Hmmmm..... I'm watching Kai, and the animation is pretty much the same, just new opening and ending, and new soundtracks & sfx.... I would say if you really like Dragon Ball Z then go ahead and watch it... I'm watching it beacuse I never get bored of watching this.
And I don't know if I understood wrong, but it isn't like a recap they are just making the story a little more condensed, removing mostly all of the fillers and leaving the main-story episodes.
Right now Goku just transformed into Super Saiyan; so the battle against freeza is almost over...
Also this version of the series will be 100 episodes more or less..
IF YOU NEVER WATCHED DBZ HURRY AND WATCH THIS NOOOOOW!
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