“Dragon Ball Z” is a groundbreaking achievement in shonen anime that helped catapult the franchise. Akira Toriyama to unprecedented levels. Each “Dragon Ball” series has something unique to offer and slightly different flavors, but “Dragon Ball Z” is often celebrated as the pinnacle of the franchise. Many of the big moments and signature tropes from “Dragon Ball” take place in “Dragon Ball Z,” and the series wouldn’t be where it is today without the ambitious trailers for the action-packed sequels.
Super Saiyan transformations, fusion, new alien species and unforgettable villains with apocalyptic powers all have their origins in “Dragon Ball Z.” With 291 episodes, “Dragon Ball Z” is not a short anime, but there is usually something to appreciate in each installment, even in its numerous filler episodes. That being said, what are the best episodes of the franchise according to critics on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)? It’s time to know.
10. Episode 229 – “Gokú Vs. Vegeta”
Babidí has managed to take control of Vegeta, who wants with all his might to confront Kakarot. Vegeta commits the murder of many spectators in order to pressure Goku to fight him with all his strength. For a moment the Supreme Kaio-sama tells Goku that if he wants to fight Vegeta he must first fight him and Goku points at him with his hand and shows him that he can throw something similar to a Genkidama at him and then the Supreme Kaio-sama gives up. stop the fight. Finally Goku accepts the challenge, but demands that the fight take place in a place away from civilization to avoid putting the lives of innocent human beings at risk. As Vegeta refuses to fight Supreme Kaio-sama, Babidi opens the gate for him and Gohan to pass through, on the recommendation of Dabura who plans to beat them. Meanwhile, Goku tells Vegeta that he wants to finish the fight using his maximum power, and Vegeta tells Goku that he wants to see the results of Goku’s training in the other world, and that makes Goku so angry that he transforms into Super Sayayin 2, the same power that Gohan had when he faced Cell. Vegeta is not very surprised by this transformation since, without getting angry, he transforms into Super Sayayin 2 as well.
9. Episode 35 – “A miracle happens! Gohan’s transformation
Vegeta attempts to rip off Gohan’s tail to prevent him from looking at his artificial moon and transforming into an Ozaru, when Yajirobe jumps in and stops him by cutting through his armor with his sword, resulting in a distraction. Gohan recovers and then, following Goku’s telepathic orders, looks at Vegeta’s moon and transforms into an Ozaru. However, unlike Vegeta, Gohan cannot control himself in this state. But quickly stopped by Goku and Krillin’s cries for him to defeat Vegeta, Gohan quickly regains some of his consciousness and resumes the fight, punching Vegeta, but knowing that the artificial moon he created will disappear in less than an hour, he attempts to by all means cut off its tail to cancel the transformation. Eventually Vegeta is able to cut off Gohan’s tail in the air, but when Gohan falls to Earth, he lands on top of Vegeta and crushes him before finally returning to his normal form. Vegeta takes out the remote control from him and summons his spaceship. As he crawls towards him, Krillin attempts to kill him with Yajirobe’s sword. Goku tells him to stop and let Vegeta go. With his life spared, Vegeta boards his ship while swearing to the Z Fighters to enjoy their lives while they can, because the next time he returns to take revenge they would pay dearly, moments later Vegeta’s ship rises with the latter passing out from the air. exhaustion inside and withdraws from planet Earth momentarily, ending the battle with the prince of the Saiyans.
8. Episode 104 – “Frieza’s Self-Destruction”
As the imminent explosion of the planet Namek approaches, the evil Frieza continues his confrontation with Goku, using a pink destruction disk, but this technique turns out to be quite useless in his attempts to finish him off, something that Goku himself makes Frieza recognize. , but the evil villain still decides to shoot a second destroyer disk at him in the hope that the two disks will follow Goku until one of them hits him or something else. Even so, Goku has the situation under control and begins to brutally beat Frieza until he leaves him on the ground. But just when Frieza was going to rejoin to retaliate and in a small oversight, the villain ends up being cut in half by his own destroyer disk and ends up lying on the ground. Now with this small misfortune, Goku only limits himself to approaching Frieza, to emphasize to the latter that he sowed his own failure because of his arrogance and that now he will share the fate of the planet Namek. But in the middle of it, a dying Frieza asks Goku for mercy so as not to die in that place, something that ends up bothering Goku, who complains to Frieza saying that the latter only seeks his own benefit and that how many of his past victims They had begged him for mercy and mercy for their lives and the latter did not even have the decency to grant them the opportunity to live, but even with all that and being the kind person that he is, Goku decides to transfer a small part of his energy to Frieza, enough so that the last one can move and escape the destruction of the planet.
7. Episode 66 – “The Legendary Super Saiyan, Goku”
Goku has finally arrived on the planet Namek and finds Krillin, Gohan and Vegeta near death. He gives everyone a Senzu Seed and prepares to fight the Ginyu Forces. With a single blow to the stomach, he knocks out Recoome. Goku’s training with gravity increased 100 times has increased his strength exponentially.
6. Episode 86 – “A proud Saiyan dies: Vegeta”
Goku has entered the battlefield stronger than ever and prepares to fight Frieza alone. It seems that Goku could become a Super Saiyan, as he easily deflects Frieza’s energy attacks. While Vegeta mocks Frieza, stating that Goku is the “true Super Saiyan,” the tyrant easily finishes him off with an energy beam to the heart and a cruel fit of laughter. With his dying breath, Vegeta tells Goku what Frieza has done to the Saiyans and begs him to defeat Frieza. After burying Vegeta, Goku prepares to fight Frieza, whom no one has defeated yet.
5. Episode 96 – “Gokū will avenge everyone’s death”
To Frieza’s horror, Goku has finally become a Super Saiyan, surrounded by a golden aura; The fuel for this power is his anger towards Frieza. As Gohan takes Piccolo to Goku’s ship, the Saiyan begins to punch Frieza as the tyrant attacks him back, but none of his attacks work against Goku, now that he is a Super Saiyan. It seems that Frieza will finally be defeated.
4. Episode 30 – “A fight out of bounds; Goku vs. Vegeta”
Goku tells Krillin and Gohan to leave the battlefield, because he doesn’t want them to get hurt. With no one in their way, Goku and Vegeta begin their fight for the fate of the Earth. Even with Goku using his Kaio-ken technique, Vegeta is even more powerful. Goku has no choice but to try a Kaio-Ken x2, but even with this power increase, he still cannot overpower Vegeta. His only option is to try a Kaio-Ken x3, but the incredible increase in power could destroy his body.
3. Episode 120 – “The End of Frieza”
The “mysterious young man” faces Frieza, King Cold and his soldiers. The soldiers attack the stranger but are sliced by his sword. The stranger announces that he knows Goku and that he is a Super Saiyan. He transforms into a Super Saiyan and the Z Fighters wonder if it is Goku they perceive. Frieza tries 3 times to defeat the stranger, but fails. He throws a Death Ball 10 times larger than the one that destroyed Namek, but the stranger catches it and destroys it. The stranger then pulls out his sword and cuts Frieza in half.
2. Episode 237 – “Vegeta fights for his loved ones”
Trunks can no longer bear the brutal beating his father is suffering and comes to his aid. Goten goes after him and Piccolo is forced to intervene but Goten also goes to where Vegeta is. Thanks to the help of both, Vegeta manages to get rid of the monster for a few moments. Piccolo fights Babidi and kills him to get rid of more danger. At that moment Vegeta makes a difficult decision. He just realized that it will take all of his power to take down Buu and that it will end his life. But he seems willing to do it. The decision has been made and there is no turning back…
1. Episode 95 – “Gokū finally transforms into the Legendary Super Saiyan”
It appears that the battle is over, as Frieza has been seemingly defeated and the Ginyu Forces have been driven from Kaio-sama’s planet to Hell by the remaining Z Fighters. While everyone celebrates, Frieza reappears and does not skimp on attacks; He first fires a blast at Goku, but Piccolo throws himself in front of him and receives the blast, leaving him unconscious. Frieza then fires another blast and uses it to blow Krillin away, killing him. Filled with rage over the loss of his best friend, Goku’s power increases exponentially and he rises to become a Super Saiyan, with spiky golden hair and green eyes.
Fountain: Internet Movie Database
