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The Best Episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5

Every episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5!

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Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 28 - Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit - Super Saiyan 3!!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E28

    Trunks is sent on a special mission while Goku distracts Babidi and Buu with an earth-shaking display of power.

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  2. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 3 - Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E3

    Gohan teaches Goten and Videl how to fly. Goku continues his training in Otherworld while Piccolo and Vegeta prepare themselves to face him in the tournament. Vegeta is stunned to learn that young Trunks and Goten can already turn Super Saiyan.

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  3. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 4 - The Dragon Team Fully Assembled! Goku Has Come Back!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E4

    Gohan and the gang knuckle down on their individual training regimens in preparation for the World Martial Arts Tournament. When the day arrives, everyone gathers on the tournament grounds, where a father and son meet for the first time.

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  4. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 5 - Everyone Is Surprised! Goten and Trunks' Super Battle!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E5

    While Gohan and Videl wait to take their preliminaries, Goku, Vegeta, and the others go to spectate the junior division, where Goten and Trunks effortlessly progress through each round until they face each other in the final round. The battle gets more intense. Goten and Trunks surprise the audience with advanced techniques. The fight between Goten and Trunks continues.

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  5. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 6 - Restless Foreboding - A Mysterious Warrior Appears!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E6

    Mr. Satan plays off his defeat at the hands of the Junior Division champion. While Goku and the gang have an all-out feast, Trunks and Goten plan to get into the Adult Division drawing. A mysterious stranger approaches Goku, keen to fight him.

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  6. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 22 - For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E22

    Vegeta and Majin Buu continue to fight. Goten and Trunks watch the battle unfold while Piccolo confronts Babidi.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 26 - Find the Nuisances - Babidi's Retaliation Begins!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E26

    Babidi reaches out to the people of Earth, demanding they give him Piccolo, Trunks, and Goten. If they don’t comply, Majin Buu will wipe out the population.

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  8. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 35 - The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E35

    Gohan continues powering up with the Elder Kai while Goten and Trunks fuse into "Super Saiyan Gotenks." Mr. Satan and Buu add another member to their household.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 1 - Seven Years Later! Starting Today, Gohan Is a High School Student
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S5:E1

    Now 16 years old, Gohan embarks on his first day of high school. But blending in is almost impossible for a Saiyan, and it gets even tougher when a celebrity classmate gets suspicious of a certain blond man thwarting criminals around town.

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  10. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 7 - What Happened, Piccolo? An Unexpected Outcome in the First Round
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E7

    The adult division rounds finally begin! Piccolo must put his skills to the test against a mysterious opponent—but not before Krillin steps into the ring.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 8 - Videl Battered! Gohan's Fury Reaches Its Limit!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E8

    Spopovitch continues his savage assault on Videl, who refuses to admit defeat.

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  12. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 9 - The Terrifying Secret of the Majin - The Mastermind Revealed!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E9

    Goku and the others join the Supreme Kai in his search for Yamu and Spopovitch. As they travel, Shin explains what the devious duo were after and warns them of an ancient evil known as Majin Buu.

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  13. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 11 - Don't Sell Super Saiyans Short! Vegeta and Goku's Full-Bore Power!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E11

    To find Babidi, Goku and the others will have to fight their way through various opponents waiting on his ship. Vegeta steps up to handle the first stage, but Babidi uses magic to give his opponent the upper hand.

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  14. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 14 - Enter the Headliner! The Looming Demon King!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E14

    Dabura emerges to face Gohan in a one-on-one battle. With Mighty Mask defeated, only Mr. Satan stands between Number 18 and the tournament’s prize money. Good luck Mr. Satan!

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  15. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 15 - A Heart of Evil Awakened - Vegeta, Prince of Destruction
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E15

    As Gohan struggles against Dabura, Babidi senses dissent among the Saiyans and sees an opportunity to add another powerful soldier to his ranks.

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  16. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 24 - A Secret Plan to Defeat Buu! Its Name Is Fusion
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E24

    Bulma, Chichi and the others search for the last Dragon Ball so they can resurrect the people Vegeta killed. Meanwhile, Goku comes up with a plan to defeat Majin Buu.

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  17. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 25 - Found! A Faint Ray of Hope - Awaken, Warriors!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E25

    Bulma resurrects the fallen spectators, and Goku rushes to ensure she doesn’t use up the rest of her wishes too soon. Buu continues his rampage and Babidi makes an announcement to the world.

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  18. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 31 - Bye-Bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E31

    Goku’s time is running out to teach the boys the Fusion technique. Will they manage to master it before he’s forced to return to Otherworld?

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  19. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 2 - A New Hero, Great Saiyaman, Is Born!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E2

    Gohan asks Bulma to make him a disguise so that he can continue to fight crime in the city without being recognized. Wearing his new outfit, the defender of justice makes his grand debut in the city by helping Videl thwart a gang of criminals.

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  20. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 10 - The Nefarious Wizard Babidi and Demon King Dabura's Trap
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E10

    The evil wizard Babidi gives his henchmen a rough homecoming before turning on our heroes. Was this their plan all along?

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 12 - Whither Victory? A Battle Royal Championship Match!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E12

    Back at the World Martial Arts Tournament, the crowd is getting restless. With most of the Z Fighters disqualified, Mr. Satan calls for a battle royale between the five remaining combatants.

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  22. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 13 - Stunning Youngsters! No. 18's Uphill Battle
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E13

    As Dabura meditates to bolster his power, Number 18 gives it all she’s got back at the World Martial Arts Tournament. She can’t read Mighty Mask’s sporadic movements, but she refuses to go down without a fight.

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  23. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 27 - A Time of Trials! Lay Hold of Legendary Powers!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E27

    Gohan finds a new weapon in the Sacred World of the Kais. Goku struggles to teach Goten and Trunks the Fusion technique.

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  24. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 29 - True Worth Beginning to Show - The Treacherous Buu!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E29

    Trunks tries to locate the Dragon Radar while Goku continues to stall Majin Buu.

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  25. Dragon Ball Z Kai Season 5 Episode 30 - Silly Looking? Drilling the Fusion Pose!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E30

    Free of Babidi's influence, Buu becomes more destructive than ever as he waits for the arrival of Trunks and Goten. Elsewhere, Gohan continues his training with the Z-Sword.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit - Super Saiyan 3!!" is the best rated episode of "Dragon Ball Z Kai" season 5. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/2014. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial".