Vol. 1Gohan’s Rising Power

Son Gohan returned to life, protected Earth from successive threats, and gained powerful new transformations while rebuilding his family and training with allies. After Beerus and Champa arranged a tournament between their universes, Son Gohan fought Champa and shakily stood after their clash.

  • Son Gohan recovered, trained Trunks to master Super Saiyan, and together they defeated Androids 17 and 18.
  • Son Gohan restored Earth with the Dragon Balls, met Videl, defeated an alien advance force, and learned Bojack was approaching.
  • Son Gohan defeated Bojack, unlocked Mystic Form, and traveled with Trunks to Planet Yardrat to train in Spirit Control.
  • Janemba’s evil Ki restored the dead to physical bodies, while Goku fought him and was badly weakened.
  • Son Gohan defeated Janemba, restored order between the living world and Other World, and helped revive the fallen fighters and Goku.
  • Son Gohan joined the fight against Babidi, where Cooler revealed himself, killed Babidi, and challenged Goku.
  • Son Gohan defeated Cooler with Super Saiyan 4, then trained with Beerus and mastered Super Saiyan 4-Limit Breakthrough.
  • Son Gohan fought Champa with god-ki-infused Super Saiyan 4, and shakily stood after their attacks injured both fighters.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1Bojack Approaches Earth

Son Gohan returned from the dead, grew stronger with Trunks, defeated the Androids, and helped restore Earth while bringing Dende back as its Kami. After meeting Videl and fighting off an alien advance force, he learned from North Kai that Bojack was approaching Earth and was far stronger than the Androids.

  • Son Gohan crawled from his grave, recovered memories of Android 18 killing him, and reached Capsule Corporation, where Trunks caught him as he collapsed.
  • Son Gohan recovered and trained with Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, helping Trunks master Super Saiyan before they defeated Android 18 and Android 17.
  • Son Gohan traveled to Planet Namek, used Porunga to restore his body and gain regeneration, and brought Dende to Earth to become its new Kami.
  • Son Gohan and Trunks found Dr. Gero’s laboratory, reactivated the peaceful Android 16, and destroyed Cell’s embryo and Dr. Gero’s laboratory.
  • Son Gohan, Bulma, and Trunks used Shenron to revive the people killed by the Androids, restore Earth, and strengthen the planet.
  • Son Gohan met Videl in East City and began teaching her the Flight Technique, but alien attackers interrupted their lesson and began killing Earth’s residents.
  • Son Gohan eliminated the alien advance force, learned Bojack would arrive in about ten hours, and heard North Kai explain that Bojack had escaped his seal and was stronger than the Androids.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Janemba’s Other World Chaos

Son Gohan defeated Bojack, unlocked new power, and traveled with Trunks to Planet Yardrat to train while Earth’s defenders prepared for Majin Buu. In Other World, Janemba’s emergence restored the dead to physical bodies, sent Bojack’s crew toward Earth, and left Goku badly weakened.

  • Son Gohan destroyed Bojack and, after training with Trunks, discovered his Great Ape forms and unlocked Super Saiyan 2.
  • Son Gohan pulled the Z Sword from its seal, released Old Kai, and gained his potential through Old Kai’s ritual, awakening Mystic Form.
  • Son Gohan arranged to move Majin Buu’s sealed sphere to the Sacred World of the Kai, then helped Dende begin training with Old Kai.
  • Son Gohan and Trunks traveled to Planet Yardrat, where they studied Spirit Control and learned Instant Transmission before King Kai arrived with troubling news.
  • In Other World, Janemba’s evil Ki restored physical bodies to the dead and sealed King Yemma’s Palace behind a barrier.
  • Goku and Vegeta failed to break the barrier as Janemba attacked, while Frieza and King Cold fought Android 17 and Android 18 and Bojack’s crew escaped to Earth.
  • Piccolo and Android 16 fought Bojack’s followers near Fire Mountain while Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 3 and seemingly reduced Janemba to a heap of flesh.
  • Janemba regenerated in a stronger form, wounded Goku, and forced him to exhaust his Ki without harming him.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Janemba to Cooler

Son Gohan defeated Janemba, reunited the living and dead, and restored Goku before traveling to the past to guide Trunks. After years of rebuilding, Son Gohan joined the fight against Babidi, where Cooler revealed himself and challenged Goku.

  • Son Gohan defeated Janemba, restored order between Other World and the living world, and reunited with Piccolo, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and the others.
  • Son Gohan pressured Vegeta to teach him the Artificial Full Moon, trained with Goku, and learned spatial magic and the Metamoran Fusion Technique.
  • Son Gohan and Trunks gathered the Dragon Balls, and Shenron revived the fallen fighters while a bottle of life essence restored Goku.
  • Son Gohan traveled to the past, watched Trunks defeat Frieza and King Cold, and told Trunks about his timeline and how to surpass Super Saiyan.
  • Son Gohan planted Senzu Beans, married Videl, and had twins Pan and Son Wu as the others resumed their lives.
  • Son Gohan joined Goku, Piccolo, the Supreme Kai, Trunks, and Vegeta in confronting Babidi and destroyed Babidi’s hidden spaceship.
  • Vegeta and Dabura fought while Babidi’s helper attacked the Supreme Kai, then revealed himself as Cooler and killed Babidi.
  • Cooler attacked Goku, and Son Gohan struck him before Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 2 to face him.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4Gods, Training, and a New Rival

Son Gohan defeated Cooler, revealed Super Saiyan 4, and helped Goku face Beerus before training to combine god ki with his own power. After Beerus and Champa agreed to a tournament between their universes, Son Gohan fought Champa and was left standing shakily after their clash.

  • Cooler overwhelmed Goku, but Son Gohan fought him through successive transformations and reached Super Saiyan 4 before killing him in space.
  • Beerus arrived on Earth seeking the Super Saiyan God, and Goku transformed with the other Saiyans’ help before Beerus challenged Son Gohan.
  • Son Gohan fought Beerus in Super Saiyan 4, then returned to Earth and asked Shenron to revive Babidi’s victims, restore Earth, and reinforce its core.
  • Son Gohan trained with Piccolo in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, mastered Super Saiyan God, and combined god ki with Super Saiyan 4 to create Super Saiyan 4-Limit Breakthrough.
  • Beerus brought Son Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Piccolo to his planet for training, where Whis tested them and Son Gohan fought Beerus in Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan 4-Limit Breakthrough.
  • Champa and Vados arrived from Universe 6, and Champa challenged Beerus to a five-fighter tournament for the other universe’s Earth.
  • Son Gohan fought Champa with Super Saiyan 4 infused with god ki, and their attacks tore open space and injured both fighters before Son Gohan shakily stood back up.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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