Abandoned City

Abandoned City
Manga Debut	Dragon Ball Chapter 392 (see below)
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Z Episode 172
Appears in	Manga & Anime (city in anime only)
Locational Data
Planet	Earth

The abandoned city is a fictional location in the world of Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. The location, somewhere near Mount Paozu, was featured in Dragon Ball Z Episode 172 by Sumio Uetake. It is an anime-only elaboration of a smaller settlement depicted in Dragon Ball Chapter 392. Son Goku and his family stopped by this city while on a driving excursion near their home to purchase a gift for the Turtle Hermit prior to the Cell Games.

General Overview

The city is a modern metropolis with futuristic buildings similar to those seen in Metro West and other major cities. The location and name of the city are unknown, but Goku and his family visited the region while on an air-car day trip. The city appears large enough to contain many businesses, however only a clothing store, Lidan, and Don Don House are depicted on screen. The city has easy access to a nearby highway.

During Age 767, the city was nearly completely abandoned by its inhabitants after the announcement of the Cell Games. Goku and his family observed the population trying to flee on the highway leading away from town. Once they arrived inside, they were unable to locate any open stores or see any people at all. The city appeared to suffer minor damage during the exodus. The city was presumably repopulated after the destruction of Cell.

Locations in the city:

• Lidan
• Don Don House

Name

The city is not given a name in either the manga or anime.

Production

The only panel depicting the settlement in the manga.

Due to the production schedule challenges inherent in producing a weekly anime series based on a weekly comic, the writers of Dragon Ball Z interjected anime-only material both as a means of extending the runtime and to flesh out the Dragon Ball universe. In the manga version of the story from Dragon Ball Chapter 392, Goku and his family drive home through a rural area. Goku's exploration of the city is an elaboration on a single panel in Dragon Ball Chapter 392. The settlement depicted in that panel appears to be much smaller than a city, and possibly nothing more than a rural store. Gohan's later need to attend school in Satan City (far off to the north) is difficult to reconcile with a large nearby city appearing in this episode.

Due to reused animation, Goku and his family pass the same stretch of road multiple times in their car.

Images

• Abandoned City
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  Driving around in an empty city.
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  Lidan, a store in the city.
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  A Chinese restaurant in the city.
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  The city was damaged during the exodus.

Notes

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External Links

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