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“Alternate retelling of Dragon Ball's origin, heroes and villain Gourmeth compete for dragon balls.”
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説
6.74
6,226 rank · 75,617 viewers · 45 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Alternate retelling of Dragon Ball's origin, heroes and villain Gourmeth compete for dragon balls.
A retelling of Dragon Ball's origins, this is a different version of the meeting of Goku, Bulma, Oolong, and Yamucha. They are all looking for the dragon balls for different reasons when they cross paths with an evil king named Gourmeth, who is also looking for the dragon balls. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
17%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 6
σ 1.36
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.6
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This piece is a fascinating time-capsule that offers a brilliant look at post-WW2 Japanese industrialization while delivering a highly entertaining reintroduction to the Dragonball cast. While it...”
- 3 “Being the first ever Dragon Ball movie to come out, Curse of the Blood Rubies is very boring. There is nothing going on, and the ending is just anticlimactic. The first 30 minutes is just...”
- 6 “This film serves as a charming, inoffensive, and entertaining adventure for established fans of the franchise. However, the rapid pacing and lack of character development make it difficult to...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 46%
Long · 15%
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1986 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0470 catalog
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Harmony Gold Licensor