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| eng_title    = The Puzzling Man, Shen
| eng_title    = The Puzzling Man, Shen
| air_date      = [[Template:December 14|14 December 1988]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| air_date      = [[Template:December 14|14 December 1988]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| opening      = [[Makafushigi Adobenchā!|Mystical Adventure!]]
| opening      = [[Makafushigi Adventure!|Mystical Adventure!]]
| eyecatch      = 2nd Eyecatch
| eyecatch      = 2nd Eyecatch
| ending        = [[Romantikku Ageru Yo|I'll Give You Romance]]
| ending        = [[Romantic Ageru Yo|I'll Give You Romance]]
| chapters      = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 173]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Chapter 174]]
| chapters      = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 173]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Chapter 174]]
| rating        = 18.2%
| rating        = 18.2%
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| ocean_date    =  
| ocean_date    =  
| funi_title    = The Mysterious Hero
| funi_title    = The Mysterious Hero
| funi_date    = 3 November 2003 ([[Cartoon Network]])
| funi_date    = 3 November 2003 ([[Toonami]])
| sub_title    = Shen: Man of Mystery
| funi_trans    = [[Clyde Mandelin]]
| sub_debut    = [[Dragon Ball: Piccolo Jr. Saga Part Two|Piccolo Jr. Saga Part 2]]
| sub_date      = 19 August 2003
}}
}}
"'''The Puzzling Man, Shen'''" is the one hundred and thirty-eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. The episode first aired in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on '''14 December 1988''', receiving a ratings share of 18.2%. It was written by [[Toshiki Inoue]] and directed by [[Daisuke Nishio]].  
"'''The Puzzling Man, Shen'''" is the one hundred and thirty-eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. The episode first aired in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on '''14 December 1988''', receiving a ratings share of 18.2%. It was written by [[Toshiki Inoue]] and directed by [[Daisuke Nishio]].  
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|[[Tenshinhan]]||[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]||[[John Burgmeier]]
|[[Tenshinhan]]||[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]||[[John Burgmeier]]
|-
|-
|[[Kame-Sen'nin]]||[[Kōhei Miyauchi]]||[[Mike McFarland]]
|[[Turtle Hermit]]||[[Kōhei Miyauchi]]||[[Mike McFarland]]
|-
|-
|[[Shen]]||[[Takeshi Aono]]||[[Christopher R. Sabat]]
|[[Shen]]||[[Takeshi Aono]]||rowspan=2|[[Christopher R. Sabat]]
|-
|-
|[[Ma Junior]]||[[Toshio Furukawa]]||[[Christopher R. Sabat]]
|[[Piccolo|Ma Junior]]||[[Toshio Furukawa]]
|-
|-
|[[Announcer]]||[[Kenji Utsumi]]||[[Eric Vale]]
|[[Announcer]]||[[Kenji Utsumi]]||[[Eric Vale]]
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|[[Pu'er]]||[[Naoko Watanabe]]||[[Monika Antonelli]]
|[[Pu'er]]||[[Naoko Watanabe]]||[[Monika Antonelli]]
|-
|-
|[[Narrator]]||[[Jōji Yanami]]||[[Kyle Hebert]]
|[[Narrator]]||[[Jōji Yanami]]||[[Brice Armstrong]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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*'''Art Director:''' [[Tatsuo Yamamoto]]
*'''Art Director:''' [[Tatsuo Yamamoto]]


*'''Key Animation:''' Yukio Ebisawa, Mari Tominaga, Hiroshi Takeuchi
*'''Key Animation:''' [[Yukio Ebisawa]], [[Mari Tominaga]], [[Hiroshi Takeuchi]]
*'''Special Effects:''' Kazuya Sakurada
*'''Special Effects:''' [[Kazuya Sakurada]]
*'''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 ''The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111170233/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>
 
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!colspan=5|''Dragon Ball'' Episode 138: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
|+ style="caption-side:bottom;text-align:left;font-size:10px"|'''<sup>*</sup> First usage in the ''Dragon Ball'' TV series.'''
|-
!scope=col|Catalogue
!scope=col|Scene
!scope=col|Catalogue/Title
!scope=col|Tonality
!scope=col|Releases
|-
!scope=row|OP
|Opening
|[[Makafushigi Adventure!|Mystical Adventure!<br>(TV Size)]]
|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:1]]
|-
!scope=row|K-512
|Recap
|[[M511]]
|A♭<sup>+</sup>
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:24(c)]]
|-
!scope=row|U-706
|武
|[[U-706]]
|None
|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-24
|Title Card
|[[C3]]
|rowspan=2|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:14(a)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-601
|Piccolo vs Kuririn
|[[K-601]]
|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-317
|Kuririn attacks
|[[M308]]
|A˚<sup>7</sup>
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:21(c)]]
|-
!scope=row|K-608
|Piccolo attacks
|[[K-608]]<sup>*</sup>
|F Minor
|rowspan=4|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-143
|Piccolo grabs Kuririn
|[[K-143]]
|C<sup>-9</sup>
|-
!scope=row|K-421
|Kuririn rebounds
|[[K-421]]
|F Minor
|-
!scope=row|K-107
|Muten Rōshi's memories
|[[K-107]]
|F Major
|-
!scope=row|K-510
|Piccolo recalculates
|[[M510]]
|rowspan=6|F Minor
|[[Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu|Daizenshuu 2:25(c)]]
|-
!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-77
|Goku studies Shen
|[[K-77]]
|rowspan=4|Unreleased
|-
!scope=row|K-621
|Shen attacks
|[[K-621]]<sup>*</sup>
|-
!scope=row|K-78
|''Rōga Fū-Fū Ken''
|[[K-78]]
|-
!scope=row|K-148
|Who is Shen?!
|[[K-148]]
|C<sup>7</sup>
|-
!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-138/ Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 138]
*[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/episode/db/eps-138/ Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 138]
 
==References==
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The Puzzling Man, Shen
Japanese
Dragon Ball Episode 138 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Episode 138 (English)
謎の男・シェン
Nazo no Otoko · Shen
Air Date 14 December 1988 (Fuji TV)
Opening Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch 2nd Eyecatch
Ending I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 173
Dragon Ball Chapter 174
TV Rating 18.2%
Format 4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Toshiki Inoue
Art Tatsuo Yamamoto
Animation Yukio Ebisawa
Director Daisuke Nishio
FUNimation English Dub
Title The Mysterious Hero
Air Date 3 November 2003 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title Shen: Man of Mystery
Subtitles Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut Piccolo Jr. Saga Part 2
Release Date 19 August 2003
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"The Puzzling Man, Shen" is the one hundred and thirty-eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 14 December 1988, receiving a ratings share of 18.2%. It was written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Daisuke Nishio.

Synopsis

Beginning to be pushed back by Ma Junior, Kuririn fires a Kamehameha to turn things around!! But Kuririn sportsmanly admits his defeat after Ma Junior uses a Zanzōken to dodge his Kamehameha and knocks him into the arena. And thus the fourth match begins, between Yamcha and Shen! Yamcha comes at Shen, underestimating him, but his attacks are dodged and he takes damage. Furthermore, when he prompts Shen to attack, he gets hit with an intense blow! Shen's true abilities are finally becoming clear!!

Cast

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

Character Cast
Japanese English (FUNimation)
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Sean Schemmel
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Laurie Steele
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki John Burgmeier
Turtle Hermit Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland
Shen Takeshi Aono Christopher R. Sabat
Ma Junior Toshio Furukawa
Announcer Kenji Utsumi Eric Vale
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Brad Jackson
Pu'er Naoko Watanabe Monika Antonelli
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 The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant.[1]

Dragon Ball Episode 138: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
* First usage in the Dragon Ball TV series.
Catalogue Scene Catalogue/Title Tonality Releases
OP Opening Mystical Adventure!
(TV Size) 		F Minor Daizenshuu 2:1
K-512 Recap M511 A♭+ Daizenshuu 2:24(c)
U-706 武 U-706 None Unreleased
K-24 Title Card C3 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-601 Piccolo vs Kuririn K-601 Unreleased
K-317 Kuririn attacks M308 A˚7 Daizenshuu 2:21(c)
K-608 Piccolo attacks K-608* F Minor Unreleased
K-143 Piccolo grabs Kuririn K-143 C-9
K-421 Kuririn rebounds K-421 F Minor
K-107 Muten Rōshi's memories K-107 F Major
K-510 Piccolo recalculates M510 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:25(c)
K-13 Eyecatch A C2B-2 Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12 Eyecatch B C4 Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-77 Goku studies Shen K-77 Unreleased
K-621 Shen attacks K-621*
K-78 Rōga Fū-Fū Ken K-78
K-148 Who is Shen?! K-148 C7
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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