Dragon Ball Episode 23

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He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran
Japanese English
出たーっ!強敵ギラン Detā! Kyōteki Giran
Air Date	30 July 1986 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch	1st Eyecatch
Ending	I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 39 Dragon Ball Chapter 40
TV Rating	24.9%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Toshiki Inoue
Art	Iwamitsu Itō
Animation	Masayuki Uchiyama
Director	Daisuke Nishio
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Monster Beast Giran
Air Date	19 September 2001
FUNimation English Subs
Title	He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran
Subtitles	Steven J. Simmons
Sub Debut	Tournament Saga
Release Date	28 January 2003

"He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran" is the twenty-third episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 30 July 1986, receiving a ratings share of 24.9%. The episode was written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Daisuke Nishio.

Synopsis

At last it's Goku's turn! The one facing Goku in the fourth match was the powerful opponent Giran!! Goku is knocked around by Giran's stream of unfair attacks! Giran traps Goku in the rubbery Guru-Guru Gum that he shoots from his mouth!! Goku is in an absolutely desperate pinch! Just as he is about to be thrown out of the ring, his chopped-off tail suddenly grows back, and his power multiplies! Seeing this, Giran surrenders!!

Summary

Prologue

With the first three matches concluded, it is time for the fourth match between Goku and Giran to begin. The tournament announcer tells the audience that the skies are growing doubtful; he does not know what will happen with the weather or the match! He tells the contestants to enter the ring. Oolong is excited that it is finally Goku's turn; Bulma wonders what sort of person Giran will be, while Pu'er cheers for Goku to hang in there for Yamcha's share. Giran steps into the ring and roars; Oolong is surprised to see that he is a monster. Goku hops into the ring and introduces himself to the audience; Bulma shouts encouragement, telling Goku that Giran will be easy for him. Giran laughs, and the announcer tells them it is time to begin. They take their stances and face off, but then it starts raining, and everyone in the audience goes running for shelter. The announcer confers with the head priest, and then announces that the match will resume after the rain has stopped. Goku and Giran continue to stare each other down.

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast. Additional characters/cast members not originally credited, or with speaking roles exclusive to a specific dubbing, have been included at the bottom of the table.

Character	Cast
	Japanese	English (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Kuririn	Hiromi Tsuru	Laurie Steele
Turtle Hermit	Kōhei Miyauchi	Mike McFarland
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Brice Armstrong
Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Tiffany Vollmer
Oolong	Naoki Tatsuta	Brad Jackson
Pu'er	Naoko Watanabe	Monika Antonelli
Namu	Kaneto Shiozawa	Jerry Jewell
Ran-Fan	Yōko Kawanami	Laura Bailey
Moderator	Kenji Utsumi	Eric Vale

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: Toshiki Inoue
• Director (Storyboard): Daisuke Nishio
• Animation Supervisor: Masayuki Uchiyama
• Art Director: Iwamitsu Itō

• Key Animation: Tai'ichirō Ohara, Yasuhiro Kinda, Akio Katada, Hidehiko Kadota
• Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
• Photography: Motoaki Ikenoue
• Production Progression: Toshihiro Ishikawa

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 Dragon Ball.

Dragon Ball Episode 23: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Catalogue	Scene	Catalogue/Title	Tonality	Releases
OP	Opening	Mystical Adventure (TV Size)	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:1
K-98	Recap	M13		Daizenshuu 2:14(b)
K-77	Rain delay	K-77		Unreleased
U-112	武	U-112†	E Minor
K-24	Title Card	C3	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
N/A	Tournament lounge	Toy Train Terminal	F Major	It's Rag Time
K-55	Yamcha vs Giran	G9	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:8(c)
K-13	Eyecatch A	C2B-2		Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12	Eyecatch B	C4		Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-109	Goku vs Giran	M16	D Minor	Daizenshuu 2:15(c)
K-82	Guru-Guru Gum	K-82	E˚7	Unreleased
K-89	Giran closes in	K-89	F Minor
K-35	Goku's tail returns	I17	F Major	Daizenshuu 2:2(a)
K-73	Goku breaks free; Giran gives up	A-1	F Minor	Daizenshuu 5:1
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 23