This was the very first anime production recorded in Dallas, Texas, US. According to Mike McFarland, roughly 150 actors auditioned to voice act in the special in 1997. In the end, only eight actors were chosen for the entire English voice cast of the project. The success of the video release led FUNimation to base all their voice work in Dallas, TX, and began FUNimation's in-house production of Dragon Ball Z.