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.
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock sits at position #216.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |