Dragon Ball Z (1989)

Name: Dragon Ball Z
Released: 1989
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta

TV-14 26m 7.4/10 IMDb

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure

Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

Cast: Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

5 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Genocide / ethnic cleansingNatural disastersWar / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 3 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.4)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)War / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 4 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationGenocide / ethnic cleansingWar / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture