Let’s be honest—anime in the 2000s was a chaotic masterpiece. It was the era of chunky DVD box sets, Toonami marathons, and forums where people argued over sub vs. dub like their lives depended on it.

Dragon Ball Z is an international phenomenon known the world over, but in the US specifically, that immense popularity came by way Cartoon Network’s Toonami block. Toonami aired DBZ’s English Dub for ...