Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボール Z ゼット, Doragon Bōru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is the long-running sequel to the anime Dragon Ball. The series is a close adaptation of the second (and far longer) portion of the Dragon Ball manga written and drawn by Akira Toriyama.
According to the timeline, Dragon Ball GT takes place between the years 789 and 889 of the Dragon Ball calendar (for reference, the battle with Frieza on Namek takes place in 762). This is, however, not the first time that GT has been considered part of the franchise's canon. In 2013, a timeline was included in the Chouzenshuu 4: Dragon BallPan Is Officially Three Years Old In Dragon Ball Super - Meaning There Is Only One Year Left Before Z 's Ending. In Japan, kids have the option to attend kindergarten between the ages of 3 and 5. In chapter #519 of Dragon Ball, the announcer of the Budokai tournament says that Pan is 4 years old. This means that, at the most, there is only one Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, originally published in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (ドラゴンボールZ Sparking!スパーキング!, Doragon Bōru Zetto Supākingu!), is a fighting video game released for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Spike and published by Atari and Bandai in the U.S. and Japan, respectively. The game features 58 playable characters with a ARM3EVb.