Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Ryuuken Bakuhatsu!! Gokuu ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru

I have been having a DBZ movie marathon and out of all of them so far this would be one of my favorites. If you want to see some hard core super saiyan leveling than this is your movie, along with the 12th movie. I would say both were epic and worth watching.

I have done many anime reviews and this will be my first anime movie review, I have been busy making a couple of anime reviews on youtube so writing one takes a little more time and effort but without further ado I give you my opinion on DBZ Wrath of the Dragon!

Story- Now not gonna lie but some of the DBZ movies have sucked the big one. Others were just very forgettable and average and yet some had brilliance. This one is one of the two I believe were the best. Wrath of the Dragon puts such an emphasis on a finally super battle. For ... those of you who don’t like GT and have not seen Battle of the Gods, Wrath of the Dragon occurs right after the Buu saga is concluded and it is really something special. The idea of the villain was pretty genius just like the casting of a new protagonist. Is there continuity issues? A little bit but if I explained than there would spoilers and I like to keep my reviews spoiler free. It could drag on in some parts but for the majority of the movie it’s everything you wanna see, the Z fighters fighting against a huge overpowered monster with an awesome finishing technique. Solid 9 out of 10.

Art- The art was just as amazing in this movie as it is in the original DBZ. Every color and attack is crisp and bursting with beauty. I mean funimation knows what they are doing when it comes to making sure the art style is flawless. Obv. It is not the best but it is certainly amazing to gaze upon.

Sound- Same sound from DBZ, original soundtracks and same voice actors. My opinion is the DB(Z)(GT) subs suck and the dub is incredible but all the voice actors are the same for both sub and dub so no worries for those out there who haven’t seen it and want to know if the same voices they are accustomed to are in the movie.

Character- Well, there are the same characters in this as there are in DBZ so there is not too much I can say. The new protagonist added a huge emotional effect that sometimes could be lacking and the new villains were very much like Babidi and Buu with their type of controlling relationship. Other than that nothing more I could say without repeating myself from my DBZ review.

Overall this is probably a tie for the best DBZ movie. It has a lot of heart and great fighting sequences. The art is great along with the original soundtracks, it is a no brainer, if you are a DBZ fan and you haven’t seen this do yourself a favor and watch it, you will not be disappointed. This is the epitome of a fun action anime movie that you can over and over again and never get bored, final score… OVER 9000! (very overused line haha)

While this Dragon Ball movie acts as the "series finale epilogue" to Dragon Ball Z, with an amped up budget and a way more character-centric plotline, it ultimately falls a short of greatness. The story is thankfully not Goku-centric at all (up until the finale where Goku saves the day as he is contractually obliged to), and the new character Tapion is super compelling. However, the story beats are haphazardly laid out and the added Plot Heftiness doesn't pan out like they were hoping. It prob ably needed another thirty minutes, or needed to be a full TV show story arc. It's only pretty good, ... in the end.

Since they just recently redid the Broly movie into a new "canon" storyline, how about they redo the Tapion story into another movie or TV arc? I assume they'll do more in the near future, especially after the Broly movie made bank around the world, so Tapion would be a really good choice for a character to expand on. He's a character with really good potential, even if it wasn't fully reached here.

In terms of continuity? It fits! It takes place after the end of the series and has no contradictions with anything in the show; unless there's something in all the new movies and in Super (none of which I've seen), then it works! Yay!