Episode Information

Premiered: June 14, 2009 (9:00 – 9:30AM, Sunday, Fuji TV) Ratings Share: 9.0% Opening Animation:  "Dragon Soul" (First Animation) Eyecatch: 3rd Eyecatch Ending Animation: "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" Corresponding: Manga (Weekly Jump) – Chapter 219, "Three Hours" (Pages 13-End) – Chapter 220, "A Faint Light" – Chapter 221, "The Cornered Mouse Bites the Cat" – Chapter 222, "Son Goku's Great Approach!!" DragonBall Z (Fuji TV) – Episode 026, "An Intense 3-Hour Delay! The Kinto-Un Bullet-Express" – Episode 027, "Leave it to Me! Gohan's Great Burst of Anger" Availability:  DragonBall Kai DVD Set 1, Volume #04 (December 18, 2009) DragonBall Kai Blu-ray Set 1, Box #01 (October 23, 2009)

Episode Synopsis

Vegeta tells Nappa that they'll wait for the arrival of the traitorous Goku (Kakarot), and then kill everyone. Gohan is depressed about his own cowardliness, but Piccolo treats him harshly. Waiting impatiently, as a diversion Nappa flies off to have a little fun with the people of Earth! Three hours then pass, and Piccolo and the others fight Nappa once again!! Meanwhile, after crossing the Snake Road, Goku arrives in the lower world and flies off on Kinto-Un. Carrying out his secret plan, Piccolo grabs the Saiyan weak spot, their tails. But since Nappa has strengthened his tail, Piccolo is instead defeated! Krillin's special attack, the Kienzan, is also dodged by Nappa, and as the danger continues, Gohan and the others sense the approaching Goku's ki. An impatient Vegeta orders Nappa to kill the three of them, and after being angered by Gohan's desperate counterattack, Nappa fires a tremendous energy bullet at him. At that moment, Piccolo spreads out his body to cover Gohan!

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Our Thoughts

DBW Coming soon... Herms This was a decent episode, though I think the main thing it really did was to get me excited for the next one. The scene where Goku arrives back on Earth and rushes off to the battlefield was handled very well; the music they chose for this scene worked great. Other than that, it's nice to see that the "everybody fails to hurt Nappa" phase of the story is just about done with already. The left-in filler with Nappa attacking the TV crew was kind of pointless, but it did allow the episode to end with Piccolo's protecting Gohan, so I guess it worked out well. Hujio It was good, for a setup episode, but it was forgettable. Although, I will admit that it did its job, since I'm pumped for the next episode. I still like most of the music, as long as most of it isn't overused too much. I did love how it was played off that Nappa left to go "play", but we didn't have to actually watch him do any of it. I still could have done without the TV crew filler, but I understand how it was needed to setup why Nappa suddenly leaves. Though, it'll be nice to finally be done with the whole "Nappa's invincible" thing, because I'm ready for some ass-kickin'.

Manga Comparison

This episode covered a little over three chapters of the manga; the remainder of chapter 219 and the entirety of chapters 220-222. Chapter 219 – "Three Hours"   The episode starts on the third to last page of 219. It shows Piccolo and the others standing around, but it leaves out their conversation where Piccolo chews out Gohan for wimping out during their team assualt on Nappa earlier. This might be because there's a left-in filler scene later that has a similar conversation.   There's a brief bit of filler showing Goku nearing Enma Daio's check-in station, and Kami-sama sensing his arrival there.   After that, there's a longer filler scene where Piccolo chews out Gohan some more (although as previously noted, in DragonBall Kai this is the first time he does it). Gohan then tries to walk away from the battlefield, but Nappa stops him.   After this is yet another left-in filler scene, where Nappa blows up the TV camera crew who have been filming them the whole time. I'm guessing that the reason all this filler was left in is so that the episode can end with Piccolo shielding Gohan.   Chapter 219 ends at about 10 minutes into the episode (when Vegeta says that the 3 hours are up). Chapter 220 – "A Faint Light"   The scene showing Goku's return to Earth is split up so that we first see him reach Enma Daio's check-in station, then the scene shifts back to Gohan and the others, and then we see Kami-sama go pick up Goku and teleport him back to Earth. In the manga that part is all one scene, and occurs after Piccolo and co. are about to begin their plan of grabbing Nappa's tail. In DragonBall Kai, the first scene is moved up so that Goku is shown reaching Enma Daio's check-in station right before Vegeta declares that the 3 hours are up, and then Kami picks him up after Piccolo and co. prepare to fight Nappa again.   The eyecatch comes 9 pages into chapter 220, and the chapter ends about 16 minutes into the episode. Chapter 221 – "The Cornered Mouse Bites the Cat"   The narration that opens this chapter in the manga is gone, which makes perfect sense since it's not needed midway through the episode.   The chapter ends about 20 minutes into the episode. Chapter 222 – "Son Goku's Great Approach!!"   Here's a weird one: as Goku is approaching, Vegeta tells Nappa to kill Piccolo and the others. In the manga, he says that 3 of them together could be a problem, while in DragonBall Kai he says the 4 of them together could be a problem.   Nappa's line right after the line mentioned above has been removed. Nappa doubts that Goku could really have a battle power of 5,000, but he's glad he gets to kill everyone. In DragonBall Kai that line is replaced with Nappa saying he'll kill Piccolo first.   Krillin's line where he complains about not being able to move has been left out, which was originally said right before Nappa charges Gohan.   The episode ends right at the end of chapter 222, with Piccolo shielding Gohan from Nappa's blast. Other Notes   The next episode preview shows Goku hitting Nappa with various attacks, indicating that the next episode will cover at least chapters 223 and 225.

Original Broadcast Comparison

After a brief recap, the episode begins at the same point as DragonBall Z episode 026. A lot of the major filler scenes from these episodes have been removed, most notably that of Krillin and Piccolo splitting their bodies into multiple people and taking on Nappa, six-on-one. Overall, we covered two whole episodes of DragonBall Z, episodes 026 and 027, each making up a half of the episode. I won't really say anything about the editing itself here, but if you think the episode seemed to flow a little better than previous episodes, there may be a reason for that. This episode actually had a new editor, Maki Nobutaka. For those of you that aren't too familiar with the main Japanese staff, you might not realize what a big deal this really is. This is the first time in the history of any DragonBall anime production that featured a new editor. Fukumitsu Shinichi was the head editor for every single episode of DragonBall, DragonBall Z, and DragonBall GT, as well as all 17 movies. He was also brought back for the first 10 episodes of DragonBall Kai. It appears that this may be the end of Fukumitsu's involvement with DragonBall. I'm not sure if things just weren't working out, or if someone at Toei didn't like how the editing was turning out. You may have noticed that in previous episodes we've complained about the editing, so maybe we weren't the only ones that noticed slipping. This is a real shame though, considering all that Fukumitsu has done for the franchise, but if it helps DragonBall Kai in the slightest, it may be worth it in the end. Only time will tell. Original Material Length: 38 minutes, 20 seconds Material Cut: 19 minutes, 0 seconds (~50%) Total Material Cut So Far: 5 hours, 10 minutes, 26 seconds (~60%) Material Cut From DragonBall Z Episode 026   A shot of Vegeta after Nappa says he hopes Kakarot shows up.   Krillin and Gohan talking, and Krillin wondering if Goku was really brought back to life and what's taking him so long.   Piccolo saying that no matter how strong Goku's gotten, he won't be able to beat these two alone.   Krillin and Gohan sulking after hearing this and Gohan wishing he was stronger.   Piccolo saying that he never imagined Gohan would be such a coward and Krillin telling him not to be so hard on the kid, he's only 5.   Krillin's line telling Gohan not to leave, but to stay and show Goku how strong he has become.   Piccolo and Krillin sensing the incoming ki blast from Nappa to stop Gohan from leaving.   Gohan saying he was going to take a piss, not running away, but the Saiyan should leave while they still can.   Nappa taunting Gohan by saying he can't hear him.   A news reporter noting that the weird energy surrounding the battle field has disappeared.   The scene back at Kame House has been drastically cut down and all of the main characters lines in the scene have been cut. Most notably, Kame-sennin and Bulma's lines, as well as Oolong bring up the fact that if Piccolo is killed, Kami-sama will die as well.   Everyone at the battle field noticing the reporters' jeep getting closer.   A shot of Piccolo looking on as Nappa flies toward the reporters.   The reporter telling the driver to drive away while Nappa circles around to come at them again.   The scene with the reporter's jeep driving away from Nappa has been cut down slightly.   Nappa yelling at them like an idiot and everyone in the jeep freaking out.   The scene at Kame House after Nappa destroys the reporters' base camp has been cut down, specifically Chi Chi fainting again.   Everything after the eyecatch up until Kaio's planet is shown has been cut. This included Nappa taking on the world's military.   All of the scenes with Nappa flying around the world blowing things up have been cut.   Piccolo and Gohan watching Vegeta before his scouter's alarm goes off.   Krillin's lines about it finally being his time to die as Nappa walks toward him.   Gohan agreeing after Piccolo tells him that the fate of the planet rests with him and Krillin thinking that with Piccolo's plan, they may have a chance of surviving.   The closing narration has been cut, but the footage is shown. Material Cut From DragonBall Z Episode 027   The opening sequence showing all of the fallen warriors.   All of the recycled setup material from DragonBall Z episode 026.   Goku telling Kinto-Un to hurry.   Piccolo saying it looks like they'll have to fight them on their own since Goku isn't there yet and everyone recounting what their part of the plan against Nappa is.   Vegeta laughing and Nappa walking towards them, wondering what they're muttering about.   Krillin saying that the plan is working, right before Piccolo gets his head bashed in.   Vegeta chuckling after Piccolo gets hit in the head.   Gohan trying to wake Piccolo has been shortened and Krillin saying it's no use now.   Nappa saying that Gohan's dad is a bad guy, leaving his son to die alone like this.   The entire scene back at Kame House, with Oolong trying to get signal back on the TV and Chi Chi getting all "Rambo'd" out.   A shot of Gohan starring down Nappa after getting hit.   Nappa pulling his hand out of the ground and running toward Krillin, telling him to stop moving around.   The sequence with Krillin creating the Kienzan has been cut down.   Krillin and Gohan watching on to see if the Kienzan will actually hit Nappa.   Nappa turning around to see who shot him in the back as Krillin slowly falls to the ground.   Piccolo standing up and Nappa astonished that he's awake already.   After everyone senses Goku's ki, Nappa's line saying he doesn't know what they're talking about has been cut.   Nappa looking around, trying to find Kakarot.   A shot of Goku riding on Kinto-Un.   Vegeta thinking to himself that these guys can manipulate their ki, meaning a battle power of 5,000 is probably on the low end.   Piccolo laughing at Nappa, who is now all scared.   Nappa saying that the scouter must be broken to have read a battle power of 5,000, but no matter, they'll finish everyone off anyway.   Nappa turning his head very slowly to look back at Gohan, who has just challenged him.   Krillin saying that he can't move.   Krillin wondering if Gohan defeated Nappa.   Nappa starring at the ground in anger before looking sharply at Piccolo and Gohan.   Kami-sama muttering "Goku..."   A shot of Gohan looking on fearfully as Nappa prepares to throw a ki blast at him.   All of Piccolo's sentimental flashback scenes of Gohan have been removed.   The closing shots of Goku riding toward the battle field and a shot of the setting sun. Altered Material   Piccolo telling Krillin it would foolish to run, since the Saiyan plan on killing everyone on Earth, has been re-animated. Krillin's reaction to this has also been re-animated.   Gohan asking Piccolo to train him while they wait has been re-animated.   Nappa pissed after Gohan calls his mom fat has been re-animated.   A shot of Goku running along Snake Road as he approaches the check-in station has been re-animated.   All close-up shots of Piccolo while he tells Krillin and Gohan his plan to take down Nappa and a shot of Piccolo talking to Gohan have been re-animated.   Part of the scene with Goku arriving at the check-in station has been re-animated. Note that Kami-sama's missing staff has been drawn into the scene.   Goku telling Kami-sama and Mr. Popo that the trailing went well and he's off has been re-animated.   Goku flying toward Karin Tower has been re-animated.   The closing shot of DragonBall Z episode 026, which appears just before the eyecatch, has been re-animated.   Nappa looking back at Piccolo after he grabs his tail has been re-animated.   Nappa charging a ki attack after Krillin's Kienzan cut his face has been re-animated.   The shot of Piccolo after shooting Nappa in the back has been re-animated.   Piccolo looking on in amazement after Gohan sends Nappa flying into a rock formation has been re-animated.

Music/Voice Performance Comparison

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Cast Credits

Japanese Translated 孫悟空 \ 野沢雅子 Son Goku \ Nozawa Masako 孫悟飯 / Son Gohan / クリリン ： 田中真弓 Krillin ： Tanaka Mayumi   ピッコロ ： 古川登志夫 Piccolo : Furukawa Toshio ウーロン ： 龍田直樹 Oolong : Tatsuta Naoki 閻魔大王 ： 郷里大輔 Enma Daio : Gouri Daisuke ミスター・ポポ ： 川津泰彦 Mister Popo : Kawadzu Yasuhiko バブルス ： 藤本たかひろ Bubbles : Fujimoto Takahiro ベジータ ： 堀川りょう Vegeta : Horikawa Ryou ナッパ ： 稲田　徹 Nappa : Inada Tetsu   カリン ： 永井一郎 Karin : Nagai Ichirou 神様 ： 青野　武 Kami-sama : Aono Takeshi ナレーション ： 八奈見乗児 Narration : Yanami Jouji

Opening Credits

Japanese Translated 企画 ： 松崎容子 Planning : Matsuzaki Youko 森下孝三 Morishita Kouzou   原作 ： 鳥山　明 Original Author : Toriyama Akira 「Dragonball」集英社刊 "DragonBall" Published by Shueisha   プロデュサー ： 情野誠人 Producer : Jouno Makoto 木村京太郎 Kimura Kyotaro 小原康平 Obara Kouhei   音楽 ： 山本健司 Music : Yamamoto Kenji   オープニングテーマ Opening Theme 「Dragon Soul （ドラゴン・ソウル）」 "Dragon Soul" 作詞 ： 吉元由美 Lyrics : Yoshimoto Yumi 作曲 ： 岩崎貴文 Composition : Iwasaki Takafumi 編曲 ： 京田誠一 Arrangement : Kyouda Seiichi 唄 ： 谷本貴義 (Dragon Soul) Vocals : Tanimoto Takayoshi (Dragon Soul) （コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント） (Columbia Music Entertainment)   エンディングテーマ Ending Theme 「Yeah! Break! Care! Break! （ヤ・ブレ・カ・ブレ）」 "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" 作詞 ： 森　由里子 Lyrics : Mori Yuriko 作曲 ： 岩崎貴文 Composition : Iwasaki Takafumi 編曲 ： 京田誠一 Arrangement : Kyouda Seiichi 唄 ： 谷本貴義 (Dragon Soul) Vocals : Tanimoto Takayoshi (Dragon Soul) （コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント） (Columbia Music Entertainment)   製作担当 ： 風間厚徳 Production Supervisor : Kazama Atsunori   制作協力 ： 東映 Production Coordination : Toei   制作 ： フジテレビ Production : Fuji TV 東映アニメーション Toei Animation

Ending Credits

Japanese Translated 脚本 ： 小山高生 Scenario : Koyama Takao 井上敏樹 Inoue Toshiki   シリーズ構成協力 ： 佐渡和隆 Series Organization : Sado Kazutaka キャラメル・ママ Caramel Mama   声の出演 ： ～～～～ Voice Performances : [ See Above ]   協力 ： 青二プロ In Cooperation With : Aoni Productions   「ドラゴンボールZ」演出 ： 竹之内和久 "DragonBall Z" Directors : Takenouchi Kazuhisa 上田芳裕 Ueda Yoshihiro 橋本光夫 Hashimoto Mitsuo   オープニング・エンディング ： 山室直儀 Opening & Ending : Yamamuro Tadayoshi 長峯達也 Nagamine Tatsuya 志田直俊 Shida Naotoshi 後藤康徳 Gotou Yasunori   編集 ： 牧　信公 Editing : Maki Nobutaka 編集協力 ： 古庄賢太郎 (パセリプロモーション) Editing Assistance : Furushou Kentarou (Parsley Promotion)   音響監督 ： 長崎行男 Sound Supervisor : Nagasaki Yukio   録音 ： 伊東光晴 Recording : Itou Mitsuharu 録音助手 ： 新垣未希 Recording Assistant : Arakaki Miki   オリジナルサウンド ： エフェクトデザイン ： 新井秀徳 (フィズサウンド) Original Sound : Effect Design : Arai Hidenori (Fizz Sound)   録音スタジオ ： タバック Recording Studio : TAVAC   音楽協力 ： 八木　仁 Music Assistance : Yagi Hitoshi 川口真太郎 Kawaguchi Shintarou 小西岳夫 Konishi Takeo 宮下令文 Miyashita Reibun   HD演出協力 ： 門田英彦 HD Production : Coordination : Kadota Hidehiko   演出助手 ： 小山保徳 Assistant Director : Koyama Yasunori   広報 ： 鈴木麻衣子 (フジテレビ) Public Relations : Suzuki Maiko (Fuji TV) 堀毛敦子 Horike Atsuko   デジタルマスタリング ： キュー・テック Digital Mastering : Q-TEC   HD編集 ： 塚田徹郎 HD Editing : Tsukada Tetsurou 朝倉みなみ Asakura Minami   デジタルマスタリング協力 ： 小林宣弘 Digital Mastering : Assistance : Kobayashi Nobuhiro   演出 ： 野渡康弘 Director : Nowatari Yasuhiro

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