| episodes |
| The episode comparisons are set up in terms of the Japanese episode numbers, click on them to proceed. FUNimation equivalents are approximate. |
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
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36
"We're Off Into Space! The Planet of Hope is Piccolo's Home"
37 "Mysterious Yunzabit! The Search for Kami-sama's Spaceship" |
27 "A New Goal... Namek!" |
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38
"Blast off for Planet Namek! The Terror Awaiting Gohan and the Others"
39 "Friends or Foes? Children of the Mysterious Giant Spaceship" |
28 "Journey to Namek" |
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40
"Can it Really be True? There Lies Namek, Planet of Hope"
41 "Kind-hearted Aliens -- There's the 5-Star Ball Already" |
29 "Friends or Foes?" |
| 42 "Planet Freeza No. 79 -- Vegeta's Recovery!!" | 30 "Hunt for a Dragon Ball" |
| 43 "The Dragon Balls are All Here! And Piccolo-san Will Come Back to Life" | 31 "Who's Who?" |
| 44 "A Tough New Enemy! Freeza, Emperor of the Universe" | 32 "Touchdown on Namek" |
| 45 "Vegeta's Ambition! I am the Greatest Warrior in the Universe!!" | 33 "Face-off on Namek" |
| 46 "Goku's Power Full Throttle!! Six Days to the Ends of the Galaxy" | 34 "The Ruthless Frieza" |
| 47 "Surprise Attack!! The Elder's Target was the Scouter!" | 35 "The Nameks Versus Frieza" |
| 48 "Gohan in Danger! A Pursuing Dodoria Summons Death" | 36 "Escape From Dodoria" |
| 49 "Dodoria Dies by Explosion! Vegeta's Fearsome Shockwave" | 37 "Secrets Revealed" |
| 50 "Escape From a Burning Planet!! A Desperate Kamehameha" | 38 "A Collision Course" |
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51
"Courage Times One Hundred! The Warriors Gathered Under Kaiou"
52 "Listen To Me Goku! Hands Off Freeza" |
39 "Stay Away From Frieza" |
| 53 "Goosebumps Indeed! The Handsome Warrior Zarbon's Demonic Transformation" | 40 "Zarbon Transformed" |
| 54 "Defend the Planet of Hope! Kuririn's Miraculous Power-Up" | 41 "The Eldest Namek" |
| 55 "Ressurected From Death's Abyss - The Miracle Man Vegeta" | 42 "Get Vegeta!" |
| 56 "An Enormous Battle Power!! Freeza's Plan is Smashed" | 43 "Vegeta Revived" |
| 57 "Feeling Good Again!! Goku Under a Great 100G Force" | 44 "A Heavy Burden" |
| 58 "Freeza's Secret Weapon! The Demonic Ginyu Squadron" | 45 "Immortality Denied" |
| 59 "Look Out, Buruma! The Four-Star-Ball in Freeza's Hands" | 46 "Big Trouble For Bulma" |
| 60 "Clash!! The Kaioken and Kamehameha of Persevering Spirit" | 47 "Scramble For the Dragon Balls" |
| 61 "The Great Decisive Battle Draws Near! The Ginyu Squadron Comes Calling" | 48 "Arrival of the Ginyu Force" |
| 62 "Goku on Final Approach! Break Through Freeza's Net" | 49 "Elite Fighters of the Universe... The Ginyu Force" |
| 63 "Is This Great Sorcery or Just a Trick!? Mr. Gurudo is Angry!" | 50 "Time Tricks and Body Binds" |
| 64 "The Menacing Rikuum!! He's Bad, He's Mighty, He's An Offensive Brute" | 51 "No Refuge From Recoome" |
| 65 "Don't Die, Gohan! Goku Finally Touches Down on the Battlefield" | 52 "Enter Goku" |
| 66 "An Uncommon Power!! Son Goku, the Legendary Super Saiya-jin" | 53 "Goku... Super Saiyan?" |
| 67 "Lightning Balls of Red and Blue! Jees and Bahta Attack Goku" | 54 "Ginyu Assault" |
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68
"Finally, a Straightforward Confrontation! Captain Ginyu's Appearance"
69 "Incredible Force!! Goku's Full Power, Did You See It?" |
55 "Incredible Force" |
| 70 "Where is the Battle Happening!? Freeza's Demonic Hand Approaches the Great Elder" | 56 "Frieza Approaches" |
| 71 "Surprise!! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku" | 57 "Goku is Ginyu & Ginyu is Goku" |
| 72 "Come Forth Super Sheng Long!! Grant My Wish" | 58 "Calling the Eternal Dragon" |
| 73 "He Isn't Me! Gohan, Fight Your Father!!" | 59 "Gohan Defeat Your Dad!!" |
| 74 "Oops!! Ginyu Has Become a Frog" | 60 "Captain Ginyu... The Frog" |
| 75 "The One Who Has Gathered the Seven Balls... Come Forth and Say the Password!" | 61 "Password is Porunga" |
| 76 "Kami-sama Also Lives Again! Piccolo is Restored by Super Sheng Long" | 62 "Piccolo's Return" |
| 77 "The Birth of the Strongest Warrior!? Nail and Piccolo Unite" | 63 "The Fusion" |
| 78 "The Nightmarish Super-Transformation!! Freeza's Battle Power at One Million" | 64 "Fighting Power: One Million??" |
| 79 "Is This It!? A Brutal, Tremendous Power Attacks Gohan" | 65 "Gohan Attacks" |
| 80 "At Once The Situation Reverses!! The Warrior Who was Late - Piccolo" |
NA*
"Piccolo The Super Namek" (* - The episode with this title was released on video only) |
| 81 "Piccolo's Self-Confidence! I Will Bring Freeza Down" | 66 "Deja Vu" |
| 82 "Come out and Fight, Goku!! An Angry Freeza's Second Transformation" | 67 "Frieza's Second Transformation" |
| 83 "Be Afraid!! Freeza Makes War With a Third Transformation" | 68 "Another Transformation?" |
| 84 "The Death of Dende... Come Out! Extraordinary, Full Force Power" | 69 "Dende's Demise" |
| 85 "I've Waited and Waited For This Moment!!! Goku Restored" | 70 "The Renewed Goku" |
| 86 "Chagrin...!! The Proud Saiya-jin - Vegeta Dies" | 71 "The End of Vegeta" |
| 87 "The Opening Act of The Great, Decisive Battle!! I Will Defeat You" | 72 "The Ultimate Battle" |
| 88 "Clash of the Two Superpowers! A Serious and Honorable War of Flesh!!!" | 73 "Clash of the Super Powers" |
| 89 "Freeza's Terrifying Proclamation! Without Using My Hands, I Will Defeat You" | 74 "Frieza's Boast" |
| 90 "That Wasn't no Bluff!! The Daring, Cool Guy - Son Goku" | 75 "Bold and Fearless" |
| 91 "This Settles It!! Fire Incarnating in a 20x Kaiouken Kamehameha" | 76 "Embodiment of Fire" |
| 92 "A Great Big Genkidama - This is My Last Trump Card!!" | 77 "Trump Card" |
| 93 "Keep the Chance Alive!! Piccolo's Life-risking Backup Volley" | 78 "Keep the Chance Alive" |
| 94 "The Genkidama's Great, Destructive Power!! Who Lived Through It!?" | 79 "Power of the Spirit" |
| 95 "Finally the Transformation!! The Legendary Super Saiya-jin - Son Goku" | 80 "Transformed at Last" |
| 96 "Explosion of Anger! Goku, Please Destroy Everyone's Enemy" | 81 "Explosion of Anger" |
| 97 "The Destruction of Planet Namek!? The Ground is Penetrated by A Demonic Flash" | 82 "Namek's Destruction" |
| 98 "I Will Win - A Suicidal Final Attack" | 83 "The Final Attack" |
| 99 "Fly Through Space, Sheng Long!! It is the Time of Namek's Destruction" | 84 "Approaching Destruction" |
| 100 "I am the Son of Son Goku!! Gohan Returns to the Final Battlefield" | 85 "Gohan Returns" |
| 101 "I Will Stay Here on This Planet!! A Final Wish To Triumph" | 86 "The Last Wish" |
| 102 "Let's Get it On!! The Two Are Left On a Vanishing Planet" | 87 "Duel On A Vanishing Planet" |
| 103 "Pitiable Freeza! His Trembling Will Not Stop" | 88 "Pathos On Frieza" |
| 104 "Goku's Declaration of Victory!! The Hour of Freeza's Self-Destruction..." | 89 "Frieza Defeated!" |
| 105 "Freeza Defeated!! One Hit Filled With Anger" | 90 "Mighty Blast Of Rage" |
| 106 "The Great Explosion of Planet Namek!! Goku Vanishes into Space" | 91 "Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?" |
| 107 "Son Goku Survived - All of the Z Warriors Resurrected" | 92 "Goku's Alive!" |
| The Second Season In Review |
| Japanese episodes 36-67 (English episodes 27-53) comprised the second season of Dragon Ball Z in the US, and the second batch of episodes underwent a surprisingly small amount of editing and censoring compared to the first. Out of a total 31 episodes, only about 5 were lost, much better than the 9 taken from the Saiya-jin Saga.
That fact notwithstanding, there were still many unfortunate occurrences that took place during the course of the season. The most notable highlights were the introduction of Freeza's English voice which has been unanimously decried by fans as totally inappropriate, Ian Corlett passing the role of Goku on to the ill-received Peter Kelamis, and the usual censoring and editing when the action got too hot. Overall though, nothing seemed to get any worse, although nothing got very much better, either. |