The dragon ball franchise is made for kids, so there's really no reason why any kid can't watch it and enjoy. However, it was also made for a japanese audience. You see, in japan, standards for what's appropriate for kids are very different.
DRAGONBALL IS NOT A KIDS SHOW! Some of the content of the show is not suitable for children, particularly the uncut Japanese version. The English translation does try to clean it up a bit, but it still contains some things anyone under 10 shouldn't be exposed to.
Parents Need to Know
Expect both slapstick humor and life-or-death struggles, including scenes where characters are beaten to death, stabbed, or vaporized by a supernatural attack. Younger children may find some of the shows imagery too scary, such as when Goku transforms into a giant ape.
If your 9 years old can handle PG-13 movies, DBZ should be fine. I feel like the violence in DBZ is not much different than what they put out in theaters these days (Look at movies like A Quiet Place for example). I feel like a 9-year-old should handle DBZ just fine since it is rated TV-PG.
Because of its violence, as well as its coarse language, scary scenes and scary characters, we don't recommend Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' for children under 8 years. And we recommend parental guidance for children aged 8-10 years.
The age rating of anime can range from kid-friendly to adult content, even pornographic in nature. Some types of anime aren't appropriate for kids because they have sexually explicit content while others include, mature themes that your child might not understand.
Still, there's no shortage of violent scenes; characters get hurt, unconventional weapons are used, and the dialogue includes language about killing, decimating, and destroying. While the show is massively appealing to anime fans, parents need to be aware that the strong violent visuals may frighten some kids.
Other than the scenes noted above, there's nothing of concern in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero for children aged 8-13 years.
There's more swearing here than you'd expect from a PG cartoon. We hear nearly 10 uses of the word “d–n,” four of “h—” and one or two each of “a–,” “b–tard” and “crap.” God's name is misused once.
Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once a...
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Story. Goku's eldest son, Gohan, is a polite little boy with dreams of growing up to become a great scholar. His name comes from Goku's late adoptive parent, who we know as Grandpa Gohan. Gohan was only four years old when he was kidnapped by Raditz while visiting Kame House with Goku.
If you watched the original Dragon Ball z (1989-1996) it is filled with bloody violence, swearing and even occasionally middle finger are used, & some sexual themes. Now if you watched the American TV version of Dragon Ball z kai, "which is where most of the gore, swearing, sexual themes " is dramatically cut down.
Not all anime shows are full of nudity and violence. Much anime is appropriate no matter what age your children are. To be sure they're seeing only the stuff you want them to see, watch a few episodes with them.
There is some cursing and violence. There's bloody scenes but nothing gory. In the anime the sexualization of female characters is extremely tamed at first. Starting in the 200's and later it gradually gets worse to the point where as an adult you're rolling your eyes.
It is a self-contained story so you should be able to follow the plot without seeing the original series. However, you do miss a lot of the context and explanation of characters' relationships if you skip the original Dragon Ball anime.
According to Dragon Ball Z, as a child Goku was downright Vegeta-like in his ruthlessness and brutality. Indeed, considering his youth, the friendliness that Goku exhibits as an adult is perhaps less the reduction of his having a pure heart, and more of a side-effect of his quest to be the best.
Goku never really swears outside of a fight (from what I can remember), so I don't think he's really wrong for using them outside of those circumstances. I wondered the same thing when he apparently let Vegeta go, not out of mercy, but because he wanted to fight him again, knowing full well that it was selfish.
The series ends shortly after Goku's climactic battle with Demon Jr (Piccolo) at the Strongest Under The Heavens Tournament, closing with Goku at age 19.
At the beginning of the saga, Goku told Bulma that he was 14, but that was because Goku's lack of education left him with an inability to count properly. After studying with Master Roshi, Goku became smart enough to at least know that 12, which was his actual age in his introduction, came after 11, and not 14.
What Is Goku's Age in DBZ? By the start of Dragon Ball Z, five years have passed since the end of Dragon Ball, which effectively makes Goku 23, now with a five-year-old son named Gohan in tow.
The only thing is a kiss scene, but there's a kiss scene in almost every movie or show so it should be fine. There are fight scenes though, which is basically what Dragon Ball Super is all about. I would give this a 9 and up just because the fighting may be a little scary for little kids.
Violence & Gore (9)
The bulk of DBZ is made of up fights which can contain dismemberment, blowing holes into each other and even death. However, the violence is incredibly fantastical with all of the aforementioned damage incurred by "energy beams" or "ki attacks". Depending on the version shown, there may be blood.