Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)

In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.

Directors:

Yoshihiro Ueda, Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Akira Toriyama (original manga), Hiroshi Toda (screenplay)

Stars:

Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma / Baby Trunks (voice)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Vegeta (voice)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Trunks (voice)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Chichi / Puar (voice)
Daisuke Gôri	...	Gyûmaô / Umigame (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong (voice)
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame Sen'nin (voice)
Shigeru Nakahara	...	Android No.17 (voice)
Miki Itô	...	Android No.18 (voice)
Shinobu Satouchi	...	Announcer (voice)
Shin'ichirô Ôta	...	Tenshu (voice)
Nao Nagasawa	...	On'na (voice) (as Nagasawa Naomi)
Kazunari Tanaka	...	Kakariin (voice) (as Tanaka Kazushige)

Storyline

This TV Movie tells the story of "Future" Trunks; that is, the Trunks from the alternate future where Goku has died and Androids terrorize the Earth. Amongst other things, it shows how Gohan trained Trunks, their fights with the Androids, and what inspired Trunks to go time traveling.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | battle | transformation | power | special attack | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

30 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball Z Special 2: The History of Trunks

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji TV, Toei

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Mono (original version: voices)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

A manga adaptation of this story by Akira Toriyama was featured in the "Dragon Ball" manga, at volume 33.

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Goofs

The Z-Fighter death scenes shown here contradict those shown in the Cell Saga in the series.

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Quotes

Android 17: You're getting harder and harder to please, did you know that?
Android 18: Yeah, so?
Trunks: How about experiencing your own deaths, androids? Does that thrill you? It'll be your last joyride!

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, there is an image of Trunks and Goten and it reads "Dragon Ball Z - Supesharu - Owari" which translates into "Dragon Ball Z Special - End".

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Alternate Versions

The original Japanese version had a special title card shown before the TV special. This was restored for the 2008 DVD release from FUNimation.

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Connections

Spoofed in Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope: Pilot (2014)

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Soundtracks

Dragon Ball Z Theme
Music by Andy Baylor
(Heard in the English version)

User Reviews

U.S. release: Dragonball Z: The History of Trunks

Well, I have to say that I was impressed by FUNimation's translation of the Trunks Special. The VAs performed quite well, and the script was fairly decent.

The dubbed special features a variety of musical acts, although the most disappointing music, by far, was the title sequence by Andy Baylor. The obnoxious techno track did not match the opening animation at all, and actually had me longing for "Rock the Dragon".

I would recommend waiting for the bilingual DVD to come out, so that you may enjoy the special in its "true" form, but if you can't wait, then the VHS version of "The History of Trunks" should keep you happy for now.