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Come Forth, Shenlong!
The Saiyans Finally Arrive on Earth
Japanese
Dragon Ball Z Episode 21 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Z Episode 21 (English)
いでよ神龍!サイヤ人ついに地球到着
Ide yo Shenron! Saiya-jin Tsui ni Chikyū Tōchaku
Air Date 27 September 1989 (Fuji TV)
Opening CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Eyecatch 1st Eyecatch
Ending Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!
Episode Data
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 212
Dragon Ball Chapter 213 (1-4)
TV Rating 18.6%
Format 4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Keiji Terui
Art Tatsuo Yamamoto
Animation Minoru Maeda
Director Minoru Okazaki
FUNimation English Dub
Title Counting Down
Air Date 19 July 2005 (Cartoon Network)
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"Come Forth, Shenlong! The Saiyans Finally Arrive on Earth" is the twenty-first episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 27 September 1989, receiving a ratings share of 18.6%. It was written by Keiji Terui and directed by Minoru Okazaki.

Synopsis

Having reached the end of his training, Goku tests out the Kaiō-ken as well as the Genki-Dama, an attack generated by borrowing energy from surrounding lifeforms. After receiving Goku's message from the afterlife, Kame-Sen'nin uses the Dragon Balls to call forth Shenlong, who restores Goku to life. However, Kaiō had forgotten to factor in the time it would take for Goku to traverse the Serpent Road, meaning he will arrive to the fight a day late. The next day at 11:43 AM, the Saiyans land in East City.

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 Sean Schemmel
Son Gohan Stephanie Nadolny
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Sonny Strait
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki John Burgmeier
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi Christopher R. Sabat
Vegeta Ryō Horikawa Christopher R. Sabat
Nappa Shōzō Iizuka Phil Parsons
Kame-Sen'nin Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland
Chiaotzu Hiroko Emori Monika Antonelli
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Brad Jackson
Narration Jōji Yanami Kyle Hebert
Kaiō (Uncredited) Jōji Yanami Sean Schemmel

Production

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This animation in the last-episode recap was not present in episode 20.

The last-episode recap covering the events of Dragon Ball Z Episode 20 includes some footage that was not used in the episode. After Goku defeats Gregory, Kaiō begins to train Goku, but only a very short scene of this training is shown, recreating the single panel in Dragon Ball Chapter 211 that constitutes the entirety of Goku's "on-screen" training between the capture of Bubbles and the review of the Genki-Dama in chapter 212.

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.

  • Key Animation: Studio Junio, Hisashi Eguchi, Masaki Satō, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, Takeo Ide
  • Special Effects: Kazuya Sakurada
  • Assistant Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto

English Re-Dub Staff

FUNimation Staff
Role Credit
Reversioned by FUNimation Entertainment
Executive Producers Gen Fukunaga
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga (2005)
Producers Daniel Cocanougher (2005)
Barry Watson (2005)
Carly Hunter (2007)
Justin Cook (2007)
Line Producer Justin Cook (2005)
Zach Bolton (2007)
Script Supervisors Jeremy Carlile
Jacqueline Gilbert (2007)
Assistant Script Supervisors Jacqueline Gilbert (2005)
Writers Christopher Neel
Chris Forbis
Ward Perry
Translator Steve Simmons
Voice Recording FUNimation Studios
Production Coordinator Melissa Mauney (2005)
ADR Director Chris Cason
ADR Engineer Zach Bolton[a]
Talent Coordinator Tara Williams
Asst. Talent Coordinator Scott Garner
Post Production FUNimation Productions
Audio Mixing Engineers Evan Jones (2005)
Neal Malley
Nathanael Harrison
Music Produced by FUNimation Productions (2005)
Original Music Nathan Johnson (2005)
Opening Music Dave Moran (2005)
Closing Music Mark Menza (2005)
Video Editors Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez
Jessie Mancilla (2007)
Video Editing English Theme Songs Chas Naylor (2005)
Film Transfer Supervisor Chas Naylor (2007)
Telecine Colorist Steve Franko (2007)
Video Post & Transfer Dallas, TX(2007)
Rotoscoping Jeffrey L. Miller (2007)
Post-Production Assistants Shane Ray (2005)
Jessie Mancilla (2005)
Richie Demeglio (2005)
Jeffrey Miller (2005)
Jayme Westman
Alese Johnson (2005)
Chase Lenderman (2005)
Rob Schindlbeck (2007)
Anthony Benavides (2007)
DJ Fonner (2007)

External Links

Notes

  1. The Re-Dub Staff Credits incorrectly spell Zach Bolton's name as "Zach Bolten" on Episodes 1-21 of the Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Uncut Edition releases.