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While purists decry the censorship, the OED writers (led by Ward Perry) were genuinely clever. The "Next Dimension" dialogue became an inside joke, and the theme song (performed by Shuki Levy) is arguably more iconic than the Japanese "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" for Western millennials.

Furthermore, a Canadian broadcast of Dragon Ball (the original Pilaf saga) in 2019 revealed even more lost OED recordings, proving that the archives are still out there. Dragon Ball Original English Dub

When Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z first reached North American airwaves via the block on Cartoon Network, the industry standard for anime dubbing was heavily focused on "localization"—the practice of rewriting scripts and changing music to better suit American "cartoon" expectations. While purists decry the censorship, the OED writers

took over as the voice of Young Goku (and would later voice Young Gohan in The Standard: When Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z first