K-25

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K-25
The wonder of the Hoi-Poi capsules.
Tonality	F Major
Length	0:13
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-25
Composition	Takeshi Ike
Arrangement	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Variation On	I'll Give You Romance
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 2
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-25 is the Kanzenshuu catalogue number assigned to an unreleased piece of background music (BGM) arranged by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The piece debuted in Dragon Ball Episode 2 which was broadcast on 05 March 1986.

Overview

K-25 is arranged by Kikuchi as a short reference to the chorus of the ending song "Romantic Ageru Yo" composed by Takeshi Ike. This theme is used as a leitmotif for Bulma throughout Dragon Ball, transposed to F Major from the original key of E♭ Major.

K-25 is given the title "The Wonder of the Capsules" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Form and Analysis

K-25 is a short piece of 4 bars at approximately 84 beats per minute. The consequent phrase (bars 3-4) slows slightly.

Part	Bars	Details
Antecedent Phrase	2	synth and glockenspiel, chromatic ascending melody (I-vi)
Consequent Phrase	2	violins, descending melody; slightly slower (I-IV-III)

The piece ends a bit unusually on the major mediant (an A major chord in the key of F Major). The diatonic mediant in F Major is a A minor chord, but its third (C) is raised here to C#, which is not native to the key. In K-25, this chord does not resolve, but it can easily resolve to the tonic chord: The root (A) becomes the 3rd of the F-major chord; the third (C#) resolves downward a half-step to the 5th of the F-major chord (C), and the 5th (E) resolves upward a half-step to F.

The chromatic movement in the antecedent phrase is likely inspired by the bridge section between the verses and chorus of "Romantic Ageru Yo", but the consequent phrase is more of a direct reference.

While the rhythm is quite different, the melodic shape is the same. Also, while "yo" falls on the tonic in the ending song, the corresponding note in K-25 falls on the major mediant.

Usage and Variations

Below is a table of every instance where K-25 is used in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 2 Bulma pops her capsule house on the first night of her adventure with Goku.	0:06: Consequent phrase only.
Dragon Ball Episode 91 Everyone visits Yamcha at Papaya Hospital.	0:13: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 92 Muten Rōshi flirts with two ladies at the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai.	0:06: Consequent phrase only.