Recaps

Gohan defeated Mercenary Tao by trapping him in a massive energy field and blasting him skyward, then returned to school before anyone noticed his absence. Back in class, Videl teased him about being Light and Shadow, while Gohan continued to deny it.

• Gohan surrounded Mercenary Tao with a thousand-meter energy field and turned it into a pillar of blue energy, defeating him.
• Goku and Bulma saw the spectacle while shopping, and West City residents watched the blue light and recognized Gohan as Light.
• Gohan returned to the school roof, changed out of his armor, and told the principal he had been to the bathroom.
• Gohan went back to class, where Videl hinted that she knew he was Light and Shadow, but he denied it.

At school, Gohan’s affectionate gesture leaves Videl flustered, and they share lunch in the cafeteria. Gohan asks Videl to be his girlfriend, leaving them both stunned beneath the falling maple leaves.

• Gohan picked a maple leaf from Videl’s head and ruffled her hair, making her blush and lean against him.
• Gohan and Videl walked into the cafeteria and chose crawfish for lunch.
• Gohan brought Videl non-spicy crawfish, but she ate from the spicy plate and peeled nearly half of it for him.
• Gohan returned with more food and shared the crawfish Videl had peeled for him.
• Gohan asked Videl to be his girlfriend, and they both froze in surprise.

Goku perfected Emotion Perfected Ultra Instinct, reaching the Divine Power Fourth Realm, and sparred with Whis. The chapter ended when East Supreme Kai warned Goku that Babidi was heading for Earth.

• Goku fully integrated his emotions into Ultra Instinct and reached the Divine Power Fourth Realm.
• Whis praised Goku's progress, while Vegeta and Gohan continued advancing in strength and training.
• Goku asked Whis to spar, but Whis blocked his punch and knocked him down with a knife-hand strike.
• East Supreme Kai contacted Goku and warned him that Babidi had headed for Earth.

Goku arranged for Goten and Trunks to enter the World Martial Arts Tournament’s junior division, while Vegeta took Trunks for special training. Vegeta discovered that Trunks could transform into a Super Saiyan and was shocked by his son’s strength.

• Goku told Vegeta that he planned to enter the 29th World Martial Arts Tournament, and Vegeta agreed to join him.
• Goku proposed that Goten and Trunks compete in the junior division, while Bulla and Koi would stay out; Vegeta confidently predicted Trunks would win.
• Goku invited Bulla and Goten to an amusement park after the tournament, and Trunks felt envious as he watched them together.
• Vegeta arrived to take Trunks for special training, and Trunks eagerly followed him to the gravity chamber.
• Vegeta told Trunks to attack with all his strength, then realized from Trunks’s aura and energy that he had become a Super Saiyan.

Vegeta began pushing Trunks through extra training so he could win the junior division of the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament, promising to take him out if he became champion. Meanwhile, Goku invited fighters to the tournament and went to find Piccolo, whose strength had grown greatly since assimilating with Kami.

• Vegeta learned that Goten was slightly stronger than Trunks and ordered Trunks to train with him every night and alone during the day until the tournament.
• Vegeta promised to take Trunks out to play if he won the junior division championship, and Trunks eagerly accepted the challenge.
• Goku trained Goten with Gohan and visited the others to invite them to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
• Goku reflected that Piccolo had assimilated with Kami two years earlier, raising his strength to 800 billion and advancing his Dimensional Level close to King Kai's.
• Goku sensed Piccolo training and used Instant Transmission to go find him.

Goku invited Piccolo to the 29th World Martial Arts Tournament, where Goten and Trunks advanced through the junior division to face each other in the final. Goten entered the match with a major strength advantage, though Trunks believed their training had brought them close.

• Goku invited Piccolo to the tournament and planned to use the coming events to separate Fat Buu and the Grand Supreme Kai from Majin Buu.
• Goku and the others arrived at the tournament, passed the preliminaries, and Vegeta destroyed the punching machine with one punch.
• Goku revealed that he had secretly trained Goten in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, raising his base Power Level to 100 million and teaching him Super Saiyan 2.
• Goten defeated his first junior-division opponent with a single slap, and he and Trunks won their following matches instantly.
• Trunks told Goten he would not lose this time, and Goten began to respond before remembering Goku had told him to keep his training secret.

Goten defeated Trunks in the junior division final after revealing his Super Saiyan 2 transformation. The tournament announcer declared Goten the champion, and the junior champion’s challenge against the previous adult champion did not take place.

• Trunks and Goten began their match as Super Saiyans, and Goten’s greater strength put Trunks on the defensive.
• Vegeta questioned Goku about the boys’ supposed equality, while Trunks fought desperately because he wanted to spend time training with his father.
• Goten asked Trunks why he was fighting so hard and offered to let him win, but Trunks refused to accept charity.
• Goten transformed into Super Saiyan 2, then knocked Trunks unconscious with a chop to the back of the neck.
• The announcer declared Goten the winner, and Goten carried Trunks back to the stands as the junior champion’s challenge against the previous adult champion was canceled.

After Trunks lost to Goten, Vegeta comforted his son with a rare hug and promised to spend time with him. Goku arranged for Vegeta and Gohan to fight in their base forms to help revive Majin Buu, and their match began with Vegeta attacking Gohan.

• Goten celebrated winning the junior championship with Goku, while Trunks quietly admitted that he had lost.
• Vegeta urged Trunks not to be discouraged, then hugged him and promised to go have fun with him if Trunks trained to surpass Goten.
• Bardock called everyone back to the tournament, and Goku guided the group to the waiting room.
• Goku privately told Gohan and Vegeta to fight mostly in their base forms, hoping their released energy would help revive Majin Buu.
• Vegeta asked Gohan about his strength, learned his base Power Level was thirty billion, and launched a punch at him.

Goku watched Vegeta and Gohan continue their fight while Spopovich and Yamu escaped with the energy they had absorbed. After sensing Majin Buu’s revival, Goku teleported to Babidi’s spaceship, where Buu thanked him for the delivery.

• Spopovich and Yamu withdrew from the World Martial Arts Tournament after their devices absorbed enough energy, while Goku kept watch on them.
• Goku offered to take Gohan and Vegeta with him, but both chose to stay and fight, so he reinforced the barrier and let them battle without holding back.
• Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan God and attacked Gohan with Final Flash, prompting Gohan to reveal his Mystic Form and fight him in earnest.
• Goku sensed Majin Buu’s mixed evil aura and used Instant Transmission to leave the tournament and travel to Babidi’s spaceship.
• Babidi welcomed the revived Majin Buu and threatened to seal him away if he disobeyed, while Buu hid his hostility behind an innocent smile.
• Goku appeared in the spaceship and said, “Thanks for the delivery!”

Goku defeated Dabura, separated Majin Buu from Babidi, and destroyed Babidi and his spaceship. He returned to the ocean to free Majin Buu, intending to save Good Buu and Grand Supreme Kai and eliminate the evil one.

• Goku used the Power of Destruction to turn Dabura to dust.
• Goku teleported Majin Buu to a barrier over the ocean, leaving him trapped while he returned to Babidi's spaceship.
• Goku destroyed Babidi and the spaceship with a pillar of golden light.
• Goku returned to the ocean and dissolved the barrier around Majin Buu.

Goku used Forced Spirit Fission on Majin Buu, separating him into evil Majin Buu and Fat Buu and briefly awakening the Grand Supreme Kai within Fat Buu. The Grand Supreme Kai explained his connection to Buu before his brief revival ended, as the East Supreme Kai and Kibito arrived.

• Majin Buu attacked Goku with a candy beam, but Goku blocked it with a God Ki barrier and struck him with Forced Spirit Fission.
• Majin Buu endured intense pain before splitting into evil Majin Buu and Fat Buu, while Goku sensed the Grand Supreme Kai's powerful God Ki inside Fat Buu.
• Fat Buu transformed into the Grand Supreme Kai, and the East Supreme Kai asked Kibito to take him to Earth before Old Kai convinced him to wait.
• Goku restrained evil Majin Buu with his Godly Aura while the Grand Supreme Kai finished transforming and thanked Goku.
• The Grand Supreme Kai told Goku that he and Buu were connected personalities in one being, then said his revival was ending as the East Supreme Kai and Kibito arrived.

The Grand Supreme Kai’s consciousness fell asleep inside Fat Buu, and Goku reassured Shin before eliminating Majin Buu with a Spirit Bomb. After arranging for Majin Buu’s soul to be reincarnated on Earth, Goku decided to take Fat Buu home.

• The Grand Supreme Kai said goodbye to Shin and transformed completely into Fat Buu, whose consciousness then fell asleep.
• Goku explained that the Grand Supreme Kai was still alive, and Shin recovered from his grief.
• Goku trapped Majin Buu in a Spirit Bomb and erased him, purifying his soul.
• Goku asked King Yemma to reincarnate Majin Buu’s soul on Earth, and King Yemma agreed.
• Goku considered Fat Buu’s potential and decided to take him home to live with Goten and the others.

Goku explained that the sleeping Fat Buu contained the Grand Supreme Kai’s consciousness, then left him safely at home. At the tournament, Gohan defeated Vegeta after Vegeta tried to contain his draining Super Saiyan Blue power, and Vegeta went home to train while agreeing to Trunks’s request.

• Goku told the East Supreme Kai that Fat Buu came from the goodness created when Majin Buu absorbed the Grand Supreme Kai, and that the Grand Supreme Kai’s consciousness was asleep.
• The East Supreme Kai and Kibito left Earth, and Goku took Fat Buu home with a trace of his Ki so he could sense when Buu woke.
• Vegeta struggled to contain his Super Saiyan Blue Ki, while Gohan watched with concern.
• Gohan used a swift attack to knock Vegeta out, ending the fight and forcing Vegeta to return to normal.
• Vegeta agreed to Trunks’s request to go with Goten and the others, then returned home to train in the gravity chamber because he could not reach the God of Destruction’s Planet.

The tournament reached the semifinals, where Bardock defeated Raditz before Goku and Gohan began their father-and-son match. Gohan transformed and unleashed his full power, preparing to test himself against his far stronger father.

• Piccolo awakened Potential Unleashed after fighting Bardock, reaching a strength slightly greater than Aku's.
• Bardock defeated Raditz with a knife-hand strike, ending their match in seconds.
• Goku called Gohan into the arena for their semifinal fight, and Gohan admitted he felt nervous facing his father.
• Goku encouraged Gohan to show how much he had improved, and Gohan gathered himself before releasing all his Ki.
• Gohan transformed, his white aura turning sky blue and his hair becoming deep blue.

Goku defeated Gohan in the World Martial Arts Tournament after a prolonged beam clash, then prepared to fight Bardock. Their match began with both transforming and exchanging blows as the arena was destroyed.

• Gohan attacked Goku with his godly power, but Goku used his fighting skill and Super Saiyan 2 strength to counter him.
• Goku knocked Gohan into the air and struck him down, then agreed to settle the match with one attack.
• Gohan and Goku fired their Kamehameha attacks at once, but both beams faded after a stalemate left Gohan exhausted.
• Goku healed Gohan, changed his torn clothes, and Gohan admitted defeat before returning to the stands.
• Bardock entered the arena and told Goku not to hold back; Bardock transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, while Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Rosé.
• Goku and Bardock clashed in midair, shattering the arena, and Goku decided to hold back slightly while making it look as if he still had room to counterattack.

Goku won the adult martial arts division, then joined his family and friends for a day at Bulma's amusement park. After telling Vegeta to save his gentle side for family, Goku watched Vegeta agree to ride the carousel with Trunks.

• Goku defeated Bardock to win the adult division, while Bardock placed second and Gohan third; Goten won the children's division, with Trunks placing second.
• Goku and his family joined Aku, Tien Shinhan, and the others for a trip to Bulma's amusement park, where the children played bumper cars.
• Goku told Vegeta that he did not need to act proud around his family and should save his gentle side for them.
• Goku reflected on the peaceful scenery and remembered his childhood promise to protect the planet.
• Trunks asked Vegeta to ride the carousel with him, and Vegeta reluctantly agreed.

Goku prepared to search for the Super Dragon Balls with Bulma after learning how to travel between universes and asking her to build a Super Dragon Ball Radar. He agreed to take her on a romantic space journey, and the chapter left him marveling at the enormous, luxurious spaceship she had made.

• At the amusement park, Goku told Aku that they would hold another party in a few days.
• Goku asked Whis whether the Super Dragon Balls worked like ordinary Dragon Balls and learned two ways to travel between universes.
• Bulma finished building the Super Dragon Ball Radar and asked Goku to take her on a romantic journey through space and time.
• Goku agreed to Bulma's request and planned a party before their potentially months-long trip.
• Several days later, Goku saw Bulma's luxurious, fifty-meter spaceship and wondered why it was so large for two people.
• Whis's voice rang out in Goku's mind.

Goku and Bulma left Earth to travel through the universe, with Goku planning to visit Planet Beyond on the way to a Super Dragon Ball. When they reached its location, they learned that King Cold had destroyed the planet several years earlier.

• Goku and Bulma prepared to leave, while Goku gave Vegeta Planet Yardrat's coordinates so he could travel there and learn Instant Transmission.
• Goku and Bulma said goodbye to their family and departed in Goku's upgraded spaceship.
• Goku recognized their route as the one leading to Aku and the others' home planet, and he told Bulma he would take her to see it.
• The spaceship arrived at Planet Beyond's location, but Goku and Bulma found only empty space.
• Goku and Bulma visited a nearby inhabited planet, where Goku paid someone for information and learned that King Cold had destroyed Planet Beyond several years earlier.

Goku learned how Planet Beyond falsely claimed he was its guardian deity, prompting King Cold to destroy it after his power reached ten billion. After getting King Cold’s location from an alien on Planet Gouride, Goku prepared to confront him.

• A green-skinned alien told Goku and Bulma that Planet Beyond had built its fame by claiming Goku was its guardian deity after he killed Cooler there.
• The alien explained that King Cold destroyed Planet Beyond two years ago after announcing he had reached a Power Level of ten billion.
• The alien said Planet Gouride had benefited from Planet Beyond’s destruction by taking over some of its former trade and transit business.
• Goku asked where King Cold was, and the alien gave him coordinates for a nearby star system.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to return Bulma to their spaceship, then sensed a Frost Demon’s Ki at the coordinates and identified it as likely belonging to King Cold.

Goku destroyed King Cold and his fleet with a Kamehameha, then returned to Bulma and continued their travels together. After visiting several planets, they headed toward the first Super Dragon Ball.

• Goku used Instant Transmission to reach King Cold’s fleet and immobilized him with his Ki.
• Goku fired a Kamehameha that erased King Cold and the fleet, sending King Cold to Hell with his two children.
• Goku returned to Bulma, told her he had handled the matter, and did a short training session before rejoining her.
• Goku and Bulma spent several days visiting planets, where Goku intervened against evil people without harming the rest of the inhabitants.
• Goku and Bulma set course for the first Super Dragon Ball.

Goku and Bulma found and collected three Super Dragon Balls, with Goku discovering that storing even one required a large portal and that seven would barely fit in his storage space. As they continued their search, Bulma noticed their route was taking them toward Universe 6, and Goku knew the final Super Dragon Ball had become an uninhabited planet where the Universe 6 and Universe 7 tournament had been held.

• Goku and Bulma approached a Super Dragon Ball and saw that it was an enormous One-Star Ball measuring over 37,000 kilometers across.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to reach the Dragon Ball and struggled to fit it through a portal into his storage space.
• Goku returned to the ship and told Bulma that his storage space could probably hold seven Super Dragon Balls, though six would fit comfortably.
• Over half a month, Goku and Bulma found three Super Dragon Balls while enjoying their journey through the universe.
• Bulma noticed that their route was taking them toward Universe 6, and Goku knew the last Super Dragon Ball had become an uninhabited planet where the Universe 6 and Universe 7 tournament had taken place.

Goku and Bulma crossed a breach in the universe's barrier and found twelve glowing spheres in the space beyond. Goku sensed Jiren fighting a demonic beast, healed him with a Senzu Bean, and challenged him to a fight.

• Goku admitted to Bulma that his storage space could hold only six Super Dragon Balls, so they planned to collect three in Universe 6 and return to Universe 7 before summoning Super Shenron.
• Goku blasted a gap more than a thousand meters wide through the universe's barrier, and Bulma piloted their spaceship through it.
• Goku and Bulma saw twelve spherical objects shining with multicolored light beyond the barrier.
• Goku sensed Jiren's powerful aura, found him fighting a mindless demonic beast, and watched as Jiren defeated it.
• Goku gave the exhausted Jiren a Senzu Bean, restoring him to peak condition.
• Goku introduced himself as Son Goku, or Kakarot, and challenged Jiren to fight.

Goku and Jiren fought in the bubble universe, where Jiren revealed his true strength before Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Blue and defeated him. Jiren accepted his loss and asked how Goku had grown so strong.

• Goku and Jiren exchanged blows for several dozen minutes, with Goku praising Jiren's fighting skills.
• Jiren unleashed his hidden power, swelling with muscle and raising his strength enough to overpower Goku in a clash.
• Goku tore off his martial arts uniform and transformed into Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Blue.
• Goku appeared before Jiren too quickly for him to react and pressed an energy ball to his abdomen.
• Jiren stopped resisting and admitted defeat, then asked Goku how he had become so strong.
• Goku credited the people he wanted to protect and his teachers, including an angel, prompting Jiren to wonder whether angel training required becoming a God of Destruction Candidate.

After parting with Jiren, Goku and Bulma entered Universe 6, where Champa and Vados noticed their arrival. As the pair waited for the Super Dragon Ball Radar to guide them, two unfamiliar Godly Auras approached their spaceship.

• Jiren told Goku he hoped to meet and surpass him again, then flew back to Universe 11 to pursue a plan to become stronger.
• Goku returned to the spaceship and told Bulma he had fought a powerful fighter from another universe.
• Goku and Bulma crossed Universe 6's cosmic barrier, alerting Vados and Champa to their arrival.
• Vados persuaded Champa to meet the visitors by offering him an extra Dongdong Bird egg, while secretly planning to double his weight-loss training.
• Goku and Bulma used Universe 7's star map to navigate Universe 6, and Goku sensed two unfamiliar Godly Auras heading toward them.

Vados and Champa arrived to meet Goku and Bulma, and Vados arranged a match between Goku and Champa without Champa using a Divine Technique. Goku accepted the fight, and Vados placed the combatants in a protective barrier as Bulma watched from a separate shield.

• Goku and Bulma met Vados and Champa, who had come after Whis told Vados about Goku.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan God, surprising Champa and impressing Vados with his strength.
• Vados provoked Champa into betting that he could defeat Goku without using a Divine Technique.
• Champa accepted the match, wagering that he could avoid dieting for half a month if he won, while Goku agreed to fight.
• Vados enclosed Goku and Champa in a transparent barrier and protected Bulma in a separate shield.