Dragon Ball GT Episode 8
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| Even Goku Gets Hit!! Full-Force Whisker Power | |||
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| Air Date | 17 April 1996 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete'ku | ||
| Ending | Hitori ja Nai | ||
| Episode Data | |||
| TV Rating | 15.0% | ||
| Format | 4:3 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Aya Matsui | ||
| Art | Tomoko Yoshida | ||
| Animation | Yūji Hakamada | ||
| Director | Yoshihiro Ueda | ||
| FUNimation-Ocean English Dub | |||
| Title | Whisker Power | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title | Whisker Power | ||
| Air Date | 19 March 2005 (Toonami) | ||
| FUNimation English Subs | |||
| Title |
Goku Goes Ka-boom, Too!! Full Throttle Whisker Power | ||
| Subtitles | Steven J Simmons | ||
| Sub Debut | Dragon Ball GT: Ruination | ||
| Release Date | 23 November 2004 | ||
"Even Goku Gets Hit!! Full-Force Whisker Power" is the eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball GT. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 27 March 1996, receiving a ratings share of 15.0%. The episode was written by Aya Matsui and directed by Yoshihiro Ueda.
Synopsis
Zunama takes Trunks, who poses as his bride, deep into his lair under a volcano in order to prevent Zunama from harassing the village any longer. However, Trunks' wig has fallen off, but the monster is still interested in him, thinking that Trunks is a short-haired girl. Trunks then spikes Zunama's food with alcohol, causing Zunama to pass out. Doma then cuts off one of Zunama's whiskers, which wakes up the inebriated Zunama, who threatens to cause earthquakes, but Goku and his friends realize that the monster does not have the ability to cause earthquakes, only to predict them. All of a sudden, a volcanic eruption occurs, and Goku uses a Kamehameha to propel them out of the tunnel. He then fires another Kamehameha to destroy the volcano and stop the eruption, saving the village. Reine gives them the Six-Star Ball, but out of nowhere, a mysterious stranger disguised as a villager takes the ball and flees in his spaceship into outer space!
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 | ||
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| Son Goku | Masako Nozawa | Stephanie Nadolny | |
| Pan | Yūko Minaguchi | Elise Baughman | |
| Giru | Shinobu Satōchi | Sonny Strait | |
| Trunks | Takeo Kusao | Eric Vale | |
| Zunama | Chafūrin | Duncan Brannan | |
| Leine | Miki Itō | Gwendolyn Lau | |
| Doma | Nobuhiko Kazuma | Jerry Jewell | |
| Bon Para | Yukitoshi Hori | Brad Jackson | |
| Narration | Jōji Yanami | Andrew Chandler | |
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: Aya Matsui
- Director (Storyboard): Yoshihiro Ueda
- Animation Supervisor: Yūji Hakamada
- Art Director: Tomoko Yoshida
- Key Animation: Studio Carpenter, Yūji Hakamada, Shin'ichirō Fukushima, Takayuki Manaka, Shizuo Kawai, Takeo Ide, Hitoshi Kamata, Yoshihiro Watanabe
- Special Effects: Toshio Katsuoka, Nobuhiro Shimokawa
- Assistant Director: Jun'ichi Fujise
- Production Progression: Kazumi Fujioka
Notes
This episode's content draws heavily from the Japanese legend of Yamata no Orochi—the story of an eight-headed dragon demanding yearly sacrifices who is felled by the Shinto storm god Susanо̄ after being tricked with specially prepared alcohol and falling asleep.
Goku's Kamehameha to stanch the eruption of Mount Calvo was a direct reference to the first Kamehameha he ever witnessed: when Muten Rōshi attempted to put out the fire at Mount Frypan and accidentally destroyed the entire mountain, including the Ox Demon King's castle and all his treasures. When everyone points out that the mountain is gone, Muten Rōshi admits he went a little too far, laughing nervously, and everyone falls over.[1] After witnessing this event, Goku was able to reproduce the Kamehameha, destroying the car that Yamcha and Pu'er had given them.[2][3]
Just like back then, Goku only wants to stop the eruption of Mount Calvo with his Kamehameha, but he accidentally destroys the whole mountain. When Pan points out that the mountain is gone, Goku admits he went a little too far; then he raises a hand to the back of his head and says, "Oh well!" and everyone falls over. This is likely another direct reference, this time to the scene a few chapters/episodes after Mount Frypan where Goku wakes up and discovers that his tail has been cut off. After throwing a legendary tantrum, Goku puts both hands behind his head and says, "Oh well!" Then everyone falls over.[4]
Dragon Ball Episode 8
一同：あっ！ ない！
Ichidō: Aa! Nai!
All: Ahh! It's gone!
武天老師：張り切り過ぎちゃった｡ テヘッ｡
Muten Rōshi: Harikiri sugi chatta. Tehee.
Muten Rōshi: I guess I went a little overboard. Tee hee.
(Everyone falls over.)
Dragon Ball GT Episode 8
パン：ケルボ山が ない！
Pan: Kerubo-san ga nai!
Pan: Mount Calvo is gone!
悟空：しまった。オラちっとやり過ぎちまった。まっ いっか！
Gokū: Shimatta. Ora chitto yari sugi chimatta. Maa ikka!
Goku: Whoops. I think I overdid it a little bit. Oh, well!
(Everyone falls over.)
Dragon Ball Episode 13
悟空：ない！ ない！ ないよ！おいらの尻尾が…｡ あーっ！まぁ いっか｡
Goku: Nai! Nai! Nai yo! Oira no shippo ga... Aaa! Maa ikka.
Goku: It's gone! Gone! Gone! My tail is... Ahh! Oh, well.
(Everyone falls over.)
At the end of the episode when Bon Para steals the Ultimate Six-Star Ball, Goku and the others say, "Ahh!" Goku points, and Pan says, "The Dragon Ball is..." This might point back to the scene from Dragon Ball episode 8, when Goku and the others realize that Mount Frypan is gone. The GT dialogue might be partially taken from the scene where Goku realizes his tail is gone, though the language is simple and common and not necessarily a reference to anything.
Dragon Ball Episode 8
一同：あっ！ ない！
Ichidō: Aa! Nai!
All: Ahh! It's gone!
Dragon Ball GT Episode 8
パン･悟空･ﾄﾗﾝｸｽ：ああ！
パン：ドラゴンボールが！
Pan・Goku・Trunks: Aa!
Pan: Doragon Bōru ga!
Pan・Goku・Trunks: Aah!
Pan: The Dragon Ball is..."
It is unclear why Aya Matsui would have chosen to reference the scene where Goku found his tail gone, but this might have been inspired by Zunama's lost whisker and the similarities that were already present between that scene and the Mount Frypan scene.
External Links
References
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 14: "Kame-Sen'nin's Kamehameha!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #14. Japan: Shueisha, 05 March 1985.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 15: "The Seven-Star Ball is Found". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #15. Japan: Shueisha, 12 March 1985.
- ↑ "Kame-Sen'nin's Kamehameha". Dragon Ball. Episode 8. Japan: Fuji TV, 16 April 1986.
- ↑ "Goku's Great Transformation". Dragon Ball. Episode 13. Japan: Fuji TV, 21 May 1986.
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