Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu

In his laboratory, biotechnology expert Dr. Kochin gathers the dragon balls intending to free his master Dr. Uirou, a mad scientist hellbent on ruling the world, forever frozen in the never-melting ice of the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains. Attempting to locate the dragon balls, Gohan Son and Oolong arrive at the scene and are ambushed by several creatures known as "Bio-Men." Training nearby, Piccolo attempts to save them but is then attacked by three mysterious warriors. When the ice beneath them breaks, it cuts their altercation short, burying Gohan and Oolong within.

After regaining consciousness, they return home to Kame House only to encounter Bio-Men, demanding Muten-Roushi to follow them. Refusing, he easily defeats the creatures, piquing Dr. Kochin's interest. Under the impression of Muten-Roushi being the strongest man in the world, Dr. Kochin takes Bulma hostage, forcing Roushi's agreement to accompany him in mysterious plans involving his master. Who are Dr. Kochin and Dr. Uirou? What even is their purpose?

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Son, Gokuu

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Nozawa, Masako
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Son, Gohan

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Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Piccolo

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Furukawa, Toshio
Japanese

Bulma

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Tsuru, Hiromi
Japanese

Muten-Roushi

Supporting

Miyauchi, Kouhei
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Kuririn

Supporting

Tanaka, Mayumi
Japanese

Chi-Chi

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Shou, Mayumi
Japanese

Oolong

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Tatsuta, Naoki
Japanese

Shen Long

Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji
Japanese

Umikame

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Gouri, Daisuke
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Cook, Justin

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Watson, Barry

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Nishio, Daisuke

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Vale, Eric

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Opening Theme

"CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" by Hironobu Kageyama

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Ending Theme

"I・KU・SA (戦)" by Hironobu Kageyama

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Reviews

Nov 24, 2025

_Bubassotto_

Recommended

It's actually fun 👍😁👍

I went to see this movie without expecting anything, and that's why I managed to have some fun. The story is a bit better than the previous films, actually instilling fear in the enemy behind the problems. The main villain seemed much more imposing at the beginning, but that was just an unfounded expectation; in the end, he turned out to be a mediocre villain in terms of design and imposing presence. I won't deny that the final fight was very good, as it put the villain and the protagonist at an acceptable power level. This made the fight last longer and ... made the movie a little better. Some of this extra quality is due to the fact that it's longer than its predecessor, lasting almost an hour.

The animation itself didn't surprise me, just more of the same. In certain frames it seemed like it was going to be different, but in the end it maintained the animation quality of a weekly episode of Dragon Ball Z from the early arcs, which isn't bad, but it doesn't stand out in anything either. It has the typical aesthetic of the era, and for fans of that, it might work, but for those already accustomed to more recent animations, it's impossible not to notice how dated it is.

Even so, the film has a pleasant pace. It doesn't drag, doesn't try to force unnecessary drama, and delivers exactly what you'd expect from a short Dragon Ball feature film of that era: fights, global threats, moments of humor, and a relatively quick resolution. It's the kind of movie you watch in a relaxed afternoon and leave with the feeling that, even if it wasn't incredible, at least it was fun.

My rating for this film is a 6, because I wasn't bothered by much, except for the dated animation. Otherwise, the film is fun to watch, nothing memorable, but worth seeing if you want to remember the beginning of Dragon Ball Z or simply relive the nostalgia of that era without any commitment. It's the kind of film that doesn't impress, but also doesn't irritate, staying in that comfortable middle ground that works when you just want to switch off your mind and enjoy yourself.

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Até que é divertido 👍😁👍

Vim assistir esse filme sem esperar nada e por isso eu consegui me divertir um pouco. A história é um pouco melhor que a dos filmes antecessores, colocando de fato um medo no inimigo que está por trás dos problemas. O grande vilão parecia ser bem mais imponente no início, mas foi só uma expectativa infundada; no final, ele acabou sendo um vilão meia boca no quesito design e imponência. Não nego que a luta final foi muito boa, pois colocou o vilão e o protagonista em um nível de poder aceitável. Isso fez a luta se prolongar e deixou o filme um pouco melhor. Um pouco dessa qualidade extra se deve ao fato dele ser mais prolongado que seu antecessor, tendo quase uma hora de duração.

A animação em si não me surpreendeu, apenas mais do mesmo. Em certos frames parecia que ia ser diferente, mas no final acabou mantendo a qualidade de animação de um episódio semanal de Dragon Ball Z dos primeiros arcos, o que não chega a ser ruim, mas também não se destaca em nada. É a típica estética da época, e para quem é fã disso, talvez funcione, mas para quem já está acostumado às animações mais recentes, é impossível não notar o quanto está datado.

Ainda assim, o filme tem um ritmo agradável. Não enrola, não tenta forçar drama desnecessário e entrega exatamente aquilo que se espera de um longa-metragem curto de Dragon Ball daquela fase: lutas, ameaças globais, momentos de humor e uma resolução relativamente rápida. É aquele tipo de filme que você assiste de boa num fim de tarde e sai com a sensação de que, mesmo não sendo incrível, pelo menos foi divertido.

Minha nota para esse filme é um 6, pois não me incomodei com muita coisa, exceto a animação datada. De resto, o filme é divertido de assistir, nada que seja memorável, mas vale a pena ver se quiser relembrar o começo de Dragon Ball Z ou simplesmente reviver a nostalgia dessa fase sem compromisso nenhum. É o tipo de filme que não impressiona, mas também não irrita, ficando naquele meio-termo confortável que funciona quando você só quer desligar a mente e aproveitar.

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Dec 25, 2024

N0T3LI_

Mixed Feelings

Another solid DBZ movie. The plot is kind of stupid- A scientist freezes his brain in ice to cheat death, and his assistant collects the Dragon Balls to wish him back.
The designs of the villains and goons are pretty lackluster and boring, but it's made up for by the hands thrown. Roshi gets an insane 3v1, and the final battle looks super pretty. If you can say nothing else good about the early movies, they look fantastic. The line art, color schemes, and fight coreography are all staples.

I also liked the representation of Gohans trauma, however brief. Overall this is reccomended if you wanna see ...

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Dec 21, 2019

PeterFromRussia

Not Recommended

"Hey Gohan, let's not tell anyone about evil guys, who just kicked Piccolo butt just to extend this movie and make it a disgraceful replica of Goku and Vegeta fight". I did not expect The World's Strongest to be a low budget replica of Saiyan saga, and I come out pretty angry after watching it.

The World's Strongest is a non-canon movie (luckily) meaning it's anime original, and these events do not happen in DBZ manga. Without further ado, let's get into this movie.

My positives from TWS:
1, Art and Sound are in DBZ coat. You can't go wrong with this one.

My neutrals from TWS:
1, Fights ... with the minions were pretty much average entertaining, but nothing special, but there was one thing that will get attention in negatives.

My negatives from TWS:
1, This movie starts being a joke, when Oolong for some reason (movie length extension) wants Gohan to remain silent about some old guy using Dragon Balls in F***ing ANTARCTICA followed by bad guys beating Piccolo. Nope, this isn't anything to be concerned about.
2, Gohan drugged sequence and yes, I am fully aware he's not on drugs, but since the last movie had a similar singing thing, I am calling this lazy and worse reskin of Gohan scene from Garlic jr. movie.
3, Scientist wants to do an evil thing, destroy the world, because people laughed at him and called him eccentric cliche.
4, Are you telling me that two doctors could create such a colossal laboratory with all its features, and they were able to run it on its own for more than 50 years? Make them an organization then and not just two old robots.
5, Piccolo, who fought Saiyans for some reason, isn't concentrating whenever he sees Gohan or whenever the plot demands it. Same with Roshi when he lets villain minions capture Bulma. Are you telling me that the world best martial artists with extensive ki sensing training cannot tell when their opponent is still in fighting condition and why our characters in some cases cannot DOOOODGE (Team Four Star reference)?
6, Fight between Goku and Uiro is a disgraceful joke to the Saiyan saga. This movie did a great job to stomp every fantastic aspect from S saga and makes it mediocre and emotionless nonsense of fight. Kaio-ken times 4, Genki Dama (spirit bomb), both techniques had deep emotional and consequential value behind them in Saiyan saga, well this movie doesn't care.

Let's summer this up: This movie takes fantastic features of the Saiyan saga and replicates them so disgracefully. The movie setup is a joke. Oolong not telling about an old guy using Dragon Balls in ANTARCTICA bad guys appearing is a dumb excuse for this movie to be 1 hour long. If I were to rank it just from my feelings about this movie, it gets 2/10, maybe even 1/10. But if I somehow watched it before DBZ, I would probably like it to some degree, but it wouldn't stand the test against Saiyan saga.

Final Ranking: Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: The World's Strongest earns 4/10, surprised after all my negatives and toxic comments? How to put it, this movie isn't the worst. Its only fault was the effort to replicate one of the greatest moments in DBZ. Of course, it was going to fail miserably. If we put that aside TWS is a mediocre movie with some good moments.