Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Seventh Dragon Ball Z film featuring Android 13.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! is the seventh film in the Dragon Ball Z series, a 1992 Japanese science fiction martial arts anime. It premiered in Japan on July 11 as part of the Toei Anime Fair, sharing the bill with the third *Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken* movie and *Rokudenashi Blues*. The story picks up after Dr. Gero’s death at the hands of Androids 17 and 18, but his consciousness was secretly copied into an underground supercomputer. That computer continues his plan to build the ultimate android, one that can kill Goku and wipe out humanity.
The plot begins at a shopping mall, where Goku, Gohan, Chi-Chi, Krillin, Master Roshi, Oolong, and Future Trunks are eating lunch. Two androids, 14 and 15, arrive in the city and start causing chaos while searching for Goku. They locate him in the restaurant and launch a massive ki attack, but Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Trunks survive and save everyone inside. The androids confront Goku, who deduces they are artificial because he cannot sense their ki. After introducing themselves, 14 and 15 overwhelm Goku until Trunks steps in. Goku suggests moving the fight away from civilians, and the group flies off with the androids in pursuit.
Goku and Trunks battle the pair until Android 13 appears. 13 explains that despite Gero’s death, the computer is programmed to avenge the Red Ribbon Army’s defeat by killing Goku. 13 quickly gains the upper hand, while Trunks struggles against 14 and 15. Vegeta then arrives and joins the fight. Goku faces 13, Trunks takes on 14, and Vegeta fights 15. All three heroes power up into Super Saiyans, but 13 still dominates Goku. Piccolo arrives to help, and Trunks and Vegeta destroy 14 and 15. The three heroes surround 13, who absorbs the cores of the fallen androids, transforming into the hulking Super Android 13.
Super Android 13 easily overpowers everyone. With no other option, Goku starts gathering energy for a Spirit Bomb while his allies hold off the android. Super 13 eventually notices and tries to stop him, but Piccolo delays him long enough for Goku to transform back into a Super Saiyan and absorb the Spirit Bomb’s energy. When Super 13 attacks again, Goku punches through his abdomen and sends him flying into the Spirit Bomb’s core, obliterating him. The underground supercomputer shuts down for good. Krillin and Gohan end up hospitalized, and the group celebrates modestly. El
- Release date
- July 11, 1992 (Japan)
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Anime science fiction martial arts
- Preceded by
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
- Followed by
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
Lore & Background
Vegeta and Piccolo join the fight. Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks all simultaneously power up to their Super Saiyan forms. Trunks and Vegeta destroy Androids 14 and 15, but 13 absorbs their cores and transforms into Super Android 13, a hulking form that overwhelms Goku and his allies. Goku begins summoning ki for the Spirit Bomb attack while his allies hold off Super 13. Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan again, absorbs the Spirit Bomb's energy, punches through Super 13's abdomen, and sends him into the core of the Spirit Bomb, where he is obliterated. With Super 13's demise, the underground supercomputer shuts down for good. Krillin and Gohan are hospitalized, and the group celebrates their victory together, while Piccolo and Vegeta sit on an iceberg, isolated from the celebration.
Reader's Guide
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! is significant as the seventh Dragon Ball Z film, continuing the Android saga with original villains not found in the main series. It introduces the concept of Dr. Gero's consciousness surviving in a supercomputer, allowing his revenge plot to persist after his death. The film features the debut of Androids 13, 14, and 15, with 13's transformation into Super Android 13 providing a memorable antagonist. The film's English dub by Funimation features a score composed by Mark Menza, with an alternate audio track containing the original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi. The film was released on DVD and VHS in North America on February 4, 2003, and later in a Double Feature set with Bojack Unbound on February 10, 2009, for Blu-ray and DVD. A third English dub produced exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast. The film's opening theme is 'Cha-La Head-Cha-La' and its ending theme is 'Giri Giri Sekai Kyokugen', both performed by Hironobu Kageyama.
Did You Know?
- The film was released in Japan on July 11 at the Toei Anime Fair along with the third Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken film and the Rokudenashi Blues film.
- Android 13 absorbs the cores of Androids 14 and 15 to transform into Super Android 13.
- A third English dub produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.
- The film was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan.
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