You might have read the thread title and assumed I was talking about any one of these things.
- Public Service Special #01: "Gokū's Firefighting Regiment"
- Public Service Special #02: "Gokū's Traffic Safety"
- "Heya! Son Gokū And Friends Return!!"
- "The Plan To Eradicate The Super Saiyans"
- "Episode Of Bardock"
- The Dream 9 "Dragon Ball / One Piece / Toriko" Crossover Specials
But I figure everybody here probably knows about this stuff by now. By "rarities," I'm talking about the really obscure Dragon Ball stuff. The stuff that might have been forgotten. We know about the episodes, specials, movies, etc. But it seems like for every one of those, we also got a random TV spot with five or six seconds of brand new hand-drawn animation. Some of Toei's great animators were assigned to these projects, ensuring that the occasional video game opening or commercial would look better than the series itself! This stuff is everywhere, and it can be absolutely daunting for those fans who want to "see it all" to keep track of these things.
I know we probably can't post videos to all of these things, but I still think it would be nice to compile a little checklist of sorts (particularly with the commercials) and discuss which of these little gems we like most.
Miscellaneous Animation (Thanks to kei17 for certain videos and animator notes!)
- The Movie 06 New Year's Special (Animator: Naoki Miyahara)
- The 1992 Movie 07 Promotional Special
- The 1993 Year's End Special
- Hyper Anime Dragon Ball (Animator: Naoki Miyahara)
- Kyūtai Panic Adventure
- Kyūtai Panic Adventure Returns
- 1997-1999 Dr. Slump Series: Episodes 04 and 55-59.
- The "IQ Mirror Mistake 7" Game
- The "Japan Hero Awards" Tournament
Video Game Animation
- "The Plan To Eradicate The Saiyans" Playdia Footage
- The "Gather Together! Gokū World" Terebikko Footage
- The "Ultimate Battle 22" Opening & Bonus Character Opening
- The "FINAL BOUT" Opening
- The "Dragon Ball Z 2" ("Budōkai 2") Opening
- The "Dragon Ball Z 3" ("Budōkai 3") Opening
- The "Sagas" Opening (American-Only)
- The "Ultimate Blast" ("Ultimate Tenkaichi") Opening & Cutscenes
- The "Battle Of Z" Opening
When I mention the Playdia footage, I'm referring to all of the alternate cutscenes and hidden animations in that game. The "movie version" released on the Dragon Boxes didn't quite have everything.
Commercials (Thanks to kei17 for certain screenshots and animator notes!)
- The Dragon Ball "Kodomo Soft" Eye Drops Commercials
- The Dragon Ball "S&B" Chips Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Morphing Desk Commercial
- The Dragon Ball "III Gokūden" Commercial (Animator: Masaki Satō)
- The Dragon Ball "Advance Adventure" GBA Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Kodomo Soft" Eye Drops Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z "Kobacchi" Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z "Kyōshū! Saiyajin" Famicom Game Commercial
Spoiler:
(Animator: Minoru Maeda)Spoiler:
(Animator: Masaki Satō)- The Dragon Ball Z "Plan To Eradicate The Saiyans" Famicom Game Commercial
- The "Famicom Jump II" Famicom Game Commercial
Spoiler:
(Animator: Masaki Satō)Spoiler:
(Animator: Masaki Satō)- The Dragon Ball Z "Gokū Gekitōden" Game Boy Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Legendary Super Warriors" Game Boy Color Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Super Gokū-Den" Super Famicom Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Super Butōden 3" Super Famicom Game Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z "Hyper Dimension" Super Famicom Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Idainaru Gokū Densetsu" Cutscenes (sprite animation drawn by Toei's animators)
- The Dragon Ball Z "Buyū Retsuden" Mega Drive Game Commercial (Animator: Naotoshi Shida)
- The Dragon Ball Z "Plan To Eradicate The Saiyans" Playdia Game Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z "Gather Together! Gokū World" Terebikko Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Shin Butōden" Sega Saturn Game Commercial
- The Dragon Ball Z "Ultimate Battle 22" Playstation Game Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z "Yogurt" Commercial
Spoiler:
(Animator: Masaki Satō)Spoiler:
(Animator: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru)
(Animator: Naoki Tate)- The Dragon Ball Z Study Desk Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z Disk Jack Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Z Gumica Gummi Commercial
- The Dragon Ball GT "Kodomo Soft" Eye Drops Commercials
- The Dragon Ball GT School Supplies Commercials
- The Dragon Ball GT "Mushi Pan" Snack Commercial
- The Dragon Ball GT Hyper Desk Commercials
- The Dragon Ball GT Carddass Station Commercials
- The Dragon Ball Kai "Ultimate Butōden" DS Game Commercial
- The Dream 9 "Dragon Ball / One Piece" Commercial Bumpers
- The "Dragon Ball Heroes" Commercials
- The Battle Of Gods "Kentucky Fried Chicken" Commercials
Bonus: Korean "Hyundai Super Comboy" Commercial
These are all of the Dragon Ball Commercials I could find that had exclusive animation. Some of them can be seen here, here, here, and here. That second video also has a commercial for a kind of drink that comes with... a DB card inside? I don't get it.
I have a lot of nostalgia for the "Ultimate Battle 22" and "FINAL BOUT" openings, so those are probably my favorite. I love the desk commercials; those songs are so fantastically cheesy, yet catchy ("Super! Super! Super! Super!"). And I must admit, I really like those "Kodomo Soft" eye drop commercials. The fact that those lasted from Dragon Ball all the way through GT is strangely comforting to me.
Sadly, I'm sure this just barely scratches the surface. Have we pretty much lost all hope of ever having a complete list of commercials? There's no telling how many have been animated over the past 30 years. I'm sure a lot of us would love to see every last frame of animation ever drawn for this series, but this particular area of the franchise seems like a bit of a lost cause.
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