Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
2008·Animation·35m
6.9
★
Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.
Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda
martial arts
fight
alien
shounen
anime
tv special
IMDB
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Cast
Masako Nozawa
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Trunks (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Vegeta (voice)
Yusuke Numata
Abo (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka
Cado (voice)
Yasunori Masutani
Aka (voice)
Toru Furuya
Yamcha (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Kuririn / Yajirobe (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Piccolo (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Bulma (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Chichi / Puar / Marron (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
Oolong / Bubbles / Bee (voice)
Crew
Yoshihiro Ueda
Director
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Original Music Composer
Akira Toriyama
Characters
Hironobu Kageyama
Theme Song Performance
Popular Reviews
41 reviews
Vuria
6.0★ · 01/29/26
is tarble married to the grown up version of nanalan or am i going crazy
is tarble married to the grown up version of nanalan or am i going crazy
kaylee allen
5.0★ · 02/19/25
“i was saving that sushi for later!!”
guys i know close to nothing about dragon ball but i watched this with my boyf and it was honestly silly and fun. goten and trunks are my favorites
guys i know close to nothing about dragon ball but i watched this with my boyf and it was honestly silly and fun. goten and trunks are my favorites
“i was saving that sushi for later!!”
guys i know close to nothing about dragon ball but i watched this with my boyf and it was honestly silly and fun. goten and trunks are my favorites
guys i know close to nothing about dragon ball but i watched this with my boyf and it was honestly silly and fun. goten and trunks are my favorites
Bucky
7.0★ · 09/02/24
So I technically became a DBZ fan in 2009, so it’s kinda wild to think that the fandom got to experience this a year prior. I did end up watching this in 2010, and I just remembered how awesome it was seeing Krillin and Yamcha back in their old gi again (especially with their Buu saga styles lol).
Prior to rewatching this OVA, I read the manga adaptation (which I learned was released a year after this anime), while Naho Ooishi did a good job drawing it, this version of the story is the better way of experiencing it. There’s so much love written for the old school fans, from Gotenks using Yamcha’s and Tien’s moves, to having the other cast have their shining moments - except for Vegeta & Gohan… Maybe there could’ve been opportunities to reintroduce other stuff that the fans like, especially Super Saiyan 3, but I’m not bugged by it tbh.
In addition to this OVA being a love letter for the fans, the remake of the original anime opening with the Buu saga cast was tastefully done, and the Orange Hero anime ending is one of my favourite songs from this whole franchise - quite literally nostalgic and heartwarming.
The narrative isn’t really that noteworthy, even with it establishing Vegeta having a secret younger brother. This was written more so as a gag story, similar to stuff like Neko Majin, which is way up in Toriyama’s alley.
When I read the manga adaptation, there were some notes from Toriyama beforehand saying that he had forgotten stuff, and one of the most important details he had forgotten was that everyone’s memories of Majin Buu should be erased 6 months after Kid Buu’s defeat - meanwhile the OVA is set 2 years later, and Mr. Satan is making a hotel based around Majin Buu’s defeat…
The animation is really good, and it kinda makes me question why they never stuck with this look for Super? I like Yamamuro’s style when there’s time given to the animators to finesse it, otherwise we get the DBS Episode 5 situation lmao.
Overall, this OVA really feels like Toriyama saying “hey don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you guys 😉” and given Dragon Ball’s popularity after GT ended, this was probably him acknowledging the fanbase.
It’s almost safe to say that this is silently de-canonised, as with the Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ movies - because let’s be real, Goku could’ve asked King Kai to find Tarble and Instant transmission him so that they can do the Super Saiyan God ritual, and also it’s very odd to establish that Abo & Cado are on the same tier as Frieza, but the people leading the Frieza army are as strong as Zarbon & Dodoria. Lastly, not to mention that Toriyama basically used traits from Tarble to create Cabba lol. But that being said, they did mention Tarble in the DBS Broly movie, so maybe they’ll do something with him again in the future.
I wonder if the red tint on base form Goku, and the blue tint on his SSJ form during that fight inspired Toriyama for his upcoming project…
Prior to rewatching this OVA, I read the manga adaptation (which I learned was released a year after this anime), while Naho Ooishi did a good job drawing it, this version of the story is the better way of experiencing it. There’s so much love written for the old school fans, from Gotenks using Yamcha’s and Tien’s moves, to having the other cast have their shining moments - except for Vegeta & Gohan… Maybe there could’ve been opportunities to reintroduce other stuff that the fans like, especially Super Saiyan 3, but I’m not bugged by it tbh.
In addition to this OVA being a love letter for the fans, the remake of the original anime opening with the Buu saga cast was tastefully done, and the Orange Hero anime ending is one of my favourite songs from this whole franchise - quite literally nostalgic and heartwarming.
The narrative isn’t really that noteworthy, even with it establishing Vegeta having a secret younger brother. This was written more so as a gag story, similar to stuff like Neko Majin, which is way up in Toriyama’s alley.
When I read the manga adaptation, there were some notes from Toriyama beforehand saying that he had forgotten stuff, and one of the most important details he had forgotten was that everyone’s memories of Majin Buu should be erased 6 months after Kid Buu’s defeat - meanwhile the OVA is set 2 years later, and Mr. Satan is making a hotel based around Majin Buu’s defeat…
The animation is really good, and it kinda makes me question why they never stuck with this look for Super? I like Yamamuro’s style when there’s time given to the animators to finesse it, otherwise we get the DBS Episode 5 situation lmao.
Overall, this OVA really feels like Toriyama saying “hey don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you guys 😉” and given Dragon Ball’s popularity after GT ended, this was probably him acknowledging the fanbase.
It’s almost safe to say that this is silently de-canonised, as with the Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ movies - because let’s be real, Goku could’ve asked King Kai to find Tarble and Instant transmission him so that they can do the Super Saiyan God ritual, and also it’s very odd to establish that Abo & Cado are on the same tier as Frieza, but the people leading the Frieza army are as strong as Zarbon & Dodoria. Lastly, not to mention that Toriyama basically used traits from Tarble to create Cabba lol. But that being said, they did mention Tarble in the DBS Broly movie, so maybe they’ll do something with him again in the future.
I wonder if the red tint on base form Goku, and the blue tint on his SSJ form during that fight inspired Toriyama for his upcoming project…
So I technically became a DBZ fan in 2009, so it’s kinda wild to think that the fandom got to experience this a year prior. I did end up watching this in 2010, and I just remembered how awesome it was seeing Krillin and Yamcha back in their old gi again (especially with their Buu saga styles lol).
Prior to rewatching this OVA, I read the manga adaptation (which I learned was released a year after this anime), while Naho Ooishi did a good job drawing it, this version of the story is the better way of experiencing it. There’s so much love written for the old school fans, from Gotenks using Yamcha’s and Tien’s moves, to having the other cast have their shining moments - except for Vegeta & Gohan… Maybe there could’ve been opportunities to reintroduce other stuff that the fans like, especially Super Saiyan 3, but I’m not bugged by it tbh.
In addition to this OVA being a love letter for the fans, the remake of the original anime opening with the Buu saga cast was tastefully done, and the Orange Hero anime ending is one of my favourite songs from this whole franchise - quite literally nostalgic and heartwarming.
The narrative isn’t really that noteworthy, even with it establishing Vegeta having a secret younger brother. This was written more so as a gag story, similar to stuff like Neko Majin, which is way up in Toriyama’s alley.
When I read the manga adaptation, there were some notes from Toriyama beforehand saying that he had forgotten stuff, and one of the most important details he had forgotten was that everyone’s memories of Majin Buu should be erased 6 months after Kid Buu’s defeat - meanwhile the OVA is set 2 years later, and Mr. Satan is making a hotel based around Majin Buu’s defeat…
The animation is really good, and it kinda makes me question why they never stuck with this look for Super? I like Yamamuro’s style when there’s time given to the animators to finesse it, otherwise we get the DBS Episode 5 situation lmao.
Overall, this OVA really feels like Toriyama saying “hey don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you guys 😉” and given Dragon Ball’s popularity after GT ended, this was probably him acknowledging the fanbase.
It’s almost safe to say that this is silently de-canonised, as with the Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ movies - because let’s be real, Goku could’ve asked King Kai to find Tarble and Instant transmission him so that they can do the Super Saiyan God ritual, and also it’s very odd to establish that Abo & Cado are on the same tier as Frieza, but the people leading the Frieza army are as strong as Zarbon & Dodoria. Lastly, not to mention that Toriyama basically used traits from Tarble to create Cabba lol. But that being said, they did mention Tarble in the DBS Broly movie, so maybe they’ll do something with him again in the future.
I wonder if the red tint on base form Goku, and the blue tint on his SSJ form during that fight inspired Toriyama for his upcoming project…
Prior to rewatching this OVA, I read the manga adaptation (which I learned was released a year after this anime), while Naho Ooishi did a good job drawing it, this version of the story is the better way of experiencing it. There’s so much love written for the old school fans, from Gotenks using Yamcha’s and Tien’s moves, to having the other cast have their shining moments - except for Vegeta & Gohan… Maybe there could’ve been opportunities to reintroduce other stuff that the fans like, especially Super Saiyan 3, but I’m not bugged by it tbh.
In addition to this OVA being a love letter for the fans, the remake of the original anime opening with the Buu saga cast was tastefully done, and the Orange Hero anime ending is one of my favourite songs from this whole franchise - quite literally nostalgic and heartwarming.
The narrative isn’t really that noteworthy, even with it establishing Vegeta having a secret younger brother. This was written more so as a gag story, similar to stuff like Neko Majin, which is way up in Toriyama’s alley.
When I read the manga adaptation, there were some notes from Toriyama beforehand saying that he had forgotten stuff, and one of the most important details he had forgotten was that everyone’s memories of Majin Buu should be erased 6 months after Kid Buu’s defeat - meanwhile the OVA is set 2 years later, and Mr. Satan is making a hotel based around Majin Buu’s defeat…
The animation is really good, and it kinda makes me question why they never stuck with this look for Super? I like Yamamuro’s style when there’s time given to the animators to finesse it, otherwise we get the DBS Episode 5 situation lmao.
Overall, this OVA really feels like Toriyama saying “hey don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you guys 😉” and given Dragon Ball’s popularity after GT ended, this was probably him acknowledging the fanbase.
It’s almost safe to say that this is silently de-canonised, as with the Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ movies - because let’s be real, Goku could’ve asked King Kai to find Tarble and Instant transmission him so that they can do the Super Saiyan God ritual, and also it’s very odd to establish that Abo & Cado are on the same tier as Frieza, but the people leading the Frieza army are as strong as Zarbon & Dodoria. Lastly, not to mention that Toriyama basically used traits from Tarble to create Cabba lol. But that being said, they did mention Tarble in the DBS Broly movie, so maybe they’ll do something with him again in the future.
I wonder if the red tint on base form Goku, and the blue tint on his SSJ form during that fight inspired Toriyama for his upcoming project…
CharlieM
6.0★ · 04/05/24
A fun little OVA that I believe was used to reinvigorate the series after it was away for many years. The animation was nice enough but it was such a weird choice to have Goten and Trunks fight the villain, but of course Goku must finish the villain off. Why not just have Goku and Vegeta fight from the start, because Vegeta doesn’t get to fight the villain at all.
Speaking of Vegeta, the reveal that he has a brother is such a bizzare way to tell this story and it could have been done in a different way, without revealing such a crucial part of Vegeta’s story that has never been mentioned before I don’t think. I did really like though how characters like Krillin, Yamaha and Yajirobe got nice little moments to shine and the OVA is actually really funny as well which was nice to see.
Don’t know where my boys Tien and Chiaotzu were though. JUSTICE FOR TIEN AND CHIAOTZU!!! (Still better than Worlds Strongest. Fight me!!!)
Speaking of Vegeta, the reveal that he has a brother is such a bizzare way to tell this story and it could have been done in a different way, without revealing such a crucial part of Vegeta’s story that has never been mentioned before I don’t think. I did really like though how characters like Krillin, Yamaha and Yajirobe got nice little moments to shine and the OVA is actually really funny as well which was nice to see.
Don’t know where my boys Tien and Chiaotzu were though. JUSTICE FOR TIEN AND CHIAOTZU!!! (Still better than Worlds Strongest. Fight me!!!)
A fun little OVA that I believe was used to reinvigorate the series after it was away for many years. The animation was nice enough but it was such a weird choice to have Goten and Trunks fight the villain, but of course Goku must finish the villain off. Why not just have Goku and Vegeta fight from the start, because Vegeta doesn’t get to fight the villain at all.
Speaking of Vegeta, the reveal that he has a brother is such a bizzare way to tell this story and it could have been done in a different way, without revealing such a crucial part of Vegeta’s story that has never been mentioned before I don’t think. I did really like though how characters like Krillin, Yamaha and Yajirobe got nice little moments to shine and the OVA is actually really funny as well which was nice to see.
Don’t know where my boys Tien and Chiaotzu were though. JUSTICE FOR TIEN AND CHIAOTZU!!! (Still better than Worlds Strongest. Fight me!!!)
Speaking of Vegeta, the reveal that he has a brother is such a bizzare way to tell this story and it could have been done in a different way, without revealing such a crucial part of Vegeta’s story that has never been mentioned before I don’t think. I did really like though how characters like Krillin, Yamaha and Yajirobe got nice little moments to shine and the OVA is actually really funny as well which was nice to see.
Don’t know where my boys Tien and Chiaotzu were though. JUSTICE FOR TIEN AND CHIAOTZU!!! (Still better than Worlds Strongest. Fight me!!!)
You
7.0★ · 10/12/23
If you haven't seen this at first glance the fact that it's low stakes may turn you way but the thing about it is, that's kind of what I enjoy about this film. It doesn't have to always be fighting to save the universe y'know. Sometimes have a wholesome story where we get to just spend time with the Z fighters as a family.
If you haven't seen this at first glance the fact that it's low stakes may turn you way but the thing about it is, that's kind of what I enjoy about this film. It doesn't have to always be fighting to save the universe y'know. Sometimes have a wholesome story where we get to just spend time with the Z fighters as a family.