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Dragon Ball Z · Namek Saga

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A trip to Namek for another set of balls

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Do you need to watch it before DB Super: Beerus?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story11 of 37
  • Chronological12 of 42
  • Everything21 of 65
BeforeDragon Ball Z · Saiyan SagaAfterDragon Ball Z · Captain Ginyu Saga

Episodes, in this order

  1. DBZ E36
  2. DBZ E37
  3. DBZ E38
  4. DBZ E39
  5. DBZ E40
  6. DBZ E41
  7. DBZ E42
  8. DBZ E43
  9. DBZ E44
  10. DBZ E45
  11. DBZ E46
  12. DBZ E47
  13. DBZ E48
  14. DBZ E49
  15. DBZ E50
  16. DBZ E51
  17. DBZ E52
  18. DBZ E53
  19. DBZ E54
  20. DBZ E55
  21. DBZ E56
  22. DBZ E57
  23. DBZ E58
  24. DBZ E59
  25. DBZ E60
  26. DBZ E61
  27. DBZ E62
  28. DBZ E63
  29. DBZ E64
  30. DBZ E65
  31. DBZ E66
  32. DBZ E67
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

To revive their friends, Bulma, Krillin and Gohan fly to Namek, Kami's home world, which has its own Dragon Balls. There they find Frieza, tyrant of the universe, slaughtering Namekians to wish for immortality. Vegeta arrives too, stronger, and kills Cui, Dodoria and Zarbon, the last after losing a first fight. Krillin and Gohan save a boy named Dende and meet the Grand Elder, who unlocks their hidden power. On Earth, Goku leaves the hospital and trains on the way in a ship with a hundred times Earth's gravity. Vegeta steals Dragon Balls and the heroes hide one. Furious, Frieza summons his elite squad: the Ginyu Force.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesStops the manga doesn't have

    In the anime, Bulma, Krillin and Gohan's ship stops at a mirror spaceship and a fake Planet Namek before reaching the real one. Both detours were made just for TV.

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  2. Behind the scenesA movie became an episode

    In Funimation's original English dub, the movie The Tree of Might aired inside this saga as a three-part special episode.

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  3. CameoThe Grand Elder unlocks power

    Namek's elder touches Krillin's and Gohan's heads and unlocks their hidden potential.

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