The history of anime in the United States began in 1961, when Magic Boy and The White Snake Enchantress, both produced by Toei Animation, became the first and second anime films to receive documented releases in the country. Anime has since found success with a growing audience in the region, with Astro Boy often being noted as the first anime to receive widespread syndication, especially in the United States. Additionally, anime's growth in popularity in the US during the 1990s, commonly referred to as the "anime boom," is credited with much of anime's enduring relevance to popular culture outside Japan.
Dragon Ball GT is a Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga that ran from February 1996 to November 1997. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes. Unlike Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, the previous two television adaptations in the Dragon Ball media franchise, Dragon Ball GT does not adapt the manga by Toriyama. Dragon Ball GT is an anime-exclusive sequel to Dragon Ball Z with an original storyline using the same characters and universe, which follows the exploits of Son Goku, the series protagonist who is turned into a child; his granddaughter, Pan; and their associates on a quest to collect the Black Star Dragon Balls, a more powerful set of Dragon Balls which are hidden throughout the galaxy.
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might is a 1990 Japanese anime science fantasy martial arts film and the third Dragon Ball Z feature film. It was originally released in Japan on July 7 between episodes 54 and 55 of DBZ, at the "Toei Anime Fair" film festival, where it was shown as part of an Akira Toriyama-themed triple feature titled Toriyama Akira: The World. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.
Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor and voice director. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Vegeta and Piccolo in Dragon Ball, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, All Might in My Hero Academia, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third, and Dr. Arthur Watts in RWBY.
Chuck Huber is an American voice actor. He has provided numerous voices for Japanese anime series and video games. He is best known for his roles as Hiei in Yu Yu Hakusho, Dr. Franken Stein in Soul Eater, Pilaf in Dragon Ball, Shou Tucker in Fullmetal Alchemist, Android #17 in Dragon Ball Z and Turner Grey in Ace Attorney.
Stephanie Nadolny is an American voice actress, known for her English dubbing role as the child version of Son Goku, the protagonist of the Dragon Ball series, and the child version of Goku's son, Son Gohan, in Dragon Ball Z. She reprised both roles in several Dragon Ball–related video games and other media. She formerly worked for Funimation and ADV Films.
Justin Cook is an American voice actor, voice director, audio engineer and line producer who works for anime-dubbing companies Funimation and Okratron 5000. He is most noted for his work on Yu Yu Hakusho and the Dragon Ball franchise.
Linda Chambers-Young is an American voice actress who voices characters in Japanese anime series. Her most notable roles are Frieza in Dragon Ball Z and Baba in Dragon Ball as well as Genkai in Yu Yu Hakusho.
Meredith Rae Mauldin, known professionally by her stage name Meredith McCoy, is an American actress and singer best known as the English voice of Android #18 in the Japanese anime Dragon Ball series as dubbed by Funimation. She also voiced Kagura Sohma in Fruits Basket (2001), Maria Ross in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Atsuko Urameshi in Yu Yu Hakusho.
Cynthia Cranz is an American voice actress. She is best known as the teenage adult voice of Chi-Chi in the Dragon Ball series, Botan in Yu Yu Hakusho, Pipimi in Pop Team Epic from Ep. 11A, Mitzi Nohara in Shin-chan, and Mitch Tennison in Case Closed.
Brice Weeks Armstrong Jr was an American voice actor and radio announcer who primarily worked on the properties of Funimation. He was best known as the original narrator of Dragon Ball, as well as Ginyu in Dragon Ball Z, and Slug in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. He was also known for being the voice of Miss Etta Kette in Barney & Friends.
Kara Edwards is an American voice actress working for the English versions of Japanese anime. She is also well known in the Charlotte, North Carolina area for her past career as a radio host.
Christopher S. Cason is an American voice actor for English-language productions of Japanese anime shows mostly with Funimation. Some of his major roles include Babbit in Kodocha, Haruki Hanai in School Rumble, Gluttony in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Shu in Dragon Ball. He has also worked as an ADR director and script writer for various studios.
Robert Howard McCollum is an American voice actor, television host, and producer who provides voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime. Outside of voice acting, he was a host of WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas in 2009, and has worked as a producer and contributor there. Some of his major roles include Baki in Baki the Grappler, Teen & Adult Goten in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Sensui in Yu Yu Hakusho, Shinya Kogami in Psycho-Pass, Jellal Fernandes in Fairy Tail, Reiner Braun in Attack on Titan, Yusuke Tozawa in Witchblade, Kazuma Yagami in Kaze no Stigma, Donquixote Doflamingo in One Piece, Stain in My Hero Academia, Julius Novachrono in Black Clover, and Justice in Edens Zero.
Tiffany Michele Vollmer is an American film producer, make-up artist, and voice actress. She formerly worked for Funimation as the voice of Bulma in the Dragon Ball franchise from 1999 to 2009.
The first season of the Dragon Ball Z anime series contains the Raditz and Vegeta arcs, which comprises the Saiyan Saga, which adapts the 17th through the 21st volumes of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. The series follows the adventures of Goku. The episodes deal with Goku as he learns about his Saiyan heritage and battles Raditz, Nappa, and Vegeta, three other Saiyans who want Goku to join them and help them destroy life on Earth.
The fourth season of the Dragon Ball Z anime series contains the Garlic Jr., Future Trunks, and the Androids arcs, which comprises Part 1 of the Cell Saga. The episodes are produced by Toei Animation, and are based on the final 26 volumes of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama.
Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 Dragon Ball television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide.
