Test your knowledge of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Z — from the Saiyan invasion and Freeza on Namek to Cell, Buu, and the fusion techniques that defined a generation of anime.
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Dragon Ball Z, the sequel to Akira Toriyama's legendary Dragon Ball manga, ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1995 and was adapted by Toei Animation into 291 television episodes broadcast on Fuji TV between April 1989 and January 1996. It transformed the light-hearted martial-arts comedy of the original series into a cosmic space opera of Saiyans, planet-destroying tyrants and ever-escalating power levels — the template that would shape shōnen manga for decades to come.
The saga follows an adult Son Goku, his half-Saiyan son Gohan, and a rotating cast of Earth's defenders as they confront threats from across the galaxy. The Saiyan Saga introduces Raditz, Nappa and Prince Vegeta; the Freeza Saga takes the heroes to Planet Namek and unveils Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation. Later arcs pit the Z-fighters against the bio-android Cell at the Cell Games, and finally against the ancient chaos entity Majin Buu, unleashed by the sorcerer Babidi.
Beyond its spectacular battles, *Dragon Ball Z* redefined shōnen storytelling with its mythology of Dragon Balls, , and the . It sold over manga volumes worldwide, spawned dozens of films and video games — including the beloved *Budokai* and *Xenoverse* series — and remains one of the best-selling and most influential anime franchises in history.