The BEST episodes directed by Ryōta Nakamura
#1 - Goku Enkindled! The Awakened One's New Ultra Instinct!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 34
Goku rallies himself and pushes the Spirit Bomb back towards Jiren, which locks him in a stalemate. As the two struggle to overpower each other, the Spirit Bomb suddenly condenses into a small black ball, which absorbs Goku and causes him to vanish. Goku suddenly reappears and is able to go toe-to-toe with Jiren.
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#2 - First Time Exchanging Blows! Android 17 vs. Goku!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 10
Goku travels to an isolated wildlife preserve run by Android 17, and attempts to recruit him for the Tournament of Power.
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#3 - Most Heinous! Most Evil! Frieza's Rampage!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 19
Frieza goes on a rampage against the assassins sent to take him out. But if he takes too long, Universe 7 is disqualified and erased from the Tournament.
#4 - Staring Down the Wall to be Overcome! Goku vs. Gohan
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 14
Gohan completes his training with Piccolo. Now he desires to test out his full potential. Gohan and Piccolo challenge Tien and Goku to a 2 vs 2 match. Gohan isn't satisfied with that and requests to fight Goku at full strength!
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#5 - The Evil Emperor Returns! A Reception from Mysterious Assassins?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 18
Frieza is resurrected. However, a group of assassins come for him and Goku.
#6 - The Mightiest Enemy Zeroes in on Goku! Launch the Knockout Spirit Bomb Now!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 33
With the tournament more than halfway over the gods of Universe 11 order Jiren to squash Son Goku. Goku happily braces himself to fight Jiren, Universe 11's strongest warrior. However, as Jiren unleashes his ki, it overwhelms all the contestants. Goku counters by becoming Super Saiyan Blue and raising Kaio-ken to the maximum.
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#7 - Frieza and Frost! A Mutual Malevolence?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 32
Frieza searches for his next opponent. Meanwhile Gohan is having a tough fight with Jimeze. Seeing Frieza watch and smirk as Gohan gets knocked around, the Universe 7 team have the uneasy feeling that he has betrayed them.
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#8 - A Valiant Fight! Master Roshi's Blaze of Glory!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 29
Master Roshi takes on the fighters of Universe 4.
#9 - You're Our Tenth Warrior! Goku Approaches Frieza!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 17
In a desperate move to keep the roster for the Tournament, Goku decides to revive his archenemy Frieza so he can compete.
#10 - Rampage! A Crazed Warrior's Savagery Awakens!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 24
Kale assumes her Legendary Super Saiyan form, but endangers her fellow teammates.
#11 - Find them Out! Deathmatch with a Furtive Attacker!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 30
An unknown sniper with incredible aim launches a stealth attack on the Seventh Universe team.
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#12 - With Great Joy! The Fighting Freak Saiyans' Battle Rejoined!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 37
With Hit and Cabba on her mind, Caulifla demands to Goku fight her so she can learn to enter Super Saiyan 3 so that she win the Tournament of Power. Goku accepts, explaining to be patient as he gradually regains his strength while using his martial arts to have an advantage against her brawler fighting-style despite her being Super Saiyan 2. But Goku manages to enter Super Sayian 2 form after she adapts to his moves, Whis noting that the fight is bringing out her untapped potential as she and Goku are evenly matched. But Goku calls in Kale to join the fight, holding himself against the female Sayians until they start to match him with their teamwork. They land a massive combined attack on him, but Goku powers up to Super Saiyan 3 long enough t easily deflects their attacks.
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#13 - An Extra-Dimensional Ultimate Battle! Hit vs. Jiren!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 35
Given the impression that he intends to kill Goku as the explains they are in a blind spot, Frieza instead transfers from of his energy into Goku to heal him as his way of repaying Goku's act of mercy during their fight on Planet Namek. Goku later observes Hit's battle against Jiren, only to be ambushed by the Sixth Universe Namekians Saonel and Pilina before the duo are confronted by Gohan and Piccolo. Elsewhere, Vegeta overpowers Ribrianne before Roasie interferes and duo fall back with the latter restoring Ribrianne's morale. Meanwhile, purposely using his time-skip powers against Jiren, Hit execute a gambit to freeze Jiren so Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale to keep fighting. But Jiren eventually breaks free and eliminates Hit. As the Tournament of Power reaches its midway point, Jiren begins meditating while leaving Top and Dyspo to deal with the other fighter. Biarra and Catopesra of the Third Universe find out the hard way that they cannot penetrate Jiren's barrier to hit him.
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#14 - Even the Universes' Gods are Appalled?! The Lose-and-Perish Tournament of Power
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 2
Goku gets an invitation to the Tournament of Power, an epic tournament between universes.
#15 - Goku Must Pay! The Warrior of Justice Top Barges In!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 6
After the Eleventh Supreme Kai Khai convinces the Zenos to allow his bodyguard to fight Goku, Top expresses his intent to punish Goku and quickly gains the upper hand by first dislocating the Saiyan's shoulder and then grabs him in a powerful bear hug to squeeze the life out of him. This forces Goku to turn Super Saiyan Blue to escape, managing to wound Top before the Grand Minister ends the fight as it might have ended with either killed. Goku accepts this, Top refusing to accept his hand in mutual respect while revealing that his comrade Jiren is stronger than himself. The Grand Minister begins creating a ring for the Tournament of Power, giving the deities a period of two days to assemble their teams. After returning their universe, Beerus and Goku get into an argument over the latter's easygoing attitude before Whis breaks it up. The group agrees to convene at the Capsule Corporation to discuss their strategy.
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#16 - A Transcendent Light-Speed Battle Erupts! Goku and Hit's United Front!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 28
Hit and Dyspo begin to fight at the speed of light. Hit is disadvantaged before Goku comes to help.
#17 - Warriors of Justice Close In! The Pride Troopers!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 25
The Pride Troopers of Universe 11 launch an assault on Goku's team.
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#18 - The 9th Universe's Kicking Basil vs. the 7th Universe's Majin Buu!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 3
Majin Buu and Basil the Kicker continue to give Zeno a show while they unravel the fight.
#19 - Show Them! Krillin's Underlying Strength!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 23
The Universes get a taste of what it's like to be erased, after universe 9 is wiped out of existence, Krillin begins showcasing his newly-found powers. Universe 7 loses it's first participant.
#20 - Revenge 'F'! A Cunning Trap is Set?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 31
The Kai Fuwa orders Frost to defeat a Universe 7 warrior. Frost readily agrees to this order, on the conditions that if Universe 6 wins, then his crimes will be forgiven and he will receive financial aid for starting his business again. Frost immediately goes after the Turtle Hermit.
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#21 - A Saiyan Oath! Vegeta's Resolve!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 36
Cabba is in trouble and facing elimination. Universe 6 is in disarray. Can they rally to turn it around or will they also be wiped from all existence?
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#22 - The Time Has Come! To the Null Realm with the Universes on the Line!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 20
The Tournament of Power is finally about to begin. Goku and the rest of the team head to the Null Realm, site of the battle stage.
#23 - Awaken Your Dormant Fighting Spirit! Gohan's Fight!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 4
With Majin Buu and Basil's battle concluded, Gohan is the next warrior of Universe 7 to fight. The rusty warrior's opponent is Universe 9's Lavender. Lavender, however, has a trick up his sleeve.
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#24 - Ah, the Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 22
The Universe 7 team is hit by a concentrated attack from the other universes.
#25 - Gohan, Get Ruthless! Showdown with the 10th Universe!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 27
Gohan goes up against Universe 10 warriors.
#26 - Goku the Talent Scout! Recruit Krillin and Android 18
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 8
Goku and Gohan spar with Krillin to test his new techniques and his capability of being a member of the Universe 7 team.
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#27 - The Universes Go Into Action - Each With Their Own Motives
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 9
Gohan leaves to recruit Piccolo, while Goku prepares to go to Dende's Lookout. He encounters Majin Buu and Mr. Satan training, learning the latter got pumped enough from the Zeno Expo to lose weight for a slimmer appearance. The two spar together with Buu the winner, getting tired as Goku leaves and reaches the Lookout where Dende knows all about the Tournament of Power. Dende agrees to help Goku find Android 17 while Gohan prepares to train with Piccolo. At the Eleventh Universe, not inviting Shin, Khai holds a secret meeting with the Supreme Kais for an attempted alliance to request a reprieve from the Zenos for their respective universes to reach the Mortal Level of 7. The Eleventh Universe's Destroyer Belmod attends Champa's own secret meeting, with an upset Champa spurred into having Cabba recruit his fellow Sixth Universe Saiyans for their team. At the same time, Top recruits his fellow Pride Troopers Kahseral and Dyspo as they proceed to recruit Jiren.
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#28 - The Power of Love Explodes? The 2nd Universe's Witchy Warriors!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 26
Brianne and her companions Sanka Ku and Su Roas announce themselves to the other fighters and begin to transform into their magical girl alter-egos. After the transformation, they barrage the arena with a powerful attack that brainwashes some of the fighters.
#29 - Gohan and Piccolo Master and Pupil Clash in Max Training!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 12
Gohan retrains with Piccolo, who shows him no mercy. Can Piccolo help Gohan regain what he's lost...or perhaps never had? Meanwhile, in Universe 6, Cabba seeks out strong fighters for their team.
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#30 - Which Universe Will Win Their Place? The Mighty Warriors Gradually Assemble!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 15
The Warriors that are participating in the tournament are gathering while the tournament draws near other universes are gathering their warriors too.
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#31 - Bergamo the Crusher vs. Goku! Whose Strength Reaches the Wild Blue Yonder?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 5
The greatest fighters of Universes 7 and 9, Goku and Bergamo, face off.
#32 - Survive! The "Tournament of Power" Begins at Last!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 21
The 80 warriors assemble in the fighting arena in the Null Realm and the curtain rises on the battle for survival.
#33 - Let's Do It, Grand Zeno! The Universes' Best Tournament!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 1
Goku goes and sees Zeno to get the Tournament of Universes going.
#34 - A State of Emergency! Failure to Reach Ten Members!!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 16
While each of the Universes prepare for the Tournament of Power in their own ways, Universe 7 gets in a pinch when they learn Majin Buu will be unable to enter the competition.
#35 - Field the All-7th-Universe Team! Who are the Mighty Ten?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 7
Goku and the others arrive at Capsule Corporation to discuss who should be on the team, Beerus still refusing to tell Goku the truth about Monaka while claiming him to be too sick to participate, and agree to enlist Earth's fighters. Goku and Gohan agree on Majin Buu, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, Master Roshi, Android 18, and Android 17 for a total of nine, ruling out Trunks and Goten for their inexperience. They proceed to ask Vegeta, who has thought up a name for his unborn child and still refuses to participate in the Tournament of Power while Bulma is pregnant. Whis uses his time warping ability to speed up the infant's birth so Vegeta can participate, with everyone celebrating while Vegeta develops an attachment to his newborn daughter. While upset that he couldn't name her Eschalot, he settles for Bulma's naming their child Bulla. Goku leaves to recruit team members, starting with Krillin and 18.
#36 - Hunt the Poaching Ring! Goku and Android 17's Joint Struggle!
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 11
17 declines Goku's invitation to fight in the tournament. While discussing, poachers quickly arrive and steal the Minotaurus from the island. It's up to 17 and Goku to rescue it.
#37 - A Mysterious Beauty Appears! The Enigma of the Tien Shin-Style Dojo?
Dragon Ball Super - Season 5 - Episode 13
Goku visits Master Roshi only to discover he is currently at Tien's dojo as an honorary master. Visiting Tien and Master Roshi, a girl visiting the dojo puts his students under a spell and they start attacking the nearby village!
#38 - The Festival Banquet! New Emperors of the Sea!
One Piece - Season 21 - Episode 189
Tenguyama reveals his true identity as Sukiyaki to Robin and confirms Wano's secret. The new Emperors of the Sea are declared, as Ryokugyu heads after Luffy.