is the opening theme song of the Dragon Ball anime

Anime

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 series. This song was performed by pop

Pop music

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 artist Hiroki Takahashi. It was released on vinyl on March 1986 and again 8 cm cd on March 21, 1998 in Japan

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 only. It is coupled with the Dragon Ball closing theme "Romantic Ageru Yo" performed by Ushio Hashimoto.

Harmony Gold

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 commissioned an English version of this song as the opening for their short-lived and unsuccessful original English dub of Dragon Ball in the late 1980s.

Track list

1. 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！
   Makafushigi Adobenchā!/Mystical Adventure!
2. ロマンティックあげるよ
   Romantikku Ageru Yo/I'll Give You a Romantic Night
3. 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！（オリジナル・カラオケ）
   Makafushigi Adobenchā! (Orijinaru Karaoke)/Mystical Adventure! (Original Karaoke) (only included on the CD)
4. ロマンティックあげるよ（オリジナル・カラオケ）
   Romantikku Ageru Yo (Orijinaru Karaoke)/I’ll Give You a Romantic Night (Original Karaoke) (only included on the CD)

Animetal Cover

In 1998 the group Animetal

Animetal

was a Japanese novelty heavy metal band who specialized in metal covers of theme songs from classic and modern Japanese anime and tokusatsu television series....

 would release a cover to "Makafushigi Adventure!" as part of their album This is Japanimetal Marathon

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.

2005 Version

In 2005 Takahashi was called back to record a new version of Makafushigi Adventure! called "Makafushigi Adventure! (2005 Ver.)". This release is coupled with re-recordings of "Mezase Tenka-ichi", "Dragonball Densetsu", and "Aoi Tabibito-tachi". A Self Cover version featuring Takahashi on cover was also released on the same day. As of this writing, it is the only Hiroki Takahashi release to be made available domestically through iTunes

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.

Track list

1. 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！（２００５　ｖｅｒ﹒）
   Makafushigi Adobenchā!/Mystical Adventure!
2. めざめ天下一（２００５　ｖｅｒ﹒）
   Mezase Tenkaichi/Aim to Be the Greatest on Earth
3. ドラゴンボール伝説（２００５　ｖｅｒ﹒）
   Doragonbōru Densetsu/Dragon Ball Legend
4. 青き旅人たち（２００５　ｖｅｒ﹒）
   Aoi Tabibito-tachi/Blue Travelers
5. 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！（ＤＪ　Ｄｒ﹒Ｋｎｏｂ　Ｒｅｍｉｘ）
   Makafushigi Adobenchā!/Mystical Adventure!
6. 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！（２００５　ｖｅｒ﹒　Ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔａｌ）
   Makafushigi Adobenchā!/Mystical Adventure!
7. めざせ天下一（Ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔａｌ）
   Mezase Tenkaichi/Aim to Be the Greatest on Earth
8. ドラゴンボール伝説（Ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔａｌ）
   Doragonbōru Densetsu (2005 ver. Instrumental)/Dragon Ball Legend
9. 青き旅人たち（Ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔａｌ）
   Aoi Tabibito-tachi/Blue Travelers

External links

• Yahoo Music page 1998 reissue
• Team Entertainment page 2005 version