Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボール 最強への道
A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them.
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power sits at position #46.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball: The Path to Power. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedGintama: The Very Final
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
2 sharedBlack Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
★ 8.1 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: The Path to Power premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,542 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,140 of 2,532 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 20m |
| Release Date | March 4, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0142250 |