ドラゴンボールエピソードオブバーダック

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

Shown at Jump Festa 2012 hold in December, 2011. Bardock, Goku's father who was suppose to die when Freeza's attack hit him along with the Planet Vegeta, he was sent way back in time, where the planet was inhabited by a strange creatures. There, after a while he met Freeza's ancestor, a space pirate named Chilled and fought him to protect the planet.

Names

Original	ドラゴンボールエピソードオブバーダック (japanese)
Romaji	Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
English	Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Chinese	七龍珠巴達克之章 (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known as	Драконий жемчуг: Эпизод Бардока

Facts

Format	Special · 1 ep · 19 min · 0h total
Aired	2011-12-17 (Autumn 2011)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Toei Animation
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Adventure Comedy Sci-Fi
Themes	Shounen Super Power Martial Arts Aliens Male Protagonist Primarily Male Cast Space

Reception

Community score	6.94 / 10
Bayesian score	6.99 / 10
Composite	50.2
On lists	32,096
Favourited	374 (1.2%)
Completion	98.3%
Drop rate	0.3%
In backlog	6.2%
Score spread σ	1.83

Score distribution

118422313452466951,41962,69074,88283,15491,775101,300

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2011	C	28 of 73
Year	2011	C	114 of 305
Studio	Toei Animation	D	132 of 243
Format	Special	C	224 of 872
Length	OVA / Special	C	482 of 1,260
Genre	Sci-Fi	C	572 of 1,409
Era	Early 2010s	C	617 of 1,627
Genre	Adventure	C	753 of 1,534
Demographic	Shounen	D	769 of 1,219
Season (all years)	Autumn	C	885 of 1,921
Genre	Action	C	1,372 of 2,765
Genre	Comedy	C	1,493 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	D	1,591 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	C	3,087 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shinzou Yuki , Yoshihiro Ueda
Series composition	Makoto Koyama
Character design	Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Music	Hiroshi Takaki
Original creator	Akira Toriyama

AniList id 12231 · MAL id 12231 · record updated 2026-08-27

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