![]() ![]() But even without the hype and nostalgia, what puts it ahead of the other movies is the simple fact that it works within the canon of the original manga. From 2015 onwards, it became known as the ground floor of a whole new Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Super. In 2013-2014, it was a big heckin’ deal because it was the big return of Dragon Ball after the end of Dragon Ball GT in 1997. This is regarded as one of the best, if not the best Dragon Ball film, and it’s tough to argue the point. Also, Beerus’ alarm clock is made of bombs, because Dragon Ball Z. I’m not sure how long he normally sleeps, but he set his alarm to wake him up after 39 years, and everyone comments that this is a very short nap by his standards. He’s a big purple cat dude, and he’s pretty awesome. It reminds me of Tokimi’s domain in Tenchi Muyo!Īnd here’s Beerus. We then go to Beerus’, uh… planet? Whatever this thing would be called. And unlike all the Kais, Beerus actually has immense power worthy of his authority.Īnd naturally Goku wants to see how strong he is, even though King Kai keeps insisting that he’s not someone Goku needs to mess with.Īnd there’s the title of this here picture. Beerus, on the other hand, is a Hakaioshin, or God of Destruction, and it’s his role to destroy stuff from time to time, in order to maintain balance in the universe. So far, all the gods we’ve seen in Dragon Ball are responsible for creating and preserving life, like the Kais and Kaioshin. Kibitoshin contacts King Kai to keep an eye on the situation, and to keep Goku out of it at all costs.īut Goku is on King Kai’s planet, and he overhears their discussion, and King Kai can’t keep a secret, apparently, so he just tells Goku the whole thing. Then we get to the actual start, where the Kaioshin have observed that Beerus the Destroyer has awakened from his slumber. I don’t think the movie particularly needed this, although I am grateful that they found a way to cram Cell into it. The theatrical release was 85 minutes long, but the home video version got an extra twenty-minutes of footage, which includes this rather lengthy introduction to the story, recapping Goku’s past adventures. ![]() Anyway, the story goes that Toriyama decided that he didn’t care much for DBE, and decided to come out of retirement to make his own Dragon Ball movie and show all the big shots at Fox how it’s done. I remember thinking it was okay, but that’s about as much enthusiasm as I could muster for it. The way I heard it, this movie got made because 20th Century Fox had the rights to make a Dragon Ball movie in the U.S., and then they made Dragon Ball Evolution in 2009, and it… did not impress anyone. Yes, we know Toei made this, why are they credited again?Īnd what’s this thing for? I mean, they could have put this at the start of any of these movies, but why do it now? “Battle of Gods” premiered on March 30, 2013, seventeen years after “The Path to Power.” Apparently Toei changed up their logo a bit during that time.Īnyway, this movie, wait, what? Are we watching Star Wars now? ![]()
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