“Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster, 1994, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) N255

“Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster, 1994, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm)

An original Japanese B2 theatrical poster for Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, issued for its first release on 9 July 1994 as part of the Summer Toei Anime Fair. The colourful event emblem in the upper-left corner identifies this original theatrical campaign.

Released in Japan as ドラゴンボールZ 超戦士撃破!! 勝つのはオレだ—approximately “Dragon Ball Z: Defeat the Super-Warrior!! I’m the One Who’ll Win”—the film brings Goten and Trunks to the forefront of an adventure combining the series’ explosive combat with a sinister biotechnology setting.

Film background

Based on Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball, Bio-Broly follows Goten, Trunks, Android 18 and their companions into a laboratory where a genetically engineered incarnation of Broly threatens to escape control. The younger heroes’ teamwork and resourcefulness become central to the ensuing battle.

The film belongs to the prolific 1990s period of Dragon Ball Z theatrical animation, when Toei’s seasonal programmes brought new adventures to Japanese cinema audiences alongside the ongoing television series.

Poster design

Super Saiyan Goten and Trunks dominate the foreground, launching brilliant blue-white energy attacks towards opposite edges of the sheet. Their golden hair, angular poses and determined expressions create a tightly balanced composition, with Android 18 positioned immediately behind them.

Above, the laboratory introduces a darker visual register. Broly’s suspended figure occupies a glowing cultivation chamber, surrounded by industrial structures and other bio-warriors. Deep blue shadows and red illumination contrast with the bright foreground, reinforcing the confrontation between the heroes and the laboratory’s artificial creations.

The familiar Dragon Ball Z logo anchors the lower section in yellow and red, accompanied by pink Japanese lettering and the film’s yellow subtitle. Across the top, the promotional copy announces a mysterious warrior revived through biotechnology and urges Goten and Trunks to confront him at full power.

Collector appeal

This original release design gives particular prominence to Goten, Trunks and Android 18, making it a distinctive addition to a collection of Dragon Ball theatrical posters. Its combination of laboratory imagery, saturated colour and sweeping energy effects captures the visual intensity of the franchise’s 1990s cinema campaigns.

Condition

Excellent+ condition, with vivid colour and strong overall presentation. Please review the accompanying photographs for the condition of this example.

An original Japanese theatrical poster from 1994, now approximately 32 years old.

Certificate of Authenticity included.