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2	''Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!'' is the second ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' OVA and features the first ''Franchise/DragonBall'' animation in nearly a decade, following a short story arc in the remade ''Manga/DrSlump'' anime series featuring Kid Goku and the Red Ribbon Army in 1999. The film premiered in Japan on September 21, 2008, at the Jump Super Anime Tour in honor of Weekly Shōnen Jump's fortieth anniversary.
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4	The plot centers around Mr. Satan's party in honor of all those who helped defeat Majin Buu and the emergence of some mysterious figures from Vegeta's past.
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6	[floatboxright:'''Production Credits:'''
7	+ Original Author: Creator/AkiraToriyama
8	+ Original Draft: Creator/AkiraToriyama
9	+ Script: Creator/TakaoKoyama
10	+ Character Design: Creator/TadayoshiYamamuro
11	+ Art Director: Takashi Kurahashi
12	+ Animation Supervisor: Creator/TadayoshiYamamuro
13	+ Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
14	+ Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
15	+ Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
16	+ Production Manager: Kazumi Fujioka
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20	!!This work contains examples of:
21	* TwentyFourHourArmor: Vegeta is called out on wearing combat armor at a party rather than formal wear, and replies that armor ''is'' Saiyan formal wear. And of course, both Tarble, Abo and Kado wear armor.
22	* ActionSurvivor: Despite having what his brother called an embarrassing power level, Tarble was able to survive a fight with two Ginyu force level fighters. He needs a real ActionHero to get rid of them, though, especially as they go on to become two Frieza level fighters.
23	* AllThereInTheManual: Aka's name isn't given in the OVA itself; Gotenks just calls him "Abokado", combining the brothers' names.
24	* BashBrothers: Abo and Kado, Goten and Trunks.
25	* BigBrotherWorship: Despite not having seen Vegeta in over 20 years, Tarble has a very high opinion of him and even believes he defeated Frieza.
26	* BreathWeapon: Aka's "Wahaha no…Ha!!", a ball of energy similar to those used by Frieza, expelled from Aka's mouth.
27	* CallToAgriculture: Even though they are financially set thanks to Mr. Satan, Chichi still makes Goku get that job she promised back during the Cell saga and makes him farm with tools instead of his usual training, to teach him the value of hard work. This is actually the first appearance of Goku's job, which will appear again in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper.''
28	* CantCatchUp: Here two villains [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind remembered]] to level grind, but simply were not as good at it as the main cast was.
29	* CombatCompliment: Abo, Kado, Goten and Trunks acknowledge the skills of the others. This continues on with Aka but ''not'' with [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Gotenks]].
30	* ContinuityCameo: Mr. Popo, Yajirobe, Dende, Korin, Good!Launch, Kibitokai, Elder Kaioshin, Puar, Fortune Teller Baba, North Kaio, Bubbles The Monkey and even the filler character Gregory The Cricket are seen among the guests at Mr. Satan's party.
31	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Abo and Kado are the quickest example of this in ''Dragon Ball'' history.
32	* DoppelgangerAttack: Abo and Kado use this kind of attack against Trunks and Goten, who just happen to be the only two fighters besides perhaps the Fat Majin Buu too inexperienced with ki sensing to tell which ones are real.
33	* EvilLaugh: Aka has this weaponized with the "Wahaha no Ha!!"
34	* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Chi-Chi's quick growing radishes, which are also incredibly hard to pull after the seeds germinate(for the humans anyway) and can extend their roots to mesmerizing lengths.
35	* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Morally, Tarble's the responsible to Vegeta's foolish.
36	* FromNobodyToNightmare: Originally Abo and Kado were dismissed in favor of the Ginyu Force by Frieza, but after he died, they became just as strong and dangerous as their boss.
37	* FusionDance: Abo and Kado into Aka. Goten and Trunks follow suit with Gotenks.
38	* HappilyMarried: Gure looking nothing like a human or a Saiyan certainly doesn't discourage Tarble from proudly introducing her as his beloved to Vegeta.
39	* IWorkAlone: Vegeta stopped training Trunks after the Buu saga and also refuses to train Bulma, or work together with Kakarot.
40	* InformedAttribute: According to Krillin, Goten "has grown up quite a bit". Goten has the same design as the last series, only changing some clothes.
41	* InterspeciesRomance: While there's plenty of this in ''Dragon Ball'', Tarble and Gure really stand out.
42	* KarmaHoudini: As much of a nice guy Tarble is, he is still responsible for some collateral damage on a city before his arrival to the party, which includes the destruction of some vehicles, and some explosions. He is never called on this.
43	* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: 18 has learned to sense ki and thus is the one to announce what everyone else suddenly stops partying for.
44	%% * NiceGuy: See TheUnfavorite and WhiteSheep.
45	* OddCouple: Tarble and Gure, to the point that it's ''really'' hard to see what he saw in her... Or, provided she's indicative of what her species look like, what she saw in him.
46	* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite looking younger than even teenage Gohan, Tarble can only be, at most, 5 years younger than Vegeta. Which means he is in his 30s.
47	* OneHeadTaller: Tarble is quite taller than his lover, Gure.
48	* OutOfFocus: Tien and Choatzu are about the only recurring characters friendly to Goku not to recur here. Tien is at least mentioned.
49	* PetTheDog: Aka waiting out the failed fusion of Goten and Trunks so he can see them get it right.
50	* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: Aka is polite, Gotenks is rude. Aka is also on Earth to kill people who defied Abo and Kado's reign of terror and doesn't really care who gets caught in the crossfire while Gotenks is outraged when Aka's attacks almost killed non combatants.
51	* PunnyName: Avocado, [[SubvertedTrope which in a Dragon Ball first, isn't actually his name]].
52	* RapidFireFisticuffs: Gotenks combines Yamucha's wolf wind attack with Tien's volleyball fist
53	* {{Retcon}}: Vegeta made sure he, Goku, Raditz and Nappa were the last surviving Saiyans (ch.334, ''Dragon Ball''), meaning him knowing his brother was alive is a change in the continuity of the series.
54	* SceneryGorn: Tarble and Gure are terrible pilots and attack balls are designed for high impact collisions after reentry, you can guess the outcome. Abo and Kado care little for bystanders or their hotels.
55	* SiblingYinYang: Tarble is far more pacifistic than Vegeta and Saiyans in general.
56	* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Abo and Kado were roughly as powerful as Vegeta and The Ginyu Force during the Saiyan and Namek sagas and are roughly as powerful as Frieza by the time of the OVA. However, [[LensmanArmsRace since the OVA takes place after Buu has been defeated]], that means they're barely a threat to the protagonists, [[LampshadeHanging something which the narrator comments on at the end]].
57	* SpikesOfVillainy: Villain Aka has spikes on his face, shoulders, and arms.
58	* StealthPun: Goku's family has a radish garden. It's probably an homage to Goku's evil brother, Raditz, whose name is derived from radish.
59	* TerribleArtist: Mr. Satan's hotel is a fine work of art. The artwork on it, not so much.
60	* TheGlassesComeOff: Abo and Kado throw away their scouters for their "secret" move.
61	* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: Majin Buu is the only serious fighter who doesn't stop eating when the aliens arrive.
62	* TheStrategist: Gohan 'coaches' his brother and Trunks to victory before Aka appears.
63	* TheUnfavorite / WhiteSheep: Tarble was exiled for being too weak and kind. However, Vegeta, who would have killed him on the spot for being a weakling (like Nappa) 11 years ago, has become "nice" enough by the time they reunited to merely find him extremely annoying.
64	* TheVoiceless: Tien doesn't speak in this special. This is due to the death of his original voice actor.
65	* ThemeNaming: Vege'''table'''. Get it?
66	* TokenGoodTeammate: Tarble is, among the Saiyans, being an ActualPacifist instead of a BloodKnight.
67	* WhamLine: When Vegeta asks Tarble who his companion is, he reveals it's actually his wife, Gure. Vegeta looked completely shocked that the strange creature is his brother's significant other.
68	* WhatTheHellHero: After Gotenks (along with Piccolo) accidentally destroys the top of Mr. Satan's hotel, we get this exchange:
69	-->'''Gotenks''': ''[giggles in shame]'' Oops!
70	-->'''Piccolo, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Oolong and Puar''': "Oops", our asses!

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