Sunday 26 May 2013

For years now there has been speculation as to if and when there would be a live action version of the hit animé series Dragonball Z. Last year 20th Century Fox seemed to answer this question when they announced that they had purchased the rights to the film in back in 2002, and soon the production began. However it was soon revealed that the long anticipated film would not cover the sagas released as ‘Dragonball Z’ but instead would be loosely based on the shows precursor, ‘Dragon Ball’.


In Dragonball Evolution, the central character is still Goku. Fans of the original Dragon Ball series will be familiar with the story of how Goku and Bulma met, how they met Yamcha the Desert Bandit and many more characters that make their appearances in the later Dragonball Z series. The film will stay relatively faithful to the series however a more “grown-up” approach will be taken to make sure that it is reasonably believable

For years now there has been speculation as to if and when there would be a live action version of the hit animé series Dragonball Z. Last year 20th Century Fox seemed to answer this question when they announced that they had purchased the rights to the film in back in 2002, and soon the production began. However it was soon revealed that the long anticipated film would not cover the sagas released as ‘Dragonball Z’ but instead would be loosely based on the shows precursor, ‘Dragon Ball’.

In Dragonball Evolution, the central character is still Goku. Fans of the original Dragon Ball series will be familiar with the story of how Goku and Bulma met, how they met Yamcha the Desert Bandit and many more characters that make their appearances in the later Dragonball Z series. The film will stay relatively faithful to the series however a more “grown-up” approach will be taken to make sure that it is reasonably believable

Cast
Goku – Justin Chatwin
Chi Chi – Jamie Chung
Yamcha – Joon Park
Bulma – Emmy Rossum
Piccolo – James Marsters
Roshi/Turtle Hermit – Chow Yun-Fat
Gohan (senior) – Randall Duk Kim
Mai – Eriko Tamura

 In the original story, Goku was a child who lived with his grandfather (Gohan) in the middle of nowhere. In the movie it seems that Goku is a high school student (18 years old) and although he does live with his grandfather, the similarities end from there on. After his grandfather’s death at the hands of Piccolo, Goku sets off on a trail to find the Legendary Dragonballs to help him stop Piccolo. Now the Piccolo we see in the movie is not the same Piccolo as the one in Dragonball Z it is in fact his father. The Piccolo in Dragonball Z is actually the spawn of Lord Piccolo, an evil ruler in the original manga.
Along the way, Goku meets many acquaintances including Bulma, Yamcha and eventually Master Roshi (also known as the Turtle Hermit). No further information has been released as to the remainder of the plot but we have been told through interviews that it will include a world martial arts scene, plenty of flying and the legendary ‘kamehameha wave’.
Speculation
In a recent interview Emmy Rossum, who plays Bulma, revealed that a large monster that appears in the Animé would also feature in the film. She goes on to explain that it is actually an 8ft humanoid shaped monster. One of the Androids? Perhaps Cell? Some even believe Raditz or Ozaruu, which would mean the end of the movie spilling over into Dragonball Z. If this happens you can be sure there will be a sequel.
All in all, people have mixed views on what the movie will be like. Many hardcore fans of the original (now primarily in their late 20’s early 30’s) will be worried that it messes up the story much in the same way Madonna covered up Don Mclean’s American Pie. Kids now say “American Pie? Yeah that Madonna song it’s great”. Of course there is a young target audience for the movie which means that a lot of the original action, gore and especially humour will be cut out.
I personally was a big fan of Dragonball Z and didn’t really get in to Dragon Ball until much later on but I still have my reservations about the film. On the other hand it could be a hit but I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see. See you in the Cinemas!



What happens in dragon ball z episodes? 



The first part: Goku is the strongest warrior on planet Earth. Then a saiyan warrior named  Raditz comes to Earth and claims to be Goku’s elder brother. Goku finds out he is a saiyan. The saiyans are a evil race of warriors that invade other planets and then sell them. Anyways Raditz takes Goku son “Gohan” and says he has to kill a hundred humans before the next day is over or he Will kill his son. Raditz is far more powerful than Goku so piccolo teams up with Goku. They battle it out for a while and at the end Goku holds Raditz down while piccolo charges up a powerful attack called special beam cannon. This attack kills Raditz and it kills Goku. Before Raditz dies he says that more powerful saiyans will come.
 Second part: Now that Goku is dead piccolo takes Gohan and trains him. Mean while Goku is at other world training with the King Kai. Right before the saiyans arrive they wish Goku back with the dragon balls. Goku immediately starts his journey back to Earth. The saiyans get to earth before Goku can. Piccolo and Gohan fight bravely but piccolo dies trying to save Gohan. Goku arrives shortly after this and then Goku kills Nappa the saiyan.  There is only one more saiyan and hes more powerful than Raditz and Nappa, his name is Vegeta.Vegeta  outmatches Goku but Goku learned a move called kaio-ken which is a move king Kai made. It can double, triple, or 10 times power. They end up defeating Vegeta with a spirit bomb. Vegeta flees while Goku is taken to the hospital.
3rd part: This is the part where Frieza comes in. Since piccolo died the dragon balls are gone to. They find that the home planet of piccolo “namek” also has dragon balls. Gohan,krill-in, and bulma take a spaceship to namek. They find out that Vegeta and his ruler with all his henchmen are also at namek looking for the dragon balls. They end up saving a namek kid and eventually they team up with Vegeta. Frieza calls in his special fighters called the Ginyu force. They fight the Ginyu force but are easily beaten. At earth a spaceship is made and he travels to namek. He gets there just and time and defeats the Ginyu force. Goku is hurt by there leader so they put him in a healing tank. They bring piccolo back to life and then fight him without Goku. Frieza transforms several times and he eventually beats krill-in, Gohan,Vegeta, and piccolo. Then Goku is done healing and comes out and fights frieza. Goku is close to frieza but frieza is better. Goku has to summon a spirit bomb to kill frieza. It hurts him but doesn’t kill frieza. Frieza gets mad and kills krill-in. Goku gets mad and turns into a super saiyan. Frieza is no match for Goku and Goku easily wins.


 3rd part: Several enemy’s come and Veg etas son trunks from the future fight a new enemy called androids. At the same time there is also another enemy named cell. Goku, Trunks, Gohan, and Vegeta train and become really powerful. Vegeta easily overpowers cell but cell begs him to let him be his perfect form. When cell does he beats Vegeta. Gohan and new super saiyan comes and kills cell.
 The last enemy is Buu. Buu is extremely powerful. He kills Vegeta and Goku has to fight him .Goku turns super saiyan 3 and then Buu transforms and it takes Vegeta and Goku to finally beat him on the planet of the Ki’s with a large spirit bomb from planet earth.
 All that is left is a world tournament that all the fighters compete in.

Earth Dragon Balls



These are the original set of Dragon Balls for the earth. They were created when Mr. Popo asked Kami to give life to a small dragon model he had made. Kami did this but added the Dragon Balls onto this to give humans something to work towards. But they were misused for evil often and Kami was not going to allow their existence until good people like Goku changed his mind.
1. All 7 balls must be gathered in the same spot
2. Chant required (Chant changes a lot, big plot hole)
3. Only one wish per gathering
4. After the wish is made, Shenron will disappear
5. The Dragonballs will turn to stone for 1 year and scatter themselves around the Earth
6. Shenron cannot grant a wish that exceeds the creators power (Kami)
7. Cannot wish for something that involves another being if they disagree with the wish
8. Cannot wish to revive some if they dies from natural causes
9. You can revive any number of people, provided they died that relates their deaths
10. Shenron cannot revive anyone who has been revived before



New Earth Dragonballs



These are the original set of Dragon Balls for the earth. They were created when Mr. Popo asked Kami to give life to a small dragon model he had made. Kami did this but added the Dragon Balls onto this to give humans something to work towards. But they were misused for evil often and Kami was not going to allow their existence until good people like Goku changed his mind.
1. All 7 balls must be gathered in the same spot
2. Chant required (Chant changes a lot, big plot hole)
3. Only one wish per gathering
4. After the wish is made, Shenron will disappear
5. The Dragonballs will turn to stone for 1 year and scatter themselves around the Earth
6. Shenron cannot grant a wish that exceeds the creators power (Kami)
7. Cannot wish for something that involves another being if they disagree with the wish
8. Cannot wish to revive some if they dies from natural causes
9. You can revive any number of people, provided they died that relates their deaths
10. Shenron cannot revive anyone who has been revived before




THE CREATER OF DRAGON BALL Z


The genius and creator behind Dragonball and Dragonball Z, Akira Toriyama has helped create over 20 different Anime/Mangas. Here you can find all about who this man is and all about his different anime/mangas.
How Akira Got Started:
Akira Toriyama wanted to become an artist. He studied art in high school, and by 1977, he got a job at one of the biggest and well known Manga publishers in Japan known as Shueisha. In 1978, he started a Manga called “ Wonder Island”. It wasn’t a big success, but gave him more confidence in his work. His next piece of work was called “Dr. Slump”, which was a huge success. His most famous piece of work however, is the “Dragonball” series, which is also explained on this page.
Akira Toriyama Timeline:
» 1955 = Akira was Born
» 1974 = Started School of Art
» 1977 = Quit School of Art
» 1978 = Akira's first Manga, Wonder Island
» 1979 = Created Manga Highlight Island
» 1980 = Toriyama's first Big Hit, Dr. Slump
» 1985 = Started the Dragonball Mangas
» 1995 = Akira Ends Dragonball Z
After Dragonaball Z had ended, TOEI Animation asked permission from Toriyama to continue the Dragonball trilogy with a new series called Dragonball GT. This new series aired in Japan from 1996 to 1997, and was no where near as successful. Toriyama was not directly involved with Dragonball GT, but he did supervise the development. As Toriyama's success grew he decided to open up his own studio know as Bird Studios where he was able to publish many more of his other stories and comics.
Akira Toriyama Was Staff In:
» Chrono Trigger (OVA): Art
» Chrono Trigger (SNES): Art
» Cowa! (Manga): Story, Art
» Dr. Slump (Manga): Story, Art
» Dr. Slump (Animes): Original Manga
» Dragon Boy: Story, Art
» Dragon Quest: Dai no Daiboken (TV): Producer
» Dragon Warrior: Design
» Dragonball/Z (Mangas): Story, Art
» Dragonball/Z (Animes): Original Story
» Dragonball GT (Anime): Original Creator
» Ikimarusama: Animation
» Kajika (Manga) : Story, Art
» Kennokai-sama (Movie) : Design
» Neko Majin Z (Manga) : Story, Art
» Pink Mizu Dorobou Ame Dorobou (Movie) : Design
» Sand Land (Manga) : Story, Art
» Shinsukesama: Animation
» The Apprentice Mangaka (Manga): Author
» Tobal No. 1: Design
» Wonder Island (Manga) : Story & Art
Akira’s Hobbies and Such:
Akira enjoys other subjects other than Manga. He enjoys being with his family, and rumor has it that he quit Dragonball for that reason. It sucked up too much time from his family. He also enjoys playing video games, and even did the art work for the well known game “Chrono Trigger” for the SNES, as well as other games