On today's adventure, we're joined by TheSubtleDoctor, host of the Warui Deshou anime podcast, to discuss the very first Dragon Ball theatrical film, The Legend of Shenlong (or Curse of the Blood Rubies)! We chat with SubtleDoc about his relationship with the franchise without ever interacting with the original Dragon Ball in ANY capacity, and how that contributed to his enjoyment of this first movie, as it is an alternate retelling of the first 13 episodes of the original anime! We not only discuss how this movie could possibly be enjoyed as someone's first gateway into Dragon Ball, but also our thoughts on Funimation's English dub of the film released in 2010, as well as just how well this film may or may not succeed in condensing the first arc of the series in general! Enjoy!

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