Dragon Ball Z (2013 movie)

[Murdock]

I didn't see this posted anywhere, move it or delete if so.

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This is the 14th Dragon Ball Z animated movie adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga by Toei Animation. It will be released in theaters in Japan on March 30, 2013.[1]

The film is set during the 10-year time period between the defeat of Kid Buu and the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament[2] (like Wrath of the Dragon and Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!). It is said that Trunks and Goten have a major role in the story. Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Vegeta, and Shenron also appear on the promotional arts for the movie.

The film will be directed by Masahiro Hosoda and written by Yūsuke Watanabe, with Tadayoshi Yamamuro acting as the lead animation director.[1] It will be the first Dragon Ball movie in 17 years to have a theatrical release,[2] the last being the tenth anniversary movie Dragon Ball: The Path to Power in 1996, which followed the first three Dragon Ball films and the thirteen Dragon Ball Z films.

This movie was first anounced in July 2012, in the 33rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. Early in July, the official website for the magazine had already opened a "D" teaser page with a countdown to a "surprise" on Saturday, July 14, release date of the 33rd issue. On July 14, the countdown site and official websites were changed to show Shenron, disappear, and reveal some minor information of the upcoming film, including the premiere date, staff information and companies involved in the production (Fox International Productions Japan, Shueisha, Fuji TV, Toei Animation, Bandai, Bandai Namco Games, and Bird Studio). The tagline for the movie is The Strongest, Start (最強、始動, Saikyō, Shidō), followed by "Awaited since long by all humanity. Toward an unprecedented excitement" (全人類待望。かつてない興奮へー).[1]

The official website also announced a comment by Akira Toriyama about the movie printed in Weekly Shōnen Jump #33. The Dragon Ball series creator notes that the adaptation will mark the first time he has been so deeply involved in the production of an anime, in this case as early as the screenwriting stages. Toriyama also says that the film will retain the atmosphere of the original while adding small amounts of "modern flavor."[1] In July 21, 2012, a short teaser trailer announcing the film was shown at the Saikyō V-Jump Festa: the camera drives through a rocky area towards Goku, who is standing on a rocky mountain. At the end, a close on Goku's face shows him smiling.

[Rulke]

Teaser:

[Salodin]

Fuck, why am I so excited

[bechyni]

I'm all giddy

[Apelila]

Oh thank god. I saw this from the main page and was worried that it was a live action sequel to Dragon Ball.

[Sunrider]

What's this, a revised GT? I thought they disavowed of all storyline past the Cell Saga as of Dragon Ball Kai.

[The Stig]

Can't see trailer yet but this better not follow the same rule as the other 13 movies. I say 13, but realistically it's only maybe 11:

Sins and rules of movies 3-13
1. Villain is always uber invincible
2. One shotted by Goku, or Gohan, usually
3. Everyone else usually gets pounded in

Movie 1, Garlic Jr after tranformation, Goku and Piccolo at least fought him somewhat evenly.
The huge android in Movie 2, was not invincible and did take a battering from the cast
Movie 3, Goku was Turles's bitch, one shotted by spirit bomb
Movie 4, After slug enters battle, dominates Goku for a while. Goku then goes berserk and cripples him and he goes giant, but it wasn't that effective.
Movie 5, Cooler after transforming, dominates Goku. Goku performs a small combo on him and then deflects the deathball
Movie 6, Metal Cooler was actually OK, but was still overpowered (they managed to smash him apart for a bit) but then it was just messy
Movie 7, Android 13 was slapping everyone around. Goku one shots him
Movie 8 - haha broli, you know the drill. 1 shotted
Movie 9 - Brojack was one shotted by Gohan
Movie 10 - Broli was one shotted after a combined effort kamehameha
Movie 11 - Was actually pretty decent. Bio Broli was significantly weaker and Goten and Trunks puts up a decent fight
Movie 12 - Was OK in my opinion, Goku fighting Janemba evenly till he got tired, and Gogeta one shots him I think
Movie 13 - Wasn't really a proper movie. Just some godzilla from no where, one shotted by Goku eventually after going SSJ3

Trunks Special and Bardock Special were exceptional. Even the "Lost movie" was fine. The villains were not as godly.

Trunks/Gohan was able to fight the androids, but due to there being 2 of them, gets overwhelmed
Bardock took down the small squad, but we all knew it was a losing battle anyway towards the end
Lost Movie - every char participated in the fights

As a result, I found most of the dbz movies not as enjoyable as the "specials".

I do dislike Vegeta being put into the "dumbass" category since that one off movie. It nearly reminds me of Knuckles from Sonic.

Although vegeta has accepted goku was a friend now, the seriousness/quietness still existed in him. Now he's turned into a minor idiot (evident since the creation of that one off movie)

[Insanecyclone]

This takes place 10 years after Buu and still a bit before final tournament.

[Deathbringer]

Oh thank god. I saw this from the main page and was worried that it was a live action sequel to Dragon Ball.

Least I wasn't the only one who thought this.

On topic:

[ronin sparthos]

Oh thank god. I saw this from the main page and was worried that it was a live action sequel to Dragon Ball.

I wanted it to be.

Needed something else to add to the terrible movie collection. >(

Gonna agree with Stig that the Trunks/Bardock specials were the best as they took serious tones but that inconsistency with Bardock being a "brilliant scientist" still amuses me though.

[Sho]

Can't see trailer yet but this better not follow the same rule as the other 13 movies. I say 13, but realistically it's only maybe 11:

Sins and rules of movies 3-13
1. Villain is always uber invincible
2. One shotted by Goku, or Gohan, usually
3. Everyone else usually gets pounded in

Movie 1, Garlic Jr after tranformation, Goku and Piccolo at least fought him somewhat evenly.
The huge android in Movie 2, was not invincible and did take a battering from the cast
Movie 3, Goku was Turles's bitch, one shotted by spirit bomb
Movie 4, After slug enters battle, dominates Goku for a while. Goku then goes berserk and cripples him and he goes giant, but it wasn't that effective.
Movie 5, Cooler after transforming, dominates Goku. Goku performs a small combo on him and then deflects the deathball
Movie 6, Metal Cooler was actually OK, but was still overpowered (they managed to smash him apart for a bit) but then it was just messy
Movie 7, Android 13 was slapping everyone around. Goku one shots him
Movie 8 - haha broli, you know the drill. 1 shotted
Movie 9 - Brojack was one shotted by Gohan
Movie 10 - Broli was one shotted after a combined effort kamehameha
Movie 11 - Was actually pretty decent. Bio Broli was significantly weaker and Goten and Trunks puts up a decent fight
Movie 12 - Was OK in my opinion, Goku fighting Janemba evenly till he got tired, and Gogeta one shots him I think
Movie 13 - Wasn't really a proper movie. Just some godzilla from no where, one shotted by Goku eventually after going SSJ3

Trunks Special and Bardock Special were exceptional. Even the "Lost movie" was fine. The villains were not as godly.

Trunks/Gohan was able to fight the androids, but due to there being 2 of them, gets overwhelmed
Bardock took down the small squad, but we all knew it was a losing battle anyway towards the end
Lost Movie - every char participated in the fights

As a result, I found most of the dbz movies not as enjoyable as the "specials".

I do dislike Vegeta being put into the "dumbass" category since that one off movie. It nearly reminds me of Knuckles from Sonic.

Although vegeta has accepted goku was a friend now, the seriousness/quietness still existed in him. Now he's turned into a minor idiot (evident since the creation of that one off movie)

With that said, Movie 8 (First Broli movie) was easily the ebst movie of them all.

[Murdock]

Least I wasn't the only one who thought this.

On topic:

If it was I probably wouldn't have posted it lol.

[darkepyon]

Interesting. And on my birthday no less.

Get JAM Project in on the music and I'm sold.

[The Stig]

With that said, Movie 8 (First Broli movie) was easily the ebst movie of them all.

I have to say, it wasn't bad until it got all emo at the end. I think the attraction point was that they're fighting some insane guy which even the 5 main heroes cannot bring down (Vegeta was a bitch though, got 3 shotted lol), much different to villains from before (saiyans, space aliens, androids). Which was badass. Plus, normally in any sort of media, when the heroes are pitched against like their own kind, the excitement/interest is usually higher (who didn't enjoy Power Rangers when Green Ranger was an evil dude?)

Unless, your line was to undermine what I said and just put the word out there that Movie 8 was good, haha. It felt like it a bit, but it's ok. I admit I was ranting, but I'll detail this in a blog post. It's a passionate rant if anything.

[Yugl]

I thought he was a Saiyan?

[Ker]

Apparently this is the new Dragon Balls Z Movie Poster

[Tymon]

This is after Buu but Gohan is SSJ?

Huh?

[Xno Kappa]

Yeah I don't get it, wasn't that one of the biggest fails of GT? Why mirror it?

[Insanecyclone]

Probably loses the unlocked power in some plot kai-unexplained way. GT is just filler.

[Cream Soda]

It's called unlocked for a reason. This is retarded. They better have a good explanation for this. Even after 7 years of no training and getting weaker, he was still able to go ssj2. The difference in power between Mystic Gohan and his ssj2 for though, no way he can lose THAT much fucking power