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| manga_debut  = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 35]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Giran attends the [[21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai]] in '''Age 750''', making it through the preliminaries before facing [[Son Goku]] in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.
Giran attends the [[21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai]] in '''[[Age 750]]''',<ref name="choz4p16">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 16}}</ref> making it through the preliminaries before facing [[Son Goku]] in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.<ref name="ch35">{{Cite manga|Chp=35}}</ref>


In the [[Dragon Ball Episode 23|anime]], the match is postponed by rain. Giran asks for milk at a restaurant in the tournament grounds, which amuses some martial artists from [[Ōrin Temple]]. Giran gets in a fight with them until [[Yamcha]] and Goku step in, but [[Turtle Hermit|Jackie Chun]] persuades them to settle it during the official match.
In the [[Dragon Ball Episode 23|anime]], the match is postponed by rain. Giran asks for milk at a restaurant in the tournament grounds, which amuses some martial artists from [[Ōrin Temple]]. Giran gets in a fight with them until [[Yamcha]] and Goku step in, but [[Turtle Hermit|Jackie Chun]] persuades them to settle it during the official match.<ref name="ep23">{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=23}}</ref>


During that match, Giran uses his rubbery [[Guru-Guru Gum]] to trap Goku and throw him out of bounds, but the boy summons ''[[Kinto'un]]'' to save himself. Giran argues Goku ought to be disqualified for that, but the tournament staff allows it just once. With Goku still stuck in the gum and not being allowed to use ''Kinto'un'' again, Giran goes for the finishing blow. Goku's tail grows back, however, giving him the strength to break out of the gum, which intimidates Giran into surrendering the match.
During that match, Giran uses his rubbery [[Guru-Guru Gum]] to trap Goku<ref name="ch39">{{Cite manga|Chp=39}}</ref> and throw him out of bounds, but the boy summons ''[[Kinto'un]]'' to save himself. Giran argues Goku ought to be disqualified for that, but the tournament staff allows it just once. With Goku still stuck in the gum and not being allowed to use ''Kinto'un'' again, Giran goes for the finishing blow. Goku's tail grows back, however, giving him the strength to break out of the gum, which intimidates Giran into surrendering the match.<ref name="ch40">{{Cite manga|Chp=40}}</ref>


In another [[Dragon Ball Episode 29|anime-exclusive scenario]], Giran and his tribe dam up a river, making it dry up and causing trouble for [[Namu]] and his people until Goku comes to their aid.
In another [[Dragon Ball Episode 29|anime-exclusive scenario]], Giran and his tribe dam up a river, making it dry up and causing trouble for [[Namu]] and his people until Goku comes to their aid.<ref name="ep29">{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=29}}</ref>


When the [[Demon King Piccolo]] returns in '''Age 753''', his offspring [[Tambourine]] is tasked with killing martial artists. Tambourine comes upon Giran in a mountainous area, where two [[panda|pandas]] watch in disbelief as Giran gets beaten and killed. Goku eventually manages to take down the Demon King and his ilk, and Giran's life is restored by a wish upon the [[Dragon Balls]] to revive all of Piccolo's victims.
When the [[Demon King Piccolo]] returns in '''[[Age 753]]''',<ref name="choz4p17">{{Cite guidebook|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"|Book=31|Page=p. 17}}</ref> his offspring [[Tambourine]] is tasked with killing martial artists. Tambourine comes upon Giran in a mountainous area, where two [[panda|pandas]] watch in disbelief as Giran gets beaten and killed.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga|Chp=140}}</ref> Goku eventually manages to take down the Demon King and his ilk, and Giran's life is restored by a wish upon the [[Dragon Balls]] to revive all of Piccolo's victims.<ref name="ch165">{{Cite manga|Chp=165}}</ref>


==Name==
==Name==
Akira Toriyama had this to say about Giran's name:
{{Quotation|It simply feels like a typical monster [kaijuu] name.|Akira Toriyama (''[[Dragon Ball Forever]]'')<ref name="DBForever/>}}
==Production==
==Production==
==Notable Skills==
==Notable Skills==

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Giran
ギラン (Giran)
Manga
Giran (Manga)
Name Pun A Kaijuu-Style Name[1]
Manga Debut Dragon Ball Chapter 35
Anime Debut Dragon Ball Episode 21
Japanese VA Banjō Ginga
Funimation VA Andrew Chandler
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Giran is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Goku makes his debut in Chapter 35, published in the 1985 #35 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Biography

Giran attends the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai in Age 750,[2] making it through the preliminaries before facing Son Goku in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.[3]

In the anime, the match is postponed by rain. Giran asks for milk at a restaurant in the tournament grounds, which amuses some martial artists from Ōrin Temple. Giran gets in a fight with them until Yamcha and Goku step in, but Jackie Chun persuades them to settle it during the official match.[4]

During that match, Giran uses his rubbery Guru-Guru Gum to trap Goku[5] and throw him out of bounds, but the boy summons Kinto'un to save himself. Giran argues Goku ought to be disqualified for that, but the tournament staff allows it just once. With Goku still stuck in the gum and not being allowed to use Kinto'un again, Giran goes for the finishing blow. Goku's tail grows back, however, giving him the strength to break out of the gum, which intimidates Giran into surrendering the match.[6]

In another anime-exclusive scenario, Giran and his tribe dam up a river, making it dry up and causing trouble for Namu and his people until Goku comes to their aid.[7]

When the Demon King Piccolo returns in Age 753,[8] his offspring Tambourine is tasked with killing martial artists. Tambourine comes upon Giran in a mountainous area, where two pandas watch in disbelief as Giran gets beaten and killed.[9] Goku eventually manages to take down the Demon King and his ilk, and Giran's life is restored by a wish upon the Dragon Balls to revive all of Piccolo's victims.[10]

Name

Akira Toriyama had this to say about Giran's name:

It simply feels like a typical monster [kaijuu] name.
— Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Forever)[1]


Production

Notable Skills

Performance

Notable Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "I want to know the characters' name sources!". Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever. Japan: Shueisha, 30 April 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4. (p. 159)
    "Name Pun Round-Up" (12 March 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 30 November 2024.
  2. "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 16)
  3. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 35: "The Match-ups are Decided!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #35. Japan: Shueisha, 30 July 1985.
  4. "He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran". Dragon Ball. Episode 23. Japan: Fuji TV, 30 July 1986.
  5. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 39: "The Fourth Match". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #39. Japan: Shueisha, 27 August 1985.
  6. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 40: "Goku's Tail". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #40. Japan: Shueisha, 03 September 1985.
  7. "Another Adventure – The Roaming Lake". Dragon Ball. Episode 29. Japan: Fuji TV, 10 September 1986.
  8. "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 17)
  9. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 140: "Tambourine Draws Near!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #40. Japan: Shueisha, 01 September 1987.
  10. Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 165: "Shenlong is Revived!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #15. Japan: Shueisha, 08 March 1988.