To pay tribute to the late creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, Toonami has introduced that it will run a marathon of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes on Saturday, March 16. This broadcast of the primary eight episodes will start at 2 AM ET and can finish at 6 AM. Extra of a mini-marathon, the Toriyama tribute will cowl the arrival of Goku’s brother Raditz, the primary demise of Goku, his coaching with King Kai, and the arrival of Nappa and Vegeta on Earth.
“As a tribute to anime legend Akira Toriyama (1955-2024), we’re celebrating his legacy Saturday night time with a DBZ Kai marathon from 2 AM to six AM,” Toonami wrote in a Fb put up. “Might he relaxation in Tremendous Saiyan energy.”
Whereas not good, Dragon Ball Z Kai is mostly thought-about the most effective dub of the unique anime collection. It is a recut model of the collection with re-recorded dialogue and enhanced high-definition animation, and it removes a lot of the anime-exclusive filler content material to focus purely on the manga supply materials.
Toriyama’s passing was introduced final week in Japan, and since then, there was a worldwide outpouring of appreciation and respect for the legendary mangaka. Whereas Dragon Ball is his most well-known work, Toriyama additionally labored on the long-lasting Dragon Quest and Chrono Set off video games.
Toriyama continued to contribute to the Dragon Ball franchise because it developed over the many years with new collection, movies, and video video games. Future initiatives within the franchise embody an upcoming anime collection referred to as Dragon Ball: Daima and a brand new combating sport for PC, PS, and Xbox Sequence X|S referred to as Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.