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GenresAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Languagesja
Episode NameGoku's Next Journey
Running Time1996-01-31
Distributed ByFuji TV
Episode Number38
Original TitleGoku's Next Journey
Country of OriginJP
Production Company NameFuji Television Network, Mini Art, Toei Animation, Fizz Sound Creation

Dragon Ball Z - Season 9

The ninth season of Dragon Ball Z, Goku's Next Journey, features three sagas including the Fusion Saga, Kid Buu Saga, and the Peaceful World Saga. These sagas follow the events after the defeat of Majin Buu by providing a continuation of the story arc. In the Fusion Saga, Goku and Vegeta fuse themselves through the Potara earrings to create Vegito to defeat Buu. However, the fusion ends prematurely, putting them in a serious dilemma.

  • The Kid Buu Saga involves the final battle of Goku and his friends against the evil and destructive Kid Buu. It showcases the power of Super Saiyan 3 mode and the return of all of the characters from the series to fight against the fiercest and most relentless enemy to date.
  • The final arc of the series, the Peaceful World Saga, follows the events after the death of Kid Buu. In this saga, Goku wishes for the peaceful rebirth of Earth, which leads to a time of rest and a new era of tranquility for our heroes.

Season 9 of Dragon Ball Z is full of epic battles, nail-biting moments, and closure to one of the most iconic anime franchises out there. This season offers a satisfying conclusion to the series with heart-warming moments and an optimistic outlook for the future.

Episodes

Specials (#0)
Bardock - The Father of Goku (#1)
Summer Vacation Special (#2)
Dragon Ball Z Atsumare ! Gokû Wârudo (#3)
The History of Trunks (#4)
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1) (#5)
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (2) (#6)
Looking Back at it All: The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show! (#7)
Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (#8)
Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (#9)
Episode of Bardock (#10)
Saiyan Saga (#1)
The New Threat (#1)
Reunions (#2)
Unlikely Alliance (#3)
Piccolo's Plan (#4)
Gohan's Rage (#5)
No Time Like the Present (#6)
Day 1 (#7)
Gohan Goes Bananas! (#8)
The Strangest Robot (#9)
A New Friend (#10)
Terror on Arlia (#11)
Global Training (#12)
Goz and Mez (#13)
Princess Snake (#14)
Dueling Piccolos (#15)
Plight of the Children (#16)
Pendulum Room Peril (#17)
The End of Snake Way (#18)
Defying Gravity (#19)
Goku's Ancestors (#20)
Counting Down (#21)
The Darkest Day (#22)
Saibamen Attack! (#23)
The Power of Nappa (#24)
Sacrifice (#25)
Nappa's Rampage (#26)
Nimbus Speed (#27)
Goku's Arrival (#28)
Lesson Number One (#29)
Goku vs. Vegeta (#30)
Saiyan Sized Secret (#31)
Spirit Bomb Away! (#32)
Hero in the Shadows (#33)
Krillin's Offensive (#34)
Mercy (#35)
Picking Up The Pieces (#36)
Plans for Departure (#37)
Nursing Wounds (#38)
Friends or Foes? (#39)
Namek and Captain Ginyu Sagas (#2)
Held Captive (#1)
Look Out Below (#2)
The Search Continues (#3)
A Friendly Surprise (#4)
Brood of Evil (#5)
Frieza Strikes! (#6)
Defying Orders (#7)
Namek's Defense (#8)
The Hunted (#9)
The Prince Fights Back (#10)
Unexpected Problem (#11)
Vegeta has a Ball (#12)
The Past and Future (#13)
Zarbon's Surprise (#14)
Guru's Gift (#15)
Piccolo vs. Everyone (#16)
Zarbon's Mission (#17)
Gohan, the Hunted (#18)
Unknown Enemies (#19)
Destination: Guru (#20)
Bulma's Big Day (#21)
Hidden Power (#22)
New Ally, New Problem (#23)
Guldo's Mind Binds (#24)
Recoome Unleashed (#25)
Let the Battle Begin (#26)
Goku's New Power (#27)
A Legend Revealed (#28)
Ginyu Assault (#29)
Incredible Force! (#30)
Frieza Approaches (#31)
Goku Is Ginyu and Ginyu Is Goku (#32)
Calling the Eternal Dragon (#33)
Gohan, Defeat Your Dad! (#34)
Captain Ginyu... The Frog (#35)
Frieza Saga (#3)
Password Is Porunga (#1)
Piccolo's Return (#2)
The Fusion (#3)
Fighting Power: One Million?? (#4)
Gohan Attacks (#5)
Piccolo the Super-Namek (#6)
Déjà vu (#7)
Frieza's Second Transformation (#8)
Another Transformation? (#9)
Dende's Demise (#10)
The Renewed Goku (#11)
The End of Vegeta (#12)
The Ultimate Battle (#13)
Clash of the Super Powers (#14)
Frieza's Boast (#15)
Bold and Fearless (#16)
Embodiment of Fire (#17)
Trump Card (#18)
Keep the Chance Alive (#19)
Power of the Spirit (#20)
Transformed at Last (#21)
Explosion of Anger (#22)
Namek's Destruction (#23)
A Final Attack (#24)
Approaching Destruction (#25)
Gohan Returns (#26)
The Last Wish (#27)
Duel on a Vanishing Planet (#28)
Pathos of Frieza (#29)
Frieza Defeated!! (#30)
Mighty Blast of Rage (#31)
Namek's Explosion... Goku's End? (#32)
Goku's Alive!! (#33)
Garlic Jr., Trunks and Androids Sagas (#4)
The Heavens Tremble (#1)
Black Fog of Terror (#2)
Battle in Kami's Lookout (#3)
Fight With Piccolo (#4)
Call for Restoration (#5)
Suicidal Course (#6)
Extreme Measures (#7)
The World Awakens (#8)
Brief Chance for Victory (#9)
Krillin's Proposal (#10)
Frieza's Counterattack (#11)
The Mysterious Youth (#12)
Another Super Saiyan? (#13)
Welcome Back Goku (#14)
Mystery Revealed (#15)
Goku's Special Technique (#16)
Z Warriors Prepare (#17)
Goku's Ordeal (#18)
The Androids Appear (#19)
A Handy Trick (#20)
Double Trouble for Goku (#21)
Upgrade to Super Saiyan (#22)
The Secret of Dr. Gero (#23)
More Androids?! (#24)
Follow Dr. Gero (#25)
Nightmare Comes True (#26)
Goku's Assassin (#27)
Deadly Beauty (#28)
No Match for the Androids (#29)
Last Ditch Effort (#30)
Closing In (#31)
Unwelcome Discovery (#32)
Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell Sagas (#5)
Seized with Fear (#1)
The Reunion (#2)
Borrowed Powers (#3)
His Name is Cell (#4)
Piccolo's Folly (#5)
Laboratory Basement (#6)
Our Hero Awakes (#7)
Time Chamber (#8)
The Monster is Coming (#9)
He's Here (#10)
Up to Piccolo (#11)
Silent Warrior (#12)
Say Goodbye, 17 (#13)
Sacrifice (#14)
Saiyans Emerge (#15)
Super Vegeta (#16)
Bow to the Prince (#17)
Hour of Temptation (#18)
Krillin's Decision (#19)
The Last Defense (#20)
Cell is Complete (#21)
Vegeta Must Pay (#22)
Trunks Ascends (#23)
Saving Throw (#24)
Ghosts from Tomorrow (#25)
The Cell Games (#26)
Cell Games Saga (#6)
What is the Tournament? (#1)
The Doomsday Broadcast (#2)
Meet Me in the Ring (#3)
No Worries Here (#4)
A Girl Named Lime (#5)
Memories of Gohan (#6)
A New Guardian (#7)
Dende's Dragon (#8)
The Puzzle of General Tao (#9)
The Games Begin (#10)
Losers Fight First (#11)
Goku vs. Cell (#12)
Cell's Bag of Tricks (#13)
No More Rules (#14)
The Fight is Over (#15)
Faith in a Boy (#16)
Gohan's Plea (#17)
Android Explosion (#18)
Cell Juniors Attack! (#19)
Awakening (#20)
The Unstoppable Gohan (#21)
Cell's Break Down (#22)
A Hero's Farewell (#23)
Cell Returns! (#24)
The Horror Won't End (#25)
Save the World (#26)
Goku's Decision (#27)
One More Wish (#28)
Free the Future (#29)
Other World, Great Saiyaman and World Tournament Sagas (#7)
Warriors of the Dead (#1)
Tournament Begins (#2)
Water Fight (#3)
Final Round (#4)
Goku vs. Pikkon (#5)
Gohan Goes to High School (#6)
I Am Saiyaman! (#7)
Gohan's First Date (#8)
Rescue Videl (#9)
Blackmail (#10)
I'll Fight Too! (#11)
The Newest Super Saiyan (#12)
Take Flight, Videl (#13)
Gather for the Tournament (#14)
Camera Shy (#15)
The World Tournament (#16)
Trunks vs. Goten (#17)
Best of the Boys (#18)
Big Trouble, Little Trunks (#19)
Who Will Fight Who? (#20)
Forfeit of Piccolo (#21)
A Dark and Secret Power (#22)
Videl Is Crushed (#23)
Identities Revealed (#24)
Energy Drain (#25)
Babidi and Majin Buu Sagas (#8)
The Wizard's Curse (#1)
King of the Demons (#2)
Vegeta Attacks (#3)
Next Up, Goku (#4)
Battle Supreme (#5)
Eighteen Unmasks (#6)
Pay to Win (#7)
Heart of a Villain (#8)
The Dark Prince Returns (#9)
Vegeta's Pride (#10)
The Long Awaited Fight (#11)
Magic Ball of Buu (#12)
Buu Is Hatched (#13)
The Losses Begin (#14)
The Terror of Mr. Buu (#15)
Meal Time (#16)
The Warrior's Decision (#17)
Final Atonement (#18)
Evil Lives On (#19)
Find the Dragon Balls (#20)
Revival (#21)
Global Announcement (#22)
Learn to Fuse! (#23)
The Z Sword (#24)
Race to Capsule Corp. (#25)
Super Saiyan 3?! (#26)
Buu's Mutiny (#27)
The Fusion Dance (#28)
Goku's Time Is Up (#29)
Return to Other World (#30)
Out from the Broken Sword (#31)
Gotenks Is Born (#32)
Unlikely Friendship (#33)
I Kill No More (#34)
Fusion, Kid Buu and Peaceful World Sagas (#9)
The Evil of Men (#1)
Buu Against Buu (#2)
Empty Planet (#3)
Time Struggle (#4)
Super Moves of Gotenks (#5)
Trapped in Forever (#6)
Feeding Frenzy (#7)
Gotenks Is Awesome! (#8)
Unlucky Break (#9)
A Whole New Gohan (#10)
Search for Survivors (#11)
Majin-Buu Transforms (#12)
The Old Kai's Weapon (#13)
Ready to Fuse? (#14)
Union of Rivals (#15)
Meet Vegito (#16)
Rip in the Universe (#17)
Vegito... Downsized (#18)
The Incredible Fighting Candy (#19)
The Innards of Buu (#20)
Mind Trap (#21)
Deadly Vision (#22)
Evil Kid Buu! (#23)
End of Earth (#24)
True Saiyans Fight Alone (#25)
Battle for the Universe Begins (#26)
Vegeta's Respect (#27)
Minute of Desperation (#28)
Old Buu Emerges (#29)
Earth Reborn (#30)
Call to Action (#31)
People of Earth Unite (#32)
Spirit Bomb Triumphant (#33)
Celebrations with Majin Buu (#34)
He's Always Late (#35)
Granddaughter Pan (#36)
Buu's Reincarnation (#37)
Goku's Next Journey (#38)

Overview

Dragon Ball Z is a series that has captured the hearts of anime lovers for decades. Its unique blend of action, humor, and character development has made it a fan favorite around the world. The 9th season of the series covers the Fusion, Kid Buu, and Peaceful World sagas, with the 38th episode 'Goku's Next Journey' marking the end of an era. The season begins with the appearance of the deadly Majin Buu, who is a creation of the evil sorcerer Babidi. To stand a chance against this new foe, Goku and Vegeta resort to a desperate plan: the fusion technique. This results in the birth of Gogeta, a powerful warrior who is more than a match for Majin Buu. However, this victory is short-lived, as Majin Buu undergoes a startling transformation that makes him even more dangerous than before. As the season progresses, the conflict escalates to a catastrophic level. The fate of the universe is on the line as the heroes battle the monstrous forms of Kid Buu and Super Buu. In a last-ditch effort, Goku devises a plan to destroy Kid Buu once and for all. This involves the use of the Spirit Bomb, a technique that harnesses the energy of all living things in the universe. The climactic battle that ensues is one of the most memorable moments in the series, as Goku channels the power of the Spirit Bomb to defeat Kid Buu and save the universe. The final episode of the season, 'Goku's Next Journey,' serves as an epilogue to the series. It takes place ten years after the defeat of Kid Buu, and the world has entered a new era of peace. Goku has once again left Earth to explore the far reaches of the universe, but this time he is not alone. His old rival Vegeta has joined him on his travels, and the two warriors embark on a journey with no set destination in mind. As they travel through space, Goku and Vegeta encounter new worlds and new challenges. They face off against powerful foes and make new friends along the way. The episode ends on a poignant note, as Goku reflects on the events that have led him to this point in his life. He acknowledges the sacrifices that were made to defeat Kid Buu and expresses his gratitude to his friends and family. In conclusion, the 9th season of Dragon Ball Z is a thrilling and emotional ride that showcases the series' strengths to great effect. The Fusion, Kid Buu, and Peaceful World sagas are filled with memorable moments, from the birth of Gogeta to the destruction of Kid Buu. The final episode serves as a fitting send-off to the series, as Goku and Vegeta embark on a new adventure with no end in sight. Fans of the series will find much to love in this season, and newcomers will be drawn in by its gripping action and endearing characters.