Dragon Ball Kai Episode 1
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| The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns | |||
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| Air Date | 05 April 2009 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | Dragon Soul | ||
| Eyecatch | 1st Eyecatch | ||
| Ending | Yeah! Break! Care! Break! | ||
| Episode Data | |||
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 195 Dragon Ball Chapter 196 | ||
| "Z" Episodes |
Episode 1 Episode 2 (Part A) | ||
| TV Rating | 11.3% | ||
| Format | 4:3 / 16:9 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario |
Takao Koyama Katsuyuki Sumisawa | ||
| Director |
Daisuke Nishio Osamu Kasai | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title | Prologue to Battle! The Return of Goku! | ||
| Air Date | 24 May 2010 | ||
"The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns" is the first episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Kai. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 05 April 2009, receiving a ratings share of 11.3%.
Synopsis
Kakarrot, the son of the Saiyan warrior Bardock, was sent to Earth to destroy all humanity. Son Gohan finds Goku and adopts him as his own, naming him Son Goku. Goku grows up on Earth, facing many fierce opponents and expanding his fighting abilities. After defeating Ma Junior, Goku settles down and has a son, Gohan, named after his adoptive grandfather. After five peaceful years, everyone reunites at Kame House, but their celebration is disrupted by a mysterious alien warrior!
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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| Japanese | English (FUNimation) | |
| Son Goku | Masako Nozawa | Sean Schemmėl |
| Son Gohan | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
| Bardock | Sonny Strait | |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Sonny Strait |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Monica Rial |
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Chi-Chi | Mayumi Shō | Cynthia Cranz |
| Raditz | Shigeru Chiba | Justin Cook |
| Freeza | Ryūsei Nakao | Linda Young |
| Umigame (Sea Turtle) | Takahiro Fujimoto | Chris Cason |
| Farmer | Ginzō Matsuo | John Swasey |
| Freeza's Underling | Daisuke Matsubara | Unknown |
| Freeza's Underling | Shunzō Miyasaka | Unknown |
| Turtle Hermit | Masaharu Satō | Mike McFarland |
| Narration | Jōji Yanami | Doc Morgan |
| Young Goku | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
Main Staff
The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of the original Dragon Ball Z episodes utilized for this specific episode of Dragon Ball Kai.
- Scenario: Takao Koyama (1), Katsuyuki Sumisawa (2)
- Director: Daisuke Nishio (1), Osamu Kasai (2)
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