Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as Dragon Ball during its initial theatrical release and later retitled Dragon Ball: Shenron no Densetsu (ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説, Doragon Bōru Shenron no Densetsu, lit. "Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong") for its home video release, is a Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga originally released in Japan December 20, 1986.
Curse of the Blood Rubies is a modified adaptation of...
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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as Dragon Ball during its initial theatrical release and later retitled Dragon Ball: Shenron no Densetsu (ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説, Doragon Bōru Shenron no Densetsu, lit. "Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong") for its home video release, is a Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga originally released in Japan December 20, 1986.
Curse of the Blood Rubies is a modified adaptation of the gathering of the initial story arc in the Dragon Ball manga, with the original character King Gourmeth substituting Emperor Pilaf's role as the main antagonist. Like in the manga, Curse of the Blood Rubies depicts how Goku meets up with Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, and Puar during his first search for the Dragon Balls.
The English dub version of Curse of the Blood Rubies produced by Funimation was originally released on VHS in North America by Trimark on September 24, 1996. The dub version is edited for content and uses a scene from the second...
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