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“Goku and Kuririn must rescue a sleeping princess from Lucifer to become Kame-Sen'nin's students, facing unexpected dangers.”
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
ドラゴンボール 魔神城のねむり姫
6.72
6,288 rank · 72,695 viewers · 50 favorites
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Shounen
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Synopsis
Goku and Kuririn must rescue a sleeping princess from Lucifer to become Kame-Sen'nin's students, facing unexpected dangers.
Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 7
σ 1.80
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.80 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.4 pts
Recommenders 7.4 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.63
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The 2010 dub finally gives Goku a believable boy’s voice and lets the rest of the cast keep their natural tones, making this direct sequel slightly better than the first movie. It’s still only a...”
- 10 “This film is an unparalleled, must-watch experience that perfectly captures the spirit of OG Dragon Ball, featuring what is literally the best English Goku voice casting in history. While the plot...”
- 7 “This film is a surprisingly fun experience that delivers pure, uncomplicated entertainment, featuring a well-established antagonist hierarchy and charismatic secondary characters. While it lacks...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 25%
Long · 38%
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 45′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 45m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1987 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0807 catalog
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor