Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (BLT Productions dub)

**Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies** is the third English dub of *Dragon Ball: Shenron no Densetsu*, produced in 1994 and released two years later on VHS in 1996.

## Plot

Deep within the core of the Earth a fire rages. Within the heart of this fire dwells the Eternal Dragon, a magical beast of limitless power that can be summoned from his fiery lair only when the seven magic Dragon Balls - now scattered over the face of the Earth - are found and brought together. When the seven magic Dragon Balls are united, the Eternal Dragon will appear before the adventurer who brought them together and grant that person a single wish. Then, once more the balls will be scattered to the four winds, and the dragon beast will return to his fiery lair until another brave or foolish soul rediscovers the balls and tries to bring them together again.

## Credits

#### Opening titles

**FUNimation Productions** presents

**Curse of the Blood Rubies**

#### Ending titles

##### Test dub; 1994

**Produced by**:
FUNimation Productions, Inc.

**Executive Producers**:
Gen Fukunaga
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga

**Producers**:
Daniel Cocanougher
Barry Watson

**Story Editor**:
Cliff MacGillivray

**Writers**:
Cliff MacGillivray
Todd Himmel
Jeffrey M. Rose
Ian Corlett
Terry Klassen

**Voice Director**:
Michael Donovan

**Voices**:
Gary Chalk
Ted Cole
Jim Conrad
Michael Donovan
Saffron Henderson
Andrea Libman
Kathy Morse
Maggie O'Hara
Robert O'Smith
Doug Parker
Teryl Rothery
Alec Willows

**English Reversioning**:
Josanne B. Lovick Productions, Inc.

**Music**:
Peter Berring
Griffiths, Gibson & Ramsay Productions

**Audio**:
Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
Vancouver, B.C.

**Creative Consultant**:
Terry Welder

**Title Design & Post Supervisor**:
Barry Backus

**Version Editor**:
Mary Ungerleider

**Original Japanese Version**:
"Dragon Ball"

**Executive Producer**:
Yukio Hayashi

**Author**:
Akira Toriyama

**Music Background**:
Shunsuke Kikuchi

**Opening/Ending Music**:
Takeshi Ike

**Original Lyrics: Opening**:
Yuriko Mori

**Original Lyrics: Ending**:
Takemi Yoshida

**Directed by**:
Minoru Okazaki

**Produced by**:
Toei Animation Co. Ltd., Japan

Copyright 1986 Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation

##### Final version; 1996

**Produced by**:
FUNimation Productions, Inc.

**Executive Producers**:
Gen Fukunaga
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga

**Producers**:
Daniel Cocanougher
Barry Watson

**Story Editor**:
Cliff MacGillivray

**Writers**:
Cliff MacGillivray
Todd Himmel
Jeffrey M. Rose
Ian Corlett
Terry Klassen
Christopher Neel

**Voice Director**:
Michael Donovan

**Voices**:
Gary Chalk
Ted Cole
Jim Conrad
Michael Donovan
Saffron Henderson
Andrea Libman
Lalainia Lindbjerg
Kathy Morse
Maggie O'Hara
Robert O'Smith
Doug Parker
Teryl Rothery
Alec Willows

**English Reversioning**:
Josanne B. Lovick Productions, Inc.

**Music**:
Peter Berring
Griffiths, Gibson & Ramsay Productions

**Audio**:
Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
Vancouver, B.C.

**Creative Consultant**:
Terry Welder

**Title Design & Post Supervisor**:
Barry Backus

**Logo Animation Design**:
Brian Farmer

**Version Editors**:
Mary Ungerleider
Brian Farmer

**Original Japanese Version**:
"Dragon Ball"

**Author**:
Akira Toriyama

**Music Background**:
Shunsuke Kikuchi

**Opening/Ending Music**:
Takeshi Ike

**Original Lyrics: Opening**:
Yuriko Mori

**Original Lyrics: Ending**:
Takemi Yoshida

**Directed by**:
Minoru Okazaki

**Produced by**:
Toei Animation Co. Ltd., Japan

© 1995 FUNimation Productions, Inc.
© 1986 Bird Studio/Shueisha/Toei Animation

## Trivia

* All of the original music was replaced with a new, synthesized score composed by Peter Berring (like in the TV series).
* Interestingly, a version of this dub exists with every character name change carried over to the Harmony Gold dub (in both the film itself and the theme song). Some examples include Goku as "Zero", Bulma as "Lena" and Yamcha as "Zedaki".
* This dub is also released on VCD by Speedy Video under the title of "The Legend of Shenron". However, the VCD release replaces the dub's English title card with the one from the original Japanese version instead.