Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku And His Friends Return! -

is a 35-minute short film released in 2008. It marked the first animated Dragon Ball content in nearly a decade, serving as a precursor to the modern Dragon Ball Super era. Core Details Timeline: Set two years after the defeat of Kid Buu. Format: Special feature for the Jump Super Anime Tour.

Rather than a high-stakes battle, the Z-Fighters hold a competition (drawing radishes) to see who gets to fight the invaders. Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!

Generally considered canon, as Tarble is mentioned by name in the Battle of Gods film and the Dragon Ball Super manga. is a 35-minute short film released in 2008

Goten and Trunks take the lead, eventually fusing into Gotenks to defeat the villains after they merge into "Aka." Key Character Debuts Format: Special feature for the Jump Super Anime Tour

Confirmed as Vegeta’s brother, though he lacks the Saiyan warrior spirit.

📍 This special introduced the concept of surviving Saiyans and expanded the family tree, ideas later explored in Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Super: Broly .