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{{DISPLAYTITLE: ''Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!''}}
 
{{Infobox Film
 
{{Infobox Film
 
|name = Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
 
|name = Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
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|design = [[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]]
 
|design = [[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]]
 
|music = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
 
|music = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
|distributor = [[Toei]]
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|distributor = [[Toei Animation]]
 
|released = September 21, 2008
 
|released = September 21, 2008
 
|runtime = 33 minutes
 
|runtime = 33 minutes
 
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'''''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 the second ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' OVA and features the first ''[[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]]'' animation in nearly a decade, following a short story arc in the remade ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' anime series featuring [[Goku]] and the [[Red Ribbon Army]] in 1999. The film premiered in Japan on September 21, 2008, at the Jump Super Anime Tour in honor of [[Shonen Jump|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'']]'s fortieth anniversary.
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{{nihongo|'''''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 the second ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' OVA and features the first ''[[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]]'' animation in nearly a decade, following a short story arc in the remade ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' anime series featuring [[Goku]] and the [[Red Ribbon Army]] in 1999. The film premiered in Japan on September 21, 2008, at the Jump Super Anime Tour in honor of [[Shonen Jump|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'']]'s fortieth anniversary.
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It received a [[Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (manga)|manga adaptation]] in 2009.
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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[[File:GotenGohan.png|thumb|left|Goten and Gohan suggest the whole Son family goes to Mr. Satan's party]]
 
Two years have passed since [[Kid Buu]] was defeated by [[Goku]]'s [[Super Spirit Bomb]] with the help of [[Mr. Satan]], who has become a hero for seemingly defeating him. However, [[Videl]] remembers the truth of those events, and seems to be embarrassed about her father for being a fraud. A [[The Mr. Satan's World-Saving Defeat of Majin Buu, Super Gorgeous Hotel|gigantic hotel]] is being built in Mr. Satan's honor. Upon completion, Mr. Satan decides to throw a party for Goku and the others who fought Buu. Meanwhile, Goku, [[Chi-Chi]], [[Goten]], and [[Gohan]] have been making their living growing [[radish]]es, even though Mr. Satan provides them with plenty of money. Videl soon calls Gohan and asks him to bring his family to the party. At first Goku declines, but he changes his mind once he hears there will be an "all you can eat" banquet there (and even rips open the "fourth wall" in the process).
 
Two years have passed since [[Kid Buu]] was defeated by [[Goku]]'s [[Super Spirit Bomb]] with the help of [[Mr. Satan]], who has become a hero for seemingly defeating him. However, [[Videl]] remembers the truth of those events, and seems to be embarrassed about her father for being a fraud. A [[The Mr. Satan's World-Saving Defeat of Majin Buu, Super Gorgeous Hotel|gigantic hotel]] is being built in Mr. Satan's honor. Upon completion, Mr. Satan decides to throw a party for Goku and the others who fought Buu. Meanwhile, Goku, [[Chi-Chi]], [[Goten]], and [[Gohan]] have been making their living growing [[radish]]es, even though Mr. Satan provides them with plenty of money. Videl soon calls Gohan and asks him to bring his family to the party. At first Goku declines, but he changes his mind once he hears there will be an "all you can eat" banquet there (and even rips open the "fourth wall" in the process).
   
[[File:GotenGohan.png|thumb|left|Goten and Gohan suggest the whole Son family goes to Mr. Satan's party]]
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[[File:ZTV(Jmp).png|thumb|Journalists at Mr. Satan's party]]
[[Master Roshi]], [[Android 18]], [[Krillin]], etc., take off for the hotel and give [[Son family|Goku's family]] a lift. [[Piccolo]] decides to not ride along, but rather flies after them on his own. The group from [[Capsule Corporation]] arrives at the hotel first, and when [[Vegeta]] and Goku see each other, they begin to argue about fighting, since they both wore their usual fighting clothes to the party. Goku realizes the party is starting, and heads off to the assembly hall. Apart from Mr Satan's family (including [[Bee]] and Fat Buu), Goku's family, the [[Z Fighters]] (except [[Tien Shinhan]] and [[Chiaotzu]], who were included in [[Naho Ooishi]]'s manga adaptation), [[Brief family|Vegeta's family]], and Roshi's group, the crowd includes [[Dende]], [[Mr. Popo]], [[Korin]], [[Yajirobe]], [[Puar]], [[Launch]], [[Ox-King]], [[King Kai]], [[Bubbles]], [[Gregory]], [[Kibito Kai]], and [[Old Kai]].
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[[Master Roshi]], [[Android 18]], [[Krillin]], etc., take off for the hotel and give [[Son family|Goku's family]] a lift. [[Piccolo]] decides to not ride along, but rather flies after them on his own. The group from [[Capsule Corporation]] arrives at the hotel first, and when [[Vegeta]] and Goku see each other, they begin to argue about fighting, since they both wore their usual fighting clothes to the party. Goku realizes the party is starting, and heads off to the assembly hall. Apart from Mr. Satan's family (including [[Bee]] and Fat Buu), Goku's family, the [[Dragon Team]] (except [[Tien Shinhan]] and [[Chiaotzu]], who were included in [[Naho Ooishi]]'s manga adaptation), [[Brief family|Vegeta's family]], and Roshi's group, the crowd includes [[Dende]], [[Mr. Popo]], [[Korin]], [[Yajirobe]], [[Puar]], [[Launch]], [[Ox-King]], [[King Kai]], [[Bubbles]], [[Gregory]], [[Kibito Kai]], and [[Old Kai]].
   
 
Despite the fact that there is supposed to be no media coverage of the party, members of the press appear and ask Mr. Satan questions about Buu's defeat. While the Z Fighters are eating, two [[Attack Ball]]s land on [[Earth]]. Piccolo and Gohan are the first to notice, then 18 and Krillin, and eventually everyone stops eating and the atmosphere becomes tense.
 
Despite the fact that there is supposed to be no media coverage of the party, members of the press appear and ask Mr. Satan questions about Buu's defeat. While the Z Fighters are eating, two [[Attack Ball]]s land on [[Earth]]. Piccolo and Gohan are the first to notice, then 18 and Krillin, and eventually everyone stops eating and the atmosphere becomes tense.
   
[[File:ZTV(Jmp).png|thumb|Journalists at Mr. Satan's party]]
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[[File:Taburu.jpg|thumb|left|Tarble upon his arrival to Earth]]
A sharp-eyed [[Saiyan]] and a small alien emerge from the two spaceships. Using his scouter to detect higher battle powers, the Saiyan soon arrives at the party. Upon seeing Vegeta, the Saiyan calls him "big brother." The Z Fighters are all shocked by this sudden truth. The Saiyan introduces himself as [[Tarble]], along with his wife [[Gure]]. Vegeta says that Tarble had been sent off to [[Tech-Tech|a remote planet]] because he had no talent for battle. Tarble begs our heroes to defeat [[Abo]] and [[Cado]], who have ravaged his planet and pursued him to Earth.
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A sharp-eyed [[Saiyan]] and a small alien emerge from the two spaceships. Using his scouter to detect higher battle powers, the Saiyan soon arrives at the party. Upon seeing Vegeta, the Saiyan calls him "big brother." The Z Fighters are all shocked by this sudden truth. The Saiyan introduces himself as [[Tarble]], along with his wife [[Gure]]. Vegeta says that Tarble had been sent off to [[Tech-Tech|a remote planet]] because he had no talent for battle. Tarble begs our heroes to defeat [[Abo]] and [[Kado]], who have ravaged his planet and pursued him to Earth.
   
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[[File:384038 10150426309124103 22245934102 8481950 303111802 n.jpg|thumb|Goku turns Super Saiyan]]
[[File:GokuinTarbleScouter.png|thumb|left|200px|Tarble examining Goku with his Scouter]]
 
Goku says that if they are strong, he will fight them. Tarble measures Goku's battle power with his scouter, and says that he will be of no help due to the fact that his suppressed [[power level]] is far too low for Abo and Cado strength. Vegeta taunts Tarble for relying on his scouter to check power levels, and as an example, Goku begins to [[Power Up|gather ''ki'']]. The battle power reading on the scouter steadily increases up to millions. It soon breaks as Goku goes [[Super Saiyan]], and Tarble is absolutely stunned by this incredible increase of Goku's power. After Goku and Vegeta argue over who should get to fight them, Goten and [[Trunks]] say that they want to fight too, Krillin and Gohan say they further more enjoy to do so as well, and eventually even Roshi wants to fight to remember the old days. Goku thinks it will be unfair if everybody fights the enemies, and suggests they select a single representative to fight by drawing lots.
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Goku says that if they are strong, he will fight them. Tarble measures Goku's battle power with his scouter, and says that he will be of no help due to the fact that his suppressed [[power level]] is far too low for Abo and Kado's strength. Vegeta taunts Tarble for relying on his scouter to check power levels, and as an example, Goku begins to [[Power Up|gather ''ki'']]. The battle power reading on the scouter steadily increases up to millions. It soon breaks as Goku goes [[Super Saiyan]], and Tarble is absolutely stunned by this incredible increase of Goku's power. After Goku and Vegeta argue over who should get to fight them, Goten and [[Trunks]] say that they want to fight too, Krillin and Gohan say they further more enjoy to do so as well, and eventually even Roshi wants to fight to remember the old days. Goku thinks it will be unfair if everybody fights the enemies, and suggests they select a single representative to fight by drawing lots.
   
[[File:Taburu.jpg|thumb|Tarble upon his arrival to Earth]]
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[[File:Long Radish.png|thumb|left|Trunks is declared a winner after pulling the longest radish.]]
 
Goku [[Instant Transmission|teleports]] Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, Roshi, [[Oolong]], Videl, Chi-Chi, [[Bulma]], Tarble, and Gure to [[Mount Paozu]]. Goku suggests that they each draw a radish, and the person who draws the longest radish will be the representative. After numerous tries from others, Goten draws out a very long radish, and it seems he will be the one to fight. This makes Vegeta jealous, and he tells Trunks to pull out an even bigger radish. Pressured by Vegeta, Trunks pulls out what at first seems like a very short, thin radish, which then turns out to be the longest one (it goes way down the mountain the field is on). This means that Trunks wins and will fight the enemies. Proud that his son will fight, Vegeta tells Trunks to avenge "Uncle Tarble". He then asks Tarble who Gure is and Tarble introduces her as his wife, much to Vegeta's shock, and he actually bows in respect. Master Roshi says that Saiyans tend to pick strange wives, which makes Chi-Chi and Bulma mad and hit him for his insult.
 
Goku [[Instant Transmission|teleports]] Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, Roshi, [[Oolong]], Videl, Chi-Chi, [[Bulma]], Tarble, and Gure to [[Mount Paozu]]. Goku suggests that they each draw a radish, and the person who draws the longest radish will be the representative. After numerous tries from others, Goten draws out a very long radish, and it seems he will be the one to fight. This makes Vegeta jealous, and he tells Trunks to pull out an even bigger radish. Pressured by Vegeta, Trunks pulls out what at first seems like a very short, thin radish, which then turns out to be the longest one (it goes way down the mountain the field is on). This means that Trunks wins and will fight the enemies. Proud that his son will fight, Vegeta tells Trunks to avenge "Uncle Tarble". He then asks Tarble who Gure is and Tarble introduces her as his wife, much to Vegeta's shock, and he actually bows in respect. Master Roshi says that Saiyans tend to pick strange wives, which makes Chi-Chi and Bulma mad and hit him for his insult.
   
[[File:Trunkswantstofight.png|thumb|left|Trunks requesting to fight Abo and Cado]]
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[[File:AboAndKado.png|thumb|Abo and Kado]]
Meanwhile, two other spaceships land on Earth, containing Abo and Cado. Pursuing Tarble, they arrive at the hotel, and a panic erupts. Goku and the others soon return, and calm things down. Goku says to Vegeta that if there are two of them, they should also be two; to which he replies that Trunks should be enough. Goku, going against Vegeta, then tells Goten that he could fight too. Vegeta gets mad at Goku for letting Goten join Trunks, but relents to it when Bulma convinces him to agree.
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Meanwhile, two other spaceships land on Earth, containing Abo and Kado. Pursuing Tarble, they arrive at the hotel, and a panic erupts. Goku and the others soon return, and calm things down. Goku says to Vegeta that if there are two of them, they should also be two, to which he replies that Trunks should be enough. Goku, going against Vegeta, then tells Goten that he could fight too. Vegeta gets mad at Goku for letting Goten join Trunks, but relents when Bulma convinces him to agree.
   
 
It turns out Abo and Kado are remnants of [[Frieza Force|Frieza's army]], who have taken control of Frieza's planets now that he is gone. Vegeta also knows of them, and says that they were supposed to rival the [[Ginyu Force]] in strength. Tarble says that the two have become much stronger, and that not even [[Frieza]] could beat either of them now. Goku gains enthusiasm when he hears that they are “only” at Frieza's power level, and decides that it is alright for Trunks and Goten to fight them alone. At first Abo and Kado underestimate the children's strength; initially the two adversaries get bashed and battered. But soon enough the two decide to get serious, and they each [[Cloning|split into three people]].
[[File:Long Radish.png|thumb|Trunks is declared a winner after pulling the longest radish.]]
 
It turns out Abo and Cado are remnants of [[Galactic Frieza Army|Frieza's army]], who have taken control of Frieza's planets now that he is gone. Vegeta also knows of them, and says that they were supposed to rival the [[Ginyu Force]] in strength. Tarble says that the two have become much stronger, and that not even [[Frieza]] could beat either of them now. Goku gains enthusiasm when he hears that they are “only” at Frieza's power level, and decides that it is alright for Trunks and Goten to fight them alone. At first Abo and Cado underestimate the children's strength, initially the two adversaries get bashed and battered. But soon enough the two decide to get serious, and they each [[Cloning|split into three people]] each.
 
   
[[File:RoshiWhooped.png|thumb|left|200px|Roshi gets hit by Bulma and Chi-Chi.]]
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[[File:GotenPunch.png|thumb|left|Goten punches Kado]]
Trunks and Goten are soon restricted to their tremendous techniques, as the six people fighters are defending and attacking at every possible opportunity. Vegeta advises them to sense their ''[[ki]]'' and locate the real Abo and Cado rather than use their eyes and ears, but they can not. Vegeta is irritated that Trunks has forgotten the basics, but Bulma says that is because he never taught Trunks them. He then says that Trunks lacks motivation just like her, prompting an argument between them, and Goku says that it is not the time for a marital quarrel. Gohan offers to help, but the two ambitious children refuse. They settle on having Gohan merely tell them where the real Abo and Cado are. With Gohan's accurate advice, Goten and Trunks drive Abo and Cado to the wall.
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Trunks and Goten are soon restricted to their tremendous techniques, as the six people fighters are defending and attacking at every possible opportunity. Vegeta advises them to sense their ''[[ki]]'' and locate the real Abo and Kado rather than use their eyes and ears, but they cannot. Vegeta is irritated that Trunks has forgotten the basics, but Bulma says that is because he never taught Trunks them. He then says that Trunks lacks motivation just like her, prompting an argument between them, and Goku says that it is not the time for a marital quarrel. Gohan offers to help, but the two ambitious children refuse. They settle on having Gohan merely tell them where the real Abo and Kado are. With Gohan's accurate advice, Goten and Trunks drive Abo and Kado to the wall.
   
[[File:AboAndKado.png|thumb|200px|Abo and Cado.]]
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[[File:Abo Cado.jpg|thumb|Abo and Kado merged into Aka]]
Cornered, Abo and Cado merge to become even stronger, forming the deadly [[Aka]]. Aka then begins to relentlessly tear into Goten and Trunks with a slew of aerial attacks, including bouncing them into the sky with a barbaric thrust, and grabbing them by their heads while tearing through the skies. Aka spins in a cyclone of deadly precision, tossing Goten and Trunks aside as if they were mere rag-dolls. Put on the defensive by Aka's attacks, Goten and Trunks use their own secret weapon, the [[Fusion Dance]]. However, it has been so long since they have used it that they fail and become chubby [[Gotenks]]. They eventually succeed on their second try, and Gotenks overwhelms Aka, using Yamcha's [[Wolf Fang Fist]], Tien's [[Volleyball Attack]], and to finish him off they use the [[Dynamite Rolling Thunder Punch]], going Super Saiyan the moment they punch Aka, propelling him into a lake.
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Cornered, Abo and Kado merge to become even stronger, forming the deadly [[Aka]]. Aka then begins to relentlessly tear into Goten and Trunks with a slew of aerial attacks, including bouncing them into the sky with a barbaric thrust, and grabbing them by their heads while tearing through the skies. Aka spins in a cyclone of deadly precision, tossing Goten and Trunks aside as if they were mere rag-dolls. Put on the defensive by Aka's attacks, Goten and Trunks use their own secret weapon, the [[Fusion Dance]]. However, it has been so long since they have used it that they fail and become chubby [[Gotenks]]. They eventually succeed on their second try, and Gotenks overwhelms Aka, using Yamcha's [[Wolf Fang Fist]], Tien's [[Volleyball Attack]], and to finish him off they use the [[Dynamite Rolling Thunder Punch]], going Super Saiyan the moment they punch Aka, propelling him into a lake.
   
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[[File:Super Wahaha1.png|thumb|left|Aka prepares his Wahaha no Ha]]
Everyone (except for Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gotenks) leaves the battle and decide to continue the banquet. Aka then rises out of the lake, apparently enraged. He fires his signature [[Wahaha no Ha]] technique, which hits Gotenks and causes the Satan Hotel to collapse. Aka then starts shooting his [[Super Wahaha no Ha]], damaging each part of the hotel one after the other.
 
 
Everyone (except for Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gotenks) leaves the battle and decides to continue the banquet. Aka then rises out of the lake, apparently enraged. He fires his signature [[Wahaha no Ha]] technique, which hits Gotenks and causes the Satan Hotel to collapse. Aka then starts shooting his [[Super Wahaha no Ha]], damaging each part of the hotel one after the other. In order to protect his friends, Piccolo deflects each Super Wahaha no Ha [[Continuous Energy Bullet|energy bullets]] with a [[Special Beam Cannon]]. Krillin uses a [[Destructo Disc]] to protect Android 18 and [[Marron]]. Yamcha protects Bulma, Oolong and Puar from the falling rubble by using the [[Spirit Ball]], Yajirobe saves some people by slicing rubble in half with [[Yajirobe's katana|his sword]], and Roshi also protects a group of maids from the rubble. When saving everyone, Yamcha and Krillin change into their traditional [[Turtle School uniform]]s.
 
[[File:Abo Cado.jpg|thumb|left|Abo and Cado merged into Aka.]]
 
In order to protect his friends, Piccolo deflects each Super Wahaha no Ha [[Continuous Energy Bullet|energy bullets]] with a [[Special Beam Cannon]]. Krillin uses a [[Destructo Disc]] to protect Android 18 and [[Marron]]. Yamcha protects Bulma, Oolong and Puar from the falling rubble by using the [[Spirit Ball]], Yajirobe saves some people by slicing rubble in half with [[Yajirobe's katana|his sword]], and Roshi also protects a group of maids from the rubble. When saving everyone, Yamcha and Krillin change into their traditional [[Turtle School uniform]]s.
 
   
 
Goku and Vegeta decide to finish off Aka. While flying towards him, Goku points and asks “What's that?!”, causing Vegeta to look away. With Vegeta distracted, Goku takes off towards Aka. Aka fires a [[Flaming Wahaha no Ha]] which Goku counters with a [[Kamehameha]], and then he nails Aka with a single punch. Vegeta later states that was a dirty trick by Goku.
 
Goku and Vegeta decide to finish off Aka. While flying towards him, Goku points and asks “What's that?!”, causing Vegeta to look away. With Vegeta distracted, Goku takes off towards Aka. Aka fires a [[Flaming Wahaha no Ha]] which Goku counters with a [[Kamehameha]], and then he nails Aka with a single punch. Vegeta later states that was a dirty trick by Goku.
   
[[File:Android18 & kado.JPG|thumb|200px|Android 18 and Cado.]]
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[[File:Android18 & kado.JPG|thumb|Android 18 and Kado.]]
Aka is finally defeated and the battle is over. Videl tells her father that having his hotel smashed was a punishment for being big-headed; Satan agrees and promises to change. Goku and Krillin say that he could make a wish to Shenron to rebuild it, in which he almost agrees (Videl then reminds him of his promise), and the party starts again amid the hotel rubble. As the party continues, the two villains are invited to the party by Goku, who enjoy the radishes that Goku and Chi-Chi had been growing. Goku eats Vegeta's sushi (which he states to have saved for last), who eats Goku's Char Siu (which was also the last remaining) in return. Angry, the two finally turn Super Saiyan and begin yelling at each other, as everyone else watches in amazement (excluding Chi-Chi and Bulma, who continue eating in embarrassment).
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Aka is finally defeated, and the battle is over. Videl tells her father that having his hotel smashed was a punishment for being big-headed; Satan agrees and promises to change. Goku and Krillin say that he could make a wish to Shenron to rebuild it, to which he almost agrees (Videl then reminds him of his promise), and the party starts again amid the hotel rubble. As the party continues, the two villains are invited to the party by Goku, who enjoy the radishes that Goku and Chi-Chi had been growing. Goku eats Vegeta's sushi (which he states to have saved for last), who eats Goku's Char Siu (which was also the last remaining) in return. Angry, the two finally turn Super Saiyan and begin yelling at each other, as everyone else watches in amazement (excluding Chi-Chi and Bulma, who continue eating in embarrassment).
   
 
==Timeline Placement==
 
==Timeline Placement==
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==Releases==
 
==Releases==
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''Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return!'' premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour from September 21, 2008 and continued to be shown until the festival concluded on November 23. The following day, November 24, the film was made available to stream on the website Jumpland, for both Japanese and English viewers (with subtitles); it remained available until January 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-23/new-dragon-ball-tegami-bachi-anime-now-streaming|title= New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime Now Streaming|accessdate= February 23, 2009|publisher= Anime News Network|date= November 11, 2008}}</ref>
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On November 22, it was announced in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' that ''Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return!'' would be made available, along with the other Jump Super Anime Tour specials ''One Piece: Romance Dawn'' and ''Tegami Bachi: Light and Blue Night Fantasy'', on a limited-edition DVD that could only be ordered through the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''V-Jump'', and ''Jump SQ''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-22/new-db-tegami-bachi-romance-dawn-anime-dvd-offered|title= New DB, Tegami Bachi, Romance Dawn Anime DVD Offered|accessdate= February 23, 2009|publisher= Anime News Network|date= December 12, 2008}}</ref> This special DVD includes the non credits version of the ending "[[Orange Hero]]" by jealkb.
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[[File:Yo!Manga.png|thumb|left|Manga adaptation of ''Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!'']]
 
[[File:Yo!Manga.png|thumb|left|Manga adaptation of ''Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!'']]
A two part manga adaptation drawn by [[Naho Ooishi]] was released on March 21, 2009 in ''V-Jump'' issue #5 and in 21 April 2009 in ''V-Jump'' issue #6, and later made into one manga volume. The special OVA was released on DVD in April 2009, only available by special order via ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''V-Jump'', and ''Jump SQ''; this special DVD includes the non credits version of the ending "[[Orange Hero]]" by jealkb. ''Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!'' is also in the extra DVD included in the ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'' limited edition, which was released on September 13, 2013.
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A two-part manga adaptation drawn by [[Naho Ooishi]]. The first part was released on March 21, 2009 in ''V-Jump'' issue #5, and the second part on 21 April 2009 in ''V-Jump'' issue #6. The issues were collected into a single manga volume released on September 10, 2010.
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The special received a wider release when it was included as a bonus on the special edition home release of ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'', released on September 13, 2013.
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==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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! Voice Actor
 
! Voice Actor
 
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| [[Son Goku]]
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| [[Goku]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"| [[Masako Nozawa]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"| [[Masako Nozawa]]
 
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| [[Son Gohan]]
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| [[Gohan]]
 
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| [[Son Goten]]
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| [[Goten]]
 
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| [[Trunks]]
 
| [[Trunks]]
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| [[Yūsuke Numata]]
 
| [[Yūsuke Numata]]
 
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| [[Cado]]
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| [[Kado]]
 
| [[Kazunari Tanaka]]
 
| [[Kazunari Tanaka]]
 
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==Major Battles==
 
==Major Battles==
*Tarble vs. Abo and Cado <small>(unseen)</small>
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*Tarble vs. Abo and Kado <small>(unseen)</small>
*Goten and Trunks vs. Abo and Cado
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*Goten and Trunks vs. Abo and Kado
 
*Goten and Trunks vs. Aka
 
*Goten and Trunks vs. Aka
 
*Gotenks (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Aka
 
*Gotenks (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Aka
 
*Goku (Super Saiyan) vs. Aka
 
*Goku (Super Saiyan) vs. Aka
 
==Manga adaptation==
 
The manga version has several differences.
 
*Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu are present at the party.
 
*There is no radish picking contest to decide the fighter, instead Chi-Chi and Bulma tell Goku and Vegeta to allow Goten and Trunks to fight.
 
*Abo and Kado are easily defeated by Goten and Trunks, never fighting back with techniques like Cloning.
 
*Gotenks uses his Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack against Aka, immediately followed by his Dynamite Rolling Thunder Punch.
 
*Aka never uses the Wahaha no Ha, instead immediately using the Super Wahaha no Ha. Additionally the attack is aimed at the surrounding area and not the Z Fighters, so no one blocks it.
 
*Yamcha comments that the Flaming Wahaha no Ha has enough power to destroy Earth.
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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**Gohan falling through the sky and being caught by Goku is replaced with Goten falling through the sky, with Gohan flying around.
 
**Gohan falling through the sky and being caught by Goku is replaced with Goten falling through the sky, with Gohan flying around.
 
**With the final shot of the heroes, it shows them as they are at this point of the series. Not to mention Master Roshi is not seen.
 
**With the final shot of the heroes, it shows them as they are at this point of the series. Not to mention Master Roshi is not seen.
*Aside from the Z Fighter group pose at the end of the opening sequence, both Chiaotzu and Tien do not make an appearance in the movie, despite them being shown on the movie poster. This is likely because Tien's seiyu (voice actor), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]], died and to honor his memory they did not replace him. Both characters make minor appearances in the manga adaptation.
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*Aside from the Dragon Team group pose at the end of the opening sequence, both Chiaotzu and Tien do not make an appearance in the movie, despite them being shown on the movie poster. This is likely because Tien's seiyu (voice actor), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]], died and to honor his memory they did not replace him (though they would soon after for ''[[Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''). Both characters make minor appearances in the manga adaptation.
*Goku is seen wearing the original version of his [[Turtle School uniform|uniform]] from the beginning of ''Dragon Ball Z'' (that with the [[Turtle School]] kanji on the front and back of his outer shirt, and his old obi-styled belt).
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*Goku is seen wearing the original version of his [[Turtle School Uniform|uniform]] from the beginning of ''Dragon Ball Z'' (that with the [[Turtle School]] kanji on the front and back of his outer shirt, and his old knot-styled obi over the waist).
 
*Krillin appears in the orange and blue outfit with hair. He appears bald on the movie poster, but in the movie itself, he appears with hair.
 
*Krillin appears in the orange and blue outfit with hair. He appears bald on the movie poster, but in the movie itself, he appears with hair.
 
*The [[Akira (character)|Tori-Bot]] and [[Neko Majin (character)|Neko Majin]]'s faces are seen when Gohan is on the computer with Videl as well as an icon of the One-Star [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Ball]].
 
*The [[Akira (character)|Tori-Bot]] and [[Neko Majin (character)|Neko Majin]]'s faces are seen when Gohan is on the computer with Videl as well as an icon of the One-Star [[Dragon Ball (object)|Dragon Ball]].
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*The [[Mother with sunglasses]], seen rolling a stroller with three kids, is a recurring minor character in the [[Dragon Ball (franchise)|''Dragon Ball'' series]].
 
*The [[ZTV]] journalist with the orange hair that comes to interview Mr. Satan also appears in ''[[Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans]]''.
 
*The [[ZTV]] journalist with the orange hair that comes to interview Mr. Satan also appears in ''[[Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans]]''.
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* On the movie poster, Launch is shown in her bad form, but throughout the whole special, she remains in her good form.
 
* Android 18 appears in the movie poster in her first outfit in the [[Androids Saga]], but wears her outfit in the [[World Tournament Saga]] in the special.
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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 the second Dragon Ball Z OVA and features the first Dragon Ball animation in nearly a decade, following a short story arc in the remade Dr. Slump anime series featuring Goku and the Red Ribbon Army in 1999. The film premiered in Japan on September 21, 2008, at the Jump Super Anime Tour in honor of Weekly Shōnen Jump's fortieth anniversary.

It received a manga adaptation in 2009.

Summary

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Goten and Gohan suggest the whole Son family goes to Mr. Satan's party

Two years have passed since Kid Buu was defeated by Goku's Super Spirit Bomb with the help of Mr. Satan, who has become a hero for seemingly defeating him. However, Videl remembers the truth of those events, and seems to be embarrassed about her father for being a fraud. A gigantic hotel is being built in Mr. Satan's honor. Upon completion, Mr. Satan decides to throw a party for Goku and the others who fought Buu. Meanwhile, Goku, Chi-Chi, Goten, and Gohan have been making their living growing radishes, even though Mr. Satan provides them with plenty of money. Videl soon calls Gohan and asks him to bring his family to the party. At first Goku declines, but he changes his mind once he hears there will be an "all you can eat" banquet there (and even rips open the "fourth wall" in the process).

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Journalists at Mr. Satan's party

Master Roshi, Android 18, Krillin, etc., take off for the hotel and give Goku's family a lift. Piccolo decides to not ride along, but rather flies after them on his own. The group from Capsule Corporation arrives at the hotel first, and when Vegeta and Goku see each other, they begin to argue about fighting, since they both wore their usual fighting clothes to the party. Goku realizes the party is starting, and heads off to the assembly hall. Apart from Mr. Satan's family (including Bee and Fat Buu), Goku's family, the Dragon Team (except Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu, who were included in Naho Ooishi's manga adaptation), Vegeta's family, and Roshi's group, the crowd includes Dende, Mr. Popo, Korin, Yajirobe, Puar, Launch, Ox-King, King Kai, Bubbles, Gregory, Kibito Kai, and Old Kai.

Despite the fact that there is supposed to be no media coverage of the party, members of the press appear and ask Mr. Satan questions about Buu's defeat. While the Z Fighters are eating, two Attack Balls land on Earth. Piccolo and Gohan are the first to notice, then 18 and Krillin, and eventually everyone stops eating and the atmosphere becomes tense.

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Tarble upon his arrival to Earth

A sharp-eyed Saiyan and a small alien emerge from the two spaceships. Using his scouter to detect higher battle powers, the Saiyan soon arrives at the party. Upon seeing Vegeta, the Saiyan calls him "big brother." The Z Fighters are all shocked by this sudden truth. The Saiyan introduces himself as Tarble, along with his wife Gure. Vegeta says that Tarble had been sent off to a remote planet because he had no talent for battle. Tarble begs our heroes to defeat Abo and Kado, who have ravaged his planet and pursued him to Earth.

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Goku turns Super Saiyan

Goku says that if they are strong, he will fight them. Tarble measures Goku's battle power with his scouter, and says that he will be of no help due to the fact that his suppressed power level is far too low for Abo and Kado's strength. Vegeta taunts Tarble for relying on his scouter to check power levels, and as an example, Goku begins to gather ki. The battle power reading on the scouter steadily increases up to millions. It soon breaks as Goku goes Super Saiyan, and Tarble is absolutely stunned by this incredible increase of Goku's power. After Goku and Vegeta argue over who should get to fight them, Goten and Trunks say that they want to fight too, Krillin and Gohan say they further more enjoy to do so as well, and eventually even Roshi wants to fight to remember the old days. Goku thinks it will be unfair if everybody fights the enemies, and suggests they select a single representative to fight by drawing lots.

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Trunks is declared a winner after pulling the longest radish.

Goku teleports Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo, Yamcha, Puar, Krillin, Roshi, Oolong, Videl, Chi-Chi, Bulma, Tarble, and Gure to Mount Paozu. Goku suggests that they each draw a radish, and the person who draws the longest radish will be the representative. After numerous tries from others, Goten draws out a very long radish, and it seems he will be the one to fight. This makes Vegeta jealous, and he tells Trunks to pull out an even bigger radish. Pressured by Vegeta, Trunks pulls out what at first seems like a very short, thin radish, which then turns out to be the longest one (it goes way down the mountain the field is on). This means that Trunks wins and will fight the enemies. Proud that his son will fight, Vegeta tells Trunks to avenge "Uncle Tarble". He then asks Tarble who Gure is and Tarble introduces her as his wife, much to Vegeta's shock, and he actually bows in respect. Master Roshi says that Saiyans tend to pick strange wives, which makes Chi-Chi and Bulma mad and hit him for his insult.

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Abo and Kado

Meanwhile, two other spaceships land on Earth, containing Abo and Kado. Pursuing Tarble, they arrive at the hotel, and a panic erupts. Goku and the others soon return, and calm things down. Goku says to Vegeta that if there are two of them, they should also be two, to which he replies that Trunks should be enough. Goku, going against Vegeta, then tells Goten that he could fight too. Vegeta gets mad at Goku for letting Goten join Trunks, but relents when Bulma convinces him to agree.

It turns out Abo and Kado are remnants of Frieza's army, who have taken control of Frieza's planets now that he is gone. Vegeta also knows of them, and says that they were supposed to rival the Ginyu Force in strength. Tarble says that the two have become much stronger, and that not even Frieza could beat either of them now. Goku gains enthusiasm when he hears that they are “only” at Frieza's power level, and decides that it is alright for Trunks and Goten to fight them alone. At first Abo and Kado underestimate the children's strength; initially the two adversaries get bashed and battered. But soon enough the two decide to get serious, and they each split into three people.

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Goten punches Kado

Trunks and Goten are soon restricted to their tremendous techniques, as the six people fighters are defending and attacking at every possible opportunity. Vegeta advises them to sense their ki and locate the real Abo and Kado rather than use their eyes and ears, but they cannot. Vegeta is irritated that Trunks has forgotten the basics, but Bulma says that is because he never taught Trunks them. He then says that Trunks lacks motivation just like her, prompting an argument between them, and Goku says that it is not the time for a marital quarrel. Gohan offers to help, but the two ambitious children refuse. They settle on having Gohan merely tell them where the real Abo and Kado are. With Gohan's accurate advice, Goten and Trunks drive Abo and Kado to the wall.

Abo Cado

Abo and Kado merged into Aka

Cornered, Abo and Kado merge to become even stronger, forming the deadly Aka. Aka then begins to relentlessly tear into Goten and Trunks with a slew of aerial attacks, including bouncing them into the sky with a barbaric thrust, and grabbing them by their heads while tearing through the skies. Aka spins in a cyclone of deadly precision, tossing Goten and Trunks aside as if they were mere rag-dolls. Put on the defensive by Aka's attacks, Goten and Trunks use their own secret weapon, the Fusion Dance. However, it has been so long since they have used it that they fail and become chubby Gotenks. They eventually succeed on their second try, and Gotenks overwhelms Aka, using Yamcha's Wolf Fang Fist, Tien's Volleyball Attack, and to finish him off they use the Dynamite Rolling Thunder Punch, going Super Saiyan the moment they punch Aka, propelling him into a lake.

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Aka prepares his Wahaha no Ha

Everyone (except for Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Gotenks) leaves the battle and decides to continue the banquet. Aka then rises out of the lake, apparently enraged. He fires his signature Wahaha no Ha technique, which hits Gotenks and causes the Satan Hotel to collapse. Aka then starts shooting his Super Wahaha no Ha, damaging each part of the hotel one after the other. In order to protect his friends, Piccolo deflects each Super Wahaha no Ha energy bullets with a Special Beam Cannon. Krillin uses a Destructo Disc to protect Android 18 and Marron. Yamcha protects Bulma, Oolong and Puar from the falling rubble by using the Spirit Ball, Yajirobe saves some people by slicing rubble in half with his sword, and Roshi also protects a group of maids from the rubble. When saving everyone, Yamcha and Krillin change into their traditional Turtle School uniforms.

Goku and Vegeta decide to finish off Aka. While flying towards him, Goku points and asks “What's that?!”, causing Vegeta to look away. With Vegeta distracted, Goku takes off towards Aka. Aka fires a Flaming Wahaha no Ha which Goku counters with a Kamehameha, and then he nails Aka with a single punch. Vegeta later states that was a dirty trick by Goku.

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Android 18 and Kado.

Aka is finally defeated, and the battle is over. Videl tells her father that having his hotel smashed was a punishment for being big-headed; Satan agrees and promises to change. Goku and Krillin say that he could make a wish to Shenron to rebuild it, to which he almost agrees (Videl then reminds him of his promise), and the party starts again amid the hotel rubble. As the party continues, the two villains are invited to the party by Goku, who enjoy the radishes that Goku and Chi-Chi had been growing. Goku eats Vegeta's sushi (which he states to have saved for last), who eats Goku's Char Siu (which was also the last remaining) in return. Angry, the two finally turn Super Saiyan and begin yelling at each other, as everyone else watches in amazement (excluding Chi-Chi and Bulma, who continue eating in embarrassment).

Timeline Placement

This special is stated to be two years after the defeat of Kid Buu, therefore it is set in Age 776, two years before the events of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

Releases

Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return! premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour from September 21, 2008 and continued to be shown until the festival concluded on November 23. The following day, November 24, the film was made available to stream on the website Jumpland, for both Japanese and English viewers (with subtitles); it remained available until January 31, 2009.[1]

On November 22, it was announced in Weekly Shonen Jump that Yo! Son Goku and his Friends Return! would be made available, along with the other Jump Super Anime Tour specials One Piece: Romance Dawn and Tegami Bachi: Light and Blue Night Fantasy, on a limited-edition DVD that could only be ordered through the Weekly Shōnen Jump, V-Jump, and Jump SQ.[2] This special DVD includes the non credits version of the ending "Orange Hero" by jealkb.

Yo!Manga

Manga adaptation of Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

A two-part manga adaptation drawn by Naho Ooishi. The first part was released on March 21, 2009 in V-Jump issue #5, and the second part on 21 April 2009 in V-Jump issue #6. The issues were collected into a single manga volume released on September 10, 2010.

The special received a wider release when it was included as a bonus on the special edition home release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, released on September 13, 2013.

Cast

Character Name Voice Actor
Goku Masako Nozawa
Gohan
Goten
Trunks Takeshi Kusao
Vegeta Ryō Horikawa
Abo Yūsuke Numata
Kado Kazunari Tanaka
Aka Yasunori Masutani
Yamcha Tōru Furuya
Krillin Mayumi Tanaka
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta
Chi-Chi Naoko Watanabe
Puar
Master Roshi Hiroshi Masuoka
Videl Yūko Minaguchi
Mr. Satan Daisuke Gōri
Android 18 Miki Itō
Tarble Masakazu Morita
Gure Kumiko Nishihara
Launch
King Kai
Fortuneteller Baba
Old Kai
Kibito Kai
Bubbles
Gregory
Turtle
Korin
Yajirobe
Dende
Mr. Popo
Narrator Jōji Yanami

Major Battles

  • Tarble vs. Abo and Kado (unseen)
  • Goten and Trunks vs. Abo and Kado
  • Goten and Trunks vs. Aka
  • Gotenks (Base/Super Saiyan) vs. Aka
  • Goku (Super Saiyan) vs. Aka

Trivia

  • In the poster for the film, Vegeta is wearing his Majin Buu Saga outfit despite the fact that he wears a Battle Armor in the special, and Old Kai has a halo above his head despite the fact he does not have it in the special as the wish Porunga granted to Dende revived everyone who died since the day the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, including Old Kai.
  • The intro sequence is a remake of the TV series' first original intro, "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", with features a more modern look for the characters and situations.
    • At the beginning, Goten pulls out from behind Goku's leg instead of Gohan.
    • When Goku and Goten are riding the Nimbus, Vegeta is seen flying around them with Kid Trunks riding on his back.
    • Instead of Kid Gohan running on Shenron's back, Goten and Trunks are running. Instead of Yajirobe running in the background alone, he is also seen with Korin, Kibito Kai, and Old Kai.
    • When the other Z Fighters pass up the kids, Gohan is seen flying while holding Chi-Chi (in place of Tien and Chiaotzu flying). This scene only features Yamcha, Krillin (with hair), Gohan and Chi-Chi.
    • Scenes of the characters with their families are shown. At Kame House, Krillin builds a sand castle with Marron as Android 18 and Master Roshi watch on. At their home, Gohan and Goten swiftly eat as the Ox-King happily watches on. At Capsule Corporation, Trunks is sitting by a water fountain as Mrs. Brief brings some drinks and Dr. Brief rides a bike.
    • Instead of Gohan being chased by a dinosaur, Goten and Trunks are the ones seen running away from the dinosaur. It later switches to a scene with Bulma, Videl, and Chi-Chi running from the same kind of dinosaur, mirroring the scene where other characters (Master Roshi with Turtle on his back, Bulma, Oolong, and Puar riding on Bulma's bike, and Kid Gohan) all run from the same dinosaur in the original.
    • When Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin are firing energy blasts, Krillin can be seen with hair. Also, Yamcha fires a Kamehameha rather than "charging" a Spirit Ball.
    • Instead of Gohan running along plains with Shenron in the background, he is replaced with Goten and Trunks.
    • Gohan falling through the sky and being caught by Goku is replaced with Goten falling through the sky, with Gohan flying around.
    • With the final shot of the heroes, it shows them as they are at this point of the series. Not to mention Master Roshi is not seen.
  • Aside from the Dragon Team group pose at the end of the opening sequence, both Chiaotzu and Tien do not make an appearance in the movie, despite them being shown on the movie poster. This is likely because Tien's seiyu (voice actor), Hirotaka Suzuoki, died and to honor his memory they did not replace him (though they would soon after for Dragon Ball Z Kai). Both characters make minor appearances in the manga adaptation.
  • Goku is seen wearing the original version of his uniform from the beginning of Dragon Ball Z (that with the Turtle School kanji on the front and back of his outer shirt, and his old knot-styled obi over the waist).
  • Krillin appears in the orange and blue outfit with hair. He appears bald on the movie poster, but in the movie itself, he appears with hair.
  • The Tori-Bot and Neko Majin's faces are seen when Gohan is on the computer with Videl as well as an icon of the One-Star Dragon Ball.
  • Mr. Satan seems to help Goku's family now whenever they are in financial need.
  • The OVA hints that Trunks and Goten are at least as strong as Frieza (on his First Form), and Goku acknowledges that Abo and Kado "should be perfect for the kids" if they are only as powerful as Frieza was in his day.
  • When Goten and Trunks fuse and accidentally become Fat Gotenks, they seem to be able to defuse and refuse right away.
  • The music played when Goku defeated Aka is a remix of the original Dragon Ball theme (this music is also played in the Japanese soundtrack of the movies Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, when Piccolo and Goku attack Garlic Jr., and The World's Strongest, when Goku uses the Kaio-ken on Misokatsun).
  • The special makes quite a big contradiction to the wish made of no one but the Z Fighters themselves remembering the threat of Majin Buu, both when it is shown that Mr. Satan names his hotel after "him defeating Buu" and when he is asked about the monster by the press.
  • The Mother with sunglasses, seen rolling a stroller with three kids, is a recurring minor character in the Dragon Ball series.
  • The ZTV journalist with the orange hair that comes to interview Mr. Satan also appears in Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans.
    • Additionally, the journalist re-uses the character design of Akane Kimidori from the 1997 Doctor Slump anime.
  • On the movie poster, Launch is shown in her bad form, but throughout the whole special, she remains in her good form.
  • Android 18 appears in the movie poster in her first outfit in the Androids Saga, but wears her outfit in the World Tournament Saga in the special.

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References

  1. New Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi Anime Now Streaming. Anime News Network (November 11, 2008). Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
  2. New DB, Tegami Bachi, Romance Dawn Anime DVD Offered. Anime News Network (December 12, 2008). Retrieved on February 23, 2009.

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