Dragon Ball Episode 39

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The Mysterious Artificial Human No. 8
Japanese English
謎の人造人間８号 Nazo no Jinzōningen Hachi-Gō
Air Date	19 November 1986 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch	1st Eyecatch
Ending	I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 63
TV Rating	22.6%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Keiji Terui
Art	Iwamitsu Itō
Animation	Yukio Ebisawa
Director	Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Mysterious Android No. 8
Air Date	25 February 2002 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	The Mysterious Cyborg #8
Subtitles	Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut	Red Ribbon Army Saga
Release Date	25 February 2003

"The Mysterious Artificial Human No. 8" is the thirty-ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 19 November 1986, receiving a ratings share of 22.6%. It was written by Keiji Terui and directed by Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi.

Synopsis

Artificial Human No. 8, who Murasaki summoned, turns out to have a gentle personality, and doesn't like conflict. As Murasaki is about to destroy No. 8, who won't listen to his orders, Goku blows Murasaki away with a single blow! Now Goku's friend, No. 8 (Hatchan) leads him to the uppermost level, floor six. Hatchan tries to persuade White to stop doing bad things. But Goku and Hatchan fall through a trap door to the fifth floor. Down there is the lair of the monster Buyon!!

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast.

Character	Cast
	Japanese	English (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Kyle Hebert
White	Tesshō Genda
Murasaki	Takeshi Aono	Duncan Brannan
Sno's Father	Masaharu Satō	Unknown
Sno's Mother	Reiko Suzuki
No. 8	Shōzō Iizuka	Dale Wilson

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: Keiji Terui
• Director (Storyboard): Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
• Animation Supervisor: Yukio Ebisawa
• Art Director: Iwamitsu Itō

• Key Animation: Yukio Ebisawa, Mari Tominaga, Satoru Kusuda
• Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
• Assistant Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
• Production Progression: Akihiko Yamaguchi

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.

^† First usage in Dragon Ball.

Dragon Ball Episode 39: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Catalogue	Scene	Catalogue/Title	Tonality	Releases
OP	Opening	Mystical Adventure (TV Size)	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:1
K-147	Recap	K-147		Unreleased
K-24	Title Card	C3		Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-125	No. 8 is released	M114	C+	Daizenshuu 2:16(b)
K-77	No. 8's sacrifice	K-77	F Minor	Unreleased
K-133	Goku attacks	M118		Daizenshuu 2:17(b)
K-124	White calls the troops	K-124		Unreleased
K-82	Goku finds a maze	K-82	E˚7
K-78	Goku runs around	K-78	F Minor
K-13	Eyecatch A	C2B-2		Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12	Eyecatch B	C4	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-77	Goku's path is closed	K-77		Unreleased
K-129	Goku stands to face...?	M121		Daizenshuu 2:23(c)
K-2	Sno worries	H4	D Minor	Daizenshuu 2:7(d)
K-62	Sno remembers Goku	K-62	F Minor	Unreleased
K-99	The troops arrive	K-99
K-88	Goku and No. 8 try to escape	K-88
K-139	No. 8's plan	K-139
U-14	Game Over	U-14†	D Minor
K-133	Goku and No. 8 fall	M118	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:17(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.

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Episode 39