Dragon Ball: The Great Mystical Adventure

1988

46m

Action

Fantasy

Anime

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Goku and Krillin train with Master Roshi for a martial arts tournament.

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Julio Vélez

Cine Premiere

Bringing back this alternate story to the original series is a treat for devoted fans, as well as the Arale's cameo. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 23, 2016

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There's not much of a plot, it doesn't go anyway, and it's not entertaining to watch at all. A strange mix of characters from the Red Ribbon Army and Tienshinhan Sagas.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I feel like it was alright.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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This is the third retelling of Dragon Ball that squeezes even more tales and even makes major changes to the premise. But for some odd reason it works immensely well. That it actually becomes it's own original movie. It's the best out of the original Dragon Ball movie trilogy!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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As a long time fan of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z I am excited to see this finally find release in the United States. This movie spins off of the early Dragon Ball Tournament Saga very smoothly with a short scenic summary of Goku and Krillin's (Kuririn) training under Master Roshi. There is a lot of good fun and some nice action sequences, including tournament fighting hosted by Chaozu. Familiar Dragon Ball characters are there, including Bulma, Oolong, Yamcha and Pu'ar, and some new characters are introduced, including Tien and the aforementioned Chaozu. Very funny and overall quite enjoyable, though uncut this may be a little too suggestive for many children. I highly recommend this to all Dragon Ball or DBZ fans as well as any fan of lighthearted anime; I actually enjoyed this movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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After a marathon of Dragon Ball month's ago (now I'm in Dragon Ball Z marathon after Frieza died and Namek got destroyed) I saw this movie and remember how I loved Oopa and his dad story so watching how is somehow different on this film made me love it more. Is a wonderful film and the ending always gets to me. Enjoy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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This is the best of the retelling movie of the original Dragon Ball saga. While the previous two movies tried to tell an original story and doesn't work: this one combined the World Martial Arts Saga, the Red Ribbon Saga, and the Tien Saga, albeit loosely. There still some problems like the previous two like they turned Chiaotzu into a Emperor (I think it's kind of dumb) and they put Arale from Dr. Slump out of nowhere (I know she appears in the Red Ribbon Saga, but they could have removed her from the movie), but everything else seemed okay. It's action packed, fast paced, and does have one or two funny moments. While I do like it, I'm going to rule this movie as okay.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Director

Masako Nozawa

Goku

Mami Koyama

Arale Norimaki

Seiko Nakano

Gatchans

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma

Mayumi Tanaka

Krillin

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Synopsis

Goku and Krillin train with Master Roshi for a martial arts tournament.

Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Production Co: Toei Co. Ltd.
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2018
Runtime: 46m

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