Dragon Ball Episode 23
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| He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran | |||
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| Air Date | 30 July 1986 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | Mystical Adventure! | ||
| Eyecatch | 1st Eyecatch | ||
| Ending | I'll Give You Romance | ||
| Episode Data | |||
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 39 Dragon Ball Chapter 40 | ||
| TV Rating | 24.9% | ||
| Format | 4:3 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Toshiki Inoue | ||
| Art | Iwamitsu Itō | ||
| Animation | Masayuki Uchiyama | ||
| Director | Daisuke Nishio | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title | Monster Beast Giran | ||
| Air Date | 19 September 2001 | ||
| FUNimation English Subs | |||
| Title | He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran | ||
| Subtitles | Steven J. Simmons | ||
| Sub Debut | Tournament Saga | ||
| Release Date | 28 January 2003 | ||
"He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran" is the twenty-third episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 30 July 1986, receiving a ratings share of 24.9%. The episode was written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Daisuke Nishio.
Synopsis
At last it's Goku's turn! The one facing Goku in the fourth match was the powerful opponent Giran!! Goku is knocked around by Giran's stream of unfair attacks! Giran traps Goku in the rubbery Guru-Guru Gum that he shoots from his mouth!! Goku is in an absolutely desperate pinch! Just as he is about to be thrown out of the ring, his chopped-off tail suddenly grows back, and his power multiplies! Seeing this, Giran surrenders!!
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.
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: Masayuki Uchiyama
- Art Director: Iwamitsu Itō
- Key Animation: Tai'ichirō Ohara, Yasuhiro Kinda, Akio Katada, Hidehiko Kadota
- Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
- Photography: Motoaki Ikenoue
- Production Progression: Toshihiro Ishikawa
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 23: 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-98 | Recap | M13 | Daizenshuu 2:14(b) | |
| K-77 | Rain delay | K-77 | Unreleased | |
| U-12 | 武 | U-12† | E Minor | |
| K-24 | Title Card | C3 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:14(a) |
| N/A | Tournament lounge | Toy Train Terminal | F Major | It's Rag Time |
| K-55 | Yamcha vs Giran | G9 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:8(c) |
| K-13 | Eyecatch A | C2B-2 | Daizenshuu 2:19(e) | |
| K-12 | Eyecatch B | C4 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 2:23(e) |
| K-109 | Goku vs Giran | M16 | D Minor | Daizenshuu 2:15(c) |
| K-82 | Guru-Guru Gum | K-82 | E˚7 | Unreleased |
| K-89 | Giran closes in | K-89 | F Minor | |
| K-35 | Goku's tail returns | I17 | F Major | Daizenshuu 2:2(a) |
| K-73 | Goku breaks free; Giran gives up | A-1 | F Minor | Daizenshuu 5:1 |
| 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.
External Links
References
- ↑ "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.
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