Dragon Ball Z Kai

A classic anime and a favorite show of mine. The only thing to look out for is the violence. While there is ton of fighting in every episode and many characters do die, most of the main ones come back to life again and there is generally no blood or gore. The fighting involves over the top martial arts moves and energy blasts that are very cartoonish. I would recommend maybe for 8 and up and definitely for 10 and up.

The violence is the only thing to worry about. A side veiw of a minor character being charged through. Characters are killed, but they sometimes come back to life. character ocassionly lose arms (no blood). Blood is replaced with bruises, burns,etc. Goku is a good role model and the other good guys are relatively good role models too. I recomend that you watch this instead of the origional DBZ. reason 1: it is a little more vbiolent 2. You'll probably go crazy watching 250+ episodes. DBZ kai: 3.5 DBZ: 2.75. Though the show is not spectacular, they'll have you tuning out of pure suspense.

The show has rather violent tendencies, especially towards enemies, but don't let that scare you. The main protagonist, Goku, has a son, Gohan, and a wife, Chi-Chi, and he's very much a family man. He has a positive attitude and he, along with his friends and companions, are constantly striving to encourage younger children and change the evil ways of their enemies. Goku is mainly the only character who attempts to change his enemies to the side of good and usually gives them several chances. He only becomes violent when they refuse to change and threaten his family, his friends, or the lives of the innocent. There are lots of positive messages, such as overcoming all odds and never giving up, even when it seems hopeless, and many of the main characters are rather good role models. Not all of them are, mind you, the only real exception being Vegeta who seems to like using violence to get his way and teach lessons. All the characters work hard to get stronger, sometimes for months or years in the series timeline, and it gives the message that the children who watch it should do the same (whether in schoolwork, sports, or otherwise). I highly recommend this show for anyone above the age of ten, especially since I started watching the original when I was much younger. Don't let the violence scare you too much. The edited version has no blood or exposure whatsoever and the unedited version, while it has some blood, only has a one scene (that I can recall) when a character's butt is showed due to a wardrobe malfunction. Language is not really an issue, but heck and idiot are used most commonly. There isn't any product placement issues considering this is simply a remake of the original. This remake makes the entires series about a hundred episodes whereas the original was over two-hundred episodes and became rather long-winded after the Namek Saga.

I came across an article on this site called "Worst TV Role Models." Most of the time I just ignore the parental junk, but I decide to go in it. Dragon Ball Z Kai, Goku and Gohan?! Bad role models?! FOR TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD?! This show is perfectly appropriate and cool too!