List of Dragon Ball anime
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Since the debut of the Dragon Ball anime series in 1986, Toei Animation has produced seventeen feature films based on the franchise: four films based on the original Dragon Ball anime, thirteen films based on the sequel series Dragon Ball Z, and one film, the eighteenth film, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the series. The films were self-contained stories that do not follow the same continuity as the television series, though a few are relatively easy to place within the timeline of the series.
In addition to the animated feature films, there was also a two-episode original video animation based on the Nintendo's Family Computer video game Doragon Bōru Zetto Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画) and a special short film shown at the Jump Festa titled Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!.
There will be an upcoming Dragon Ball Z movie coming out on March 30, 2013.[1]
Releases
Feature films
| Japanese title/English translation | FUNimation title | Japanese release | American release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenlong no Densetsu (神龍の伝説)[2] The Legend of Shenlong | Curse of the Blood Rubies | December 20, 1986 | September 24, 1996 |
| Majinjō no Nemuri Hime (魔神城のねむり姫) Sleeping Princess in the Devil's Castle | Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | July 18, 1987 | January 30, 2001 |
| Makafushigi Daibōken (魔訶不思議大冒険) Great Mystical Adventure | Mystical Adventure | July 9, 1988 | February 27, 2001 |
| Ora no Gohan o Kaese!! (オラの悟飯をかえせッ!!)[3] Return My Gohan!! | Dead Zone[4] | July 15, 1989 | December 17, 1997 |
| Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu (この世で一番強いヤツ) The World's Strongest | The World's Strongest | March 10, 1990 | May 27, 1998 |
| Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen (地球まるごと超決戦) The Great Battle for the Planet Earth | The Tree of Might | July 7, 1990 | March 17, 1998 |
| Sūpā Saiya-jin da Son Gokū (超サイヤ人だ孫悟空) The Super Saiyan - Son Goku | Lord Slug[5] | March 19, 1991 | August 7, 2001 |
| Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō (とびっきりの最強対最強) Battle of the Galaxy's Strongest (lit. "The Extraordinary Strongest vs. Strongest") | Cooler's Revenge[6] | July 21, 1991 | January 22, 2002 |
| Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi (激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち) Clash!! The Warriors with a Battle Power of 10 Billion | The Return of Cooler | March 7, 1992 | August 13, 2002 |
| Kyokugen Batoru!! San Dai Sūpā Saiyajin (極限バトル!!三大超サイヤ人) Battle to the Limits! The Three Great Super Saiyans | Super Android 13! | July 11, 1992 | February 4, 2003 |
| Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen (燃えつきろ!!熱戦・烈戦・超激戦) Burn Up!! A Close Fight - A Violent Fight - A Super Fierce Fight | Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan | March 6, 1993 | August 26, 2003 |
| Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu (銀河ギリギリ!!ぶっちぎりの凄い奴) The Galaxy's at the Brink!! The Amazingly Superpowered Man (lit. "The amazing man who would win by a wide margin") | Bojack Unbound | July 10, 1993 | August 17, 2004 |
| Kiken na Futari! Sūpā Senshi wa Nemurenai (危険なふたり!超戦士はねむれない) The Dangerous Duo! Super Warriors Never Rest | Broly – Second Coming | March 12, 1994 | April 5, 2005 |
| Sūpā Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da (超戦士撃破!!勝つのはオレだ) Blast of the Super Warriors!! I'll Be The Winner | Bio-Broly | July 9, 1994 | September 13, 2005 |
| Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Goku to Vegeta (復活のフュージョン!!悟空とベジータ) Fusion Reborn!! Goku and Vegeta | Fusion Reborn | March 4, 1995 | March 28, 2006 |
| Ryū-Ken Bakuhatsu!! Gokū ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru (龍拳爆発!!悟空がやらねば誰がやる) Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Doesn't Do It, Who Will? | Wrath of the Dragon | July 15, 1995 | September 12, 2006 |
| Saikyō e no Michi (最強への道) The Path to Ultimate Power | The Path to Power | March 4, 1996 | April 29, 2003 |
| Doragon Bōru Zetto (ドラゴンボールZ) Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | March 30, 2013 | TBA |
Television specials
The Dragon Ball franchise has spawned 3, one-hour long television specials, the first two based on the "Z" portion of the series, and the third based on the "GT" portion. Though the specials aired on TV in Japan, FUNimation's original English release of the episodes was on video, each one labeled "Feature" the same as the theatrical films. This, doubled with the inclusion of the "Z" specials in FUNimation's Remastered Movie Double Features has caused fans to continue to erroneously believe these to be theatrical films, when they are not. Of these specials, all are original stories created by the anime staff with the exception of the Trunks special, which is based on a special chapter of the manga.
| Japanese title/English Translation | English title | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatta Hitori no Saishū Kessen~Furīza ni Idonda Zetto Senshi Son Gokū no Chichi~ (たったひとりの最終決戦～フリーザに挑んだZ戦士 孫悟空の父～) The One True Final Battle ~The Z Warrior Who Challenged Freeza -- Son Goku's Father~ | Bardock – The Father of Goku | October 17, 1990 | January 10, 2001 |
| Zetsubō e no Hankō!! Nokosareta Chō-Senshi•Gohan to Torankusu (絶望への反抗!!残された超戦士・悟飯とトランクス) The Hopeless Resistance!! Gohan and Trunks -- The Two Remaining Super Warriors | The History of Trunks | February 23, 1993 | October 25, 2000 |
| Gokū Gaiden! Yūki no Akashi wa Sì Xīng Qiú (悟空外伝! 勇気の証しは四星球) Goku Side Story! The Four Star Ball is a Badge of Courage | A Hero's Legacy | March 26, 1997 | November 16, 2004 |
Original video animations
In 1993, Toei Animation, in cooperation with Shonen Jump and V-Jump, produced a two-part OVA that served as a video strategy guide to the Family Computer game titled Doragon Bōru Zetto Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画, Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans). The plot of both, the video game and the anime, centers around a survivor of the Tsufurujin race who seeks to destroy the remaining Saiyans by creating clones of their past enemies. The first volume was released on VHS on July 23, while the second was released on August 25. The animation would later be used in the two Dragon Ball Z video games later released for the Playdia. The complete OVA was later included in the Dragon Box Z, Vol. 2 DVD set released in Japan in 2003.
There is also another short 20 minutes OVA called Dragon Ball Z: The World of Dragon Ball Z. It is a review of the starting of Goku living on earth and up to the androids coming. And, it was released as a part of the third and final volume of the Trunks saga, which was called Z Warriors Prepare.
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (ドラゴンボール オッス！帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち！！, Doragon Bōru: Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi!!) is a 35-minute short film which was shown in the Jump Super Anime Tour in 2008.
The OVA was remade for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 under the title Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. It was included in all releases of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 as a bonus feature, unlocked at the start of gameplay without any necessary cheat code or in-game achievement. It was also presented in its original Japanese-language audio without any dubbing and with subtitles appropriate for each region.
A special titled Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock was released in Japan on December 17, 2011. It is a spin-off sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku.
Educational programmes
Two educational short films based on the original Dragon Ball anime were produced in 1988. The first was a traffic safety special titled Gokū no Kōtsū Ansen (悟空の交通安全, Goku's Traffic Safety), while the second was a fire safety special titled Gokū no Shōbōtai (悟空の消防隊, "Goku's Fire Brigade"). The two educational films were included in the Dragon Box DVD set released in Japan in 2004.
Pilot
The pilot of the U.S. broadcast version: Dragon Ball Z: Arrival, was a full-length movie built by combining the first four episodes which were, "The Arrival of Raditz", "The World's Strongest Team", "Gohan's Hidden Powers", and "Goku's Unusual Journey". The VHS release had two cover variants. It was released through Pioneer and Funimation.
Grand finale
The last volume of the Dragon Ball GT series in the old days, Dragon Ball GT: Generations, was a full-length movie built by combining the final four episodes which were, "The Limits of Power", "Rescue Goku", "Universal Allies", and "Until We Meet Again", and ended the entire Dragon Ball story.
TV Movie
The last volume of the Dragon Ball GT series, The Lost Episodes, Dragon Ball GT – The Lost Episodes: Activation, was a full-length movie built by combining the final four lost episodes which were, "The Man Behind the Curtain", "The Battle Within", "Beginning of the End", and "Giru's Checkered Past", and ended the entire lost Black Star Dragon Ball Saga.
Unreleased Episode
The episode "Gohan Attacks" was an episode that was not released on TV or available on the VHS edited version of the second volume of the Frieza saga which was, Transformation. But, it was available exclusively to the uncut version, and the DVD version. Later, when the Remastered series began, it was released as a part of the Season 3 set.
Special Recap
The first episode of the Dragon Ball GT series that arrived on American television in the old days, A Grand Problem, was a recap that was created by FUNimation Entertainment to work around using scenes from the skipped episodes of the Black Star Dragon Ball Saga to reveal the story. And, it was released as a part of, Dragon Ball GT - Affliction, and Dragon Ball GT Volume 1 for Game Boy Advance.
See also
- List of Dragon Ball characters
- List of Dragon Ball episodes
- List of Dragon Ball GT episodes
- List of Dragon Ball manga volumes
- List of Dragon Ball soundtracks
- List of Dragon Ball video games
- List of Dragon Ball Z episodes
- List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes
References
- ^ http://www.dblegends.com/topics/dragon-ball-movie-news/
- ^ Title used for the home video release in Japan. The theatrical release was simply titled Dragon Ball
- ^ The theatrical and Japanese DVD release were simply titled Dragon Ball Z
- ^ Known as Dead Zone Vortex in television airings in North America and as Pursuit of Garlic in Europe
- ^ Known as Super Saiya Son Goku in Europe
- ^ Known as Super Rivals in Europe
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