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  • Bardock : The Father of Goku expected to premier on Cartoon Network India around the same time as original Dragon Ball with five new dubs

    In a recent Instagram post second Hindi Vegeta voice actor Prasad Barve said “Young vegeta something new coming up soon”, leading his followers to believe the Bardock : The Father of Goku TV special was coming to Cartoon Network India.

    It has just been confirmed by Senpai Network that the special Toriyama famously loved but said he would never write himself will indeed be dubbed and airing on Cartoon Network India.

    In what has become the expected standard the much revered special will be broadcast in five native languages, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. No Indian dubs are known to exist or have aired.

    Often mislabelled as a movie, Bardock : The Father of Goku is a special that aired on Fuji TV alongside the Dragon Ball Z anime, and in India it is expected to air alongside original Dragon Ball, just as Cooler’s Revenge was shown the same day episodes 1-7 of Kai premiered back in 2023.

    It is always great to see older content being dubbed, Uttam Pal Singh, head of Cartoon Network India has said to fans privately the channel was looking into more Dragon Ball licenses, Dragon Ball GT was expected after Dragon Ball Kai, although One Piece was aired instead.

    It will be certainly interesting to see what else Cartoon Network India sets their eyes on, only time will tell when they will receive Dragon Ball Daima.

  • After almost 15 years original Dragon Ball is returning to Cartoon Network in India

    Recently Cartoon Network India have teased a new series as “the adventure that started it all”, on the same day local online news reporter Senpai Networks confirmed the show coming to national TV was indeed the original Dragon Ball, and just announced is the premier date and timeslot.

    Sundays at 2pm starting August 25th

    And there’s more. As was the case with Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Z movies 5-9 and 12-13, which were all shown since 2022 five dubs were produced in different languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

    This is great news, original Dragon Ball did once air on Cartoon Network with a Hindi dub, and from what one fan has said it was a massive flop with only the first 49 episodes being dubbed and the channel suffering a loss.

    As was the case with Kai, original Dragon Ball will be getting a new Hindi dub and not a rerun of the older dub, but Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada will be new audios.

    Still wonderful, not only to see original Dragon Ball getting more exposure, but the massive amount of dubbing will mean it appeals to a wider variety of Indian fans.

    Watch this space for updates on these dubs.

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