Chapter Summaries

Bulma persuaded Dr. Brief and Mrs. Brief to leave Earth with her by promising them romantic company among the aliens. At the World Martial Arts Tournament, Qingtianzhu defeated Son Gohan in the junior division final by using Substitution Jutsu and transforming into a Super Saiyan.

• Bulma convinced Dr. Brief and Mrs. Brief to join her planned trip off Earth, and the family packed supplies for the journey.
• Son Gohan and Qingtianzhu began the junior division final and impressed the crowd with their fast aerial combat.
• The boys exchanged Kamehameha and Galick Gun blasts, which collided above the ring.
• Son Gohan gained the advantage in close combat, but Qingtianzhu escaped with Substitution Jutsu and surprised him with a Super Saiyan energy blast.
• Qingtianzhu knocked Son Gohan out of the ring and won the junior division title, prompting the host to announce an entertainment program.

At the World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin put on a show against Qingtianzhu before the adult division began. Goku recognized Supreme Kai and explained Babidi’s plan to revive Majin Buu, then Son Xiao-Kong entered the first adult match against Spopovich.

• Krillin and Qingtianzhu fought a lively exhibition match, and the Junior Division ended.
• Supreme Kai and Kibito approached the finalists backstage, and Shin greeted Son Goku and shook his hand.
• Piccolo felt overwhelmed by Shin’s divine aura, and Goku realized he could gather enough Saiyans to create a Super Saiyan God.
• Goku told Vegeta and Piccolo that Babidi planned to drain Earthlings’ energy to break Majin Buu’s seal.
• Son Xiao-Kong went to fight Spopovich in the first adult match, and Goku advised him to throw his opponent out of the ring if he could not win.

Son Xiao-Kong defeated Spopovich by throwing him out of the ring, while Spopovich and his partner continued searching for powerful fighters to drain for Babidi. Son Goku and Vegeta began their match, and the Energy Detection Kettle alerted Spopovich and his partner to their immense energy.

• Son Xiao-Kong realized he could win by throwing Spopovich out of the ring and hurled him beyond its edge.
• Spopovich got back up, and a tall muscular man with an M on his forehead reminded him they had come to gather energy for Lord Babidi.
• Spopovich and his partner waited through other matches until the referee announced Son Goku would fight Vegeta.
• Son Goku and Vegeta exchanged blows at incredible speed, leaving the audience unable to follow their movements.
• The Energy Detection Kettle signaled that Son Goku and Vegeta had tremendous energy, so Spopovich and his partner moved to absorb it.

Son Goku and Vegeta agreed to let Babidi's followers absorb their energy so they could face Majin Buu, then transformed into Super Saiyan 2s. As their power drove the tournament spectators away, Bulma began arranging for everyone to leave Earth.

• Spopovich and his partner waited for Son Goku and Vegeta to tire so they could absorb their energy, while Shin and Kibito watched and planned to approach them.
• After trading blows, Son Goku told Vegeta that Babidi's group intended to use their energy to revive Majin Buu and proposed going along with Shin's plan.
• Vegeta agreed to let the energy be absorbed because he wanted to test himself against Majin Buu, and he vowed to kill him.
• Son Goku and Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan 2s, unleashing a gale that swept spectators away and disrupted the tournament.
• Bulma told Android 18 to gather everyone while she and Bra went to get the spaceship, preparing to leave Earth.

After Vegeta’s energy filled Babidi’s container, Supreme Kai Shin explained the threat of Majin Buu and led Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo to Babidi’s hidden spaceship. The group saw Dabura emerge, leaving Shin and Kibito terrified and Vegeta questioning their fear.

• Spopovich and Yamu drained some of Vegeta’s energy and fled, while Vegeta dismissed the loss as insignificant.
• Shin told Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo that Bibidi had created Majin Buu, who destroyed hundreds of planets and killed four Supreme Kais.
• Shin explained that Babidi planned to gather energy and revive Majin Buu, and Vegeta looked forward to facing the monster.
• Shin led the group to a hidden spaceship, where they watched Spopovich and Yamu meet a demon warrior.
• Dabura emerged from the spaceship, and Shin and Kibito reacted with fear as Vegeta asked why they considered him important.

The Supreme Kai explained that Babidi used dark magic to control Dabura, the strongest fighter in the Dark Demon Realm, while the energy collected for Majin Buu’s revival was delivered to Babidi. Vegeta challenged Dabura and survived his opening attack, leaving the Supreme Kai astonished by Vegeta’s speed.

• The Supreme Kai explained that Dabura ruled the Dark Demon Realm and that Babidi had controlled him with dark magic.
• Vegeta agreed with Son Goku that he would fight Dabura while Goku faced the next enemy.
• Spopovich and his partner delivered a full energy jar to Babidi, who killed them after deciding they were no longer useful.
• Son Goku told the Supreme Kai and Kibito to leave as Vegeta approached Dabura to fight him.
• Dabura blasted Vegeta, but Vegeta appeared behind him unharmed, astonishing the Supreme Kai and Kibito.

Vegeta fought Dabura but pursued him into Babidi’s spaceship after Towa appeared and lured him inside. Son Goku and the Supreme Kai followed, while Babidi and Towa planned to awaken Vegeta’s evil nature and use his battle with Goku to revive Majin Buu.

• Vegeta dodged Dabura’s petrifying saliva and grew cautious after it turned a sapling to stone.
• The Supreme Kai explained Dabura’s magic, but Vegeta refused to let him join the fight.
• Towa appeared and persuaded Dabura to leave with her, then invited Vegeta into the spaceship to face a worthy opponent.
• Vegeta entered the spaceship despite the Supreme Kai’s warning, and Son Goku and the Supreme Kai followed; Kibito and Piccolo stayed outside.
• Babidi praised Towa’s intelligence, and Towa told her to make Vegeta fight Son Goku so their energy would revive Majin Buu, in exchange for freeing Dabura from Babidi’s control.

Babidi turned Vegeta into Majin Vegeta and moved him and the others to the World Martial Arts Tournament, but Vegeta resisted Babidi’s control and demanded a fight with Son Goku. Son Goku agreed, and the two prepared to battle in a wilderness while Supreme Kai objected.

• Babidi sensed the evil in Vegeta and used magic to awaken his power, marking him with an M and transforming him into Majin Vegeta.
• Babidi transported the group to the World Martial Arts Tournament and urged Vegeta to kill people for their energy, but Vegeta insisted that Son Goku was his only opponent.
• Babidi moved Son Goku, Vegeta, and Supreme Kai to a vast wilderness so the two Saiyans could fight without restraint.
• Vegeta explained that he had accepted Babidi’s influence to unleash his potential and challenged Son Goku to fight at full strength.
• Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan and faced Vegeta as Supreme Kai objected to their fight.

Son Goku and Vegeta fought at full strength, filling Babidi’s energy gauge and allowing him to revive Majin Buu. Towa identified the newly formed Majin Buu and asked Babidi to remove her brother’s magic seal so she could take him away.

• Son Goku knocked Supreme Kai down and persuaded him to leave with Kibito rather than interfere in the fight.
• Vegeta challenged Son Goku to fight without holding back, and the two unleashed their full power against each other.
• Babidi watched the battle fill Majin Buu’s energy gauge, then moved the egg outside and cast a spell to revive him.
• The egg split open empty, but Towa explained that Majin Buu had emerged as pink mist and showed Babidi as it formed into a fat man.
• Towa told Babidi that Majin Buu had been revived and asked him to remove her brother’s magic seal, while her brother insisted he wanted to remain with Babidi.

Babidi revived Majin Buu and forced him to obey by threatening to seal him away again, then ordered him to eat Towa and Dabura. Majin Buu ate Dabura and moved to attack Towa, but Son Goku appeared and kicked him away.

• Babidi told Majin Buu that he was his master, but Buu ignored and mocked him.
• Majin Buu attacked Dabura and sent him crashing through a mountain, leaving Towa to dig him out and heal him.
• Babidi threatened to seal Majin Buu away again, making Buu bow and obey.
• Babidi ordered Majin Buu to eat Towa and Dabura, and Towa fled with her injured brother.
• Majin Buu caught them, turned Dabura into chocolate, and ate him despite Towa's attempt to stop him.
• Majin Buu approached Towa, but Son Goku appeared and kicked him away.

Vegeta battled Majin Buu and discovered that Buu could regenerate instantly, even after a devastating energy blast. As Buu unleashed a massive explosion, Son Goku used Instant Transmission to save Towa, who found herself safe in his arms.

• Son Goku reunited with Vegeta and confronted Babidi and Majin Buu.
• Vegeta provoked Majin Buu, then battered him with a powerful series of attacks.
• Vegeta blasted a hole through Majin Buu's chest, but Buu regenerated without losing any energy.
• Majin Buu gathered energy for a massive attack, forcing Son Goku and Vegeta to retreat.
• Son Goku grabbed Towa and used Instant Transmission to carry her out of Majin Buu's explosion.
• Towa opened her eyes in Son Goku's arms and blushed when she saw his face.

Son Goku rescued Towa and sent her away before returning to Vegeta and Majin Buu’s battle. As Vegeta’s stamina failed and Buu trapped and beat him, Vegeta resolved to destroy Buu with one final attack and began gathering his life’s energy.

• Son Goku saved Towa, recognized that she knew a different version of him, and urged her to leave Earth.
• Towa mourned that she could not save her brother, opened a time-space rift, and departed.
• Vegeta and Majin Buu fought evenly at first, but Vegeta began to tire while Buu remained fresh.
• Majin Buu trapped Vegeta with a strip of his own flesh, kicked him around, and beat him until Vegeta broke free.
• Vegeta decided to gather all his strength to kill Buu, said goodbye to Sakura and Qingtianzhu, and began charging his life energy as Buu approached him.

Vegeta sacrificed his life in a massive blast against Majin Buu, leaving a vast crater as his body crumbled to dust. Son Goku sensed Vegeta's death and decided to help, then appeared aboard Bulma's spaceship with Sakura and Qingtianzhu as everyone worried about the battle.

• Vegeta unleashed all his energy and life force in a shock wave that swallowed Majin Buu and devastated the surrounding area.
• Sakura and Qingtianzhu felt the Earth shake while shopping, and Vegeta's stone body shattered and blew away as dust.
• Son Goku sensed Vegeta's energy disappear, acknowledged his sacrifice, and teleported away to help.
• Bulma, Bra, Chi-Chi, and the others saw a huge golden sphere flare over Earth before it vanished, leaving a crater.
• Bra sensed that Vegeta's energy had disappeared, and the group discussed whether he had sacrificed himself to defeat the enemy.
• Son Goku appeared aboard Bulma's spaceship with Sakura and Qingtianzhu, and Bulma and the others were relieved to see him alive.

Son Goku took Sakura and the children to safety before returning to Earth, where Piccolo discovered Vegeta's apparent death. Majin Buu regenerated, healed Babidi, and pursued Piccolo under Babidi's orders.

• Sakura learned Vegeta had sent Son Goku to protect her and the children, then urged Goku to return and fight Majin Buu.
• Son Goku reassured Bulma and used Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
• Piccolo sensed Vegeta's energy vanish, found the enormous crater, and attacked Babidi.
• Piccolo broke Babidi's shield and cut him in half, but pink fragments reformed into Majin Buu.
• Majin Buu healed Babidi after Babidi threatened to seal him away, then carried him after Piccolo.
• Babidi ordered Majin Buu to obey him and threatened to seal him again.

Babidi used telepathy to terrorize Earth, showing Majin Buu turning people into candy and destroying cities while demanding that Piccolo appear. Son Goku confronted them, but Majin Buu ignored Babidi’s order to attack, leaving Babidi panicked.

• Babidi contacted everyone on Earth, showed them Piccolo’s image, and threatened the planet if Piccolo did not appear.
• Babidi ordered Majin Buu to turn a town’s people into candy and eat them, then broadcast the slaughter to Earth.
• Babidi and Majin Buu destroyed another city and spread fear across the planet as humanity braced for more attacks.
• Majin Buu suddenly stopped while flying, and Babidi nearly fell before seeing Son Goku blocking their path.
• Son Goku questioned why Majin Buu obeyed Babidi, and Majin Buu ignored Babidi’s command to kill him.

Son Goku fought Majin Buu after failing to turn him against Babidi, then revealed a far more powerful transformation when his initial attacks failed to defeat Buu. The chapter ended with Goku challenging Buu as Babidi tried to hide his fear.

• Majin Buu said he wanted Son Goku to kill Babidi, but chose to fight Goku because he found him annoying.
• Son Goku powered up and began attacking Majin Buu, while people on Earth and Krillin watched and hoped he would win.
• Majin Buu healed from Goku's blows and counterattacked, and Goku concluded that Super Saiyan 2 would not be enough to defeat him.
• Babidi threatened to destroy Earth in five days because the people had not found the green guy.
• Son Goku revealed his long-haired golden transformation, startling the Kai of the World of the Supreme Kai and Kibito, then challenged Majin Buu.

Goku killed Babidi and stopped Majin Buu from flying away, trying to persuade him not to destroy cities or kill people. Buu rejected Goku’s advice and threatened to kill him if he kept intervening.

• Goku defeated Majin Buu by making him explode, then killed Babidi with a slap while Buu reassembled.
• Babidi’s broadcast ended, and people across Earth celebrated his death and trusted Goku and Krillin to protect them.
• Majin Buu celebrated Babidi’s death, then thanked Goku and decided to let him go.
• Goku realized Buu might now rampage without Babidi’s orders and blocked his path.
• Goku told Buu that helping people could bring him happiness, but Buu said he hated being lectured and threatened to kill him.

Son Goku escaped Majin Buu’s absorption and sought the Z Sword so Old Kai could unlock his potential. He reached the sword with Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito and pulled it free, leaving them stunned.

• Son Goku told Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito that he needed the Z Sword and their help persuading their ancestor.
• Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito took Son Goku to the Z Sword, while Kibito doubted he could lift it.
• Son Goku tugged the Z Sword from the ground with ease.

Son Goku broke the Z Sword and persuaded Old Kai to unlock his potential, while Majin Buu rampaged across Earth after absorbing Son Goku. The chapter left Piccolo and Dende telling Krillin that Majin Buu had absorbed Goku.

• Son Goku broke the Z Sword, releasing Old Kai, who revealed that he was a previous Supreme Kai.
• Old Kai initially refused to unlock Son Goku's potential, but Son Goku eventually persuaded him to begin the ritual.
• Majin Buu destroyed more than ten cities, killed their inhabitants, and turned farmers into clay to build himself a house before falling asleep.
• Piccolo and Dende watched Majin Buu's rampage from Kami's Lookout and feared Earth would be destroyed.
• Krillin arrived at Kami's Lookout, unable to sense Son Goku, and Piccolo and Dende told him Majin Buu had absorbed Goku.

After learning that Majin Buu had absorbed Goku, Krillin and the others planned to use the Dragon Balls to save him while Buu continued destroying Earth. A blind child’s gratitude stirred Buu to reconsider killing, and the chapter ended with Satan waking at dawn as one of the few survivors.

• Krillin blamed himself for Goku’s capture, but Tien reassured him and Krillin proposed using the Dragon Balls to revive Buu’s victims and rescue Goku.
• Piccolo agreed to search for the Dragon Balls, and Krillin went to retrieve the Dragon Radar from his house.
• Majin Buu resumed his rampage, destroying cities and killing most of humanity before he encountered a blind child.
• Majin Buu healed the child’s eyes, and the child’s heartfelt gratitude made Buu realize that helping people felt better than killing them.
• Krillin searched for the Dragon Balls while broadcasts told survivors he was alive and promised that Majin Buu would be defeated.
• At dawn, Satan woke and was relieved to have survived another day.