- This article is about the second part of the Gods of the Universe Saga for Dragon Ball Z. For the whole saga, see Gods of the Universe Saga (disambiguation).
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (ドラゴンボールＺ 復活の「Ｆ」 Doragon Bōru Zetto Fukkatsu no "Efu") is the nineteenth Dragon Ball movie and the fifteenth under the Dragon Ball Z branding, released in theaters in Japan on April 18, 2015 in both 2D and 3D formats. It is the first film to have been presented in IMAX 3D, and also receive screenings at 4DX theaters.
Prior to the movie's release, some of the events of Resurrection ‘F’ were depicted in a manga of the same name.
On March 15, 2015, Funimation acquired the rights to screen the film in North America with an English sub World Premiere on April 11, 2015, in the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. An English dub of the film had a limited premiere across the United States and the Canada theaters from August 4 until August 17, 2015. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ was set to premiere in 70 different countries.
The movie is the last part of the Gods of the Universe Saga.[3] The events of the movie were later adapted into the Golden Frieza Saga of Dragon Ball Super.
Summary[]
Peace has returned to Earth following the battle with Beerus the God of Destruction, in the previous movie, while the deceased Frieza is trapped in a cocoon in Hell being tormented by the Angels of Hell.
Pilaf summons Shenron for Sorbet
With their power dwindling due to the absence of their leader, the remnants of Frieza's army are led by an alien named Sorbet, who decides to revive their master. He then sets off to Earth with one other minion, Tagoma, where they convince Emperor Pilaf, Mai, and Shu, who have collected the Dragon Balls to let them summon Shenron instead. As Shenron is unable to fully revive Frieza, he brings him back to life in pieces, and his minions put him together using their advanced technology. Shu uses Shenron's second wish for a million zeni, which irritates Sorbet (as he had been planning on reviving King Cold as well) but he allows Pilaf's gang to live, and both teams go their separate ways.
Frieza about to execute Tagoma
As soon as Frieza's body is regenerated, he emerges in his first form and announces to his soldiers that he will not be satisfied until Goku and Future Trunks have both been killed. Tagoma suggests to Frieza that he should just ignore Goku and the other Saiyans. Irritated, Frieza throws Tagoma out of the spaceship. Sorbet informs Frieza that they haven't been able to locate Future Trunks in all this time and that Goku's power has surpassed that of even Majin Buu, which is far more than Frieza could have ever imagined. But due to him being a prodigy, Frieza states that through several months of serious training, he will be able to unlock his dormant power and would be able to wipe out the Saiyans in the blink of an eye.
Jaco shows Bulma a drawing of Frieza
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman travels to Earth to warn Bulma that Frieza is approaching. In response, Bulma tries to contact Whis by sending him a message by using a strawberry sundae. Without luck, Bulma contacts the Dragon Team in order to fight Frieza. Gohan doesn't tell Goten and Trunks about the fight, because he feels they might do something rash. Yamcha and Chiaotzu (who sensed Frieza's revival earlier) are asked by Tien Shinhan to stay away from the fight as he fears that Frieza's new power may be too dangerous for them to handle. Good Buu is also absent, for he is in a deep sleep. Goku and Vegeta are training on Beerus' Planet with Whis, unaware that Frieza has been revived.
The Dragon Gang ready to defend Earth
Gohan, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Jaco, Krillin, and Master Roshi clash with an army of a thousand of Frieza's soldiers, led by Sorbet. All are defeated, with Gohan defeating Shisami, and Frieza destroys his entire army (with the exception of Sorbet) as punishment for their failure. Frieza's power in his first form is said to be in a different league than the Z Fighters present on Earth, for he was able to knock out Gohan with a single blow to the stomach. Bulma's message eventually reaches Whis, and Goku and Vegeta travel back to Earth to fight Frieza. Whis and Beerus join them in order to eat a strawberry-flavored dessert Bulma has prepared for them.
Goku vs. Frieza
Before the fight begins, Frieza transforms straight to his final form, but is no match for Goku, who wields the power of Super Saiyan God. Goku then transforms into Super Saiyan Blue and Frieza transforms into a new form, Golden Frieza. After Frieza's power drops immensely due to the fact that he didn't get used to his new form, Goku ultimately gains the upper hand, but when he inevitably defeats Frieza he is blasted in the chest by Sorbet due to letting his guard down leaving him terribly wounded. Frieza stands over the nearly incapacitated Goku and offers Vegeta a chance to kill Goku for him in exchange for his own life.
Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta
Vegeta refuses, and after telling off Goku for letting his guard down saying Whis tried to warn him, tells Krillin to revive Goku with a Senzu Bean. As the latter moves to do so, Frieza attacks him, but Vegeta intercepts and deflects Frieza's attack towards Sorbet, which kills him. Vegeta then transforms into a Super Saiyan Blue as well, much to Frieza's shock. Vegeta attacks Frieza, eventually causing him to revert to his final form, forcing the space emperor to realize that he cannot win. Before Vegeta can finish him off, however, Frieza decides to destroy the planet, killing Vegeta in the process.
Frieza meets his end
Earth is destroyed, but Whis manages to save himself, Beerus, Bulma, Krillin, Gohan, Goku, Master Roshi, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Jaco by creating a small bubble around themselves. While Bulma despairs, Goku expresses his regret that he didn't kill Frieza when he had the chance. Whis tells him that he has the power to rewind time but only by three minutes. He does so, and they arrive back right before Frieza destroys the Earth. Goku immediately attacks with a Dash Kamehameha and kills Frieza. Once Frieza returns to Hell, he is mocked by the Angels of Hell, who welcome him back.
Timeline placement[]
The film takes place six to ten months after the events of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, in June of Age 779, since just after Pan is born, Frieza comes back to life and decides to train for a period of four months to achieve a new evolution form. Also, the events are stated to be set five years before the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament, in Age 784. Serving as a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, it is placed between the chapters 517 and 518 of the manga.
According to the Dragon Ball SSSS timeline, the film occurs sometime around Age 778, while Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 has it occurring in Age 779.
Development[]
The original series author, Akira Toriyama, is once again credited with the original concept, script, and drawing character designs for the film. In the September 2014 issue of the Weekly Shōnen Jump, Toriyama says that, although he did not plan on it, he is not only putting a lot of effort in drawing the art, but also "fussing over the smallest dialogue lines." He promises more action scenes and teases that the story will be "utterly funny." To emphasize the effort he has put into this new film, Toriyama says that even his first manga editor praised him on the work he has done, even though this editor rarely ever does that.[4] The film tells a story brand new to the series, set after the events of the previous movie, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, with the series author writing it as a continuation of the Dragon Ball manga serialization.[4] In a previous interview featured in the March 2014 issue of Saikyō Jump, Akira Toriyama said that, in the event that there is talk of another animated film after Battle of Gods, he would like Vegeta to play the main role; however, he added that this is nothing more than intentions, and he had not yet made such a decision.[5] Additional news surfaced featuring a trailer portraying Frieza fighting Goku as well as a legion of Frieza's army being set loose.[6]
Two new characters who will appear in the movie are Sorbet and Tagoma. Both follow the fine nuances of the name puns in the last film as Sorbet gets his name directly from the frozen dessert "sorbet", while Tagoma's name is derived from the Japanese word tamago (卵), meaning “egg”. As with all of Frieza's minions, elites, mercenaries, and soldiers, as described by Akira Toriyama in the Super Exciting Guide volumes, the names are "unified as food items that one puts inside [a refrigerator]."
Fukkatsu no "F" anniversary art featuring Frieza in his first form, Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui, Jeice, Burter, Recoome, Guldo, Captain Ginyu, and Vegeta; a tribute to the "F" track
Akira Toriyama got the idea for the movie after listening to the song "F" by Maximum the Hormone, and as a way of paying tribute and saying thank you for the idea, he put the "F" in the movie's title as a reference. A new poster for the Jump Festa 2015 features Frieza in his first form, Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui, Jeice, Burter, Recoome, Guldo, Captain Ginyu, and Vegeta as a tribute.
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Artwork of the Angels of Hell
In February 2015, it was revealed that Frieza was imprisoned in Hell following his death. It was also revealed that the pop idol group Momoiro Clover Z will be featured in the film, playing a new group of characters, the "Five Angels of Hell".[7]
A countdown blog hosted by Bulma was released in February 2015 counting down to the movie. The blog featured numerous characters and voice actors voicing their opinions on the film and its events.[8]
Promotions[]
In December 2014, Toho Cinemas collaborated with Resurrection "F" for a television commercial promoting their Cinemileage Card. In it Frieza explains how the card program works and Goku's yelling of Frieza's name appears as a pun on the word "free."[9]
A three-chapter manga adaptation of the film, drawn by Toyotarō, began in the April 2015 issue of V-Jump.[10]
As part of a collaboration with the J. League Division 1 football team Yokohama F. Marinos, a special poster with players mimicking the film's own was displayed in promotion of their matches with Vegalta Sendai on April 12 and Shonan Bellmare on April 25, 2015.[11]
In March 2015, a collaboration between Toei Animation and Kirin Company spawned two dance parody commercials tying Resurrection "F" with Kirin's Mets cola beverage, with the grape flavor advertisement featuring Frieza and his henchmen, and the orange flavor ad featuring Goku and the other heroes.[12][13]
A collaboration with Curry House CoCo Ichibanya will run from April 1 to May 31, 2015. Anyone with a receipt of over ¥1,000 from one of the restaurants can send it in to enter a merchandise lottery, where they can win exclusive items such as shot glasses and a platter featuring Goku eating curry.[14]
“Resurrection 'F'” Theatrical Bonus Item “Volume ‘F'” Previewed
Vegeta's, Goku's, and Frieza's new forms from the movie are playable characters in the video games Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale, Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butōden and Dragon Ball Xenoverse.[15] [16] The first 1.5 million film goers received a book called Dragon Ball Volume F (ドラゴンボール 巻「Ｆ」), which includes Toriyama's complete script for the movie as well as design materials. They also got either a Goku or Vegeta card for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game and a certificate that gives them access to exclusive content for five different Dragon Ball video games.[17]
Releases[]
Special Collector's Edition Release with Exclusive Golden Frieza clock
In Japan, the film was released to DVD and Blu-ray on October 7, 2015. The movie has a Special Edition for collectors which include different items and other extra contents along with the film. These items include a storyboard collection, a 16-page booklet, and a Golden Frieza alarm clock.[18] Additionally, each disc in this set includes bonus content. Manga UK released a single disk DVD and Blu-ray and a combo-pack with combining Resurrection ‘F’ and Battle of Gods.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Digital HD release date was October 6, 2015, while there are three different home sets: Standard DVD, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, and a collector's edition that includes 50 minutes worth of bonus videos, exclusive packaging (Super Saiyan Blue Goku cover), and four unique Frieza Force postcards. The home video release of the movie in the U.S. was October 20, 2015.
On August 27, 2016 an extended version of the film titled Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition aired on Fuji TV. This extended edition consists of a new prologue, featuring Future Trunks narrating a newly-animated recap of the Z Fighters' epic battle with Frieza on Namek, and a new epilogue involving Future Trunks fighting Goku Black in his alternate timeline. Unlike the special edition of Battle of Gods, this edition of Resurrection ‘F’ has yet to receive either a home video release or an English dub.
Cast[]
- Additional Voices
- Lara Woodhull
- Terri Doty
- Apphia Yu
- Z Charles Bolton
- Phil Parsons
- Tyler Walker
- Kyle Phillips
- Justin Cook
- Cris George
- Anthony Bowling
- Austin Tindle
- Josh Martin
- Scott Frerichs
- Rawly Pickens
- Donald Shults
- Krystal LaPorte
Music[]
Like the previous film, the music in Resurrection ‘F’ was composed by Norihito Sumitomo. The film's theme song is "Z no Chikai" (「Z」の誓い "The Oath of Z") by the idol group Momoiro Clover Z, with a Toei producer saying each member is a fan of the series. The theme song was released as a single on April 29, 2015 and included a cover of Hironobu Kageyama's "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", the original opening theme of Dragon Ball Z.[19] Maximum the Hormone's 2008 song "F" appears in the film during a fight scene.[20] The film's original soundtrack, containing 32 tracks, were released on May 8, 2015.[19]
- Insertion Song (IN):
- "F" by Maximum the Hormone
- Ending Song:
- "Z no Chikai" ('The Vow of Z') by Momoiro Clover Z
Battles[]
- Future Trunks (Super Saiyan) vs. Frieza (Mecha Frieza) and King Cold (flashback)
- Goku (Saiyan beyond God) and Vegeta (Saiyan beyond God) vs. Whis
- Gohan, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Master Roshi (Base/Max Power), and Jaco vs. New Frieza Army
- Piccolo vs. Shisami
- Gohan (Super Saiyan) vs. Shisami
- Gohan vs. Frieza (First Form)
- Goku (Saiyan beyond God) vs. Frieza (Final Form)
- Goku (Saiyan beyond God) vs. Vegeta (Saiyan beyond God)
- Goku (Super Saiyan Blue/Saiyan beyond God) vs. Frieza (Golden Frieza)
- Vegeta (Saiyan beyond God/Super Saiyan Blue) vs. Frieza (Golden Frieza/Final Form)
- Goku (Super Saiyan Blue) vs. Frieza (Final Form)
Trivia[]
Goku in the film's teaser - "The whole universe has been waiting. A godly dimension of battle begins."
- In the initial teasers of the film (as seen in the image here), Goku is wearing his signature gi and in his regular Super Saiyan form though neither of them are featured in the film itself (unless the "Future Trunks" edition is counted).
- This movie features the official scene of Hell in Dragon Ball Z where we see Frieza being in a cocoon. The scenes of Hell shown in the anime were filler and thus, were not present in the manga, also explaining Frieza's amazement at Goku beating Majin Buu (an event he watched in the anime filler).
- When Bulma calls Krillin, the ringtone that plays on his cell phone is the first opening of One Piece, "We Are!". Coincidentally, Krillin's Japanese voice actor Mayumi Tanaka is also the voice of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece.
- Krillin tells Android 18 that Good Buu would most likely be joining the Z Fighters in defending Earth from the Frieza Force, but Buu never shows up due to being in a deep sleep (which ends up sidelining him again for both the Tournament of Destroyers and the Tournament of Power). However, this is only revealed in the Golden Frieza Saga re-telling of the film.
- Vegeta's initial reluctance to teleport with Goku back to Earth via Instant Transmission is a bit odd, considering he had no problem doing so in the Kid Buu Saga when he and Goku were trying to escape Earth before it was destroyed by Kid Buu (granted he was under a lot more pressure at the time). He had also previously teleported with Goku and their loved ones to and from Goku's radish garden in Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends!, without any noticeable objection.
- Before they start fighting, Frieza tells Goku he's using his final form from the start to avoid making the same mistakes he made when they fought on Namek. However, Frieza was already in his final form before he even met Goku on Namek. This may be explained by the fact that Frieza would have killed the others, not allowing Goku to win, if he wasn't hiding his power from the start during the battle on Planet Namek.
- Frieza's defeat in the film mirrors his defeat by Goku on Namek in that he was unable to sustain his new Golden form for long just like his 100% full-power form.
- The title's meaning is lost in translation. Indeed, it means "'F' for Resurrection", as in "F stands for Resurrection", since the word for "Revival" in Japanese, "Fukkatsu" starts with a "F" when romanized.
- Though it could have a different meaning in English, since Frieza's name starts with "F" and he was the one resurrected.
See also[]
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (manga)
- Dragon Ball Volume ‘F’
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Anime Comic
- Golden Frieza Saga
Gallery[]
 Resurrection ‘F’ poster    The worst wish in history, that is the beginning of despair   Sorbet fires at the Pilaf gang  Tagoma with a Dragon Ball  Sorbet prepares to summon Shenron  Frieza steps out of a green pool  Tagoma  Frieza  Whis  Beerus fires a ki blast  Vegeta, Goku, and Whis  Frieza's spaceship lands  Frieza Force soldiers .PNG "Frieza Soldiers RoF(2).PNG (815 KB)") Frieza's soldiers attack  The Z Fighters prepare for battle .PNG "Z Fighters RoF(2).PNG (620 KB)") The Z Fighters prepare for battle .png "Z Fighters RoF(3).png (152 KB)") The Z Fighters prepare for battle  Roshi fires his MAX Power Kamehameha  Tien preparing a Tri-Beam  Roshi's Kamehameha  Roshi fires a One-Handed Kamehameha  Krillin  Piccolo attacked by Shisami  Gohan turning Super Saiyan  The Z Fighters powering up for Goku  Frieza observes the Z Fighters' distress signal to Goku .png "Z Fighters RoF(4).png (144 KB)") Vegeta and Goku with the other Z Fighters  Vegeta surprised  Goku and Frieza clash  Goku fighting Frieza  Goku trying to stop Frieza's attack  Goku firing a Kamehameha  Frieza with some minor battle damage  Goku  Goku transforms into Super Saiyan Blue  Frieza transforms  Frieza transforming .jpg "Zz Frieza (3).jpg (94 KB)") Frieza's new form  Goku about to face Golden Frieza with his new Super Saiyan form  Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Golden Frieza clash  Goku heavily injured  Vegeta powers up  Vegeta transforms into Super Saiyan Blue  Beerus and Whis  Goku fires his Dash Kamehameha at Frieza  Super Saiyan Goku in the "Future Trunks" edition of the movie  Goku Black in the "Future Trunks" edition of the movie  Frieza (V-Jump February 2015) stating ""Allow me to show you......My further transformation!!!!"  Movie pamphlet  Movie pamphlet  Pre-release toys for Goku and Frieza  Gohan's design in Resurrection "F"  Krillin's design in Resurrection "F"  Resurrection "F" anniversary art featuring Frieza in his first form, Zarbon, Dodoria, Cui, Jeice, Burter, Recoome, Guldo, and Captain Ginyu  Scans of Goku, Super Saiyan Blue and Golden Frieza.  Sorbet and Tagoma   .jpg "Gohan (Resurrection 'F' Pamphlet).jpg (864 KB)") Gohan from Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Pamphlet  Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Front Cover of Pamphlet  Goku and Vegeta from Resurrection 'F' Pamphlet        ‘F’ Clan attending a preview of Resurrection 'F' by Dragon Garow Lee |
References[]
- ↑ Information Page on Natalie. natalie.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’. Retrieved on April-18, 2016.
- ↑ Dragon Ball SSSS, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Weekly Shōnen Jump #9, January 27th, 2014
- ↑ Interview with Akira Toriyama - Saikyō Jump #3, 2014
- ↑ Video: 'Dragon Ball Z — Resurrection of F' 1st teaser. digitaljournal (December 5, 2014).
- ↑ 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film Casts Momoiro Clover Z Idols. Anime News Network (February 3, 2015).
- ↑ Dragon Ball 2015. ameblo.
- ↑ VIDEO: "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F" Promotes Toho Cinemas Membership Card (2014-12-08). Retrieved on March 4, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film Gets 3-Chapter Manga Adaptation (January 16, 2015).
- ↑ 俊輔が悟空に！！映画「ドラゴンボールＺ 復活のＦ」と合体 (Japanese). Sports Nippon (2015-02-27). Retrieved on 2015-02-26.
- ↑ キリン メッツCM 「キリン メッツ グレープ フリーザ」篇 15秒. YouTube. Kirin Company (March 3, 2015).
- ↑ キリン メッツCM 「キリン メッツ オレンジ 悟空」篇 15秒. YouTube. Kirin Company (March 3, 2015).
- ↑ ドラゴンボールZ×CoCo壱、カレー食べる悟空の大皿など当たる (Japanese). Natalie (March 15, 2015).
- ↑ V-Jump. May 2015 issue. Shueisha. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ↑ Resurrection 'F' Version Frieza Joins Dragon Ball Xenoverse Game as DLC. Anime News Network (March 26, 2015).
- ↑ Dragon Ball Volume 'F' to Include 2015 Film Script by Toriyama. Anime News Network (March 7, 2015).
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: "Revival of ‘F'" Japanese Home Video Release. dragonballinsider (June 8, 2015).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 映画「ドラゴンボールZ」主題歌ジャケで、ももクロがDBキャラ風に (Japanese). Natalie (April 8, 2015).
- ↑ Maximum the Hormone Performs 'Battle Song' for 2015 Dragon Ball Film. Anime News Network (January 4, 2015).
External links[]
- Official Toei Animation's website
- Teaser
- Trailer
- 2015 trailer
- Countdown blog
- Official Funimation's website
- English Teaser
- English Trailer #1
- English Trailer #2
- Official Manga UK's website
- Official Madman's website
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