the total episodes of dragon ball z kai not including the final chapters are 291.
how many total episodes of dragon ball z kai not including the final chapters?
291
in november 2012, after the first part of the series had finished airing, mayumi tanaka blogged that she was recording new episodes that were intended to air internationally but not in japan. in april 2013, funimation cast members were also reported to be recording new episodes. this second part of series would ultimately premiere in japan and run for 61 episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 159 in japan. internationally, the second part of the series was titled dragon ball z kai: the final chapters by toei europe and funimation and ran for 69 episodes. as with previous episodes, international releases of "the final chapters" contain a japanese audio track for all episodes, including those that were never released in japan.
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the first episode of "dragon ball kai" earned a viewer ratings percentage of 11.3, ahead of "one piece" and behind "crayon shin-chan". although following episodes had lower ratings, "kai" was among the top 10 anime in viewer ratings every week in japan for most of its run. towards the end of the original run the ratings hovered around 9%-10%. "dragon ball z kai" premiered on nicktoons in may 2010 and set the record for the highest-rated premiere in total viewers, and in tweens and boys ages 9–14. nielsen mega manila viewer ratings ranked "dragon ball kai" with a viewer ratings with a high of 18.4% for october 30 – november 4 in 2012. at the end of april 2013, "dragon ball kai" would trail just behind "one piece" at 14.2%. broadcasters' audience research board ranked "dragon ball z kai" as the second most viewed show in the week it debuted on kix. on its debut on vortexx, "dragon ball z kai" was the third highest rated show on the saturday morning block with 841,000 viewers and a 0.5 household rating.
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