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Since the debut of the Dragon Ball anime series, Toei Animation has been producing feature films based on the franchise since 1986. Over seventeen feature films were produced, including three films based on the original Dragon Ball anime, thirteen films based on the sequel series Dragon Ball Z, and seventeenth film commemorating the tenth anniversary of the series. The films were self-contained stories that did not follow the same continuity as their television counterpart.

In addition to the animated feature films, there was also a two-episode OVA based on the Family Computer video game Dragon Ball Z 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!!.

[edit] Unique characters

Some characters created for the Dragon Ball series are only seen in various films.

[edit] Broly

Broly (ブロリー, Burorī^?), is the featured supervillain in the eighth, tenth, and eleventh movies of the series. He is born with a level of 10,000, a power greater than most elite Saiyan warriors, and he is mentally unsettled as an adult, partially due to the crying of the infant Goku in the incubator next to him when they were born. He eventually becomes the "Legendary Super Saiyan" and his destructive tendencies are quelled by a special control device created by scientists for his father, Paragus. After Paragus lures Vegeta, Goku, and their companions to another planet, Broly recalls Goku and goes into a rage. He is eventually defeated, and manages to make his way into an escape pod. He later lands on Earth and goes into a frozen state until the crying of Goku's son, Goten, awakens him. He is killed by Goku, Gohan and Goten, though blood samples make their way into the hands of an industrialist who creates cloned warriors. The clone eventually awakens and becomes mixed with bio-liquid, transforming him into Bio-Broly. He is eventually killed by Goten, Trunks, and Krillin. He is voiced by Bin Shimada in Japanese, and Vic Mignogna in the Funimation dub.

[edit] Cooler

Cooler (クウラ, Kuura^?) is the main villain in the fifth and sixth Dragon Ball Z films and a minor villain in the OVA special Plan to Destroy the Saiyans. He is the brother of Frieza who travels to Earth in Cooler's Revenge to seek revenge on Goku, who had ruined Cooler's family honor by killing Frieza. Despite transforming into his final form, he is defeated by Super Saiyan Goku. He returns in Return of Cooler, his remains having combined with the Big Gete Star, a sentient planet-sized machine. This gives him the ability to create an indefinite amount of Meta-Coolers, which have the ability to constantly repair and improve upon themselves. He tries to consume the planet New Namek, but he is eventually destroyed by the efforts of Goku and Vegeta. He is later resurrected as a ghost by Dr. Raichi in Plan to Destroy the Saiyans along with Frieza, Slug and Turles but was defeated along with them when Goku and the fighters realized they were ghosts and shouted out that they weren't real. He is voiced by Ryūsei Nakao in the Japanese films and Andrew Chandler in the English versions.

[edit] Releases

[edit] Feature films

[edit] Educational programs

Two educational short films based on the original Dragon Ball anime were produced. 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.

[edit] Original video animation

In 1993, Toei Animation, in cooperation with Shonen Jump and V-Jump, produced a two-part OVA in order to provide a video guide of the Family Computer game of the same name, Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画^?) (English) Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans or Saiyan Eradication, which featured all-new animation. The first part of the OVA 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.

[edit] Jump Festa special

Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son Goku and Friends!! (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.

[edit] References

1. ^ Title used for the home video release in Japan. The theatrical release was simply titled Dragon Ball
2. ^ The theatrical and Japanese DVD release were simply titled Dragon Ball Z
3. ^ Known as Dead Zone Vortex in television airings in North America and as Pursuit of Garlic in Europe
4. ^ Known as Super Saiya Son Goku in Europe
5. ^ Known as Super Rivals in Europe

[edit] External links

• Official Toei Animation OVA list (Japanese)