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Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008 · 35 min

A light, fast-paced reunion special that plays like a cheerful bonus episode, all banter, food and quick fights.

Overview
Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism2
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, action, adventure, science fiction, comedy
    Directed by
    Yoshihiro Ueda
    Written by
    Takao Koyama
    Starring
    Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Ryo Horikawa, Yusuke Numata, Kazunari Tanaka, Yasunori Masutani, Toru Furuya, Mayumi Tanaka
    Music
    Shunsuke Kikuchi
    Runtime
    35 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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