List of Dragon Ball Films
From Dragon Ball Encyclopedia
The Dragon Ball films are animated films made based on the Dragon Ball manga and its three animated TV series, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT.
All Dragon Ball movies were originally released in theaters in Japan. All of the movies have been released in the United States, and are usually released under a shorter title. Akira Toriyama, the artist who created the franchise, had little to do with the movies past some of the character designs, however, he is listed as the creator of the movies in the credit.
Dragon Ball films are all direct retellings of sagas with minor to significant changes, while Dragon Ball Z films are entirely new stories made to fit between sagas. Much like the rest of the filler, the motion pictures have many contradictions to the rest of the series, questionable character power interpretation, and makes it hard for them to fit anywhere in the timeline because of chronological errors. The typical chronological error is the group of main characters chosen for the film not matching the timeline, a particular character not being able to perform a Super Saiyan transformation (or not able to transform at his own will), Son Gohan having a tail while he shouldn't, etc. These chronological inconsistencies have created an alternate timeline theory among fans.
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[edit] Movies
[edit] Dragon Ball
| # | English title | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curse of the Blood Rubies | December 20, 1986 | September 24, 1996 |
| 2 | Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | July 18, 1987 | January 30, 2001 |
| 3 | Mystical Adventure | July 9, 1988 | February 27, 2001 |
| 4 | The Path to Power | March 4, 1996 | April 29, 2003 |
[edit] Dragon Ball Z
| # | English title | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Zone | July 15, 1989 | December 17, 1997 |
| 2 | The World's Strongest | March 10, 1990 | May 27, 1998 |
| 3 | The Tree of Might | July 7, 1990 | March 17, 1998 |
| 4 | Lord Slug | March 19, 1991 | August 7, 2001 |
| 5 | Cooler's Revenge | July 21, 1991 | January 22, 2002 |
| 6 | The Return of Cooler | March 7, 1992 | August 13, 2002 |
| 7 | Super Android 13! | July 11, 1992 | February 4, 2003 |
| 8 | Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan | March 6, 1993 | August 26, 2003 |
| 9 | Bojack Unbound | July 10, 1993 | August 17, 2004 |
| 10 | Broly – Second Coming | March 12, 1994 | April 5, 2005 |
| 11 | Bio-Broly | July 9, 1994 | September 13, 2005 |
| 12 | Fusion Reborn | March 4, 1995 | March 28, 2006 |
| 13 | Wrath of the Dragon | July 15, 1995 | September 12, 2006 |
[edit] TV Specials
The TV specials are unlike the movies in the way that they expand on the series. While the movies tend to go through a new unrelated storyline, the TV Specials explore an aspect of the series that has only been slightly touched on in the anime, like Trunks's past. Since these specials have only minimal plot hole and can easily be placed into the timeline, some fans consider them to be more canonical than the movies. The first two TV specials are a part of Z, while the third is a part of GT.
| # | English title | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burdock - The Father of Son Goku | October 17, 1990 | 2000[citation needed] |
| 2 | The History of Trunks | February 24, 1993 | October 9th, 2001[1] |
| 3 | A Hero's Legacy | March 26, 1997 | November 16, 2004[2] |
[edit] OVAs
| # | English title | Japanese release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans | August 6, 1993 | November 2, 2010subtitled |
| 2 | Yo! Son Son Goku and His Friends Return!! | September 21, 2008 | November 24, 2008subtitled |
[edit] Live Action Films
- Dragon Ball: Son Son Goku Fight, Son Son Goku Win! - Live action adaption from Korea released in 1990 adapting the events of the Emperor Pilaf Saga and a little of the Vegeta Saga as Nappa makes an appearance in this film.
- Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins - a Chinese adaption from 1991 that adapts the events of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, changing the names of all the characters and replacing King Gurumes, Bongo and Raven with three extraterrestrials named King Horn, Zebrata and Malilia. Penny role was combined with Chi-Chi's character under the name of Jade.
- Dragonball: Evolution - an American film made in 2009 combinding elements of the Emperor Pilaf Saga with the The Great Demon King Piccolo Saga and putting the story in a more real world perspective.
[edit] Public Service Videos
[edit] Son Goku's Traffic Safety
Japanese title: Son Gokuu no Koutsuu Anzen.
FUNimation title: None.
UK title: None.
[edit] Son Goku's Fire Brigade
Japanese title: Son Gokuu no Shoubou-tai.
FUNimation title: None.
UK title: None.
[edit] Trivia
- In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, the levels taken from the movies have their original Japanese titles.
- The box of Shin Budokai says that the story mode is based on Fusion Reborn but developers mistakenly titled it "Fusion Rebirth" on the main menu.
[edit] References
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z Special 2: The History of Trunks. Anime News Network. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ↑ Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (special). Anime News Netwrok. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
