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"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...!
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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 would be missing
out on a little back-history with the characters.
This feature was initially released on VHS and bilingual DVD
16 November 2004 from FUNimation, and eventually saw a DVD release in Japan as a part of the DragonBall GT "Dragon Box" DVD set 15 June 2005.
For
the record, Pan is Goku Jr's great-great-grandmother (this
is revealed in the final episode of DBGT); she is 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; only as extra in the DragonBall GT "Dragon Box" DVD set; no individual release) |
| 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!" |
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
| Son Goku Jr.: |
Masako Nozawa |
Stephanie Nadolny |
| Pan: |
Yûko Minaguchi |
Elise Baughman |
| Pack: |
Tôru Furuya |
Adrian Cook |
| Gettô: |
Shin Aomori |
Peter Mayhew |
| Mamba: |
Miki Itô |
Amber Cotton |
| Rakkaru: |
Kazuyuki Sogabe |
Christopher Sabat |
| The Monster King (Yômaô): |
Ryûzaburô Ôtomo |
Brice Armstrong |
| Son Goku: |
Masako Nozawa |
Seán Schemmel |
| Narration: |
Jôji Yanami |
Andrew Chandler |
