Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Original Title	ドラゴンボールZ 神と神 (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Kami to Kami)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director	Christopher Sabat
Recorded	2014
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2013
Chronology
Successor	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (ドラゴンボールZ 神と神, Doragon Bōru Zetto: Kami to Kami) is the eighteenth Dragon Ball anime movie, and the fourteenth under the Dragon Ball Z branding. It premiered in Japanese theaters on March 30, 2013. It was the first animated Dragon Ball feature film to be produced in seventeen years, following the tenth anniversary movie Dragon Ball: The Path to Power in 1996.

The English-language version was produced by FUNimation Entertainment, co-released with 20th Century Fox, premiering in 350 North American cinemas from August 5-7 and 9 of 2014.

Synopsis Shortly after the defeat of Majin Buu, Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens after a long slumber. After hearing rumors of a Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza, he tracks down that warrior, Son Goku. Excited at the prospect of a new challenge, Goku faces him in battle, only to be quickly overwhelmed by his power, and he is defeated shortly thereafter. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to the entire universe, Goku and his friends must find a way to stop him before it's too late.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	English Voice Actor
	Goku	Masako Nozawa	Sean Schemmel
	Vegeta	Ryō Horikawa	Christopher Sabat
	Beerus	Kōichi Yamadera	Jason Douglas
	Whis	Masakazu Morita	Ian Sinclair
	Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Monica Rial
	Gohan	Masako Nozawa	Kyle Hebert
	Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher Sabat
	Krillin	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
	Trunks	Takeshi Kusao	Laura Bailey
	Goten	Masako Nozawa	Kara Edwards
	Gotenks	Masako Nozawa	Kara Edwards
		Takeshi Kusao	Laura Bailey
	King Kai	Jōji Yanami	Sean Schemmel
	Pilaf	Shigeru Chiba	Chuck Huber
	Mai	Eiko Yamada	Colleen Clinkenbeard
	Shu	Tesshō Genda	Chris Cason
	Videl	Yūko Minaguchi	Kara Edwards
	Chi-Chi	Naoko Watanabe	Cynthia Cranz
	Master Roshi	Masaharu Satō	Mike McFarland
	Oolong	Naoki Tatsuta	Brad Jackson
	Puar	Naoko Watanabe	Brina Palencia
	Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Christopher Sabat
	Tien Shinhan	Hikaru Midorikawa	John Burgmeier
	Chiaotzu	Hiroko Emori	Brina Palencia
	Ox-King	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	Kyle Hebert
	Android 18	Miki Itō	Meredith McCoy
	Marron	Naoko Watanabe	Tia Ballard
	Mr. Satan	Unshō Ishizuka	Chris Rager
	Majin Buu	Kōzō Shioya	Josh Martin
	Dr. Brief	Ryōichi Tanaka	Mark Stoddard
	Mrs. Brief	Yoko Kawanami	Cynthia Cranz
	Dende	Aya Hirano	Justin Cook
	Oracle Fish	Shoko Nakagawa	Monica Rial
	Kibito Kai	Yūji Mitsuya	Kent Williams
	Old Kai	Ryōichi Tanaka
	Bubbles	Takahiro Fujimoto	Christopher Sabat
	Policewoman	Kaori Matsumoto	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
	Sushi Chef	Shinichi Karube	Taliesin Jaffe
	King Vegeta	Masaharu Satō	Christopher Sabat
	Shenron	Kenji Utsumi
	Narration	Jōji Yanami	Kyle Hebert

Additional Voices

• Charles Campbell
• Scott Freeman
• Meredith McCoy
• Mike McFarland
• Brina Palencia
• Phil Parsons
• Rawly Pickens
• Aaron Roberts
• Christopher Sabat
• Donald Shults
• Travis Willingham

Notes

• Brad Jackson and Meredith McCoy return as Oolong and Android 18 respectively, after being replaced by Bryan Massey and Colleen Clinkenbeard in Dragon Ball Z Kai.
• Stock audio of Stephanie Nadolny as Kid Goku and Gohan is heard in the flashbacks during the movie, along with stock audio of Dameon Clarke as Cell.

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2014		1 NTSC	United States
			A DVB-T

External Links

• Funimation official website of the movie
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods at the Internet Movie Database
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (anime) at the Anime News Network