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  1. Dragon Ball Anime Remake Chapter Coverage 10.0
  2. Based on Dragon Ball © Toriyama Akira
  3. Concept by JulieYBM
  4.  
  5. Welcome to the tenth iteration of the Dragon Ball Anime Remake Chapter Coverage. Over the years this series has attempted various ways of organizing the original Dragon Ball comic’s 519 chapters into a short, tight and compact series on the level of series like Hajime No Ippo (which covered 279 chapters in 75 episodes), Bleach (which covered 181 chapters in Episodes #1-63) or some of the best arcs of Naruto. For this go the project shall attempt a looser approach to adapting less by literal copying of panels and more through covering based on the general plot outline. Kyouto Animation and other late night animated series producers have shown that a lot can be covered in just a single cour of episodes, so for all intents and purposes, similar shall be attempted here.
  6.  
  7. Episodes are presented in the format of a modern 24-minute Japanese animated series’ episode. Structure plays a big part in allowing modern anime to not necessarily always show the A-to-B linear fashion of a story.
  8.  
  9. The Hunt for the Dragon Balls:
  10.  
  11. Episode #1: “Blooma & Son Gokuu”
  12. •Chapters: 1-4
  13. •A shadowy figure with a monkey’s tail runs and leaps through the mountains and the forests. The figure doffs his clothes to reveal that it is indeed a boy. The boy uses his tail to fish, lures his prey, and then successfully kills the giant fish he has reeled in with a kick. The boy drags the giant fish off.
  14. •Title Card: “Blooma & Son Gokuu” written in the open eyes of the dead fish.
  15. •A-Part: A young girl drives a jeep through the mountains. The radio plays a snazzy tune. The screen of the stereo reads ‘01 September Age 749’. Following her Dragon Radar, the girl accidentally crashes into the boy, who introduces himself as Son Gokuu. Son Gokuu invites the girl back to his hut where she learns that he has possession of the Four-Star Dragon Ball, a memento of his grandfather. Blooma convinces ‘Son-kun’ to join her on her quest to gather the seven Dragon Balls so as to summon the dragon god Shen Long and have a wish granted. “I already have the Two-Star Ball!” Blooma, of course, isn’t sure if she wants strawberries or a boyfriend, while Gokuu doesn’t really have any desires. Gokuu and Blooma begin their journey.
  16. •Opening: Gokuu and Blooma traversing rivers, mountains and forests by motorbike.
  17. •B-Part: Gokuu and Blooma come across a sea turtle about to be cooked alive by a giant bear bandit. Blooma tells Gokuu to not get involved, but the sea turtle—Umigame—begs Gokuu to save his life. “My master can reward you!” he claims. Blooma instantly changes her mind—not before Gokuu can begin untying Umigame—and tells Gokuu to hurry up and try to free the sea turtle. Just as the trio are about to sneak off, the bear bandit returns from retrieving water and attacks them. Gokuu defeats the towering titan in short order. At the beach, Umigame thanks Gokuu for saving him and promises to return in the morning with the Kame-sen’nin to reward him. Blooma sets up her Hoi-Poi Capsule house on the beach. That night, Gokuu and Blooma bathe. After they go to sleep, Gokuu is shocked to learn that Blooma “has no balls” after trying to rest his head on her lap, finding it flat and then removing her panties as she sleeps. The next morning, Blooma awakens to the sight of a lecherous old man standing over her. Blooma freaks out and tells Gokuu to defend her. Gokuu leaps into action, but the old man effortlessly parries his attacks. “You’ve earned my respect as a martial artist, Old Tmer!” Blooma is incredulous, “He tried to do lewd things to me!” The old man wipes the blood from his nose—Gokuu never hit him in the nose, though—and retorts “I was merely trying to awaken you so as to reward you for saving my dear friend, Umigame-chan! You folks are heavy dreamers!” (The old bastard is probably lying). Blooma redirects her vision to Umigame, standing beside him. “You’re the Kame-sen’nin?!” Blooma is aghast. After they get the introductions out of the way the Kame-sen’nin presents Gokuu with the flying cloud ‘Kinto’un’ upon which he may soar through the skies if he is pure hearted enough. Gokuu has no trouble leaping atop the yellow cloud, leading Umigame to remind the most chagrined Kame-sen’nin that not even he can do that! Blooma asks for a reward too, but the Kame-sen’nin counters that he was told only the boy tried to save his friend. Blooma notices the Three-Star on a necklace around the Kame-sen’nin’s neck and begs for it. The Kame-sen’nin agrees to relent should the young girl show him her panties. “Shenanigans like these are why you can’t ride the Kinto’un!” chimes in Umigame. Blooma readily acquiesces, “I thought you’d want to do something way lewder, like Puff-Puff me!” Blooma readily lifts her night gown, bequeathing upon the Kame-sen’nin and his monk-like turtle ‘Heaven’. Straightening his posture and presenting a stern face, the Kame-sen’nin hands over his Dragon Ball, turns his back and says, “Come, Umigame-kun, we’re going home.” Clearly, the Kame-sen’nin is counting his blessings.
  18. •Ending: Gokuu flies around on the Kinto’un across the beach and open sea. Riding atop Umigame as they head back home, the Kame-sen’nin stretches a bruised hand from deflecting Gokuu’s attacks. “That boy’s strength is incredible, but his technique is quite nostalgic…” Blooma turns from watching Gokuu having his fun with Kinto’un and re-enters the house with a smile. The camera pans up to the brightly burning sun as their three Dragon Balls fly into it.
  19. •“Oh, no!” cries Blooma as she changes out of her night gown, “I’m not wearing any panties!”
  20.  
  21. Episode #2: “Yamcha the Desert Bandit (Part 1)”
  22. •Chapters: 5-9
  23. •Gokuu and Blooma explore a village that seems devoid of life. Gokuu enters a house and is attacked from behind by an ax swung upon his head!
  24. •Opening:
  25. •Gokuu survives the ax attack with only a mild headache. The assailant turns out to be a father afraid that the transforming demon Oolong has come to steal his daughter to be his bride. Blooma gets a devious idea: “How about a little trade?” she grins.
  26. •Title Card:
  27. •A-Part: With the Six-Star Ball in the foreground, held in the palm of the father’s hand, the father says: “I still can’t believe this little ball can grant wishes.” Meanwhile, in the background of said close-up shot, Gokuu struggles to put on a dress. Gokuu is none-too-hot on being made to dress up as a girl to take the place of the bride-to-be, but once Oolong appears Gokuu has no problem facing down the shape-shifter. Oolong realizes that Gokuu is actually strong and tries to escape, but Gokuu gives chase on Kinto’un. Gokuu eventually catches Oolong after his transformation time runs out and returns to his normal form…a pig boy. Oolong apologizes and reveals that he can’t really control the girls he has been periodically kidnapping. In fact, they’re making him into their errand boy while they live a life of luxury at his mansion.
  28. •B-Part: Gokuu leaps through a jungle by tree, keeping his eyes locked on the river below. Stalking his prey, Gokuu dangles a pair of cute girls’ panties above the river. A fish jumps out of the water to steal the panties, but has already fallen into Gokuu’s trap. Gokuu grabs the fish with silent swiftness. Later, Gokuu, Blooma and Oolong traverse the desert…by foot. Oolong complains about being hot, to which Blooma counters that if he hadn’t tried to run away she wouldn’t have dropped her case of Capsules in the river. “Why the hell would I want to go to Mount Frypan, home of the Gyuu-maou?!” retorts Oolong. Ignoring the pig, Blooma commences to whine about being tired, hot, hungry, dirty and otherwise displeased. Gokuu says they should “Just consider it a part of training!” completely aloof to how different their priorities are. Oolong sighs, puts his hands in his pocket, and feels something he was not expecting. “Oh, that’s right!” Oolong pulls out an M-size Capsule and it transforms into a luxury RV camper! “Yay!” cheers Blooma. “I don’t suppose you’ll ‘fela-fela’ me?” asks Oolong deviously. Blooma slaps Oolong into the camera. Elsewhere, Desert Bandits Yamcha & Pu-erh spot new prey from their base. “They’ve got a pretty pricey RV. That’s sure to fetch a lot of money!” says Pu-erh. Yamcha agrees, although he might just keep it for their pleasure. Yamcha brings out his Jet Momonga and the two bandits ride it off into the distance. At night, Blooma readies to take a shower and reminds Oolong not to peek. Oolong hands over juice—after putting sleeping powder into said juice—to Gokuu and Blooma as an olive branch. Blooma enjoys the juice and then heads to the shower. Gokuu explains the Dragon Balls to Oolong while Yamcha and Pu-erh overhear from the outside. Yamcha tells Pu-erh that they now have a change of plans. They’re going to steal the Dragon Balls and Dragon Radar and use them to achieve his ultimate goal!
  29. •Ending:
  30. •Blooma washes herself in the shower but begins to steadily doze off.
  31.  
  32. Episode #3: “Yamcha the Desert Bandit (Part 2)”
  33. •Chapters: 10-12
  34. •Yamcha and Pu-erh sneak into the RV camper. Gokuu is passed out on the couch while the other two are nowhere in sight. Yamcha tells Pu-erh to keep an eye on the brat (Gokuu) while he searches for the Dragon Balls. Pu-erh cocks his shot gun in reply.
  35. •Opening:
  36. •Yamcha sifts through the RV looking for his prizes. Opening a door, Yamcha is flabbergasted to find a pig boy standing over…a naked and unconscious girl! Yamcha shrieks, startling everyone and he and Pu-erh make a run for it as the girl begins to stir.
  37. •Title Card:
  38. •A-Part: The next morning, Blooma awakens to find Gokuu still unconscious on the couch and Oolong—rifle in hand—awake at the wheel of the RV. With a towel wrapped around her, Blooma asks Oolong why he looks like he stayed up all night…and why she fell asleep in the shower! Oolong, grouchy, says she was probably more tired than she thought and just fell asleep. Oolong points Blooma to the only spare set of clothes he has that will fit her…and they’re a bunny suit! “What the hell?!” Blooma shrieks, wresting Gokuu from his slumber. “Oh, good, now you’re both awake.” Oolong explains that after they fell asleep last night some bandits tried to break in, so he’s been keeping watch ever since. Blooma thanks Oolong—although still miffed about the bunny suit—and asks him to start driving toward Mount Frypan. Oolong grumbles, but it’s better than sticking around with these bandits on their tail. Suddenly, a missile crashes into the RV and sends it crashing into a cactus field. Gokuu busts out the door to face down their assailants. Yamcha strikes at Gokuu with a sword, but Gokuu’s Nyoi-bou blocks the attack. A fierce battle commences. Meanwhile, Oolong confronts Pu-erh, “I thought I recognized you!” they tell one another in union. “You got thrown out of the Southern Transformation School for being lewd!” cries Pu-erh. “All I did was steal the teacher’s panties!” counters Oolong. Yamcha asks for the boy’s name, impressed by his martial arts. Gokuu names himself as Son Gokuu, which prompts Yamcha to ask if he is related to ‘Son Gohan’. Gokuu explains that he is the grandson of Son Gohan. “That explains your fierce technique!” Yamcha admits. Just as Yamcha gains the upper-hand on Gokuu and prepares to cut him in two! Blooma barges out of the camper and demands to know just who the hell is trying to attack them. Upon sight of Yamcha—catching him just before he can slash Gokuu—however, Blooma changes her tune and tries seducing him. Yamcha goes into overload, unable to process the fact that a cute girl with big breasts tightly packed into a bunny suit is coming on to him, quite literally. Yamcha unfreezes long enough to break away from Blooma, toss her way a Hoi-Poi Capsule, and apologize for wrecking their RV before running away with Pu-erh in tow. The Capsule is a FIAT Abarth 695, just big enough for the trio of Dragon Ball collectors to ride in. At a safe distance, Yamcha swears to Pu-erh that they will collect the Dragon Balls and he will use them to wish away his fear of girls!
  39. •B-Part: A giant wielding a devilish ax swings his steel down upon Son Gokuu. The boy swiftly rolls to his left to dodge the blade, which becomes stuck in the side of the house it crashed into. Using this chance, Gokuu springs off of the ground and kicks the Gyuu-maou in his right elbow. The Gyuu-maou roars in anger, pulls out his ax, and continues his assault. Blooma and Oolong cower behind a long dried water fountain. Smoke, fire and heat waves color the atmosphere of Mount Frypan. “The mountain really is on fire,” Blooma huffs. “I told you this was a bad idea!” Oolong adds. The Gyuu-maou grabs Gokuu by the neck with his massive left hand and begins to crush him to death. Blooma pulls a Capsule out of her cleavage and turns it into an Ingram MAC-11. Blooma shoots the Gyuu-maou but the bullets only cause bruises. Gokuu uses the Gyuu-maou’s temporary distraction to cross chop his wrist and free himself. The Gyuu-maou breaks his grip, but Gokuu rushes up the Gyuu-maou’s arm and slams him in the jaw with his Nyoi-bou. The Gyuu-maou recognizes the Nyoi-bou, saying it belonged to his old friend, Son Gohan. “Son Gohan is my grandpa!” Gokuu reveals. The Gyuu-maou breaks his attack after hearing this and asks Gokuu for forgiveness. Son Gohan and he had trained in the martial arts together under the Muten Roushi long ago and he is aghast to learn he was trying to kill his grandson. Blooma and Oolong breathe a sigh of relief. Blooma asks why the mountain and surrounding kingdom is on fire. The Gyuu-maou explains that the fires on his mountain will not go out, so he’s been unable to return to his castle. Precious family heirlooms remain in the castle, so to prevent them from being lost he sent his daughter, Chi-Chi to find the Muten Roushi and his mystical Bashou-sen. Gokuu agrees to go and find Chi-Chi after the Gyuu-maou confirms that he has an object similar to the Dragon Ball Blooma showed him. Gokuu summons Kinto’un and rides off in the direction Chi-Chi apparently left. “That cloud, could it be…!!” The Gyuu-maou seems to recognize Kinto’un?!
  40. •Ending:
  41. •A young girl clad in armor runs from a tyrannosaurus rex.
  42.  
  43. Episode #4: “Mount Frypan”
  44. •Chapters: 12-15
  45. •Yamcha and Pu-erh, having overheard the conversation between Gokuu’s group and the Gyuu-maou, decide to play it by ear and wait it out. “At least now we know what the Dragon Balls look like,” Yamcha adds.
  46. •Opening:
  47. •Soaring through the skies, Gokuu hears a voice crying out and loud stomps. Someone is being chased by a dinosaur! Gokuu redirects Kinto’un but before he can arrive the girl turns around and throws the blade on her helmet, chopping the dinosaur’s head off. Grossed out by the sight, the girl concentrates her Ki into her helmet and fires a beam out of a small jewel on the front. The dinosaur’s remains are vaporized instantly. Gokuu is left speechless.
  48. •Title Card:
  49. •A-Part: Gokuu introduces himself to Chi-Chi, telling her she’s really strong. Chi-Chi’s bewildered by the arrival of the boy riding a cloud. Gokuu gets Chi-Chi back up to speed and they take off on Kinto’un. Chi-Chi is able to ride the cloud, but she still hangs onto Gokuu for dear life. Gokuu, curious about whether Chi-Chi is really a girl like Blooma, does a ‘Pat-Pat’. Mortified, Chi-Chi believes she must now become his bride. The two traverse the land and seas by sky until a dolphin points them in the correct direction of the Muten Roushi’s house. The Kame-sen’nin is pleasantly surprised to find Gokuu on his humble island. After learning the situation, the Muten Roushi agrees to hand over the Bashou-sen…but then he remembers that he spilt wonton soup on it and threw it out because he couldn’t clean it! The Muten Roushi decides to go and take care of the business himself.
  50. •B-Part: Gokuu, Chi-Chi and the Muten Roushi arrive at Mount Frypan. After scolding his student for his nasty reputation, the Muten Roushi flexes his muscles until they become huge. The Muten Roushi performs his ultimate technique, the Kamehame-Ha, but instead of putting out the flames…he blows up the entire mountain by accident! Blooma searches through the rubble but still manages to find the Seven Star Ball. Meanwhile, Gokuu copies the Kamehame-Ha. Gokuu’s beam is weaker than the Muten Roushi’s but still packs enough power to destroy his group’s FIAT. Impressed—if also miffed that his ultimate technique was so easily copied—the Muten Roushi invites Gokuu to become his student once he’s finished collecting the Dragon Balls. With the Twenty-First Tenka’ichi Budoukai coming up it would be a great chance for him to face new challenges. Gokuu agrees…and so does Chi-Chi! Chi-Chi tells her father she wishes to travel with Gokuu’s group. The Gyuu-maou understands her facial expression and is more than happy to give his daughter to Gokuu. Gokuu is confused about the situation (“What do you mean by ‘marriage’?”) while Oolong and Blooma are flabbergasted that someone as aloof as Gokuu is getting himself a bride. The Gyuu-maou gives them a new car as a ‘wedding gift’.
  51. •Ending:
  52. •Yamcha and Pu-erh switch over to a Star Model 4 to keep up with their prey’s new car.
  53.  
  54. Episode #5: “Pilaf-daiou (Part 1)”
  55. •Chapters: 18-20
  56. •Oolong and Blooma argue over Blooma’s intended use for the Dragon Balls. Chi-Chi tries to cuddle with Gokuu, who doesn’t really get what’s going on. Meanwhile, their car is in the scopes of someone’s weapon. Suddenly, a rocket crashes into Gokuu and the others’ car and sends them toppling over.
  57. •Opening:
  58. •Two mecha stand over the car, holding the backpack with the Dragon Balls in them! Gokuu and Chi-Chi spring into action to try and retrieve the Balls but the mecha are too fast and too powerful for their punches and kicks to do much more than dent the armor. The mecha slam the two into the ground and repair to launch close-range missiles at them. Yamcha and Pu-erh arrive, launching anti-mecha rockets and causing critical damage to the two mecha. The two mecha speed off with the Dragon Balls in tow.
  59. •Title Card:
  60. •A-Part: Blooma whines that their Dragon Balls have been stolen while simultaneously trying to seduce Yamcha. Gokuu reminds her that they still have the Four Star Ball because he keeps it on her person. Blooma gloats that the thieves forgot one! According to the Dragon Radar the thieves are heading straight toward the last Dragon Ball. Since they don’t have a car anymore Yamcha guesses that they’ll just have to ride with them. Much to Yamcha-sama’s chagrin, Blooma sits on his lap due to a “lack of room” in the car for all of them. Meanwhile, Shuu and Mai return from stealing the Dragon Balls but their great king, Pilaf, scolds them for forgetting one of the Dragon Balls. Luckily, the entire time Pilaf was ranting the kids arrived at their castle, entered, and fell into one of their trap rooms! “Pilaf-sama, uh…the monitor right behind you.” Pilaf turns to see the kids in the room. “Oh, well then…”
  61. •B-Part: Pilaf gases Gokuu and the gang and steals the Four Star Ball. Gokuu uses the Kamehame-Ha to break a little hole in the castle and allow Oolong to transform into a bat and escape. Pilaf summons Shen Long, but Oolong makes his wish instead: he wants the panties from a cute girl! Suddenly, Blooma gasps as her panties disappear and fall straight onto Oolong’s face. The Dragon God bids Pilaf farewell and disappears. The Dragon Balls scatter across the world, dormant for one year. Pilaf is pissed off! Gokuu and the others are moved into a room with a glass ceiling. When the sun rises they’ll be baked alive! Unable to escape, the gang bemoans how they’ll never achieve their goals. Pu-erh looks at the moon, which reminds Gokuu of a story his granpa once told him about a giant monster that comes out when the moon is full. Gokuu accidentally looks at the full moon and transforms into a giant monkey so large it breaks the ceiling of the room.
  62. •Ending:
  63. •A loud noise awakens Pilaf. A giant monkey is destroying his castle!
  64.  
  65. Episode #6: “Pilaf-daiou (Part 2)”
  66. •Chapters: 21-23
  67. •With the glass ceiling room destroyed Blooma and the others make a run for it. But Chi-Chi wants to try and turn Gokuu back to normal. Remembering that when she grabbed Gokuu’s tail when climbing onto Kinto’un that he became weak, Chi-Chi sets about trying to use her helmet blade to cut off Gokuu’s tail!
  68. •Opening:
  69. •The Pilaf Gang leaps into three mecha that transform into fighter jets and begin attacking the giant monkey to avenge their destroyed castle.
  70. •Title Card:
  71. •A-Part: The Pilaf Gang unleashes a barrage of missiles and bullets. The barrage goes on and on until finally, when the smoke clears, it seems that the monkey has fallen. As Pilaf celebrates, though, the monkey regains its footing, grabs the jets and throws them off into the distance. Finally, Chi-Chi manages to cut Gokuu’s tail off with help from Yamcha and the others. Gokuu returns to his normal form, albeit naked. Chi-Chi wears a perverse look on her face at the sight of Gokuu.
  72. •B-Part: Gokuu awakens, naked. Blooma tells a reluctant Oolong to give Gokuu his trousers so he doesn’t walk around naked all day. Gokuu doesn’t remember turning into a giant monkey and Blooma and Yamcha decide it’s best to not tell him. Gokuu and Chi-Chi decide to go off to find the Muten Roushi to further their training while Blooma and Yamcha return to the city to date.
  73. •Ending:
  74. •A young bald monk rows a boat in the middle of the ocean.
  75.  
  76. The Twenty-First Tenka’ichi Budoukai Arc:
  77.  
  78. Episode #7: “Kame-Sen-Ryuu (Part 1)”
  79. •Chapters: 24-29
  80. •Gokuu and Chi-Chi crouch on Kinto’un, peering down below at a girl sitting upon a lone stone in the vast ocean. “Do you think the Old Timer would like this girl’s body?” Gokuu asks Chi-Chi. “Uh…she’s a mermaid, Gokuu-sa!”Gokuu just shrugs in response. “Sp-sp-speaking of which, Gokuu-sa…what do you think of my body?” Chi-Chi asks, blushing. “Oh, it’s real strong, Chi-Chi!” Gokuu’s dim words but bright smile is just too dastardly a combination for Chi-Chi.
  81. •Title Card:
  82. •A-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi return to the Kame-sen’nin, unsuccessful in their quest to find a Pichi-Pichi Gal for the Muten Roushi to meet. A monk named Kuririn comes ashore the Muten Roushi’s island and introduces himself, asking to become the student of the Muten Roushi. The Muten Roushi grumbles about there now being “three of them trying to be my students…” and presents Kuririn with the same task: find him a Pichi-Pichi Gal. This time, Gokuu, Chi-Chi and Kuririn all struggle to ride the Kinto’un. Chi-Chi becomes jealous when the impure Kuririn—having previously tried to bribe the Muten Roushi with pornographic magazines—must hang onto Gokuu so as to not fall off the cloud. The trio eventually comes across a blue-haired girl being chased by the police. Gokuu and Kuririn beat off the police, confused by why they would be trying to harm such a defenseless girl. The girl introduces herself a Lunch. Lunch agrees to meet the Muten Roushi. Back at Kame House, the Muten Roushi agrees to train Gokuu, Kuririn and Chi-Chi. Lunch sneezes and her hair changes to blonde, leading to her shooting everyone for making her wear such lingerie. Lunch sneezes again and returns to her kind blue-haired self. Lunch explains that her personality changes when she sneezes, leading the Muten Roushi to wonder what he’s gotten himself into.
  83. •Opening: Gokuu and the others leave the small island and arrive at a bigger island. The Muten Roushi tests their speed and re-tests Kuririn after he runs out of the Kame House being chased by Blonde Lunch while passing to the Muten Roushi a beer. Later, the Muten Roushi marks a stone with the Kanji for ‘Turtle’ (Kame) and tosses it into a large forest. Gokuu and friends run into the forest to search for it!
  84. •B-Part: Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter. Three sets of feet are shown to be rushing through the forest. Each martial artist tries to delay the other to gain an advantage. Finally, Kuririn finds the stone and rushes back to Kame House to present it to the Muten Roushi with Gokuu and Chi-Chi chasing after him. The Muten Roushi congratulates Kuririn and declares that he shall be allowed to eat and that Gokuu and Chi-Chi will have to do without.
  85. •Ending:
  86. •Lunch, Kuririn and the Muten Roushi wake up the next morning with food poisoning. Turns out Lunch accidentally fed them fugu. Whoops.
  87.  
  88. Episode #8: “Kame-Sen-Ryuu (Part 2)”
  89. •Chapters: 30-33
  90. •It’s a bright new morning. Gokuu fights with Lunch, who woke up in her blonde form. Chi-Chi tries to break them apart. Kuririn cowers in the corner. The Muten Roushi steps out onto the porch of the Kame House, takes a deep breath and soaks in the sun. Heavy turtle shells adorn the backs of Gokuu, Kuririn and Chi-Chi. The three skip in zigzags as they deliver the milk across the island. Gokuu, Kuririn and Chi-Chi plow fields with their bare hands. Gokuu, Kuririn and Chi-Chi swim across to the other side of a shark infested lake. It’s an affair wrought with event. All the while, the Muten Roushi explains via a voice over set how they will spend the next eight months performing these three tasks every day for the next eight months. Afterward, they will test their skills at the upcoming Tenka’ichi Budoukai.
  91. •Title Card:
  92. •A-Part: Later, the four martial artists rest on hammocks in the shade. Just the first day of training alone has left them unable to move and disheartened. Gokuu, Kuririn and Chi-Chi trade stories of their aspirations for the upcoming tournament. Gokuu wants to fight tough guys, Kuririn wants to be able to take the championship back to the Orin Temple and prove to his senpai that he is worth something, while Chi-Chi wants to get Gokuu’s attention that Kuririn has been stealing from her. Gokuu’s positive attitude holds the trio together and they resolve to complete their training. Eight months pass by...
  93. •Opening: Gokuu, Chi-Chi and Kuririn continue to train diligently.
  94. •B-Part: Gokuu and the others travel by plane to Papaya Island where the Twenty-Five Tenka’ichi Budoukai is held. The tournament grounds feel like one massive market place. Gokuu and Chi-Chi spot Blooma, Yamcha (with a spiffy new hair cut), Oolong and Pu-erh and introduce them to Lunch and Kuririn. Gokuu, Chi-Chi, Kuririn, and Yamcha register for the tournament while the Muten Roushi runs off to use the lavatory. While walking the tournament grounds waiting for the selection process to begin Kuririn runs into his old classmates from the Orin Temple and is forced to relive his days of humiliation. Gokuu stands up for Kuririn, saying he’s become way stronger than them and he’ll show them in the tournament. Trepidation fills Kuririn.
  95. •Ending:
  96. •An old man in a black-and-white dougi stands ominously among the crowd of martial artists.
  97.  
  98. Episode #9: “Mezase!”
  99. •Chapters: 34-36
  100. •Kuririn is bullied by a group of Orin Temple students, calling him small and weak. A year later, Kuririn steps into the ring of the preliminary rounds of the Twenty-First Tenka’ichi Budoukai. To his right Gokuu and Chi-Chi cheer for him on the sides. To his left a group of the bullies from the Orin Temple. Before him lies the leader of those bullies. As the referee declares the beginning of their match Kuririn closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, opens his eyes, and takes his form.
  101. •Opening:
  102. •Kuririn fights with the leader of the Orin Temple bullies. The longer the fight goes on, the more Kuririn’s courage rises and the more his punches and kicks bruise his foe’s arms and legs. Finally, Kuririn’s foe is unable to move from his spot and Kuririn is declared the winner.
  103. •Title Card:
  104. •A-Part: Gokuu, Chi-Chi, Yamcha and Kuririn effortlessly make their way through the preliminary rounds of the tournament. The final eight are selected: Gokuu, Chi-Chi, Kuririn, Yamcha, Jackie Chun, Lan Fan, Bacterian and Namu.
  105. •B-Part: Kuririn battles and rather quickly defeats Bacterian after Gokuu reminds him that he has no nose, so how can he smell the supposedly paralyzing smell Bacterian emits?
  106. •Ending:
  107. •Blooma wonders what happened to the Muten Roushi. He keeps disappearing. Oolong suggests that his bladder has gone bad in his old age. Yamcha, stepping into the arena to face Jackie Chun, wonders if he might be…
  108.  
  109. Episode #10: “Chi-Chi’s Battle”
  110. •Chapters: 37-40
  111. •The battle between Yamcha and Jackie Chun is fierce from the get-go. Yamcha believes he is indeed facing the Muten Roushi and goes all-out from the get-go. Respecting the lad’s heart, Jackie Chun responds in kind. Yamcha begins to find all of his attacks deflected, even his Rouga Fuu-Fuu-Ken!
  112. •Opening:
  113. •Fearing for the boy’s future, Jackie Chun sweeps Yamcha’s footing from out under him and kicks him swiftly out of the ring to prevent any permanent harm. “Your heart’s in the right place, kid, but your spirit’s burning too brightly. You’ll get burned.”
  114. •Title Card:
  115. •A-Part: Visions of his starving and thirsty village haunt Namu. Cheers break Namu from his meditation as he watches Jackie Chun help carry Yamcha with his arm around his shoulder back into the waiting room. Everyone congratulates Yamcha for such a fierce battle. Kuririn promises to avenge Yamcha, even as he wonders just how the hell he’s going to fight that old man. Namu and Lan Fan begin their battle. Lan Fan resorts to stripping down to her underwear to seduce Namu, but Namu solidifies his heart, closes his eyes and knock Lan Fan out of the ring with a single strike.
  116. •B-Part: Chi-Chi resolves to defeat Gokuu and asks for a “K-k-kiss!” If she can defeat Gokuu here she can finally steal back his attention from her rival, Kuririn-kun! The battle begins comically at first as Chi-Chi feels confliction. She wants to help Gokuu achieve his goal of winning the tournament! Nevertheless, Gokuu calls her out for not using her full strength and she realizes that she can help him achieve his goal of fighting strong fellows by being one of those strong fellows. Eventually, Chi-Chi unleashes a giant ax made out of ki, her father’s secret technique. Gokuu is pushed down further and further under the pressure of the ax. With his legs buckling, Gokuu’s tail spontaneously re-grows and acts as a third leg to prop him up. Gokuu breaks the ax and kicks Chi-Chi out of the ring. Melancholy sets in as Chi-Chi realizes she failed to get her kiss. Suddenly, Gokuu jumps on her, pushing her onto her back. With his face incredibly close to Chi-Chi’s and his hands around her wrists Gokuu says “Wow Chi-Chi, you’re real strong!” Chi-Chi begins fizzing at the mouth.
  117. •Ending:
  118. •As Kuririn and Jackie Chun step into the ring, Yamcha pays close attention. “Could Jackie Chun really be the Muten Roushi?!”
  119.  
  120.  
  121. Episode #11: “Jackie Chun (Part 1)”
  122. •Chapters: 41-46
  123. •Kuririn and Jackie Chun stare down one another. The tension is so thick that it feels as if an eternity has passed since Kuririn step into the ring. Finally, Kuririn strikes. Jackie Chun knocks Kuririn into the wall, Blood streaks down from Kuririn’s non-nose. “I…I couldn’t even see him punch!”
  124. •Opening:
  125. •Kuririn redoubles his efforts, but nothing is working. “Surely Kuririn-kun cain’t lose. Right, Gokuu-sa?” asks Chi-Chi. Gokuu’s expression becomes stern.
  126. •Title Card:
  127. •A-Part: Kuririn remembers his spiritual training to gather his spirit and reclaims his composer. The battle takes on a gag nature after Kuririn and Jackie Chun move so fast the Announcer asks them to play out what happened in slow motion. Finally, Kuririn kicks Jackie Chun out of the arena, but to return to the ring Jackie uses a Kamehame-Ha and slams into Kuririn, knocking him out of the ring. “This clenches it, he’s the Muten Roushi!” Yamcha has become resolute.
  128. •B-Part: Visions of Namu’s family dying of thirst haunt him. On his knees, Namu opens his eyes as the Announcer declares the start of his match with Son Gokuu. Both fighters seem even until Namu begins using his Tenkuu Pekeji-ken technique and even seems to successfully knock down Gokuu. Gokuu reawakens and hops back into his feet just before the Announcer can finish his Ten Count. From there, Gokuu proceeds to catch Namu’s timing and kick him mid-air as he performs his Super Tenkuu Pekeji-ken, successfully knocking him from the arena.
  129. •Ending:
  130. •Namu weeps for his failure. Suddenly, a Capsule bonks him on the head. Namu looks for the origin of the Capsule. Jackie Chun exists from the shadows and gestures for Namu to follow him. The tear-stained man follows Jackie to a well. Checking the Capsule’s label, Namu realizes what kind of Capsule it is: “A water tanker…”
  131.  
  132. Episode #12: “Jackie Chun (Part 2)”
  133. •Chapters: 47-51
  134. •Yamcha confronts Jackie Chun with his theory. Jackie Chun replies with a question: “What does it really matter if I am the Muten Roushi or not?” Yamcha wishes to know why it is he would go through all the trouble of entering the tournament under a false name. “Perhaps the Muten Roushi feared his students would become complacent if they thought there were no other strong fellows in the world for them to keep chasing after.” Yamcha takes a moment to reply, “If that’s what the Muten Roushi feared…he was a fool.” Back turned and adorning a sly grin, Jackie Chun replies: “Indeed,” before walking toward the entrance to the arena.
  135. •Opening: Jackie and Gokuu open their fight first with a singing duet. Blooma, Chi-Chi and Lunch begin chiming in from the side lines. Then, the entire crowd begins singing the Opening theme of the series.
  136. •Gokuu and Jackie Chun begin going at it, seemingly even in strength.
  137. •Title Card:
  138. •A-Part: After the two reach a stalemate in a clash of Kamehame-Ha Jackie begins using his expansive range of techniques to overwhelm Gokuu. Gokuu copies the Zanzou-ken, but when Jackie uses hypnosis it seems like Gokuu might be down for the count.
  139. •B-Part: Blooma shouts at Gokuu that it’s time for dinner, successfully awakening him before the Announcer finishes his Ten Count (Chi-Chi takes notes). Jackie Chun traps Gokuu with the paralyzing Bankoku-Bikkuri-shou, telling him to forfeit before he dies from the shock. Gokuu refuses and eventually catches site of the full moon. With his tail having re-grown, Gokuu transforms into an Oozaru. Jackie eventually decides to use a Maximum Power Kamehame-Ha, seemingly destroying Gokuu at first, but eventually having revealed that he simply destroyed the moon.
  140. •Ending:
  141. •Gokuu awakens after having returned to his normal form. Kuririn gives him his dougi while a red-faced Chi-Chi watches on with a lewd expression.
  142.  
  143. Episode #13: “Jackie Chun (Part 3)”
  144. •Chapters: 52-54
  145. •With their ki depleted, Jackie and Gokuu resort to hand-to-hand combat. The setting sun arena gives the tournament an orange hue.
  146. •Opening:
  147. •Gokuu and Jackie beat the hell out of one another.
  148. •Title Card:
  149. •A-Part: Both Gokuu and Jackie are black, blue and purple with bruises, swelling and broken bones. Nevertheless, neither gives up. Finally, the two kick one another simultaneously and knock one another down. After a Ten Count neither can stand The Announcer declares that the first to stand and declare themselves the winner will win the Twenty-First Tenka’ichi Budoukai. Eventually, Jackie Chun rises to the occasion and officially wins.
  150. •B-Part: The Muten Roushi congratulates his apprentices for their hard work and treats the gang to dinner. Gokuu—being Gokuu—literally eats enough food to use up all of the Muten Roushi’s earnings from winning the tournament. After a night full of partying the gang split up. Gokuu borrows the Dragon Radar so that he and Chi-Chi can try and hunt down the Four-Star Ball. Chi-Chi thinks that it might be nice to have all of the Dragon Balls to grant a wish, but realizes that she doesn’t really need anything since she has Gokuu-sa—even if he is kind of thick to her advances. Gokuu and Chi-Chi set off for their next journey.
  151. •Ending:
  152. •Supreme Commander Red smokes a cigar as he sits in a dark room, covered in shadows. The viewing monitor before him shows his many platoons heading toward the general locations of Dragon Balls. Red cackles as he takes another puff of his cigar.
  153.  
  154. Red Ribbon Army Arc:
  155.  
  156. Episode #14: “Muscle Tower (Part 1)”
  157. •Chapters: 55-61
  158. •An establishing shot of a cabin in the woods. Crashes can be heard from the outside…perhaps the breaking of a vase? Inside the cabin Son Gokuu, bleeding from the nose and lips, kicks Colonel Silver in the gut only to be slammed by Silver (also beaten and bruised) into the ground. With Gokuu on the ground Silver raises his boot and prepares to crush his face. Suddenly, a bruised and bloodied Chi-Chi kicks Silver in both his popliteal fossa. Silver falls to his knees which gives Gokuu the opportunity to kick him in the jaw so hard he flies into the ceiling of the cabin and hangs there, unconscious. Blood trickles down Silver’s body from above the ceiling. Chi-Chi helps Gokuu up and the two investigates the notes on the table. “Who the hell are the Red Ribbon Army?” Son Gokuu asks aloud. “Trouble,” Chi-Chi replies. The two quickly gather up materials and head to the door of the cabin. As the unofficial couple nears the door Gokuu hops up and snatches the Six-Star Dragon Ball from Silver’s hand.
  159. •Title Card:
  160. •A-Part: Chi-Chi pilots a Red Ribbon Army aircraft and explains to Gokuu that the Red Ribbon Army is a private militia funded by corporations and the black market that he been trying to overthrow the world government for years. Chi-Chi and Gokuu reason that if they know about the Dragon Balls that must mean they’re going to use them to try and conquer the planet. Suddenly, their aircraft is shot out of the sky. Gokuu and Chi-Chi awaken in a cabin, having been saved by a girl named Sno. Sno and her mom bring Gokuu and Chi-Chi up to speed on what’s going on. Gokuu and Chi-Chi are informed by Sno that Jingle Village has been under the occupation of the Red Ribbon Army and they’re the ones that shot them out of the sky. According to the Dragon Radar they borrowed from Blooma there should be another Dragon Ball at the outskirts of Jingle Village. According to Sno the Dragon Radar is pointing toward Muscle Tower, the base of the Red Ribbon Army’s General White. The duo agrees to go in the morning to tear down the tower for the sake of the girl who saved them. Unfortunately, the Red Ribbon Army has other plans. Two soldiers force their way into Sno’s house and begin shooting at Gokuu and Chi-Chi to get their Dragon Ball. Gokuu and Chi-Chi instantly spring into action and knock out the Red Ribbon Army soldiers. Fearing that they’ll just keep coming for Sno and her family, Chi-Chi suggests they just go to Muscle Tower now. Gokuu nods in agreement and…they’re off!
  161. •Opening: Gokuu and Chi-Chi rush Muscle Tower, mowing over soldiers and destroying the heavy cannon that shot their plane out of the sky. Once inside Muscle Tower they begin rising through the floors and eventually come across Sergeant Metallic (who looks suspiciously like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Terminator). Gokuu and Chi-Chi power through Metallic in short order and climb to the fourth floor.
  162. •B-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi next face Ninja Murasaki. Murasaki’s various shinobi skills and weapons prove fruitless and the subject if many a gag.
  163. •Ending:
  164. •A large Frankenstein’s monster sits in the darkness of a cell, quietly allowing the birds from outside to come and rest on him.
  165.  
  166. Episode #15: “Muscle Tower (Part 2)”
  167. •Chapters: 62-65
  168. •With his gags—er, shinobi skills—failing him Ninja Murasaki decides to use his trump card: Artificial Human #8.
  169. •Opening:
  170. •Murasaki brings out Artificial Human #8. #8 is unwilling to hurt others, however. This gives Gokuu an opportunity to strike Murasaki definitively and knock him unconscious.
  171. •Title Card:
  172. •A-Part: Gokuu decides to start calling Artificial Human #8 by ‘Hacchan’. Hacchan agrees to lead Gokuu and Chi-Chi to General White to try and stop the violence. White prepares a special surprise for the trio. Gokuu and friends enter General White’s office but White activates a trap door and they fall into the lair of Buyon. Eventually, Chi-Chi wrecks her memories and manages to remember that extreme cold stiffens rubber. Gokuu kicks a hole in the fall as per Chi-Chi’s order and Buyon eventually freezes over. Chi-Chi slices Buyond in half with her ki ax technique.
  173. •B-Part: Thank to the Nyoi-bou Gokuu and the others return to White’s office. Gokuu overpowers General White but White pretends to surrender, only to use a special gun to shoot Gokuu in the back. With Gokuu apparently dead Hacchan sends White flying. Gokuu awakens, apparently alive if now no longer able to fight. With the Red Ribbon Army defeated Gokuu and the others free the mayor.
  174. •Ending:
  175. •General Blue receives word that a boy and girl have defeated Silver and White by themselves. “Preposterous!” replies Blue, illuminated by the blue hue of his submarine’s lighting.
  176.  
  177. Episode #16: “General Blue the Cunning (Part 1)”
  178. •Chapters: 67-70
  179. •Gokuu and Chi-Chi thank the citizens of Jingle Village for feeding and medicating them. Hacchan is taken in by Sno and the other villagers and reveals that he had been hiding the Two-Star Ball after he found it in the snow during a walk. Hacchan hands over the Dragon Ball and bids Son Gokuu and Chi-Chi farewell. Just as Gokuu tries to use the Dragon Radar to locate the next Dragon Ball he finds that the Radar is broken!
  180. •Opening:
  181. •Gokuu and Chi-Chi ride on Kinto’un into West City, where Blooma said she was from.
  182. •Title Card:
  183. •A-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi successfully ask a policeman for the location of Blooma’s home. It turns out she lives at Capsule Corp and is the heiress of the company. Blooma isn’t home, though, she and Yamcha went to see “some turtle guy” according to her parents. At Kame House, Blooma fixes the Dragon Radar and offers to go along with the two—as she calls them—‘love birds’ since Yamcha and Kuririn continue to train with the Muten Roushi and she’s bored.
  184. •B-Part: While Gokuu is searching for the next Dragon Ball underwater, Blooma and Chi-Chi are attacked by two Red Ribbon Army soldiers. Chi-Chi manages to crash their attack copters and they burn alive. Gokuu returns, having come to the conclusion that he cannot hold his breath long enough to find the Dragon Ball.
  185. •Ending:
  186. •General Blue watches Gokuu’s group from afar. General Blue splits his forces into two: one he will lead to follow the kid going after the Dragon Ball and the other to attack Kame House, the assumed base of the kid.
  187.  
  188. Episode #17: “General Blue the Cunning (Part 2)”
  189. •Chapters: 71-77
  190. •Gokuu, Chi-Chi and Blooma arrive in a grotto.
  191. •Opening:
  192. •Gokuu and friends explore the grotto. Blooma accidentally steps on booby-traps and is nearly killed by a spear.
  193. •Title Card:
  194. •A-Part: After using the Nyoi’bou to skip past a corridor of traps the gang reaches the pirate’s harbor. The harbor is guarded by a pirate robot. Gokuu has a tough time fighting the guard while Chi-Chi and Blooma move on ahead to find the Dragon Ball before the grotto collapses.
  195. •B-Part: Blue sneaks ahead and confronts Chi-Chi and Blooma after they find the Dragon Ball. Chi-Chi fights Blue, but Blue’s paralysis technique allows him to one-sidedly crush her. Blue steals the Three-Star Dragon Ball and makes a run for it. When Gokuu arrives on the scene after defeating the robot guard he is vividly angered by what happened to Chi-Chi. Her injuries imply that she was being attacked when she could no longer defend herself.
  196. •Ending:
  197. •Meanwhile, the Muten Roushi, Kuririn and Blonde Lunch have wiped out the team sent to conquer Kame House.
  198.  
  199. Episode #18: “General Blue the Cunning (Part 3)”
  200. •Chapters: 78-80
  201. •As Blue prepares to escape through the harbor he is confronted by an angry Son Gokuu.
  202. •Opening:
  203. •Gokuu and Blue pummel one another. Gokuu kicks the Three-Star Ball out of Blue’s hand.
  204. •Title Card:
  205. •A-Part: Blue uses his paralysis to try and take the momentum from Gokuu but Gokuu is far too angry and eventually breaks free from Blue’s technique. With a punch to the face, Gokuu sends Blue flying into the water. Blooma catches up after having carried Chi-Chi with her. Gokuu grabs the Dragon Ball and the three use the harbor’s pool exit to reach the surface.
  206. •B-Part: Gokuu and gang return to Kame House. Chi-Chi apologizes to Gokuu but Gokuu tells her she has nothing to apologize for. Chi-Chi hands to Kuririn a diamond that she had been hiding in her panties, prompting Kuririn to smell it. With Chi-Chi injured and Gokuu not wanting to involve the others in this battle Gokuu flies off on his own with the Dragon Balls to prevent the Red Ribbon Army from having a reason to attack Kame House again.
  207. •Ending:
  208. •Kinto’un is shot out of the sky by General Blue. As Gokuu falls toward an island, Gokuu uses a Kamehame-Ha to damage Blue’s helicopter. Both plummet.
  209.  
  210. Episode #19: “General Blue the Cunning ④”
  211. •Chapters: 81-83
  212. •It’s another peaceful day in Penguin Village.
  213. •Opening: Dr. Slump Opening.
  214. •A boy falls from the sky. Arale-chan runs over to the boy’s crater and laughs.
  215. •Title Card:
  216. •A-Part: Arale helps Gokuu get his Dragon Radar fixed. Gokuu and Blue are in a race against time to find the Dragon Balls that Gokuu dropped after they plummeted from the sky.
  217. •B-Part: Arale and Gokuu fight General Blue. After Gokuu faces some difficulty Arale throws Blue far, far away. Gokuu takes the recovered Dragon Balls and heads out to the next Dragon Ball.
  218. •Ending: Dr. Slump Ending.
  219. •General Blue returns to the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters and is killed by Tao Pai-Pai to prove his worth to Supreme Commander Red.
  220.  
  221. Episode #20: “Chi-Chi”
  222. •Chapters: None
  223. •Wrapped in bandages, Chi-Chi (hair down, as opposed to the twin-tails she had been using since training with the Muten Roushi) sits on the beach of Kame House alone. The tides make a vivid sound as the water washes up and down the beach. Finally, after ninety seconds of nothing but listening to the sound of the waves Chi-Chi says: “Gokuu-sa, I’m sorry.”
  224. •Opening
  225. •Gokuu raced off to continue hunting the Dragon Balls without consulting his friends. As a result, the mood at Kame House is solemn. Blooma is worried about Chi-Chi’s mental state after being left behind by Gokuu. Yamcha is angry and Kuririn is disappointed.
  226. •Title Card
  227. •A Part: Blooma approaches Chi-Chi and tells her not to be so down on herself. Chi-Chi feels bad for being such a burden on Gokuu. Blooma realizes that with three other Dragon Balls still in play they can still collect the Balls before the Red Ribbon Army does and protect it from being used by them. Blooma finishes her spare Dragon Radar and tells everyone that she’s going after one of the Dragon Balls that Gokuu hasn’t gone after yet. Yamcha thinks it’s a crazy idea but he, Kuririn, Blonde Lunch, Pu-erh and Oolong agree to help. Blooma offers a hand to Chi-Chi and Chi-Chi eventually takes it. The gang flies via aircraft to a jungle with a marshland immediately outside of said jungle. There, Colonel Violet and her team scour the jungle and marshland looking for the Dragon Ball their detection device was in the area. “If only our radar was more accurate and portable!” Eventually, the two groups stumble upon one another and a race for the Dragon Ball begins. Violet captures Blooma and holds a knife to her throat. “Hand over that Dragon Ball detection device that’s so accurate!” Violet demands. Everyone has a gun to their head except Chi-Chi. Holding the Radar, Chi-Chi begins to feel overwhelmed.
  228. •B Part: Chi-Chi hands over the Dragon Radar and demands her friends be set free. Violet commends the girl for having a backbone but nevertheless motions to her men. The soldiers use the hilts of their guns to knock Yamcha and the others out. Violet has her men tie up Blooma and threatens to kill her if one of them doesn’t explain who make their Dragon Ball detection device. Blooma admits that she made it, although Violet wonders aloud if it’s true that geniuses are said to have nasty personalities. “This girl sure fits the bill…” Blooma says she could begin writing up the design specs if Violet let her use a computer. Amused, Violet allows her the use of a computer. Blooma begins points to the screen and tries explaining the process to Violet. With Violet’s attention split, Chi-Chi dashes in and kicks her away from Blooma. Blooma grabs a gun and begins lighting the place up. Meanwhile, Kuririn, Lunch and Yamcha reveal that they only pretended to be unconscious and take out the surprised Red Ribbon Soldiers. Violet is furious and attacks Chi-Chi with impressive knife skills, but Chi-Chi uses her bandages and arm brace to wrap up Violet’s arms and disrupt her attacks. Violet manages to cut Chi-Chi’s hair short, but Chi-Chi’s fighting spirit continues to rise as she is reminded of her strength. Chi-Chi leads the usually cunning Violet into stabbing one of her computers, electrocuting Violet into unconsciousness. By the time Violet awakens, still half-dazed, she sees Blooma’s aircraft flying away.
  229. •Ending
  230. •Blooma evens out Chi-Chi’s new shorter hair. Chi-Chi likes what Blooma’s done, but cannot wait to grow her hair long again, just like her mother. Blooma realizes that Chi-Chi is smiling again and smiles, too.
  231.  
  232. Episode #21: “KILL YOU (Part 1)”
  233. •Chapters: 84-87
  234. •In the Karin Holy Land a boy and his father are tormented by Captain Yellow’s airplane squadron. Suddenly, a boy on a cloud wipes away those airplanes. Bora and Upa thank Gokuu. Gokuu asks about the Dragon Ball and Bora is happy to give it to the man who saved his son. Finally, Gokuu and the Four-Star Ball are reunited.
  235. •Opening:
  236. •”What the hell, Captain Yellow, too?!” Red learns that Yellow’s squadron has just been wiped out. Furious, Red turns to Tao Pai-Pai, the assassin he hired to kill the boy. Tao Pai-Pai borrows a support pillar and throws it. Tao Pai-Pai hops into the high-speed pillar and successfully rides it to Gokuu’s location.
  237. •Title Card: “KILL YOU” written in dripping blood on the pillar as it sticks out of the ground.
  238. •A-Part: Bora, the head of the tribe charged with protecting the Karin Holy Land, is killed by Tao Pai-Pai. Gokuu charges after the assassin in revenge but is swiftly knocked aside. After his clothes are ruined by a Kamehame-Ha, Tao Pai-Pai fires his Dodon-Pa and apparently killing Gokuu. Thinking that his job is finished, Tao Pai-Pai takes his leave with the backpack full of Dragon Balls.
  239. •B-Part: Upa buries Bora and tries to bury Gokuu but before he can finish Gokuu wakes up! The Four-Star Ball hidden in his shirt protected him from death! Gokuu decides to climb the Karin-tou after learning that a holy water that supposedly makes one more powerful exists at the top.
  240. •Ending:
  241. •Tao Pai-Pai hands over the Dragon Balls to Supreme Commander Red…but wait, one is missing! The monitor also says that Tao Pai-Pai left one back at the Karin Holy Land! Tao Pai-Pai promises to retrieve the last Dragon Ball…after he gets a new outfit made.
  242.  
  243. Episode #22: “KILL YOU (Part 2)”
  244. •Chapters: 88-92
  245. •Gokuu clips the Karin-tou. He climbs and climbs and climbs. Finally, Gokuu reaches the top.
  246. •Opening:
  247. •The Karin-tou seems deserted.
  248. •Title Card:
  249. •A-Part: Gokuu thinks he has found the Super Holy Water, but a cat sage named Karin decides to play keep away with the water. Gokuu learns that it took the Muten Roushi three years to steal the Super Holy Water from him. Eventually, Gokuu acquires the water…but it’s just normal rain water! Karin explains that the real power came from Gokuu learning to control his emotions and breathing amidst the thin air environment so high in the sky. Gokuu thanks Karin and heads back down the tower.
  250. •B-Part: Gokuu saves Upa from being killed by Tao Pai-Pai. This time, Gokuu’s newly improved movement allows him to control the pace of his battle with Tao Pai-Pai and force him to resort to using a grenade. When Gokuu kicks the grenade back to the assassin it blows up in his face, killing him.
  251. •Ending:
  252. •Red is incredulous when he learns that the one returning with the Dragon Ball is not Tao Pai-Pai, but rather that damned kid!
  253.  
  254. Episode #23: “Black”
  255. •Chapters: 93-96
  256. •As Gokuu storms the castle that is the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters he recalls his promise to Upa to use the Dragon Balls to restore his daddy, Bora, to life.
  257. •Opening:
  258. •Humorously reminiscent of the SEEL attack on NERV, Gokuu tears the Red Ribbon Army to shreds.
  259. •Title Card:
  260. •A-Part: Red cannot believe that his army is being so easily torn to shreds. Fists, knives, guns, turrets, canons, mecha, airplanes…none of them have any effect. The kid bounces back-and-forth, taking out his soldiers with no effort. Screams, smoke and the sound of guns and cannons fill the air. “How am I going to wish to be taller now?!” screams Red as he looks out from his office at the carnage below. Assistant Black, horrified that the supreme commander had been using their army to collect the Dragon Balls for such a petty reason, shoots Red in the head point-blank. Red’s body falls to the ground and his grip on the Six-Star Ball. Black picks up the Dragon Ball and declares himself the new supreme commander of the Red Ribbon Army.
  261. •B-Part: Black orders his forces to fall back. Calmly and methodically, Black sets about evacuating the HQ while keeping the boy distracted himself with the Red Ribbon Army’s five most advanced mecha. Gokuu begins to find himself on the losing end of the battle until Chi-Chi, Kuririn, Yamcha and the Muten Roushi appear. Blooma, Blonde Lunch, Oolong and Pu-erh gun down Red Ribbon Army soldiers. Gokuu, Chi-Chi, Kuririn, Yamcha and the Muten Roushi use the Kamehame-Ha to destroy the five mecha.
  262. •Ending:
  263. •The arrival of that kid’s friends has totally wiped out Black’s efforts to salvage the Red Ribbon Army. With nothing left to lose and no other options for revenge, Black pulls out his pistol and shoots himself in the head. After Black’s body hits the floor the Six-Star Ball rolls out of his grip.
  264.  
  265. Episode #24: “Uranai Baba (Part 1)”
  266. •Chapters: 97-103
  267. •On the ride back to Kame House, Gokuu learns that Blooma and the others found the Five-Star Dragon Ball and met Colonel Violet. Chi-Chi apologizes to Gokuu again for being a burden but Gokuu apologizes in return for running off half-cocked on his own and taking out all of the strong guys by himself. Now, only one Dragon Ball remains…but where is it? The Dragon Radar cannot find it! The Muten Roushi explains that he might have a solution.
  268. •Opening:
  269. •“Are you sure this ‘Uranai Baba’ person can find the last Dragon Ball? This place looks kind of silly…” Blooma seems skeptical as she asks the Muten Roushi. “Hey, you’re the one with the Radar that can’t detect the last Dragon Ball,” the Muten Roushi stabs back. Miffed, Blooma turns her back and crossed her arms. Behind her lies the grand palace of the Uranai Baba.
  270. •Title Card:
  271. •A-Part: The Uranai Baba presents two options for her divining: they can either pay ten million zenny or defeat her five warriors in combat. Blooma begins removing her debit card from her wallet but Gokuu says he would rather fight instead. This amuses the Uranai Baba and she leads them to the combat ring, which is surrounded by a pond. The first match is between Kuririn and Dracula Man. Kuririn wins after a few comic mishaps and shows that he has spent the time since the Tenka’ichi Budoukai sharpening his accuracy.
  272. •B-Part: In the second fight, Yamcha battles Suke-san (Mister Invisible). Blooma becomes impatient and unsheathes her bare breasts, “Hey, Suke-sama, look at these!” Suke-san merely laughs in response, “Foolish woman...I’m gay!!” Without missing a beat, Blooma innocently turns and faces the Muten Roushi. The sage of turtles immediately unleashes an erupting geiser of blood from his nose, painting both Yamcha and Suke-san in red. Yamcha is able to knock Suke-san out of the ring. Next up, Yamcha does battle with Mira-kun (Mummy-kun). It takes all of his strength, but Yamcha is able to tackle Mira-kun off into the pond.
  273. •Ending:
  274. •Pilaf, Shuu and Mai wear sunglasses while driving an expensive car in the dessert.
  275.  
  276. Episode #25: “Uranai Baba (Part 2)”
  277. •Chapters: 104-108
  278. •Chi-Chi steps into the ring to face Akkuman. Akkuman declares that he senses the impurity in Chi-Chi’s heart and that he will smite her with his Akkumite Beam!
  279. •Opening:
  280. •Chi-Chi and Akkuman do battle.
  281. •Title Card:
  282. •A-Part: Finding her martial arts formidable, Akkuman decides to use his Akkumite Beam to eradicate her instantaneously! However…the impurity within the girl was not impurity of heart but a love so strong it merely had a perverse feeling to it! Chi-Chi takes Akkuman’s opening and kicks him into the pond. Gokuu congratulates Chi-Chi with a hug, making her fizz at the mouth. Akkuman comments that the impurity in her heart is growing again!
  283. •B-Part: Gokuu steps into the ring next to face the mysterious Masked Man. The Masked Man has skill and power that puts Gokuu at a disadvantage. The Muten Roushi comments that he recognizes the Masked Man’s style. Finally, Gokuu begins to recall the Masked Man’s style, too. Gokuu and the Masked Man fire off Kamehame-Ha and cancel each other out. Gokuu sneaks up behind the Masked Man, having forfeited the beam struggle as a tactical sacrifice, and tries to kick him into the pond. The Masked Man dodges through use of the Zanzou-ken and grabs Gokuu by his tail. The Masked Man begins slamming Gokuu into the ring by his tail and accidentally pulls of Gokuu’s tail as a result. “Whoops! Sorry, Gokuu!” the Muten Roushi raises an eyebrow at the sound of the Masked Man’s voice. “I knew it!” Gokuu’s muffled voice says, still slammed into the ring tile, “Grandpa!” Yes, Son Gohan is the Masked Man! Gohan takes off his mask and the two reunite after all this time since Gohan died. Gohan scolds Gokuu for not having strengthened his tail but the reunion is otherwise happy.
  284. •Ending:
  285. •The Uranai Baba prepares to divine the location of the last Dragon Ball when suddenly…Pilaf, Shuu and Mai attack in a giant mecha!
  286.  
  287. Episode #26: “Uranai Baba (Part 3)”
  288. •Chapters: 109-112
  289. •The giant Pilaf mecha begins wreaking havoc on Gokuu and friends.
  290. •Opening:
  291. •Gokuu and friends work together to fight the giant mecha.
  292. •Title Card:
  293. •A-Part: Finally, Gokuu and Gohan do a Grandpa-Grandson Kamehame-Ha and send the Pilaf Gang flying, dropping the box that contains the One-Star Ball.
  294. •B-Part: Gokuu bids farewell to Gohan as he returns to the afterlife, content that Gokuu has grown up well without him. Gokuu and the gang take the Dragon Balls to the Karin Holy Land and restore Bora to life. Upa (who Kuririn initially believes to be a girl) thanks Gokuu. The Muten Roushi explains that the Twenty-Second Tenka’ichi Budoukai will now take place every three years, not the previous every five, and tells Gokuu to prepare. Gokuu and Chi-Chi go off to train for the next tournament alone while Yamcha and Kuririn go to finish their training with the Muten Roushi. “First, boys, let’s climb the Karin-tou!”
  295. •Ending:
  296. •A tall man with three eyes meditates under a roaring waterfall…while floating.
  297.  
  298. Revival of Piccolo Daimaou:
  299.  
  300. Episode #27: “Tsuru-Sen-Ryuu”
  301. •Chapters: 113-119
  302. •On the plane ride to Papaya Island Blonde Lunch contemplates hijacking the plane.
  303. •Title Card:
  304. •A-Part: Son Gokuu and Chi-Chi meet up with their friends at the registration table after three years apart. The Muten Roushi is miffed to find that his old rival the Tsuru-sen’nin is having his two students—Tenshinhan and Chaozu—enter the tournament, too. Tenshinhan is a real piece of work and instantly earns the ire of Yamcha.
  305. •Opening: Gokuu and friends breeze through the preliminaries. The stage is set for the Best Eight: Yamcha versus Tenshinhan, Jackie Chun versus Otoko-Okami, Kuririn versus Chaozu and Son Gokuu versus Chi-Chi.
  306. •B-Part: Yamcha and Tenshinhan battle in the first round of the Best Eight. Yamcha’s Shin Rouga Fuu-Fuu-Ken and Kamehame-Ha are ineffectual against Tenshinhan. Tenshinhan breaks Yamcha’s leg and accrues the wrath of Gokuu.
  307. •Ending:
  308. •Jackie Chun re-enters the waiting room after having defeated Otoko-Okami and glares at the smug Tenshinhan.
  309.  
  310. Episode #28: “Chaozu”
  311. •Chapters: 120-122
  312. •Kuririn and Chaozu stand in the tournament ring, ready to do battle. After a pause, Chaozu calls Kuririn ‘bald’. “You’re bald, too!” Kuririn shoots back. Chaozu takes off his cap and reveals he has a single hair.
  313. •Opening:
  314. •Kuririn and Chaozu do battle.
  315. •Title Card:
  316. •A-Part: Kuririn tricks Chaozu into doing math to distract him from using his telekinesis. With Chaozu distracted, Kuririn attacks the idiot and sends him flying out of the ring.
  317. •B-Part: Son Gokuu and Chi-Chi must fight yet again. Unlike last time, Chi-Chi fights all-out from the start and Jackie can tell that she’s learned to predict how Gokuu moves and reacts from spending nearly four years together with him. Kuririn wonders why she isn’t trying to grab Gokuu’s tail but then realizes that he’s probably overcome that weakness. Both fighters have clearly improved, Jackie Chun tells Kuririn, but Gokuu seems to be much less tense. Chi-Chi uses her final gambit, a field of ki-based axes that attack from all sides. Gokuu dodges the attacks as well as he can but still takes quite a number of cuts. Suffering blood loss, Gokuu’s tension finally rises and he dashes toward Chi-Chi and kicks Chi-Chi out of ring.
  318. •Ending:
  319. •Chi-Chi stitches up Gokuu while he eats a beach ball-sized onigiri. Both are so happy Blooma wonders aloud: “Why do two dumb hick kids get the best relationship in this anime?”
  320.  
  321. Episode #29: “Tenshinhan (Part 1)”
  322. •Chapters: 123-127
  323. •Tenshinhan and the Jackie Chun take their places in the center of the ring. Tenshinhan remembers his confrontation with the Muten Roushi and how he asked of him to turn from the Tsuru-sen’nin’s cruel tactics.
  324. •Opening:
  325. •Tenshinhan and the Muten Roushi mercilessly strike at one another.
  326. •Title Card:
  327. •A-Part: After Tenshinhan uses a Kamehame-Ha and Jackie neutralizes the beam the old man forfeits the match, content that the seeds have been sown.
  328. •B-Part: Gokuu and Kuririn battle it out. Kuririn tries to take advantage of Gokuu’s habits like Chi-Chi did but Gokuu seems much more this time and controls the pace of the battle. Suddenly, Gokuu bursts his speed and knocks Kuririn off balance, which leads to him falling out of the ring.
  329. •Ending:
  330. •Having watched Gokuu’s past two battles intently with his three eyes, Tenshinhan promises to unravel the mystery behind Gokuu’s strength.
  331.  
  332. Episode #30: “Tenshinhan (Part 2)”
  333. •Chapters: 128-134
  334. •Son Gokuu and Tenshinhan’s battle to decide the winner of the Twenty-Second Tenka’ichi Budoukai begins. Tenshinhan stops Gokuu from using his speed bursting, having memorized how Gokuu has been leading his opponents to think his speed is one setting before suddenly changing it to a higher gear. Gokuu laughs, saving that now he can just move at his real speed all the time!
  335. •Opening:
  336. •Gokuu and Tenshinhan commence a high-speed battle using the Zanzou-ken.
  337. •Title Card:
  338. •A-Part: Gokuu and Tenshinhan indulge in various techniques to try and outwit the other.
  339. •B-Part: Tenshinhan realizes that the Tsuru-sen’nin is having Chaozu freeze Gokuu’s movements so that he will lose the battle. Tenshinhan wants to win on his own merits and stands up to the Tsuru-sen’nin. The Muten Roushi sends the Tsuru-sen’nin flying with a Kamehame-Ha and Gokuu and Tenshinhan are able to resume their battle. Finally, Tenshinhan resorts to his ultimate, devastating technique: the Kikou-hou! Tenshinhan performs his Kikou-hou. The tournament ring is now gone, but so is Gokuu…no, he’s above! Gokuu and Tenshinhan begin a mid-air battle. The first one to fall will definitely lose. Eventually, Gokuu hits a truck first and Tenshinhan is declared the winner of the Twenty-Second Tenka’ichi Budoukai. Tenshinhan offers to take everyone out to dinner as an apology for being such an asshole, but when Kuririn goes back to get Gokuu’s things a shriek is heard. Gokuu runs after Kuririn only to find him…dead.
  340. •Ending: Gokuu and Kuririn flashbacks.
  341. •The Tsuru-sen’nin, still being carried by the Kamehame-Ha, flies past a familiar looking winged green being.
  342.  
  343. Episode #31: “Demon Clan (Part 1)”
  344. •Chapters: 135-140
  345. •Kuririn is dead and the Four-Star Ball that Gokuu had been carrying and the tournament roster are missing. All that remains is a sheet of paper with the kanji ‘Ma’ (demon) on it. Gokuu takes the Dragon Radar and gives chase on Kinto’un while Chi-Chi follows behind in an airplane.
  346. •Opening:
  347. •The Muten Roushi begins explaining how his and the Tsuru-sen’nin’s master, Mutaito-sama, used the MaFuu-Ba to seal Piccolo Daimaou long ago but it would appear that he has now been unsealed.
  348. •Title Card:
  349. •A-Part: Gokuu catches up with Tambourine, but due to his injuries from the tournament he is defeated effortlessly. Gokuu falls from Kinto’un onto an island after it is hit by one of Tambourine’s ki blasts. Chi-Chi fires missiles from her air craft but Tambourine throws the missiles back at her and sends her spiraling into a descent, too.
  350. •B-Part: Piccolo Daimaou is introduced. It would seem that it was Pilaf and company that unsealed him. Now, Piccolo plans on conquering the world once again! Tambourine returns to the giant aircraft that Piccolo is using and hands over the Four-Star Ball and roster. Piccolo births another demon from an egg and names it Cymbal. Tambourine will continue to kill off martial artists while Cymbal collects the Dragon Balls. Then, Piccolo will have his youth restored and his no martial artists to seal him away again. Meanwhile on the island Gokuu fell on, Gokuu awakens and eats food left unguarded. Yajirobe, the samurai who was cooking the food eaten by Gokuu, attacks him. Chi-Chi arrives after searching for Gokuu and saves him from Yajirobe’s sword slashing. Gokuu and Chi-Chi notice that the One-Star Ball is hanging around Yajirobe’s neck. Next, Cymbal arrives, looking for a Dragon Ball. Yajirobe slices Cymbal into pieces and proceeds to eat him, much to Gokuu and Chi-Chi’s dismay. Piccolo feels the pain of Cymbal’s death due to their bond as parent and child. Piccolo orders Tambourine—who has just finished killing Giran—to go to the location where Cymbal was and kill whoever killed him. Meanwhile, Gokuu asks Yajirobe for the One-Star Ball so that he can try and wish Kuririn back to life but Yajirobe doesn’t feel particularly inclined. Suddenly, Tambourine arrives on the scene.
  351. •Ending:
  352. •Oolong flies a large aircraft with Blooma and the others in it. “So, this is what a ‘Dragon Ball’ is?” asks Tenshinhan. Suddenly, the news switches over breaking news of several martial artists’ deaths being reported. Yamcha—on crutches—clenches his fist as he realizes Kuririn isn’t the only one they’re going to have to revive now.
  353.  
  354. Episode #32: “Demon Clan (Part 2)”
  355. •Chapters: 141-147
  356. •Gokuu stares down Tambourine. Within the pupil of his eyes lies the image of the corpse of Kuririn.
  357. •Opening:
  358. •Gokuu and Tambourine do battle. Gokuu is still partially injured but after eating he has regained some of his strength.
  359. •Title Card:
  360. •A-Part: Chi-Chi saves an easily provoked Gokuu from another near-miss death but is brushed by one of Tambourine’s ki blasts. Together, the two injure Tambourine after a combination play. Chi-Chi, injured by Tambourine’s evil ki, passes out. Tambourine—having already stolen the One-Star Dragon Ball—escapes with the last of his strength. Gokuu tries to summon Kinto’un only for his cry to fall on deaf ears. Gokuu begs Yajirobe to drive him and Chi-Chi to the Karin Holy Land.
  361. •B-Part: Tambourine returns to Piccolo Daimaou and presents the One-Star Ball with his dying breath. Piccolo Daimaou vows to avenge Tambourine after he recovers his youth. Meanwhile, the Muten Roushi and the others finish gathering the remaining Dragon Balls. The Muten Roushi, Tenshinhan and Chaozu fly out to a deserted area and hide the Dragon Balls. When Piccolo arrives with the other Dragon Balls they will try to ask of the Dragon God the eradication of the Daimaou before he can ask his own wish. Piccolo lands on the ground and very publically swallows the two Dragon Balls he has acquired. The Muten Roushi confronts Piccolo while Tenshinhan and Chaozu wait for their moment. The Muten Roushi performs the MaFuu-Ba only for the technique to fail in his old age. Drained of his ki, the Muten Roushi dies. Piccolo summons Shen Long but Chaozu paralyzes him with his telekinesis. Tenshinhan tries to shout out their wish but is beaten to the punch when the Daimaou uses all of his strength to speak his own: “Restore me to my prime!” Shen Long complies and the Daimaou is reborn. The now youthful Piccolo kills Shen Long before he can disappear and leaves the Dragon Balls powerless stones. Piccolo gives chase after Tenshinhan and Chaozu. Eventually, Chaozu sacrifices himself by using all of his remaining strength to paralyze Piccolo long enough for Tenshinhan to escape by jet craft. Tenshinhan begs Chaozu for forgiveness and swears to master the MaFuu-Ba.
  362. •Ending:
  363. •Piccolo finally breaks free from Chaozu’s hold and kills him.
  364.  
  365. Episode #33: “Demon Clan (Part 3)”
  366. •Chapters: 148-153
  367. •Chi-Chi awakens on Karin-tou. Gokuu explains that he fed her a Senzu grown by Karin-sama and that healed both of their injuries. Chi-Chi again apologizes for being a burden but Gokuu explains that it’s his fault their combination failed: he was too consumed by his anger and screwed up their chance to win decisively. To make matters worse, Karin mentions that the Muten Roushi and Chaozu have also died fighting Piccolo Daimaou. Gokuu begs Karin-sama to train him again. The cat sage tells Gokuu that what he needs is not more strength of body but strength of mind.
  368. •Opening:
  369. •Gokuu and Chi-Chi meditate in silence. Images of Kuririn’s death plague his spirit and keep him restless.
  370. •Title Card:
  371. •A-Part: Piccolo’s aircraft orbits the skies above the capital city. Piccolo tells Pilaf and friends that he no longer has any need for them and to leave. Pilaf, Shuu and Mai run for it at the sight of Piccolo’s glare. Piccolo and his attendant—Piano—fly down to the King’s Castle and take it over.
  372. •B-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi continue their meditating. Meanwhile, Piccolo broadcasts to the entire world that he is now the World King and encourages all crimes to be committed so that the world may be once again filled with terror. At Kame House, Tenshinhan successfully performs the MaFuu-Ba.
  373. •Ending:
  374. •With Yamcha’s leg still broken a lone Tenshinhan flies off toward the capital city.
  375.  
  376. Episode #34: “Daimaou (Part 1)”
  377. •Chapters: 154-156
  378. •Piccolo prepares to leave the capital so as to destroy West City in celebration of the first Piccolo Day. Tenshinhan confronts Piccolo. Piccolo vomits up an egg.
  379. •Opening:
  380. •Against a black backdrop…an egg hatches. From it a giant green demon is born. “You name shall be ‘Drum’,” speaks a voice. The black backdrop fades into the courtyard outside of the King’s Castle. Tenshinhan tells Drum “It’s nothing personal,” before launching his assault.
  381. •Title Card:
  382. •A-Part: Tenshinhan and Drum continue to go at it. Piccolo orders the king’s aircraft to continue onward to West City. Tenshinhan tries to stop it but is consistently thwarted by Drum. Finally, Gokuu kicks through the aircraft’s steel and successfully kicks Piccolo Daimaou down through Piano and the aircraft’s other side below and into the castle.
  383. •B-Part: Sensing that there is no time left to stop Piccolo, Gokuu ceases his meditating and tells Karin that he’ll just have to make do with his spiritual training as is. Karin gives Gokuu and Chi-Chi a new Kinto’un and sends them off on their way, telling Gokuu to return immediately if he should be able to topple Daimaou “to receive a great privilege!” Gokuu nods and he and Chi-Chi take off. Back in the future, Piccolo curses Gokuu for taking him by surprise. Piccolo notices the crushed Piano below him and scowls. A furious ki bullet explodes from the Daimaou’s mouth and hits the king’s aircraft. As the aircraft begins to spiral into the city Chi-Chi saves the World King and his pilot by carrying them on Kinto’un to safety. Gokuu tells Chi-Chi to help Tenshinhan as he wants to fight Piccolo on his own. Chi-Chi agrees with reluctance but Gokuu soon shows off a speed and strength he didn’t have when he fought Tenshinhan. The three-eyed warrior wonders how Gokuu managed to so seriously evolve in such a short amount of time. Piccolo and Gokuu begin trading blows but Gokuu shows the results of his training by using maneuvers that seem to make a mockery of Piccolo. Piccolo’s fury grows and grows, leading him to make mistake-after-mistake.
  384. •Ending:
  385. •Blooma, Yamcha, Lunch, Oolong and Pu-erh make their way to the King’s Castle. Yamcha’s leg isn’t fully healed but he and the others feel they cannot just sit around doing nothing while Tenshinhan fights alone!
  386.  
  387. Episode #35: “Daimaou (Part 2)”
  388. •Chapters: 157-160
  389. •Chi-Chi and Tenshinhan dash at Drum. Drum’s body absorbs the shock of their blows.
  390. •Opening:
  391. •Tenshinhan trips up Drum by the legs while Chi-Chi attacks Drum while he’s off balance with her ax-shaped ki blasts. After having absorbed their physical attacks up until now Drum is finally cut, bleeding from his cheek.
  392. •Title Card:
  393. •A-Part: Drum begins moving at full speed, dodging Chi-Chi’s razor-sharp ki axes. Tenshinhan decides that now is as good as time as any to try out a technique he’s been working on and performs his Shishin no Ken. Tenshinhan splits into four copies of himself. The four Tenshinhan split up and begin attack Drum with the Dodon-Pa from multiple corners. Drum is forces to now dodge attacks from five foes, leading to inevitable tripping and being caught in the crosshairs of every attack. Chi-Chi slices Drum clear in half with one final giant ax.
  394. •B-Part: Gokuu’s peaceful mind is shattered when Piccolo resorts to holding the World King hostage. Gokuu allows Piccolo to take several cheap shots and cripple his left arm and legs. Suddenly, Tenshinhan a Kamehame-Ha strikes Piccolo Daimaou in the back of the head: Yamcha has arrived! Daimaou lunges at an otherwise immobile Yamcha with a face marked by fury only to take a couple grenades from Lunch to the face. With the left half of his face singing with smoke, Piccolo turns his attention to Lunch only to let his guard down to a Dodon-Pa from Tenshinhan through his right thigh. Pu-erh and Oolong turn into giant fans and blow dirt and dust at Piccolo, obscuring his vision. Piccolo flies into the sky to escape the dust cloud while wearing a truly terrifying face full of fury. Piccolo prepares a ki blast with enough power to completely wipe out the city. Sensing of the destruction to come if he does nothing to stop him, Gokuu leaps into the sky after Piccolo. Concentrating all of his ki into a single punch, Gokuu tears through Piccolo. Piccolo vomits up one last egg before exploding.
  395. •Ending:
  396. •Gokuu falls high from the sky and lands in the arms of his friends.
  397.  
  398. Episode #36: “God”
  399. •Chapters: 161-165
  400. •Gokuu and friends celebrate their victory.
  401. •Opening:
  402. •Chi-Chi remembers a spare Senzu that Karin gave her and feeds it to Gokuu. Gokuu and Chi-Chi mourn that Kuririn and the others cannot be revived due to the death of Shen Long. Nevertheless, Gokuu and Chi-Chi head back to Karin-sama as he asked.
  403. •Title Card:
  404. •A-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi climb Nyoi-bou, now firmly placed atop the Karin Tower and connected…to the Heavenly Realm above (Karin explains this to Gokuu and Chi-Chi in an off-screen dialogue scene played over the shots of Gokuu and Chi-Chi climbing). After reaching the Heavenly Realm Gokuu and Chi-Chi are shocked to find that God looks just like Piccolo Daimaou!
  405. •B-Part: God explains that Piccolo Daimaou was the evil he expelled from his soul to succeed the role of god from the previous God of Earth. God also explains that he created the Dragon Balls and agrees to revive Shen Long so that those killed by Piccolo Daimaou may be restored to life, but with one condition. At Kame House, the Dragon Balls regain their glow. Blooma and the others summon Shen Long and he revives those killed by Piccolo Daimaou and his kin. Back at the Heavenly Realm, Gokuu agrees to stay with God and train under him for three years so as to confront Piccolo’s final spawn at the Twenty-Third Tenka’ichi Budoukai.
  406. •Ending: A starry sky. Chi-Chi watches the stars as Gokuu and Mister Popo train in the background. Kuririn watches the stars from Kame House. The reincarnated Piccolo watches the stars near a river. Blooma watches the stars from her bedroom at Capsule Corp (ala the animation for Romantic Ageru Yo).
  407. •The reincarnated Piccolo materializes a turban to hide his antenna.
  408.  
  409. Reincarnation of Piccolo Daimaou Arc:
  410.  
  411. Episode #37: “The Passage of Time”
  412. •Chapters: 166-168
  413. •It rains at the Twenty-Third Tenka’ichi Budoukai. Blooma, the Muten Roushi, Lunch, Pu-erh, and Oolong await the arrival of their friends. Finally, Kuririn, Yamcha, Chaozu and Tenshinhan arrive after completing their three years of training abroad.
  414. •Opening:
  415. •A child loses their balloon. Blooma tries to retrieve the balloon but is too short. A tall man retrieves the balloon from the tree it flew into while a woman consoles the child. Blooma thanks the man, who seems to recognize her. Finally, it dawns on Blooma just who this man and woman are…
  416. •Title Card:
  417. •A-Part: …Son Gokuu and Chi-Chi?! Yes, after three years of training with God the unlikely couple has grown incredibly beautiful. Gokuu and Kuririn reunite! Gokuu mentions that Kuririn has gotten taller but this leaves Kuririn wondering if that counts are sarcasm since Gokuu is now even taller than him. Gokuu and friends sign up for the tournament. Yamcha and Tenshinhan ask if the Muten Roushi will be entering this time but the Muten Roushi explains that he now has no need to do so.
  418. •B-Part: Gokuu and friends breeze through the preliminaries. The only hiccup they face is the return of the Tsuru-sen’nin, who is now participating himself this time. After three years of intense training he will now humiliate Tenshinhan and Chaozu for betraying him. Chaozu is the first to fall when the Tsuru-sen’nin faces him in the last of the preliminaries and beats him into a coma.
  419. •Ending:
  420. •The final eight are introduced in the main ring: Son Gokuu, Chi-Chi, Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Ma Junior, the Tsuru-sen’nin and…Colonel Silver (now with a metal jaw and nose)?!
  421.  
  422. Episode #38: “Silver”
  423. •Chapters: 172-175
  424. •Kuririn steps into the ring to face Ma Junior. Tenshinhan, Chi-Chi and Yamcha confer with Gokuu: he’s really the last spawn of Piccolo Daimaou, isn’t he? Gokuu doesn’t reply, his eyes are locked only on Ma Junior.
  425. •Opening:
  426. •Kuririn launches his first attack on Ma Junior.
  427. •Title Card:
  428. •A-Part: Kuririn and Ma Junior have a nice, quick, battle. Kuririn even gets the jump on Ma Junior and destroys his mantle with a Zanzou-ken and Kamehame-Ha combination. Nevertheless, after being slammed into the ring and crushing tile, Kuririn willingly forfeits.
  429. •B-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi are shocked to see that Colonel Silver has resurfaced. Silver and Yamcha trade blows with a fury that leaves them bruised, beaten and swollen. Silver has heavy jabs while Yamcha has his quick and claw-esque swipes thanks to the Shin Rouga FuuFuu-ken. Finally, Silver beats Yamcha so hard that his gloves wear off to reveal steal knuckle implants. In a flashback we see how both Silver and Violet approached a remnant of the Red Ribbon Army to modify their bodies and give them the strength to crush Son Gokuu. In the present Yamcha continues to take blows so hard that they not only crush his bones but also scrape off flesh. The Announcer realizes that Silver is using a weapon to fight and disqualifies him. More so annoyed than anything else, Silver continues his beating of Yamcha. Finally, the Desert Hyena catches Silver’s fists and crushes his fists with all of his strength. Summoning the last of his strength, Yamcha unveils his new trump card: the Souki-dan! The Souki-dan is a high-speed and sharply controlled ki bullet able to attack the enemy from any angle. Yamcha successfully slams the bullet into Silver’s once broken jaw and shatters the metal now covering it, knocking him unconscious.
  430. •Ending:
  431. •Kuririn congratulates Yamcha and tries to offer him a Senzu to heal his injuries, but Yamcha declines. It would be unfair for him to fight Ma Junior at full strength when his opponent would still have his damage from his fight and something tells him that they shouldn’t offer Ma Junior as Senzu, either.
  432.  
  433. Episode #39: “Resolving to Love”
  434. •Chapters: 169-171
  435. •Chi-Chi and Gokuu bump fists and begin their slow walk into the arena ring. Chi-Chi resolves to defeat Gokuu and ask him to finally set a wedding date.
  436. •Opening:
  437. •The Announcer makes a joke about how Gokuu and Chi-Chi seem to keep fighting each other in the tournament. Gokuu finally realizes the gag-nature of these tournaments so far.
  438. •Title Card:
  439. •A-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi trade blows and acrobatics. Blooma and the others are stunned by his much fast Chi-Chi is than Gokuu, though. Finally, Chi-Chi stops the fight to tell Gokuu to remove the training clothes he’s wearing that weigh him down. That Gokuu could move around so freely while wearing over a hundred kilograms in clothing. Gokuu and Chi-Chi’s speed synch up from there on out and blind the audience. Chi-Chi flashes back to their training under God and how she and Gokuu continued to get along so well. Nevertheless, Chi-Chi began to wonder if the marriage proposal she offered Gokuu when they first met would ever amount to anything or if Gokuu felt anything for her other than platonic friendship. Back in the present, Chi-Chi thinks to herself “Yes, the only way to find out is to conquer Gokuu-sa in the only manner he will understand!” Chi-Chi corners Gokuu against the side of the ring, nearly knocking him out. Unfortunately for Chi-Chi, Gokuu has learned incredible balance and manages to sneak around her and push her out of the ring. Chi-Chi has lost to Son Gokuu yet again.
  440. •B-Part: Tenshinhan confronts his former master, the Tsuru-sen’nin and begs him to abandon his quest for revenge. The Tsuru-sen’nin is uninterested in such and attacks him with blows precisely timed to leave Tenshinhan next to death’s door. In the crowd, the Muten Roushi watches intently. The Tsuru-sen’nin cackles about how he’ll finish off Chaozu once he’s humiliated Tenshinhan some more. Tenshinhan simply smacks the Tsuru-sen’nin, invoking his fury. The Tsuru-sen’nin begins using various Chinese weapons created from ki but Tenshinhan avoids them or blocks. Finally, Tenshinhan catches the Tsuru-sen’nin by the wrist and breaks it. “Surrender,” Tenshinhan commands. The Tsuru-sen’nin goes for the jugular but Tenshinhan catches his former master’s other wrist and crushes it, too. “Surrender.” The Tsuru-sen’nin strikes with his legs next, prompting Tenshinhan to crush both his knee caps and throw him out of the ring effortlessly.
  441. •Ending:
  442. •Having had time to think while Gokuu watched Tenshinhan’s match, Chi-Chi approaches Gokuu and asks him what his plans are for the future. Gokuu admits he hasn’t really thought too far into the future. “I do wanna keep finding new strong guys to fight, but if I win the tournament I guess we should use the money to buy a house or somethin’ first.” Chi-Chi’s solemn expression changes to one of tearful joy as she leans into Gokuu’s arms and wraps herself in them. Chi-Chi resolves to support Gokuu, even if she never learns what his real feelings are.
  443.  
  444. Episode #40: “The Stage Yet to Come”
  445. •Chapters: 176-181
  446. •Yamcha’s furious fists are easily dodged by Ma Junior. Ma Junior sweeps Yamcha’s legs out from under him and elbows him out of the ring in a single move. Ma Junior moves on to the final round.
  447. •Opening:
  448. •Gokuu and Tenshinhan step into the ring for their rematch. Meanwhile, Ma Junior is confronted by God.
  449. •Title Card:
  450. •A-Part: After the sour taste left in his mouth after battling the Tsuru-sen’nin, Tenshinhan finds himself having fun while fighting Gokuu. Meanwhile, God and Piccolo converse in an odd language.
  451. •B-Part: Gokuu defeats the Shishin no Ken and knocks Tenshinhan out of the ring. Meanwhile, God attempts to seal Piccolo using the MaFuu-Ba only for Piccolo to reverse the technique and seal God instead. Gokuu rushes to the scene after having sensed God’s ki nearby and watches as Piccolo seals God and then swallows the bottle.
  452. •Ending:
  453. •Piccolo and Gokuu step into the arena to fight once more.
  454.  
  455. Episode #41: “Ma Junior (Part 1)”
  456. •Chapters: 182-187
  457. •Gokuu and Piccolo go at it, fully and evenly matched.
  458. •Opening:
  459. •Chi-Chi prays for Son Gokuu’s safe victory.
  460. •Title Card:
  461. •A-Part: With their battle heating up, Gokuu is forced to unleash his newest trump card: the Chou Kamehame-Ha!
  462. •B-Part: In the aftermath of the Chou Kamehame-Ha it is revealed that Ma Junior is actually the reincarnation of Piccolo to the crowd. This causes a panic and sends the crowd running. Piccolo transforms into a giant and begins trying to crush Gokuu. Gokuu leaps into Piccolo’s mouth and begins attack his internal organs. Finally, Piccolo spits up Gokuu, but Gokuu’s stolen the bottle with God sealed in it! Gokuu tosses the bottle to Tenshinhan, infuriating Piccolo.
  463. •Ending:
  464. •Everyone is shocked to learn that God looks a lot like Piccolo!
  465.  
  466. Episode #42: “Ma Junior (Part 2)”
  467. •Chapters: 188-194
  468. •Piccolo returns to his normal size and begins overwhelming Gokuu with his furious attack. Just as Gokuu is about to take a nasty blow…
  469. •Opening:
  470. •God blocks Piccolo’s punch. Gokuu tells God to back off; he wants to win the tournament fair and square. Gokuu gives Piccolo a free punch and is nearly sent flying out of the ring.
  471. •Title Card:
  472. •A-Part: Gokuu and Piccolo continue to tear one another to shreds. Gokuu redirects one of Piccolo’s ki beams into hitting him. This angers Piccolo even more and he unleashes a destructive ki wave so great it turns Papaya Island into a wasteland. Tenshinhan and the others survived thanks to Tenshinhan creating a hole for them to hide in while Gokuu…sustained the force of the blast head-on! Gokuu deals a nasty combination of kicks, punches and Kamehame-Ha that seemingly take Piccolo down for good. Gokuu turns to his friends and gives them a thumb up, but that is just long enough for Piccolo to spring back up and fire a ki blast from his mouth through Gokuu’s right shoulder. Piccolo proceeds to break Gokuu’s limbs and then fires a ki blast down upon Gokuu from the sky.
  473. •B-Part: Gokuu reveals that he has learned out to fly and knocks Piccolo into the ground with a head butt from the side. Piccol is not only unconscious, but outside of the remaining outline of the tournament ring. The Announcer declares Son Gokuu the winner of the Twenty-Third Tenka’ichi Budoukai. Gokuu eats a Senzu and feeds one to Piccolo, too, so that he may someday fight him again. Piccolo promises to come back for Gokuu again someday and flies off. Gokuu turns down God’s invitation to be his successor and flies off with Chi-Chi on Kinto’un “To get married!”
  474. •Ending: A special ‘visual montage’ recapitulation of the story so far.
  475. •A sphere flies through space towards Earth.
  476.  
  477. Invasion of the Saiyans Arc:
  478.  
  479. Episode #43: “Raditz (Part 1)”
  480. •Chapters: 195-198
  481. •Blooma arrives at Kame House for the Dragon Ball gang’s reunion.
  482. •Opening:
  483. •Suddenly, Gokuu’s voice calls out to Kuririn, Blooma, and the Muten Roushi from outside the house.
  484. •Title Card:
  485. •A-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi (wearing a Cheongsam and glasses, because why not?) introduce their four year old son—Son Gohan—to Blooma, Kuririn, the Muten Roushi and Umigame (the entire introduction is done using a close up of the Four-Star Ball atop Gohan’s head while very, very slowly panning down his body so as to save in-between drawings and for artistic effect). Gokuu explains that while Gohan has a tail like him that is about as much as they have in common. Gohan prefers to study and wants to become a great scholar. Gokuu and Chi-Chi have tried teaching Gohan martial arts but he just doesn’t really care for it. After some chatting, the happy reunion is interrupted by the arrival of the long-haired man.
  486. •B-Part: The long-haired man explains that his name is ‘Raditz’ and he is of the warrior race—the Saiyans—from the destroyed world of Planet Vegeta. Raditz explains that Gokuu is also a Saiya and his little brother who was sent to Earth to conquer it for sale. This is a major shock! Gokuu tells Raditz to buzz off but the Saiyan isn’t having any of it: he needs Gokuu to help him and his two comrades conquer a particularly tough planet. Raditz blinds Gokuu with his speed and kicks him in the groin, knocking the wind out of Gokuu. Raditz takes Gohan and says that if he wants to see his son again he’ll have to pile up a hundred corpses here by tomorrow to pledge his allegiance. After Raditz leaves, Piccolo comes out of hiding behind the bushes and offers to help Gokuu retrieve his kid if they can kill Raditz and prevent him from meddling in his plans to conquer the Earth. Gokuu, Chi-Chi and Piccolo fly off after Raditz and use the Dragon Radar to track him thanks to Gohan wearing the Four-Star Ball on his hat.
  487. •Ending:
  488. •Raditz’s ‘scouter’ keeps bleeping in-and-out of a nearby battle power of 710 and rising but he can’t seem to get a lock on the source.
  489.  
  490. Episode #44: “Raditz (Part 2)”
  491. •Chapters: 199-204
  492. •Raditz tosses Gohan into his Attack Ball so as to not hear the child’s wailing. Suddenly, Gokuu, Chi-Chi and Piccolo arrive on the scene.
  493. •Opening:
  494. •Gokuu and Piccolo take off their waited clothing. Gokuu tells Raditz to “Return our Gohan!” one last time but now Raditz just wants to beat some fear into ‘Kakarrot’.
  495. •Title Card:
  496. •A-Part: Gokuu and Piccolo trade blows with Raditz while Chi-Chi tries to break Gohan out of the Attack Ball. Raditz blocks Chi-Chi’s path to the crater with his spaceship with ki blasts but she eventually reaches the ship after Gokuu takes one of the blasts head-on. Piccolo loses an arm after just barely dodging a ki blasts that flies off into the distance and destroys a mountain. Piccolo and Gokuu come up with a plan to take out Raditz with the former’s newest technique—the Makankou-sappou—but since it takes a while to gather the ki necessary Gokuu must hold Raditz back. Gokuu and Chi-Chi hold Raditz in place, desperate to prevent him from escaping the Makankou-sappou. Piccolo unleashes his attack and pierces both the parents and the Saiyan.
  497. •B-Part: With his dying breath Raditz smugly warns that his partners, two Saiyans even mightier than he, will come to Earth and use the Dragon Balls to revive him. Meanwhile, Kuririn, the Muten Roushi and Blooma have arrived on the scene. Gokuu and Chi-Chi die next, apologizing to Gohan and wishing him well in case the Dragon Balls are unable to revive them. Gohan’s ki erupts with a sorrowful flavor as his parents pass and their bodies fade away. Shocked at Gohan’s ki, Piccolo’s expression quickly becomes one of smugness as he realizes that if he teaches the boy to use his power he might just have a chance at killing the Saiyans when they arrive in one year. Piccolo takes the boy—who has fallen unconscious after the ki outburst—and tells Blooma to revive Son Gokuu and his woman in one year’s time. God’s taken their bodies for some reason, which means they are surely going to be training, too. Piccolo flies off with Gohan.
  498. •Ending:
  499. •Two Attack Balls fly through space.
  500.  
  501. Episode #45: “Son Gohan”
  502. •Chapters: 205-211
  503. •Gohan, wearing a dougi like his father but with the ‘Ma’ kanji on the back, sits in front of a fire trying to keep warm at night. Piccolo, sitting on the other side of the fire, meditates. Gohan asks Piccolo why he hates his father but Piccolo does not reply.
  504. •Opening:
  505. •Six months earlier, Gohan is tossed by Piccolo into a pond. Gohan struggles to escape, hacking and coughing up water once he does, and takes off his cheongsam top. Piccolo explains that starting today he’s going to learn to live on his own for six months to beat the pampered nature out of him.
  506. •Title Card:
  507. •A-Part: Gohan runs from a dinosaur while crying about how he can’t believe he was left behind in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly, Gohan jumps by instinct and lands atop a giant stone pillar. While he’s safe from the dinosaur he’s now stuck on top of the pillar! Meanwhile, Gokuu and Chi-Chi meet Enma-Daiou in the Afterlife. The married couple is given permission to traverse the Serpentine Road and train under the Kaiou of the North Galaxy. The road is extraordinarily long so it might take some time for the duo to reach their destination. Nevertheless, Chi-Chi hops into Gokuu’s arms and hangs her arms around his neck and tells him “It’s good for your training!” Gokuu begins running with gusto. Later that night, Gohan sees the full moon for the first time and turns into an Oozaru. Piccolo, watching from afar, is shocked by this and remembers what Raditz told Gokuu about Saiyans and the full moon. With a single ki blast the Daimaou destroys the moon and Gohan returns to normal. Piccolo creates Gohan’s dougi and sword from the pre-Opening segment.
  508. •B-Part: Gokuu and Chi-Chi stare down with the Kaiou of the North Galaxy, both trying to use a combination gag to get the Kaiou to laugh. The pair only succeeds because Kaiou laughs at their odd combination of personalities: Gokuu’s ineptness and Chi-Chi’s earnestness. Finally, the two begin their training: catch Bubbles-kun!
  509. •Ending:
  510. •God and Mister Popo watch Tenshinhan, Kuririn, Chaozu, Yamcha and Yajirobe spar blindfolded.
  511.  
  512. Episode #46: “S@iyANS 11:43AM”
  513. •Chapters: 212-217
  514. •Gokuu successfully performs a Genki-Dama, the ultimate technique of the Kaiou of the North. Kaiou congratulates Gokuu on doing what none have done before in making the Genki-Dama and Kaiou-ken combat-ready but reminds him to use them very sparingly. Gokuu and Chi-Chi nod. Chi-Chi wonders how much longer they have before the Saiyans arrive on Earth so Kaiou-sama checks…only to be horrified to find that they will be arriving tomorrow!
  515. •Opening:
  516. •Shen Long looms over the Muten Roushi and Blooma. Blooma questions if the Muten Roushi really did get spoken to by Gokuu from the Afterlife but the Muten Roushi swears by it! Shen Long restores Gokuu and Chi-Chi to life and the duo begin racing back down the Serpentine Road at blinding speed.
  517. •Title Card:
  518. •A-Part: At 11:43AM the next morning…two Attack Balls crash into a city. Out from the spherical spaceships come two Saiyans, one small and one tall. The tall Saiyan—Nappa—destroys the city effortlessly after being annoyed by the Earthlings convening around them. The small Saiyan—Vegeta—playfully admonishes Nappa for being careless: a Dragon Ball could’ve gotten caught up in the blast and destroyed. “How would we attain our eternal life, then?” Nappa apologizes and the two set off in search of the highest battle power on Earth, surely to be the one who killed Raditz and knows about the Dragon Balls. The Saiyans arrive to find Piccolo, Son Gohan, Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan and Chaozu on the scene. Nappa decides that he wants to fight all six of them at the same time since they insist on being a nuisance. Seven pairs of fists and legs begin to fly.
  519. •B-Part: Nappa’s heavy fists cause rather precise internal bleeding for Yamcha and he dies as a result. Furious, Kuririn attacks Nappa with a full power blast, but the Saiyan remains unperturbed. Tenshinhan blocks for Kuririn as he catches his breath after such a large ki blast but Nappa’s chop is so fierce it lops off Tenshinhan’s arm. Chaozu latches onto Nappa and uses his telekinetic powers at close range to lift Nappa into the sky and try to crush him like a soda can. Nappa breaks free of Chaozu’s attack, tears him off of his back and attempts to throw him. Using the last of his strength, Chaozu latches onto Nappa’s hand and self-destructs. Tenshinhan is shocked.
  520. •Ending:
  521. •A close-up of Tenshinhan’s blood splattered face in complete shock held for thirty seconds.
  522.  
  523. Episode #47: “The Final Kikou-Hou”
  524. •Chapters: 218-222
  525. •Tenshinhan’s memories of Chaozu flood through him. Piccolo and Kuririn begin a combination play meant to take advantage of Nappa’s weakened defenses but Gohan is too afraid to finish the attack and runs away.
  526. •Opening:
  527. •Tenshinhan makes one final, desperate attack on Nappa. Tenshinhan ends his combination with a Kikou-Hou powered by his own life force and dies as a result; Nappa, on the other hand, still breaths. Kuririn cries out for Gokuu to hurry up and arrive to help! “My, my Nappa, you’ve killed three of them so quickly. That’s no fun!” Vegeta mocks Kuririn, Gohan and Piccolo by offering them a three hour reprieve.
  528. •Title Card:
  529. •A-Part: Piccolo admonishes Gohan for running away, putting Tenshinhan’s death on him. Nappa mocks Gohan as he begins to walk away. Gohan resolves to stay and fight. The Three hours pass and Piccolo, Kuririn and Gohan put into motion another plan of attack. Piccolo grabs for Nappa’s tail but Nappa elbows Piccolo to the ground, revealing that he and Vegeta overcame the weakness of the tails.
  530. •B-Part: Gohan tries to protect Piccolo but only winds up angering Nappa. Nappa unleashes a ki blast meant to kill Gohan, but Piccolo leaps in the way of the blast. Piccolo is left in critical condition. Piccolo bids Gohan farewell, thanking him for putting up with him for the past year. Gohan cries.
  531. •Ending:
  532. •In complete silence, Mister Popo stares at God with a sad, sad face.
  533.  
  534. Episode #48: “Nappa”
  535. •Chapters: 223-228
  536. •Gohan’s aura turns and twists in agony, growing more fearsome looking by the second.
  537. •Title Card:
  538. •A-Part: Gohan attacks Nappa with a full power Masenkou but the attack does little but stuns his hand. Nappa prepares to stomp Gohan to death but misses! Gohan, several feet away, is riding upon Kinto’un clearly unsure of how he got where he is. Son Gokuu and Chi-Chi have returned! Chi-Chi feeds Senzu to Gohan and Kuririn while Gokuu confronts Vegeta and Nappa. Chi-Chi offers to take care of Nappa while Gokuu fights Vegeta. Simultaneous battles break out and begin to consume the field again.
  539. •Opening: Chi-Chi displays impressive technique blocking and deflecting Nappa’s direct blows. Finally, Chi-Chi successfully breaks Nappa’s right wrist.
  540. •B-Part: Nappa curses Chi-Chi before striking at her again. Chi-Chi quickly and calmly breaks Nappa’s other wrist, but Nappa replies with a ki blast from his mouth. Chi-Chi bends over backwards and successfully dodges before back-kicking shut his mouth mid-blast. Nappa’s head explodes and he dies. Vegeta laughs, saying Nappa wouldn’t have been much use to him without his arms, anyway. Gokuu cannot forgive Vegeta for such callousness and attacks him with the Kaiou-ken. Vegeta fends off Gokuu’s rush, albeit caught off guard by his speed and power. Noticing that Blooma’s ki is approaching, Gokuu suggests they take the battle elsewhere, leaving Chi-Chi, Gohan and Kuririn behind.
  541. •Ending:
  542. •Blooma’s gang arrives on the battlefield, hoping to recover the bodies of anyone who has passed. Kuririn points to the location of Yamcha and Tenshinhan’s corpses but they’re surprised to find them missing.
  543.  
  544. Episode #49: “Saiyan Prince Vegeta (Part 1)”
  545. •Chapters: 229-234
  546. •A shot of the setting sun. The sky is pink and teal, the sun orange. Over the sight of the sun, Son Gokuu shouts “Kaiou-ken!” A flaring ball of red heads straight for Vegeta, only for the Saiyan invader to parry the attack and kick Gokuu backward. Gokuu removes his torn dougi top and with a breath softly says “Three-Times Kaiout-ken!”
  547. •Opening:
  548. •Gokuu’s red aura and muscles flex to incredible proportions.
  549. •Title Card:
  550. •A-Part: Gokuu strikes at Vegeta and finally manages to deal crushing damage to him.Vegeta leaps into the air and threatens to destroy the Earth with his Gyallic-Hou. Gokuu counters with a Times-Four Kaiou-ken powered Kamehame-Ha. Vegeta is send flying backward. Meanwhile, Kuririn explains the situation to Blooma as she flies her airship to the site of Gokuu and the Saiyan invader’s battle. Blooma sheds a tear for Yamcha and their failed relationship.
  551. •B-Part: Holding a ki ball in his hand, Vegeta tosses the ki blast into the sky. “Think you can prevent me from transforming into a Giant Monkey by destroying the moon? Think again!” Staring at the artificial moon he has created, Vegeta transforms into a Giant Monkey, but unlike Gokuu and Gohan, he can control himself. Gokuu uses the Taiyou-ken to blind Vegeta long enough to gather genki for a Genki-dama, but Vegeta regains his sight and attacks Gokuu. Gokuu loses the Genki-dama before he can throw it, unfortunately. Vegeta begins crushing Gokuu’s body.
  552. •Ending:
  553. •Hiding behind a rock while watching Gokuu being crushed by the Giant Monkey through the reflection in his sword, Yajirobe tries to slow his frantic breathing.
  554.  
  555. Episode #50: “Saiyan Prince Vegeta (Part 2)”
  556. •Chapters: 235-242
  557. •Yajirobe slices off Vegeta’s tail, causing him to drop Gokuu and revert to his normal form. Angered beyond compare, Vegeta begins looking for the one who cut off his tail before being distracted by Chi-Chi, Gohan and Kuririn skydiving from Bloom’s airship.
  558. •Opening:
  559. •Vegeta quickly finds himself surrounded by enemies still at full strength. He begins fighting them in a minute long rotation shot.
  560. •Title Card:
  561. •A-Part: Vegeta struggles, but manages to gain an upper hand against his three new assailants. Vegeta uses Gohan as bait (breaking his ribs to hinder his breathing in the process) for Chi-Chi and Kuririn to lower their guards and take blasts they normally wouldn’t, thus ruining their advantage over the Saiyan invader. Yajirobe slices Vegeta in the back again, giving Gohan the moment he needs to break out of Vegeta’s grasp, turn around and fire a full strength Masen-kou up close. Gohan and Vegeta begin to trade blows while Gokuu passes the remainder of his Genki-dama to Chi-Chi to throw. Chi-Chi throws the blast but Vegeta leaps without even turning around. Gohan passes out after using all of his strength and managing to bounce the blast back at Vegeta, sending the Saiyan invader flying into the atmosphere again.
  562. •B-Part: Vegeta falls back down to the battlefield and uses the last of his strength to summon his Attack Ball. Kuririn attempts to kill Vegeta as he climbs into his Attack Ball, but via telepathy Gokuu begs Kuririn to let the Saiyan invader live so that he might fight him again one day. Kuririn relents and Vegeta promises to come back and kill them all. Kuririn’s gaze follows the Attack Ball as it speeds away through the sky into outer space.
  563. •Ending: A harmony cel of Gohan silently sleeping in Chi-Chi’s arms as the wounded fighters fly back to Metro West.
  564. •Suddenly, Gohan wakes up to the sound of the Kaiou-sama of the North Galaxy praising everyone for a job well done. Kuririn asks Kaiou-sama if he knows the coordinates for Planet Namek, since they might have Dragon Balls that they can use to restore their friends who were killed. Kaiou-sama responds with “9045XY from the direction of SU83!” Those coordinates shock Blooma, since they’re so far away and their fastest ship would take the fastest Capsule Corp ship 4,339 years and three months to reach the coordinates that Kaiou-sama gave them. Mister Popo chimes in from outside (freaking everyone the fuck out), saying he knows of a ship that could reach Namek in just a month.
  565.  
  566. Planet Namek Arc:
  567.  
  568. Episode #51: “Planet Namek”
  569. •Chapters: 243-251
  570. •In the Yunzabit Heights, Blooma and Popo traverse the barren, windy terrain. In a high angle point-of-view shot peering out the window from inside of the mysterious spaceship that Mister Popo spoke of Blooma and Popo walk up, their head craned upward. Popo says that this is the ship God came to Earth on. Blooma replies, with growing excitement and hope on her face “T-this is…” the camera rotates around Blooma’s back, the lens brushing through her hair. Once past her hair the camera finishes its rotation. Blooma’s expression is now one of horror, “…a disaster!” Cut to a wide shot with Blooma in the background looking up at the spaceship, now looking like Swiss cheese thanks to the attack of the aliens wearing battle jackets like the Saiyan invaders’ that Chi-Chi, Gohan and Kuririn are turning into Swiss cheese in the foreground.
  571. •Opening: Chi-Chi, Blooma, Gohan and Kuririn traversing the landscape of Planet Namek. The group finds a cave and set up a Capsule House to rest.
  572. •A night comatose Blooma sits in a bubble bath. Chi-Chi enters the bathroom and joins Blooma in the tub, trying to cheer her up. “It’s not that bad! You said it yourself when you called your papa, Gokuu-sa is on his way!” Blooma groans, eyes still blank. “Gokuu-sa is going to be here in five days with a new ship!” “Chi-Chi is such a dumb, cheery girl,” Blooma thinks to herself. Suddenly, Chi-Chi senses something and rushes (wrapping herself in a towel, somehow) out the door and joins Kuririn and Gohan outside at the mouth of the cave. Multiple huge ki are passing by.
  573. •Title Card: The title is laid over Freeza’s ghoulish face.
  574. •A-Part: Kuririn and Gohan just about piss themselves after the aliens pass by. They’re stunned that such huge ki could even exist. Chi-Chi asks Blooma to check the Dragon Radar to confirm her suspicion. Indeed, those aliens in armor like the Saiyan invaders had FOUR Dragon Balls with them already. Kuririn swallows the lump in his throat and prepares to suggest they follow after those aliens. Chi-Chi speaks up first, determination plastering her face, saying they should follow after those aliens with the Dragon Balls. Gohan nods with determination, “We need to steel those Dragon Balls and wish back Piccolo-niisan and the others!” Blooma asks if she’s crazy, taking her son with her to face such dangerous guys. After thinking about it for a moment, Chi-Chi says “Gokuu-sa’s son is Gokuu-sa’s son! It should be okay!!” which just leaves Blooma flabbergasted. The three zoom off, jumping from island to island to conserve ki.
  575. •B-Part: On Freeza Planet #79, Vegeta punches his way out of the healing pod. Vegeta dons a new battle jacket and scouter, although he spent the eighteen days since leaving Earth practicing sensing battle powers he might still need the scouter for communications. Kewi, a warrior on Vegeta’s level, smugly shit-talks him for coming back from an unauthorized mission on Earth so beat up. Kewi lets it drop that Freeza overheard on the scouters about the Namekians and the Dragon Balls and has already left for Planet Namek. Vegeta scowls and raises his ki to its maximum. Kewi cannot believe that Vegeta’s battle power is now 40,000, twice his own! Vegeta beats the exact coordinates of Planet Namek out of Kewi before killing him and launches in his Attack Ball for Planet Namek.
  576. •Ending:
  577. •Chi-Chi, Gohan and Kuririn arrive at the scene of a village of Namekians being interrogated for their Dragon Ball. Gohan notices the village elder trying to shield two kids behind him.
  578.  
  579. Episode #52: “Dodoria”
  580. •Chapters: 252-257
  581. •Younger Namekians arrive.
  582. •Opening:
  583. •The younger Namekians raise their ki, each to 20,000. Kuririn notes with joy that they’re just as strong as Vegeta was. Unfortunately, Zarbon and Dodoria crush them effortlessly.
  584. •Title Card:
  585. •A-Part: The village elder destroys the scouters of Freeza’s men, inciting Dodoria to go on a rampage and kills the elder and one of the two kids. Gohan snaps and kicks Dodoria away before he can kill the second kid, then pins him to the ground with a flurry of punches. Kuririn grabs the kid while Chi-Chi grabs Gohan off of Dodoria and they make a run for it. Dodoria follows after those four. Kuririn’s group lay low, having realized that without their scouters those guys in the armor that the Saiyans wore cannot sense ki.
  586. •B-Part: Dodoria’s search for the ‘little shit’ that caught him off guard is interrupted by Vegeta. Dodoria smugly tells Vegeta that he better run away before Freeza-sama finds him and kills him. Then again, Dodoria figures he will receive a big reward if he brought him to Freeza-sama, especially since he has a scouter. Vegeta is happy to hear that Freeza’s scouters are destroyed and tosses Dodoria his, telling him to watch. Vegeta raises his ki sharply to 40,257. The calculation overloads the scouter and it explodes. Dodoria is shocked, realizing that with his battle power of 31,133 he’s completely outmatched. Dodoria tries to buy his life with knowledge of how Planet Vegeta was really destroyed but Vegeta reveals that he already knew that and kills Dodoria. Kuririn and the others, still in hiding on the island below Vegeta, hold their breath. Vegeta, still new to sensing ki, is unable to sense the Earthlings and flies off. “Great,” Kuririn gasps, “Now Vegeta’s here, too!”
  587. •Ending:
  588. •Back at his spaceship, Freeza admires his five Dragon Balls. Zarbon suspects aloud that Dodoria is not returning.
  589.  
  590. Episode #53: “Zarbon (Part 1)”
  591. •Chapters: 258-265
  592. •Back at the cave, the Namekian boy introduces himself as Dende. Dende says that the Grand Elder has one of the last two Dragon Balls. Kuririn begs Dende to take them to him so they can protect the Dragon Ball and potentially use it to revive their friends. If they can revive Piccolo then they can use the Dragon Balls on Earth to revive the dead Namekians! Dende reluctantly agrees after seeing Gohan’s earnest smile. Meanwhile, Vegeta floats above another Namekian village.
  593. •Opening:
  594. •Vegeta bashes in the skull of a Namekian warrior. The body drops to the ground, joining two dozen others. Still, the elder refuses to reveal the location of the Dragon Ball and as a result is killed by Vegeta. Vegeta finds the Dragon Ball within one of the huts and decides to hide it in the ocean near the island.
  595. •Title Card:
  596. •A-Part: Meanwhile, while searching for another Namekian village Zarbon is attacked from behind by Vegeta. The two warriors engage in battle, but Vegeta has the upper hand. Zarbon unveils that he can transform to increase his power, although he dislikes doing so as he looks so ugly. The transformed Zarbon begins pounding the Vegeta to a pulp, gloating that in his transformed state his battle power is at least 60,000, although Freeza-sama is nearly twice as strong as that. Vegeta is helpless to stop Zarbon and is eventually knocked unconscious after being slammed so hard into an island it creates a massive crater that the ocean begins to pour into. Zarbon retrieves Vegeta’s body, saying that he’s sure that Freeza-sama will want to play with him some after betraying him.
  597. •B-Part: Dende, Gohan, Chi-Chi and Kuririn arrive at the hut of the Grand Elder. The quartet is greeted by Nail, the strongest Namekian Warrior. The Grand Elder reads the minds of the visitors from Earth and tells Dende he was wise to trust them. Fearing not for his own life, the aging Grand Elder brings forth the hidden potential in Gohan, Chi-Chi and Kuririn, saying that while it might cost him a few days of his very little remaining lifespan it will be worth it if they can survive Freeza’s wrath.
  598. •Ending:
  599. •Zarbon tosses Vegeta into a medical pod back on Freeza’s ship. Zarbon walks away. Bubbles fizz…and Vegeta opens his eyes!
  600.  
  601. Episode #54: “Zarbon (Part 2)”
  602. •Chapters: 266-292
  603. •Freeza congratulates Zarbon-san for successfully bringing him Vegeta, but tells him he shall receive his reward AFTER he retrieves the final two Dragon Balls. Zarbon takes off to find the last Namekian settlements.
  604. •Opening:
  605. •Dende and Gohan arrive at the location of the village protecting the Four-Star Dragon Ball but are horrified to find corpses strewn around the village. After burying everyone the duo use the Dragon Radar and locate the Dragon Ball in the ocean shallows off the coast. The duo flies off back to the Grand Elder’s hut.
  606. •Title Card:
  607. •A-Part: Having overplayed the extent of his injuries so as to infiltrate Freeza’s ship, Vegeta breaks free from his medical pod earlier than was expected of him and causes a distraction on the ship. With Freeza unable to sense ki Vegeta pretends to be on one side of the ship, forcing Freeza to leave the Dragon Balls unguarded. In secret, Vegeta sneaks into Freeza’s room and throws the Dragon Balls far away and then chases after them while swimming under water. Freeza is furious when he realizes that he has been played. Meanwhile, Zarbon finds the same Namekian village already found by Vegeta and what he assumes are the brats from earlier. Furious, Zarbon flies off even further to the other side of the world.
  608. •B-Part: Vegeta catches up with his new Dragon Balls and secures them in an alcove out of immediate site. Sensing Zarbon’s agitated ki as well as Gohan’s ki leaving from the direction of the village he massacred, Vegeta suspects that Kakarrot’s son might’ve found the Four-Star Dragon Ball. Vegeta catches up with Zarbon again and hits him from behind again. Vegeta gloats that Zarbon didn’t do a good enough job of determining how injured he was and now he will be the one that Freeza blames for his five Dragon Balls being stolen. Seeing that defeating Freeza is his only shot at redemption, Zarbon transforms again but before he can even launch a single attack Vegeta punches a hole in his stomach and unleashes a ki blast, blowing Zarbon up from the inside out. Recovering from a near-death experience has allowed Vegeta’s strength to grow once again!
  609. •Ending:
  610. •Meanwhile, Gohan and Dende return with the Four-Star Ball to the Grand Elder’s. Gohan, Chi-Chi, Dende and Kuririn notice that the other five Dragon Balls are currently unguarded and fly off at full speed to make their wish. Nail remains with the Grand Elder.
  611.  
  612. Episode #55: “Freeza (Part 1)”
  613. •Chapters: 293-299
  614. •Suspecting that Zarbon will not be returning Freeza heads off in the opposite direction his right hand went in, using rough calculations from the ship’s computer for the location of the last Dragon Ball.
  615. •Opening:
  616. •Vegeta senses Gohan, Kuririn and Chi-Chi once again on the move…heading in the same direction of where his five Dragon Balls are hidden. After confirming that the Four-Star Ball was already stolen Vegeta furiously flies off to intercept the Earthlings.
  617. •Title Card:
  618. •A-Part: The Earthlings and their Namekian tour guide arrive at the location of the other five Dragon Balls. Dende successfully summons Polunga, which can only be done in Namekian. Polunga explains that he can grant three wishes but as a result can only revive from the dead one person per wish. Piccolo is revived first, followed by Chaozu. There’s only one wish left, so do they choose to revive Tenshinhan or Yamcha first? Piccolo calls from the Afterlife via Kaiou-sama. Apparently Piccolo, Yamcha, Tenshinhan and Chaozu have been training with the same guy that trained Gokuu and Chi-Chi! Piccolo says that instead of reviving one of the others they should wish for him to be brought immediately to Planet Namek. Gohan and the others agree and Piccolo is brought to Namek...just not their location! Meanwhile, Freeza arrives at the Grand Elder’s hut and greets him. He wants his Dragon Ball but a smug Nail reveals that he’s too late. The sky turns dark and Freeza instantly catches the meaning. Furious, Freeza unleashes an incredible ki bomb to kill the two Namekians before immediately flying off in the direction of whatever that massive green light in the sky is. Nail uses all of his strength to hold back the sphere long enough for the sky to return to its normal color. Knowing that the wishes have been made, Nail finally unleashes his hold. Nail and the Grand Elder are swallowed whole by the purple and black sphere. Piccolo has arrived on Namek at the remains of the Grand Elder’s hut. Piccolo senses a faint ki under the rubble and unearths Nail. Nail realizes that he is about to die, but if Piccolo allows him to merge with him he can at least boost Piccolo’s strength, which is nowhere near it’s true form since splitting from his other half. Piccolo reluctantly agrees when he senses the massive malicious ki headed Gohan’s way and takes in Nail’s being. Piccolo is overjoyed by his new power and immediately flies off in Gohan’s direction. Vegeta arrives on the scene, absolutely furious that his chance at immortality is down the drain. Before he can do anything, though, Freeza arrives!
  619. •B-Part: Vegeta is more so annoyed by Freeza’s presence than anything. Vegeta tells the Earthlings to lend him a hand since neither team alone can defeat Freeza and successfully escape his wrath. Kuririn and the others reluctantly concur and the fight against Freeza begins. Freeza’s inability to fend off so many powerful opponents at once infuriates him, so he transforms into his second form! Second Form Freeza uses his horns to stab Kuririn and tosses him into the ocean. Gohan’s ki surges in rage and he manages to pin down Freeza with kicks and a Masen-kou at full power. Freeza staves off the assault and pummels Gohan good, but Gohan is saved by Chi-Chi and Vegeta’s double attack. Chi-Chi forms a giant ki ax that cuts off Freeza’s tail. Meanwhile, a half-conscious Gohan finds his strength suddenly returning and his injuries healing. Dende can heal injuries?! That means…yes, Kuririn is a live and slicing and dicing Freeza’s thick armor-like skin with multiple Kienzan! Gohan joins the fray and under the assault of the newly powered up Gohan’s ki the quartet of fighters are able to send Freeza flying to the other side of the planet. With a few moments to spare Vegeta demands to know why he wasn’t told that the Namekian brat could heal. Kuririn and the others reveal that they didn’t know until just now. Vegeta lays out his plan: injure him gravely and then have the kid heal him so that he can have his power grow from a near death experience just like Kakarrot’s son displayed. Kuririn is reluctant, though, to power up a nasty bastard like Vegeta but with Freeza’s ki rapidly approaching he finds that beggars cannot be choosers. Suddenly, Piccolo arrives!
  620. •Ending:
  621. •Gohan is overjoyed to see Piccolo again and Dende thinks that he looks a lot like Nail.
  622.  
  623. Episode #56: “Freeza (Part 2)”
  624. •Chapters: 300-317
  625. •Freeza flies back to the location of his enemies to find that they have sprouted one more Namekian. Wanting to ensure that he can win, Freeza transforms into his third form.
  626. •Opening:
  627. •Piccolo joins Gohan and Chi-Chi in fighting Freeza while Kuririn convinces Dende to go along with the plan to heal Vegeta. Dende is reluctant, but when he sees Piccolo fighting so as to hold off Freeza long enough for Dende to do his part the boy finally acquiesces. Kuririn blasts Vegeta through the gut.
  628. •Title Card: The episode title is written with Vegeta’s blood.
  629. •A-Part: While Dende heals Vegeta in plain sight Freeza catches sight. Kuririn joins the others in holding back Freeza, unaware of Freeza’s agenda. Freeza transforms into his fourth and ‘true’ form. The force emanating from the transformation knocks Gohan and the others back and encapsulates Freeza in a smoke screen. Meanwhile, Dende finishes healing Vegeta, who believes that he has finally become a Super Saiyan. Out of the smoke screen comes a Death Beam. The thin beam shoots past Vegeta and burns Dende alive. Everyone is mortified but all Freeza has to say is “No more resurrections!” Gohan, Kuririn, Chi-Chi and Piccolo attack Freeza, but he holds them off easily. Vegeta jumps into the fray and unleashes a full power blast that actually keeps Freeza at bay for a moment. Finally, Freeza redirects the blast into outer space, shocking everyone. Vegeta cannot believe that even after growing so much more powerful he is still no match for Freeza. Freeza begins mercilessly beating on Vegeta, who does nothing but weep at his own foolishness. Gohan tries to save Vegeta but gets slapped aside with such force his neck is broken. Chi-Chi rushes to Gohan’s side as he slowly, painfully dies. As Chi-Chi weeps, Kuririn attacks Freeza in a fury for what he has done to his best friend’s son. Piccolo joins in, too! Freeza tosses Vegeta’s limp body aside and flashes a devilish smile at the fools coming his way. Suddenly, a spaceship touches down.
  630. •B-Part: A hum emanates from a computer in the center of a spaceship. The monitor reads ‘30G’. Son Gokuu trains as best he can. A bag of Senzu lies on his chair. Gokuu fires off three Kamehame-Ha and lets the three streams crash into him after they circle around the ship. Exhausted and injured, Gokuu crawls to his chair and eats a Senzu, instantly recovering his health and strength. Unbeknownst to him, he isn’t doing simple endurance training. By recovering from a near death experience he is actually increasing his power much in addition to what normal training can bring. Gokuu receives a telepathic greeting from the Kaiou-sama! Gokuu is glad to learn that Piccolo, Yamcha, Tenshinhan and Chaozu are now training with the Kaiou-sama. Gokuu explains that he’s training on his trip to Namek thanks to the special gravity machine that Blooma’s Daddy made. On Kaiou-sama’s planet the gravity was ten-times that of Planet Earth, but the gravity machine built by Blooma’s Daddy can do one hundred-times! Kaiou-sama checks on Planet Namek for Gokuu to see how his friends are doing but is horrified to learn that Freeza is there, too! Kaiou-sama orders Gokuu not to engage with Freeza. He’ll definitely die if he does so. Gokuu reluctantly agrees to just get his friends and leave should the Dragon Balls fall into Freeza’s hands. Back in the present, Gokuu exits his spaceship and appears by Chi-Chi and Gohan’s side almost immediately. Freeza bats an eye at this newcomer’s speed. “Sorry I’m so late,” he says as he kneels down and feeds Gohan a Senzu. Gokuu stays in place as his son suddenly springs back to life and embraces him. The camera does not show Gokuu’s face. Finally, the camera follows the full length of Gokuu’s body as he stands until it reaches the top. Now, Gokuu’s hair is standing up and has turned golden. An aura of gold fire dances around his body. Everybody is shocked by this transformation but Vegeta just laughs. He has lived just long enough to witness the birth of a Super Saiyan.
  631. •Ending:
  632. •Gokuu tells Kuririn to feed a Senzu to everyone else, including Vegeta, for saving Gohan earlier. Kuririn wonders how he knows about that, though. Super Saiyan Son Gokuu walks over to Freeza and peers down at him in a recreation of the Dragon Ball Chapter #309 title page.
  633.  
  634. Episode #57: “Freeza (Part 3)”
  635. •Chapters: 318-327
  636. •Freeza listens in on a private channel to Piccolo’s details about the Dragon Balls with glee. If he can find the Namekian home world then nothing would be able to stop him from immortality and ruling the universe unchallenged. Freeza orders Zarbon and Dodoria to check around the universe for details about where Planet Namek might be. They have at least a year to try and beat Vegeta to the chase. In the present, Super Saiyan Gokuu delivers a pulverizing punch to Freeza’s stomach. Hacking up blood, Freeza spits some in Gokuu’s eyes to distract him and allow him to put some distance between the two. Gathering his ki as quickly as he can, Freeza throws down an array of Death Balls with enough power to destroy the planet. Piccolo, Kuririn, Gohan, Chi-Chi and Vegeta try to destroy as many as possible but one slips through and crashes into the planet!
  637. •Opening:
  638. •Kaiou-sama fears for the worse but is relieved when he finds that Freeza’s stray Death Ball was a dud. The planet begins to shake a bit. Freeza scoffs and says they have about five minutes before the planet explodes.
  639. •Title Card:
  640. •A-Part: Gokuu tells everyone else to go to his ship and get out of here; he wants to defeat Freeza first. Chi-Chi wishes to stay behind with her husband, always. Gohan doesn’t want to leave, either. Freeza refuses to let them escape the planet alive and fires a Death Beam at Gokuu’s ship. Kuririn leaps in the way of the beam to prevent its destruction and takes a shot through the chest. Gokuu knocks Gohan unconscious and has Piccolo take him and Kuririn back to the ship. Gokuu’s ki erupts again and but is met with equal force by Freeza. Piccolo takes Gohan and Kuririn to the spaceship where he finds Blooma firing up the engines. The giant Attack Ball launches into space, bidding Son-kun and Chi-Chi farewell. Freeza unveils 100% of his full power and continues his fight with Gokuu. At first equal, the longer the battle goes on the clearer an advantage Gokuu has.
  641. •B-Part: Finally, Gokuu elbows Freeza into the ground. Bored with the fight, Gokuu tells Freeza to go train and they’ll fight gain sometime. Gokuu and Chi-Chi head for Freeza’s ship (which still has soldiers in it for them to sense). Freeza tosses his own Kienzan at Gokuu and Chi-Chi but they out-maneuver the pink Kienzan. Freeza’s exhaustion leads him to be unable to keep up with his two targets and keep mind over his own discs, thus Freeza accidentally cuts himself in half. Gokuu reluctantly gives some ki to a begging Freeza, but Freeza just can’t let well enough and fires at them. Calling Freeza a “Stupid fucker!” the two blast Freeza’s attack back at him and finally defeat him.
  642. •Ending:
  643. •Gokuu and Chi-Chi hijack Freeza’s ship and have his soldiers pilot them the hell off of Namek.
  644.  
  645. The Revenge of the Red Ribbon Army:
  646.  
  647. Episode #58: “Uneasy Peace”
  648. •Chapters: 328-329
  649. •Blooma, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo and Kuririn land on Earth at Capsule Corp to find…the Namekians? It seems God had Mister Popo use Earth’s Dragon Balls to revive the Namekians and then brought them to Earth!
  650. •Opening:
  651. •Blooma explains in a narration that the Grand Elder passed his position and the Dragon Balls of Namek on to Mouri before passing away of natural causes again. Using the Dragon Balls they revived Yamcha and Tenshinhan, finally giving those two and Chaozu a chance to return home. With the third wish the Namekians teleported to a New Namek on which they could live. Gokuu and Chi-Chi never returned from space but were confirmed alive and well by Polunga.
  652. •Title Card:
  653. •A-Part: Two years have passed but Gokuu and Chi-Chi has yet to return to Earth. Gohan passes his days by idly living at Capsule Corp with Blooma and her family, Yamcha, Oolong, Pu-erh and…Vegeta. Yes, Vegeta has chosen to make use of the gravity machines that Doctor Brief has invented and trains diligently to achieve the same Super Saiyan transformation that Kakarrot showed off on Namek. Gohan lives his days in peace, training and improving to protect the world should he need to. One day, while at an amusement park, Gohan meets a kid his age. They get to playing games together but the kid become irate when Gohan’s martial artist skills help him win a prize. The kid wants to fight but Gohan defeats them. The kid’s papa calls for them, “Hey, Videl!” This surprises Gohan, “W-wait, you’re a girl?!” This is his first time interacting with a girl his age! Disgruntled even more the girl shouts “Ugh, fine, I’ll stop cutting my hair!” before running off back to her papa.
  654. •B-Part: A day later, Gokuu and Chi-Chi finally return from training in space. Gohan moves back in with his parents and life returns to normal for a short while. Gokuu shows Gohan his new technique, Instantaneous Movement. Then, one day, Gokuu gets sick from a heart virus and dies. Chi-Chi is wrecked and soon grows ill from the same heart virus, slowly wasting away until dying, too. On 05 May Age 767 Gohan and Blooma visit the Twenty-Fourth Tenka’ichi Budoukai, the first since Gokuu won it eleven years ago. Blooma rolls her eyes when she learns that there is a children’s division this year but Gohan is surprised to find Videl, now with long hair in twin-tails, has entered. Gohan enters the Kids Division and fights Videl in the last round. Distracted by Videl’s pushy attitude, Gohan eventually slips out of the ring, which annoys Videl even more since she has no way of proving her superiority! Videl asks Gohan, now that she knows who he is and who his dad is, where he goes to school. Gohan explains that he’s been studying at home. Videl calls it a shame, saying that she wished she had somebody who knew how to fight at Orange Star Academy. Later, Gohan brings home an application to Orange Star Academy.
  655. •Ending:
  656. •Fires and explosions engulf an island nine kilometers southwest of Metro South.
  657.  
  658. Episode #59:
  659. •Chapters:
  660. •Robots swarm an island nine kilometers south of Metro South. Civilians are dying and buildings are burning. Son Gohan, Piccolo, Yamcha, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, Chaozu and Vegeta touch down on the island.
  661. •Opening:
  662. •Gohan and the others destroy some of the robots terrorizing the island. Yamcha and Kuririn recognize the symbol on those robots: it’s the insignia of the Red Ribbon Army. Suddenly, two teenagers wearing the same insignia shoot ki blasts. Gohan and the others dodge but are horrified to realize that they can’t sense their new enemies’ ki!
  663. •Title Card:
  664. •A-Part: After a combination play led by the telepathic Chaozu proves fruitless Chaozu and Tenshinhan are killed by the Artificial Humans.
  665. •B-Part: Gohan begs Piccolo to run away so that the Dragon Balls are not lost, but Piccolo doesn’t like feeling so helpless and allows his pride to override his critical thinking skills. Artificial Human #17 kills Piccolo, feigning surprise that his enemy was so weak. Kuririn knocks Gohan unconscious from behind before he can attack in rage and get himself killed. Yamcha grabs Gohan and makes a run for it while Vegeta and Kuririn stay behind; erupting in a flash of gold light Vegeta reveals that he is a Super Saiyan.
  666. •Ending:
  667. •At Capsule Corp. Yamcha begs Blooma to think up some way of disabling the robot armies attacking the world. Blooma is already hard art work. Meanwhile, Gohan is distraught over how weak he is. A bloodied and beaten Vegeta drags himself back into Blooma’s lab before collapsing.
  668.  
  669. Episode #60
  670. •Chapters:
  671. •Super Saiyan Vegeta and Kuririn do their best to distract the Artificial Humans. The two Artificial Humans’ combination plays make Vegeta and Kuririn look like amateurs due to their seemingly inexhaustible strength. Vegeta tries to belittle #18 into making a dumb attack out of anger so that he might counter it but that falls through and she breaks his arm with a kick. Kuririn uses the Taiyou-ken to blind his enemies long enough to pick up Vegeta and swing his limp body hundreds of miles away. When #18’s vision recovers she finds the lone Kuririn, staring her down resolutely.
  672. •Opening:
  673. •Wrapped in bandages, Vegeta finishes recounting what he remembers from the battle. Gohan weeps for the dead Kuririn-san.
  674. •Title Card:
  675. •A-Part: Gohan begs Vegeta to train him. Yamcha’s not too hot on the guy who killed them all just five years ago training his good friends’ son. Blooma—carrying her and Vegeta’s son on her breast—tells Yamcha to cool it. Yamcha asks if they can’t ask the Dragon Balls on Namek to revive their friends but Blooma reveals that they don’t know where the hell New Namek is. Suddenly, earthquakes shake the city. Skyscrapers are falling all around Metro West. The Red Ribbon Army has arrived. Gohan and Blooma take the injured Vegeta and baby Trunks with them through a hidden passage while the still-bruised Yamcha stays behind to serve as a distraction. Yamcha’s Shin Rouga Fuu-Fuu-ken takes out a few robots but unexpected energy cannon blasts from outside of the building catch him off guard and leave him burned badly. Artificial Humans #17 and #18 appear before the dying Yamcha to finish him off. Sensing Yamcha-san’s death, Gohan swears to avenge all of his friends someday.
  676. •B-Part: Six months have passed since the death of Piccolo and the others. Having trained under the harsh master, Vegeta, Gohan idly stands by as he and Vegeta try to raise their strength enough to defeat the Artificial Humans. Vegeta, Blooma and Trunks live with Gohan and the Gyuu-maou deep in the mountains. For the past year the Red Ribbon Army has seemingly slowly played with their food, rather than eliminating the world outright. One day, Gohan can no longer take the news reports and flies into a city under siege. Gohan has his ass handed to him by the Artificial Humans, saved only by Vegeta and the Gyuu-maou. Gohan recovers from near death with one of the last few Senzu and tries to help Vegeta fight but cannot sync up with the Super Saiyan’s speed. The Gyuu-maou tries to protect lost children, but is killed for it by random Red Ribbon Army attack bots. With his dying breath the Gyuu-maou tells Gohan he wishes he could have seen his daughter’s smile one last time. A tearful, downright sobbing Gohan does his best to smile and the old man replies “Ah, Chi-Chi, you’re alive!” before finally dying. Finally, Gohan becomes a Super Saiyan.
  677. •Ending:
  678. •Vegeta and Gohan fight the Artificial Humans but they’re still not quick enough to catch the devilishly grinning youths.
  679.  
  680.  
  681. Episode #61
  682. •Chapters:
  683. •Vegeta loses his right leg being too damned stubborn to pull back when he should.
  684. •Opening:
  685. •Gohan helps hold down Vegeta as Blooma amputates the remainder of his leg. There’s a lot of bleeding and screaming.
  686. •Title Card:
  687. •A-Part: Six months pass. Vegeta trains Gohan from the sidelines, teaching him to control his rage and think when fighting, something he failed to do. Vegeta wonders if the reason he kept losing was because he was torturing his body by constantly being angry just to use Super Saiyan. Before he can finish his thought, Blooma interrupts with news that the Red Ribbon Army is attacking a major dam. If the dam breaks then hundreds of thousands will be killed. Gohan can’t stand for that but Vegeta tells him to calm the hell down and think about the long term. After Gohan runs off back into the house Vegeta asks Blooma “Is it ready?” and she hands him a capsule. Meanwhile, #17 and #18 watch the Artificial Humans robots slowly chip away at the dam from afar. Suddenly, Vegeta appears with a mechanical prosthetic leg and begins destroying the robots. The two Artificial Humans turn to one another, even more amused.
  688. •B-Part: Vegeta fights the Artificial Humans but is clearly not in his best form. After humoring Vegeta for a few moments #18 finally sweeps the Saiyan’s mechanical leg, breaking it. From there Vegeta curses himself for getting so caught up in the brat’s (Gohan) sentimentality. The Artificial Humans kick the shit out of the Saiyan while he’s down. Finally, Vegeta asks if Artificial Humans need oxygen to live. The question stifles the devilish youths, but not for long. Vegeta uses the last of his strength to shatter the dam, causing a torrential wave that consumes him and the twin cyborgs.
  689. •Ending:
  690. •Gohan retrieves Vegeta’s corpse and brings it home to a grieving Blooma. Shifting his attention to the toddler Trunks, Gohan makes a vow to protect their last hope.
  691.  
  692. Episode #62
  693. •Chapters:
  694. •Twelve years pass. A young boy, Trunks, runs through the city carrying a bag. Trunks avoids patrols from Red Ribbon Army robots and sneakily arrives at the hideout of the human resistance in that city. Trunks reveals what is inside of the bag: Capsules full of weapons he found at an abandoned military base. This will at least give the resistance some fighting power.
  695. •Opening:
  696. •
  697. •Title Card:
  698. •A-Part:
  699. •B-Part:
  700. •Ending:
  701. •
  702.  
  703.  
  704. Episode #63
  705. •Chapters:
  706. •
  707. •Opening:
  708. •
  709. •Title Card:
  710. •A-Part:
  711. •B-Part:
  712. •Ending:
  713. •
  714.  
  715. Episode #64
  716. •Chapters:
  717. •
  718. •Opening:
  719. •
  720. •Title Card:
  721. •A-Part:
  722. •B-Part:
  723. •Ending:
  724. •
  725.  
  726.  
  727. Episode #65
  728. •Chapters:
  729. •
  730. •Opening:
  731. •
  732. •Title Card:
  733. •A-Part:
  734. •B-Part:
  735. •Ending: Future Trunks arrives in the past and greets the returning Gokuu and Chi-Chi. The duo is shocked to learn of their Future. Trunks hands over the medicine and the watches as Gokuu and Chi-Chi greet Gohan before returning to the future.
  736. •Three years later, Trunks returns to the present, only to find that all is not as he remembered. What is the story with the mysterious decapitated Artificial Human head?
  737.  
  738. Episode #66: “The Terrifying Artificial Humans”
  739. •Chapters: 346-354
  740. •Sensing multiple massive ki, Trunks snaps from his trance at the sight of the mysterious pale-skinned artificial human and flies off in their direction.
  741. •Opening:
  742. •Trunks arrives on the scene of Piccolo and Vegeta fending off a very desperately swiping old man. The old man appears to have no ki! “Another Artificial Human I’ve never seen?!” the young man from the future gasps.
  743. •Title Card:
  744. •A-Part: “What the hell do you mean you’ve never seen this bastard before?!” snaps Vegeta. The old man takes this opportunity to blind his enemies with energy blasts so as to disappear. Blooma appears on the scene with baby Trunks and Yajirobe and reveals that she’s snuck a tracking device onto the artificial human while he was distracted and is currently tracking his movements. Blooma also reveals that the old man looked a lot like Doctor Gero on the surveillance footage her tracking bug caught and fed to her hover car’s monitor. Getting another look at Trunks up close Blooma realizes that the young man from the future is actually her son, Trunks! Trunks comes clean and then asks where Gokuu-san and Chi-Chi-san are. Only Piccolo, Vegeta, Tenshinhan, Kuririn, Yamcha and Chaozu are present. Piccolo explains that Gokuu was caught off guard by both artificial humans attacking them when he began to get the upper hand on the pale one and so Chi-Chi took him home after their Senzu were destroyed. Before Trunks can ask about Gohan he is cut off by the noise of Vegeta flying off in the direction of Doctor Gero. Trunks and the others follow and soon arrive at the sealed off laboratory.
  745. •B-Part: Doctor Gero’s laboratory explodes, turning into a pile of rubber. In the middle of the rubble stand three new artificial humans: a tall man with orange hair, a man with black hair and a woman with blonde hair. The man with black hair seems to be stepping on Doctor Gero’s head, having completely smashed it just as Vegeta and the others arrive. Trunks confirms that the man and woman are the Artificial Humans #17 and #18 that he knows, but the tall one with the orange hair is unknown to him. Vegeta picks a fight with #18 but has his ass handed to him, even as a Super Saiyan. Trunks tries to save his dad from certain death. The Artificial Humans find Trunks’ desperation humorous and after beating him, Chaozu, Tenshinhan, and Yamcha into near unconsciousness decide to go hunt for Son Gokuu. Artificial Human #16 says that his programming demands he kills Son Gokuu but #17 wants to enjoy the trip to their target, so he says they should travel by car or whatever. Artificial Human #18 kisses Kuririn goodbye for being such a good boy and not interfering.
  746. •Ending:
  747. •Artificial Human #18 asks why they’re traveling by car only for her younger brother to reply “It’s more fun that way.” Artificial Human #16 is silent.
  748.  
  749.  
  750. Episode #67: “The Mysterious Cell”
  751. •Chapters: 355-365
  752. •In the Heavenly Realm the wind blows. One can hear only the cloaks dancing in the wind. Three figures stand in center of the platform. The reluctant hand of Piccolo Daimaou reaches out for the hand of God.
  753. •Opening:
  754. •Piccolo picks himself up off the ground after being bested by Artificial Human #17. After biting the heads off of Kuririn and the others, Piccolo takes off for meet with God.
  755. •Title Card:
  756. •A-Part: Far off in the thicket, Kuririn and Trunks meet Blooma to investigate what seems to be a second time machine! The moss-covered and damaged time machine looks just like Trunks’, but that’s not possible, he still has his! After some investigating the computer systems off the second time machine Trunks concludes that this time machine is his...from an alternate timeline! Meanwhile, Gokuu has been safely taken to Kame House to finish his recovery. The Muten Roushi calls it horrifyingly nostalgic to have Gokuu eat him out of house again. The patched-up Gokuu asks Tenshinhan where the others are and he fills Gokuu in on the situation while he was unconscious. Learning that Vegeta is off training to supposedly ‘surpass’ Super Saiyan, Gokuu thinks on the subject a bit.
  757. •B-Part: Terrified citizens run through Ginger Town. A mysterious monster chases after them. One by one the group is reduced until only a girl and old man remain. The mysterious monster is a tall and green cicada-esque monster. The monster’s needle-esque tail stabs the old man and drinks his flesh and bone until only clothing remains. As the cicada approaches the now cornered girl he is stopped by a voice from behind: “That was disgusting.” The cicada turns around only to be met with a punch to the face. Piccolo has arrived! Piccolo tells the girl to run, but the cicada’s tail stretches out and pierces the girl! Piccolo is horrified to find himself too late. Now the once peaceful Ginger Town is a ghost town. Piccolo allows himself to be ensnared by the cicada man and uses the opportunity to get all of the information he can about him out of him before revealing that he isn’t really at a disadvantage at all. The cicada man—Cell—uses the Taiyou-ken to blind Piccolo just long enough to run away.
  758. •Ending:
  759. •Piccolo absorbs God. Mister Popo weeps until Piccolo turns around and addresses him with the warmth that he remembers of God. Piccolo takes off, sensing a disturbance in Ginger Town.
  760.  
  761. Episode #68: “The Horrifying Cell”
  762. •Chapters: 366-381
  763. •Son Gohan enjoys a normal day at school with Videl, doing various school-related things. While jogging around the field in gym class Gohan spots his dad, clad in a sling and casual clothes. Gohan’s smile is replaced with a grim expression.
  764. •Opening:
  765. •Piccolo, Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu and Chi-Chi hunt for the Artificial Humans. Kuririn flies across the various towns and cities, holding in his hands a remote control. Kuririn thinks back to how he discovered the blue prints to the Artificial Humans underneath the remains of Doctor Gero’s lab and had Blooma create a way of shutting them off, but then he remembers how #18 kissed him.
  766. •Title Card:
  767. •A-Part: Piccolo locates their prey first and tries to convince them of what Cell told him about his plan to absorb them. Artificial Human #17 displays cockiness and decides to fight. Piccolo does his best to keep his ki under wraps so that Cell cannot locate them. Eventually, Piccolo knocks #17 into the sewer below the city they are fighting in. #17 picks himself out of sewer water but before he can return to the surface Cell’s tail swoops up behind him. The needle on Cell’s tail expands into a suction cup and swallows #17 whole. Piccolo and the others can only hear muffled shrieks of horror.
  768. •B-Part: Kuririn arrives in the city that Piccolo is fighting the Artificial Humans in first. Waiting in hiding, Kuririn considers shutting #18 off as she watches the battle unfold, but then recalls how the Artificial Humans technically haven’t done anything bad yet. They haven’t taken any innocent lives and were only defending themselves when they first fought. They even killed the evil Doctor Gero! #16 and #18 eventually spot Kuririn and his remote but are then shocked to see Kuririn break the remote before going into an impassioned plea to them to stop trying to hunt down and kill Gokuu. Before #18 can give her response they all hear the shrieking #17. That’s right, Cell has absorbed #17! The burst of power from Cell’s first transformation it turns the city above him into a desert. Artificial Human #18 is horrified by her younger brother’s supposed death and begins attacking Cell with #18 in toe. Piccolo and Kuririn join in but the newly powered up Cell easily dodges their attacks and even knocks Piccolo unconscious. Thanks to the Taiyou-ken Cell blinds his four enemies and takes his opportunity to absorb #18.
  769. •Ending:
  770. •A black screen. All that can be heard are the horrified screams of #18 as she is absorbed. Kuririn screams out at Cell but still cannot see.
  771.  
  772. Episode #69: “The Completed Cell”
  773. •Chapters: 382-390
  774. •Kuririn’s vision slowly returns to him. The first thing he sees is a newly transformed Cell. Cell declares that he has now reached completion.
  775. •Opening:
  776. •Cell marvels at his new, complete body as a raging Kuririn strikes at him. Cell doesn’t even notice Kuririn.
  777. •Title Card:
  778. •A-Part: Artificial Human #16 realizes that Cell is a threat not only to humans but to nature itself. Resolving to save Kuririn as a gesture for not deactivating them and trying to save their lives, #16 pulls Kuririn back from his suicidal dash and tells him to run. Kuririn is confused at first but then realizes that #16 has grabbed onto Cell so as to catch him in the full blast of his self-destruction bomb. Kuririn shouts for forgiveness and promises to avenge #16 and the others as he flies off. Finally, Cell notices what #16 is planning. In a wide shot, with Kuririn madly flying towards the screen with Piccolo on his back, a massive explosion erupts in the background.
  779. •B-Part: Kuririn fills in the others at Kame House. Suddenly Cell appears on the news and announces that he will be holding a martial arts tournament call the Cell Game. Anyone can participate as he’ll be the only person being fought. If he defeats everyone who appears in ten days’ time he will destroy the Earth. Meanwhile, Vegeta, Trunks, Gokuu and Gohan exit from a mysterious room in the Heavenly Realm. Mister Popo is shocked that they can so peacefully maintain their Super Saiyan forms now. Gokuu teleports the quartet back to Kame House and become filled in on the situation.
  780. •Ending:
  781. •After witnessing Cell’s broadcast the blowhard Mister Satan declares to his daughter that he shall enter the Cell Game, the perfect follow-up to his recent winning of the Twenty-Fourth Tenka’ichi Budoukai!
  782.  
  783. Episode #70: “The Cell Game (Part 1)”
  784. •Chapters: 391-401
  785. •Mister Satan declares in a press conference of his own that he—champion of the Twenty-Fourth Tenka’ichi Budoukai—will participate in the Cell Game and stop the evil Cell. This scene is intercut with the World Army trying and failing to destroy Cell with a military assault. Watching on a monitor, the World King places his hopes in Son Gokuu once again.
  786. •Opening:
  787. •The day of the Cell Game has arrived! Son Gokuu, Son Gohan, Chi-Chi, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan and Chaozu touchdown at the Cell Game arena out in the desert. Mister Satan and Videl also arrive. Gohan locks eyes with Videl, who recognizes him instantly despite the Super Saiyan transformation. The camera zooms in on Videl’s eyes.
  788. •Title Card:
  789. •A-Part: Three years ago, at the behest of Videl, Gohan began attending the Orange Star Academy. Videl was the first friend his age that Gohan had ever made. Gohan very much so enjoyed his time at school but when it came time to train for the arrival of the Artificial Humans Gohan felt torn. At first he tried to keep up but ultimately he had to choose between training and his life outside of training. Both of his parents supported his decision to leave fighting behind very readily but that left Gohan still feeling guilty. Then, a few hours after bidding his parents farewell before the battle with the Artificial Humans, Gohan is visited by Gokuu at school and informed of how things fell apart. “If it’s just one last time…” Gohan agrees to train with his dad in the Room of Spirit & Time for one last battle. Back in the present, Gohan watches Videl’s dad get slapped out of the ring by Cell.
  790. •B-Part: Gohan watches Gokuu battle Cell intently. It’s a fierce battle. Videl rushes to Gohan’s side and says that his dad is amazing. Gohan agrees. Finally, Gokuu combines his Shunkan-idou with the Kamehame-Ha and destroys Cell’s upper torso.
  791. •Ending:
  792. •Cell’s legs fall from their perch. Gokuu is heavy of breath.
  793.  
  794. Episode #71: “The Cell Game (Part 2)”
  795. •Chapters: 402-408
  796. •Cell’s legs leap back up and kick an off-guard Gokuu in the temple. Gokuu is knocked unconscious from the blow.
  797. •Opening:
  798. •Cell’s torso, arms and head re-grow. “Remember, I have Piccolo’s DNA, too!!”
  799. •Title Card:
  800. •A-Part: Vegeta asks for a Senzu but gives it to Cell instead of Gokuu. This angers everyone, of course, but Vegeta’s too busy being convinced that he can win. Eventually, Cell reveals that he was only using 75% of his strength against Gokuu anyway. Even knowing Cell’s fighting patterns isn’t enough to make up the difference in strength and speed. Vegeta takes a chop to the throat and falls to the ground in pain. Trunks tries to protect Vegeta—much to the shock of the Saiyan prince—but Cell unleashes seven children from his tail that he calls ‘Cell Juniors’. “If you all want to fight, too, why not fight my children?” Gohan defends Videl from a Cell Junior and does what none of his friends can: easily kills it with one blow. Cell is impressed.
  801. •B-Part: Cell redirects all of the other Cell Juniors after Gohan who eventually kills each one. Gokuu regains consciousness and laughs. Gokuu explains that in the Room of Spirit & Time they were training to reduce the stress of Super Saiyan so as to make use of extra power that would be yielded from the lesser burden on the mind and body but Gohan and his natural gifts allowed him to open up a door beyond Super Saiyan. The camera pans and rotates up and around Gohan’s body, finally revealing his hair now standing upward. Gokuu calls this new transformation Gohan’s very own ‘Super Saiyan 2’. Trunks and Vegeta can’t believe they missed this revelation while they were training.
  802. •Ending:
  803. •As Kuririn feeds everyone a Senzu Gohan slowly walks towards Cell.
  804.  
  805. Episode #72: “The Cell Game (Part 3)”
  806. •Chapters: 409-417
  807. •Super Saiyan 2 Gohan’s eyes are piercing. Cell begins to feel himself slowly pulled into them. Finally, a punch to the gut snaps him from his trance.
  808. •Opening:
  809. •Cell leaps into the air and unleashes every technique in his arsenal of stolen techniques. Gohan walks right through them.
  810. •Title Card:
  811. •A-Part: Cell launches a massive full-power Kamehame-Ha towards the Earth. Gohan pushes back with a Kamehame-Ha of his own and nearly kills Cell. Cell uses even more of his already stretched thin ki to regenerate his body. Gohan wipes sweat from his brow and commends Cell. They’re both pretty exhausted from that last exchange, although Gohan has the mental edge now and Cell is just wasting his stamina needlessly with his erratic ki control and movements. Finally, Gohan punches Cell so hard he vomits up Artificial Humans #17 and #18 and reverts to his first form. Gohan asks Cell to leave and never come back. Cell begs for a Senzu or else he’ll die and Gohan’s mercy would be all for nothing. Gohan acquiesces but the Senzu helps Cell recover from a near death experience! Cell returns to his completed form, now even stronger than before, and knocks the wind out of Gohan with a swift punch to the chest. Cell prepares to kill the bent over Gohan for humiliating him but…
  812. •B-Part: ...Gokuu grabs Cell from behind and uses the Shunkan-Idou to teleport Cell straight into the sun, even pushing him down with a Kamehame-Ha to make sure he burns in the sun. Cell reveals that he, too, has learned the Shunkan-Idou from watching Gokuu and appears behind Gokuu, kicking him into the sun to perish. Cell returns to the Earth and prepares a Kamehame-Ha powerful enough to destroy the entire solar system. Weeping for his dead father, Gohan gets some sense slapped into him by Videl. Gohan and Videl do a combined Kamehame-Ha. With helps from Vegeta and the others in distracting Cell they are able to eradicate Cell once and for all.
  813. •Ending:
  814. •Gokuu congratulates the exhausted Gohan from the Afterlife and tells Videl that he’s leaving Gohan in her hands now.
  815.  
  816. Episode #73: “Trunks”
  817. •Chapters: 418-420
  818. •Through telepathy conducted by the North Kaiou-sama Gokuu reveals that he doesn’t want to be revived, even if they do locate New Namek someday.
  819. •Opening:
  820. •Trunks powers up his time machine and bid farewell to his friends and family. Artificial Human #18 stands next to Kuririn while #17 watches from the shadows, still feeling guilty for being absorbed by Cell and contributing to his elder sister also being absorbed. Kuririn thinks to himself how grateful he is to #16 for saving his life. Vegeta remembers Trunks’ struggle to protect him from Cell and gives him a wave with two fingers. Trunks returns to the future with a true smile.
  821. •Title Card:
  822. •A-Part: Back in the future, a family runs through the ruins of a city. The family is being chased by the future version of #17 and #18. Trunks arrives on the scene and kills them both.
  823. •B-Part: Trunks hunts down and kills first form Cell before he can grow stronger from absorbing too many humans.
  824. •Ending:
  825. •Trunks visits Future Gohan’s grave with Pan, Gohan’s daughter. Trunks tells Pan of how great a hero Gohan was.
  826.  
  827.  
  828.  
  829. Babidi Arc:
  830.  
  831. Episode #74: “The Great Saiyaman”
  832. •Chapters: #421-444
  833. •The Great Saiyaman and Great Saiyaman #2 stop a bank robbery by two fallen martial artists, Yamu and Spopovitch. Spopovitch learns that Great Saiyaman #2 is Videl when Son Gohan, the Great Saiyaman, screams her name to alert her to Spopovitch’s sneak attack. After defeating the two bank robbers the teenaged duo returns to Orange Star High School and doff their costumes!
  834. •Opening:
  835. •Videl and Gohan attend class. While Gohan studiously pays attention to the teacher Videl is dozing off next to him.
  836. •Title Card:
  837. •A-Part: Son Gohan and Videl enjoy their first year of high school. Seven years after the Cell Game the duo attend Orange Star High School in Satan City and in their spare time use their incredible skills to stop crime as the superhero duo the Great Saiyaman and Great Saiyaman #2. As a result Gohan has been forced to stay in shape thanks to the pushy Videl who always wants to train with him. The duo is basically confirmed to an unofficial couple, much to classmate Sharpner’s chagrin. Meanwhile, Spopovitch and Yamu lick their wounds as the police process their arrest. Spopovitch mentions to Yamu that Great Saiyaman #2 has the same name as Mister Satan’s daughter. Satan ended his martial arts career at the Twenty-Fourth Tenka’ichi Budoukai and Spopovitch has always wanted revenge. Suddenly, a voice calls out to the two criminals: “I can make that a possibility!”
  838. •B-Part: Gohan and Videl part ways after school, Videl having a prior engagement with her dad. Gohan dons his Great Saiyaman costume and flies home while Videl enjoys a casual stroll through the city. Suddenly, Videl is attacked by a hulking mass of muscles: Spopovitch, now pale of skin and baring a strange ‘M’ marking on his forehead. Videl does her best to battle Spopovitch while protecting innocent civilian—made only worse by the raging downpour of rain—but this only leads to her assuming injuries she otherwise wouldn’t. Nose and teeth broken, Videl begins to cry as Spopovitch holds her up by her twin-tails. Spopovitch slugs Videl into a building by her twin-tails and tears her hair out of her head. Before he can crush Videl below his hulking foot Spopovitch is kicked aside by an absolutely raging Super Saiyan 2 Son Gohan. Gohan and Spopovitch engage in battle but Spopovitch is stronger than he seems and manages to catch the raging Gohan off-guard with a headbutt and then a bear hug to hold him still. Gohan struggles for a moment before suddenly being pierced in the gut. Gohan peers down in shock, finding Yamu—similarly pale and bearing an ‘M’ mark on his forehead—siphoning his ki with a strange device. Gohan eventually passes out in a puddle of accumulated rain water and mud.
  839. •Ending:
  840. •In a dark, shrouded room a tall demon named Darbra and a short warlock named Babidi snicker as Yamu hands over the siphoned ki.
  841.  
  842. Episode #75: “The Mystery of the ‘M’ Marking”
  843. •Chapters: #445-
  844. •Son Gokuu trains on the world of the Kaiou-shin while Shin, Kibito and the Elder Kaiou-shin watch over him. Shin gripes about how he cannot believe ‘Gokuu-san’ broke the Z Sword but the Elder Kaiou-shin laughs about how he sure is happy. Shin gripes some more about tradition and other nonsense which leads to the Elder Kaiou-shin just mocking him with funny faces behind his back. Suddenly, a boy named Beelzebub (from Toriyama Akira’s Sandland comic) appears, shocking Shin and Kibito.
  845. •Opening:
  846. •Beelzebub explains that he was sent by his father to ask Kaiou-shin to do something about his younger brother, Darbra. Apparently Darbra is running around the human realm serving a warlock named Babidi. Shin and Kibito give each other knowing looks.
  847. •Title Card:
  848. •A-Part: Shin agrees to help but he isn’t sure if he can stop Babidi by himself if he has the incredibly powerful Darbra on his side now. Shin turns to Son Gokuu and asks if he would be willing to help, which Gokuu of course is more than happy to do but he then points to his halo. A loud thud startles the group and they turn to the Elder Kaiou-shin, now lying in his spot…dead. Shin shrieks but then the body of the Elder Kaiou-shin springs back to life “There, I gave my life to Son Gokuu-chan so now he won’t have to worry about being dead!” Gokuu giggles as he peers up at his now absent halo. “I guess I won’t have to ask Uranai Baba to let me go to the living realm for a day, then!” Back on Earth, Gohan awakens at Capsule Corp. Vegeta has just returned from Karin’s place with senzu for Gohan and Videl. Gohan blames himself for how Videl was nearly beaten to death but Videl tells him not to, Spopovitch was only trying to get revenge for her Papa ending his career. Gohan wonders just how the hell those two got so powerful so quickly only to be answered by a mysterious voice: “I shall explain that!” Gohan turns and is shocked to find Shin and…his dad?!
  849. •B-Part: Gohan and Gokuu embrace, Gokuu remarking about how tall Gohan has become. After Gokuu explains how he was resurrected Shin begins to explain what’s been happening in Satan City and how Babidi is seeking out vast quantities of ki so as to break the seal on Majin Buu. Gohan grips his fists with anger, saying that he just wants to stay retired but now he definitely has to fight Spopovitch to avenge Videl. Videl tells Gohan not to worry but Gohan won’t listen. Vegeta—incredulous that his eternal rival has been resurrected—demands a rematch with ‘Kakarotto’. Gokuu nods in agreement but asks that they first settle things with Babidi. A pushy Son Gohan asks Shin for Babidi’s location but Shin states that the warlock’s magic is of such a high level that he cannot detect his location. The group eventually settles on luring Babidi’s forces out with an opportunity to absorb ki so as to revive Majin Buu. Meanwhile, Babidi injects the shell that houses Majin Buu with the filled ki siphoning device. Both Babidi and Darbra are shocked to find that one simple trip was enough to bring Majin Buu’s shell to quarter-power. Spopovitch and Yamu confirm that they left the two kids they fought alive and will hunt them down and drain them again, should they still be alive. Darbra senses a vast ‘energy’ in the direction of a desert and Babidi uses his magic to make the image of the source of that energy appear. Gohan, raising a sandstorm with his massive power, appears on Babidi’s giant crystal ball, pleasing Babidi. Babidi makes a doorway to his spaceship appear and telepathically provokes Gohan into descending. Gohan does so—knowing full well it to be a trap—and signals to Vegeta, his dad, Videl, Shin and Beelzebub to follow. The six crusaders arrive in Babidi’s lair and are treated to a psychedelic arrangement of quickly changing environments designed to upset their senses and balance. Vegeta shouts at Babidi to cease his games and show himself but this only causes Babidi to cackle. Darbra suggests that they make a game out of this so that they can draw out as much energy to feed Majin Buu as possible. Babidi agrees and uses his magic to make each of the six warriors fall into separate rooms on his ship.
  850. •Ending:
  851. •Each of the six crusaders awakens to find they are alone and confronted by a new enemy. Son Gokuu versus Yakon in the World of Darkness, Vegeta versus Pui-Pui on his home planet, Son Gohan versus Yamu, Videl versus Spopovitch and Beelzebub versus his uncle, Darbra. Meanwhile, Shin is…in a mall?
  852.  
  853. Episode #76: “Crusaders (Part 1)”
  854. •Chapters:
  855. •Vegeta begins to battle Pui-Pui, who is stronger than his cocky attitude would let on.
  856. •Opening:
  857. •Son Gokuu battles Yakon, a foe he cannot sense or see thanks to fighting Yakon on his home world, the World of Darkness. A slice from Yakon’s claw cuts rather deeply on Gokuu’s chest.
  858. •Title Card:
  859. •A-Part: Vegeta struggles against Pui-Pui, dismayed at the gap between his cocky attitude befitting of a weakling and his actual skill and strength. Vegeta finally resorts to transforming into a Super Saiyan but his blows still fail to land. Meanwhile, Gokuu’s Super Saiyan form is literally ‘eaten’ by Yakon. Unable to transform into a Super Saiyan, Gokuu sighs in exasperation, knowing what he must do. Meanwhile, Vegeta’s frustration in being unable to hit such a cocky little shit-talker like Pui-Pui cause him to boil over and open himself to counters he wouldn’t normally take.
  860. •B-Part: Meanwhile, Son Gohan battles Yamu on a wooden bridge over a volcano. Gohan’s frustration makes the bridge shake violently and after taking a kick from Yamu to the head Gohan finds that when he falls off the bridge he cannot fly; grabbing onto the bridge at the last second Gohan breathes a sigh of relief. Figuring that Babidi’s magic is suppressing his ability to fly somehow Gohan flips around to get back onto the bridge. Gohan steadily steps toward Yamu who himself smugly stands in place. Meanwhile, Beelzebub gripes to Darbra about how it’s a real pain that his dad is making him bring Uncle Darbra back home. Darbra tells his nephew to amscray since even though he works for Babidi now he’d prefer not to kill his nephew. Beelzebub declines, calling it an even bigger pain to return home empty handed. The two demons continue to gripe about various things to one another, neither actually accomplishing anything.
  861. •Ending:
  862. •Meanwhile, Videl fights Spopovitch in a death cage match. The brutal battle sees Videl resorting to spitting blood into Spopovitch’s eyes before breaking his neck with a kick. The giant lunk falls backward momentarily before himself back up and straightening out his neck. Videl is incredulous.
  863.  
  864. Episode #77: “Crusaders (Part 2)”
  865. •Chapters:
  866. •Super Saiyan Vegeta attempts to spit blood in Pui-Pui’s eyes but the plucky fucker dodges the tricky move and counters with a left-fisted Liver Blow. Coughing up more blood, Vegeta screams in pure frustration before transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, “To think scum like you would force me to this point!!”
  867. •Opening:
  868. •Meanwhile, Son Gokuu intentionally takes a slash from Yakon’s claw and uses the opportunity to grab a hold of the monster without letting go.
  869. •Title Card:
  870. •A-Part: Gohan inches close enough to Yamu to unleash a physical blow. Transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, Gohan back flip kicks Yamu right up the jaw and sends him flying to the rim of the volcano. Beelzebub meanwhile offers his uncle a smart phone. Darbra is perplexed by the device so Beelzebub explains that the device is capable of connecting to the World Wide Web, a source for pornographic media. Fascinated by this phenomenon Darbra finds himself at a crossroads. At the death cage match, Videl attempts to weaken Spopovitch’s legs through injuries and forcing him to make movements that place stress on his legs. Spopovitch eventually catches Videl and slams him into the cage so hard her face bleeds in the same pattern as the cage. Spopovitch laughs at the daughter of Satan and proclaims “the fun is only starting!” as he picks Videl up by the hair. “Shall I tear out the rest, woman?” The situation appears helpless for Videl as her consciousness slips. In a close up of her right hand a spark of ki flares out.
  871. •B-Part: Vegeta still fails to land a blow on Pui-Pui until he realizes that the reason he’s losing is because he’s judging his opponent based on their words, rather than their actions. Frustration and mixed feelings over Kakarotto’s return have left him very upset and unfocused. Taking a deep breath and calming his mind and body, Vegeta finally begins connecting with his enemy. Admitting to Pui-Pui that he is a worthy foe—even as strong as Cell—Vegeta’s movements begin to become stronger and sharper, soon outpacing Pui-Pui. Finally, Pui-Pui decides that it’s time to reveal his trump card and…transforms into Son Gokuu?! On the World of Darkness Gokuu manages to hold Yakon in place while delivering crushing Liver Blows. Finally, the bloated Yakon ‘farts’ out Gokuu’s Super Saiyan power, turning it into a nauseating smell that renders Gokuu’s strength inert and his grip on Yakon loose enough for the ‘majuu’ to break free. Gohan dashes to the end of the rope bridge but Yamu cuts it before Gohan can make it onto the rim of the volcano. Propelling himself mid-air with a Masen-kou, Gohan just barely latches onto to the cliff edge but Yamu begins crushing Gohan’s fingers with some nasty stomps. Gohan cries out, helpless. Meanwhile, Darbra finds inner strength and rejects his worldly desires by spitting on the gifted smart phone and turning it into stone, materializing a sword and attempting to cleave Beelzebub in two. Meanwhile Videl has been feigning helplessness. Videl times her killing blow with the wide-mouthed laughing of her foe and shoves a Masen-kou down his throat. Spopovitch explodes from within and dies instantly. Another hole appears in the middle of the death cage, inviting Videl to descend further.
  872. •Ending:
  873. •Babidi cackles as the meter for Majin Buu’s shell hovers around half-full.
  874.  
  875. Episode #78: “Crusaders (Part 3)”
  876. •Chapters:
  877. •Yakon’s fart has disoriented Son Gokuu. Son Gokuu begins to see and hear things that are not there as a result of the nauseating fart. Tightening his fist, Son Gokuu tries to raise his power but is unable to and eventually passes out from the strain.
  878. •Opening:
  879. •Son Gohan continues to struggle to hang on to the inner rim of the volcano, his fingers being crushed by the snide Yamu. Memories of Gohan’s will begin to return to the young half-Saiyan.
  880. •Title Card:
  881. •A-Part: Gohan returns to school a week after defeating Cell. Reunited with Videl, Son Gohan returns to his halcyon days a student. Videl asks Gohan to train her more but Gohan’s kind of apathetic. Videl doesn’t quit persisting and Gohan eventually begins to teach her about ki as a precursor to teaching her about flight. It’s not long before Videl is flying around like a professional and engaging Gohan in sparring. Gohan wonders if he’ll ever really retire but maybe it’s not so bad since it means spending time with Videl-san. Back in the present Gohan swallows the bullet he’s always tried to dodge and uses his strength to crush the rim of the volcano. A shocked Yamu descends below while Gohan uses his hands to punch his hands into the volcano wall. Meanwhile, Yamu gracefully twists in the air until he can land on a rock pillar sticking out of the lava. With a stern look Son Gohan kicks off of the wall and lands on another rock pillar. “It’s time to finish this!”
  882. •B-Part: After the battle with Cell a strained-faced Vegeta attempts to interact with his baby son, Trunks. Blooma giggles from afar as she sees Vegeta trying to be an interested father. Vegeta eventually gets frustrated and loses his temper and transforms into a Super Saiyan with a scream to which Trunks just laughs at him. Vegeta contemplates his ill fortune and feigns anger to get Trunks to laugh. Back in the present, Vegeta is shocked to see that Pui-Pui has transformed into…Kakarotto?! Pui-Pui snickers and Vegeta can feel his irritation returning. Vegeta attacks but finds himself not only fighting the image of Kakarotto but even the techniques of Kakarotto, mixed with those of Pui-Pui. Nose broken and cornered; Vegeta hears the voice of his Blooma berate him: “Dumbass, Trunks doesn’t want to see you angry; he wants to see you emote!” This brings Vegeta back to his senses and he realizes that Pui-Pui must be able to see into the minds of those who he fights and embody his foe’s weaknesses. “So, the only way I’ll win this fight is if I can win against my desire to battle Kakarotto?!” Reaching his conclusion Vegeta wipes the blood from his nose and summons the remainder of his strength to the forefront. Pui-Pui transforms into a Super Saiyan and combines the form with the Kaiou-ken but much too both fighters’ surprise Pui-Pui’s body becomes critically damaged by the foolish move. Vegeta laughs at the development and reveals that just because he knows about Kaiou-ken he never knew whether or not it was possible to use it as a Super Saiyan. With a Big Bang Attack Vegeta is able to kill Pui-Pui once and for all.
  883. •Ending:
  884. •Meanwhile, Yakon presents an unconscious Son Gokuu to a positively giddy Babidi.
  885.  
  886. Episode #79: “Crusaders (Part 4)”
  887. •Chapters:
  888. •Son Gohan and Yamu stare one another down before proceeding to try and knock one another into the lava. Yamu uppercuts a dashing Gohan but ‘Gohan’ turns out to be an afterimage. Yamu curses to himself while Gohan chides his foe for not having the skill to back up his power. Screaming in frustration, Yamu’s enraged ki makes the lava around him dance. “Yamu…” the distant voice of a woman echoes in the recesses of Yamu’s mind. Gohan finally reappears from behind Yamu and strikes…but now Yamu has managed to learn the Zanzou-ken, too?! Yamu stumbles forward after instinctively performing the Zanzou-ken in reaction to Son Gohan’s attack. Gohan admits that Yamu’s actually a pretty decent martial artist on his own and has a lot of talent. “If only you didn’t give up on your martial arts!” Turning to Gohan, filled with rage and sorrow, Yamu weeps as he lunges at Gohan: “My martial arts failed me, first!” Gohan sidesteps Yamu’s sloppy strike and whispers into his ear “Everyone’s got their own circumstances, Yamu-san!” before knocking him unconscious with a chop to the back of the neck.
  889. •Opening:
  890. •Meanwhile, Shin stares down two dozen of Babidi’s grunts in a shopping mall.
  891. •Title Card:
  892. •A-Part: A long form homage sequence recreating the shopping mall fight from Police Story. After successfully downing all of the grunts for good Shin is joined by Videl, Vegeta, and Gohan. “Where’s dad or Beelzebub-kun?” Gohan wonders. The four agree to descend to the next level.
  893. •B-Part: Beelzebub hides amongst rubble from his uncle, all the while oblivious to the fact that the blood on the wound to his back is trailing behind him. Darbra searches for his nephew, sword in one hand and lunging spears from the other. Beelzebub narrowly avoids a spear so powerful and fast that it destroys an entire rock formation. Just before Darbra can find his nephew a powerful force paralyzes him in place. Caught off guard, Darbra requires struggles to break free but before he can he is slammed by a full-power Big Bang Attack from Vegeta followed by two Masen-kou from both of the Great Saiyamen. Darbra breaks free from his hold in a rage and lets his ki rampage, turning the entire Demon Realm wasteland that Babidi teleported them to into a hurricane ground zero. Shin struggles to hold Darbra again but finds that he cannot do so whatsoever anymore but Vegeta doesn’t mind and uses the opportunity to unleash his full-power Final Flash. Darbra struggles at first but is able to petrify the raging avalanche of ki with his saliva and then throw it back at Vegeta. With Vegeta caught up trying to break free of his trajectory Gohan and Videl go in for the double team but Gohan finds himself having to protect Videl from the much faster and odious Darbra. Eventually, Videl manages to catch Darbra off guard and kick his sword from his hand. Distracted, Darbra then takes a kick from Gohan into the river below and is then plummeted by a Couple’s Kamehame-Ha from the teenagers. Thinking that they’ve won the duo turns back to Beelzebub before a thousand spears rain down on them. Gohan takes a few spears to protect Videl which elicits a scream from both of them. Gohan and Videl crash into the ground while Darbra picks himself out of the rubble. In the sky a thousand small portals close as Darbra stumbles toward the foreground of the screen, baring a shit-eating grin. “Little twerps,” Darbra chuckles weakly. Summoning two spears in his hands the demon king raises his hands in preparation to pierce the nearing unconscious teenagers. Suddenly, a blade pierces Darbra from behind: Beelzebub has pierced his uncle from behind with his own sword, “Should’ve taken the smart phone, Uncle!”
  894. •Ending:
  895. •Meanwhile, Babidi finishes draining Son Gokuu of his ki and feeding it to the shell holding Majin Buu. Finally, Majin Buu has reached full power!
  896.  
  897. Episode #80: “Crusaders (Part 5)”
  898. •Chapters:
  899. •Vegeta finally breaks free of being caught behind his own reversed attack and returns to the scene of the battle to find it over and Darbra dead. “Damn, beat me to it,” Vegeta laments. Suddenly, a chilling ki swells up and threatens to destroy the entire spaceship. Babidi gleefully teleports everyone out of the ship and onto the outside and giggles like a madman. “Majin Buu is at full-power!” he decries! Shin is flabbergasted; they should’ve only reach three-fourths power by this point! Following that thought Shin is horrified to find an unconscious Son Gokuu, still connected to the now cracking shell. “He drained Son Gokuu-san’s energy!” Shin shrieks. Suddenly, the shell shatters into a thousand pieces revealing…a mere pink cloud.
  900. •Opening:
  901. •The pink cloud slowly transforms into a fat pink demon with a purple cape. Majin Buu seems quite uninterested in fighting.
  902. •Title Card:
  903. •A-Part: Babidi tries to order Majin Buu but the demon declines to listen. Babidi promises that if Majin Buu fights and kills the Kaiou-shin he will give him a lot of yummy food. Majin Buu finally acquiesces. Vegeta tells Shin to get everyone else to safety while he battles Majin Buu and Shin is quick to acquiesce. The already exhausted Vegeta has his ass handed to him by the pure power and speed that Majin Buu wields, to say nothing of his lack of a real fighting style. With Shin and the others a safe distance away Vegeta unleashes all of his remaining ki in a sacrificial self-destruction move that obliterates both the warlock and the Majin while leaving his body a lifeless stone statue.
  904. •B-Part: A wiped-out wasteland, covered with bits of pink gum. The bits of gum slowly move together to reform a whole until Majin Buu is back to normal, as if he hadn’t even been hurt. With Babidi dead Majin Buu decides to go search the world for yummy food on his own. Meanwhile, Shin thanks Vegeta for his sacrifice while Kibito heals the unconscious Beelzebub, Son Gokuu, Son Gohan and Videl.
  905. •Ending: Later on at Capsule Corp, Blooma and Trunks weep for Vegeta’s death as Gokuu gives the bad news. Suddenly, a small boy appears from behind Chi-Chi and cautiously approaches Gokuu. Gokuu looks at Chi-Chi and Gohan who both give him a nod and Gokuu’s mood is instantly brightened as he embraces his second son for the first time.
  906. •Majin Buu happens upon the ceremony celebrating the opening of Mister Satan’s new hotel. Impressed by the aroma of the food below, Majin Buu descends and approaches the food. “Who the hell are you?!” demands Mister Satan.
  907.  
  908. Majin Buu Arc:
  909.  
  910. Episode #81: “Majin Buu (Part 1)”
  911. •Chapters: #481-
  912. •Majin Buu happily eats the buffet food before him while Mister Satan wonders if perhaps he’s some sort of mascot character the production team thought up. “Well, we do have the finest chefs in the world preparing the food for my hotel’s kitchen~!!” Meanwhile, a group of robbers plan a hostage situation.
  913. •Opening:
  914. •A hungry puppy approaches the Satan Hotel buffet. Satan is quick to offer her some food and call for an animal doctor to mend the puppy’s limp. Curious about the situation, Majin Buu walks over to the pup and heals her. “Wow!” Mister Satan cries, “What a swell guy! Come on, eat up!” The puppy—named ‘Bay’ by Mister Satan—licks Majin Buu in thanks. Majin Buu seems to have made not one but two friends!!
  915. •Title Card:
  916. •A-Part: Meanwhile, Videl and Son Gohan patiently wait for the Elder Kaiou-shin to finish his ritual to unleash their hidden powers. The now deceased Vegeta trains by his lonesome, steadily jogging while wearing a weighted training suit and having his mileage tracked by Kibito-san. “This is annoying, Gohan-kun,” Videl laments. Gohan, similarly challenged, steadies his breathing. Clearing his throat, Shin turns to Beelzebub-kun and thanks him for all of his helps. Beelzebub tells him not to worry about it and runs off back for the Demon Realm to report back to his father. Shin turns to Kibito and wonders if they’ll really be able to stop Majin Buu. Kibito, initially disapproving of the Saiyans, consoles his lord: “These Saiyans may be uncouth but they have a real strength to them that cannot be so easily explained.” Kibito turns to his lord with a grin and color returns to Shin’s face. Shin returns his gaze to his crystal ball to continue to keep watch over Majin Buu’s activities on Earth. Meanwhile, Son Gokuu is conferring with the North Kaiou-sama about the location of New Namek. North Kaiou reveals that he traced the Namekians back to their new home world years ago and points Gokuu in the right direction. Gokuu locks onto the familiar ki of a Namekian and teleports there with Piccolo as his wingman. Gokuu and Piccolo arrive on New Namek in a village and Piccolo immediately begins conversing with the Namekians that recognize him as being the Namekian from Earth. Eventually an adult Dende arrives on the scene and leaps on Piccolo for a hug. Piccolo and Dende share a laugh depicted as a harmony cel.
  917. •B-Part: With the opening ceremony party finished Mister Satan invites Majin Buu to stay with him, damned if he is going to separate Buu and Bay. Satan finds that his new friend has little need for sleep but is good for parlor tricks and playing video games. When Bay becomes hungry Mister Satan is quick to correct Majin Buu as he tries to feed Bay some candy. “No, no, Buu-san! Dogs can’t eat candy!!” Mister Satan goes on explaining to Majin Buu how he learned as a child raising his own dog that dogs stomachs aren’t built for candy and need proper nutrition. Majin Buu studiously pays attention. Through Mister Satan’s actions Majin Buu learns the importance of life and caring for others. “Hmm…I think I want to be like Satan!” Majin Buu declares, much to Mister Satan’s confusion. Satan, Bay and Buu hit the sack together and as Majin Buu stares aimlessly at the ceiling he whispers “Friends…” (Tomodachi).
  918. •Ending: Dende arrives at the Heavenly Realm with Gokuu and Piccolo. In a series of harmony cels Dende sets about reviving Shen Long.
  919. •The next morning, Majin Buu and Bay play in Mister Satan’s yard. Satan speaks to himself about how Buu-san doesn’t seem to have a home of his own so maybe he can let him stay with him. Shin meanwhile tells Kibito that they should probably not worry Videl-san about her father since she only has a few more hours to go before the ritual finishes.
  920.  
  921. Episode #82: “Majin Buu (Part 2)”
  922. •Chapters:
  923. •Son Gokuu spars with Goten and Trunks, immensely impressed at how they can already transform into Super Saiyans at the respective ages of seven and eight. Chi-Chi adds that she made sure that Goten-chan would be tough like his daddy, leading Gokuu to wonder if that’s why he even has his hair style. Gokuu decides to teach Goten and Trunks a special technique for boosting their strength considerably: Fusion!
  924. •Opening:
  925. •Since Vegeta isn’t alive anymore Gokuu figures that the only ones who can use the Fusion technique effectively are Goten and Trunks, who are near in strength to one another. Trunks thinks the concept of merging together sounds lame until Goten reminds him that it’s like in Super Sentai! Trunks begrudgingly changes his tune after his junior’s argument.
  926. •Title Card:
  927. •A-Part: Meanwhile, Majin Buu and Bay enjoy the resort rides and attractions at Satan Hotel. Suddenly, the entire hotel is caught up in an explosion set by greedy competitors. Majin Buu uses his magic to protect as many people as he can but is absolutely livid when he sees Mister Satan and Bay injured. After healing his two friends Majin Buu roars in rage as the evil dwelling deep within him spills out.
  928. •B-Part: The black smoke pouring out of Majin Buu’s head forms into a thinner, eviler Majin Buu. The original Majin Buu—recognizing what’s going on—immediately tries to destroy his doppelganger but the Pure Evil Majin Buu outsmarts the original Buu and attacks Mister Satan and Bay. Majin Buu defends his friends but is injured in the process just long enough for Pure Evil Majin Buu to turn him into chocolate and consume him. Mister Satan and Bay are horrified as the Pure Evil Majin Buu transforms into ‘Evil Majin Buu’. Evil Buu sets about turning everyone within several miles—outside of Mister Satan and Bay—into candy and eating them, all within seconds. Sensing the crisis below, Son Gokuu passes the rest of Goten and Trunks’ training off to Piccolo while he investigates the situation with Majin Buu. Horrified by Evil Majin Buu’s evil ki, Gokuu decides to unveil his trump card: Super Saiyan 3!
  929. •Ending:
  930. •Up in the Kaiou-shin Realm, Gohan and the others are shocked by the massive ki they can feel from Earth. Vegeta explains that Kakarotto is using the ‘useless’ Super Saiyan 3 form, something he discovered three years ago and realized was basically useless because of how much stamina it consumed. Sensing Evil Buu’s nasty ki, Gohan turns to Vegeta-san in his place and tells him that they might have to wait before reviving him…
  931.  
  932. Episode #83: “Evil Buu (Part 1)”
  933. •Chapters:
  934. •Piccolo turns to Goten and Trunks and leads them into the Room of Spirit and Time so that they can perfect Fusion quicker. “Gokuu…you’re just distracting Majin Buu, aren’t you?”
  935. •Opening:
  936. •Son Gokuu slams his heavy and powerful fists into Evil Buu’s face but the more-fit Evil Buu seems to be unaffected. Raising his ki, Gokuu unleashes a full-power Kamehame-Ha from up close and blows Evil Buu into smaller bits. Much to his dismay, those bits simply begin to reunite on their own.
  937. •Title Card:
  938. •A-Part: Realizing that he cannot win, Gokuu decides to keep Evil Buu stalled for as long as he can. “Piccolo! Take the kiddos into the Room of Spirit and Time!!” Gokuu tells Piccolo through telepathy. Switching gears, Gokuu relies on his mind to overwhelm Evil Buu and keep him at bay instead of trying to win.
  939. •B-Part: Vegeta curses his powerlessness while dead which leads Shin to remember the ‘Uranai Baba’ person that Son Gokuu spoke of. Shin and Kibito contact Uranai Baba and ask her to lead Vegeta back to the world of the living to help Son Gokuu. The old wench agrees but reminds Vegeta that if he dies while dead…there’s no coming back from that! Vegeta agrees but says that it’s the only way to defeat Evil Buu. The Elder Kaiou-shin tells Kibito and Shin to take off one of their Potara and when they do so despite their confusion they merge together into a single person. The Elder Kaiou-shin explains that if Gokuu and Vegeta merge they should be able to defeat Evil Buu. Vegeta growls that he doesn’t want to do such a thing but the Elder Kaiou-shin points out that it isn’t like he isn’t already swallowing his pride by asking the old lady to help him out. The Uranai Baba begs to differ on her age but Vegeta ignores her and accepts the Potara.
  940. •Ending:
  941. •Meanwhile, Gokuu returns to his Super Saiyan 2 form to conserve ki but finds that Evil Buu isn’t slowing down. Evil Buu catches Gokuu in a choke hold and begins to choke the oxygen out of the Saiyan.
  942.  
  943. Episode #84: “Evil Buu (Part 2)”
  944. •Chapters:
  945. •Super Saiyan Vegeta saves Gokuu from Evil Buu’s choke hold and hands him a Potara. Catching Vegeta’s meaning, both Saiyans return to their base forms and merge together into…Vegetto!
  946. •Opening:
  947. •Vegeta transforms into a Super Saiyan and blow Evil Buu away with one punch.
  948. •Title Card:
  949. •A-Part: Evil Buu reforms himself and begins attack Vegetto with planet-destroying attacks but the Fusion has no problem diffusing the attacks. Evil Buu roars and roars in rage until Vegetto starts laughing. Distracted, Vegetto is swallowed from behind by one of Evil Buu’s remaining pieces. Gobbled up, Vegetto’s power is added to Evil Buu’s power and his form changes to include a more human-esque body and shirts like Vegetto.
  950. •B-Part: The Fusion Warrior Gotenks appears on the scene and kicks Evil Buu’s Earth-Destroying Bomb safely into space. Gotenks transforms into a Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 3 in a continuous combination of his many, many silly attacks but Evil Buu is left unaffected. Evil Buu prepares another ki blast to destroy the Earth but the Great Saiyaman and Great Saiyaman #2 knock the blast away with a combined beam attack. Evil Buu commends his foes but says that their heroism is in vain, raising his power to its uppermost limit simply to terrify them. With all seemingly lost a lone voice shouts the name of his friend: Mister Satan has arrived on the scene! Mister Satan begs Buu to stop what he’s doing, which causes a minor headache in Buu. Evil Buu creates a gust of wind to blow Mister Satan away so Videl attacks the Majin and the battle resumes. Bay, having followed Mister Satan to the scene of the battle, comforts the sad martial artist. Gotenks’ fusion time eventually ends and he splits back into the two kids. Gohan and Videl protect the kids with their bodies and incur further damage. Mister Satan and Bay leap on Buu as he prepares to finish off Videl, beginning him to stop. Finally, the Majin Buu that Mister Satan knows awakens deep within Evil Buu and frees himself and Vegetto from the cocoons linking their power to Evil Buu. Majin Buu escapes from Evil Buu’s body with Vegetto forcing the Evil Buu to contort in pain as his body undergoes a radical rebuilding.
  951. •Ending:
  952. •Shin is shocked to see that Majin Buu has returned to the form he originally had, one like a small child.
  953.  
  954. Episode #85: “Pure Buu”
  955. •Chapters:
  956. •Vegetto splits back into Son Gokuu and Vegeta, both of whom remain unconscious. Gohan and Videl pick themselves back up off the ground but are quite weary. Mister Satan doesn’t want Videl to get hurt anymore and wishes that he could fight in her place but cannot due to how average he is in comparison to her. Majin Buu wants to help his friend and suddenly gets an idea.
  957. •Opening:
  958. •The Pure Buu leaps at Videl and the others but suddenly a new power blasts the Pure Buu’s head off. Gohan, Videl, Trunks and Goten turn to find that it is…Majin Buu…with Mister Satan absorbed?
  959. •Title Card:
  960. •A-Part: Majin Buu, having absorbed a willing Mister Satan, boasts a powered up new form that allows him to make use of the warm heartedness of Mister Satan’s ki to boost his power. Majin Buu begins pummeling the original Buu until the mad lad begins to show signs of actual fatigue! Videl, Gohan, Goten and Trunks join in for a five person Kamehame-Ha and help Majin Buu utterly destroy the original Majin Buu once and for all.
  961. •B-Part: Gokuu is upset that he missed the big fight but welcomes Majin Buu as a new strong guy who won’t cause any ruckus.
  962. •Ending:
  963. •
  964.  
  965. Episode #86: “”
  966. •Chapters:
  967. •
  968. •Opening:
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  975.  
  976. Episode #87: “”
  977. •Chapters:
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  979. •Opening:
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  981. •Title Card:
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  986.  
  987. Episode #89: “”
  988. •Chapters:
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  991. •
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  997.  
  998. Episode #90: “”
  999. •Chapters:
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