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Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

Alternative Titles

English: Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Japanese: ドラゴンボール エピソード オブ バーダック

Information

Type: Special
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 17, 2011
Producers: Toei Animation
Duration: 19 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Synopsis

Shown at Jump Festa 2012 hold in December, 2011.

Bardock, Goku's father who was suppose to die when Freeza's attack hit him along with the Planet Vegeta, he was sent way back in time, where the planet was inhabited by a strange creatures. There, after a while he met Freeza's ancestor, a space pirate named Chilled and fought him to protect the planet.

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Related Anime

Adaptation: Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Parent story: Dragon Ball Z

Characters & Voice Actors

Bardock
Bardock
Main
Nozawa, Masako
Japanese
Nozawa, Masako
Chilled
Chilled
Main
Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese
Nakao, Ryusei
Frieza
Frieza
Supporting
Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese
Nakao, Ryusei
Zarbon
Zarbon
Supporting
Miura, Hiroaki
Japanese
Miura, Hiroaki

Staff

Ooishi, Naho
Original Creator



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Dec 26, 2011
Alpharon
Esta review también está en español.

In the Jump Anime Tour (version 2008) we received Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!, the first thing DB related in more than 13 years. And it was pretty good, since, only three years later in the Jump Festa 2012, we received Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, a 20-minute special that adapts the manga of the same name.

The story show us that Bardock, Goku's father (and Raditz too, but nobody cares about him, thx to team four stars :P), survives that ginormous attack launched by Freiza, that killed all his companions and destroyed planet Vegeta. If he read more
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Dec 27, 2011
artist-retired
Well, if Dragonball Kai disappointed you, then I would suggest turning your sights an something else, something actually new, but as long as your fan glasses aren't on, then this would be a must watch for any dragonball fan.

STORY: Long, long ago, Frieza blew some shit up, killed Goku's father (And every other saiyan on their home planet) and became a major asshole, but what if, what if Goku's father, Bardock, actually survived and instead was sent back so-and-so years ago and became the first of the legendary super saiyans of legend to exist or something along those lines. That is pretty much the premise read more
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