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Dragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai,???????? ????; Doragon Boru Kai; Lit. Dragon Ball Revised) is an anime series that is a high-definition remaster and recut of Dragon Ball Z done for its 20th Anniversary. It premiered on Fuji TV on April 5th 2009 at 9:00am just before One Piece, and the two shows are being marketed together as "Dream 9", which refers to the hour in which they both air. Two issues of Shonen JUMP have included some primary information about the series.  

The "Kai" in the series" name means "updated," "modified," or "altered." Interestingly, despite the series being only a directors cut of Dragon Ball Z, the Z has been completely removed from the title (at least in the Japanese version.) 

FUNimation Entertainment has been dubbing Dragon Ball Kai into English for a North American release, under the release title of Dragon Ball Z Kai (more information can be viewed below). The show has also been airing premieres on the Nicktoons since May 24th. This is quite a change, as all the Dragon Ball series have almost always appeared on Cartoon Network in the United States.  On April 26th, 2010, 4Kids Entertainment announced the series will also run on The CW"s Toonzai block in it"s 2010 - 2011 season.