Dragon Ball Z Concepts

Beings from another planet.

A type of robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human.

An advanced form of Super Saiyan, also called Super Saiyan Second Grade.

Also known as resurrection. This is when a previously dead character is restored back to life.

The Big Good is an ally and sometimes the mentor of the Hero.

A anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it).

Male characters that share the same parents.

The history of anime censorship largely involves the early anime releases and the question of their place in the larger media model.

Huge spikes, multiple colors, gravity-defying ponytails... and it's probably all natural somehow too.

These characters had died by the end of the manga, anime or movie. Permanently.

Are powerful creatures that live in the pits of Hell. That are many classes and levels for these monsters but no matter the rank they are deadly beasts.

The loss of limbs and body parts is a common concept in many of the more violent Japanese manga and anime.

Canine animal with four legs that is seen as a pet.

The imaginary events that goes on in your head when you are asleep. In some anime's they can bring important messages or to haunt a person.

The extinction of all life on Earth or the destruction of Earth itself. Also known as; Armageddon, Ragnarok, and the Apocalypse.

A character can harness their power and shoot energy-based projectiles from their body.

Something that isn't from the manga. Could be characters, episodes, and so forth.

The first date of a (potential) couple.

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

The fusion dance is a technique introduced by Goku during the Majin Buu Saga

A ghost is a dead persons spirit that roams the earth usually attached to where they died or refusing to go to the after life until there are finished on earth.

A God can be a guardian or a ruler with nearly unlimited powers or sense of consciousness. Most of them are creators or controlers of a sertain element or concept, but there are also gods who are destroyers wile some can be both.

The ability that Saiyajin have to transform into giant ape-like monsters.

An act when someone gives up something of great importance for a greater good.

Just your average person!

Hybrid characters are often a mixture of different background that are normally thought to be in opposition. These are mostly seen as a mixture of humans with either aliens, spirits, or demons.

A popular internet meme from the anime DragonBall Z.

In Dragon Ball Z, King Kai taught Goku the powerful Kaio-ken technique. It allowed Goku to multiply his power by whatever amount for a brief period of time with sever consequences to his stamina.

An energy attack used in Dragon Ball. The technique was invented by Master Roshi.

Ki is considered to be life force or life energy. Often in Japanese anime and manga, exceptional martial artists are able to harness the Ki for various superhuman feats. It is also referred to as Chi or Qi in Chinese.

Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment .

Legendary Super Saiyan is a unique transformation that is only reached by one Saiyan every thousand years

Someone > Someone > Someone

Magic is an often used term in fiction. It is the concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods and breaking the physical laws.

People that are brainwashed by Babidi.

Death of a major character.

A couple who have made an official vow to stay together.

Seen in just about every form of anime at least at one point. The key component that makes Shounen popular among boys. As well as Ancient art in itself

The act of taking another person's life.

The Namekians are an alien race of green slug-like humanoids from the Planet Namek.

The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black.

A character just got a huge power-up. How can you tell? Their hair changed color!

Reincarnation is a common theme in most Asian literature, and frequently a character will appear who turns out to be the reincarnation of a past figure (fictional or otherwise).

Meeting one another after quite a while.

An electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own.

Romantic Drama is a concept used in series to create tensions of highs and lows in order to leave the audience in suspense over an outcome in a romance based series.

An alien race of physically powerful savage beings.

A secret identity is an element of fiction wherein a character develops a separate persona, while keeping their true identity hidden. The character also may wear a disguise. A character may have several types of secret identities simultaneously.

Literally means "boy" in Japanese, but is also used to refer to Japan's biggest manga demographic: pre-teen and teenage boys.