Dragon Ball Fan Film from Castlevania Animator is a Must-See Spectacle

Joseph Luster July 12, 2022

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If you’ve been dying to see a new take on animated Dragon Ball, you need to check out a new fan film that recently made its way online. Legend – A Dragon Ball Tale comes from Castlevania animator Naseer Pasha, who says it took four years to direct, animate and storyboard the 11-minute short at Studio Stray Dog, an independent creative team out of Canada.

The results are truly stunning, and you can watch the full video—which has hit over 3.5 million views since it premiered on July 6—below.

The full staff list includes:

✪ Animation, Storyboards, Direction: NASEER PASHA.
✪ Colour Direction: MICHAEL CHUNG.
✪ Creative Audio Direction & Sound Design: DAVID VITAS.
✪ Cel Colour: NASEER PASHA, SANDIE GRUNBERG, CHRIS MORIN, MICHAEL CHUNG, MATTHEW BAKERDJIAN, MARK CONMIGO, DALE WATSON.
✪ Japanese Translation & Kanji Consultation: KANAKO PASHA.
✪ Calligraphy, Character Design, Composite: NASEER PASHA.
✪ BG Layout: KANAKO PASHA, NASEER PASHA, INES MARSAL, DALE WATSON, GIUSEPPE ARABIA, MICHAEL CHUNG, TENZIN CHIME.
✪ BG Paint: MICHAEL CHUNG, NASEER PASHA.
✪ Frame Check: CHRIS MORIN, MARK CONMIGO, JOHN CHAN, NASEER PASHA, MICHAEL CHUNG.
✪ Final QC Check: KANAKO PASHA.
✪ Final Mix & Engineering: DAVID VITAS.
✪ Music covers: COOPER MADEN (“DBZ Prologue theme,” “Tournament Drums”), CHARLIE PARRA Del RIEGO (“Limit Break X Survivor”), FRIEDRICH HABETLER (“Super Saiyan 3 Goku Main Theme,” “Vegeta Royal Blue Theme”).
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