Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (ドラゴンボ
ールZ 神と神 Doragon Bōru Zetto: Kami to
Kami?, lit. “Dragon Ball Z: God and
God”) is the eighteenth Japanese
animated feature film based on the
Dragon Ball series, released in
theaters on March 30, 2013. It is the
first Dragon Ball movie in 17 years to
have a theatrical release, the last
being the tenth anniversary movie in
1996, which followed the first three
Dragon Ball films and the thirteen
Dragon Ball Z films. Battle of Gods is
the first-ever Japanese film to be
screened at IMAX Digital Theaters, and
was released on Blu-ray and DVD on
September 13, 2013.

It is the first film in the series to
be considered an official part of the
Dragon Ball storyline, being set
between chapters 517 and 518 of the
original manga during the ten year
time skip, with original creator Akira
Toriyama deeply involved.[2] The plot
involves Birus, the God of
Destruction, learning of the defeat of
the galactic overlord Freeza by the
hands of Son Goku. Seeking an opponent
worthy of his power, Birus, along with
his companion Uis, travels to the
north galaxy to challenge Goku to a
battle.[3]