For those unfamiliar with the original Dragon Ball Z anime and its opening, it featured a song named “Cha-La Head Cha-La” that has become legendary among fans. It’s from Japanese singer Hironobu Kageyama, who took the job because he was a fan of the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in which Dragon Ball was published. The lyrics are about exploration, freedom, and chasing your dreams with a smile. The words “Cha-La Head Cha-La” are complete nonsense, though, but are still great fun to sing along with.

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The Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot opening is ultimately quite a bit different from the Dragon Ball Z TV show’s opening, which is understandable. It would be a significant amount of work to recreate the opening and it wouldn’t necessarily be representative of what’s in the game. As such, Bandai Namco did what was probably the right thing and focused more on showing locations details from the game itself.

There are still a lot of Dragon Ball Z anime references in the game’s opening cinematic, though. From the title flying over the open water to the various scenes showing Goku and friends together. Even the scene with Gohan running away from a dinosaur was included. Also fun is the final scene from the video where the Z-Fighters are standing in front of a red background and Goku drops suddenly between them all with a stern look on his face.

The opening cinematic for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot continues to deliver the message that Bandai Namco has focused on since the game’s announcement. This is a game for fans of Dragon Ball Z. It’s authentic to the anime to an impressive degree. And perhaps more importantly, it understands why and how fans love Dragon Ball Z and tries to deliver that. Or, at the very least, the marketing leading up to launch tries to deliver that. Hopefully, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot delivers on fans’ expectations, too.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot releases January 17, 2020, on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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