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.
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.
External Links
References
- ↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.
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