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"Master Roshi's house. It is located on a small island far out in the ocean, but it still gets good reception, meaning TVs and phones work quite well. Master Roshi usually uses a submarine when he goes shopping. Secrets of Kame House 1: The house can be stored in a capsule, and indeed this was once needed for Goku and Krillin's training."
Kame House Z-Encyclopedia Summary in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Kame House (カメハウス Kame Hausu) is a house on a very small island in the middle of the sea. It is the home of Master Roshi, and, for much of the Dragon Ball series, Launch as well. It also becomes Krillin's permanent residence. During the Majin Buu Saga, he still lives there along with his wife and daughter. In Dragon Ball Super, Krillin and his family move to Satan City. Its address is NBI 8250012 B.

Overview[]

Kamehouse.

Kame House

The house itself is very distinctive. It is painted pink, with a red roof, and the words "KAME HOUSE" are displayed prominently on the front of the upper story. Kame House is the primary training site of Goku, Krillin, and later Yamcha during the Tournament and Fortuneteller Baba Sagas. It was built strong enough to withstand a tsunami, as evidenced with Krillin, when trying to practice his Kamehameha technique while getting his mind off his breakup with Maron, accidentally creating a tsunami that engulfed the house with the house still standing unscathed in the aftermath of the tsunami. It was presumably designed this way in case one of the students did mess up with the Kamehameha.

During the Dragon Ball anime, it served as a de facto stronghold for the Dragon Team, but during Dragon Ball Z, the team used The Lookout as their base of operations instead, using the house primarily as a hideout due to its location. One example of this was when Goku was recovering from the viral heart disease and hid there along with some of the other Z Fighters.

Layout[]

Kame House Interior

The full interior of Kame House

The inside layout of the house has a drastic change between Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, at least in the anime. In the first series, the inner layout of the first floor is not consistent with the outer layout. In the outside, there are windows that do not exist in the inside; and in the inside, there are rooms and stairs in places that do not fit the outer walls.

However, in Dragon Ball Z, the inner layout is simplified and altered to actually match the outer layout.

In Dragon Ball, the first floor of Kame House consists of a main room, which serves as a living room. It has a TV set, a closet, a low table, and some cushioned seatings. From the living room, there are doors leading to the kitchen on the back, and to the toilet on the right. On the left side, there are stairs for the second floor, which contains a single bedroom.

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Inside Kame House, before the arrival of the Saiyans

In Dragon Ball Z, the main room has been modified to fit the actual outer walls of the house. The kitchen is gone, and now it's just part of the main room, on the left. The toilet has been shrunk, and consists of a small room in the left corner of main room. The placing of the living room furniture and closet was altered, too. The stairs are now in the back and wind a little, to lead to the upper bedroom. All the windows in the inside match the windows seen from the outside of the house.

Relocations[]

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The capsulized Kame House

Kame House appears to be a prefabricated building, as it can be capsulized and relocated with ease. When Goku and Krillin begin their training under Roshi, he places the house inside a capsule and moves it to a larger island. Some time after the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament takes place, Kame House is apparently moved back to its original location.

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Kame House on Training Island

During the King Piccolo Saga, Kame House is moved again, in order to hide it from King Piccolo's henchman Tambourine. Eventually Tambourine does locate it, although ironically he had stopped to ask directions to the original island. He fights the injured Yamcha, but is forced to leave before he can kill his target.

In addition, the appearance of the small island on which Kame House is usually situated changes several times throughout the series. It can be presumed that the house is relocated to different islands for reasons unknown.

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Appearances in other media[]

Video Game Appearances[]

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Kame House in Attack of the Saiyans

Kame House appears in Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu, Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden, Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu, Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu, Dragon Ball: Origins, Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, Dragon Ball Online, and Dragon Ball: Origins 2.

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Kame House's second floor in Attack of the Saiyans

It appears as a playable battle stage in Dragon Ball Z Arcade, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butōden, Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. It is seen from a distance in the islands stage of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi and the Supersonic Warriors series, and the beach outside Kame House is a battle stage in Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden. Kame House also appears in cutscenes in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai and Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi.

Kame House is one of the ten locations in The Heroic Dragon Ball Z Adventure Game and J-Stars Victory Vs, it appears on the locations found on Jump World map in J-Adventure mode.

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Loading Screen Artwork 93 depicting Bulma wearing her Camo Bikini in front of Kame House in Xenoverse 2

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, the Kame House Reception robot in the Resort Area of Conton City will transport the Future Warrior and their team of Time Patrollers to Kame House where they can take part in Battles and Parallel Quests. Also a model of one of various vehicles (such as a Attack Ball, Trunks' Time Machine, Nameless Namekian's Spaceship, Jaco's Spaceship, Lucky Foods van, King Kai's Car, Krillin's High-Performance Motorbike, as well as various vehicles used by Bulma and the Z Fighters over the years) from the series will appear on a dresser near the door. The model randomly changes every time the Future Warrior visits Kame House. As part of the Legendary Pack 1 DLC, there is a Loading Screen illustration called Artwork 93 which depicts Bulma wearing her Camo Bikini while standing in front of Kame House. Artwork 93 can be obtained in New Parallel Quest 143: "Other World Offensive".[1]

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Launch (DBL31-05S) victory cutscene on the Kame House stage in Dragon Ball Legends

In Dragon Ball Legends, Kame House appears as a battle stage in the Dragon Ball Legends x Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Story Event: "The Saiyan Raised On Earth" during the second battle where the player fights Krillin and Master Roshi. Additionally, Kame House appears as an Adventure location for certain Jobs.

In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Kame House and its small island is located in the Southeast Islands Area. It is first visited by Goku and Gohan in Saiyan Saga Episode 1 though unlike the main series they arrive at Kame House before Raditz's Spaceship reaches Earth as Goku witnesses the craft in the sky from the island where Kame House sits as it heads towards its eventual Landing Point in East Ravine Area. The island contains a Training Ground for Mental Simulation Training. Kame House has a entry in the Z-Encyclopedia's World section under Landmarks. Additionally the Kame House entry has a addition Secrets of Kame House 1 entry which reveals it also acts as a Capsule House at it can be stored inside a Capsule.

Live-action appearances[]

Kame House appeared in the 1990 Korean Dragon Ball Film. It was renamed "Turtle House" and is a log cabin instead.

It also appears in Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins where it looks bigger like an ancient Chinese house. In The Magic Begins, the outside of the island has a dock and the interior of the house consists of only one room having the bed, bathtub, kitchen, etc. altogether. In the film the house was destroyed by Zebrata and Malilia.

In Dragonball Evolution, Master Roshi lives in the city, rather than on a private island.

Trivia[]

  • In both the anime (mentioned in "Kame House - Found!" and shown in "Krillin's Proposal") and Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and 3, there is a sunken ship some distance away from the island. In the anime, it is filled with assorted treasure. Gohan saw this treasure when he and Krillin were looking for the Mermaid's Tear.
  • The music group Flatbush Zombies used Kame House as cover art for their single 'Palm Trees'.
  • In Budokai Tenkaichi 3, it shows that there is a sunken shipwreck sitting in the ocean right behind the Kame House just outside the fighting area.
    • In Kakarot, several sunken ships are located in the ocean of Southeast Islands Area where Kame House is located.

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