Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

Dragon Ball Z - The Movie: Super Saiyan Son Goku is the fourth of a total of 13 feature films to anime series Dragon Ball Z, which is based on the manga Dragon Ball by the Japanese illustrator Akira Toriyama. The film was released in 2002 on DVD in Germany. Carlsen Comics brought in the same year the associated Anime Comics Dragonball Z out ( issues 29-32 ).

Action

A giant asteroid threatening the Earth. With the fighting technique Kamehame -Ha Goku and Kuririn work together to try to steer him in a different orbit and not to destroy, as there are signs of life on the asteroid. Your maneuver fails and instead of the asteroid hits a huge spaceship on Earth. The aliens share with the inhabitants of the earth, that the planet and the Milky Way from now under the rule of Lord Slug, King of the universe are. He wants to take possession of the earth and destroy the people. Since the climate of the demons on earth is too warm, Lord Slugs henchmen change the inclination of the Earth and, through clouds for a complete blackout of the planet.

As the alien soldiers demonstrate their power, engages Gohan and loses the fight his cap with a Dragon Ball. Lord Slug recognizes the Dragon Ball and takes the hat with the crystal itself. Finally, he coaxes the secrets of the seven earthly Bulma Dragon Balls and the important information that they are to find the Dragon Ball radar. He takes Bulma from the radar and sends his minions out to gather the Dragon Balls. After a successful search, Lord Slug from the holy dragon Shenlong wants eternal youth.

Meanwhile, Goku and Kuririn awaken by the effect of a magic bean, which they had received from Yaijirobi, and determine that the earth darkens and is almost completely covered with ice. Gohan returns, however, with Oolong again to the spaceship back and tried to fight the alien demons. However, he can do against the majority of the aliens and nothing gets Piccolo support. In the further course of the struggle both Gohan and Piccolo are subject to the soldiers of Lord Slug. Goku and Krillin arrive and also fight the aliens. Goku defeated Lord Slugs strongest henchmen and finally is Lord Slug itself against.

In the course of the fight turns out that Lord Slug a Super Namek and the personalized, one hundred percent is evil. Despite his strength and his fighting techniques do not succeed Goku to defeat Lord Slug, now transformed into an oversized enemies with a multiplied force. Before he can kill Goku, Piccolo intervenes in the fight. As Namek he knows all the strengths and weaknesses of his people. Piccolo tears off both ears and asks Gohan on to whistle his song. The sound is unbearable for the sensitive hearing of a Namekianers and Lord Slug is the whistled melody almost incapacitating. Piccolo transfers its remaining power to Goku, the wounded with his technique Kaioken Lord Slug and the aliens, including spacecraft finally destroyed with a Genkidama.

Production and publication

The film was made in 1991 at the studio Toei Animation and directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto. The music was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi and the artistic director had Tomoko Yoshida and Toshikatsu Sanuki held.

Premiere of the film was in Japan on 19 March 1991. Translations of the film into English, Spanish, French and Portuguese were aired on television and released on DVD. Polyband published in 2002 a German dubbed version on DVD.

Voice Actors

The German synchronization was implemented by the dubbing studio in Berlin MME Studios.