Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Japanese box art
Written by	Takao Koyama (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story)
Starring	Masako Nozawa Tessho Genda Takeshi Kusao Yūko Minaguchi Ryo Horikawa Daisuke Ghori Hiromi Tsuru Naoko Watanabe Hikaru Midorikawa Ryuusei Nakao Toku Nishio Keiko Yamamoto Bin Shimada Saikachi Ryuuji Masaharu Satou Joji Yanami
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Release date(s)	March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04), Japan March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17), North America
Running time	50:00
Language	Japanese, English
Preceded by	Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Followed by	Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: The Fusion of Resurrection!! Gokū and Vegeta (ドラゴンボールZ 復活のフュージョン!!悟空とベジータ, Doragon Bōru Zetto Fukkatsu no Fyūjon!! Gokū to Bejīta^?), is the twelfth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on March 4, 1995 between episodes 258 and 259. It was released to select theaters in North America on March 17, 2006, making it the first Dragon Ball movie to be released theatrically in the United States, with Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler following. Following that, it had been released on March 28, 2006 in North America on DVD.

Plot

The movie begins with Goku fighting in another Other World Tournament against Pikkon after the Buu saga. At the same time, a teenage "psyche ogre" is guarding an evil-purification machine, but he is distracted with his heavy metal music. He accidentally doesn't pay attention and the machine gets too full and breaks, releasing all of the evil energy at once. As a result, on Earth, many of the dead have been brought back to life, including previous villains from the Dragon Ball Z series and movies, and some real life ones like Hitler (however he is named "The Dictator" in the English version) (this indicates the films are in the same continunity), and Gohan and Videl are summoned to take care of them.

Bulma and the others gather the Dragonballs, and summon Shenron. They wish for all the revived souls to return to the Other World, but Shenron informs them that he can send them back but there is nothing stopping them from returning, and that something is wrong in the Other World and only King Yemma can solve the problem.

The Grand Kai then sends Goku and Pikkon to go to King Yemma and see what's going on. When they arrive, they find that the Other World has been changed into a colorful, weird world filled with colorful stones. King Yemma has been imprisoned in a barrier, and the teenager has been mutated by the spiritual waste into a big ugly monster named Janemba. Pikkon attempts to break the barrier, which can only be done by swearing at it, and Goku begins fighting the monster. The monster has strange powers that allow him to defy reality (such as creating a portal to punch through that leads right to Goku), and even as a Super Saiyan 2, Goku is losing. He then powers up to Super Saiyan 3 to defeat the monster, making Janemba the second enemy (after Majin Buu) to force Goku to turn Super Saiyan 3. Goku subsequently dominates Janemba and makes quick work of him, but the monster, though defeated, morphs into a smaller, more powerful form.

On Earth, Mr. Satan (Hercule in the English version) is winning over the zombies. Frieza and his henchmen arrives shortly after Gohan and Videl get rid of a large group of zombies and Frieza starts to taunt Gohan. However, Gohan defeats him and all the other villains. Back in the Other World, Pikkon discovers that cursing at the jelly bean prison causes it to break. Meanwhile, Janemba makes a sword, and starts to easily beat Goku. He traps him in a triangular cage made from Blood Pond, then cuts it down to just fit Goku.

However, just as Janemba attempts to deal the finishing blow, Vegeta dashes in and helps him; due to the imbalances caused by Janemba, Vegeta has regained his physical form. He starts to fight Janemba in his Super Saiyan 2 form, but is no match for him. Goku breaks out of Blood Pond to help, but also is defeated. Both Goku and Vegeta take cover in a cage of spikes. Goku knows they cannot win as separate entities, so he suggests using the fusion technique. Vegeta becomes skeptical, first off that the pose for the Fusion Dance is embarrassing, and furthermore tells him he would rather die than to fuse with a low class Saiyan. But Goku calmly retorts that Vegeta already is dead. After an attack by Janemba that the two barely avoid, Goku persuades him to agree, and then they try the Fusion Dance. Vegeta, however, fails to extend his forefinger at the last second, ruining the fusion, and Veku is created. This fat fighter is weak and can do little but fart in Janemba's face. Right when Janemba is about to destroy him, the Fusion runs out and Goku and Vegeta escape. Vegeta curses Goku, saying Fusion is useless, but King Kai points out that it is Vegeta's fault that the Fusion went wrong. Pikkon then comes after giving up on the ice-like shield and begins to fight Janemba to give Goku and Vegeta more time to perform the fusion. He figures that Janemba is made of the same material as the shield, and begins cursing at it. Surprisingly, it works, and the creature is caught completely by surprise. However, it is able to incapacitate Pikkon, although those precious few seconds allowed Goku and Vegeta to perform the Fusion Dance, which is successful, forming Gogeta.

Gogeta is formed; he quickly and flawlessly defeats Janemba with his ultimate attack, Soul Punisher. As a result, the teenage demon returns. Scared by the angry look on Gogeta's face, he runs away. Hell is returned to normal and King Yemma is freed. All of the souls are returned to the machine, which is restored. Goku and Vegeta defuse and bid each other a friendly farewell as Vegeta disappears.

On Earth, Gohan, Goten, Videl and Trunks are returning home. Goten and Trunks joke about Gohan and Videl kissing back in town, and are chased home by a cross Gohan. (In the original version, Goten and Trunks brag about how they fought against "someone you know", and annoy Gohan by not telling him who it was). Meanwhile, Shenron remains summoned, and asks if anyone still wants to use the wish.

Cast list

Trivia

• This is the only Dragon Ball Z movie to be rated by the MPAA. It is rated PG for action violence, thematic elements, and some rude humor.
• This is the only time in all of Dragon Ball in which the characters do not give their wish to Shenron after summoning him.
• The eternal dragon, due to a dubbing error by Funimation, offers to grant three wishes to the summoner instead of the correct two.
• The scenes involving Hitler's army were deliberatly drawn to be over-the-top comically to avoid offending victims of Hitler in World War 2
• Raditz and Broly are the only villains to not return when the dead come back to life.
• Cell also was not resurrected.

Music

• OP
  1. "WE GOTTA POWER"
     • Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
       • Song Lyrics
• ED
  1. 最強のフュージョン (Saikyô no Fyūjon, The Strongest Fusion^?)
     • Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Tetsuji Hayashi, Arrangement: Yūzō Hayashi, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
       • Song Lyrics

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