subject: The different ways of pronouncing Dragon Ball Z [print this page] But what does Z actually denote? The creator of Dragon Ball Z episodes had added the Z to the series as he wanted to give finishing touch to the series. He was exhausted as the demand for the series was quite outstanding and the show never got cancelled. So, he wanted to end the show and as Z is the last letter of the English alphabet, he added it to the show name. However, the series became even more popular and was followed by another series Dragon Ball GT!!