Giran
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| Giran | |
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| ギラン (Giran) | |
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Manga  Anime Giran (Anime) | |
| Name Pun | A Kaijuu-Style Name[1] |
| Manga Debut | Dragon Ball Chapter 35 |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Episode 21 |
| Japanese VA | Banjō Ginga |
| Funimation VA | Andrew Chandler |
Giran is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Goku makes his debut in Chapter 35, published in the 1985 #35 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Biography
Giran attends the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai in Age 750,[2] making it through the preliminaries before facing Son Goku in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.[3]
In the anime, the match is postponed by rain. Giran asks for milk at a restaurant in the tournament grounds, which amuses some martial artists from Ōrin Temple. Giran gets in a fight with them until Yamcha and Goku step in, but Jackie Chun persuades them to settle it during the official match.[4]
During that match, Giran uses his rubbery Guru-Guru Gum to trap Goku[5] and throw him out of bounds, but the boy summons Kinto'un to save himself. Giran argues Goku ought to be disqualified for that, but the tournament staff allow it just once. With Goku still stuck in the gum and not being allowed to use Kinto'un again, Giran goes for the finishing blow. Goku's tail suddenly grows back, however, and he finds himself dangling from Giran's arm. Having his tail back raises Goku's spirits, and he manages to break out of the gum, intimidating Giran into surrendering the match.[6]
In another anime-exclusive scenario, Giran and his tribe dam up a river, making it dry up and causing trouble for Namu and his people until Goku comes to their aid.[7]
When the Demon King Piccolo returns in Age 753,[8] his offspring Tambourine is tasked with killing martial artists. Tambourine comes upon Giran in a mountainous area, where two pandas watch in disbelief as Giran gets beaten and killed.[9] Goku eventually manages to take down the Demon King and his ilk, and Giran's life is restored by a wish upon the Dragon Balls to revive all of Piccolo's victims.[10]
Name
Akira Toriyama had this to say about Giran's name:
It simply feels like a typical monster [kaijuu] name.
— Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball Forever)[1]
Production
Notable Skills
Performance
Notable Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I want to know the characters' name sources!". Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever. Japan: Shueisha, 30 April 2004. ISBN 4-08-873702-4. (p. 159)
"Name Pun Round-Up" (12 March 2010). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 30 November 2024. - ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 16)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 35: "The Match-ups are Decided!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #35. Japan: Shueisha, 30 July 1985.
- ↑ "He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran". Dragon Ball. Episode 23. Japan: Fuji TV, 30 July 1986.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 39: "The Fourth Match". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #39. Japan: Shueisha, 27 August 1985.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 40: "Goku's Tail". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1985 #40. Japan: Shueisha, 03 September 1985.
- ↑ "Another Adventure – The Roaming Lake". Dragon Ball. Episode 29. Japan: Fuji TV, 10 September 1986.
- ↑ "Chronological Table of DB World". Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782499-5. (p. 17)
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 140: "Tambourine Draws Near!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #40. Japan: Shueisha, 01 September 1987.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 165: "Shenlong is Revived!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #15. Japan: Shueisha, 08 March 1988.