"Dragon Soul" is the seventh single by J-Pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 and anison artist Takayoshi Tanimoto

Takayoshi Tanimoto

, born , is a Japanese vocalist known for his talents as an anison. Some of his works include "One Vision," which is the Matrix Evolution theme for Digimon Tamers, he also does the main theme for DarkKnightmon and Kiriha in part 2 of Digimon Xros Wars, two of the three opening songs for the anime...

. He performed the song with guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ist and composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 Takafumi Iwasaki

Takafumi Iwasaki

is a Japanese guitarist, lyricist, music arranger, and musical artist from Kumamoto Prefecture. He is currently signed to Columbia Music Entertainment, for which he is known for writing and performing various anime and tokusatsu theme songs...

 as part of a special unit also called "Dragon Soul". It was released on CD on May 20, 2009, as both a regular and limited edition; the limited edition included a Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Battlers trading card game card. The single was used as the opening theme for Dragon Ball Z Kai.

The single remained on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Weekly Charts for 18 weeks and during that time it peaked at #23.

When Dragon Ball Kai was licensed North America in 2010 as Dragon Ball Z Kai, Funimation recorded "Dragon Soul" in English, with lyrics written by Brina Palencia

Brina Palencia

Brina Michelle Palencia is an American voice actress, singer, and ADR director who works for Funimation Entertainment. She has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series.Apart from her adult female voices, she has been cast in younger...

. The uncut DVD/Blu-ray Disc volumes will feature a different singer for each release. Part 1 was sung by Sean Schemmel

Sean Schemmel

Sean Schemmel is an American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer who has worked for NYAV Post, Bandai Entertainment, Funimation Entertainment, OkraTron 5000, DuArt Film and Video, and 4Kids Entertainment...

, who also does the voice of Goku. Part 2 was sung by Justin Cook

Justin Cook

Justin Ryan Cook is an American Producer, Voice Actor, Line Producer, ADR Director, and Engineer who works for Funimation Entertainment and OkraTron 5000...

, who also does the voice of Raditz. Part 3 was sung by Vic Mignogna

Vic Mignogna

Victor Joseph "Vic" Mignogna is an American Anime Award winning voice actor and musician who has done voice work for many anime series, movies, and video games...

, who also does the voice of Broly and Burter, his version also used for the Nicktoons

Nicktoons

Nicktoons are animated television shows that are produced by and aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign made animated series. The idea for Nicktoons was formed in 1989 and on Sunday, August 11, 1991, the first Nicktoon, Doug, was...

 airings of the show. Part 4 was sung by Greg Ayres

Greg Ayres

Gregory Scott Ayres is an American voice actor who works for anime series at Funimation Entertainment, ADV Films, Seraphim Digital, and OkraTron 5000. He has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films...

, who also did the voice of Guldo in Dragon Ball Z Kai. Part 5 was sung by Sonny Strait

Sonny Strait

Don "Sonny" Strait is an American voice actor who works for anime series of Funimation Entertainment. He has provided voices for a number of characters in English language versions of Japanese anime films....

, who is also the voice of Krillin. Part 6 was sung by Brina Palencia

Brina Palencia

Brina Michelle Palencia is an American voice actress, singer, and ADR director who works for Funimation Entertainment. She has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series.Apart from her adult female voices, she has been cast in younger...

herself, who also does the voice of Chiaotzu.

Track list

1. "Dragon Soul"
   • Artist: Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)
2. • Artist: Dragon Soul (Takayoshi Tanimoto & Takafumi Iwasaki)
3. "Dragon Soul (Original Karaoke)"
4. "Muteki Aura no Energy (Original Karaoke)"