Dragon Ball Episode 81

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Goku Goes to the Demon Realm
Japanese English
悟空・魔界へ行く Gokū · Makai e Iku
Air Date	30 September 1987 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch	2nd Eyecatch
Ending	I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters	Filler Episode
TV Rating	24.0%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Michiru Shimada Kei Shussui
Art	Shigenori Takada
Animation	Yukio Ebisawa
Director	Daisuke Nishio
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Goku Goes to Demon Land
Air Date	02 December 2002 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	Goku Goes to Demon World
Subtitles	Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut	Fortuneteller Baba Saga
Release Date	09 March 2004

"Goku Goes to the Demon Realm" is the eighty-first episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 30 September 1987, receiving a ratings share of 24.0%. It was written by Michiru Shimada and directed by Daisuke Nishio.

Synopsis

In the middle of his journey, Goku happens to pass by the Village of Fiends! When night falls, fiends appear from the Demon Realm Gate located between this world and the Demon Realm, and run wild in the village! In order to rescue Princess Misa, who was kidnapped by the fiends, Goku sets out to enter the Demon Realm Gate!! After having a showdown with Shura, the martial arts master of the Demon Realm, Goku blinds the fiends' eyes with a Kamehameha and rescues Princess Misa while they're off guard! The Demon Realm Gate is then sealed once again by Goku!!

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
Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Laurie Steele
Lunch	Mami Koyama	Meredith McCoy
Pu'er	Naoko Watanabe	Monika Antonelli
Kame-Sen'nin	Kōhei Miyauchi	Mike McFarland
Shura	Toshio Furukawa	Unknown
Mera	Masako Katsuki	Unknown
Gora	Daisuke Gōri	Unknown
King Kress	Osamu Saka	Unknown
Princess Misa	Mayumi Shō	Unknown
Village Headman	Hiroshi Ōtake	Unknown
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.

• Scenario: Michiru Shimada, Kei Shussui
• Director (Storyboard): Daisuke Nishio
• Animation Supervisor: Yukio Ebisawa
• Art Director: Shigenori Takada

• Key Animation: Yukio Ebisawa, Emiko Uesugi, Shizuo Kawai
• Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
• Assistant Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
• Production Progression: Tetsu Nakamura

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.

^* First usage in the Dragon Ball TV series.

Dragon Ball Episode 81: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Catalogue	Scene	Catalogue/Title	Tonality	Releases
OP	Opening	Mystical Adventure (TV Size)	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:1
K-10	Spooky palace	K-10	C♯˚7	Unreleased
K-143	Shadow come to life	K-143	C-9
K-24	Title Card	C3	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-130	The old lady warns Goku	H8		Daizenshuu 2:8(a)
K-79	Sunset	K-79	F+	Unreleased
K-303	Spying on Goku	K-303	F Minor
K-49	The villagers fear Goku	K-49
K-95	To the Demon Gate	K-95
K-127	Goku goes through the gate	K-127
K-13	Eyecatch A	C2B-2		Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12	Eyecatch B	C4		Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-29	Inside the Demon World	I21		Daizenshuu 2:
K-413	Mera and Gora	K-413*		Daizenshuu 2:
K-422	Shura	M424EXT*	D Minor	Daizenshuu 5:3(d)
K-433	Goku vs demons	M437*	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:20(b)
K-212	Goku and Misa escape	K-212*	F Major	Unreleased
K-51	Goku pulls out the sword	I15	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:10(c)
K-22	Celebration	K-22	F Major	Unreleased
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

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 81