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“Post-Buu special: Goku faces new foes Abo, Kado, and Tarble, a young Saiyan resembling Vegeta.”
Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!!
DRAGONBALL オッス!帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち!
6.82
5,653 rank · 56,384 viewers · 32 favorites
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Adventure
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Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Post-Buu special: Goku faces new foes Abo, Kado, and Tarble, a young Saiyan resembling Vegeta.
Based on an original concept by the original author Akira Toriyama, the story, set shortly after the defeat of Majin Buu, pits Son Gokuu and his friends against a new, powerful enemy. This special introduces four new characters: Abo and Kado red and blue aliens wearing battle fatigues similar to Frieza's army, one tiny yellow alien, and a young Saiyan child who vaguely resembles Vegeta named Tarble. Though very little about the plot has been revealed, Tarble has arrived on Earth, being pursued by Abo and Kado. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 8
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.38
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “After so many years we had a chance to see DB again..It isn't new story or sth bigger just special.I thought that it could be uber cool but..New art is ok but Sayians aura sux kinda without...”
- 9 “This is my first review! Although there is no a big fight with powerful enemies I felt that this special was just to bring the anime back to life in the memory of many fans, after 11 years. I loved...”
- 8 “This is my first review, so please don't take it too seriously. This is the first Dragonball animation in 11 years. I don't know about you, but I was really looking forward to this when I first...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 38%
Long · 13%
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- Format 1 × 34′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 34m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2008 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3976 catalog
Produced by
- Shueisha Producer