Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

Original title: Doragon Bôru Zetto Zetsubô e no Hankô!! Nokosareta Chô-Senshi Gohan to Torankusu

TV Movie
1993
Not Rated
47m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

6.3K

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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)

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In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.

Directors
- Yoshihiro Ueda
- Daisuke Nishio
Writers
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

6.3K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Yoshihiro Ueda
- Daisuke Nishio
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Son Gokû
(voice)
…

Mayumi Tanaka

Kuririn
(voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma
(voice)
…

Ryô Horikawa

Vegeta
(voice)

Takeshi Kusao

Trunks
(voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Chichi
(voice)
…

Daisuke Gôri

Gyûmaô
(voice)
…

Naoki Tatsuta

Oolong
(voice)

Kôhei Miyauchi

Kame Sen'nin
(voice)

Shigeru Nakahara

Android No.17
(voice)

Miki Itô

Android No.18
(voice)

Shinobu Satouchi

Announcer
(voice)

Shin'ichirô Ôta

Tenshu
(voice)

Nao Nagasawa

On'na
(voice)
(as Nagasawa Naomi)

Kazunari Tanaka

Kakariin
(voice)
(as Tanaka Kazushige)

Jôji Yanami

Narration
(voice)

Monika Antonelli

Puar
(English version)
(voice)

Mark Britten

Ox King
(English version)
(voice)

Directors
- Yoshihiro Ueda
- Daisuke Nishio
Writers
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Storyline

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Trivia
In the manga adaptation, Trunks is able to turn Super Saiyan before Gohan dies. However in this version, Gohan's death is what causes Trunks to transform into a Super Saiyan.

Goofs
The Z-Fighter death scenes shown here contradict those shown in the Cell Saga in the series.

Quotes
Gohan: You know you can't win! You can't destroy what I really am! Even if you manage to kill this body, someone even stronger would surface and take my place! Not one death will go unaccounted for, not one!

Crazy credits
After the end credits, there is an image of Trunks and Goten and it reads "Dragon Ball Z - Supesharu - Owari" which translates into "Dragon Ball Z Special - End".

Alternate versions
The edited VHS releases by FUNimation cuts out the nudity and blood.

Connections
Edited into The History of Trunks Abridged (2015)

Soundtracks
CHA-LA HEAD CHA-LA (Chara-hetchara)
[Opening theme]
Lyrics: Yukinojô Mori
Music: Chiho Kiyooka
Arrangements: Kenji Yamamoto
Performer: Hironobu Kageyama
(Columbia Records)

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Featured review

8/10

Greatest Dragon Ball Movie in History

Unlike the Dragon Ball movies, which don't fit in the continuity, the specials fit comfortably into Dragon Ball cannon. This story takes place in the alternative future timeline that "Future Trunks" comes from. This leads to some compelling story aspects. In this timeline there are no dragon balls, thus making all the stakes a lot higher and all the consequences instantly more dire.

The tone of this special is decidedly darker than the series. The special begins with Goku and most of the Z- Fighters dying. The androids then spend most of their time going on a killing rampage, destroying cities, causing havoc and doing whatever they want.

The problem with most of the DBZ movies are their bland villains being pale imitations of their series counterpart. The villains in this one are fun, charismatic and at times scary. It is a simple concept done to a high degree. What if teenagers got a crazy amount of power, and no sense of responsibility? They would go to amusement parks, fly around cities, and kill anyone that got in their way.

The fights in this are more bloody, visceral and brutal than most of Dragon Ball. There is some great character work for Trunks and Gohan. And the special does a good job of giving a sense of fear and hopelessness for our protagonists.

History of Trunks will go down in history as one of Dragon Balls very best.