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Episode Guide

Dragon Ball Z: Great Saiyaman arc

Arc Information

Original Run: 08 September 1993 – 02 March 1994 (26 weeks; spent 6 weeks on break)
Corresponding: Dragon Ball Z Episodes 200 – 219 (20 episodes)
Dragon Ball Chapters 421 – 445 (25 chapters; approx. 1.3 chapters per episode)
Filler Content: To Be Determined
Rating Shares: Average: 24.7%
Maximum: 27.5% (Episode 218)
Minimum: 21.7% (Episode 202)

Arc Synopsis

Several years after the battle with Cell, a now 16 year-old Gohan enrolls in high school. With a personality that won’t allow evil, Gohan transforms into the Great Saiyaman with a transformation switch built for him by Bulma and defended justice in Satan City. However, his identity was discovered by Mister Satan’s daughter Videl, and he was strong-armed into entering the Tenka’ichi Budōkai. With Goku deciding to come back to Earth for a single day to participate in the tournament, Gohan and the others strive to train for the tournament. And so at last, the day of the first Tenka’ichi Budōkai in a long time arrives!

The final round of the Tenka’ichi Budōkai Childrens’ Division pitted Goten against Trunks. At the end of the intense battle, Trunks was the winner! At last the adult division starts. In the main competition, the mysterious participants Shin, Kibito, Yamu, and Spopovitch appeared. After learning that Shin is actually a Kaiōshin, everyone closely watches the match between the Great Saiyaman (Gohan) and Kaiōshin’s attendant Kibito. Immediately after the match begins, Yamu and Spopovitch came after Gohan, who had transformed into a Super Saiyan, and they stole his energy!

Episode List (200 — 219)

Dragon Ball Z Episode 200Air Date: 08 September 1993
あれから7年!今日から僕は高校生
Are kara Shichinen! Kyō kara Boku wa Kōkōsei
7 Years Since That Event! Starting Today, I’m a High Schooler
Scenario: Takao Koyama · Art: Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Dragon Ball Z Episode 201Air Date: 15 September 1993
愛と正義のグレートサイヤマン参上
Ai to Seigi no Gurēto Saiyaman Sanjō
The Champion and Lover of Justice — The Great Saiyaman Appears
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Keisuke Masunaga · Director: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 202Air Date: 29 September 1993
悟飯のハチャメチャ初デート!?
Gohan no Hachamecha Hatsu Dēto!?
Gohan’s Confusing First Date?!
Scenario: Satoru Akahori · Art: Shōji Tokiwa
Animation: Yūji Hakamada · Director: Daisuke Nishio
Dragon Ball Z Episode 203Air Date: 20 October 1993
悟飯、緊急出動!ビーデルを救え!!
Gohan, Kinkyū Shutsudō! Bīderu o Sukue!!
Gohan, Get Moving Quick! Rescue Videl!!
Scenario: Yoshiyuki Suga · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Masayuki Uchiyama · Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Dragon Ball Z Episode 204Air Date: 27 October 1993
盗難事件発生!!犯人はサイヤマン!?
Tōnan Jiken Hassei!! Han’nin wa Saiyaman!?
A Robbery Case!! The Culprit is Saiyaman?!
Scenario: Yoshiyuki Suga · Art: Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: Yukio Ebisawa · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Dragon Ball Z Episode 205Air Date: 03 November 1993
悟空も復活!?天下一武道会出場だ!!
Gokū mo Fukkatsu!? Tenka’ichi Budōkai Shutsujō da!!
Goku’s Also Resurrected?! He’s Participating in the Tenka’ichi Budōkai!!
Scenario: Aya Matsui · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Masahiro Shimanuki · Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Dragon Ball Z Episode 206Air Date: 10 November 1993
悟飯もビックリ!悟天の爆発パワー
Gohan mo Bikkuri! Goten no Bakuhatsu Pawā
Even Gohan is Surprised! Goten’s Explosion of Power
Scenario: Aya Matsui · Art: Shōji Tokiwa
Animation: Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Osamu Kasai
Dragon Ball Z Episode 207Air Date: 17 November 1993
あっ飛べた!!ビーデルの舞空術入門
A Tobeta!! Bīderu no Bukūjutsu Nyūmon
Ah, I Flew!! Videl’s Introduction to Flight
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Keisuke Masunaga · Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 208Air Date: 24 November 1993
おかえり悟空!Zチーム全員集合!!
Okaeri Gokū! Zetto Chīmu Zen’in Shūgō!!
Welcome Back, Goku! The Whole Z Team Assembles!!
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: Masayuki Uchiyama · Director: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 209Air Date: 08 December 1993
危うしサイヤマン!激写に御用心!?
Ayaushi Saiyaman! Gekisha ni Goyōjin!?
You’re in Danger, Saiyaman! Guard Yourself Against a Perfectly Timed Photo?!
Scenario: Takao Koyama · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Yūji Hakamada · Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Dragon Ball Z Episode 210Air Date: 15 December 1993
ハンパじゃないぜ!!チビトランクス
Hanpa ja Nai ze!! Chibi Torankusu
No Small Matter!! Little Trunks
Scenario: Uetake Sumio · Art: Shōji Tokiwa
Animation: Yukio Ebisawa · Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Dragon Ball Z Episode 211Air Date: 22 December 1993
ボクの出番だ!!悟天、緊張の第一戦
Boku no Deban da!! Goten, Kinchō no Daīssen
It’s My Turn!! Goten’s Anxious First Fight
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Tsutomu Fujita
Animation: Masahiro Shimanuki · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Dragon Ball Z Episode 212Air Date: 12 January 1994
うれしさ百万倍!少年王者決定!!
Ureshisa Hyakumanbai! Shōnen Chanpion Kettei!!
Happiness Times a Million! The Junior Champion is Decided!!
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: Masayuki Uchiyama · Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 213Air Date: 19 January 1994
どうするサタン!?史上最大のピンチ
Dō Suru Satan!? Shijō Saidai no Pinchi
Now What, Satan?! The Greatest Pinch in History
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 214Air Date: 26 January 1994
対戦相手決定!!早くやろうぜ一回戦
Taisen Aite Kettei!! Hayaku Yarō ze Ikkaisen
The Match-Ups Are Decided!! Hurry and Hold the First Round
Scenario: Hiroshi Toda · Art: Shōji Tokiwa
Animation: Keisuke Masunaga · Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Dragon Ball Z Episode 215Air Date: 02 February 1994
どうしたピッコロ!!まさかの不戦敗
Dō Shita Pikkoro!! Masa ka no Fusenbai
What’s the Matter, Piccolo?! An Unheard-of No-Fight Forfeit
Scenario: Uetake Sumio · Art: Tsutomu Fujita
Animation: Yūji Hakamada · Director: Osamu Kasai
Dragon Ball Z Episode 216Air Date: 09 February 1994
不死身で不気味!?スポポビッチの謎
Fujimi de Bukimi!? Supopobitchi no Nazo
Undyingly Unpleasant?! The Mystery of Spopovitch
Scenario: Katsuyuki Sumisawa · Art: Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: Shingo Ishikawa · Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Dragon Ball Z Episode 217Air Date: 16 February 1994
ビーデル無残!!出るか怒りの超悟飯
Bīderu Muzan!! Deru ka Ikari no Sūpā Gohan
A Tragic Videl!! Are You Coming Out, Angry Super Gohan?
Scenario: Katsuyuki Sumisawa · Art: Kenji Matsumoto
Animation: Yukio Ebisawa · Director: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Dragon Ball Z Episode 218Air Date: 23 February 1994
バレちゃった!!サイヤマンは孫悟飯
Barechatta!! Saiyaman wa Son Gohan
Exposed!! The Saiyaman is Son Gohan
Scenario: Takao Koyama · Art: Shōji Tokiwa
Animation: Masayuki Uchiyama · Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Dragon Ball Z Episode 219Air Date: 02 March 1994
うごめく陰謀!!悟飯の力が奪われた
Ugomeku Inbō!! Gohan no Pawā ga Ubawareta
A Slithering Conspiracy!! Gohan’s Power is Stolen
Scenario: Takao Koyama · Art: Tsutomu Fujita
Animation: Masahiro Shimanuki · Director: Takahiro Imamura