Dragon Ball Super: Broly

Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Japanese release poster
Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine
Naohiro Shintani (animation director)
Kazuo Ogura (art director)[1]
Screenplay by Akira Toriyama
Story by Akira Toriyama
Based on Dragon Ball
by Akira Toriyama
Starring
Music by Norihito Sumitomo
Production
company
Distributed by Toei Company
20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
(Japan)[1]
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Japanese: ドラゴンボール超（スーパー） ブロリー, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Sūpā: Burorī) is an upcoming 2018 Japanese anime science fantasy martial arts film, the twentieth movie in the Dragon Ball series, and the first to carry the Dragon Ball Super branding. It was first officially announced on December 17, 2017, and will be the third Dragon Ball film personally supervised by creator Akira Toriyama, following Resurrection 'F' in 2015.

Broly will be the first traditionally animated film to feature the eponymous character since 1994's Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (known as Sūpā Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da in Japan), and the first to feature the character in a film personally written by series creator Akira Toriyama.

Plot

The film takes place after the Universe Survival Saga depicted in Dragon Ball Super. Under the tagline "the greatest enemy, Saiyan", the film will depict the fate of series protagonist Goku and Vegeta as they encounter a new Saiyan called Broly. The movie will include the connection of the Frieza army, and the history of the Saiyans.[1]

"This is the story of a new Saiyan. Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix." [2]

Voice cast

Character Japanese[1] English[3]
Goku Masako Nozawa Sean Schemmel
Vegeta Ryō Horikawa Christopher Sabat
Broly Bin Shimada Vic Mignogna
Frieza Ryūsei Nakao Christopher Ayres
Bardock Masako Nozawa Sonny Strait
King Vegeta TBA Christopher Sabat
Gine TBA TBA
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Christopher Sabat
Bulma Aya Hisakawa Monica Rial
Goten Masako Nozawa Kara Edwards
Trunks Takeshi Kusao Alexis Tipton
Beerus Kōichi Yamadera Jason Douglas
Whis Masakazu Morita Ian Sinclair
Paragus Katsuhisa Hōki Dameon Clarke
Chirai Nana Mizuki TBA
Remo Tomokazu Sugita TBA
Kikono TBA TBA
Beriburu TBA TBA
King Cold TBA Jason Douglas
Shenron Ryūzaburō Ōtomo Christopher Sabat

Development

Billboard in San Diego advertising the North American release.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly was originally announced under the tentative title of Dragon Ball Super - The Movie on December 17, 2017, during Jump Festa with the general theme being "The Strongest Warrior Race in the Universe, The Saiyans".[4] A poster was released on March 13, 2018, 11 days before the airing of the final episode of Dragon Ball Super, featuring an entirely new design for the protagonist Goku by Toei animator Naohiro Shintani,[5][6] as opposed to veteran Dragon Ball character designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro. One week later, the first trailer for the film was released publicly through Toei Animation featuring the all–new character designs and an enigmatic new villain.[7]

On July 9, 2018, the movie's title was revealed to be Dragon Ball Super: Broly, revealing the unknown villain to be the titular character who first appeared in the 1993 film Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan. Toriyama stated the character and his origin will be reworked, but with his classic image in mind.[1] As a promotion, pre-order ticket holders will receive one of two charms of the characters Goku and Vegeta, whose hair changes based on the temperature of the figure.[1]

Release

Broly will first be released in Japan, December 14, 2018, while Funimation’s English dub will have its world premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 13 followed by its United States and Canada release a month later on January 16, 2019 by Funimation Films.[8] On July 19, 2018, trailers for both the subtitled and dubbed versions were released online after being shown at San Diego Comic-Con.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pineda, Rafael. "Dragon Ball Super Film Reveals Dragon Ball Super: Broly Title, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ↑ http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/07/24/dragon-ball-super-broly-movie-full-story-summary-anime/
  3. ↑ "Christopher Sabat on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Akira Toriyama Announces New 'Dragon Ball' Movie For December 2018". Okay Player. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Reynoso, Michael. "'Dragon Ball' 2018 Movie Preview: "A Super Movie Begins!"". Geeks Media. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Hay, Seth. "DRAGON BALL 20TH MOVIE GETS A POSTER & DATE". Cat With Monocle. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Peters, Megan. "'Dragon Ball Super' Movie Reveals First Teaser Trailer". ComicBook. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Funimation Is Bringing Dragon Ball Super: Broly to North American Theaters in 2019". IGN. Jul 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Watch: 'Dragon Ball Super: Broly' First Trailer Released". comicbook.com. July 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dragon Ball Super: Broly Trailer". ssjpro.com.
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