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{{tab | English | [[File:db_eps059_title-eng.png|320px|Dragon Ball Episode 59 (English)]]}}
{{tab | English | [[File:db_eps059_title-eng.png|320px|Dragon Ball Episode 59 (English)]]}}
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| jpn_title    = きた！世界一の殺し屋 “桃白白”
| jpn_title    = きた！世界一の殺し屋 "桃白白"
| rom_title    = Kita! Sekai’ichi no Koroshiya “Tao Pai-pai”
| rom_title    = Kita! Sekai'ichi no Koroshiya "Tao Pai-pai"
| eng_title    = He’s Here! The World’s Greatest Hitman, “Tao Pai-pai”
| eng_title    = He's Here! The World's Greatest<br>Hitman, "Tao Pai-pai"
| air_date      = [[Template:April 22|22 April 1987]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| air_date      = [[Template:April 22|22 April 1987]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| opening      = [[Makafushigi Adobenchā!|Mystical Adventure!]]
| opening      = [[Makafushigi Adventure!|Mystical Adventure!]]
| eyecatch      = 2nd Eyecatch
| eyecatch      = 2nd Eyecatch
| ending        = [[Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!|Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!]]
| ending        = [[Romantic Ageru Yo|I'll Give You Romance]]
| chapters      = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 85]] (Pages 5-End)<br />[[Dragon Ball Chapter 86]] (Pages 1-10)
| chapters      = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 85]] (5-End)<br />[[Dragon Ball Chapter 86]] (1-10)
| rating        = 24.8%
| rating        = 24.8%
| format        = 4:3 (NTSC)
| format        = 4:3 (NTSC)
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| animation    = [[Katsumi Aoshima]]
| animation    = [[Katsumi Aoshima]]
| storyboard    =
| storyboard    =
| director      = [[Kazuhisa Takenōchi]]
| director      = [[Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi]]
| ocean_title  =  
| ocean_title  =  
| ocean_date    =  
| ocean_date    =  
| funi_title    = The Notorious Mercenary
| funi_title    = The Notorious Mercenary
| funi_date    = 29 October 2002 ([[Cartoon Network]])
| funi_date    = 29 October 2002 ([[Toonami]])
| sub_title    = It's Him! The World's Greatest<br>Assassin, Tao Pai Pai
| funi_trans    = [[Clyde Mandelin]]
| sub_debut    = [[Dragon Ball: Commander Red Saga|Commander Red Saga]]
| sub_date      = 11 November 2003
}}
}}
"'''He’s Here! The World’s Greatest Hitman, “Tao Pai-pai”'''" is the fifty-ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. The episode first aired in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on '''22 April 1987''', receiving a ratings share of 24.8%. It was written by [[Keiji Terui]] and directed by [[Kazuhisa Takenōchi]].  
"'''He's Here! The World's Greatest Hitman, 'Tao Pai-pai''''" is the fifty-ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. The episode first aired in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on '''22 April 1987''', receiving a ratings share of 24.8%. It was written by [[Keiji Terui]] and directed by [[Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi]].  


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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|[[Assistant Black]]||[[Masaharu Satō]]||[[Christopher R. Sabat]]
|[[Assistant Black]]||[[Masaharu Satō]]||[[Christopher R. Sabat]]
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|[[Narrator]]||[[Jōji Yanami]]||[[Kyle Hebert]]
|[[Narrator]]||[[Jōji Yanami]]||[[Brice Armstrong]]
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|}
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*'''Scenario:''' [[Keiji Terui]]
*'''Scenario:''' [[Keiji Terui]]
*'''Director:''' [[Kazuhisa Takenōchi]]
*'''Director (Storyboard):''' [[Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi]]
*'''Animation Supervisor:''' [[Katsumi Aoshima]]
*'''Animation Supervisor:''' [[Katsumi Aoshima]]
*'''Art Director:''' [[Tatsuo Yamamoto]]
*'''Art Director:''' [[Tatsuo Yamamoto]]


*'''Key Animation:''' [[Katsumi Aoshima]], [[Shizuo Kawai]]
*'''Key Animation:''' [[Katsumi Aoshima]], [[Shizuo Kawai]]
*'''Special Effects:''' Yukari Hashimoto
*'''Special Effects:''' [[Yukari Hashimoto]]
*'''Assistant Director:''' [[Tatsuya Orime]]
*'''Assistant Director:''' [[Tatsuya Orime]]
*'''Production Progression:''' [[Akihiko Yamaguchi]]
*'''Production Progression:''' [[Akihiko Yamaguchi]]
==Music==
The following table is a scene-by-scene account of the musical tracks used in this episode. The background music is composed by [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]], and our [[Shunsuke Kikuchi catalogue|in-house K-catalogue numbers]] apply to tracks composed or arranged by him.
None of the background music (BGM) tracks have official titles, but the officially-released tracks generally do have official catalogue numbers, which are prefaced by letters other than K. These are included in the "Catalogue/Title" column. The documentation and scene descriptions are adapted from ''kenisu's Magicant''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://kenisu.webs.com/dragonballbgm.htm|Website=The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant|Title="The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu"|Date=11 June 2008|AccessDate=30 June 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="min-width:70%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!colspan=5|''Dragon Ball'' Episode 59: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
|+ style="caption-side:bottom;text-align:left;font-size:10px"|'''<sup>†</sup> First usage in ''Dragon Ball''.'''
|-
!scope=col|Catalogue
!scope=col|Scene
!scope=col|Catalogue/Title
!scope=col|Tonality
!scope=col|Releases
|-
!scope=row|OP
|Opening
|[[Mystical Adventure|Mystical Adventure<br>(TV Size)]]
|rowspan=4|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:1]]
|-
!scope=row|K-33
|Recap: Goku saves Upa
|[[A3]]
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:3(a)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-313
|Recap: Tao Pai-Pai arrives
|[[K-313]]
|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-24
|Title Card
|[[C3]]
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:14(a)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-144
|Red Ribbon HQ
|[[K-144]]
|C Minor
|rowspan=5|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-89
|Blue to be executed
|[[K-89]]
|F Minor
|-
!scope=row|K-307
|The land of Karin
|[[K-307]]
|F Major
|-
!scope=row|K-308
|Bora explains Karin Tower
|[[K-308]]
|G Major
|-
!scope=row|K-314
|Blue vs Tao Pai-Pai
|[[K-314]]<sup>†</sup>
|G<sup>+</sup>
|-
!scope=row|K-315
|Blue attacks
|[[M309]]<sup>†</sup>
|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:18(a)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-71
|Blue falls
|[[K-71]]
|rowspan=2|C<sup>+</sup>
|rowspan=3|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-50
|Blue is dead
|[[K-50]]
|-
!scope=row|K-66
|Tao Pai-Pai asks for his target
|[[K-66]]
|rowspan=4|F Minor
|-
!scope=row|K-13
|Eyecatch A
|[[C2B-2]]
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:19(e)]]
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
!scope=row|K-12
|Eyecatch B
|[[C4]]
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:23(e)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-49
|Red Ribbon HQ
|[[K-49]]
|rowspan=3|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-110
|Karin Tower
|[[K-110]]
|rowspan=2|F Major
|-
!scope=row|K-309
|Carving and sharpening
|[[K-309]]
|-
!scope=row|K-316
|Tao Pai-Pai flies in
|[[M303]]<sup>†</sup>
|rowspan=3|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:21(b)]]
|-
!scope=row; rowspan=2|K-313
|Tao Pai-Pai arrives
|rowspan=2|[[K-313]]
|rowspan=3|Unreleased
|-
|Tao Pai-Pai lands
|-
!scope=row|K-309
|Bora is dead
|[[K-309]]
|F Major
|-
!scope=row|ED
|Ending
|[[I'll Give You Romance|I'll Give You Romance<br>(TV Size)]]
|E♭ Major
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:27]]
|-
!scope=row|K-23
|Next Episode Preview
|[[M23]]
|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:26(c)]]
|}
The opening song "[[Mystical Adventure!]]" is performed by [[Hiroki Takahashi]], and the ending song "[[I'll Give You Romance]]" is performed by [[Ushio Hashimoto]].


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/episode/dbz/eps-059/ Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 59]
*[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/episode/db/eps-059/ Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 59]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category: Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi|1-059]]
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He's Here! The World's Greatest
Hitman, "Tao Pai-pai"
Japanese
Dragon Ball Episode 59 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Episode 59 (English)
きた！世界一の殺し屋 "桃白白"
Kita! Sekai'ichi no Koroshiya "Tao Pai-pai"
Air Date 22 April 1987 (Fuji TV)
Opening Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch 2nd Eyecatch
Ending I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 85 (5-End)
Dragon Ball Chapter 86 (1-10)
TV Rating 24.8%
Format 4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Keiji Terui
Art Tatsuo Yamamoto
Animation Katsumi Aoshima
Director Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title The Notorious Mercenary
Air Date 29 October 2002 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title It's Him! The World's Greatest
Assassin, Tao Pai Pai
Subtitles Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut Commander Red Saga
Release Date 11 November 2003
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"He's Here! The World's Greatest Hitman, 'Tao Pai-pai'" is the fifty-ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 22 April 1987, receiving a ratings share of 24.8%. It was written by Keiji Terui and directed by Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi.

Synopsis

After finally managing to return to Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, Blue is killed by a single blow from Tao Pai-pai's tongue. Tao Pai-pai then sets off for the Karin Holy Land to eliminate Goku! Meanwhile, Goku obtains his heart's desire, the Four-Star Ball. He also hears the legend of the Super Holy Water, water received from a sage who lives at the top of Karin Tower, and that if drunk will multiply one's power many times over. Tao Pai-pai then shows up. Bora stands to face him, but before Tao Pai-pai's fearsome power he is killed in the blink of an eye!! Goku challenges Tao Pai-pai, but?!

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast.

Character Cast
Japanese English (FUNimation)
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Stephanie Nadolny
Upa Mitsuko Horie Kara Edwards
General Blue Toshio Furukawa Sonny Strait
Tao Pai-pai Chikao Ōtsuka Kent Williams
Commander Red Kenji Utsumi Josh Martin
Bora Banjō Ginga Dameon Clarke
Assistant Black Masaharu Satō Christopher R. Sabat
Narrator Jōji Yanami Brice Armstrong

Main Staff

The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this episode as credited in this specific episode's ending credits.

Music

The following table is a scene-by-scene account of the musical tracks used in this episode. The background music is composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, and our in-house K-catalogue numbers apply to tracks composed or arranged by him.

None of the background music (BGM) tracks have official titles, but the officially-released tracks generally do have official catalogue numbers, which are prefaced by letters other than K. These are included in the "Catalogue/Title" column. The documentation and scene descriptions are adapted from kenisu's Magicant.[1]

Dragon Ball Episode 59: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
† First usage in Dragon Ball.
Catalogue Scene Catalogue/Title Tonality Releases
OP Opening Mystical Adventure
(TV Size) 		F Minor Daizenshuu 2:1
K-33 Recap: Goku saves Upa A3 Daizenshuu 2:3(a)
K-313 Recap: Tao Pai-Pai arrives K-313 Unreleased
K-24 Title Card C3 Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-144 Red Ribbon HQ K-144 C Minor Unreleased
K-89 Blue to be executed K-89 F Minor
K-307 The land of Karin K-307 F Major
K-308 Bora explains Karin Tower K-308 G Major
K-314 Blue vs Tao Pai-Pai K-314† G+
K-315 Blue attacks M309† F Minor Daizenshuu 2:18(a)
K-71 Blue falls K-71 C+ Unreleased
K-50 Blue is dead K-50
K-66 Tao Pai-Pai asks for his target K-66 F Minor
K-13 Eyecatch A C2B-2 Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12 Eyecatch B C4 Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-49 Red Ribbon HQ K-49 Unreleased
K-110 Karin Tower K-110 F Major
K-309 Carving and sharpening K-309
K-316 Tao Pai-Pai flies in M303† F Minor Daizenshuu 2:21(b)
K-313 Tao Pai-Pai arrives K-313 Unreleased
Tao Pai-Pai lands
K-309 Bora is dead K-309 F Major
ED Ending I'll Give You Romance
(TV Size) 		E♭ Major Daizenshuu 2:27
K-23 Next Episode Preview M23 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:26(c)

The opening song "Mystical Adventure!" is performed by Hiroki Takahashi, and the ending song "I'll Give You Romance" is performed by Ushio Hashimoto.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.


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