I was a fan of DragonBall Z when i was a kid and liked it a lot. Then only thing i hated was that the shows were stretched out too much. You would have one show that would have a lot of action and the next would be just about talking and that is it. But overall that was a good show. Oh and to answer your question, Goku dies, but there is another world (heaven if you may call it) that is show in the tv shows and the way he comes back to life quite different than the zombie way. But...the characters realize that there are 7 dragon balls (hint the name) that if you collect them all and put them together and say some magic summoning words then an ancient dragon will come out of them and grant them one wish. Usually the people wish to bring back all the dead people who got killed by a bad guy, but some cases they just ask for one person to be back. Anyways, that is all i can realy say b/c if i were to go on about the shows then i would be here forever. So if you have any questions then just email me from my address above.