More exciting “Dragon Ball” action with “Super Android 13”. This is one of the shortest films in the entire franchise so it’s over before you know it. Fans of the series do not seem to talk about this one all that much (either positively or negatively) and I can understand why. It’s not the best one by any means but it isn’t bad at all.

Goku and his friends are enjoying a day out in a big city when three villainous androids attack. Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and the rest of the fighters must protect the innocent people of Earth as they battle against the unstoppable cyborg killers.

Some of the early scenes with Goku, Chi-Chi and Gohan shopping are quite amusing. It’s nice to see Vegeta and Trunks join in on the action but I wish Gohan and Piccolo got more to do. Some of the comedic parts with Roshi and Oolong are okay. The villains are not among the best from the franchise but I still liked them. Androids 14 and 15 are not the most memorable but when Android 13 uses their parts to transform into Super Android 13, he looks pretty darn great. He certainly puts up a real fight and seriously pushes the team of heroes.

“Super Android 13” is a fun addition to the franchise with a spectacular final battle with Goku having to go Super Saiyan to take on Super Android 13. Like with a lot of the “Dragon Ball” films, I’m not really convinced that this is the best place to start for people that are not particularly familiar with the anime series. Still, I think fans of the show will enjoy this one. Just don’t go into it expecting it to be as good as some of the others. It’s certainly better than “Tree Of Might” and “Bio-Broly” though.