that your localized dubbing of choice does have the affect of possibly changing the anime into something it is not intended to be. Looking at the Dubs, it is important to know that the older dubs actually tend to be very inaccurate to the original story of Dragon Ball. This is based in fact, not opinion)

[@dexter2178]

@@JRigby90 nah I disagree imo kai has better voice acting and sounds more serious

[@mkhanman12345]

@@JRigby90 Def generation bias. Kai is the original. Stranger things is for them

[@darnis6497]

@@mkhanman12345 I grew up with old dub. it's not good. you're own bias is showing. DBZ had a truly terrible dub with poor acting, shitty replacement score and completely different scripts from the original Japanese. There was nothing good about it and Chris Sabat and Sean even agree

[@trentonnewman9683]

Kai was my first experience with Dragon Ball, and it will therefore always have a special place in my heart.

[@outcast_mystic]

Same

[@kelonpie]

Me too it aired when I was in middle school and this was best way for future generations to get into DBZ world

[@ali-kun7038]

Same

[@hightidekraken]

My brother in law has all the orange bricks so he let me watch it on them. So I heard the OG Funimation cast and the Kakuchi score

[@Andrew-fb8ph]

Same

[@RedPilledDan]

I really wish they would make a Kai version of original Dragon Ball, so we could get a shortened, easier to watch version of it. Don't get me wrong I love original Dragon Ball as it is, but during rewatches sometimes it's pretty hard to make it through the Red Ribbon Army and Baba arcs and filler episodes. Also there's an entire generation of fans that seems to have skipped out the adventures of Son Goku as a child, and they're really missing out on the story and amazing action in the Tournaments! Would also be awesome to hear the Japanese and English new voice recordings for the characters as children! It's rough to think an entire generation of fans only knows Yamcha as a complete meme and Tenshinhan for getting owned by Nappa and having the worst ToP episode. Come on Toei, make it happen! BTW, amazing work on this video per usual Geekdom!

[@GarciaXVLegend_04]

I agree that the Original DB Series should've also reach New Audiences but I wouldn't consider a "Kai Version" of it I think it should be Reanimated & be 90% Accurate to the Manga.

[@RedPilledDan]

@@GarciaXVLegend_04 Isn't that pretty much what Kai is minus new voice recordings?

[@dixonb.tweenerlegs4225]

DBZ is more popular than the orginal DB, it's all about the money. They knew when people hear Dragon Ball, the first they think of is DBZ, then the orginal Dragon Ball, if at all. DBZ is where the money is.

[@GarciaXVLegend_04]

+Red Pilled Dan um no, DB Kai is more of a Remaster that is 70-to-85% Accurate to the Manga. They basically enchanced & fixed up old Footage.

[@GarciaXVLegend_04]

+Master Baiter That's the biggest problem I've had with Newcomers & the Fanbase in general. It's all about DBZ, the Original DB series is literally the beginning of Dragon Ball where a sense of Magical Adventure is at the very core. I love Dragon Ball in general but it seems like the Original DB series isn't that important to some 'Fans.'

[@nuckle5525]

The reason i got into anime was because of Kai.Still one of my favorite animes of all time.

[@leonardomichua]

Must be young if you didn’t watch the original off of pirated websites

[@nok4799]

Same

[@illyrianmovement3169]

@@leonardomichua that is 90% of dragon ball super fans

[@lkcuupa]

Cool

[@Pioxys]

Blue mr. Popo was a censored? I thought he unlocked god ki this whole time!

[@Hajonoo]

I had always played the Dragon Ball Z games growing up and was never old enough to retain story elements of the show, so when I had saw the advertising for Kai I got super excited and watch every episode with my sister. I never knew why I stopped watching it, I just knew that I had stopped before the Buu Saga. Thanks to this video though, I found out that I didn’t miss it. :)

[@Artsensei86]

I really enjoyed Kai, it was fun to rewatch the show without all the filler, thank you for this video

[@Frietuurs]

“Children in 2009 had shorter attention spans” This feels totally unsourced and a giant asspull.

[@darkscot1338]

It's a common saying by people who like to moan about kids. Never seen evidence for it.

[@dreworyan5652]

Definitely true, because social media and technology has created attention disorders in the majority.

[@TubeFuzzyCheese]

kids in the 90 were limited by catching show when it airs. in 2009 kids had the internet to entertain them 24 hours without waiting for something more exciting , if they got board, they could just turn off the tv and get on the internet

[@kochkochkoch]

@@dreworyan5652 ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning it has to do with the development of brain cells. "Social media" has nothing to do with it, it's mainly genetic.

[@dreworyan5652]

kochkochkoch Considering it’s been proven time and time again our brains don’t fully form and stop maturing until about 22-25, your comment holds no weight. If you think constant, instant stimulation and gratification in the form of all present internet, TV, ads, screens everywhere DOESNT have anything to do with it you’re part of the problem. Not the solution.

[@JetSetWave]

I remember I experienced Kai, GT, The OG Broly movie, and that one special with Goku Jr. all on Nicktoons. _Ahh, the good old days._

[@75JUNAKI]

Jotaro. So I wasn't high when I saw it on nick toons bruh

[@IDRISTHEMAN]

FACTS💯

[@Toothpaste0000]

I remember once my tutor came over but I requested to wait until goku unleashes his spirit bomb on Frieza ... The episode finished and it didn’t happen😂 Ah so nostalgic

[@SKOOB71]

No Broly vids for a whole week starts now

[@jnationgaming3591]

Grew up watching the original, still remember Goku going super Saiyan when I was five .... awesomeness

[@majinbuu8972]

Your videos never fail to impress me. A true DB genius.

[@diavolo1326]

I grew up watching Kai. This is the definitive Dragon Ball anime in my head. I went back and watched the original anime of DBZ and I loved it but Kai will always be what I think of when I think a Dragon Ball. I still think to this day that this is one of the best dubs ever made as well.

[@joeltaveras198]

Original z is way better with better music everything it had passion Kia is trash to me music score sucks balls brice falcner music is gone in Kia no thank you

[@xKingKB7x]

Joel Taveras Kai is better in every way except for the blood

[@joeltaveras198]

@@xKingKB7x Kia sucks next to original are u kidding me lol

[@xKingKB7x]

Joel Taveras Better animation, it’s cleaner, wayy better acting, closer to the manga, and Kai had a more experience crew then

[@joeltaveras198]

@@xKingKB7x I disagree original z had passion in the Bruce falcner music score not found in Kia to me it's the worst ' the scenes don't hold the emotional weight they ones had feels stale n boring in Kia yeah closer to manga yet stripped of all it's passion I hate the bright art style Kia doesn't hold a candle to original sorry bro Kia is garbage everything is better in original even with it's awesome filler cut in Kia . how is the acting better original sounded way better

[@thatoneguyfromthatoneplace9515]

"80 music'" *shows Led Zeppelin III*

[@daneallen5452]

That one guy from that one place great comment

[@williamcronshaw5262]

John Bonham was so amazing that he continued making music from beyond the grave.

[@yolomasta6940]

I was so sad when I got Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD and realized that the soundtrack was completely different. Great video by the way, I never understood why people hated Kai despite me watching both the original Dragon Ball Z English dub and Kai when they both came out here.

[@doubleabeast2378]

For me, the only reason it was hard for me to watch the dub of kai was Gohan’s change of voice actor. It was soo much of a change for me that I couldn’t ignore it. I had to force myself to watch it and eventually I didn’t mind anymore but I remember the unnecessary anger it had brought me 😂

[@trevinodude]

When I was a kid, my Dad showed me Dragon Ball, then we moved on to Dragon Ball Z... I loved it. The characters were memorable, the action was great, and Bruce Falconer's score (sorry Japanese ost fans) just brought out how powerful transformations/moments like Goku going Super Saiyan, Gohan going Super Saiyan 2, and Goku's Super Saiyan 3 transformation was. I was in middle school when Kai came out, and at first I was nervous... could Kai stack up to how awesome Z was? So I watched it where ever I could... I saw it on both Nicktoons and Toonzai, but thought something was off... so my dad and I decided to rent the blu rays from a store called Hastings. I was blown away with how good Kai's dub was and I was kinda sad when I heard they weren't going to finish with the Buu saga. Years later, Kai Final Chapters comes out and it was really good (though I didn't like the Super Saiyan 3 music they used... UNTIL Super used it for Blue Vegito... I felt it sounded better there). I am pretty happy that Kai is a complete package now. Honestly, I could watch either Z or Kai. The Japanese ost has grown on me (though some scenes I prefer with Falconer's score like Goku going SSJ for the first time), and I like to listen to the Jap ost a lot these days (Son Goku is the Strongest After All being a favorite track of mine). I guess what I am trying to say is... it's possible to love both Z and Kai, I encourage people to watch both.

[@sense3195]

Ur right but mannn I'm just tryna watch 1... Bcz Kai sound about perfect for me cz i gues it had less fillers and sadly don't come for my soul but I don't really give af about the music but like I heard things like the tournament not being in Kai and that's the typa this that worry me...so what I mean to say it ask I guess is, If I watch Kai, will they'll be anything important or something MOST worth watching that I missed in Z instead? Please answer my question. It help...I've been tryna decide for like 2 weeks now I just don't know.

[@trevinodude]

@@sense3195 Most of what you'll miss is filler if you see Kai... for example Goku and Piccolo learning how to drive cars (pretty funny filler episode not gonna lie) and the Otherworld Tournament (while that filler arc is pretty awesome, it doesn't add much to the story Akira Toriyama told in the manga/Kai)

[@sense3195]

@@trevinodude Thank You... honestly the best reply I've gotten I think I might come to my decision...probably z...something that bothered me alot that Kai did was it took away the nature dragon Ball always had, well kinda, fro.what I've seen cz literally just now finished watching the first 5 episodes of both back to back like back and forth basically and the dubs seemed different in the way where u miss out alot dialogue that seems more dragon Ball like lmao...imma just go with z...oof Soo many epiyfor no reason😭I think I could handle it

[@Irose_YTBE]

I always thought i was the only one who noticed the music change as a kid watching DBZ kai on nicktoons. Now i know why.

[@scaryscarecrow5478]

@Sterron Lopique he got caught plagiarizing unfortunately.😭😭

[@sekiko7183]

DBZ Kai Opening and End Music is pretty dope.

[@LepidopteranLiliumoth]

Loved this vid man. I grew up with the Nicktoons version of the Kai dub so I have a ton of nostalgia for this version of DBZ.

[@dbradford1star308]

Same dude it's thanks to nicktoons I became a dragon ball fan in the first place nostalgia.

[@stevangonzalez5908]

And Nicktoons showed the movies uncut which was pretty cool!

[@trevorr9919]

i like how he says we had shorter attention span in 2009, as if watching 3 episodes of Goku charging up his kamehameha only to miss, was super thrilling

[@DragonFellowship]

Your comment is a non sequitur

[@basherblast]

Damn kai's opening is pure nastolga for the 2002 - 2004 born kids

[@TheZephyrsWind]

I feel really old.

[@Fitnessbyibz]

YESSSSSSS OMDZ

[@BRBingeDrinker]

rock the dragon or bust.

[@ju1ianv1002]

Extremely factual, these times waking up at 8 Saturday mornings, getting cereal and the best blanket to watch dragon ball z Kai were the best times. Add this to other 2002-2004 kids nostalgia like WiiSports,, ahhh

[@andrewgarrett1356]

Kai was a great way for me to relive Dragon Ball Z, and I absolutely adore the new dialogue and fast paced action sequences. It felt like I was right in the middle of everything as it was going down. I will admit that I wasn't too happy about some of the bits of dialogue from The Final Chapters, especially when it came to some of Majin Vegeta's lines. He was definitely more epic back in Z. Aside from that, I thoroughly enjoyed Kai, and I continue to enjoy rewatching it. Shout out to Sean Schemmel, Chris Sabat, and Chris Ayers. They rock!

[@brian2090]

“Somewhat shocking, but also not surprising” What do you think this means?

[@racingginger3147]

Shock and surprise are 2 different things. You can see something coming, and it still be able to shock you.

[@xBluegamerx]

i loved a lot of the original 90's English dub voices but i hated a lot of the English rewrites and edits, like Goku doing the super hero speech to Freeza

[@TheMychannel1984]

To be honest as a Casual Dagon ball fan, DBZ Kai actually got me back into the Fandom and other anime fanchises. Yes they're some filler but thats okay. In the beginning you can see some changes (Sayian, and Frieza arcs) but just a little. Still the Buu cell and the android saga are still one of my favorites.

[@retrobat153]

DBZ kai was my first exposure to DBZ as a kid. I was 7yo when it came out and got me fully invested in DBZ for years to come

[@user-dz7ef8ri1u]

I remember every Saturday, I would hop out of bed and dart downstairs to turn on Vortex, so I could watch dragon ball z Kai, good ol days

[@choccococo7224]

Ikr 😔

[@bassicallyraul5256]

same jj

[@OmegaMagnus11DA]

The new Gohan voice annoyed me a lot, to the point where I stopped watching lol. Idk if I'd watch it again, probably just the Buu saga.

[@abdulbah2176]

Why? it makes Gohan actually sound like a little kid

[@MrQuarantine]

I agree. Not a big fan of clickenbeard's take on Gohan. While I think her take on luffy is good, I just think Stephanie brought more emotion to the character.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsp5538]

Preach my dude

[@nmeo394]

@@MrQuarantine She definitely doesn't fit Luffy

[@futuregohan4837]

@@MrQuarantine I Prefer Stephanie As Gohan

[@great159]

In cutting out most of the filler parts they also cut out some cannon parts as well. Kai had cut out the the part when Krillin was talking to himself about living and getting married right before Piccolo appears at Roshi house to team up with Goku to stop Raditz.

[@theredshift180sx]

I used to watch kai every Saturday morning and night on toonami

[@blaineishere3851]

Yamamoto score = best score. Too bad he stole parts of it.

[@retrozaid1600]

Blaine Hoover true. Too bad he was a plagiarist

[@Kuzamer]

If only he didn't. That score was wonderful.

[@makkusanzetto1988]

Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 Ps2 game when you fight Full Power Final Form Frieza as Super Saiyan Goku in destroyed Namek the song playing is a modified song of Iron Man by Black Sabbath.

[@DarkClassicGamer]

Im honestly not mad that he plagiarized, im mad that he got caught😞

[@UndefeatableKing]

@@DarkClassicGamer all he had to do was ask for permission to included the samples he used on his works, people do it in hip hop all the time.

[@Bigmonto]

I can’t believe I watched a 30 minute vid about Kai lol I always enjoyed the dub more but was always kinda upset the filler can’t be watched in a better dub 😂

[@achilles112]

Ah my very first gateway into dragon ball and anime it's self. An good times. Who else watched this on nicktoons back in the day?

[@mikethompson1653]

16:00, He said that's right like we actually had that show in mind

[@KaoticReach1999]

If Kai had CERTAIN but very limited filler included that fans loved, along with Falconers music, it'd be freaking perfect

[@jayrett]

I remember watching these on the CW growing up, this is what made my brother and I a DBZ fan. We even sought out and read the manga of the Buu Saga when we found out there was more to the story. I was very much a fan its action-packed nature.

[@richardjameson667]

Do you know how many episodes dragon ball z Kai have ? Is it 97 episodes

[@SM-vx6zq]

Grew up with DBZ and I wanted to get back into it. I watch Kai until the end and it was amazing. Voice actors were a improvement, the filler being edited out helped me binge it faster and the music was amazing even though a lot was plagiarized. The nostalgia hit hard. I loved the disturbed/heavy metal themes they used. That always fits a action packed anime

[@JRigby90]

I hate this.. it had a better dub. No it didn't, not in the slightest. The original is SO MUCH better!! I understand this is Generation bias but Z is on a whole other level. DBZ is supposed to be Gritty and intense & Kai don't hit as hard.

[@GoofyPoptart]

@@JRigby90 A lot of that is fixed in the home releases not the 4kids bs or Nicktoons version, the one I'm watching has a lot of blood and swearing.

[@darnis6497]

@@JRigby90 The original dub is genuinely terrible and I grew up with it. It's ironic that the one blinded by nostalgia is actually you.

[@KeeeKeeedemon]

THIS IS THE ONE. This is what got me introduced to Dragonball as a whole. I actually remember watching the first 3 episodes on what I think was Toonami.

[@gunnarclaxton1187]

I started watching in 2010, and I watched both Z and Kai (Dub) interchangeably, so I feel I was at a neutral standpoint in forming my opinion (no nostalgia goggles for either version) and i'll say this: The acting was obviously WAY better in Kai. Most of the main characters kept their actors, but they'd all improved by leaps and bounds, and sounded much better. The characters who did get voice replacements were mostly positive imo. Frieza was a definite improvement. I actually watched the original Dub for Frieza first and did NOT like it at all. Sounded raspy and scratchy, and did not fit the character or his personality at all. Linda Young is a solid voice actor, just not for Frieza. She does better as Fortuneteller Baba. I like the direction for Gohan's actor, though I wish they aged the voice a bit in the Cell saga instead of keeping it mostly the same. Both of Bulma's actresses do well, I don't really prefer one over the other. I do think Android 18's original actress (who returned to the role in Super) fit her character a little better than her Kai actress, but both do a good job. In terms of pacing, Kai wins this one no doubt. I never got the feeling I missed anything (except the driving episode) after watching Kai. Same great show in way less episodes. Now i'm sure i'll get some flack for this, but Faulconer's soundtrack is not the Holy Grail of OSTs everyone makes it out to be. It has a handful of very memorable themes such as Gohan's Anger, Cell's theme, and the SSJ3 theme just to name a few. But the general background music was very lackluster. Kai's OST (Yamamoto) had much better background music imo, unfortunately it was just plagiarized and remixed, but it still worked very well. The character specific themes, on the other hand, were great. Only A Chilling Elegy (Frieza) and Super Dragon Soul (Goku) were both great character themes. Hell, Kai had it's own SSJ3 theme that worked very well. Kai's Ginyu Force Theme was also great and added a lot of energy to their intro when they first got to Namek. All in all, I do prefer Kai, it's the same exact show with better pacing, better acting, and a soundtrack that works very well and is at least comparable to Faulconer's (sorry, it's not the perfect OST some people make it out to be) and yes it DOES have blood, cursing etc. I will say there are a few select scenes that Z does better, like when Gohan is killing Cell. Cell's actor has always been really good, and the Faulconer score actually fits well here. I see no reason other then nostalgia that people hate Kai. There are STILL somehow some people who use the excuse that Kai has no blood, cursing etc. How have they not learned there's an Uncut version? Use your brains, people, even if only a little.

[@jairesemccoy9779]

👀 I fucking love you. Thank God, ur amazing. To add to this: ssj3 was better for the dbz(original) and the flashback when Majin vegeta was explaining to ssj2 goku his humiliation. But faulconers music didn't match with kai. Some songs were good; but overall I didn't like it. Too many people suck up that tech music for dbz. I feel as if so many people didn't watch kai, and just assume. I like how kai was closer to the manga too. The frieza ark is my favorite; and I love goku's transition from nice to angry. He isn't dumb as fuck like he was in super from the beginning

[@harsimranmondair7400]

I agree fully

[@ZeBenko]

101% Agree with you.

[@SammytheawesomeILikePotatoes]

Gunnar Claxton do you think that the original Dragon Ball Z tournament and buu Saga are better or the Kai versions r

[@gunnarclaxton1187]

@总 In my opinion, Kai is much better for a first time viewer.

[@azuraracon6406]

Just gonna clarify cause I’m a little surprised you didn’t state it very clearly If you want the North American Blu rays that have the Yamamoto music, you need to get the “Part” sets, not the “Season” sets This only applies to parts 1-4. The second half of the show, it doesn’t matter because we only ever got the Kikuchi version, so you might as well get “Season”s 3 and 4

[@WaterKirby1994]

Going further into the Yamamoto OST Kai Episode 64 was delayed immediately by the incident while Nicktoons kept the score with a few exceptions for a bit longer on reruns. 4kids changed the music for Episode 35 immediately & I remember being creeped out when I decided to watch how the most censored version of Kai 37 would play out only to hear that only the insert song was left intact. Episodes 53-63 would keep the Yamamoto OST on Nicktoons longest however the offending tracks that were suspected of plagiarism in Episodes 55 & 56 were replaced in said episodes.

[@SEANIEHSHINE]

7 months of research.... great dedication my man💪😊

[@forcecalibration924]

Dbz was the best I remember 20 years ago running home to catch my episodes or staying up late to watch toonami

[@martinduran4829]

Such a shame they don't show Kai on Adult Swim anymore

[@brandoncole5533]

Dragon ball Z Kai was my introduction to dragon ball and tbh in my eyes it really wasn’t anything wrong or weird with it It is what got me invested in dragon ball and the theme song was probably and still is my favorite anime theme song since it was my first

[@mattt5105]

The funimation dub of Dragon Ball Kai in the Android saga was my first exposure to Dragonball

[@yushaare]

Me too

[@thechurchoftoddhoward6820]

Freezia saga ending then android saga

[@NY_Mapper]

The Yamamoto score was actually really good though.

[@75JUNAKI]

But it wasn’t his tho

[@mightybryan1033]

I remember the summer of 2010 seeing Bardock in the first episode of DBZ Kai, I instantly became a Fan

[@fissionmailedgamingnewspod4766]

Great Video! Thank You for providing the proper context to when DBZ originally aired in Japan compared to when KAI later aired.. Seems to be a point many have missed.

[@TheOtherGuy021]

In my country they considered dragonball Z way to violent to be screened by kids so they moved it at 6am in the mornings All of my elementary school would wake up at 5.45 am to watch the episodes before school which we attended at 7.30am and then proceeded to discuss them in school Those were the times

[@GorshFlytgear]

Kai puts the Kai in Kaioken

[@MrInternetMan]

@That Guy Except they're right, even with it being a pun. *You* go sit down. No one likes you.

[@futuregohan4837]

I Never Noticed That

[@Anakunus]

I like this video. You told quite deeply about the background information of Dragon Ball Kai, and I appreciate the the overall amount of research you put into this. I had no idea that Mr Popo was recoloured blue in some American version. How bizarre. However, you made a mistake when you claimed that the only way to have "seen" (by which I suppose you meant "heard") the original Yamamoto's score was if one watched it from television in the original broadcast. I watched the whole Kai series with Yamamoto's score (excluding the last three episodes, of course) from KZbin in the year 2010. I really liked his compositions, even if they were plagiarized.

[@raskult]

I learned about Kai in 2010, and I watched whole series till super came out. It was on Nickelodeon website lol. That is how I watched it hahaha

[@SoftwareAgentsTV]

Kai allowed for a much better English script of Z and brought in a new generation of fans. Never understood the dislike!

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Hello

[@radentruman7535]

It’s becuase on both sides people can’t except that other people have different opinions. That leads to arguments online and then it becomes a toxic conversation.

[@abdulbah2176]

The entire fan base is toxic

[@trevinodude]

Some people make the mistake of assuming the censored versions of Kai is actual Kai. Not many people seems to know about real Kai, since almost every hater I know irl has stated Blue Popo as a complaint.

[@Stopskii3]

Coming from a hardcore Funimation Z fan, my ONLY gripes about Kai are that it is lacking Stephanie Nadolny as Gohan, and is also lacking the soundtrack made by Faulconer Production's Mike Smith and Scott Morgan, who did fantastic work editing their music into the show to make it ultra epic. Thankfully theyre still producing Dbz themed music in ther tribute band SSJ. I love the animations in Kai, Sean Schemmel did a good job in Kai, scripts are nicer in Kai, with a few exceptions of course.

[@annahernandez7424]

Can you make a video on Dragon Ball Kai The Final Chapters? I saw this video and I've been bringing the "Dragon Ball In Depth" playlist! Subscriber for life, dude. I love your content so much! Keep it up!

[@carolinea5792]

Yes I just watched this video and I need the part 2!!

[@YG.ETHAN813]

I love Z but Kai was the best English Dub hands down 💯