Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボールZ・絶望への反抗!!残された超戦士・悟飯とトランクス
It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future
Audience Engagement
476 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Fuji Television Network
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks itself).
The 1992–1994 Japan Window
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks holds position #26 of 112 Japan films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#2Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#3Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#4Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#5Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
★ 7.9 · 1993
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks premiered alongside 34 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan films in 1993.
The 914th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alternate timeline · 4
- synthetic android · 2
- mother son relationship · 21
- android · 19
- teacher student relationship · 13
- genocide · 7
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- time travel · 70
- dystopia · 45
- shounen · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,175 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #915 of 2,532 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 48m |
| Release Date | February 24, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0142247 |