is the opening theme song of the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series and is the 1st single by singer Hiroki Takahashi. Originally released on vinyl and cassette on March 1, 1986, it was re-released on 8 cm cd on March 21, 1998. It is coupled with the ''Dragon Ball'' closing theme performed by Ushio Hashimoto.

Track listing

All music composed by Takeshi Ike, and all tracks arranged by Kohei Tanaka.

Cover versions

In 1989, Harmony Gold created their own version of the song for their short-lived English dub of ''Dragon Ball'', using the original Japanese music. It features an unknown singer. The lyrics are credited to Kathryn Nelligan. The Creative Products Corporation also created an English version, used for their dub in the Philippines. The song was made by a short-lived singing and dancing group of children/teenagers named Age of Wonder, led by Gino Padilla. The full song was released onto a limited CD called ''Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z: Songs of a High Spirited Saga - Volume 1'' in 1996.

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also recorded the opening and closing themes, sung in English for their dub. "Mystical Adventure!" was sung by

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and "Romantic Ageru yo" by Daphne Gere. Though the lyrics were not a literal translation of the original Japanese, they were still somewhat faithful. In 1998, the group

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covered the song in English on their 2011 self-titled debut album.

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covered "Romantic Ageru yo" for her 2007

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cover album ''Shokotan☆Kaba ~ Anison ni Koi o Shite''.

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included a cover of "Romantic Ageru yo", that features his

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on guitar, on his 2015 single " Chōzetsu☆Dynamic!".

2005 version

In 2005 Takahashi was called back to record a self-cover of "Makafushigi Adventure!". This release is coupled with re-recordings of , , and . A self-cover version, featuring Takahashi on the cover, was also released on the same day. It is available in North America through

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Track listing

#"Makafushigi Adventure! (2005 ver.)" #"Mezase Tenka-ichi (2005 ver.)" #"Dragon Ball Densetsu (2005 ver.)" #"Aoki Tabibito-tachi (2005 ver.)" #"Makafushigi Adventure! (DJ Dr. Knob Remix)" #"Makafushigi Adventure! (2005 ver. instrumental)" #"Mezame Tenkaichi (2005 ver. instrumental)" #"Dragon Ball Densetsu (2005 ver. instrumental)" #"Aoki Tabibito-tachi (2005 ver. instrumental)"

References

External links

Yahoo Music page
1998 reissue

2005 version {{Authority control 1986 singles 1998 singles 2005 singles Dragon Ball songs Columbia Records singles 1986 songs