Dragon Ball The Secret of the Dragon Balls (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dragon Ball

The Secret of the Dragon Balls (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Goku, living alone in his own little world, meets Bulma and sets off on a journey to discover what the Dragonballs do.

Director

Minoru Okazaki

Writers

Neil Bligh (writer) (as Christopher Neel) (BLT English version) (writer) (as Christopher Neel) (Funimation English version) | Terry Klassen (writer) (BLT English version) (writer) (Funimation English version) | Barry Watson (writer) (BLT English version) (writer) (Funimation English version) | Ian James Corlett (writer) (as Ian Corlett) (BLT English version) (writer) (as Ian Corlett) (Funimation English version) | Akira Toriyama (original story)

Producers

Daniel Cocanougher (producer) | Barry Watson (producer)

Composers

Peter Bjerring (BLT English version) (as Peter Berring) | Shunsuke Kikuchi

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 7, 1996

Release date

Aug 20, 2001 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Masako Nozawa Son Goku (voice) Son Goku (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Hiromi Tsuru Bulma (voice) Bulma (voice) See fewer	Trigun (1998)
Shigeru Chiba Pilaf (voice) Pilaf (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Tesshô Genda Shu (voice) Shu (voice) See fewer	Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Eiko Yamada Mai (voice) Mai (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Masaharu Satô Saber-toothed Tiger (voice) Saber-toothed Tiger (voice) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Hiroshi Ôtake Pteranodon (voice) Pteranodon (voice) See fewer	Akira (1988)
Jôji Yanami Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Brice Armstrong Narrator (voice: English version) Narrator (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
Don Brown Emperor Pilaf (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Emperor Pilaf (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	InuYasha: The Final Act (2009)
Chris Cason Shu (voice: English version) Shu (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Ted Cole (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) See fewer	Watchmen (2009)
Jim Conrad Narrator (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Narrator (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
Ian James Corlett Pterodactyl (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (as Ian Corlett) Pterodactyl (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (as Ian Corlett) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)
Leda Davies Bulma (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Bulma (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball (1995)
Michael Donovan Grandpa Gohan (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Grandpa Gohan (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014)
Julie Franklin Mai (voice: English version) Mai (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball (1995)
Dean Galloway Emperor Pilaf (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Emperor Pilaf (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	MegaMan Powered Up (2006)
Saffron Henderson Goku (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Goku (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Chuck Huber Emperor Pilaf (voice: English version) Emperor Pilaf (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z (1996)
Bradford Jackson Pteranodon (voice: English version) Pteranodon (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Andrea Libman (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) See fewer	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010)
Lalainia Lindbjerg Bulma (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Bulma (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Disturbing Behavior (1998)
Jonathan Love Shu (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Shu (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002)
Kathy Morse (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) See fewer	Dragon Ball (1995)
Debbie Munro Mai (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Mai (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball (1995)
Stephanie Nadolny Goku (voice: English version) Goku (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
Steve Olson Narrator (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Narrator (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Betterman (1999)
Doug Parker Shao (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Shao (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Captain N: The Game Master (1989)
Dave Pettitt Pterodactyl (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Pterodactyl (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Highway Thru Hell (2012)
Teryl Rothery Mai (BLT dub) (voice: English version) Mai (BLT dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Christopher Sabat Sabertoothed Tiger (voice: English version) (as Christopher R. Sabat) Sabertoothed Tiger (voice: English version) (as Christopher R. Sabat) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Zoe Slusar Goku (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) Goku (Blue Water dub) (voice: English version) See fewer	Trial 27B (2011)
Tiffany Vollmer Bulma (voice: English version) Bulma (voice: English version) See fewer	Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
Dave 'Squatch' Ward (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) See fewer	So Weird (1999)
Alec Willows (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) (BLT dub) (voice: English version) (credit only) See fewer	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)