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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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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Bardock

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Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Chilled

Main

Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

Freeza

Supporting

Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

Zarbon

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Miura, Hiroaki
Japanese

Narrator

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Yanami, Jouji
Japanese

Berry

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Kuwashima, Houko
Japanese

Dodoria

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Nagasako, Takashi
Japanese

Ipana

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Ebara, Masashi
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Ueda, Yoshihiro

Director, Episode Director

Koyama, Takao

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Toriyama, Akira

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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
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2024)

FAQs

Is episode of Bardock canon? ›

Everything is Canon

With the exception of Dragonball Evolution.

What movie is it where Bardock goes Super Saiyan? ›

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock.

Was the episode of Bardock dubbed? ›

The special movie is the story of bardock after he was killed by freeza, dubbed for the first time in english. Its about 20 min long. The true fans of dbz have already seen the movie in japanese, but its nice funiation is coming together to voice dbz one last time (they can't do it forever).

Has Goku ever meet Bardock? ›

Dragon Ball Heroes aims to rectify this by giving Goku and Bardock a chance to fight in person. Even with all the future timelines and alternate universe counterpart shenanigans that Dragon Ball Super has going for it, Goku and Bardock have still never met in the series canon timeline.

Which version of Bardock is canon? ›

The Special Bardock: Father of Goku (And it's sequel episode, Episode of Bardock) are now considered non-canon to a point with the Broly movie retconning the character. So the Broly movie is the canon version of the series of events, but as such, the movie takes place a few years before the OG Dragon Ball series.

Did Bardock unlock Ultra Instinct? ›

Regardless, Bardock couldn't have just learned Ultra Instinct on his own without the help of an angel-like Whis. Even more to the point, what Goku unlocks in chapter 85 of Dragon Ball Super is an alternative form of Ultra Instinct, meaning that Bardock would have had to first master Ultra Instinct and then upgrade it.

Is Goku the son of Bardock? ›

Bardock has few overall manga and anime appearances within the series, though he plays a pivotal part as Goku's biological father in setting up the backstory of his son, originally known by the name Kakarot, as one of the last survivors of the Saiyan genocide by the intergalactic tyrant Frieza.

Did Vegeta know Bardock? ›

Dragon Ball Super

It is also revealed that Vegeta knew or was at least aware of Bardock, as he told Goku that Bardock was his father.

Where can I watch Bardock Special? ›

Dragon Ball Z: Tv Special - Bardock - Father of Goku - Apple TV.

Could Bardock go Super Saiyan? ›

Bardock, Goku's father, proves his talent by holding his own against Goku in Super Dragon Ball Heroes, even with a weaker transformation. Bardock's ability to maintain Super Saiyan 3 suggests he has tremendous energy reserves and potential for higher-level transformations.

Who was the first Super Saiyan? ›

Yamoshi is the first known Super Saiyan in the history of the 7th Universe, having used its power to lead a rebellion against the other Saiyans. Despite the strength of the Super Saiyan form, Yamoshi wore his stamina out, resulting in his inevitable defeat.

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