Recaps

Two years after Goku returned to Earth, he and Bulma welcomed Goten and Bulla, and the fighters prepared to meet the androids at the island Trunks had identified. The group split up to search for the androids, with Goku warning the weaker fighters to signal him if they found one.

• Bulma and Goku watched their sleeping newborn twins, Son Goten and Bulla, and discussed the androids' expected arrival the next day.
• Goku reflected on how much the fighters had grown stronger, while Yamcha remained far behind them.
• Goku, Bulma, and Gohan arrived at the island meeting place, where Vegeta's group and the other fighters gathered.
• Aku told Goku that Izu was pregnant and shared the names he had chosen for their child: Kōichi for a boy and Koi for a girl.
• After Yamcha arrived, Goku told the group to search separately, keep Tights and Bulma away from danger, and unleash their Ki if they encountered an android.

Goku found Android 19 and Dr. Gero, destroyed Android 19, and let Dr. Gero escape so he could lead them to the other androids. Elsewhere, Towa sent a specially empowered Cell into Goku’s spacetime before fleeing the Time Patrol.

• Goku and Bulma searched town for the androids while Gohan looked on his own, and Yamcha’s Ki led Goku to Android 19 and Android 20.
• Vegeta and the others arrived, and Goku revealed enough of his Ki to make Dr. Gero realize how strong he was.
• Goku killed Android 19 with a Ki Sword and identified Android 20 as Dr. Gero.
• Dr. Gero attacked Goku and fled, but Goku stopped Gohan from pursuing him so the android could lead them to the others.
• Towa prepared a powerful Cell with dark energy and sent him through a rift into Goku’s spacetime before escaping the pursuing Time Patrol.

Goku tracked Dr. Gero to his mountain base, killed him, and persuaded Android 17 and Android 18 to abandon their orders and have their bombs removed. After Android 17 released the mechanical Android 16, the android attacked Goku, who restrained him.

• Goku placed a trace of Ki on Dr. Gero and used Instant Transmission to follow him to his base.
• Android 18 took the controller from Dr. Gero, and Goku appeared and killed him with his Ki Sword.
• Goku offered Android 17 and Android 18 help removing their bombs, and they agreed to live as normal people.
• Android 17 told Goku about another android in the base, and Goku approved releasing him.
• Android 16 charged at Goku, who blocked him and pinned him to the ground.

Goku subdued Android 16 and brought Android 17 and Android 18 away from the base, while Vegeta confronted Cell in the island's desert. Cell transformed into his Perfect Form and knocked Vegeta unconscious, leaving Goku to face him.

• Goku knocked Android 16 unconscious, stored him in a special space, and took Android 17 and Android 18 with him to meet Bulma.
• Vegeta and the others faced third-stage Cell in the desert after sending Bulma and the others away.
• Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan, struck Cell, and introduced himself as Super Vegeta.
• Goku arrived with Android 17 and Android 18 as Vegeta attacked Cell with a Big Bang Attack.
• Cell used the time Vegeta gave him to reach his Perfect Form, then struck Vegeta unconscious.
• Goku caught Vegeta, laid him down, and watched as Cell remained standing.

Gohan fought Cell and overwhelmed him with his Super Saiyan 2 power, ending the battle with a massive Kamehameha. Though everyone but Goku thought Cell had been destroyed, dark energy suddenly filled the sky.

• Goku sent Gohan to fight Cell, who mocked him for being a child.
• Gohan transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and revealed that he was Son Goku's son.
• Gohan battered Cell in a fierce fight, leaving him badly injured despite his Namekian regeneration.
• Gohan fired a Kamehameha that engulfed Cell and swept into space, making him disappear from sight.
• Dark energy filled the sky, and its terrifying presence left everyone struggling to breathe.

Cell transformed into Demon God Form and fought Goku, who overwhelmed him first as a Full Power Super Saiyan and then prepared to stop his self-destruction as a Super Saiyan God. Goku covered Cell with his divine aura, leaving Cell’s fate unresolved.

• Cell reveled in his new Demon God Form until Goku struck him and transformed into a Full Power Super Saiyan.
• Goku used Instant Transmission and a series of attacks to overpower Cell, then bombarded him with beams of blue energy.
• Gohan warned everyone to retreat and carried the unconscious Vegeta away from the fight.
• Wounded and realizing his mission had failed, Cell gathered dark energy and began swelling to self-destruct.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan God, reached the immobilized Cell, and spread his divine aura over him.

Goku contained Cell’s self-destruction, then destroyed Dr. Gero’s base to prevent another Cell from being born. He brought the others to Bulma’s house to celebrate, while remaining frustrated that he could not catch Towa.

• Goku trapped Cell’s explosion inside his red aura, killing him without disturbing the surroundings, then used Instant Transmission to rejoin Gohan and the others.
• Goku agreed to take Android 17 and Android 18 to Bulma and invited everyone to celebrate Cell’s defeat at his home.
• Goku remembered Cell’s embryonic form beneath Dr. Gero’s base and destroyed the base before it could become a threat.
• Goku teleported everyone to his house, where Bulma had prepared a feast, and the group laughed together as Goku teased Gohan.

Gohan secretly went out with Videl while Goku and Bulma gave him space, and Vegeta trained alone after being surpassed. As Goku and Bulma shared a quiet sunset, Goku remembered he had forgotten to bring instant noodles to Whis.

• Gohan hurried off to meet Videl, and Goku and Bulma agreed to respect his privacy.
• Vegeta skipped the party and trained under several hundred times normal gravity, lamenting that Gohan had surpassed him.
• Vegeta quietly thanked Goku for healing him and letting him wake up alone.
• Goku and Bulma watched the sunset together and remembered their farewell from more than ten years earlier.
• Goku and Bulma spotted Gohan sneaking home, but Goku chose not to reveal that he knew Gohan had been with Videl.
• Goku suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to take instant noodles to Whis.

Goku delivered Whis’s instant noodles, then returned to Bulma and helped her remove the detonation devices from Android 17 and Android 18. The operation succeeded quickly, and the siblings waited to hear how Android 16 was doing.

• Goku used Instant Transmission to deliver the noodles to Whis, who told him to come train the next day.
• Goku returned to Earth, and Bulma took him to bathe with her.
• At breakfast, Goku noticed Vegeta looking at him strangely, then went with Bulma to the lab.
• Bulma explained that the devices near Android 17 and Android 18’s hearts could detonate the energy in their bodies and reassured them before the procedure.
• Bulma used laser cutters to destroy both devices, and Android 17 and Android 18 got up with only brief discomfort.
• Goku told the siblings that Android 16 would be out soon, prompting them to wonder how he was doing.

Goku left Android 16 with Android 17 and Android 18, then trained under Whis on the God of Destruction's Planet to speed up his cultivation. After a year of grueling training, he reached the Divine Dimension and began exploring the new power he had gained.

• Android 16 left with Android 17 and Android 18 after thanking Goku and Bulma.
• Android 17 said he and Android 18 planned to live as normal people and possibly become wildlife rangers, and Android 18 agreed.
• Goku left Earth and began training with Whis, who greatly increased the intensity to help him reach the Divine Dimension sooner.
• Goku trained for a year and then broke through to the Divine Dimension amid a white, starlit aura and seven-colored clouds.
• Goku discovered that his base Power Level had doubled to 300 billion and that his control of the Power of Time and Power of Destruction had improved.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan God and realized he might need a stronger form to release more of his hidden power.

Goku challenged Whis to another match after reaching the Divine Power Third Realm, but Whis easily overcame his strongest attacks and ended the fight. Goku accepted that their gap was narrowing, and Whis asked about the Power of Time and Power of Destruction in Goku’s Ultimate Kamehameha.

• Whis explained that Goku’s strength had grown quickly despite his power not being fully unleashed, and Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker to challenge him.
• Goku attacked Whis with Dragon Fist Explosion and Ultimate Kamehameha, but Whis’s small energy ball pushed the combined blast back.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to attack Whis at close range and followed with Star Blast, while Whis dodged and protected the planet with a barrier.
• Whis decided to stop the match and knocked Goku back into his base form with a chop to the neck.
• Goku acknowledged the gap between them, and Whis asked whether Goku’s Ultimate Kamehameha contained the Power of Time and Power of Destruction.

Goku mastered a more destructive Ultimate Kamehameha after breaking through into the Divine Dimension, then returned home to spend time with his family. At the beach, Bulla challenged Trunks to find out whether his father could transform with red hair, and Trunks went to ask him.

• Goku impressed Whis by combining two kinds of power, then used Instant Transmission to return home while Whis restored the damaged God of Destruction's Planet.
• Bulla greeted Goku, and Goku lifted her and Goten onto his shoulders while Bulma teased him.
• At dinner, Gohan sat with Bulla and Goten as the three little ones played together.
• After dinner, Bulla asked Trunks whether his father could turn his hair red, and Goten listened with interest.
• Trunks, unable to answer, hurried off to ask his father whether he could transform with red hair.

Vegeta felt stung when Trunks asked whether he could match Goku’s red-haired form, but resolved to train harder. Chronoa then recruited Goku to confront Goku Black, and hurried him through a gate to the Time Realm.

• Trunks asked Vegeta whether he could transform into the red-haired form Goku had, and Vegeta admitted he could not.
• Vegeta walked away, deciding to work harder until he caught up with Goku.
• Chronoa arrived on the God of Destruction’s Planet and explained that Goku Black was attacking Gokus across different timelines.
• Chronoa told Goku that Goku Black had reached the Divine Power Second Realm and asked him to help the understaffed Time Patrol.
• Goku agreed to go, and Chronoa grabbed him and pulled him through the gate of light.

Goku Black arrived on the Supreme Kai Planet and attacked Goku and Vegeta, but another Goku appeared from the Time Realm and confronted him. After overpowering Goku Black in their first exchange, Goku watched as Black began revealing a new form of power.

• After Majin Buu vanished, a fissure opened above the Supreme Kai Planet and Goku Black emerged, attacking Goku.
• Goku Black revealed that he had stolen Goku’s body and claimed to be a god who would exterminate mortals.
• Chronoa brought Goku to the Time Realm and sent him through a gate of light to stop Goku Black.
• Goku appeared before Goku Black, taunted him as Zamasu, and transformed into a Super Saiyan.
• Goku blocked Goku Black’s Ki Sword, launched him into the ground with a kick, and watched a rosy pink light glow in the smoke.

Goku and Goku Black fought in their Super Saiyan Rosé forms across the Supreme Kai Planet, with Goku Black gaining a slight advantage through greater Ki. The chapter ended as Goku began revealing the power of the Divine Dimension.

• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Rosé, shocking Goku Black, and used Instant Transmission to strike him with a powerful kick.
• Goku and Goku Black clashed with Ki Swords, and Goku wounded Black and forced him to retreat.
• Goku Black powered up to Super Saiyan Rosé 2 and attacked Goku, while their battle ravaged the Supreme Kai Planet.
• Goku and Black assessed their fight: Black held more Ki, but Goku's superior fighting skill kept the advantage slight.
• Goku announced that he would stop holding back and began unleashing the power of the Divine Dimension.

Goku defeated Goku Black, who transformed into a mindless Super Saiyan Rosé 3 before Goku destroyed him with an Ultimate Kamehameha. Goku then introduced himself to this timeline’s Goku and Vegeta, revealing that he came from the past.

• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Blue and confronted Goku Black, then stabbed him through the heart with a Ki Sword.
• Goku Black’s mask unleashed its stored power, transforming him into Super Saiyan Rosé 3 and leaving him under the mask’s control.
• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker and blasted Goku Black through space with an Ultimate Kamehameha, confirming that his aura had vanished.
• Goku returned to his normal state and met this timeline’s Goku and Vegeta, who were surprised by his resemblance to them.
• Goku told them he was their past counterpart, from a world where only a year had passed since Cell, and this timeline’s Goku marveled at how strong he was.

Goku left his counterpart’s timeline after defeating Goku Black and returned to the Time Realm, where Chronoa gave him another ball of Space-Time Origin. He then went through a portal back home, leaving Chronoa hoping he would join the Time Realm someday.

• Goku told his counterpart and Vegeta that his mission was complete and he needed to leave.
• Before stepping through Chronoa’s portal, Goku left knowledge of divine cultivation, Super Saiyan God, and Super Saiyan 4 in his counterpart’s mind.
• Goku returned to the Time Realm and declined Chronoa’s invitation to tour it, saying he needed to rest.
• Chronoa gave Goku a ball of Space-Time Origin to thank him for defeating Goku Black.
• Goku promised to help Chronoa again if she needed him and returned home through a portal.

Goku returned to the God of Destruction's Planet and asked Whis to begin teaching him Ultra Instinct, which Whis agreed to start the next day. At dinner, Goku and Bulma realized Gohan was likely eating with Videl, and Bulma decided to talk with him about their relationship.

• Goku returned to the God of Destruction's Planet, and Whis recognized that his pale face was a disguise.
• Goku asked Whis to teach him Ultra Instinct, and Whis said they would begin the next day because Goku was already close to entering its realm.
• Goku meditated for the afternoon to clear his mind and improve his strength.
• Bulma told Goku that Gohan would miss dinner because he was eating with a classmate.
• Goku and Bulma concluded that Gohan was probably with Videl, and Bulma decided she would talk with him about the relationship.

Goku learned Ultra Instinct Sign from Whis in a single day, though Whis explained that Goku still needed to control and incorporate his emotions to master it. Goku reported that the form increased his strength 1.2 million times.

• Bulma spoke with Gohan, and her smiling return showed Goku that the conversation had gone well.
• Goku arrived at the God of Destruction's Planet, and Whis began teaching him Ultra Instinct.
• Goku grasped Ultra Instinct Sign that afternoon, becoming the first non-angel Whis had taught to reach the realm.
• Whis explained that Goku struggled to maintain the state when thinking and told him to master his emotions before making the technique his own.
• Goku said Ultra Instinct Sign boosted his strength by 1.2 million times.

Goku mastered Ultra Instinct Sign and tested it against Whis, who still defeated him with a single strike. After recovering, Goku resolved to keep training on the God of Destruction's Planet.

• Whis explained that Ultra Instinct Sign gave Goku a 300-fold boost when measured from his Super Saiyan God strength.
• Goku challenged Whis, who deflected his punch and knocked him unconscious with a knife-hand strike.
• Goku woke up and joked that Whis always ended their fights with the same move, then checked his updated power and abilities.
• Whis told Goku that his growing ability to resist being defeated in one hit showed progress, and Goku made that his next goal.
• Whis asked whether Goku would return to Earth or keep training, and Goku chose to train longer.

Goku showed Bulma his newly mastered Ultra Instinct Sign, then reassured her about her lifespan as her dimension reached King Yemma’s level. They headed to dinner together, with Bulma trusting Goku to help her live a long life beside him.

• Goku returned from training, and Bulma eagerly asked to see his new transformation.
• Goku revealed Ultra Instinct Sign, and Bulma praised how handsome he looked.
• Bulma privately wished Goku would use his new form at night, recalling that he had called her a pervert for asking before.
• Goku asked whether Bulma’s dimension had reached King Yemma’s level, and she confirmed it had.
• Bulma worried about how long she would live, and Goku reassured her that she could live tens of thousands of years and that he would find a way to help her.
• Bulma accepted Goku’s reassurance and pulled him toward dinner.

Goku and Bulma planned a movie date on Goku’s day off, prompting Tights to insist that Vegeta take her to the same romance film. The couples arranged for Mr. and Mrs. Brief to watch the children, and the chapter ended as they entered the dining room, unaware of everyone’s attention.

• Goku woke beside Bulma, carried her toward breakfast, and agreed to see a romance movie with her on his day off.
• Bulma teased Tights by revealing that Goku would accompany her to the movie instead of Tights.
• Tights turned to Vegeta and reminded him that he had also agreed to see the movie with her, and Vegeta reluctantly accepted.
• Goku asked who would watch the three children, and Bulma suggested asking her parents.
• Mr. and Mrs. Brief entered the dining room and found everyone looking at them.

Goku spent the year training with Whis while balancing family life, and his base power finally reached the Divine Power First Realm. He ended his training early to visit Chronoa in the Time Realm, and she reacted with shock when he contacted her.

• Goku and Vegeta comforted Bulma and Tights after the four of them watched a sad movie together.
• Goku continued his routine of training with Whis, spending evenings with his family, and training Gohan.
• A year later, Goku’s base Power Level reached the Divine Power First Realm, and he reflected on Universe 7’s weak East Supreme Kai and his difficulty mastering Perfected Ultra Instinct.
• Goku decided to keep his promise to Chronoa and contacted her to ask if he could visit the Time Realm.
• Chronoa exclaimed in surprise when Goku asked to come over.

Goku visited the Time Realm and learned about its districts, the Time Patrol, and the damage he had dealt to the Dark Demon Realm's plans. Chronoa introduced him to the tournament semifinalist Yamoshi, a Saiyan she had rescued from death who had since attained Super Saiyan God.

• Goku asked Chronoa to visit the Time Realm, and she opened a portal for him.
• Chronoa showed Goku around and explained that the Dark Demon Realm had suffered heavy losses after Goku stopped Goku Black.
• Chronoa pointed out Time Square, where the Time Realm's annual World Martial Arts Tournament was holding its semifinals.
• Goku sensed a Saiyan's powerful Ki, and Chronoa identified the fighter as Yamoshi, whom she had saved from death in another spacetime.
• Chronoa said Yamoshi had attained Super Saiyan God a year earlier, while Goku watched his golden aura rise in the distance.

Chronoa told Goku that Bardock, his father from his own timeline, had traveled to another timeline before she brought him to the Time Realm. Goku learned that Bardock and his revived mother, Gine, had joined the Time Patrol, then discovered Bardock was competing against Yamoshi in the World Martial Arts Tournament.

• Chronoa explained that she had brought Bardock to the Time Realm after his time travel threatened to create a parallel universe.
• Goku learned that Bardock had watched him from the Time Realm but chose not to visit because Goku was already living happily on his own.
• Chronoa revealed that Bardock had joined the Time Patrol on the condition that she revive Gine, and said Bardock had reached the Divine Power Second Realm.
• Goku sensed Godly Aura from the tournament venue, and Chronoa said Bardock would soon face Yamoshi in the final.
• Goku asked Chronoa how Bardock could be in the tournament semifinals when he had supposedly gone on a mission.