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DragonBall
GT TV Special
"Gokû
Gaiden! Yûki no Akashi wa Sûshinchû"
("Goku Sidestory!
The Proof of his Courage is the
Si Xing Qiu [Four-Star Ball]")
"A
Hero's Legacy"
Basic
Synopsis
100
years after the events in DragonBall GT,
the only surviving character is Pan... now an
old grandma! Despite her training, Goku Jr. remains
but a weak little boy. It is only when Pan falls
ill that the boy decides to face his fears and
head off to Mt. Paozu in search of the Dragon
Ball. With his friend Pack, Goku Jr. learns courage
and bravery, all while thwarting evil monsters
to make his wish to the Dragon Ball. He might
even get a surprise visit from a very special
certain grandpa...!
[
synopsis
written by Michael LaBrie ]
Special
Notes
This
is the one and only DragonBall GT TV
Special, which originally aired 26 March 1997.
This was between episodes 41 and 42, right before
the Super 17 saga. The events in this TV special
are actually a prelude to events that take place
at the very end of the last DBGT episode;
while you could watch DBGT #64 without
having watched this TV special, you'd be missing
out on a little back-history with the characters.
This feature is due out on VHS and bilingual DVD
16 November 2004 from FUNimation.
For
the record, Pan is Goku Jr's great-great-grandmother (this
is revealed in the final episode of DBGT); she's only referred
to as "Pan Baa-chan" ("Grandma Pan")
throughout the TV Special.
Peter Mayhew
(Chewbacca of Star Wars fame) has a minor role in the
English-dubbed version of this TV Special, as the lizardlike monster
Gettô ("Susha" in the dub).
Release
/ General Information
| Japanese
Air Date: |
26
March 1997 |
| Japanese
Air Information: |
Fuji
TV, Wednesday evening, 7 pm |
| Japanese
Release Date: |
25
May 2005 |
| Japanese
Availability: |
DVD (Japanese, uncut; not yet released, but will
be on the upcoming DBGT "Dragon Box" set) |
| Domestic
Release Date: |
16
November 2004 |
| Domestic
Availability: |
VHS (English Dubbed, Uncut)
DVD (Hybrid English / Japanese, Uncut) |
| Opening
Theme: |
[no
opening theme] |
| Ending
Theme: |
"Don't
you see!"
[ Lyrics
] |
Main
Staff
| Production: |
Fuji TV |
| Original
Story: |
Akira Toriyama (Weely Shônen Jump serialization) |
| Teleplay: |
Atsushi Maekawa |
| Background
Music: |
Akito Tokunaga |
| Art: |
Ryûji Furuike |
| Animation
Director: |
Akira Inagami |
| Directors: |
Yoshihiro Ueda, Hidehiko Kadota |
Principal
Cast
