Dragon Ball Episode 2
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| Alalala–! No Balls! | |||
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| Air Date | 05 March 1986 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | Mystical Adventure! | ||
| Eyecatch | 1st Eyecatch | ||
| Ending | I'll Give You Romance | ||
| Episode Data | |||
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 2 Dragon Ball Chapter 3 (Pages 1-7) | ||
| TV Rating | 27.1% | ||
| Format | 4:3 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Toshiki Inoue | ||
| Art | Eiji Itō | ||
| Animation | Tomekichi Takeuchi | ||
| Director | Daisuke Nishio | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title | The Emperor's Quest | ||
| Air Date |
16 September 1995 (BLT) 21 August 2001 (redub) | ||
"Alalala–! No Balls!" is the second episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 05 March 1986, receiving a ratings share of 27.1%. The episode was written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Daisuke Nishio.
Synopsis
Goku and Bulma continue their search, looking for the fourth Dragon Ball. Bulma brings a house out from a Hoi Poi capsule, and they spend the night in there. However, Goku, who has always lived in the mountains, mistakes Bulma for a sorceress. As Goku is surprised at the interior lighting and television, Bulma remarks that he's a hick! The next morning, a lost sea turtle appears before the pair! At the turtle's request, the two set out to carry him to the sea.
Summary
Prologue
As the sub sets, Bulma and Goku ride her motorcycle across a vaguely Chinese landscape. Goku's stomach rumbles in hunger and Bulma suggests that they camp for the night.
Part A
Goku asks if they will be camping out for the night, but Bulma responds that she is too delicate for that sort of thing. Instead, she pulls out her capsules and selects the largest capsule in her case, a "Capsule 1" house. She tosses it only a nearby flat spot and invites Goku in. Goku at first is apprehensive, even accuses Bulma of witchcraft, but he trusts her again quickly. He is impressed by the artificial lighting. As he moves warily around the house, Bulma teases him by turning on the TV to see his reaction. The scene settles on a soap opera and Bulma begins to drool over the romantic lead before Goku snatches away the remote and changes it to a kaiju film.
Bulma tells Goku that he must take a bath before dinner, but Goku has no idea what that means. Bulma proceeds to bathe him-- completely stumped by Goku's lack of modesty-- before realizing that his tail really is attached. Goku uses it to scrub his own back and Bulma screams. Goku is puzzled and believes that all boys have tails. Bulma considers that she's never seen a naked boy's butt before, but then Goku recalls that his grandfather didn't have a tail as well.
Bulma settles in for her bath before realizing that Goku is standing in the bathroom watching her. He offers to help wash her, but Bulma is incensed that he would violate her privacy. Goku notices and asks her about her breasts, but she replies that he is too young to be interested in such things. Goku claims that he is not young and that he's actually 14.[note 1] Bulma suddenly re-evaluates that they saw each other naked and tosses him out of the room, calling him a pervert and threatening to call the cops. She is, after all, only 16. As Bulma dries and brushes her hair, Goku complains that he is hungry.
At Pilaf's Castle, Shuu returns and informs Pilaf that he was unable to find the next Dragon Ball. Pilaf scolds him, saying that other "evil guys" may be searching for the balls as well. Shuu reminds him that Pilaf is also seeking world-domination, although Pilaf claims that he sees this in a "kind-hearted" way... before saying that if anyone so much as farts that he will kill them. Pilaf then farts himself, much to his embarrassment, then turns the tables by claiming that Shuu was the one that did it. When the dog refuses to admit it, Pilaf has one of his machines grab him. He threatens Shuu with a chainsaw to the crotch if he will not admit that he himself farted. Shuu admits that the gas was his.
Part B
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 | ||
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| Japanese | English (BLT) | English (FUNimation) | |
| Son Goku | Masako Nozawa | Saffron Henderson | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Pilaf | Shigeru Chiba | Don Brown | Chuck Huber |
| Shuu | Tesshō Genda | Doug Parker | Chris Cason |
| Mai | Eiko Yamada | Teryl Rothery | Julie Franklin |
| Kame (Turtle) | Daisuke Gōri | Unknown | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Jim Conrad | Brice Armstrong |
Funimation's 1995 dub was contracted out to BLT Productions in Vancouver, who hired Canadian voice actors typically associated with Ocean Group. Funimation redubbed the series in the early 2000s with their in-house cast.
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: Toshiki Inoue
- Director (Storyboard): Daisuke Nishio
- Animation Supervisor: Tomekichi Takeuchi
- Art Director: Eiji Itō
- Key Animation: Iiduka Yōko, Masako Misumi
- Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
- Photography: Motoaki Ikenoue
- Assistant Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
- Production Progression: Mitsuo Hashimoto
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.[1]
| Dragon Ball Episode 2: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST | ||||
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| Catalogue | Scene | Catalogue/Title | Tonality | Releases |
| OP | Opening | Mystical Adventure (TV Size) |
F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:1 |
| K-17 | Over the bridge | I1 | F Major | Daizenshuu 2:11(c) |
| K-24 | Title Card | C3† | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:14(a) |
| K-25 | The wonder of the capsules | K-25† | F Major | Unreleased |
| U-1 | The guy on TV | U-1† | B♭ Minor | |
| U-2 | The kissing couple | U-2† | A Major | |
| K-26 | Bulma's bath | B2-A† | F Major | Daizenshuu 2:4(b) |
| K-27 | Pilaf's desert palace | K-27† | Daizenshuu 2:5(b) | |
| K-28 | Mai's news of the valley | G12† | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:13(c) |
| K-12 | Eyecatch A | C4 | Daizenshuu 2:19(e) | |
| K-12 | Eyecatch B | C4 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:23(e) |
| K-29 | Shuu and Mai land | I21† | Daizenshuu 2:8(d) | |
| K-30 | A pack of wolves | I22† | Daizenshuu 2:2(d) | |
| K-31 | Goku's dinner "bird" | A7† | Daizenshuu 2:5(a) | |
| K-32 | Morning breaks | F37† | F Major | Daizenshuu 2:13(a) |
| K-18 | A shadow is coming | A6 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:3(c) |
| K-33 | Goku exercises | A3† | Daizenshuu 2:3(a) | |
| K-34 | Goku leaves with Umigame | A9† | Daizenshuu 2:13(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.
Notes:
- The "Eyecatch B" music is used for both eyecatches in this episode.
- U-1 and U-2 are of uncertain authorship. It is possible that they were composed by Kikuchi, but it is also possible that they are taken from stock music.
Items
- Nyoi-bō
- Capsules
- Bulma's Kawasaki motorcycle
- Dragon Balls
- Pilaf now has the one-star ball at Pilaf's Castle
Setting
- September 7-8, Age 749[2]
- Wilderness, several hours west by motorcycle from Son Goku's house on Mount Paozu.[note 2]
- Pilaf's Castle
Variations
Production
Availability
Tidbits
- This episode contrasts Goku's rustic "Chinese" living with Bulma's Western-style house. While Goku lived in a simple dwelling near a well, Bulma has modern comforts including TVs, running water, and plenty of food. The bathroom is designed Western-style with a sit-down toilet and bathtub.
- A romantic lead on a soap opera that Bulma flips to briefly is named Poruno (ポルノ), "porn".
External Links
Notes
- ↑ Goku gives his age incorrectly; he is actually probably 14 although the year of his birth has been contradicted several times.
- ↑ In Dragon Ball Episode 1, Bulma said that the next Dragon Ball was 1,000 km west. They set off sometime during the afternoon and camped at nightfall.
References
- ↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.
- ↑ TODO: Cite Daizenshuu 7 timeline, per "The History of Ever"
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