Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
| Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks | |
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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 (Doragon Bōru Zetto Zetsubō e no Hankō!! Nokosareta Chō-Sensh i •Gohan to Torankusu) |
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| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Ueda |
| Written by | Hiroshi Toda |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Released | February 24, 1993 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, known in Japan as Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super-Warriors: Gohan and Trunks (Japanese: 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 Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto Zetsubō e no Hankō!! Nokosareta Chō-Senshi • Gohan to Torankusu) is a single-episode anime special based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series. Originally airing in Japan on February 24, 1993, between episodes 175 and 176, the special is based on an extra chapter of the manga series. It depicts an alternate version of the future in which Goku dies from the heart virus that afflicts him during the Androids Saga, and a teenage Trunks tries to defeat the androids as they ravage Earth.
Goku dies from a viral heart disease, and six months later, all the Z-Fighters except Gohan are killed by Android #17 and Android #18. With the death of Piccolo, Kami dies as well and the Dragon Balls are rendered permanently useless, making it impossible for the Z Fighters to be revived.
Thirteen years later, Gohan, now a Super Saiyan, repeatedly tries to challenge the androids, but they are too strong. He begins training Trunks (the son of Vegeta and Bulma), who is eager to defend the Earth. Gohan attempts to provoke Trunks enough to trigger his transformation into a Super Saiyan. Several times, Trunks comes close, but lacks enough motivation to maintain the form.
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