Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボール エピソード オブ バーダック
A spin-off scenario taking place after the events of the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku, in which Bardock survives the destruction of Planet Vegeta and is sent into the past, combating Frieza's ancestor Chilled and turning into a Super Saiyan.
Audience Engagement
362 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock holds position #216 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2539th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,304 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #917 of 1,714 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 20m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt2980736 |