Dragon Ball DAIMA’s first three episodes have wowed fans and critics alike, with many people praising the series for taking Dragon Ball back to its roots by reintroducing the comedic and fantasy-influenced elements that vanished from the franchise in its later years. It has also shown that taking Goku and his friends out of their comfort zones and dropping them in a new location can have great results. Because of this, if the writers are stuck for ideas after Goku’s Demon Realm adventure, they should take inspiration from an overlooked Dragon Ball TV special and send Goku back in time for his next major adventure.
In 1987, the Japanese television network Fuji TV ran a special extended broadcast to celebrate its 30th year on the air. This broadcast did so well that it would become a tradition, with the station producing a new special broadcast each year at around the same time. In 1997, this annual tradition was renamed FNS 27, reflecting that broadcasts were usually between 25 and 27 hours long. Each year, hundreds of Japanese comedians, musicians, and media figures come together to create unique content for the special, all based on a central theme that changes each year.
The History Of FNS 27-Jikan TV Nihon no Rekishi
A Japanese Television Tradition That Rarely Gets Mentioned Outside Of Japan
Shows Featured On FNS 27-Jikan TV Nihon no Rekishi
- KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops
- Chibi Maruko-chan
- Dragon Ball Super
- One Piece
Dragon Ball Super (which was airing on Fuji TV) was featured in three of the special’s segments. The first segment was a brief section where Goku was seen interacting with a dinosaur for a few moments. The second section focused on Prehistory. It starts with Gohan reading a history book about the Ice Age and the formation of the Japanese archipelago out loud to himself. Once he’s finished, the scene cuts to Goku standing in a grassy area admiring an elephant. Whis approaches Goku and informs him that the beast is actually a Naumann’s Elephant. An extinct elephant species that lived on the Japanese archipelago in the Middle to Late Pleistocene period.
Not understanding that Whis’ comment about its strength isn’t an invitation to fight it, Goku rushes across the plain and encounters an early human who resembles Yajirobe. Gohan then explains how early man moved on to create tools before starting to build villages, towns, and other settlements. This segment ends by discussing Himiko (played by Bulma), the shamaness who united several warring tribes under her leadership to form the ancient country of Yamatai-koku during the Yayoi period.
The next Dragon Ball segment starts with Whis and Goku flying through the sky as Whis explains the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568 to 1600), the final phase of the Sengoku period. However, Whis is so wrapped up in his lecture that he accidentally drops his time scroll. Goku quickly dashes back and grabs the scroll, which Whis then uses to show Goku (and the audience) a vision of the era.
In this vision, Vegeta takes the role of Oda Nobunaga, who is on a mission to unite Japan under his own banner. However, this goes wrong when Akechi Mitsuhide (played by Frieza) betrays him, leading to his death. Whis continues by saying that Toyotomi Hideyoshi (played by Master Roshi) continued Nobunaga’s campaign and eventually succeeded where Nobunaga had failed. Alas, when Hideyoshi dies, conflict erupts again, leading to Ishida Mitsunari (played by Mr Satan) and Tokugawa Ieyasu (portrayed by Korin) doing battle. At this point, the segment ends with Whis closing the Time Scroll, marking the end of Dragon Ball’s involvement in the show.
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