Every Dragon Ball/Z/GT English Dub Intro in 4:3 (FUNimation, Ocean, Harmony Gold etc.)

Timestamps
0:03 - Harmony Gold
1:51 - Creative Products
3:40 - BLT Test
4:44 - BLT Final
6:00 - FUNimation
7:51 - Blue Water (Canadian)
8:51 - Blue Water (UK)
9:52 - DBZ Creative Productions (Geno Padilla)
11:41 - DBZ Creative Productions (Age Of Wonder)
13:32 - Rock The Dragon
14:33 - FUNimation V1
15:35 - Westwood Dub
16:37 - FUNimation V2
17:38 - FUNi Special Intro
19:28 - Tendril Movie Theme
21:18 - Ultimate Uncut
23:11 - Remastered Intro V1
25:01 - Remastered Intro V2
26:51 - Step Into The Grand Tour
28:45 - GT Blue Water
29:46 - Bit By Bit...

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Akira Toriyama (April 5, 1955 - March 1, 2024), aged 68 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@Lilchief97]

Rest in peace Akira Toriyama thank you for everything

[@BrysonMinnieweather-kk2il]

Rip

[@rassilontdavros3004]

The clash between the harsh electronic tone of the "Funi Special Intro" music and the whimsy of the "Cha-La Head Cha-La" animation is absolutely fucking hysterical to me. Someone got paid to look at that animation set to that music and think "yeah, this fits."

[@angryretailbanker5103]

It's astounding that Funimation was able to give us the definitive versions of the English Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT themes but THAT is what they decided to put out for Dragon Ball Z.

[@panther7584]

@@angryretailbanker5103 They always screwed up DBZ

[@moniqueperkinsmp]

​@@angryretailbanker5103 because America.

[@TPappasFandubs]

@@angryretailbanker5103For GT it wasn’t until the reissue that we got the dubbed Japanese songs.

[@HellRider_]

Considering how dark those specials were, Cha-La Head Cha-La just didn't fit in general, animation or music. While the special intro's *music* fits the tone of the specials more, keeping the animation as is was certainly...a choice.

[@crimsoncrescentmoonreviews5381]

R.i.p to a Man who truly changed the entire world with his creation, and created TRILLIONS of happy memories for Kids, Teenagers, and Adults alike. Plus one of the single biggest influences on Modern Fantasy and Adventure..... God truly created a Great Man when he gave Us Toriyama..... R.I.P

[@JonesDylan874]

R.I.P. Akira Toriyama. What a great tribute to this man!

[@marcelosdbzmusic8072]

I realize there are challenges to re-writing lyrics to the tune of a Japanese song, so ya gotta give credit to Funimation for their version of "Makafushigi Adventure" because the lyrics are pretty fantastic and catchy.

[@Qgnzx_TV]

When they could've use the f. King japanese instrumental

[@404TVfr]

​@@Qgnzx_TV the re-recording slaps tho

[@theginmole589]

Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama, you changed fiction and pop culture so much and inspired millions with your stories, me included

[@buchiklop110]

I find it hilarious that Harmony Gold got the 2nd version of the Dragon Ball intro when Funimation couldn't.

[@samueloak1600]

Common Harmony Gold W

[@TheSpencer_08]

Better the funimation one

[@coreylineberry8557]

The thing is... what Harmony Gold did was miracle work. The 2nd Dragon Ball intro textless is gone. Toei threw it away by accident. It's rarer than the actual Dragon Balls at this rate.

[@androidsenpai1462]

That was probably back before Toei threw it out. The Harmony Gold dub is from the late 1980s.

[@Jesterclown17]

23:10 I remember this theme used for a few of the movies. I honestly really like it, it feels like a mix between the more whimsical japanese score and the more edgy funimation score.

[@Ramonnnn]

Thank you! This brings back so many memories from when i was still a boy and me and all my friends were addicted to this franchise! I grew up with this show, and ever since it came on television in our country in 2000 when i was only 7 i was hooked on it.. like everyone else i knew as a kid, i watched every episode until 2005 when GT ended😂👌 When internet became a thing i rewatched it online and was surprised i knew every episode, apparently i really haven't missed a single episode on television.. wich is quite an achievement now that i think about it🤔😂 Love this nostalgic feelings it awakened! So again, thank you!

[@SuperLuigiSixty4]

Thanks so much for compiling these all in one video!

[@ThelronFjord]

7:51 this was the Dragon Ball I grew up with, it was a pretty decent dub if I do say so myself, and the theme is still stuck in my head after all these years.

[@ajplays3679]

That is literally the French intro from the 80's (Fun fact French was the first foreign language Dragon Ball was dubbed to)

[@ThelronFjord]

@@ajplays3679 Known this shit for 15 years, kemosabe. You ain't blowing my mind.

[@rutgerbauer4345]

The German dub is entirely based on the French and uses that intro with a Euro Pop song. It has lived rent-free in my head for nearly 25 years! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5WpY4GPaNWYgKcsi=Ah23S9HpgeS19rUl

[@Arvyn992]

Yeah the Canadian intro for Dragon Ball made the show seem like it's a lighthearted adventure show for kids

[@m1ntyz394]

21:19 achievement unlocked: nostalgia

[@Chuck-Morris]

Why does the guitar riff for GT give me MAD Pantera vibes?! Specifically Cowboys From Hell lol The definitely got the guitar tone near perfect! And just because of that i'd almost be willing to bet Dimebag Darrel recorded that riff! R.I.P Toriyama & Dimebag

[@androidsenpai1462]

Folks really be having names like “Ardwright Chamberlain” in the ‘80s.

[@coultermcwilliams]

23:00 and 25:00 are the ones I had on my orange bricks box sets that I would watch as a kid. The goosebumps I just got from hearing those was amazing

[@TheSpencer_08]

6:00 the absolute best of all times

[@Pixelat5]

I disagree very much

[@TheSpencer_08]

@@Pixelat5 didnt ask + u dont know anything

[@Pixelat5]

@@TheSpencer_08 bro chill 💀

[@TheSpencer_08]

@@Pixelat5 ☠️

[@jasonbooba2827]

​@@TheSpencer_08toxic

[@carlosjohnson9407]

😔 JUST THANK U AKIRA TORIYAMA REST WELL 🐉

[@ProfessionalLunaRDZ]

My father still got all the BLT versions including the movie. However, I was trying to find them but all I found are the South Park Halloween VHS and the Dragon Ball Z Ocean dub.

[@CLChaos]

Finally! @ 7:52 the theme I grew up with!!!! 28:44 "In another time and place scattered all over space" \o/ yes!!!!

[@raihyrick5609]

Needed this for my playlist

[@dinaroque5656]

Los americanos deberian escuchar el opening en español.. esta super bien echo y armonisa la letra y la melodia.. k dan ganas de cantarlo todo el tiempo.. aunk suene en español..estoy segura k les va encantar como suena en español..

[@Pixelat5]

The second intro without the baked in Japanese credits is more rare than the dragon balls

[@funkybunko]

You’d have a better chance of making it to Namek and back than you would finding whatever landfill Toei threw the textless version into.

[@Mr5lapp]

@@funkybunkois that why some versions make their own intro using clips?

[@coreylineberry8557]

​@@Mr5lappPretty much.

[@Frustratedartist2]

I can't watch a DB opening without that perfectly timed giant punch

[@Zer0effort]

Man this awesome I have never seen some of theses, thanks 😊

[@JuniorRDZ04]

11:28 - PIPES!!!!

[@zantiquechm3960]

Daaamn!

[@damohead]

I have been looking for the Westwood Dub version of this for so long! It had got to the point that I had started to think I imagined this intro! Thanks for posting, great video!

[@nathandavis7709]

So true. I only remember it airing maybe a couple or three times, then I never heard it again

[@daniellysohirka4258]

Yeah, that is so nastalgic from my childhood in here in Canada growing up in the 90's. taking forever to get through the Freiza Saga, talking about at recess and then just resetting every time wondering who that guy with the sword was for the longest time was. Then when I got the game Budakai and found out the USA had Rock the Dragon as there opener, it didn't really get my blood pumping the same way as well now I know what to call it lol (Westwood Dub).

[@Nabiiihhaaaa]

25:58 Anybody noticing the 666 written with satan on gohans car?

[@SDAWG-69]

Probably piccolos idea he is satans son

[@SDAWG-69]

Or videl her dad is mr satan

[@Balansaiyan]

I'm Mexican and here there were only two dubbings for classic Dragon Ball and one for the rest of the series, and I think I'm confused hahahaha.

[@samueloak1600]

ZERO Y EL DRAGÓN MÁGICO

[@Balansaiyan]

@@samueloak1600 Eso JJAJSJSJA

[@BigBoy257]

You guys are lucky. It’s a real mess with all the English versions here.

[@Balansaiyan]

@@BigBoy257what is the best version to watch Dragon Ball in English?

[@Mike-xh2vm]

​@@BalansaiyanDepends, for Original Dragon Ball, is the funimation one, for the Z, is Dragon Ball Z Kai also from funimation.

[@williamfedder1231]

Thanks for the great adventure of the dragon balls- RIP Akira

[@Hulkzilla0]

Tendril's opening for the Broly movie is my favorite.

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

Remastered intro is stellar. I love the guitar playing and when I rewatched dbz as an adult after many years not watching it, I teared up when this intro started. That second I realized I’m never gonna not be able to love anime. I remembered just how important this show was to me. The 1st intro for dbz is the most iconic intro I’ve ever seen. The Japanese intro songs are my absolute favorite. The English versions of them just don’t work. They’re okay but in Japanese it just sounds so much more natural. Rock the dragon kicks ass and it always will but cha la head cha la is irreplaceable. Step into the grand tour is a disgrace and it made me hesitant to get into gt. Being deprived of Dan Dan kokoro in America is shameful. I love falconer’s score but one of the worst things about falconers version is that we were deprived of the kikuchi score and the original Japanese openings, both of which were just beautiful. Some of these intros are really weird. Can you imagine if son goku was still known in America as zero? That would be so bizarre. I remember when uncut dbz came out. That intro was really cool.

[@legitimatelybattle-tlx1879]

I remember the funimation special and it was my favorite one. The others were ok but this was the best imo especially late night runs

[@Seb83230]

Thank you so much😂!!!

[@francoberalle1767]

Rest in Peace Mister Toriyama 🐉🧡

[@DarkHeart515]

Great theses.... Best will forever be "Rock the Dragon!"

[@daniellysohirka4258]

I grew up with the Westwood Dub intro in Canada, man that's intense. Get's your blood boiling.

[@KeriAce]

This was absolutely phenomenal and I love everything about this awesome with the video keep up the great work and don't stop making possibilities.✨️🙏👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@creltry1756]

Awesome, this song is everywhere

[@MickieJamesFTW]

My gym playlist for today RIP Akira Toriyama 🙏🏾

[@opalwav]

BLUE WATER DOING DRAGON BALL JUNGLE for the UK…. wildddddd shoutout to the UK

[@AmazingWorldoffanboy0278]

I still love dragon ball to this day

[@Dragon_Star_Productions]

The Remastered Intros were my whole childhood~!

[@kaylamusic5316]

I don't care how many pofeople say BD GT isn't cannon it has my favorite opening thank you so much Akira Toriyama for your wonderful work and legacy❤

[@Arvyn992]

I enjoyed Dragon Ball GT and since I grew up in Canada so I got the Blue Water dub, and in GT it shows what happens to the Dragon Balls were used too much in a short amount of time which why the original Dragon can only grant one wish once a while

[@fanetodollar176]

Bro, I think I had to dress up his master Roshi right now

[@Zachary-cb4tr]

I love Harmony Gold.

[@SesameBatiBot]

He sadly didn’t get the make it to 69 next month would have been his 69th birthday

[@zrizzelangelo3.03]

From Goku to Zero , it sure was interesting times 😅

[@mcintoshprod4126]

4:10 - 4:16 This actually goes hard

[@JacobR-ee1sb]

Yaaaa I finally hear the power of dragonball

[@AidenDunsmore-lx4yu]

The first fight that I’ll do on sparking zero is goku vs vegeta frost fight

[@angerika780]

Harmony Gold es espectacular, crecí escuchando el doblaje de México.

[@drippycheeriosbox]

Somehow the original and funimation in house original hit hard at the same level

[@KremBotop]

Still baffled that Funi never made an official english dubbed Chala or Gotta Power, even in their uncut / Kikuchi scored dubs. Considering that yheir DB classic / GT dubs did dub the original OPs. Guess the edits of the former's Gino Padilla filipino version with the original instrumental is as good as it's gonna be, which is fine since its a great performance overall.

[@kingmudfish8333]

I had no idea it had two dub versions for the first opening

[@Zaynyak51]

I've never knew their was an english version of cha la head cha la

[@thiedrickpeng7810]

29:46 the best one

[@Unfunny1018]

absolute banger

[@Scpatches]

STEP INTO THE GRAND TOUR

[@Unfunny1018]

GRAND TOUR GRAND TOUR

[@EnterSeizmix]

STEP INTO THE GRAND TOUR

[@MandalorianRevan]

Dragon Ball GT!!!!!

[@hpchannel147]

The first on doesn't look so bad, its seriously for kids theme but I like the Beat 😁

[@elhasmusic]

I've never heard "Gotta Find that Dragon Ball" with "Zero! He is our hero!" instead of "Goku! He's gonna show you!" How did you find that?

[@funkybunko]

There was a promo VHS of the first Dragon Ball movie dubbed by BLT and FUNimation that used the Harmony Gold names that made it’s way online a few years back. It’s pretty easy to find if you know where to look.

[@deku_one4all]

Dam the first song sure did like to say balls 🏀🏀😂😂😂

[@redboi6784]

25:04 Look how they butchered EL PODER NUESTRO ES, please here this opening in latino version, is just glorious

[@bubbakushii]

15:38 I grew up with this one 29:50 I got this one on dvd

[@silverblaze46]

For years I still remember when I was in high school in the mid-90s and the blood rubies movie came out, I never heard of dragon ball before, except for a couple commercials, then, when I saw it, I thought it was a great thing to watch. Then years later Z came on Cartoon Network and it had me hooked. I’ve always like dragon ball and I think that the curse of the blood rubies opening theme is my first and favorite intro to the Dragon Ball series as well as the other shows but I never even knew that Goku’s American name was zero, but still Goku is a better name.

[@carlossantiago1650]

🎉

[@JMA1998-]

Step into the grand tour is a fucking banger I’m adding it to my playlist 🤘

[@deadlyfaster7347]

GT's English theme is pretty dated like its so bad it good

[@cherrybloodflavor]

Crazy that gokus name was Zero in the harmony gold dub

[@Poisonslash]

Rest in power Akira Toriyama

[@Bottom_GG]

25:01 the best

[@Handsome_Black]

Its missing the Toonami intro for DBZ. The one i was waiting for the whole time 🫠

[@funkybunko]

The Toonami intros/promos are different beasts entirely. If I included every one of those this video would be twice the length and lose focus, you can find those elsewhere.

[@Thefufflylord]

I'm probably going insane, but I'm sure there was another theme, a hard rock piece that had the lyrics "You've got to fight with the heart, the speed, the skill of the dragon" I'm in the UK and I remember it being an intro.

[@funkybunko]

That is most certainly not from a Dragon Ball dub, but it was probably from another cartoon airing at the time. I don’t have a single clue what it could even be from, but at the very least I know I’ve done the research to know that this video has at the very least every DB Intro that aired in the US and UK.

[@Thefufflylord]

@@funkybunko Yeah, I'm probably going insane, because I can't find anything about it. I'll have to go digging through my old VHSs when I recorded the show and see if I can locate it... or perhaps it was just a fever dream. Anyway, thanks for getting back to me with an answer, and thanks for the video :D

[@BigBoy257]

@@Thefufflylordbest of luck finding it!

[@AX5Terminator]

Is it possible that you've gotten the lyrics mixed up with the Double Dragon Cartoon Theme?

[@Thefufflylord]

@@AX5Terminator Having looked it up, I can absolutely see why you'd think that and it is possible. I don't recall ever watching DD when I was a kid (though I did play the games) but it's very possible that this is what I'm thinking of.

[@user-yx8ji2ng5e]

RIP Akira Toriyama

[@Pixelat5]

Idk why I keep watching this but it’s a shame Funimation THE BIG CHUNGUS OF DUBBING HAD TO USE THE CRAPPY 1st INTRO INSTEAD OF THE 💞GLAMOROUS💞 2ND INTRO!!!! (toonami ones pretty cool)

[@mo514]

15:35 the best DBZ intro ever, they had this version on YTV in Canada

[@redboi6784]

You should listen the openings in latino version, is just better

[@superiorgamedude]

13:32 Same thing, but better

[@mo514]

​@@superiorgamedudethat could never b better, it's one of the worst ones

[@superiorgamedude]

@@mo514 Don't talk shit about Rock the Dragon

[@loganw1232]

I watched the BLT dragon ball movies. Good times. Didn’t know they were made by BLT till I saw this video. Thought Ocean dubbed the Dragon Ball movies?

[@funkybunko]

BLT Productions used the same talent pool of union Canadian voice actors that Ocean did, so it shares a lot of the same voice cast.

[@BOTCHWEISER]

Funimation Dball intro is the best one no argument

[@theironcreeper3102]

There’s an official dub of CHA LA?!?!

[@user-vn4sv3tm7w]

bìnggam àrzuna wū wīngàpu yuzabu minwàlbo sāgimam hāumeni

[@LetsPlayNintendoITA2023]

Man this are awesome.but what happened to the 2nd song quality lol

[@funkybunko]

It was the only copy I could find when I was compiling this video. The Creative Products dubs are pretty rare in general so I was lucky to even find a copy, even if it’s a pretty rough one.

[@LetsPlayNintendoITA2023]

@@funkybunko damn I had no idea. Coolio

[@RevBomb600]

So there was a dub of DragonBall where Gokus name was Zero? Ive never heard "Zero. He's our Hero"

[@funkybunko]

Yep, the Harmony Gold dub actually changed all the characters names, and the first test version of FUNimation & BLT Production’s dub used some of the Harmony Gold names before deciding to go with more accurately translated ones. The only character who still uses the Harmony Gold name is Master Roshi.

[@josianedejesussouza4382]

Yo! O Retorno de Son Goku e Seus Amigos

[@zachzilla26]

Huh, I never heard of the one from 19:28. Where's that one from?

[@funkybunko]

It’s from the original dub releases of the first Broly movie iirc

[@chrism2631]

4:16 the only difference is. it says zero he's out hero

[@juanzapatanintendojimmyneu502]

DRAGON BALL Z GT OPENING ENGLISH

[@evilcoolicebro8420]

I like the blue watter theme but at the same time it could have been used for anything else it just doesn't fit db who let blue watter cook also i ment the Canadian version btw edit who let av group cook yk the guys that I think made the big green dub also it was a translation of the French theme apparently so =|

[@funkybunko]

It’s a translation of the French intro so I’d blame AB Groupe since they’re responsible for both the French dub and the Blue Water dub.

[@evilcoolicebro8420]

@funkybunko thanks for the info and in that case mb blue watter and who tf let ab group cook

[@fulmetalraven1]

Rock the dragon best intro EVER!!!!!

[@josianedejesussouza4382]

Dragon Ball Z FUNimation Dub

[@dinaroque5656]

A los americanis no les salio bien el donlaje de los opening.. sin desmerecerlos ..pero el doblaje español es fasinante

[@pseudowoodo5010]

9:55

[@BigBoy257]

Ok, but let’s not sleep on the fact that the singer for 9:52 is actually amazing. Only thing that would make it better is if the used the song’s original Japanese instrumental instead of their edited one. Edit: I found an edited version that’s exactly what I asked for! Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2ammYugmbGhhq8si=HCOVYj1fy3P3GG3m

[@jakebaker1051]

That shit went so hard

[@Essu_]

Geno Padillas version was so good it should've just been the international version of the song.

[@pabloe.8799]

Thank god I grew up watching the latin spanish version.

[@nathandavis7709]

I remember the Westwood Dub intro airing just a couple times. I remember not liking it very much

[@shofan0456]

What is the BLT TEST DUB?

[@funkybunko]

A test dub of the first Dragon Ball movie produced by FUNimation and BLT Productions that was sent to distributors to see if anyone was interested. It was almost identical to the final version of the BLT Curse of the Blood Rubies dub, but most characters still had their Harmony Gold names.

[@JayParkeroni]

Step into the grand tour Rock the dragon was what I remember and will always be the original. Idgaf what anyone says You weren’t watching sub if you were born in the 90’s like me We didn’t even have access to that stuff Cartoon net work and nick Lol

[@matthewford680]

This does not include DBZ Kai and Super Intros though

[@funkybunko]

Hence the title “Every Dragon Ball/Z/GT English Dub Intro”. I decided not to include Kai because there are 8 different English versions of Dragon Soul and that would get repetitive, and I didn’t include Kai The Final Chapters or Super because those shows were produced in 16:9 and the point of this video was to present every 4:3 intro.

[@NintendoPsycho]

28:03 proof that at the end of the day, Funimation is as bad as 4kids.

[@salt20xX]

never forget how they skipped the first 16 episodes to do a shitty and edgy "you think you know GT?" ad

[@vinceanthonygatchalian3323]

Canadian version is a bop the

[@Ebkoroma-ct6hv]

Bop the what?

[@megatronacepticon]

It's an English version of the French opening, so I'd recommend checking that out if you like the Canadian one.

[@vinceanthonygatchalian3323]

Hehehehheehhehheh

[@Qgnzx_TV]

Sorry but harmony gold has the best opening and babar will always be goku on that one in my opinion

[@starwindamada5313]

Everything blows except RtD and Vic's GT dub