Dragon Ball Episode 24

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Kuririn's Desperate Offensive-Defensive Battle
Japanese English
クリリン必死の大攻防戦 Kuririn Hisshi no Dai-Kōbōsen
Air Date	06 August 1986 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch	1st Eyecatch
Ending	I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters	Dragon Ball Chapter 41 Dragon Ball Chapter 42 Dragon Ball Chapter 43
TV Rating	19.0%
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Yasushi Hirano
Art	Yūji Ikeda Tatsuo Yamamoto
Animation	Mitsuo Shindō
Director	Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Krillin's Frantic Attack!
Air Date	20 September 2001
FUNimation English Subs
Title	Kuririn's Desperate Offensive and Defensive Battle
Subtitles	Steven J. Simmons
Sub Debut	Tournament Saga
Release Date	28 January 2003

"Kuririn's Desperate Offensive-Defensive Battle" is the twenty-fourth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 06 August 1986, receiving a ratings share of 19.0%. The episode was written by Yasushi Hirano and directed by Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi.

Synopsis

The fifth match is the semi-finals fight, Kuririn vs Jackie Chun. Kuririn and Jackie's battle unfolds at ultra-fast speed that the eye can't follow!! The spectators who came to watch the Tenka'ichi Budōkai are extremely excited by the pair's high level battle!! Kuririn puts up a good fight against Jackie, but he rushes to win! Because of this, he is hit by Jackie's karate chops after Jackie goes around behind his back, and is downed!! Sadly, Kuririn is defeated during the semi-finals.

Summary

Part A

The Tenka'ichi Budōkai Ringside Announcer, having noticed that Son Goku and Kuririn wear the same uniforms with the turtle insignia, decides to interview them before the semifinals. Meanwhile, Bulma is more concerned about the fact that Goku's tail has grown back. Pu'er worries what Goku will do at the full moon, and Oolong says their only hope is that the moon does not come out. Kuririn has never seen Goku's tail before, so he asks Goku about it, and Goku explains that it got pulled off once, but now it has grown back.

The announcer congratulates them on reaching the semifinals despite their small stature. He recalls that Kuririn is only thirteen years old, and asks Goku how old he is, presenting the microphone. Goku is too distracted by this strange contraption to answer, so Kuririn explains it is a mic. Goku hears this as "bike", so Kuririn corrects him, explaining that it is a device that will make his voice louder. The announcer thinks Goku is joking for the audience, but Kuririn knows better, asking Goku to stop embarrassing them and just answer the question. Goku counts on his fingers and informs them that he is twelve years old. Kuririn is surprised; he thought that Goku was older than him. Goku explains that he did not know how to count until Muten Rōshi taught them. Before, he thought that fourteen came after eleven, but now he knows that it is twelve. Bulma, recalling when Goku told her he was fourteen, thinks this explains a lot; he was always so small, and his hair hadn't even come in yet. Kuririn reiterates his surprises that Goku's age is lower than his, but Goku reminds him that his height is still lower.

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 (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Stephanie Nadolny
Kuririn	Hiromi Tsuru	Laurie Steele
Turtle Hermit	Kōhei Miyauchi	Mike McFarland
Narrator	Jōji Yanami	Brice Armstrong
Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Tiffany Vollmer
Oolong	Naoki Tatsuta	Brad Jackson
Pu'er	Naoko Watanabe	Monika Antonelli
Namu	Kaneto Shiozawa	Jerry Jewell
Chairman	Kenji Utsumi	Eric Vale

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: Yasushi Hirano
• Director (Storyboard): Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi
• Animation Supervisor: Mitsuo Shindō
• Art Director: Yūji Ikeda, Tatsuo Yamamoto

• Key Animation: Kazuko Hirose, Noriko Iitani, Tsuyako Yamamuro, Teruhisa Ryū
• Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
• Photography: Motoaki Ikenoue
• Assistant Director: 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.

Dragon Ball Episode 24: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
Catalogue	Scene	Catalogue/Title	Tonality	Releases
OP	Opening	Mystical Adventure (TV Size)	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:1
K-99	Recap	K-99		Unreleased
U-112	武	U-112	E Minor
K-24	Title Card	C3	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-89	Kuririn forces Chun to block	K-89		Unreleased
K-79	Kuririn worries	K-79	F+
K-77	Kuririn hopes to see this punch	K-77	G♯˚7
K-13	Eyecatch A	C2B-2	F Minor	Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12	Eyecatch B	C4		Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-82	Demonstration of the unseen attack	K-82	E˚7	Unreleased
K-94	Jackie Chun vs Kuririn resumes	K-94	F Minor
K-88	Up next: Goku vs Namu	K-88
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 24