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Alalala–! No Balls!
Japanese
Dragon Ball Episode 2 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Episode 2 (English)
あらららー!タマがない!
Arararaa! Tama ga Nai!
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-Ocean English Dub
Title The Emperor's Quest
FUNimation English Dub
Title The Emperor's Quest
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"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.

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 (Ocean) 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

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.

  • 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
First usage in Dragon Ball.
Catalogue Scene Catalogue/Title Releases
OP Opening Mystical Adventure (TV Size) Daizenshuu 2:1
K-17 Over the bridge I1 Daizenshuu 2:11(c)
K-24 Title Card C3 Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-25 The wonder of the capsules K-25 Unreleased
U-1 The guy on TV U-1
U-2 The kissing couple U-2
K-26 Bulma's bath B2-A 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 Daizenshuu 2:13(c)
K-11 Eyecatch A C4 Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-11 Eyecatch B C4 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 Daizenshuu 2:13(a)
K-18 A shadow is coming F48 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) Daizenshuu 2:27
K-23 Next Episode Preview M23 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.

External Links

References

  1. "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.