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Season 5 – Dragon Ball Z

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"Dragon Ball Z" follows the adventures of Goku who, along with the Z Warriors, defends the Earth against evil. The action adventures are entertaining and reinforce the concept of good versus evil. "Dragon Ball Z" teaches valuable character virtues such as teamwork, loyalty, and trustworthiness.

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Dragon Ball Z — Season 5

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D.F. Smith IGN Movies 02/22/2019
6/10
If you're a fan of those supporting characters, then this is a good chance to see them enjoy a sizable chunk of extra face time. Admittedly, it's also a chance to see them make a couple of the series most legendarily stupid decisions. Go to Full Review
Charlie Heller CBR 02/22/2019
What the Cell Saga can't overcome is that (brace yourselves) Cell is just not a very interesting villain, and easily the weakest, on a character level, in the entire series. Go to Full Review
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Fajer A @RT99369293 May 23 Best show ever must see See more Mourning K @RT13706623 12/24/2024 This season is amazing and includes the best dbz episode Final Atonement. See more 06/04/2021 Great shit. Like how Gohan teaches Videl Kai. Goten and Trunks are cute too. See more 12/20/2020 things in this part are very busy, with several events and the action is good. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 2001 Warriors of the Dead Goku seeks training from the Grand Kai in Other World, but when Grand Kai decides to send a warrior named Pikkon to stop a gang of Goku's enemies from causing trouble, Goku volunteers to help. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 11, 2001 Tournament Begins The Kais gather with their students and decide to hold a tournament to determine who trained the best; Goku learns he will be trained by the Grand Kai if he wins the Other World Tournament, but must first beat East Kai in a race to qualify. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 12, 2001 Water Fight The Other World Tournament advances to the quarterfinals; Goku fights the fishlike Arqua, one of East Kai's warriors; Olibu and Pikkon fight, dazzling the crowd with their prowess and power levels. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 13, 2001 Final Round Goku defeats Maraikoh to advance to the final round of the Other World Tournament, where he faces Pikkon; King Kai and West Kai make a bet on the outcome. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 14, 2001 Goku vs. Pikkon Goku and Pikkon power up to give each other their all as the final match of the tournament continues; Goku searches for a weakness in Pikkon's ferocious Thunder Flash Attack. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 17, 2001 Gohan Goes to High School Several years after Cell's defeat, Gohan stops a gang of bank robbers on the way to his first day of high school, draws suspicion from a girl named Videl, and struggles to hide his true strength during a baseball game. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 18, 2001 I Am Saiyaman! Gohan creates an alter ego to keep his identity a secret and asks Bulma to make him a costume; Gohan takes the name Great Saiyaman and assists Videl in rescuing a hijacked bus, but Videl continues to question his secret identity. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 19, 2001 Gohan's First Date When a classmate tells Gohan she knows his secret, he takes her on a date so she won't reveal it to the rest of the school; a fire breaks out in the middle of their date and Gohan must risk becoming the Great Saiyaman once again. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 19, 2001 Rescue Videl A determined Videl pursues the Great Saiyaman to uncover his secret identity; when a criminal gang holds the mayor hostage, Gohan must find a reason to sneak out of school to help Videl deal with the threat. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 20, 2001 Blackmail Gohan, as the Great Saiyaman, attempts to rescue a young pterodactyl from captivity in a circus, but Videl interferes, leading to an altercation with the pterodactyl's vengeful parents. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 21, 2001 I'll Fight Too! After Videl discovers Gohan's secret identity, she talks him into competing in the World Martial Arts Tournament; Goku makes a surprise announcement to his friends on Earth; Gohan accidentally interferes in a movie shoot involving gunmen. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 24, 2001 The Newest Super Saiyan While training for the upcoming tournament with his brother, Gohan discovers that Goten can turn into a Super Saiyan; Goten explains their mother's reaction to his first transformation. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 25, 2001 Take Flight, Videl Gohan tries to teach Videl and Goten how to fly, but when the younger Goten shows more progress than her, Videl breaks down in frustration; when South Kai brags about one of his fighters to King Kai, King Kai forces Goku to show off his power. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 26, 2001 Gather for the Tournament Videl and Goten's flight training progresses; everyone scopes out the competition as they await Goku's arrival on the day of the World Martial Arts Tournament; Goten finally meets his father. Details Episode 15 Aired Sep 27, 2001 Camera Shy Sharpner tries to snap a picture of the unmasked Saiyaman so that Videl will go out with him; the fighters demonstrate their relative strengths to determine who will qualify for the tournament. Details Episode 16 Aired Sep 28, 2001 The World Tournament The World Martial Arts Tournament begins with the juniors, with Goten, Trunks and other young fighters ready to battle for the title; Hercule makes his entrance and mock video footage falsely depicting his past feats chafes the fighters. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 2, 2001 Trunks vs. Goten Goten and Trunks clash in the final round of the junior tournament, bedazzling the crowd; Gohan and Videl queue up to qualify for the main tournament. Details Episode 18 Aired Oct 3, 2001 Best of the Boys Goten and Trunks continue their battle for the title of Junior Champion, however, Goten's risky strategy leads him open to counterattack; the meek fighter Hercule frets about facing the winning child in a follow-up exhibition match. Details Episode 19 Aired Oct 4, 2001 Big Trouble, Little Trunks After winning the Junior Division championship, Trunks fights an exhibition match with the reigning world champion, Hercule; two mysterious and powerful fighters introduce themselves to Goku. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 5, 2001 Who Will Fight Who? Disguised as the Mighty Mask, Trunks and Goten infiltrate the adult competition at the World Martial Arts Tournament; the fighters draw numbers to determine their initial match-ups; Krillin and Piccolo size up their opponents. Details Episode 21 Aired Oct 8, 2001 Forfeit of Piccolo As the fighters and their friends debate the outcomes of the upcoming matches, Piccolo grows anxious; Krillin gets off to a good start with his match, but when Piccolo's fight with Shin begins, he stuns the crowd by immediately surrendering. Details Episode 22 Aired Oct 9, 2001 A Dark and Secret Power Videl deals one devastating blow after another to Spopovich, but he recovers each time and comes back for more, seemingly possessed by a supernatural power; Piccolo confronts Shin to learn his true identity. Details Episode 23 Aired Oct 10, 2001 Videl Is Crushed Spopovich takes control of his fight against Videl and uses his mysterious strength to his advantage, torturing her into submission; watching helplessly from the sidelines, Gohan explodes in a fit of rage. Details Episode 24 Aired Oct 11, 2001 Identities Revealed Goku returns with a Senzu Bean for the badly wounded Videl; Gohan gives up his Great Saiyaman disguise to fight Kibito and another warrior reveals his true nature shortly afterward. Details Episode 25 Aired Oct 12, 2001 Energy Drain After Kibito convinces Gohan to transform into a Super Saiyan, Spopovich and Yamu set out to drain his energy; the Supreme Kai reveals to the shocked warriors a new threat more powerful than anything seen before. Details Episode 26 Aired Oct 15, 2001 The Wizard's Curse Videl realizes that Gohan defeated Cell -- not her father, as the media claims -- and wishes him luck combating the new threat; the fighters find Babidi's spaceship and witness the wizard's cruel nature. Details Episode 27 Aired Oct 16, 2001 King of the Demons When Babidi discovers the hiding fighters, his crony Dabura attacks, turning Piccolo and Krillin into stone and forcing Goku, Gohan and Vegeta to enter the spaceship to save them; with the tournament suspended, the crowd grows restless. Details Episode 28 Aired Oct 17, 2001 Vegeta Attacks Babidi devises a series of challenges and traps to steal Goku, Gohan and Vegeta's energy for Majin Buu, forcing the fighters to combat one of his minions on each level of his ship; Goten and Trunks try to maintain their Mighty Mask disguise. Details Episode 29 Aired Oct 18, 2001 Next Up, Goku After Vegeta defeats Pui Pui, Babidi unleashes Yakon to crush Goku, banishing them to a dark zone where Yakon proceeds to absorb Goku's energy and render his Super Saiyan form useless. Details Episode 30 Aired Oct 22, 2001 Battle Supreme To get the World Martial Arts Tournament back on track, Hercule proposes a five-person battle royal, which Goten, Gotenks and Android 18 quickly dominate; Dabura prepares for his fight, determined to keep the warriors from reaching Majin Buu. Details Episode 31 Aired Oct 23, 2001 Eighteen Unmasks Goten and Trunks, still disguised as Mighty Mask, take their battle with Android 18 to the skies, but their reckless attacks compromise their masquerade. Details Episode 32 Aired Oct 24, 2001 Pay to Win The last bout of the tournament continues with the final two competitors, Android 18 and Hercule, but after Hercule's attacks fail to make an impact, 18 offers a way for him to save face with his fans; Gohan demands to fight Dabura alone. Details Episode 33 Aired Oct 25, 2001 Heart of a Villain The battle rages on between Dabura and a struggling Gohan until Vegeta's dark side shows through in an outburst of frustration, causing the evil giant to suddenly concede. Details Episode 34 Aired Oct 29, 2001 The Dark Prince Returns Babidi decides to weaponize Vegeta's hatred and uses a spell to enslave him and make him a heartless warrior once again; Vegeta struggles to fight the battle within his mind as the other warriors watch helplessly. Details Episode 35 Aired Oct 30, 2001 Vegeta's Pride After Vegeta demonstrates his willingness to slaughter innocents, Goku realizes he must settle the score with his rival once and for all; Supreme Kai tries to interfere, knowing the energy they'll generate will be used to revive Majin Buu. Details Episode 36 Aired Oct 31, 2001 The Long Awaited Fight Hercule and the others at the tournament deal with the fallout of Vegeta's wrath; Super Saiyans collide as Goku and Vegeta hold nothing back; Gohan and Supreme Kai fight their way to the heart of Babidi's spaceship to prevent Majin Buu from emerging. Details Episode 37 Aired Nov 1, 2001 Magic Ball of Buu Gohan and the Supreme Kai confront Babidi and Dabura in the depths of the spaceship; Vegeta shocks Goku by revealing the reason he succumbed to Babidi's control. Details Episode 38 Aired Nov 5, 2001 Buu Is Hatched The energy from Goku and Vegeta's battle breaks Majin Buu's seal, forcing Gohan to make one last, desperate attack to destroy Buu's pod before it releases him. Details Episode 39 Aired Nov 6, 2001 The Losses Begin Majin Buu, though seemingly infantile, possesses limitless power and resists Babidi's commands; Goku insists on stopping his fight with Vegeta to confront the new threat, but the heartless Vegeta mocks him. Details Episode 40 Aired Nov 7, 2001 The Terror of Majin Buu With Gohan badly injured, the Supreme Kai uses all of his powers to try stalling Buu; Goten and Trunks accidentally shatter Piccolo's stone body. Details Episode 41 Aired Nov 8, 2001 Meal Time Majin Buu exhibits his shocking powers by turning Dabura into a giant cookie and eating him; an enraged Vegeta arrives and vows to take Buu down with him. Details Episode 42 Aired Nov 12, 2001 The Warrior's Decision With Goku incapacitated and Gohan thought dead, Vegeta becomes determined to end Majin Buu's terror before he causes any more destruction, but the monster seems able to recover from all attacks. Details Episode 43 Aired Nov 13, 2001 Final Atonement Vegeta shares a rare moment with his son, Trunks, as he prepares to risk everything to defeat Buu -- even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. Details
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Season Info

Network
The WB
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Action, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Sep 10, 2001