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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShigeyasu Yamauchi
Screenplay byTakao Koyama
Based on
Dragon Ball
by Akira Toriyama
StarringSee below
CinematographyToshiharu Takei
Edited byShinichi Fukumitsu
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2.16 billion (Japan)
$23.5 million (worldwide)[citation needed]

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Gokū to Bejīta (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 復活のフュージョン!!悟空とベジータ; lit. 'Dragon Ball Z: The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta'), is a 1995 Japanese animated fantasy martial arts film and the 12th film in the Dragon Ball Z series. It was originally released in Japan on March 4 at Toei Anime Fair, and dubbed into English by Funimation in 2006. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon.

Plot

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In the other world, a teenage oni is manning a cleansing machine and the loud volume of his walkman distracts him, causing the machine to explode. The oni is engulfed by the freed evil spirit essence and transforms into Janemba, a massive childlike monster with dimensional manipulation abilities. As a result, the deceased are resurrected.

Goku and Pikkon are fighting in a tournament when they are interrupted by the appearance of a strange crystal-like substance and are sent to investigate the disturbance by the Grand Kai. They find the afterlife's "check-in station" to be encased in the crystal-like barrier which is also immune to their energy blasts. From inside of the station, its trapped attendant King Yemma directs them to the monster, Janemba, who refuses to drop the barrier. Goku lures Janemba to hell while Pikkon works to free Yemma.

Meanwhile, Earth comes under siege by an array of zombies, soldiers and past villains led by Frieza, who attack a city until Gohan and Videl intervene, with the former destroying him causing the villains to flee in terror. The two along with Bulma, Goten and Trunks gather the magical Dragon Balls and summon the dragon Shenron to ask him to rebuild the barrier between the living and dead, but he is unable to do so since only Yemma can control the boundaries of the afterlife. In hell, Janemba uses his unorthodox powers to best Goku until he powers up to Super Saiyan 3, shaking Other World while he does it, and seemingly kills Janemba. He merely transforms into a much smaller, albeit far more powerful and sinister form - Super Janemba. Goku is overwhelmed by Super Janemba but Vegeta has regained his physical body and arrives in time to help. However, the two Saiyans are still no match for Super Janemba and are forced to hide. Goku proposes using the Fusion Dance technique, but Vegeta pridefully refuses to join bodies with Goku.

Pikkon continues to try and free Yemma to no avail, and in his anger, insults the crystal substance which causes it to slightly crack. However, Pikkon's worst insults do not cause enough damage to rescue Yemma so he decides to aid Goku and Vegeta in their fight. After much persuasion, Vegeta agrees to fuse with Goku but Vegeta fails to extend his forefinger when required and the fusion fails, resulting in a weak, obese form named Veku. Super Janemba beats Veku severely and almost kills him, but the fusion wears off and Goku and Vegeta escape in time. Pikkon arrives to stall Super Janemba while Goku and Vegeta attempt the fusion again, this time successfully transforming into the immensely powerful Super Gogeta, who swiftly gains the advantage over Janemba and he uses his power to defeat the demon, causing him to revert into his oni form, who flees.

With Super Janemba vanquished, his hold over reality disappears and the deceased return to the afterlife. After sharing a good-natured farewell with Goku, Vegeta reverts to his spirit form and disappears. Back on Earth, Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks depart back home. In a post-credits scene, a still-summoned Shenron awaits another wish.

Cast

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Character[a] Japanese English
Funimation (2006)
Goku Masako NozawaSean Schemmel
Gohan Kyle Hebert
Goten Kara Edwards
Vegeta Ryō HorikawaChristopher R. Sabat
Trunks Takeshi KusaoLaura Bailey
Videl Yūko MinaguchiKara Edwards
Paikūhan Hikaru Midorikawa Pikkon
Kyle Hebert
Gogeta Masako Nozawa
Ryō Horikawa		 Sean Schemmel
Christopher R. Sabat
Gotenks Masako Nozawa
Takeshi Kusao		 Kara Edwards
Laura Bailey
Veku (ベクウ, Bekuu) Masako Nozawa
Ryō Horikawa		 Sean Schemmel
Christopher R. Sabat
Bulma Hiromi TsuruTiffany Vollmer
Chi-Chi Naoko WatanabeCynthia Cranz
Frieza Ryūsei NakaoLinda Young
Shenron Tesshō GendaChristopher R. Sabat
Mr. Satan Daisuke Gōri Hercule (edited version)
Chris Rager
Lord Enma (閻魔大王, Enma Daiō) King Yemma
Chris Rager
Kaiō Jōji Yanami King Kai
Sean Schemmel
South Kai Toku NishioDameon Clarke
West Kai Bin ShimadaKyle Hebert
East Kai Keiko YamamotoStephanie Nadolny
Grand Kai Ryuji SaikachiEvan Jones
Psyche Demon (サイケ鬼, Saike Oni) Tesshō Genda Young Rocker
Jim Foronda
Janemba (ジャネンバ, Janenba) Jim Foronda (Janempa)
Kent Williams (Super Janemba)
The Dictator (独裁者, Dokusaisha) Bin ShimadaChristopher Bevins
Other World Tournament Announcer Ryūsei NakaoChristopher R. Sabat
Jeice N/a
Arqua (アークア, Ākua) Dameon Clarke
Furōgu (フーログ) Frogue
Justin Cook
Vampire Unknown Count Drac
Eric Vale
Narrator Jōji YanamiKyle Hebert

Music

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The song "We Gotta Power" was used as the film's opening theme.

Saikyō no Fusion

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"Saikyō no Fusion"
Single by Hironobu Kageyama
ReleasedMarch 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)
GenreAnison
Length8:46
LabelSony Music
SongwriterYukinojo Mori

"Saikyō no Fusion" (最強のフュージョン, Saikyō no Fyūjon; The Strongest Fusion) is the closing theme song of the film and is a single by Japanese singer Hironobu Kageyama. It was released on 8 cm CD on March 1, 1995, in Japan only. It is coupled with the character song "Ai wa Barādo no Yō ni ~Vegeta no Tēma~" performed by Shin Oya. The single charted 95 on Oricon.[1]

Track list

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  1. 最強のフュージョン
    Saikyō no Fyūjon/The Strongest Fusion
  2. 愛はバラードのように～ベジータのテーマ～
    Ai wa Barādo no Yō ni~Bejīta no Tēma~/Love is Like a Ballad: Theme of Vegeta

English dub soundtrack

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The score for the English dub's composed by Nathan Johnson and Dave Moran. The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi and an ending theme of "Saikyō no Fusion".

Box office

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At the Japanese box office, the film sold 3.2 million tickets[2] and grossed ¥2.16 billion ($23 million).[3][4]

On November 3 and 5, 2018, it had a joint limited theatrical release with the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (1990), titled as Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Double Feature, by Fathom Events in the United States due to the upcoming release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018).[5][6] According to Box Office Mojo, as of November 7, 2018, the Saiyan Double Feature made a revenue of $540,707.[7]

This adds up to a total gross of $23,540,707 in Japan and the United States.

Releases

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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn was theatrically released in Japan on March 4, 1995.[8] The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc in September 1995.[9] It was first released on DVD on April 14, 2006, as part of Dragon Box The Movies, a box set that includes every Dragon Ball film released up to that point. Fusion Reborn was later released on its own on January 9, 2009, as Dragon Ball The Movies #12.[10] Fusion Reborn was released on Blu-ray on December 5, 2018, as part of Dragon Ball The Movies Blu-ray #06, a two-film set that also includes Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly.[11] The jacket of the Blu-ray originally featured a disclaimer that the films contain content that "may be considered inappropriate for modern audiences" but were included as originally made out of respect for their "historical value".[12] However, the versions of the films included were actually censored; namely, the removal of characters giving the middle finger.[11][12] Toei apologized for the mistake, offered refunds, and stated that all copies shipped after January 25, 2019, would be censored, but would contain an accurate jacket that notes the films have been altered.[12]

Funimation released the film on DVD in North America on March 28, 2006. They later released it in the final Double Feature set along with Wrath of the Dragon (1995) for Blu-ray and DVD on May 19, 2009. Both feature full 1080p format in HD remastered 16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD by Funimation in the final remastered thinpak collection on January 3, 2012, containing the last four Dragon Ball Z films.

A second English dub produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast. The Speedy dub is notoriously known among fans for its poor grammar and voice acting, low-quality audio mixing, and limited pool of voice actors, as well as heavily compressed low-resolution video quality due to it being released on Video CD.

Notes

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  1. ↑ In the closing credits, the English cast were listed with the character's English names (e.g. Goku, Master Roshi, Krillin), while the Japanese cast were listed with Japanese names (e.g. Son Goku, Turtle Hermit, Kuririn).

References

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  1. ↑ ""Saikyō no Fusion" @ Oricon". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ↑ "予約特典・ドラゴンボール最強への道・劇場版ご近所物語A5サイズ前売特典冊子". Dragon Ball: The Path to Power brochure (in Japanese). Toei Animation. 1996. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ↑ "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Archived from the original on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) – Japan". World Bank. 1995. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nostalgic Dragon Ball Z Titles Come to U.S. Movie Theaters This Fall With 'Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan' (1993) and 'Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Double Feature' (1990 & 1995)". PR Newswire. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Kofi Outlaw (12 October 2018). "'Dragon Ball Z' Double-Feature Reveals U.S. Theatrical Trailer". ComicBook. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Double Feature". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ↑ 知られざる『Z』 [The Secret in Z]. テレビアニメ完全ガイド DRAGON BALL Z 孫悟空伝説 [TV Anime Kanzen Guide: Son Gokū Densetsu] (in Japanese). Shueisha. 2003-10-08. p. 197. ISBN 978-4-08-873546-7.
  9. ↑ モノ達が語るDBの世界. DRAGON BALL 大全集 ⑦ DRAGON BALL 大事典 [Dragon Ball Daizenshū 7: Dragon Ball Daijiten] (in Japanese). Shueisha. 1996-02-25. p. 272. ISBN 4-08-782757-7.
  10. ↑ "DRAGON BALL THE MOVIES". Toei Video (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  11. 1 2 "Toei Offers Refunds for Censored Japanese Blu-ray of 6th Dragon Ball Movie Compilation". Anime News Network. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
  12. 1 2 3 "『DRAGON BALL THE MOVIES BLU-RAY #06』 ジャケット誤記載に関するお詫びと対応について". Toei Video (in Japanese). 2019-01-25. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
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