“After Beerus awakens seeking a Super Saiyan God, Gokuu battles the God of Destruction to save Earth.”
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
ドラゴンボールZ 神と神
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Synopsis
After Beerus awakens seeking a Super Saiyan God, Gokuu battles the God of Destruction to save Earth.
Following the defeat of a great adversary, Gokuu Son and his friends live peaceful lives on Earth. Meanwhile, in space, Beerus the God of Destruction awakens from his long slumber, having dreamed of an entity known as a Super Saiyan God. With the help of his assistant, Whis, Beerus looks for this powerful being, as he wishes to fight a worthy opponent. After discovering that the Saiyan home planet was destroyed, he tracks down the remaining Saiyans on Earth, looking for Gokuu specifically. Having only heard of the Super Saiyan God in legends, Gokuu and his comrades summon Shen Long the Eternal Dragon, who they find out is afraid of Beerus. After learning the secret of the Super Saiyan God, an intense battle between Gokuu and Beerus commences, the immense power of which puts the Earth in terrible danger.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 37 sampled reviews
What 37 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.55 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.4
↓ 0.78
Running avg · Apr 2013 → Jan 2026
- 10 “As expected from Dragon Ball, the movie is amazing, the relationship of the characters, the battles they gave us in this movie, they all just made me excited, The development of the plot is just...”
- 8 “This is still one of the best Dragon Ball films. Just by virtue of not being made mostly as promotion for the anime and just as an actual movie it's such a big step up from the old Z movies. The...”
- 8 “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is a simple but effective movie that sets up the future of the franchise. Using the backdrop of Bulma's birthday as a setting, a whimsical destroyer God comes to...”
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- Format 1 × 85′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 25m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7162 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Video Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Bandai Producer
- Bandai Namco Games Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor