Cover of the first volume for Dragon Ball Z, which is also the volume 17 from the original Japanese series.
Dragon Ball Z is the North American title for the second part of the Dragon Ball manga, which is written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The story follows the how Son Goku discovers that he comes from the Saiyan warrior race, and starts facing enemies from the Saiyan and several other villains.
The original series was published in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump.[1] The individual chapters were collected by Shueisha in a series of 42 tankōbon volumes; The first tankōbon was released in November 10, 1985, while the last one was released in August 4, 1995.[2][3] In 2004, the manga was re-released in a collection of 34 kanzenban, which included a slightly rewritten ending, new covers, and color artwork from its Weekly Shōnen Jump run.[1] There have also been two anime adaptations, both produced by Toei Animation. The first, also named Dragon Ball, adapted the first sixteen volumes of the Japanese manga.[4] The second one was titled Dragon Ball Z and adapted the other twenty-six volumes of the series.[5]
The distributing company Viz Media has released all 42 volumes in English in the United States. Viz titles volumes seventeen through forty-two of the manga Dragon Ball Z to reduce confusion for North American readers.[1] Both manga series were published since March 2003; the last volume of the second part was released in June 6, 2006.[6] As of June 2008[update], Viz began re-releasing both manga series in a wideban format called "VIZBIG Edition", which is a collection of three volumes in one.[7][8] A "Collector's Edition" of volume one including a hard cover was released on November 4, 2008.[9]
Volume list[]
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| 1[n 1] | A Never Before Seen Terror Katsute Nai Kyōfu (かつてない恐怖) | May 10, 1989[10] ISBN 978-4-08-851614-1 | March 2003[11] ISBN 978-1-56931-930-7 | |
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| Five years after defeating Piccolo, Goku has married with Chi Chi and both have a son named Son Gohan. When Goku and Gohan visit Roshi, they are suddenly confronted by a man called Raditz. He tells Goku that he is from the Saiyan race born in the planet Vegeta and he was sent to Earth to destroy it. Raditz kidnaps Gohan and tells Goku to kill 100 people. Piccolo agrees to help Goku defeat Raditz, as he was unable to defeat him earlier. When they are about to be defeated, Gohan mysteriously attack Raditz, and Goku holds Raditz allowing Piccolo to finish him. However, Goku also dies and Raditz tells that in a year two more Saiyan will invade Earth. | ||||
| 2 | Son Gohan and Piccolo Daimao Son Gohan to Pikkoro Daimaō (孫悟空とピッコロ大魔王) | July 10, 1989[12] ISBN 978-4-08-851615-8 | March 2003[13] ISBN 978-1-56931-931-4 | |
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| Piccolo decides to train Gohan to see if he is able to use his hidden powers to defeat the Saiyan, while Goku is brought to the Other World by Kami to train with King Kai. After running through a way in form of a snake, Goku meets King Kai and starts training with him in a little planet with the gravity stronger. After finishing his training, Goku is revived, but he is forced to run again if he wants to return to Earth. The two Saiyan, Vegeta and Nappa, arrive the Earth and confront Piccolo, Gohan, Kuririn, Yamcha, Chiaotzu and Tien. Nappa creates monsters known as Saibanmen that fight the warriors, and kill Yamcha. Kuririn furiously destroys the Saibamen, and then they confront Nappa. | ||||
| 3 | Hurry, Son Goku! Isoge! Son Gokū (いそげ！孫悟空) | November 10, 1989[14] ISBN 978-4-08-851616-5 | March 2003[15] ISBN 978-1-56931-932-1 | |
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| Nappa is so strong that both Tien and Chiaotzu sacrifice their lives to defeat him, but they die. Nappa continues facing Kuririn, Gohan and Piccolo, but they are unable to defeat him. Gohan attempts to fight alone, but as Nappa attacks with all his strength, Piccolo protects him. Piccolo dies along with Kami and thus, the Dragon Balls are destroyed. When Nappa was about to kill, Goku appears taking his place. Goku easily defeats Nappa, who is later killed by Vegeta. Goku then faces Vegeta, but he is easily surpassed. | ||||
| 4 | A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!! Tenkawakeme no Chōkessen!! (天下分け目の超決戦) | January 10, 1990[16] ISBN 978-4-08-851617-2 | March 2003[17] ISBN 978-1-56931-933-8 | |
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| To fight against Vegeta, Goku performs his kaiohken technique to multiply his energy but it also makes him tired. After being knocked, Vegeta creates an artificial moon to turn into a giant ape, and starts torturing Goku. Gohan, Kuririn and Yajirobe go to save him and manage to cut Vegeta's tail, returning him to his human state. Vegeta still fights against them and Goku performs the genkidama, which reunites the energy from the Earth. Gohan and Kuririn use it, but Vegeta survives. As they are defeated, Gohan's tail reappears and turns into a giant ape. Gohan almost kills Vegeta, but he manages to cut his tail. | ||||
| 5 | Go For It! The Planet Namek Mezase! Namekku no Hoshi (めざせ！ナメックの星) | April 10, 1990[18] ISBN 978-4-08-851618-9 | March 2003[19] ISBN 978-1-56931-934-5 | |
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| Kuririn attempts to kill Vegeta, but Goku asks him not to do it as he wants to fight against him again. Bulma and the others go to rescue them and take them to the hospital. As the Dragon Balls disappeared, they decide to go to Piccolo's planet, Namek, in order to find other Dragon Balls that would revive their friends. Kami's servant, Mr. Popo, gives them the space ship that Kami originally used to go Earth, and Bulma, along Kuririn and Gohan go to Namek. Goku is initially unable to go due to his injuries, but as he is healed by Korin's medicine, he goes to Namek using a spaceship that Bulma's father repaired. In Namek, Gohan and Kuririn discover that a powerful villain named Frieza is searching for the Dragon Balls and to get them he starts killing people from there. Vegeta also goes to Namek with the same purpose, but he plans to kill Frieza. | ||||
| 6 | The Namekians' Resistance Namekkuseijin no Teikō (ナメック星人の抵抗) | July 10, 1990[20] ISBN 978-4-08-851619-6 | March 2003[21] ISBN 978-1-56931-935-2 | |
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| Several warriors from Namek try to stop Frieza, but they are all killed by his soldiers. Gohan and Kuririn rescue a kid called Dende but they are later followed by Frieza's soldier, Dodoria. As they try to escape, Dodoria is attacked by Vegeta, who wants to know if it is true that Frieza destroyed his planet. As Dodoria reveals that is true, Vegeta kills him and starts searching for the Dragon Balls. Dende takes Kuririn with the Dragon Balls' creator, Guru, to get some help. Vegeta finds another soldier called Zarbon and fights against him. Zarbon performs a transformation that makes him stronger and defeats Vegeta. | ||||
| 7 | The Terrible Ginyu Special-Squad Kyōfu no Ginyū Tokusentai (恐怖のギニュー特戦隊) | October 8, 1990[22] ISBN 978-4-08-851620-2 | March 2003[23] ISBN 978-1-56931-936-9 | |
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| Kuririn meets Guru who gives him a Dragon Ball to help him. Zarbon is ordered to rescue Vegeta, who already has a Dragon Ball and its location is unknown. Vegeta takes advantage of the situation and after recovering, he becomes strong enough to kill Zarbon due the Saiyans' genetic ability. Kuririn takes Gohan to visit the Guru to see if he can awake his hidden power, but Vegeta finds them. Before attacking, Vegeta discovers that Frieza strongest soldiers', the Ginew Force arrived Namek and agrees to join forces with Kuririn and Gohan. Captain Ginew easily steals the Balls and takes them to Frieza, while the forces faces the other. Vegeta first kills Gurd, but he is defeated by the giant Reacoom. | ||||
| 8 | Goku or Ginyu!? Gokū ka!? Ginyū ka!? (悟空か！？ギニューか！？) | January 10, 1991[24] ISBN 978-4-08-851414-7 | May 2003[25] ISBN 978-1-56931-937-6 | |
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| Both Gohan and Kurirn try to fight Reacoom but they are defeated. Before being killed, Goku arrives Namek and heals the three of them. Goku easily defeats Reacoom and starts fighting against Jeese and Butter. When Butter is defeated, Jeese escapes to call Ginew, and Vegeta kills the defeated soldiers. Unable to summon Shenlong, Ginew attacks Goku to know how to do it, but he is easily surpassed. Frieza visits Guru with the same purpose, but the Namek Nail tries to stop him. Seeing that he cannot defeat Goku, Ginew performs a technique to exchange bodies and leaves using Goku's body. Ginew and Jeese find and attack Vegeta, Gohan and Kuririn, but Ginew is unable to control Goku's energy. | ||||
| 9 | Freeza's Super Transformation!! Furīza Chōhenshin!! (フリーザ超変身！！) | March 8, 1991[26] ISBN 978-4-08-851415-4 | May 2003[27] ISBN 978-1-56931-938-3 | |
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| Having become stronger again, Vegeta kills Jeese and faces Ginew. Ginew tries to exchange bodies with Vegeta, but Goku intercepts the attack, recovering his original body. Ginew once again tries to change bodies, but Goku throws a toad, giving Ginew a little body. Vegeta sends Goku to machine to recover from his injuries, and Kuririn and Gohan go ask Dende to call Shenlong. The dragon, Porunga, is able to grant three wishes but can only revive one person at the same time. They ask to revive Piccolo so that Kami and also Earth's Ball return. As they wish that Piccolo appears in Namek, Porunga disappears as Guru dies. Frieza appears furious and attacks them, showing a transformation that increased his height. With help from Dende, Gohan is healed during the fight and then Piccolo appears to help him. Piccolo shows to be stronger than Frieza as he fused with the almost deceased Namek Nail. | ||||
| 10 | Son Goku... Revived!! Son Gokū...Fukkatsu!! (孫悟空…復活！！) | June 10, 1991[28] ISBN 978-4-08-851416-1 | May 2003[29] ISBN 978-1-56931-939-0 | |
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| Frieza uses his second transformation, managing to defeat Piccolo, but Gohan saves him. Vegeta forces Kuririn injure him and then Dende heal him, so that he can become stronger. Frieza performs his final transformation, but this time his body becomes smaller. Frieza then kills Dende so that he will not heal anybody else and Vegeta faces him, but the former is unable to inflict much damage on Frieza. After being healed, Goku tries to stop Frieza, but he kills Vegeta, who dies asking Goku to take revenge for the Saiyan race. Goku manages to fight equally against Frieza, but he reveals he will start using only his 50 percent of his energy. | ||||
| 11 | The Legendary Super Saiyan Densetsu no Sūpā Saiyajin (伝説の超サイヤ人) | August 7, 1991[30] ISBN 978-4-08-851417-8 | May 2003[31] ISBN 978-1-56931-807-2 | |
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| Unable to defeat Frieza, Goku performs the genkidama to reunite energy from a few planets and shoot it to him. Goku shoots the genkidama to Frieza, causing a big explosion in Namek. As he try to rest, Frieza reappears alive, knocking Piccolo and killing Kuririn in the process. This causes Goku to become enraged, and has a transformation that changes his hair to gold, becoming a the legendary Super Saiyan. Goku easily overpowers Frieza, who attacks Namek so that the planet will explode in a short time. Frieza then uses all his power, and continues facing Goku. King Kai makes Shenlong revive the people from Namek, and Porunga take all to Earth with the exception of Frieza and Goku, who wants to take revenge for Kuririn. | ||||
| 12 | The Boy From the Future Mirai kara Kita Shōnen (未来から来た少年) | November 8, 1991[32] ISBN 978-4-08-851418-5 | August 6, 2003[33] ISBN 978-1-56931-985-7 | |
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| After a prolonged fight, Goku defeats Frieza and tries to escape Namek, but the planet explodes. Bulma and the others try to revive him in Earth with Porunga, but they discover that Goku is alive training in another planet. Using Porunga, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu are revived, while then the Namek are taken to live to another planet. One year later, the warriors discover that Frieza is alive and is coming with his father, King Cold, to Earth. They are suddenly attacked by a teenager who transforms into a Super Saiyan and kills them. The teenager then reunites with the warriors and wait for a short time, to see Goku arriving Earth. The teenager reveals his identity as Trunks, future son of Bulma and Vegeta, to Goku and tells him that the Red Ribbon will send two androids in a few years to kill him. Trunks returns to the future in his timemachine and three years later, Goku and his friends reunite to fight the two androids. | ||||
| 13 | Goku, Defeated! Gokū, Yabureru! (悟空、敗れる！) | March 10, 1992[34] ISBN 978-4-08-851419-2 | October 8, 2003[35] ISBN 978-1-56931-986-4 | |
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| The warriors separate in a city to find the androids, and Yamcha fatally attacked by them. Goku and his friends save him, and the former transforms into Super Saiyan to fight the android #19. Although Goku overpowers #19, he is suddenly weakened by a heart disease that Trunks warned he would have. Vegeta appears saving Goku, who is taken to his house by Yamcha. Vegeta shows that now he can transform into Super Saiyan and kills #19. Android #20, who is in fact the creator of the androids Gero, escapes to his laboratory and is followed by the warriors. As Piccolo finds and overpowers #20, Trunks appears saying that he is not one of the two androids. #20 escapes and awakes the androids #17 and #18, who turn against him. | ||||
| 14 | Evil Premonition Jāku na Yokan (邪悪な予感) | June 10, 1992[36] ISBN 978-4-08-851420-8 | December 31, 2003[37] ISBN 978-1-59116-180-6 | |
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| Android #17 kills Gero and #18 awakes a new android called #16, who is in fact a robot. Vegeta follows and challenges them to a fight. #18 soon defeats Vegeta, causing Piccolo, Trunks and Tien to interrupt her. However, #17 joins her and defeat all the warriors with the exception of Kuririn, whom they explain they aim to kill Goku. Furious by not being able to defeat the android, Piccolo requests Kami to fuse their bodies so that he can defeat them. Meanwhile, Trunks is told by Bulma that a new time machine appeared. After investigating it, several people start disappearing along the world. Kami decides to allow Piccolo absorb his power, but only because there is a new monster more dangerous than the androids. After fusing with Kami, Piccolo finds a green monster that is absorbing people and has energy from several known warriors. | ||||
| 15 | Cell, Stealthily Approaching Shinobiyoru Seru (忍びよるセル) | August 4, 1992 [38] ISBN 978-4-08-851686-8 | April 14, 2004[39] ISBN 978-1-59116-186-8 | |
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| The creature reveals his name as Cell, the last android created by Gero using cells from several warriors. Cell says he came from a future in which Trunks destroyed the androids, so he killed him and stole his time machine to come to this time and absorb the androids #17 and #18 to reach his perfect form. Piccolo overpowers Cell, but the latter escapes in order to become stronger. Meanwhile, Goku has recovered from his disease and takes Vegeta, Gohan and Trunks to Kami's Palace to train in the Time Room which allows them to train what would they train in a year in just a day to surpass their Super Saiyan powers. Trunks and Vegeta enter first, while Piccolo is confronted by the androids and faces #17. After absoribing several people, Cell interrupts them and knocks Piccolo. #16 fights against Cell and overwhelms him, but Cell hides to absorb #17 and evolves. The new Cell defeats #16 and attempts to absorb #18, but Tien tries to stop him. | ||||
| 16 | Cell's Perfect-Form Achieved!! Seru no Kanzentai Kansei!! (セルの完全体 完成！！) | November 2, 1992[40] ISBN 978-4-08-851687-5 | July 14, 2004[41] ISBN 978-1-59116-328-2 | |
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| Goku goes to rescue Tien and Piccolo and takes them to Kami's Palace. As they return, Trunks and Vegeta finish training in the Time Room and go to face Cell, while Goku and Gohan enter there. Vegeta fights against Cell showing that he surpassed the Super Saiyan powers. Vegeta easily defeats Cell, but as the latter tells him that he needs to absorb #18 to become stronger, Vegeta allows him to absorb her. Cell finds #18 and Trunks tries to stop him, but he is confronted by Vegeta. Cell finally absorbs #18 reaching his perfect form and continues fighting against Vegeta. This time, Vegeta is easily defeated by Cell and Trunks releases all his power which surpasses even Vegeta. | ||||
| 17 | The Cell Games Begin Seru Geemu Hajimaru (セルゲーム始まる) | December 26, 1992[42] ISBN 978-4-08-851688-2 | October 12, 2004[43] ISBN 978-1-59116-505-7 | |
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| In his new state, Trunks become strong enough to overpower Cell, but Cell defeats him as that transformation also made him slower and weaker. Cell tells Trunks him that in a few weeks he will start a new tournament called Cell Game, in which anybody could face him. As Trunks, Vegeta and Kuririn return to Kami's Palace, Goku and Gohan go out of the Time Room, and listen what happened. Goku decides they will not train again to defeat Cell, and both spend the time having a common life in Super Saiyan state to control that state without becoming weaker. During that period, Goku also goes to Namek to recruit Dende to be the new Kami and the Dragon Balls reappear. The Cell Game finally starts but before fights against Cell, he is interrupted by a person called Hercule, who is defeated by Cell in a short time. | ||||
| 18 | The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku Gokū o Koeta Senshi (悟空を越えた戦士) | June 4, 1993[44] ISBN 978-4-08-851689-9 | January 4, 2005[45] ISBN 978-1-59116-637-5 | |
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| Goku starts fighting against Cell and soon both use all their power. Goku performs a kamehameha with all his energy but Cell regenerates, becoming both tired. As Goku is surpassed, he gives up and tells Gohan to fight, saying that his hidden power is able to defeat Cell. However, Gohan is unable to use his power and Cell attempts make him angry so that he could use it. #16 tries to stop him, but he is destroyed. Cell creates short versions of himself called Cell Juniors to attack Gohan's friends, but he is still unable to use his power. With the last of his energy, #16 tells Gohan that the violence is not wrong. Gohan enrages and has a new Super Saiyan transformation that makes him strong enough to destroy all Cell Juniors. | ||||
| 19 | Goodbye, Warriors Sayōnara Senshitachi (さようなら戦士たち) | September 3, 1993[46] ISBN 978-4-08-851700-1 | April 5, 2005[47] ISBN 978-1-59116-751-8 | |
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| Gohan easily overwhelms Cell, causing him to throw up #18. Cell attempts to self-destruct in order to destroy Earth. Goku teleports Cell to King Kai's planet so that it will not destroy Earth, but dies in the explosion. However, Cell is able to regenerate and reappears in Earth in his perfect form, killing Trunks at the same time. Cell attempts to perform a kamehameha strong enough to destroy the planet, but Gohan receives help from Goku from the Otherworld to perform a kamehameha and faces Cell's one. With help from Vegeta, Gohan overpowers Cell, killing him. Later, as they summon Shenlong to revive Goku, he instead tells them that he prefers to stay dead so that he can fight against deceased warriors. Trunks is then revived and returns to the future, where he is now able to destroy the androids. | ||||
| 20 | Birth of a New Hero!! Nyū Hīrō Tanjō!! (ニューヒーロー誕生！！) | November 4, 1993[48] ISBN 978-4-08-851495-6 | May 31, 2005[49] ISBN 978-1-59116-808-9 | |
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| Several years after the Cell Game, Gohan is now a teenager and starts going to a school institute. However, as he does not like villains, he starts dressing as a super-hero named "Great Saiyaman" and defeats the thieves. Videl, one of his mates from school who is also Hercule's daughter, discovers his identity and forces him to enter the next World Martial Arts Tournament as well as teach her how to fly. As Gohan returns home, he discovers that Goku is going to return Earth to enter the tournament, and Vegeta, Kuririn, #18 (who is now Kuririn's wife), and Piccolo also want to enter. After training with Videl, the tournament starts and Goku meets his friend as well as his son, Goten. Goten and Trunks from the present time are forced to enter into a tournament for children, while the other participate in an adults' tournament, where they can also face Hercule who is thought to have defeated Cell. | ||||
| 21 | The Plan Begins Moving Ugoki Hajimeta Sakusen (動き始めた作戦) | April 4, 1994[50] ISBN 978-4-08-851496-3 | August 2, 2005[51] ISBN 978-1-59116-873-7 | |
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| Goten and Trunks confront each other in the final. After both performing several techniques, Trunks wins and is allowed to fight Hercule as a reward. Being scared by Trunks' strength, Hercule pretends that he allowed Trunks to defeat him. The adults' tournament starts, and both Goten and Trunks knock the fighter Mighty Mask to use his costume to participate. Piccolo gives up when he faces Kaiō-shin, who is the god from the gods. In the third fight, Videl fights against a mysterious man named Spopovich who has gained anormal powers, and defeats Videl. In the fourth fight, Gohan faces Kaiō-shin's guardian, Kibito, but he is suddenly attacked by Spopovich and his partner Yamu, who asborb his energy in a bottle. Both men escape, and Kaiō-shin asks Goku and the other to follow him. While following Yamu and Spopovich, Kaiō-shin explains that the sorcerer Babidi plans to awake a powerful monster known as Majin Buu, but he first needs to absorb the energy from warriors. | ||||
| 22 | The Fated Showdown: Son Goku vs Vegeta Shukumei no Taiketsu Son Gokū Tai Bejiita (宿命の対決 孫悟空対ベジータ) | August 4, 1994[52] ISBN 978-4-08-851497-0 | October 10, 2005[53] ISBN 978-1-4215-0051-5 | |
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| Goku and his friends arrive at Babidi's base but they are then attacked by his servant Darbura, who kills Kibito and transforms Kuririn and Piccolo into stone. As they enter the hideout, Goku and Vegeta easily defeat their two enemies, while Darbura prepares to fight against Gohan. Meanwhile, the tournament continues, and Goten and Trunks are disqualified for stealing Mighty Mask's costume. #18 allows Hercule to defeat her but only if he gives her the double of the money the winner gets. Gohan faces Darbura, but the latter escapes to tell Babidi that they can control Vegeta since he is evil. Vegeta allows them to control them to make him stronger and starts fighting against Goku. Gohan and Kaiō-shin find Darbura and Babidi, but Majin Buu awakes due to the energy Goku and Vegeta are using. | ||||
| 23 | Farewell, Pride-filled Warrior Saraba Hokori Takaki Senshi (さらば誇り高き戦士) | December 2, 1994[54] ISBN 978-4-08-851498-7 | December 5, 2005[55] ISBN 978-1-4215-0148-2 | |
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| Majin Buu awakes as a dangerous fat creature that easily defeats Gohan and Kaiō-shin. Darbura tries to kill him but he is turned into chocolate by Buu. After tricking Goku to knock him, Vegeta appears to defeat Buu, but Buu regenerates after receiving all his attacks. When Buu tortures Vegeta, Trunks and Goten save him. Vegeta then knocks both of the children out and gives them to Piccolo, who returned with Kuririn to normal state, to escape. Vegeta then makes all his body explode, creating a big explosion but Buu manages to regenerate. Babidi and Buu start looking for Piccolo, Goten and Trunks by killing citizens. Goku returns to Kami's Palace, where he decides to teach Goten and Trunks a technique to fuse their bodies and defeat Buu. Meanwhile, Gohan is taken by Kaiō-shin and Kibito, who was revived by Shenlong, to their planet to train with the legendary Zeta Sword. | ||||
| 24 | The Earth Army's Last Secret Weapon!! Chikyūgun, Saigo no Himitsu Heiki!! (地球軍、最後の秘密兵器！！) | March 3, 1995[56] ISBN 978-4-08-851499-4 | February 7, 2006[57] ISBN 978-1-4215-0273-1 | |
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| To avoid the Dragon Radar being destroyed, Goku confronts Buu to give Trunks time to find it. When Goku escapes, Buu kills Babidi, being furious with his treatment. Goku teaches Goten and Trunks the Fusion, but he is forced to return to the Otherworld, where he meets Gohan. Wanting to test the Zeta Sword, Goku accidentally breaks it awakening an ancient Kaiō-shin who starts performing a ritual of 24 hours to make Gohan stronger. Goten and Trunks succeed in performing the Fusion and form a warrior called Gotenks, but he still needs to train more to defeat Buu. Hercule goes to face Buu, but he instead becomes his friend and makes Buu swear that he will never kill people again. However, Buu's dog is shot by a thief, causing him to create a thin Buu that transforms the fat one into chocolate. The thin Buu then eats the chocolate and tranforms into a new Majin Buu. | ||||
| 25 | Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-kun Ganbare Sūpā Gotenkusukun (がんばれ 超ゴテンクスくん) | June 2, 1995[58] ISBN 978-4-08-851500-7 | April 4, 2006[59] ISBN 978-1-4215-0404-9 | |
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| The new Buu finds Kami's Palace and faces Gotenks in the Time Room. Gotenks starts performing weak techniques to make the battle "drammatic", causing Piccolo to destroy the Time Room's door. Buu creates a hole in the dimension and returns to Kami's Palace where he kills the people being there. Gotenks manages to escape along with Piccolo, and continues facing Buu. He is then able to overpower Buu, but before defeating him the Fusion time ends, causing Gotenks to split into Goten and Trunks. Gohan appears as the ritual ended, and fights against Boo. Gohan is able to defeat Buu, who self-destructs himself and regenerates later. Gotenks tries to face Buu again, but he is absorbed along with Piccolo by Buu. Having absorbed Gotenks, Buu is now able to defeat Gohan. The old Kaiō-shin gives his life to Goku and two earrings that would allow him to fuse with Gohan. Goku attempts to give an earring to Gohan, but Gohan is then abosrbed by Buu. | ||||
| 26 | Bye Bye Dragon World Baibai Doragon Wārudo (バイバイ ドラゴンワールド) | August 4, 1995[3] ISBN 978-4-08-851090-3 | June 6, 2006[6] ISBN 978-1-4215-0636-4 | |
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| With Gohan having been abosrbed by Buu, Goku fuses with Vegeta who was allowed to return to Earth. They form a powerful warrior called Vegetto that easily defeats Buu, but allows Buu to absorb him so that he can free Gohan and the others. As he enter Buu's body, Vegetto is split into Goku and Vegeta. After investigating Buu's body, both find and free Gohan, Goten, Trunks and Piccolo. As they also free the fat Buu, Majin Buu suffers a new transformation that turns him into a little Buu. The new Buu destroys the Earth, but Goku and Vegeta are able to escape to Kaiō-shin's planet along with Dende and Hercule. Goku prepares to face the new Buu, who regenerated and appeared on that planet. However, Goku is unable to control his powers, and fat Buu battles the kid Buu. Vegeta tells Dende to use Porunga to rebuild the Earth and revive all his habitants, to allow Goku absorb their energies to perform the genkidama. With help from the fat Buu and Hercule, Goku manages to have time to prepare the genkidama and then shoot it, killing Buu. Goku then returns to live with his friends and 10 years after, he enters into a new World Martial Arts Tournament. There, he confronts Buu's reincarnation, a kid called Uub, and then he decides to take him to train, so that he can protect Earth. | ||||
Notes[]
- ↑ The chapters 193-194 were included in the Japanese release of this volume.
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