AB Groupe's title is Dragon Ball Z: The Father of Goku. FUNimation first released the special on DVD in January 2001 and later re-released this and the Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks TV special on a digitally remastered double feature DVD on February 19, 2008; a Blu-ray Disc version was released on July 15, 2008. The special was re-released in its remastered form on September 15, 2009 in a single disc release. On December 19, a sequel short film called Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock was released, in which Bardock survives after explosion and is sent to the past, facing Frieza's ancestor, Chilled and becomes the Legendary Super Saiyan.