Dragon Ball Z Episode 8

This page is incomplete. Kanzenshuu wiki team members are aware that they must edit this page to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Items, Locations, etc.

« Dragon Ball Z Episode 7

Dragon Ball Z Episode 9 »

The Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan's Power
Japanese English
月の輝く夜に大変身!悟飯パワーの秘密 Tsuki no Kagayaku Yoru ni Dai-Henshin! Gohan Pawā no Himitsu
Air Date	21 June 1989 (Fuji TV)
Opening	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Eyecatch	1st Eyecatch
Ending	Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 209 (1-10) Dragon Ball Chapter 208
TV Rating	16.8%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Takao Koyama
Art	Shigenori Takada
Animation	Masayuki Uchiyama
Director	Yoshihiro Ueda
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Gohan Goes Bananas!
Air Date	24 June 2005 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	A Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan's Power
Subtitles	Steven J. Simmons
Sub Debut	Ultimate Uncut: Into the Wild
Release Date	14 June 2005

"The Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan's Power" is the eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 21 June 1989, receiving a ratings share of 16.8%. It was written by series organizer Takao Koyama and directed by Yoshihiro Ueda.

Synopsis

Unable to tell Chi-Chi and Gyūmaō about Goku and Gohan, Kuririn returns to Kame House, where Bulma and Kame-Sen'nin are waiting. Yajirobe stops by, and delivers a message from Karin that they should come to Karin Tower, as God will train them. When Chi-Chi stops by immediately afterwards with Gyūmaō, she faints when Kame-Sen'nin tells her of Goku's death. That night on the craggy rock, Gohan transforms into a gigantic monkey! Piccolo destroys the moon once he realizes it is the cause of this, and then removes Gohan's tail after he returns to normal.

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	Sean Schemmel
Son Gohan		Stephanie Nadolny
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Tiffany Vollmer
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
Turtle Hermit	Kōhei Miyauchi	Mike McFarland
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Raditz	Shigeru Chiba	Justin Cook
Chi-Chi	Mayumi Shō	Cynthia Cranz
Ox Demon King	Daisuke Gōri	Kyle Hebert
Narration	Jōji Yanami

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: Takao Koyama
• Director (Storyboard): Yoshihiro Ueda
• Animation Supervisor: Masayuki Uchiyama
• Art Director: Shigenori Takada

• Key Animation: Last House, Tai'ichirō Ohara, Naotoshi Shida, Akio Katada
• Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
• Photography: Studio Cosmos, Katsunori Maehara
• Assistant Director: Jun'ichi Fujise
• Production Progression: Yūichi Matsue

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 chronological internal catalogue numbers (完全集 Kanzenshuu) apply to tracks composed or arranged by him.

Background music (BGM) tracks generally do not have official titles, but the officially-released tracks do have official catalogue numbers, and these are given when they are known. Official catalogue numbers usually begin with M, but always with letters other than K; they are included in the "Catalogue/Title" column, and our in-house catalogue numbers are substituted when the official number is not known. The documentation and scene descriptions are adapted from The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant.

^* First usage in the Dragon Ball Z TV series.

Dragon Ball Z Episode 8: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Scene	Title/Catalogue		Tonality	Releases
	完全集	Official		大全集	ＢＧＭ
Opening	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (TV Size)		E Major	4:1	1:1
Recap	K-727	M710	F Major	4:2(a)	1:2(a)
Title Card	K-709	M708A-1		4:2(b)	1:2(b)
The scary wilderness	K-729	M728	G˚7		1:11(f)
Night falls at Goku's house	K-707	M729	F Major		1:7(e)
Kuririn's awkward situation	K-406	K-406	F Minor	Unreleased
Sunrise in the wilderness	K-439	M442-2*	F Major		5:3(g)
Kuririn apologizes to Muten Rōshi	K-406	K-406	F Minor	Unreleased
Chi-Chi is mad	K-641	K-641*
Chi-Chi approaches Kame House	K-436	K-436*	D Minor
Eyecatch A	K-718	M709A	F Major	4:12(c)	1:16(c)
Eyecatch B	K-719	M709B		4:12(d)	1:16(d)
The Serpentine Road	K-722	M706		4:18(b)	2:7(b)
Gohan meets a squirrel	K-721	M713			1:10(a)
Full moon	K-713	M726	G+	4:8(b)	1:12(b)
Gohan entranced	K-731	M737	F+	4:3(b)	1:3(b)
Gohan transforms	K-725	M741	F Minor	4:7(c)	1:9(c)
Piccolo recalls his Saiyan lore	K-711	M727	G+	4:6(b)	1:8(b)
Piccolo removes Gohan's tail	K-735	M730	D♭#4♭7		1:11(a)
Piccolo departs to train	K-724	M711	F Minor		2:11(b)
Ending	Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power! (TV Size)		E Minor	4:19	1:17
Next Episode Preview	K-726	M701	E Major	4:18(c)	2:7(c)

The opening song "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" is performed by Hironobu Kageyama, and the ending song "Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!" is performed by MANNA.

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Z Episode 8