Does the dog die?
92 supporters
Dragon Ball Z
TV Show • 1989 • Animation
ReportFive years have passed since the fight with Piccolo Jr., and Goku now has a son, Gohan. The peace is interrupted when an alien named Raditz arrives on Earth in a spacecraft and tracks down Goku, revealing to him that that they are members of a near-extinct warrior race called the Saiyans.
This tv show contains 77 potentially triggering events.
Removes Ads!
| Season | |
| Episode |
Your Triggers
Yes
19
No
3
3
Anonymous
Majin Buu's dog gets shot, but is later revived.
2 comments | Add comment
Unanswered Triggers
Yes
0
No
0
Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
0
0
Pantalones
Videl during the Buu saga may count. She is brutally beaten by a superhumanly powerful man for an extended scene.
1 comment | Add comment
Is an animal sad?
16 supporters
Yes
0
No
0
1
Pantalones
Majin Buu's dog Bee is shown being sad and frightened after Buu splits into his good and evil halves.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Is there on-screen pooping?
12 supporters
Yes
0
No
0
1
Pantalones
After Buu builds his house, there is a brief scene of him straining on the toilet.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
0
Is trypophobic content shown?
9 supporters
Yes
0
No
0
0
Pantalones
It's pretty common for energy blasts to leave large holes. During the Cell saga, there is an extended scene of Tien blasting Cell into a deep pit, with the camera showing inside and outside the hole.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
8 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
14 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
2
DrunkPigeon
The main character purposefully leaves his family for a year and a half in order to continue his martial arts training.
The main character's child is kidnapped and then abandoned by the main character's nemesis to fend for himself in the wilderness(with some intervention to make sure that he didn't just die).
The main character's child is kidnapped and then abandoned by the main character's nemesis to fend for himself in the wilderness(with some intervention to make sure that he didn't just die).
2 comments | Add comment
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
14 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
1
Pantalones
Vegeta is pretty absent in Trunks' life when he's young. He is also dismissive towards and bad-mouths an older version of his son. It's also stated in the Buu saga that Vegeta never hugged Trunks before.
1 comment | Add comment
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
13 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
2
Pantalones
It does take a while, but the Z fighters eventually forgive Vegeta for coming to Earth, killing several of their friends, and being a general evil person.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
2
Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
25 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Is someone gaslighted?
11 supporters
Yes
4
No
2
0
DrunkPigeon
There is an instance in the Cell Saga where Goku tells his son "Do It Gohan! Don't you want to become a scholar?" when encouraging him to fight Cell. The very idea of him being a scholar was forced onto him by his mother, and Goku's character makes it more likely that this was more a sign of how little he really knows his son than intentional gaslighting.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
10
No
1
2
bbcme
If u consider kidnapping the child of ur enemy and training him brutally so that he can be used against enemies coming in the future child abuse then yes
3 comments | Add comment
Addiction
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
0
No
5
Does someone abuse alcohol?
3 supporters
Yes
2
No
4
0
Pantalones
In uncensored versions several characters, including Master Roshi, Bulma and even Goku, drink alcohol. It is rarely to any sort of excess or abuse and they are all adults.
1 comment | Add comment
Animal
Yes
0
No
4
Does a horse die?
27 supporters
Yes
4
No
4
0
CrayolaColor
Not on screen as far as I can remember, at least in Z. But someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
13
No
1
0
bbcme
Hunting in mainly a source food from character living in the wild (Gohan’s first training and Goku’s life before being found by bulma)
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
4
Yes
0
No
10
Is there a dead animal?
29 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
0
Pantalones
Dinosaurs are killed on Namek after they try to eat Bulma. Their bodies are shown briefly.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does a cat die?
51 supporters
Yes
4
No
3
0
Nasty221
Not specifically cats, but feline-like characters
1 comment | Add comment
Does a pet die?
43 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
1
CrayolaColor
While it ultimately survives, Majin Buu's dog appears to be dead for several minutes.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a dragon die?
8 supporters
Yes
14
No
0
2
DrSimetra
Porunga, the wish granting dragon of Namek, is killed as a result of his creator dying but is later revived.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
5
No
3
Are there snakes?
6 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
1
TheBigGuy
Early in the saiyan saga, Goku has to cross snake way, where he has to fight a giant snake during a portion of it
1 comment | Add comment
Are there bugs?
9 supporters
Yes
9
No
1
1
CrayolaColor
I'm sure there's normal bugs too that I can't recall, but Cell is very bug-like in appearance. An important scene foreshadowing his appearance involves some of the main cast finding a cicada-esque shed skin that he left behind.
1 comment | Add comment
Assault
Is there pedophilia?
33 supporters
Yes
2
No
2
0
OJAndToothpaste
General Blue is a pedophile with a sexual interest in underage boys.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone held under water?
4 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
Pantalones
During their fight on Namek, Frieza holds Goku underwater in an attempt to drown him.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Is someone restrained?
8 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
0
Pantalones
During multiple fights, a character on the sidelines has to be physically grabbed and held back to keep them from entering the fray.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
9
No
4
3
baipopaibo
During the leadup to the Tournament of Power in Dragon Ball Super, there is a scene concerning Master Roshi attempting to overcome his perversion that heavily toes the line of sexual assault being played out on screen through sound. The "victim" is merely Puar taking the form of a woman and acting, but it can be extremely triggering, especially since it is played for laughs.
Aside from this, there are many moments in the series where female characters are unwillingly groped, one at least being a minor for some instances (Bulma). These are often played as gags.
Aside from this, there are many moments in the series where female characters are unwillingly groped, one at least being a minor for some instances (Bulma). These are often played as gags.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
4
Bodily Harm
Yes
5
No
0
Does someone struggle to breathe?
7 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
1
Pantalones
During many fights one or both combatants will get very winded and breathe heavily or even gasp for air. Several times characters also get the breath knocked out of them, such as by getting punched in the gut really hard.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there decapitation?
6 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
2
Pantalones
Android 16 is decapitated. Since he is a robot, the severed head is still alive until Cell steps on it.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
3
Is someone crushed to death?
10 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
Pantalones
Buu turns a character into an egg and then steps on the egg, shattering it. Android 16 is blown to pieces by Cell, but as he is a robot, he doesn't die until Cell crushes his head.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
7
Is someone buried alive?
7 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
1
Diamond10
When Vegeta is killed by Freeza, Goku buries his body. When Shenron resurrects everyone murdered by Freeza and his army, Vegeta digs his way out.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there body horror?
13 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
Pantalones
Cell sucking the life out of people is pretty graphic. One man in particular is shown being drained of life and his body deflates. There are also several transformations that could classify as body horror. The Saiyans can turn into giant apes and other villains transform, like Frieza and Cell. There is usually bulging muscles or other contortions of the original form.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there amputation?
4 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
0
TheBigGuy
The Namekian race has regenerative abilities, which has often been shown off through regrowing limbs.
For example the character Piccolo loses an arm in a fight against the saiyan Raditz, only to regrow it later.
Another Namekian Nail loses his arm while fighting the tyrant Frieza, he also regrows it.
As for non-aliens though, Tienshinhan has his arm chopped off when fighting Nappa.
For example the character Piccolo loses an arm in a fight against the saiyan Raditz, only to regrow it later.
Another Namekian Nail loses his arm while fighting the tyrant Frieza, he also regrows it.
As for non-aliens though, Tienshinhan has his arm chopped off when fighting Nappa.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a head get squashed?
17 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
3
Renato
In the cell saga, Cell squashes Android 16 head.
It isn't graphic, tho
It isn't graphic, tho
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Does someone asphyxiate?
7 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
CrayolaColor
Though I don't recall every instance, there are several instances where one character uses a chokehold on another character during a fight.
1 comment | Add comment
Are any teeth damaged?
13 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
1
TheBigGuy
Recoome gets blasted in the teeth, leaving him with several missing or broken
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone become unconscious?
4 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
1
CrayolaColor
This happens relatively frequently during fight scenes.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone break a bone?
9 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
1
TheBigGuy
Tien breaks Yamcha's knee in mid Dragon Ball
Vegeta also has his arms broken by Android 18 in the cell saga
Vegeta also has his arms broken by Android 18 in the cell saga
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
2
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
2
No
3
Is someone tortured?
31 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
1
Pantalones
There are several instances where characters fighting turns into a one-sided, cruel beating. Videl vs Spopovitch is pretty infamous for its brutality. Though there are plenty of other fights, like Buu vs Gohan and the Supreme Kai and probably half of Freeza's fights on Namek, that cross the line into torture.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
6
No
0
Is there eye mutilation?
28 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
TheBigGuy
While in his great ape form, Vegeta gets blasted in the eye by Goku. The damage isn't permanent however and is healed.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Children
Does a kid die?
16 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
1
TheBigGuy
In the Namek saga, the 2 Namekian children Cargo and Dende are killed at different points. Both are later brought back to life however.
1 comment | Add comment
Is a minor sexualized?
30 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
4
DeenGray
In Dragon Ball, Bulma flashes herself to Roshi. And Kid Goku’s penis is shown sometimes
1 comment | Add comment
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
5 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
1
CrayolaColor
This also happens a lot. Goku himself does it at least twice, once in the Saiyan saga and once in the Cell saga. Vegeta does it in the Buu saga. Piccolo does it in the Saiyan saga IIRC. Android 16 tries to during the Cell saga but isn't able to. This is probably not even all of the instances, but enough to say that it happens frequently.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone die?
6 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
Pantalones
Throughout the series, the populations of whole planets have been wiped out.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a non-human character die?
7 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
3
CrayolaColor
A lot of the characters in Dragon Ball Z aren't human, and a lot of them die. The good guys are almost always wished back, though.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a major character die?
7 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
Pantalones
Many major characters have died once or more. The Dragon Balls are usually used to wish them back, though.
1 comment | Add comment
Disability
Is the r-slur used?
14 supporters
Yes
4
No
3
1
OJAndToothpaste
Gohan's insulting remark to Buu is subtitled this way.
2 comments | Add comment
Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
0
No
3
Family
Yes
3
No
1
Yes
3
No
0
Does a parent die?
4 supporters
Yes
14
No
0
2
Melange Gel
They come back to life, though.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone kidnapped?
5 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
0
bbcme
The beginning of the saiyan arc (start of dbz) Goku’s child gets kidnapped.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone cheat?
9 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
0
baipopaibo
In some adaptations, it is implied Yamcha cheated on Bulma, hence why they are no longer dating after the Frieza Saga.
1 comment | Add comment
Fear
Is someone possessed?
4 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
2
baipopaibo
In the Majin Buu Saga, the wizard Babadi is able to possess people like Dabura, signified with an M on their forehead. For a portion of the saga, Vegeta is under the Majin possession and goes on a rampage.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there ghosts?
4 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
1
OJAndToothpaste
Aside from the examples mentioned, Gotenks can also summon ghosts for one of his attacks.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there clowns?
6 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
0
Anonymous
Belmod, the God of Destruction for Universe 11, resembles a clown. This is seen in Dragon Ball Super, which redirects here.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
11
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Is there a shower scene?
2 supporters
Yes
10
No
1
1
Diamond10
Bulma has a couple in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Super.
Goku has a couple of bathing scenes. More as a kid in Dragon Ball. But there are a few instances of adult Goku bathing in an oil drum hot tub.
Vegeta has one in Dragon Ball Z at the beginning of the Trunks Arc.
Goku has a couple of bathing scenes. More as a kid in Dragon Ball. But there are a few instances of adult Goku bathing in an oil drum hot tub.
Vegeta has one in Dragon Ball Z at the beginning of the Trunks Arc.
1 comment | Add comment
Gross
Is someone eaten?
11 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
2
Pantalones
Buu turns people into food, usually candy, and then eats them.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does someone vomit?
33 supporters
Yes
11
No
2
1
RandomDude
During The Cell saga, Gohan kicks cell in the gut and cell audibly and visibly vomits
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone spit?
5 supporters
Yes
11
No
0
2
andymoo
Emperor Pilaf farts during the original Dragon Ball and blames it on one of his minions.
As for spitting, the Majin Buu saga features a villain who can turn people to stone by spitting on them.
As for spitting, the Majin Buu saga features a villain who can turn people to stone by spitting on them.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there audio gore?
15 supporters
Yes
5
No
2
1
CrayolaColor
Some of the sound effects during fights could be considered this, most often in the form of bone crunching sounds.
1 comment | Add comment
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
4 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
0
Pantalones
Cops are shown a few times but they are shown as wildly outclassed and useless. During the Android saga, 17 and 18 wreck up a cop's car.
1 comment | Add comment
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
4
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
12 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
1
Nasty221
Goku is often referred to by his birthname but he doesn't mind
2 comments | Add comment
Medical
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
1
No
8
Are needles/syringes used?
8 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
0
Diamond10
A common running gag is Goku’s immense fear of syringes.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
4 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
1
MysticFlames
After the Saiyan saga all the main characters are sent to the hospital to heal
2 comments | Add comment
Mental Health
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
1
No
4
Yes
10
No
3
1
TheBigGuy
Piccolo rips off his arm after it gets injured by Imperfect Cell, it grows back quickly though
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
2
0
Pantalones
During the Cell saga, Android 16 attempts to self-destruct in the hopes of also killing Cell. However, his self-destruct mechanism was removed without his knowledge so he can't explode. He does clearly state his intention.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
4 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
1
Nasty221
Possibly?? Depends on how you interpret it but one character has multiple personalities that change via sneezing. As someone with OSDD I don't mind it too much
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
7
Does someone have an eating disorder?
10 supporters
Yes
3
No
6
1
IgnisActivate
It is not implied, however some main characters are shown and mentioned to eat way more than the average person throughout the entire show.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
7 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
1
CrayolaColor
Not in these exact words IIRC but there are some instances where characters openly say they're going to do something that would kill them.
Android 18 threatens to self destruct during the Cell Saga to avoid being absorbed by Cell, and Android 16 does the same thing later in an attempt to destroy Cell, but isn't able to.
Android 18 threatens to self destruct during the Cell Saga to avoid being absorbed by Cell, and Android 16 does the same thing later in an attempt to destroy Cell, but isn't able to.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there misophonia?
14 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
0
Pantalones
There are many scenes of Goku eating noisily. He needs more food than a human, so in these scenes, he's basically shoveling in food.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
15
No
1
3
lholafur32
Some characters die by using a kamikaze attack. Most are brought back though.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
11 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
0
Pantalones
There are several times during the Saiyan and Namek sagas where Gohan, who is a kid, will become overwhelmed and either freeze or begin to panic.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
3
Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
3 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
Pantalones
It depends on the sub/dub. Some of them do have some swearing, such as bastard, hell, and damn.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a baby cry?
7 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
1
andymoo
Gohan cries a lot during the Saiyan Saga after Raditz kidnaps him.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there screaming?
5 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
Pantalones
There is a TON of screaming in this show. Basically any time someone powers up, which is almost all fight scenes, there is a lot of screaming as they gather energy. There is also often screaming in rage from villains, especially when they are losing.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
2
Are there flashing lights or images?
12 supporters
Yes
16
No
0
2
Diamond10
A lot of energy beams are tossed around, which can give the effect of strobe lights.
2 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
5 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
Pantalones
It's shown that Dr. Gero used tiny drones to spy on the Z fighters to learn their techniques.
1 comment | Add comment
Pregnancy
Are there babies or unborn children?
6 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
1
CrayolaColor
Baby Trunks shows up a lot in the Android and Cell sagas.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
7
Is there childbirth?
10 supporters
Yes
4
No
3
1
IgnisActivate
There is no onscreen childbirth
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
14 supporters
Yes
10
No
2
2
OJAndToothpaste
This is basically Yajirobe's entire existence.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
12
No
2
4
Diamond10
Goku has trouble early on distinguishing between genders. He will pat the crotch to determine a person’s sex. He eventually grows out of it, but is still sometimes confused on someone’s gender and will ask, such as when he meets Videl for the first time.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
8 supporters
Yes
17
No
4
5
ToshikazuKishibe
There are racist caricatures of black people in the anime.
3 comments | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
14 supporters
Yes
8
No
4
3
ToshikazuKishibe
General Blue dies
4 comments | Add comment
Are there homophobic slurs?
18 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
1
baipopaibo
Some dubs and subtitling of the anime include homophobic slurs, especially during the General Blue saga.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
14 supporters
Yes
7
No
3
1
baipopaibo
Some dubs include ableist language.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
1
No
10
Is a minority is misrepresented?
5 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
6
DeenGray
Mr. Popo looks like a blackface caricature. And there are very rare gay characters who are shown as predatory
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Race
Is there blackface?
7 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
2
jdpamv
Some alien characters resemble blackface and the appearance of a few black characters is kinda stereotypical.
1 comment | Add comment
Relationships
Yes
2
No
1
Sex
Is someone sexually objectified?
10 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
2
CrayolaColor
Master Roshi is usually the culprit for this, but there's also a subplot during the Majin Buu saga that involves Goku offering some inappropriate things involving Bulma to another character in exchange for his help.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
8
-1
baipopaibo
In the Japanese version of the General Blue saga, it is heavily implied if not outright stated that Blue has a younger brother who he is sexually attracted to. He confuses Obatchaman for his younger brother and pursues him. This was during a time in Japan where homosexuality was popularly thought to be directly tied to pedophilia. Whether or not this is adapted in other dubs varies, but the English dubs omit this.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Is there sexual content?
18 supporters
Yes
13
No
4
2
bbcme
Bulma is often sexualized for gags. Mostly in dragon ball but in z it is toned down.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there nude scenes?
6 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
Nasty221
Just butt
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone lose their virginity?
4 supporters
Yes
0
No
3
0
Nasty221
Some characters have kids but the actual process isn't explained
1 comment | Add comment
Sexism
Yes
2
No
1
Sickness
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Social
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
10 supporters
Yes
2
No
12
2
JakeMurph
It has a very happy ending
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
1 supporters
Yes
9
No
1
0
Pantalones
The Androids (19 and 20) shoot down Yajirobe's plane. Several witnesses comment on the burning wreckage.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a car crash?
4 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
0
andymoo
The whole series begins with Bulma accidentally hitting Goku with her car. Later in Z, there's an episode where Goku & Piccolo are forced to take driving lessons and one of the instructors has a bad case of road rage. Hilarity ensues.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a car honk or tires screech?
3 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
Pantalones
A bus driver honks at Cell because he's blocking the road.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone hit by a car?
5 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
0
MysticFlames
Goku does multiple times but it doesnt hurt him at all
1 comment | Add comment
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
0 supporters
Yes
7
No
1
0
Nasty221
Many attacks are explosive
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone drown?
4 supporters
Yes
8
No
3
0
Diamond10
Freeza is seen attempting to drown Goku. He breaks out of it with Kaio-Ken
1 comment | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
16 supporters
Yes
12
No
3
0
Pantalones
Characters are often shown with bloody lips, scrapes, and sometimes much worse in fights. Characters have had limbs torn off and holes blasted in them, too, but that's rarer. Most fights have a little battle damage blood.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
5 supporters
Yes
12
No
1
1
Diamond10
Yes but guns are very ineffective in Dragon Ball, since characters have superspeed and can dodge easily, catch bullets easily, or even tank them with very little damage. An example is Gohan stopping a robbery. A criminal unloads a machine gun on Gohan, but he easily catches all the bullets in one hand and dramatically drops the bullets.
1 comment | Add comment