Dragon Ball Episode 109

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Son Goku vs Demon King Piccolo
Japanese English
孫悟空対ピッコロ大魔王 Son Gokū Tai Pikkoro Daimaō
Air Date	20 April 1988 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch	2nd Eyecatch
Ending	I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 142 (8-End) Dragon Ball Chapter 143
TV Rating	18.8%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Miho Maruo
Art	Shigenori Takada
Animation	Masayuki Uchiyama
Director	Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Goku vs. King Piccolo
Air Date	11 September 2003 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	Son Goku vs. Piccolo Daimao
Subtitles	Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut	King Piccolo Saga Part 1
Release Date	18 March 2003

"Son Goku vs Demon King Piccolo" is the one hundred and ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 20 April 1988, receiving a ratings share of 18.8%. It was written by Miho Maruo and directed by Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi.

Synopsis

When Yajirobe learns that the legendary Piccolo Daimaō is in the floating base above them, he gives his Dragon Ball to Goku and runs away. Daimaō at last shows himself before Goku, burning with the desire to avenge his underlings! Relying on his anger, Goku challenges Daimaō to a battle, and seemingly overwhelms him. But Daimaō gets serious, and the situation reverses itself. Daimaō batters Goku with tremendous power! Even a Kamehameha with all Goku's force behind it doesn't have any effect on Daimaō.

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
Yajirobe	Mayumi Tanaka	Mike McFarland
Tenshinhan	Hirotaka Suzuoki	John Burgmeier
Chiaotzu	Hiroko Emori	Monika Antonelli
Tambourine	Ryūsei Nakao	Dameon Clarke
Turtle Hermit	Kōhei Miyauchi	Mike McFarland
Piccolo	Takeshi Aono	Christopher R. Sabat
Pilaf	Shigeru Chiba	Chuck Huber
Shuu	Tesshō Genda	Chris Cason
Mai	Eiko Yamada	Julie Franklin
Piano	Masato Hirano	Sonny Strait
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Kyle Hebert

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: Miho Maruo
• Director (Storyboard): Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
• Animation Supervisor: Masayuki Uchiyama
• Art Director: Shigenori Takada

• Key Animation: Tai'ichirō Ohara, Naotoshi Shida, Akio Katada
• Special Effects: Kazuya Sakurada
• Assistant Director: Tatsuya Orime
• Production Progression: Yūichi Suenaga

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.

Dragon Ball Episode 109: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Catalogue	Scene	Catalogue/Title	Tonality	Releases
OP	Opening	Mystical Adventure (TV Size)	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:1
K-514	Recap: Goku vs Tambourine	M515		Daizenshuu 2:25(d)
K-504	Recap: Piccolo's revenge	M501		Daizenshuu 2:21(a)
K-24	Title Card	C3		Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-513	Piccolo on the deck	K-513		Unreleased
K-511	Piccolo descends	M518		Daizenshuu 2:25(a)
K-519	Goku attacks	M505		Daizenshuu 2:23(d)
K-505	Piccolo's strange attack	M516		Daizenshuu 2:24(d)
K-13	Eyecatch A	C2B-2		Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12	Eyecatch B	C4		Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-44	The Three-Star Ball	K-44	C+	Unreleased
K-85	Rōshi runs from rock	K-85	F Major
K-516	Goku is buffeted	K-516	F Minor
K-506	Piccolo kicks Goku	K-506
K-515	Piccolo swings Goku around	M504		Daizenshuu 2:24(a)
K-519	Piccolo attacks again	M505		Daizenshuu 2:23(d)
K-508	Piccolo is unfazed	M513		Daizenshuu 2:24(b)
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 109