As reported on the Kanzenshuu forums both original Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT recently aired during the same day on the free Paraguayan channel La Tele.
It is not known when original Dragon Ball’s current run on La Tele began, but based on the pace at which it was being shown it is speculated to have been July 10, 2023 where it aired Mondays to Fridays at the 9am timeslot. The channel hasn’t listed either Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball GT on its website, but a fan noticed the former while channel surfing yesterday:
Thanks to Cure Dragon 255 for the live screencaps
For anyone interested in catching Dragon Ball GT keep an eye on La Tele, as was the case with original Dragon Ball it could appear unexpectedly.
The original series was previously airing on fellow Grupo Vierci channel Telefuturo since September 18, 2021, on this channel it aired Saturdays at 1:30pm and Sundays at 2pm with the Cloverway masters other channels like Tooncast, ETC and RPC used.
Original Dragon Ball concluded on La Tele the last week of October 2023 and on the 25th of that month the TOEI-exclusive sequel to Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT took its timeslot. It is assumed Dragon Ball Z didn’t take its predecessor’s place because it was airing on Telefuturo (where it currently airs with a triple bill Saturdays from 6:30pm-8pm and Sundays at 7pm and 7:25pm), which was a sister channel.
Dragon Ball GT has been airing with “remastered” video tracks that are of a lower resolution than the original betacam tapes with title cards, which have been distributed by TOEI (who took over Cloverway’s operations in the mid-2000s when they set up operations in Latin America) since 2016 with audio sourced from fan recordings.
Dragon Ball Z also currently airs on the Warner Channel on the same day with 8 episodes between 11:01am and 14:41pm on Sundays and double bills various times on weekdays, including tomorrow at 7:45pm and 8:15pm, Tuesday at 7:58am and 8:25am as well as 8:08pm and 8:37pm, Wednesday with three double bills 6:28am-7:21am, 8:12pm-9:08pm and 5:08am-6:10am, Thursday at 8:38pm-9:36pm and 5:29am, finally rounding up with a single timeslot Friday at 6am.
Dragon Ball has long had a dedicated fanbase in Latin America, many Paraguayan and Argentinian fans in particular were introduced to the series through the now defunct Pramer-owned channel Magic Kids.
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