Modern digital animation (at the time) with a cleaner, brighter palette. Plot Summary
📍 This special introduced the concept of surviving Saiyans and expanded the family tree, ideas later explored in Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Super: Broly .
It proved there was still a massive global appetite for Dragon Ball , directly leading to the production of new feature films. Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!
Rather than a high-stakes battle, the Z-Fighters hold a competition (drawing radishes) to see who gets to fight the invaders.
is a 35-minute short film released in 2008. It marked the first animated Dragon Ball content in nearly a decade, serving as a precursor to the modern Dragon Ball Super era. Core Details Timeline: Set two years after the defeat of Kid Buu. Format: Special feature for the Jump Super Anime Tour. Modern digital animation (at the time) with a
Confirmed as Vegeta’s brother, though he lacks the Saiyan warrior spirit.
Generally considered canon, as Tarble is mentioned by name in the Battle of Gods film and the Dragon Ball Super manga. Rather than a high-stakes battle, the Z-Fighters hold
Two remnants of Frieza’s army, Abo and Kado, are terrorizing Tarble’s home planet.