Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Japanese: ??????? Z ??? , Hepburn: Doragon B? ru Zetto: Us to Us , lit. "Dragon Ball Z: God and God") is a Japanese animation science fantasy 2013 action films, eighteenth feature films based on the Dragon Ball series, and fourteen to bring the Dragon Ball Z branding, released in theaters on March 30th. This is the first Dragon Ball movie in 17 years to have a theatrical release, the last being the tenth anniversary in 1996, following the first and the thirteenth Dragon Ball films < i> Dragon Ball Z movie. Unlike previous Dragon Ball theater releases, this is a feature-packed production with a stand-alone release and is not featured as part of the Toei Anime Fair that has been discontinued (formerly Toei Manga Matsuri).
This is the first Japanese film to be screened on IMAX Digital Theaters, and released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2013. Funimation acquired North American rights for the Battle of Gods and generated the English ranks released along with 20th Century Fox in North American theaters in August 2014. Madman Entertainment gained Australasian rights and played the film at the 2013 Japan Film Festival in Australia before screening the English language rank for cinema in August 2014, and Manga Entertainment released a movie in the UK in November 2014.
Battle of Gods is the first film to be considered an official part of the Dragon Ball storyline defined during the passage in chapter 517 of the original manga, with original creator Akira Toriyama deeply involved. The plot involves Beerus, the God of Destruction, learning about the defeat of the galaxy gala Frieza in Goku's hands. Looking for a worthy opponent of his strength, Beerus, with his friend Whis, travels to the North Galaxy to challenge Goku into battle. The first story Arc Dragon Ball Super retells the events of
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Plot
Who woke Beerus, God of Destruction, from his long sleep and told him that Frieza was defeated by a Saiyan. Thirty-nine years earlier, the Oracle Fish (Yogen-gyo ) predicted that a great opponent would appear before Beerus, Super Dewa Saiyan. Beerus, with Whis, then tracks down Saiyan Goku's soldiers, who defeat Freeza. On the same Kai-planet, Goku continues to challenge Beerus. Despite using Super Saiyan 3, Goku was eventually overwhelmed and lost in two attacks. Disappointed at the next lack of challenge, Beerus set out to look for a stronger enemy on Earth.
The arrival of Beerus interrupted Bulma's birthday party. Vegeta, who already knew about Beerus, because of Kai's warning? -sama, throws his pride sideways to make Beerus in a good mood. Meanwhile, Pilaf, Mai, and Shu sneak into a party to steal Dragon Balls, but are not recognized because they have turned into children; before the movie event, they collect all the Dragon Ball themselves and look forward to youth, but Shenlong makes them a little too young. Finding three of them, Trunks mistakes Pilaf for a monkey and kneels on Goten that Mai is his girlfriend, leading to a trio being brought in front of party goers. When Mai accidentally drops the Dragon Ball he steals, he takes Trunks as a hostage, but no one cares. Drunken Gohan challenges Mai to shoot him; he fended off a bullet with one finger, but one of them hit Videl's leg and the other touched Beali's forehead. Dende heals Videl and discovers that she is pregnant with Gohan's child. Videl has hidden the facts to surprise Gohan later and they do not reveal it to others. When Beerus asked Mr. Buu for one or two puddings he had, Buu ate them all, angered the God of Destruction, who decided to destroy the Earth. Buu, Android 18, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo try to fight Beerus, but easily defeated. Gohan strengthens and attacks Beerus, only to be lowered by a heavy kick. Vegeta tried his hand to defeat Beerus, but he was also demoted. Goten and Trunks joined the Gotenks and tried to fight Beerus but quickly lost too.
Bulma became irritated at the battle that ruined his birthday party, and yelled at Beerus, before slapping him. When Beerus slapped him on the back, he sent Vegeta into anger, becoming stronger than Goku; However, he still lost. Goku shows up, after watching Vegeta's fight and calling Shenlong to ask what is the Super Saiyan God. Super Saiyan God once appeared on planet Vegeta to stop the wicked Saiyans, but failed because of the deadline for forma. The dragon also reveals that they need a pure six Saiyan power for one of them to achieve the Super Saiyan God form. Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan god, a form that is much stronger than Super Saiyan 3, thanks to his strength, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Goten, and Pan (from inside his mother Videl), fulfilling the prophecy ever expressed by the Oracle Fish. Goku confronts Beerus again and they wage a fierce battle in space, just above planet Earth. This form gives Goku the power to withstand Beerus, but he returns to his regular Super Saiyan form due to the time limit. However, he learned a form of feeling like a god, allowing him to use some of the Super Saiyan Lord's power against Beerus. Both seem to be equally strong, but Beerus finally decides to use his strongest attack. Goku stops the energy ball, almost holding it, but after Chi-Chi and Goku's friends show up in Goku's mind, he is able to absorb the energy ball and transforms briefly into the Super Saiyan god once more. However, Goku is overwhelmed by exhaustion, and at Beerus's suggestion, finally admits defeat. Beerus acknowledges Goku's efforts and reveals that he is the second strongest person he has ever opposed, after Whis, who is also a martial arts teacher and even stronger than himself. Goku also learns from Beerus and Whis that there is actually another universe with other Destructive deities. Back to Earth, Beerus decided to save the planet and go with Whis after saying goodbye to Goku and his friends, who returned to Bulma's birthday party. It is revealed by Whis that Beerus uses only 70% of his power against Goku.
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Development and production
In early July 2012, Weekly Sh's official website? Nen Jump "has opened the teaser page with countdown to" surprise "on Saturday, July 14, release date of the 33rd edition of the year.On July 14, magazines and websites, now changed to show Shenlong appear and then disappear , reveals some small information from upcoming movies, including premier dates, staff information, and companies involved in production (Fox International Productions Japan, Shueisha, Fuji TV, Toei Animation, Bandai, Bandai Namco Games and Bird Studio). the film is Masahiro Hosoda, who directed several episodes of Dragon Ball Z in 1992, the scenario was written by Y? Suke Watanabe, who has written the previous manga adaptation (ie 20th Century Boys > and Gantz live action film), and the main animation director is Tadayoshi Yamamuro, who has worked on the series since the Dragon Ball anime.
Official magazines and websites also publish comments by Akira Toriyama about the film. The Dragon Ball drama creator noted that the adaptation will mark the first time he has been heavily involved in the production of anime, in this case as early as the scriptwriting stage. Toriyama also said that the film will retain its original atmosphere while adding a small amount of modern flavor. Toei Animation released a press statement on July 17, 2012, saying it will be set "between the animated series Z and GT , or in other words from the empty decade between the end of the battle with Majin Boo in chapter 517 of the manga and chapter 518 "and called it part of the" official history of Dragon Ball . "
In September, it was announced that the film was one of those four years, and the only animation, to receive money from the Japanese government as part of the UNIJAPAN "Production Certification Program Co" program. Toei received 50 million yen (about US $ 636,000) from Agency for Cultural Affairs, which aims to promote Japanese art and culture, with the United States referred to as the partner country of the film.
This time in particular, we got a request from sensei to go not only in the action, but also some really fun aspects... the really fun of the Dragon Ball; The chaotic feeling of the Dragon Ball, and the fighting of Gohan and the Z fighters mixed so well, so I believe it has also helped make it a fun movie.
The December Edition Ultra Jump describes Toriyama's involvement in the film, stating that he came up with film stories and character designs. On December 2nd, the official website has been updated with movie players and the entire staff. The next day, the film's short introduction was leaked from accessing the unlinked portion of the website.
In January 2013, it was announced that Olympic gold medalists at judo Kaori Matsumoto and singer/tarento Shoko Nakagawa will have a role in the film. Nakagawa is a famous otaku and Matsumoto is a fan of this series as well. Matsumoto voiced a policewoman who imitated himself, while Nakagawa played the first Yogen-gyo (span lang = "ja"> ??? ) to lead Beerus to Goku. Fuji TV Announcer, Shin-ichi Karube also has a small part in this film.
The April edition V Jump is teasing about the new Super Saiyan transformation in the movie, titled "Super Saiyan God" ( ???????? , S? p? Saiya-jin Goddo ) , said: 39 years ago, the Oracle Fish told Beerus that the Super Saiyan God would appear before him. And this is the beginning of the movie story. In Weekly Sh? Nen Jump issue # 14 of 2013, Toriyama says that the plot for Battle of Gods began two years ago with the idea of ​​God of Destruction and Super Saiyan God, and that he was deeply involved in story order stay in line with the original tone of the series so the kids can enjoy it. In the next issue of the week, he revealed that Beerus's design was based on his cat and his clothes based on Egyptian clothes.
A live welcome by the members and Toriyama, followed by a preview of a movie that takes place all over Japan on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, with a limited number of participants determined from the Jump lottery. Lottery tickets are included in 22 different Shueisha magazines (including Weekly Sh? Nen Jump , V Jump , Jump SQ , and Ultra Jump ) and 884 pairs (1768 people) were invited. There are five playbacks, all on the same day and at 6:30 pm: Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo (428 people), Theater Umeda Burg 7 in Osaka (440 people), 109 Cinemas in Nagoya (256 people), T-Joy Hakata in Fukuoka (322 people), and Sapporo Cinema Frontier in Sapporo (322 people). Speech of special players in Tokyo premises is broadcast live to other locations before the screening. A second preview screening with speech on stage and special guests takes place at Differ Ariake Arena on March 16, 2013, with 250 pairs (500 people) invited (determined by lottery tickets included in V Jump , Weekly Sh? Nen Jump , and Saiky? Jump ).
Music
The music in Battle of Gods was composed by Norihito Sumitomo. The theme song is a cover of Hironobu Kageyama's "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", the original opening theme of Dragon Ball Z , by rock band Flow. The band members commented that they were excited about the opportunity because they had been fans of the series since they were in elementary school. Cover and song insert film, "Hero ~ Song of Hope ~" ( HERO ~ ???? ~ , H? Ro ~ Kib? No Uta ~ ) , released as a double A-side single on March 20, 2013. It reached number 24 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. The original soundtrack of the film, containing 43 tracks, was released on March 27, 2013. Due to the license agreement, the international edition of the film uses the English version of Flow "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" and "Hero ~ Song of Hope ~".
Music for trailers in Japan is prepared by Music Soon specializing in providing trailer music for movies, such as Avatar , Matrix movies and Harry Potter movies. The trailer uses the pieces "Prologue Conquest" (Trailerhead: NU EPIQ) and "Emergence of Empires" (Trailerhead: Saga), both composed by Yoav Goren with the last based on the "Kingdom Conquest" of Epic Choral Action # 1 and "Rising Empires" from Themes for the Orchestra & amp; Choir 2: Abbey Road respectively. Pfeifer Broz. Music provided "Evil Island" for Funimation promotions and trailers in North America.
Marketing
Promotions
Issue 14 July 2012 Weekly Sh? Nen Jump publishes the first promotional image for the movie; featuring Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, Kuririn, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, and Shenlong, with the slogan "The most powerful make their movements" ????? < span>, Saiky ?, Shid? ) , followed by "All humans have been waiting For joy not like before" ?????????????? , Zen jinrui taib? katsute nai k? e pleasure ) . On July 21, 2012, a short teaser footage announcing the film was featured on Saiky? V Jump Festa, and then that
month is shown on television. The teaser footage was added to the film's official website in August 2012. In less than a week, the video was watched over 3.5 million times.
With the movie title revealed in November 2012, a special pre-sale collaboration ticket with the movie One Piece Movie: Z was made to commemorate the release of the two films. The success of two tickets for both films has a special new illustration by Eiichir? Oda (author of One Piece ) and Akira Toriyama. Limited to 8,989 throughout Japan, tickets go on sale on November 23, 2012, respectively for  ¥ 2,600 (US $ 31.51). Movie posters and two new character names and voice actors are officially revealed in December 2012 in Weekly Sh? Nen Jump ' first edition 2013; Beerus, God of destruction voiced by K? Ichi Yamadera and the mysterious Whis voiced by Masakazu Morita. This movie poster featured Super Saiyan Goku against God of Destruction Beerus, with lighted floating Whis in the background. Other characters from this series are also featured on posters (Mr. Satan, Mr. Boo, Videl, the smaller Pilaf gang, Super Saiyan Goten, Super Saiyan Gohan, Super Saiyan Vegan, Super Saiyan Trunks, Bulma, Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Kuririn, Yamcha, and Puar).
The first full trailer for the film was aired on Fuji TV on December 7, 2012, during the morning show Mezamashi TV . A 30 minute discussion panel Battle of Gods is held at Jump Festa 2013; at Jump Super Stage, on December 22, 2012. Together with voice actor Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa, film director Masahiro Hosoda, Akio Iyoku's editor-in-chief, Producer Toei Animation Gyarmath Bogdan took part in a discussion overseen by former TV broadcaster YBS, Mariko Nakagomi. The second full trailer for the film begins airing on the Cinema Today site on February 27, 2013. At the end of March 2013, the Cinema Today website began streaming TV commercials for movies featuring Frieza (Ry? Sei Nakao) and Cell (Norio Wakamoto); The cell question why he was not in the movie and Frieza boasted that he, Cell later stated that Frieza only has a non-speaking appearance.
Collaboration
During the 30th Prize Exhibition, which took place in Tokyo on November 7, 2012, Bandai showcased their new Dragon Ball number for the winter of 2012, as well as their World Collectible Pictures lineup which was produced along with the 2013 movie. The latter is a set of eight figures around 7 cm that includes characters that appear in the movie; along with Vegeta and Super Saiyan 3 Goku, the three Pilaf gang members were among the revealed figures.
In February 2013, several collaborative projects between Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and KFC in Japan began. In the seventh, the restaurant starts selling "Smile Set with Strongest Battle Items - Parents and Kids Playing Together!", Which comes with a Dragon Ball Z game such as reversion and playing cards. On the fifteenth, KFC restaurants in Sapporo, Sendai, Ebisu, Sakae, Osaka, Hakata and Okinawa dressed their Colonel Sanders statues as Goku, each holding a different Dragon Ball. They started selling the "Strongest Sets" that came with "Light Up! Dragon Bottles" or "Dream Dragon Radar detectors" on February 28th, and TV commercials featuring Goku began airing.
As part of a collaboration with Japanese J-League football team Albirex Niigata, a special poster launched on the official Battle of Gods website on February 20, 2013, is shown throughout the Niigata Prefecture in the promotion of their matches with the defending champions Division 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima on March 3, 2013. This poster is based on the Battle of Gods poster, with the movie character replaced by a football team player: a background figure replacing Whis is team manager Masaaki Yanagishita, Beerus has been replaced by the Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shū's Nishikawa goalkeeper, and Goku is replaced by the forward team of Bruno Lopes. All the supporters in the game wear orange, Goku makes "appearance" in the stadium, and the Dragon Ball Z theme song is used.
From March 5 to April 8, Lawson's stores sell special inspired Battle of Gods-inspired foods such as Dragon Ball pizza balls, Super Saiyan fries, Puff King's Green Tea Pancakes from Demon King Piccolo, Majam Boo Milk Pudding and Vegeta Green Salad.
Bind with other media
The March 2013 edition V Jump reveals that Beerus will appear in the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game as a boss battle, and later in its Nintendo 3DS version titled Dragon Ball Hero: Main Mission . It also announced the Dragon Ball Z Festival at Toei Kyoto Studio Park from March 16 to September 8 to celebrate the Battle of the Gods. Beginning March 30th, Beerus appeared on the Dragon Ball arcade game Zenkai Battle Royale . Beerus, Whis, and Goku's Super Saiyan God forms are all playable characters in the Battle of Z video game.
Adaptation of the manga Battle of Gods ran in the April 2013 edition of Saiky? Jump , which went on sale on March 4, 2013. Pulled by Naho? Ishi, who currently drew the Dragon Ball SD series in the magazine and earlier Dragon Ball: The episode of Bardock in V Jump , this describes the beginning of the movie. Anime comic version, better known as "ani-manga" in the west, Battle of Gods was released on October 4, 2013.
Battle of Gods received his televised debut at Fuji TV on March 22, 2014 at 9 pm. Producer Toei Animation, Gyarmath Bogdan confirmed via Twitter that the broadcast incorporates up to twenty minutes additional scenes and additional recordings. The broadcast earned an average rating of 13.1%.
Film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' 2015 is a continuation of the Battle of Gods and features Beerus and Whis.
The first story Arc Dragon Ball Super is a retelling of the kind of Battle of Gods, though some events are changed or expanded in the event series version. The "Battle of Gods" arc covers episodes 1-14.
Release and acceptance
Battle of Gods is the first Japanese film to be screened on IMAX Digital Theaters, played at 16 IMAX Digital Theater locations across Japan. However, it is not shown in 3D.
Madman Entertainment announced that it has secured Australasian rights to the film and aired the film at the 2013 Japan Film Festival in Australia from October to December. On May 30, 2014, Funimation announced that it had acquired North American rights for the film and gave the film a limited theater drama in North America from August 5-7 and August 9, 2014. Funimation held a red carpet premiere for Dragon Ball Z : Battle of Gods in Los Angeles on July 3rd. The 8:00 red carpet and 9:00 pm screening time is at Regal LA Live Stadium 14 Cinema. Madman filtered Funimation votes in several Australasian cinemas on August 30, 2014. Manga Entertainment, the British distributor of the series, announced at MCM Manchester Comic Con that they licensed the film and will give it a limited theater release, including appearances at the 2014 Anime Lovers Halloween Convention.
In Latin America, the film was released by Diamond Films during the last days of September and the first days of October 2013 (depending on country) with virtually every member of the original cast of the Spanish Mexican music series. In Brazil, Battle of Gods was released by Diamond Filmes on October 11, 2013, with original players from Brazilian Portuguese Dragon Ball Z dub. In Italy the movie entered theaters on February 1, 2014.
In Spain, the film was released in theaters on May 30, 2014 in Spanish Castilian, Catalan and Basque, with the first bringing back almost every original cast member of the Castilian Spanish Dragon Ball Z dub while the latter two featured each Catalan and Basque sound from Dragon Ball Kai (Catalan sound which is also basically the same as Dragon Ball Z ). The extended home version release also features Valencian dubs with virtually every member of the original cast of Valencian dubbing Dragon Ball Z .
In the Philippines, the film was released with a subtitle in English by Pioneer Films during April 2013, making it the second Dragon Ball movie to be featured in the country. Filipino pornographic film will be released on January 4, 2015 by ABS-CBN TV Network.
box office
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods opened at number one at the Japanese box office, earning US $ 7,307,760 with 561,098 tickets sold in its first two days. Movie shootings at 16 IMAX Digital cinemas in Japan over the weekend earned US $ 450,000, averaging US $ 28,000 per screen. It was ranked number five on the overseas box office chart by Variety , making it the best-selling non-American film on the chart. While the top four movies are screened in over 50 territories respectively, Battle of Gods ' is based solely on 328 screens in Japan. On the fifth day, the film earned over US $ 12,000,000 with 988,790 tickets sold. As a result, the film is projected to sell more than 1 million tickets on its sixth day, making it the fastest movie to reach a milestone so far in Japan. This is number one in the second week as well, with a total of 1,488,518 tickets sold and an estimated total revenue of US $ 19,017,008. The film is number one for the third week, increasing its total to US $ 23,618,327 with 1,823,141 tickets sold, making it the fastest-selling film of 2013 in Japan. Dropped to fourth position over the next weekend on April 20-21, but total tickets sold out over two million marks and total revenues rose to US $ 26,419,641. The film dropped to eighth during the Golden Week, when a lot of new movies opened in theaters and was the best week of the film industry in Japan, while the gross box office grew to US $ 28,162,444 and tickets reached 2,181,328. The following week was held to eighth place, with tickets sold increasing to 2,346,726 and grossing to US $ 29,172,291.
Toei aims to Battle of Gods to get the domestic Japanese box office for  ¥ 3 billion (around US $ 30 million). In December 2013, Oricon registered the Battle of Gods as the eleventh best-selling film of the box office this year with box office earnings of  ¥ 3 billion. The region's most successful film abroad is Latin America, where it earns more than $ 15 million span. The film earned US $ 2.8 million in North American cinema in 8 days, placing it eleventh on the list of theatrical theaters most widely released in North America of all time according to Box Office Mojo.
Critical reception
Richard Eisenbeis wrote for Kotaku calling the film "a great nostalgic journey from beginning to end." He noted that it was focused on mild moments, but that "comedic moments are not only funny but also true for the series, and the fight scenes are very good and everything is." He specifically praised animation as the best of the series, due to technological advances since the early 1990s, and stated that the spotlight of the film is how ultimately the villain is undoubtedly the winner over Goku in "the complete reversal of the standard DBZ Formula". Otaku USA ' Matt Schley agrees that this is a comedic heavy movie "more reminiscent of the original Dragon Ball than Z". He speculates that the enjoyment of movie lovers depends on what they expect; "If you want a decent Dragon Ball Z epic epic for the title of Battle of Gods, this movie may be disappointing, but if you're happy to see your favorite characters do some more animated hijinx after years -tears, this movie certainly gives. "
Leah B. Jackson of IGN gives English rank of 7.5 film out of 10, praising animated scenes and fights, especially the last battle. He was happy to see Funimation's voice actors returning, but criticized the film for lack of iconic techniques and had too many "fillers". Theron Martin of Anime News Network (ANN) praised the film for its humor, the use of starring and supporters, the introduction of Beerus and Whis and the overall nature and plot of light heartedness. But it also criticized the film for its inconsistent animation, the lackluster fight scenes and the use of CGI, stating, "Ultimately the Battle of Gods is entirely a movie for old fans, because it has too many jokes that they are not familiar with the vast plot. get it. This is not an extra star for a franchise but it is worthwhile and at least quite entertaining, as long as that does not go into it expecting a magnum opus action. "Kyle Mills Of DVD Talk highly recommends the film, praising the epithet and the perfect balance of humor elements from anime Dragon Ball first with the action element Dragon Ball Z . He finished with, "Dragon Ball Z: The Battle of Gods is one of those fun movies." For fans of the Dragon Ball franchise, you have to check it out. [...] [That] movie full of nostalgia, fun characters, when it's loud, and a nice action scene.This is a film that perfectly shows why Dragon Ball franchise has a lasting popularity. "
Home media
The film is released in Japan in both standard and limited edition DVD and Blu-ray formats on September 13, 2013. In addition to the design and collection of trailers included in regular editions, limited editions include behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and short films 2008 Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and Friends Back !! , as well as special drawings, booklets and postcards. The video release of Battle of Gods sold about 50,381 copies in its first week. By the end of the year, he had sold 46,761 DVDs and 33,737 Blu-ray. The extended TV version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 13, 2015, selling about 1,666 copies in its first week.
Funimation released theatrical and TV expansion in North America on DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2014. A similar set was released in the UK by Manga Entertainment on November 10, 2014. Madman Entertainment released movies in Australia and New Zealand on DVD and Blu-ray on November 26, 2014.
See also
- List of Dragon Ball movies
References
External links
- Official movie website
- Official 20th Century Fox Page
- Official entertainment website of the movie
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (movie) in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in IMDb
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in Box Office Mojo
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in Rotten Tomatoes
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