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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986 · 50 min

A bright, silly, fast-moving adventure full of goofy gags, punchy fights and a warm spirit of friendship.

Overview
The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • greed
  • survival
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, animation, adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by
Daisuke Nishio
Written by
Yoshifumi Yûki, Toshiki Inoue
Starring
Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta, Naoko Watanabe, Toru Furuya, Kohei Miyauchi, Mami Koyama, Tomiko Suzuki
Music
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Cinematography
Motoaki Ikegami
Runtime
50 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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