The BEST episodes of Dragon Ball Kai
Every episode of Dragon Ball Kai ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragon Ball Kai!
Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?
#1 - Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive!
Season 1 - Episode 93 - Aired 2/13/2011
Having awakened his dormant strength, Gohan immediately shifts the balance of power on the battlefield. Unfazed by Cell's confidence, he steps up to face the bio-android with complete composure. As their clash begins, Cell quickly realizes that the opponent before him is no longer the hesitant fighter he had been provoking.
#2 - The Battle Turns for the Worst! Cell Attacks Android 18!
Season 1 - Episode 79 - Aired 10/31/2010
Vegeta's arrogance leads to a rift as Trunks tries to intervene and stop Cell from reaching his final form. Chaos breaks out on the battlefield, forcing the remaining allies to step in and protect Android 18 before the creature can complete his evolution.
#3 - Buu's Sinister Scheme: Gotenks is Absorbed
Season 2 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/1/2015
Facing an unfamiliar setback, Majin Buu shifts tactics and openly goads the defenders into a high-stakes challenge. Exploiting their confidence, the monster executes a calculated plan to turn their own strength against them, leaving Gohan to face a far more dangerous and unpredictable opponent.
#4 - Bye-bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/9/2014
While practicing the fundamentals of the Fusion technique, Goten and Trunks push Goku to demonstrate the full extent of his newly revealed power. Yielding to their curiosity, Goku showcases the transformation once more, pushing his temporary stay in the living world to its absolute limit. With his remaining energy rapidly draining, Goku must pass the torch to the next generation before his time runs out.
#5 - Buu Overwhelmed! Ultimate Gohan's Super Power!
Season 2 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/15/2015
Gohan steps onto the battlefield to face Majin Buu, displaying the dramatic results of his completed ritual. As the long-awaited confrontation begins, Buu quickly finds himself pushed to his limits by this unexpected threat. Refusing to accept defeat, the monster resorts to a drastic, explosive strategy to reset the board and buy time for a new plan.
#6 - Thanks for Waiting, Everyone! A Reborn Gohan Heads for Earth!
Season 2 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/8/2015
The intense clash with Majin Buu reaches a critical turning point as the grueling battle takes a heavy physical toll on the fighters. Meanwhile, far from the battlefield, the lengthy ritual in the Sacred Realm of the Kais finally reaches its conclusion, clearing the way for a newly transformed fighter to enter the fray.
#7 - On a Roll! Buu-Buu-Volleyball!
Season 2 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/1/2015
The intense confrontation with Majin Buu escalates to new heights, leading to a fierce, high-stakes battle. Pushing their powers to the absolute limit, the fighters exchange devastating blows in a relentless struggle where neither side is willing to yield an inch.
#8 - Gotenks' Ace in the Hole! Transformation! Super Gotenks 3!
Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/25/2015
Pushed to the absolute brink during the battle, Piccolo takes a drastic, irreversible gamble to ensure Majin Buu can never threaten the outside world again. Shocked by the dire situation, the fused warrior realizes he can no longer afford to play around. Cornered with no room for error, Gotenks decides it is finally time to reveal one ultimate ace up his sleeve.
#9 - Eliminating Buu with Ghosts: A Knockout Kamikaze Attack!
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 1/18/2015
Stepping into battle, Gotenks eagerly unleashes an array of uniquely eccentric new techniques against the terrifying Majin Buu. As the clash intensifies, the fused warrior unveils a bizarre yet elaborate strategy to turn the tide of the fight, forcing both sides to commit everything to the confrontation.
#10 - Headlong Rush Into Catastrophe! A One-Hour Time Limit!
Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/28/2014
Arriving at Kami's Lookout, the terrifying new Majin Buu demands an immediate confrontation, forcing Piccolo to deploy a high-stakes delay tactic to stall the creature's murderous intent. Meanwhile, far away in the Sacred Realm of the Kais, Gohan's frustration reaches a boiling point as Elder Kai's tedious and unconventional training process tests the young warrior's patience to its absolute limit.
#11 - Buu Gobbles Up Buu! Onslaught of a New Majin!
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/21/2014
The overwhelming rage surging inside Majin Buu triggers an unprecedented event, causing his very essence to fracture and give rise to a sinister new manifestation of his power. A dark conflict erupts over the countryside, leading to a catastrophic shift in the monster's biology and bringing forth a far more calculated and dangerous threat. With this lethal new adversary immediately setting its sights on Kami's Lookout, Piccolo is forced to improvise a desperate delaying tactic to buy the young Saiyans precious time.
#12 - What Anger Gives Rise To Another Majin!
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/14/2014
Just as a peaceful life seems within reach for Majin Buu and his new companion, a sudden act of senseless violence from malicious onlookers shatters the calm. Pushed beyond the brink of emotional control by the senseless attack, Buu's internal turmoil reaches a critical boiling point. As his overwhelming fury erupts, a terrifying transformation begins to take shape, threatening to unleash an even greater evil upon the world.
#13 - The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved!
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/7/2014
In the Sacred Realm of the Kais, Elder Kai continues his unusual ritual with Gohan, promising a massive breakthrough if the young warrior can endure the lengthy process. Back on Earth, Goten and Trunks push their Fusion training to the next level, aiming to combine their strength while transformed. Meanwhile, as Majin Buu wanders the countryside, a chance encounter with a helpless creature leads to an unexpected shift in the monster's behavior.
#14 - Who Will Defeat Majin Buu? The Mightiest of Men Moves Out!
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/30/2014
Emboldened by their newfound fusion power, the newly created warrior rushes headlong into battle, determined to hunt down and destroy Majin Buu once and for all. Meanwhile, unaware of the incredible developments at Kami's Lookout, the self-proclaimed hero Mr. Satan sets out on his own desperate mission to locate the monster, seeking to save humanity through his own unique approach.
#15 - Birth of a Merged Superwarrior His Name is Gotenks!
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/23/2014
In the realm of the Supreme Kais, the newly freed Elder Kai offers a unique method to unlock Gohan's latent potential, though the unconventional strategy requires extreme patience. Meanwhile, back at Kami's Lookout, Goten and Trunks reach the climax of their training and attempt to perform the Fusion technique for the very first time, aiming to bring forth an unstoppable new savior.
#16 - Gohan Located! Intensive Training in the World of the Kais!
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/16/2014
While Majin Buu continues his uninhibited destruction across the Earth, Gohan remains in the Sacred World of the Kais, focusing all his energy on mastering the massive Z-Sword. As the young Saiyan slowly gets a handle on the blade's incredible weight, his training takes an unexpected turn that completely alters the Supreme Kai's strategy.
#17 - Training Complete! You're Finished Now, Majin Buu!
Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/11/2015
With time rapidly running out, Piccolo's fragile delay tactic finally reaches its breaking point as the impatient monster demands his promised opponent. Forced to act, Piccolo leads the terrifying threat directly toward Goten and Trunks, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown while the young Saiyans make their final preparations.
#18 - Miracles Happen Once... Will Goku and He Make the Ultimate Combination?
Season 2 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/22/2015
Armed with a powerful new tool capable of combining two fighters into a single warrior, Goku arrives on Earth to turn the tide of battle. However, Majin Buu's rapid adaptations throw the plan into complete chaos, stripping away Goku's intended fusion partners one by one. Left with no obvious options, Goku receives an unexpected ally, setting up a desperate gamble to unite against an unstoppable force.
#19 - Invincible! The Ultimate Warrior Vegito
Season 2 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/29/2015
Goku and Vegeta push past their longstanding rivalry to execute a final, desperate gamble against Majin Buu. Their unified stand gives rise to an extraordinary new fighter whose sheer presence immediately alters the balance of power on Earth. Refusing to be humiliated, the monster resorts to an unconventional and invasive tactic to strike at his new opponent from an unexpected angle.
#20 - Buu's Ace in the Hole! The Warriors Are Absorbed!
Season 2 - Episode 49 - Aired 4/5/2015
The clash between Majin Buu and the newly forged warrior turns increasingly chaotic as the monster's standard tactics fail. Driven to desperation, Buu attempts a series of bizarre transformations and sneaky tricks to regain control. As the relentless battle reaches a fever pitch, the monster executes a final surprise tactic to turn the tide once and for all.
#21 - Rescue Gohan and the Others! Goku and Vegeta's Infiltration Mission!
Season 2 - Episode 50 - Aired 4/12/2015
Having been drawn into Majin Buu's body, the Saiyan warriors navigate a bizarre and hostile internal environment to locate their trapped allies. As they work to undo the monster's past victories from within, a sudden complication threatens their team dynamics. Meanwhile, freeing the captured fighters sets off a volatile reaction that drastically alters Buu's very existence.
#22 - Emergency Escape from the Body! Buu's Retrogression Into Evil!
Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired 4/19/2015
Having successfully severed the absorbed fighters from within, the Saiyans make a hasty retreat as Majin Buu's body begins a violent and unpredictable destabilization. Rather than weakening, the loss of his captives triggers a terrifying regression into the creature's original, uninhibited state. Unburdened by any remaining trace of reason, this primal force unleashes immediate, catastrophic destruction upon the world.
#23 - Earth Destroyed! The Initial Buu's Nefarious Strike
Season 2 - Episode 52 - Aired 4/26/2015
Unbound by reason or restraint, Majin Buu's primal new form immediately unleashes a devastating assault without hesitation. As the Kai's reflect on the terrifying history of this original evil, Goku and Vegeta face a desperate race against time to escape an immediate, catastrophic wave of destruction.
#24 - You Are the Savior of the World! Everybody's Spirit Bomb Completed!
Season 2 - Episode 58 - Aired 6/7/2015
Goku struggles to gather the massive amount of energy required to complete his ultimate technique, as the billions of newly restored earthlings ignore desperate calls for help. With time running out and Majin Buu closing in on the exhausted Saiyans, an unlikely hero steps forward to leverage his immense public fame. Using a voice the world actually trusts, he attempts to unite all of humanity behind Earth's final stand.
#25 - You Really Are the Greatest, Goku!! The Demise of Majin Buu
Season 2 - Episode 59 - Aired 6/14/2015
With the full energy of humanity gathered, Goku hurls the massive ultimate attack directly at Majin Buu. Yet even facing such overwhelming power, the monster continues to resist, turning the final moment into a grueling test of endurance. As Goku's strength falters under the strain, a crucial, last-second intervention breaks the deadlock and decides the fate of the universe.