Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Seen it?1993 | 48 min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Escape from New York or Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Harrowing, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda
- Masako NozawaSon Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKuririn (voice)
- Hiromi TsuruBulma / Baby Trunks (voice)
- Ryo HorikawaVegeta (voice)
- Takeshi KusaoTrunks (voice)
- Naoko WatanabeChichi / Puar (voice)
- Daisuke GoriGyûmaô / Umigame (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaOolong (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiKame Sen'nin (voice)
- Shigeru NakaharaAndroid No.17 (voice)