Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
"Doragon bôru: Saikyô e no michi" (original title)

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A great retelling of the original Dragonball series, It starts off With Son Goku, meeting Bulma, and then they go off on a Journey to Find the Seven Dragonballs, while running into a lot of... See full summary »

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Goku (voice)
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Bulma (voice)
Bradford Jackson ...
Oolong (voice)
Christopher Sabat ...
Yamcha / Shenron / Turtle / Officer Black (voice) (as Christopher R. Sabat)
Monika Antonelli ...
Puar (voice)
Mike McFarland ...
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General Blue (voice)
Chris Rager ...
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Colonel Violet (voice)
Brice Armstrong ...
Narrator (voice)
Masako Nozawa ...
Son Gokû (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru ...
Bulma (voice)
Tôru Furuya ...
Yamcha (voice)
Kin'ya Aikawa ...
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A great retelling of the original Dragonball series, It starts off With Son Goku, meeting Bulma, and then they go off on a Journey to Find the Seven Dragonballs, while running into a lot of trouble on the way. Including the Red Ribbon Army! Written by Stygian Death <stygian@animeunion.com>

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Best Dragon Ball Movie ever made.
20 December 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Yet another alternate retelling of the Original Dragon Ball series. Only this time it's longer than the first 3.

The story retells how Goku and Bulma first met for their search of the Dragon Balls. Also an alternate retelling on how they met Yamcha, Blur, Oolong, Master Roshi, & Turtle. Along the journey they will encounter representatives of the Red Ribbon Army who are also looking for the Dragon Balls.

The cool thing about this movie is it's the 10th Anniversary of the original TV series. The animation is newer and comparable to the GT series. Most of the characters look different including Commander Red, General Blue, & General Silver.

It's twice as long as the previous 3, so it has more variety and more elements to watch. Those who are long time or new coming fans of Dragon Ball will agree that this one's the best movie of the original TV series.


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