Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2024)

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Japanese: ドラゴンボール エピソード オブ バーダック

English: Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

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Type: Special

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 17, 2011

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Toei Animation

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Themes: Martial Arts, Super Power

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 19 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older


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Ranked: #32342

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Popularity: #1858

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Shown at Jump Festa 2012, held in December, 2011.

Bardock, Goku's father, who was supposed to have died when Freeza's attack hit him along with the Planet Vegeta, was sent way back in time where the planet was inhabited by strange creatures. There, he meets Freeza's ancestor, a space pirate named Chilled, and fights him to protect the planet.

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Adaptation:Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Parent story:Dragon Ball Z
Prequel:Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen

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Characters & Voice Actors

Bardock

Main

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Chilled

Main

Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

Freeza

Supporting

Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

Zarbon

Supporting

Miura, Hiroaki
Japanese

Narrator

Supporting

Yanami, Jouji
Japanese

Berry

Supporting

Kuwashima, Houko
Japanese

Dodoria

Supporting

Nagasako, Takashi
Japanese

Ipana

Supporting

Ebara, Masashi
Japanese


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Staff

 Ueda, Yoshihiro

Director, Episode Director

Koyama, Takao

Script

Toriyama, Akira

Original Creator

Cook, Justin

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1 Recommended

3 Mixed Feelings

2 Not Recommended

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Dec 26, 2011

Alpharon

Recommended

In the Jump Anime Tour (version 2008) we received Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!, the first thing DB related in more than 13 years. And it was pretty good, since, only three years later in the Jump Festa 2012, we received Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, a 20-minute special that adapts the manga of the same name.

The story show us that Bardock, Goku's father (and Raditz too, but nobody cares about him, thx to team four stars :P), survives that ginormous attack launched by Freiza, that killed all his companions and destroyed planet Vegeta. If he didn't die... what happened to ...

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Dec 27, 2011

artist-retired

Mixed Feelings

Well, if Dragonball Kai disappointed you, then I would suggest turning your sights an something else, something actually new, but as long as your fan glasses aren't on, then this would be a must watch for any dragonball fan.

STORY: Long, long ago, Frieza blew some sh*t up, killed Goku's father (And every other saiyan on their home planet) and became a major asshole, but what if, what if Goku's father, Bardock, actually survived and instead was sent back so-and-so years ago and became the first of the legendary super saiyans of legend to exist or something along those lines. That is pretty much the premise ...

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Nov 11, 2014

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Not Recommended

Overview:

Almost every huge franchise has a few spinoffs that are REALLY bad and enrage the fandom. Star Wars had the Christmas Special. Superman had Superman 4: Quest for Peace and the 2006 Superman Returns. Dragonball has a fair number of bad spinoffs, but Bardock 2 released in 2011, may be the worst of the worst. Although GT is still pretty god damn horrible and in close competition.

SPOILERS! although, honestly you shouldn't bother seeing this sh*t anyways.

Plot and characters: 1/10

I have literally seen DBZ fanfiction that was better written than this piece of sh*t! Bardock is blasted by Freeza's giant death ball and for absolutely ...

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Manga 'Dragon Ball Episode of Bardock' To Be Animated [Update Dec 19]

According to V Jump magazine, a spin-off manga of Dragon Ball, "Episode of Bardock" was announced to get an anime adaptation. Source: Scan of V Jump Update on Decemb...read more

Nov 21, 2011 7:39 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (66 comments)


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Poll: Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock Episode 1 Discussion
Threepwood - Dec 21, 2011		 42 repliesby JVskunkape »»
Oct 11, 2023 9:55 AM
is this canon?
kingdude267 - May 12, 2013		 8 repliesby JVskunkape »»
Oct 11, 2023 9:49 AM
Dragon Ball Z What’s Still Canon From Bardock: The Father of Goku?
Dragonballtank - Feb 2, 2023		 1 repliesby Alexioos95 »»
Feb 25, 2023 1:10 AM
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