Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険
Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member of the ruler's household schemes to use the Dragonballs to extort money and power from the royal.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure. 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: Mystical Adventure itself).
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure holds position #47 of 104 Japan films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.
The 748th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
213 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ressurection · 1
- emperor · 16
- tournament · 8
- anime · 711
- martial arts · 369
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,491 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #989 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 48m |
| Release Date | July 9, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0142248 |