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Shenlong was voiced by [[Kenji Utsumi]] for the majority of ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', and ''[[Dragon Ball Kai]]''. Previous to his work on ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', Utsumi was perhaps best known as the voice of [[Senbei Norimaki]] in ''[[Dr. Slump: Arale-chan]]''. Utsumi temporarily stepped down from the role partway through ''Dragon Ball Z'' and then returned to the role for ''Kai'' and finally ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'' before his death in 2013. | Shenlong was voiced by [[Kenji Utsumi]] for the majority of ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', and ''[[Dragon Ball Kai]]''. Previous to his work on ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', Utsumi was perhaps best known as the voice of [[Senbei Norimaki]] in ''[[Dr. Slump: Arale-chan]]''. Utsumi temporarily stepped down from the role of Shenlong partway through ''Dragon Ball Z'' and then returned to the role for ''Kai'' and finally ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'' before his death in 2013. | ||
Following Utsumi's temporary abdication of the role, Shenlong was voiced by a variety of actors, primarily [[Masaharu Satō]] but including [[Shin Aomori]], [[Daisuke Gōri]], and [[Tesshō Genda]]. Shenlong was also voiced by [[Kōji Yada]] in [[Dr. Slump (1997) Episode 59]], but even Senbei was recast for this remake of ''Dr. Slump''. | Following Utsumi's temporary abdication of the role, Shenlong was voiced by a variety of actors, primarily [[Masaharu Satō]] but including [[Shin Aomori]], [[Daisuke Gōri]], and [[Tesshō Genda]]. Shenlong was also voiced by [[Kōji Yada]] in [[Dr. Slump (1997) Episode 59]], but even Senbei was recast for this remake of ''Dr. Slump''. | ||
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| 神龍 (Shenron) | |
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Manga  Anime  Akira Toriyama's limited color drawing and Toei's recreation. | |
| English Name(s) |
Shenron (Ocean/FUNi dubs) Shen Long (FUNi subs/Viz) |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 1 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 1 |
| Japanese VA |
Kenji Utsumi (DB/Z/Kai) Masaharu Satō (DBZ) Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Super) |
| Canadian VA |
Doug Parker (DB) Don Brown (DBZ) |
| Funimation VA |
Christopher Sabat (DB/Z/Kai/Super) |
Shenlong is the titular dragon of Dragon Ball. He is first depicted in Dragon Ball Chapter 1, which went on sale in the 1984 #51 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on 20 November 1984, but he does not truly appear in the story until Dragon Ball Chapter 19 and Dragon Ball Episode 11.
Biography
Name
"Shenlong" is the Chinese reading of 神龍 (シェンロン Shenron), meaning "dragon god".
Production
Notable Skills
Performance
Shenlong was voiced by Kenji Utsumi for the majority of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Kai. Previous to his work on Dragon Ball, Utsumi was perhaps best known as the voice of Senbei Norimaki in Dr. Slump: Arale-chan. Utsumi temporarily stepped down from the role of Shenlong partway through Dragon Ball Z and then returned to the role for Kai and finally Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods before his death in 2013.
Following Utsumi's temporary abdication of the role, Shenlong was voiced by a variety of actors, primarily Masaharu Satō but including Shin Aomori, Daisuke Gōri, and Tesshō Genda. Shenlong was also voiced by Kōji Yada in Dr. Slump (1997) Episode 59, but even Senbei was recast for this remake of Dr. Slump.
Following Utsumi's death in 2013, the Shenlong role was adopted by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, best known as the voice of Dabra. Ōtomo has voiced the character since, in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball Super: Broly, as well as in all of the games that have been released since 2013.
In the 1995 FUNimation-BLT Productions dub of Dragon Ball with a Canadian cast, Shenlong was voiced by Doug Parker, who also voiced Umigame, Bubbles, and Mez. In the 1996 FUNimation English dub of Dragon Ball Z (also with a Canadian cast), Shenlong was voiced by Don Brown, best known for voicing Kaiō. When FUNimation hired its own in-house cast, the role was adopted for all series by Christopher Sabat, who has voiced Shenlong ever since along with Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, and several other characters.
Notable Appearances
Music
Shunsuke Kikuchi composed a number of Shenlong-themed works for the Dragon Ball franchise beginning in 1986.
| Debut | Catalogue | Tonality | Release | |
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| 完全集 | Official | |||
| Dragon Ball Episode 11 | K-100 | J6 | E˚7 | Daizenshuu 2:11(a) |
| Dragon Ball Movie 1 | K-258 | M262† | D˚7 | Daizenshuu 5:2(e) |
| Dragon Ball Movie 3 | K-648 | M656† | C˚7 | Daizenshuu 5:4(f) |
| Dragon Ball Z Movie 1 | K-805 | M806 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 5:7(c) |
Notes
References