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Once Again, Shenlong
Japanese
Dragon Ball Episode 78 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Episode 78 (English)
神龍ふたたび
Shenron Futatabi
Air Date 09 September 1987 (Fuji TV)
Opening Mystical Adventure!
Eyecatch 2nd Eyecatch
Insert Song The Blue Travelers
Ending I'll Give You Romance
Episode Data
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 111
Dragon Ball Chapter 112
TV Rating 22.1%
Format 4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Keiji Terui
Art Shigenori Takada
Animation Masayuki Uchiyama
Director Yoshihiro Ueda
FUNimation English Dub
Title The Eternal Dragon Rises
Air Date 27 November 2002 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title Shen Long, Again
Subtitles Clyde Mandelin
Sub Debut Fortuneteller Baba Saga
Release Date 09 March 2004
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"Once Again, Shenlong" is the seventy-eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 09 September 1987, receiving a ratings share of 22.1%. It was written by Keiji Terui and directed by Yoshihiro Ueda.

Synopsis

Having collected the seven Dragon Balls, Goku returns to Karin Tower with Upa. Then in response to Goku's summons, Shenlong appears once again! While he's afraid of the gigantic Shenlong, Upa still speaks his wish! Hearing the wish, Shenlong brings Upa's father Bora back to life, who was killed by Tao Pai-pai!! Goku says his parting words to Upa and his father, then returns to his friends. Then at Kame-Sen'nin's advice, he sets out on a trip in search of even greater power!

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
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Laurie Steele
Pu'er Naoko Watanabe Monika Antonelli
Kame-Sen'nin Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland
Uranai Baba Junpei Takiguchi Linda Young
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi Christopher R. Sabat
Upa Mitsuko Horie Kara Edwards
Bora Banjō Ginga Dameon Clarke
Pilaf Shigeru Chiba Chuck Huber
Narrator Jōji Yanami Brice Armstrong

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.

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 78: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
First usage in Dragon Ball.
Catalogue Scene Catalogue/Title Tonality Releases
OP Opening Mystical Adventure
(TV Size)
F Minor Daizenshuu 2:1
K-326 Recap A11 Daizenshuu 2:10(f)
K-24 Title Card C3 Daizenshuu 2:14(a)
K-19 Goku flies back K-19 F Major Unreleased
K-34 After Goku leaves A9 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:13(b)
Insert Flying to Karin Tower The Blue Travelers E♭ Major Daizenshuu 1:3
K-6 The Dragon Balls K-6 C+ Unreleased
K-100 Shenlong J6 7 Daizenshuu 2:11(a)
K-13 Eyecatch A C2B-2 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:19(e)
K-12 Eyecatch B C4 Daizenshuu 2:23(e)
K-77 Upa approaches Shenlong K-77 Unreleased
K-116 Bora returns K-116 C Minor
K-309 Reunion K-309 F Major
K-122 Farewells K-122 F Minor
K-260 After Goku departs M264 F Major Daizenshuu 5:2(f)
K-43 Goku flies back K-43 Unreleased
K-260 Muten Rōshi's orders M264 Daizenshuu 5:2(f)
K-83 Training begins A10 F Minor Daizenshuu 2:3(d)
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

  1. "The DragonBall BGM Daizenshuu" (11 June 2008). The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant. Retrieved: 30 June 2019.