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"Bulma and Son Gokū" | |
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Kanji | ブルマと孫悟空 |
Rōmaji | Buruma to Son Gokū |
FUNimation | The Secret of the Dragon Balls |
Episode Info | |
Next | DB002 |
Arc | Hunt for the Dragon Balls Arc |
Saga | Emperor Pilaf Saga |
Manga | Chapter #1 |
First Broadcast | |
Japanese | February 26, 1986 |
English | September 9, 1995 |
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"Bulma and Son Gokū" (ブルマと孫悟空, Buruma to Son Gokū; FUNimation "The Secret of the Dragon Balls") is the first episode of the Dragon Ball anime.
Summary[]
Son Gokū, a young, but strong orphan living alone in the mountains, and Bulma, a teenage girl searching for seven mystical balls, come together when Bulma hits Gokū head-on while driving a motorized vehicle. The balls that Bulma is searching for, known as Dragon Balls, summon the wish granting "dragon god", Shenron. Before Gokū's grandfather died, he gave him a Dragon Ball with four stars in it: the Four-Star Ball. Bulma, already possessing two of the balls, decides to let Gokū "join her on a fun adventure" so she can borrow his strength and Dragon Ball. They take off on a motorcycle, but Bulma is abducted by a giant flying dinosaur during a little pit stop. Gokū takes out the monster with his Nyoibō and rescues her.
Credits[]
Role | Seiyū | FUNimation dub Voice Actor | ||||
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English | Japanese | Rōmaji | English | Japanese | Rōmaji | English |
Son Gokū | Masako Nozawa | Stephanie Nadolny | ||||
Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Tiffany Vollmer | ||||
Pilaf | Shigeru Chiba | Chuck Huber | ||||
Shū | Tesshō Genda | Chris Cason | ||||
Mai | Eiko Yamada | Julie Franklin | ||||
Saber Tiger | Masaharu Satō | Jakie Cabe | ||||
Pteranodon | Hiroshi Ōtake | Brad Jackson | ||||
Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Kyle Hebert |