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“Dragon Ball retelling with altered origin story and Red Ribbon Army finding Goku first.”
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
ドラゴンボール 最強への道
7.15
3,912 rank · 68,249 viewers · 54 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Shounen
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Synopsis
Dragon Ball retelling with altered origin story and Red Ribbon Army finding Goku first.
A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.65
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.65 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.38
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This movie is simply amazing, offering a beautifully rendered and improved retelling of Dragon Ball's beginning that captures the original magic with stunning special animation. While some...”
- 7 “Simply FUCKING AWESOME! This movie, for me, is exactly what should have been considered canon, because it delivers a much more solid and engaging experience than the classic series. The story is...”
- 7 “Saikyou e no Michi distinguishes itself from typical series retellings by presenting an alternative scenario where the group encounters the Red Ribbon Army during their initial dragon ball hunt...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 13%
Long · 50%
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 79′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 19m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1996 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0809 catalog
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor