Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods
Director: Masahiro Hosoda
Cast Headliners: Various
Original Japanese Release Date: 2013
American Release Date: August 5th, 2014
American Release Date: August 5th, 2014
Dragon Ball whether in its original arcs or in Z or GT incarnations, was one of the cornerstone action animes of the 1990’s and 2000’s. The storyline finished and it’s been awhile, but now a new film has reached its way in English stateside with Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods. It’s like 14 years since the last film release have never even passed.
The main antagonist of the movie is a pair of new villains
named Beerus and Whis. Beerus is a Egyptian Anubis/cat/rabbit like god of
destruction and has been woken up by his assistant Whis after an extremely long
slumber. He wants to fight a Super
Saiyan God, and will scour the universe till he finds one. Typical DBZ movie
stuff: a new villain raises the bar for
being a threat and the Z-fighters have to stop them.
This one is a bit different however. Simultaneously, it’s
Bulma’s birthday party and all of the old crew is gathered to celebrate. The
movie is really a love letter to fans and reunion for the series. Every old
voice actor and actress are back, and there are a lot of references and jokes
to the series’ past. This is
surprisingly funny, and the humor is something even a non-fan could enjoy.
This is supplemented by beautiful new animation and
thrilling action scenes. It’s more of a light hearted reunion comedy than a
dark epic, but that’s a fine thing. It’s a gift to DBZ who have been waiting
YEARS for something new. Beerus is a classic new villain, and this movie is a
new classic entry. With another scheduled
for 2015, it looks like the Year of the Dragon may have begun again. 8.85 out of 10
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