Dragon Ball Z ep 179 - Defeat or Death?! Goku's Turnabout Ploy

The full-throttle match up between Goku and Cell is still underway!

Dragon Ball Z ep 178 - Direct Hit to Earth!! Cell's Extra-Large Kamehameha

After an exciting warm up between the two titanic super powers of Son Goku and Cell, both fighters have agreed to come at one another with their full power.

Dragon Ball Z ep 177 - Fight Time Goku!! The Ultra-Tense Cell Game

At length, Son Goku finally faces off against Cell. We've been waiting 47 episodes for this day to come. We've sat through Artificial upstarts, mysterious egg revelations, monstrous people eating bugman adventures, the birth of the strongest Namekian in the universe, the subsequent SSJ transformations that made him the most irrelevant Namekian in the universe, three versions of Cell, two versions of Trunks' hair, the Room of Spirit and Time, and the return of Tao Pai Pai and the Dragon Balls. Has it all been worth it?

Dragon Ball Z: Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight (DBZ Movie 8)

Dragon Ball Z ep 176 - Just a Moment!! The Satan Squad Goes On the Rampage

As the King watches the Cell Games coverage from King Castle, he can't help but wonder if this mysterious blonde haired man is the very same boy who saved the world from Piccolo Daimao all those years ago. And furthermore, he can't help but wonder if that green guy with him is Piccolo Daimao himself! (Nobody else seems to remember so lol I guess it's fine.)

Dragon Ball Z: Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super Warriors - Gohan and Trunks

Son Goku has died of a mysterious heart virus.

Dragon Ball Z ep 175 - Those Who Would Challenge Cell!! The Curtain Rises on the Battle

Because the Dragon Balls can bring multiple people back to life with a single wish, the rule about only bringing someone back to life once still applies.

BONUS CONTENT: Cell Saga part 2

Woo 

Fly away

Dragon Ball Z ep 163

Dragon Ball Z ep 174 - A Hard Problem for Goku! Take Back the Dragon Balls

Introducing World Champion Mr. Satan...

Dragon Ball H volume 2 (Goku x Chichi excerpt)

At the end of my last episode review, I made a quick reference to Dragon Ball H. For those who weren't on the internet in the early Two-Thousands, Dragon Ball H is a series of DBZ related Hentai Doujinshi authored by the circle named Garland. One particular extract from these was colored and translated (quite humorously) by someone out there on the internet. A friend suggested I do my episode-style summarization for this doujin. So as a special post-Valentines Day wrap up... a little love at the Son House.

Dragon Ball Z ep 173 - Dende's First Task!! The Dragon Balls Restored

At length, a hero has arrived. A savior to the whole planet, like the young boy who saved the world from Piccolo Daimao. But this time, not a boy, but a man. A grown, mighty man who has seen through Cell's tricks and deceit. A man with enough skill that he has bested all to become the Strongest Under the Heavens. The strongest man in the world...

Mr. Satan.

Dragon Ball Z ep 172 - Seek Out Kami-sama!! Goku's Great Instantaneous Movement

At length, Piccolo has come out of the Room of Spirit and Time.

Dragon Ball Z ep 171 - Hidden Power!! When Gohan Was a Baby

At the Son House in Mt. Paozu, Goku, Kuririn, and Gohan relive days of yore. (Specifically, when Yajirobe chickened out in front of Vegeta.) Goku and Gohan laugh so hard at Kuririn's Yajirobe impression (the meta joke being that Kuririn and Yajirobe are both played by the lovely and wonderful and perfect Mayumi Tanaka), that they break the silverware and furniture.

Dragon Ball Valentines Day cards!

I was sitting on the toilet and amusing myself with my Daemon Clarke impersonation when I came up with this:

So I made a bunch more.

Dragon Ball Z ep 170 - A Warrior's Rest... The Girl, the Lies, and Gohan's Resolution

Dragon Ball Z ep 169 - Goku's Composure! Let's Rest and Wait for the Cell Games

Goku doesn't think he and Gohan will need to train anymore in the Room of Spirit and Time, which surprises everyone. He explains that the harshness of the room is only so good for training. And that after awhile, you're just abusing yourself. Vegeta takes this as a sign of weakness. (But then again wtf does Vegeta know.)

Dragon Ball Z ep 168 - Goku and Gohan... The Hero Father and Son's Ultimate Level-Up

All across the world, humanity is running for the hills, frightened by Cell's chilling announcement of the Cell Games.

Dragon Ball Z ep 167 - 100% Ratings!! The Cell Games Call for Death with an Exclusive Live Broadcast

Tama really likes #16. D'aww.

#16 is looked over by Dr. Brief. Although he intends to repair the gentle giant, his construction is entirely different from #17. So he reckons he'd better wait for Bulma to come home and help him.

Dragon Ball Z ep 166 - A Final Battle Closes in on Goku!! The Mystery of the New Tenka-ichi Budokai

This episodes begins with Trunks lamenting how useless he is. (Spoiler: Very)

Dragon Ball Z ep 165 - Super Trunks Has a Weakness!! Cell's Shocking Bombshell Declaration

Despite surpassing Cell in power, Super Trunks cannot keep up with the Perfect warrior.

Dragon Ball Z ep 164 - A Future in Despair!! Trunks, the Man Who Lived Through Hell

It's a flash back episode!

Trunks charges the depths of his ki in order to go far beyond Super Saiyan. Cell patiently waits for him to be done, eager to test the limits of his Perfect form against this new foe. (In other words, they look at each other and charge up while panning to reaction shots for the first 5 minutes of this episode.)

Dragon Ball Z ep 163 - Save Your Father!! Trunks' Fury, Which Scorches Even the Heavens

Even Perfect Cell is stunned by how much power Trunks can summon. Kuririn privately wonders if there is any end to the Saiyan ability to grow stronger. It surprises Kuririn when the beastly Trunks addresses him in his same polite manner (Kuri was expecting something more like an Oozaru), and asks for him to save Vegeta and, when the timing is right, give him their last Senzu Bean. But won't Trunks need it to fight Cell, Kuririn asks. No, Trunks doesn't think he will.