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Why is did they add the letter Z in this series of Dragon Ball? It seems kind
of odd to throw that letter in there for no reason. I know that the Z is
symbolized a lot in Dragon Ball Z (ex. The Z Sword, The Z Fighters, Zenie,
etc.) but what does the Z literally stand for, and for what reason Akira
Toriyama decide to use this letter in the title?


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Why does Dragon Ball Z have the letter Z in its title?


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You can find the answer in a lot of forums:

> As the Dragon Ball anime series approached one of the manga’s major turning
> points, the anime staff approached Akira Toriyama about changing the name of
> the anime series to help change the “image” of the series. Thinking he would
> be ending the series sometime soon, Toriyama decided to signify this by
> simply adding the last letter in the alphabet to the series name. Little did
> he know that Dragon Ball Z would go on to be one of the most successful,
> popular, and recognized action anime series of all time.

Also from [Dragon Ball Z
Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z):

> The title "Dragon Ball Z" was chosen by Akira Toriyama because Z is the last
> letter of the alphabet and he wanted to finish the series because he was
> running out of ideas for Dragon Ball. Conventional knowledge in Japan used
> the "Z" only for the anime to separate Goku's childhood and adult life.


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