Arc Information
Original Run: | 05 February 2017 – 25 March 2018 (60 weeks; spent 6 weeks on break) |
Corresponding: | Dragon Ball Super Episodes 077 – 131 (55 episodes) |
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Rating Shares: | Average: 5.1% Highest: 6.6% (Episode 80) Lowest: 3.5% (Episodes 109 & 110) |
Arc Synopsis
Having thoroughly enjoyed the martial arts tournament between Universes 6 and 7, the Omni-King plans to hold another one himself, although this time with all 12 universes! Much to Beerus and Whis’ relief, and thanks to the events with Goku Black, the Omni-King seems to have been OK with sidelining this next tournament. However, with the prospect of battling the greatest warriors in every universe, Goku has not let the idea slip his mind. While training with Whis, Goku suddenly recalls the Omni-King mentioning that he planned to hold the tournament “soon”. Before Whis can stop him, Goku summons the Omni-King to discuss it. With everything set in motion, and the warriors of each universe assembled, the Universe’s Greatest Martial Arts Tournament is set to begin! While Goku is filled with unabashed delight, Beerus and Whis are fraught with fear at the consequences of losing… complete annihilation!
Arc Characters
Unlike any other story arc to date, the “Universal Survival” arc introduces over 100 new characters. This section serves to document and track these characters as the story arc progresses, in addition to examining each character’s possible name pun and information about specific universes.
Episode List (077 — 131)
Yarō ze Zen’ō-sama! Uchū-ichi Budōkai!!
Let’s Do It, Omni-King! The Universe’s Greatest Martial Arts Tournament!!
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Zen-Uchū no Kami-sama mo Don Hiki!? Maketara Shōmetsu “Chikara no Taikai”
The Universes’ Gods are Aghast! Losers Will Be Obliterated at the “Tournament of Power”
Storyboard: Kazuhiro Ochi · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Dai-Kyū Uchū Keri no Bajiru Bāsasu Dai-Nana Uchū Majin Bū!!
Universe 9’s Kicker Basil vs Universe 7’s Majin Boo!!
Storyboard: Kazuya Karasawa & Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Hiroshi Aoyama & Akio Yamaguchi
Nemutta Tōshi o Yobisamase! Son Gohan no Tatakai!!
Awaken Dormant Fighting Spirit! Son Gohan’s Battle!!
Animation: Yui Kinoshita & Shūichirō Manabe · Director: Kōhei Hatano
Tsubushi no Berugamo Bāsasu Son Gokū! Aotenjō no Tsuyo-sa wa Dotchi da!?
Crusher Bergamo vs Son Goku! Who Has Sky-High Power?!
Animation: Joey Calangian, Noel Añonuevo, & Masahiro Shimanuki · Director: Masanori Satō
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Son Gokū Yurusumaji! Seigi no Senshi Toppo Ran’nyū!!
Never Forgive Son Goku! The Warrior of Justice Toppo Intrudes!!
Animation: Hirotaka Nii, Hiroyuki Itai, & Yukihiro Kitano · Storyboard: Kazuhiro Ochi · Director: Ayumi Ono
Dai-Nana Uchū Daihyō Chīmu o Kessei seyo! Saikyō no Jūnin wa Dare da!?
Form the Universe 7 Team! Who Are the Strongest Ten?!
Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Kakudō · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
Sukautoman Son Gokū Kuririn to Jūhachi-Gō o Izanau
Son Goku the Talent Scout — Inviting Kuririn and No. 18
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Ugokidasu Uchū Sorezore no Omowaku
The Universes Get into Gear — Each One’s Motive
Animation: Tsutomu Ono & Osamu Ishikawa · Storyboard: Hitoyuki Matsui · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Hajimete Majiwaru Kobushi! Jinzōningen Jūnana-Gō Bāsasu Son Gokū!!
Trading Blows for the First Time! Artificial Human No. 17 vs Son Goku!!
Animation: Paul Añonuevo, Joey Calangian, & Naoki Tate · Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Takao Iwai
Mitsuryō-dan o Kare! Gokū to Jūnana-Gō no Kyōtō!!
Hunt the Poachers! Goku and No. 17’s Joint Battle!!
Animation: Shūichirō Manabe & Yukihiro Kitano · Storyboard: Takashi Sokabe · Director: Akio Yamaguchi
Gohan to Pikkoro Shitei Gekitotsu no Genkai Shugyō!
Gohan and Piccolo: Master and Disciple Train to the Limit!
Animation: Tomoko Kusunoki, Yui Kinoshita, & Hiroyuki Itai · Director: Masanori Satō
Arawareta Nazo no Bijo! Tenshin-ryū Dōjō no Kai!?
A Mysterious Beauty Appears! The Tenshin-Style Dojo’s Mystery?!
Animation: Joey Calangian, Hirotaka Nii, & Kōji Nashizawa · Storyboard: Kazuhiro Ochi · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
Koerubeki Kabe o Misuete! Gokū Bāsasu Gohan
Facing the Wall that Must be Overcome! Goku vs Gohan
Storyboard: Yūta Murano · Director: Takahiro Majima & Kōhei Hatano
Kachi-nokoru no wa Dono Uchū?! Zoku-zoku to Tsudou Saikyō no Senshi-tachi!!
Which Universe Will Prevail?! The Mightiest Warriors Assemble!!
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Kinkyūjitai Hassei! Sorowanai Jūnin no Menbā!!
An Emergency Development! We Don’t Have Ten Members!!
Animation: Noel Añonuevo, Joey Calangian, & Osamu Ishikawa · Storyboard: Isao Torada · Director: Takao Iwai
Jūninme no Senshi wa Omē da! Gokū Furīza no Moto e!!
You’re the Tenth Warrior! Goku Visits Freeza!!
Animation: Tsutomu Ono & Shūichirō Manabe · Storyboard: Takashi Sokabe · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Aku no Teiō Fukkatsu! Demukaeru Nazo no Shikaku-tachi!?
Revival of the Evil Emperor! The Mysterious Awaiting Assassins?!
Animation: Paul Añonuevo, Eugene Ayson, & Yūichi Karasawa · Director: Masato Mitsuka
Saikyō! Sai’aku! Furīza Ōabare!!
The Wickedest! The Most Evil! Freeza’s Rampage!!
Storyboard: Naotoshi Shida · Director: Akio Yamaguchi & Tatsuya Nagamine
Toki wa Kita! Uchū no Meiun o Kake Mu no Kai e!!
The Time Has Come! To the World of Void, Where the Universes’ Fate Will Be Decided!!
Animation: Joey Calangian, Noel Añonuevo, & Hiroyuki Itai · Director: Masanori Satō
Ikinokore! Tsui ni Kaimaku “Chikara no Taikai”!!
Survive! The “Tournament of Power” Begins at Last!!
Animation: Yukihiro Kitano & Hirotaka Nii · Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
Ā Mujou! Zetsubō Suru Uchū!!
Oh, the Uncertainty! The Universes Despair!!
Storyboard: Toshikatsu Tokoro · Director: Takao Iwai
Misetsukero! Kuririn no Sokojikara!!
Show It Off! Kuririn’s Hidden Strength!!
Storyboard: Masayoshi Nishida · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Dai-Bōsō! Mezame Araburu Kyō-Senshi!!
Rampage! The Savage Berserker Awakens!!
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Semaru Seigi no Senshi! Puraido Torūpāzu!!
The Warriors of Justice Close In! Pride Troopers!!
Storyboard: Kōhei Hatano & Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Makoto Sonoda
Ai no Chikara ga Dai-Bakuhatsu!? Dai-Ni Uchū no Majokko Senshi!!
The Power of Love Explodes?! Universe 2’s Magical Girl Warriors!!
Animation: Kōji Nashizawa & Yōichi Ōnishi · Director: Masato Mitsuka
Gohan yo Hijōnare! Dai-Jū Uchū to no Kessen!!
Gohan, Be Ruthless! The Showdown with Universe 10!!
Animation: Yasuhiro Namatame & Naoki Tate · Storyboard: Takeshi Mori · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
Chōzetsu Kōsoku Batoru Boppatsu! Gokū to Hitto no Kyōdō Sensen!!
A Faster-Than-Light Battle Begins! Goku and Hit’s Joint Front!!
Animation: Chihiro Tanaka & Hiroyuki Itai · Storyboard: Katsuhiko Nishijima · Director: Takao Iwai
Funsen! Muten Rōshi Inochi o Moyasu!!
A Fierce Battle! The Turtle Sage Stakes His Life!!
Animation: Paul Añonuevo, Joey Calangian, & Hirotaka Nii · Director: Masanori Satō
Mikiwamero! Sugata naki Atakkā to no Shitō!!
Figure It Out! Death Match Against an Unseen Attacker!!
Storyboard: Takahiro Imamura & Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Fuji Network’s 27-Hour Day of Television 2017
Fukushū no “Efu”! Shikakerareta Kōkatsu na Wana!?
Revenge “F”! A Cunning Trap is Set?!
Storyboard: Tatsuya Nagamine · Director: Ryōta Nakamura
Furīza to Furosuto! Majiwaru Akui!?
Freeza and Frost! Intersecting Evil Intentions?!
Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
“One Piece” 1 Hour Autumn Special
Gokū ni Semaru Saikyō no Teki! Ima Koso Hanate! Hissatsu no Genki-Dama!!
The Ultimate Enemy Approaches Goku! Now, Let Loose! The Killer Genki-Dama!!
Animation: Tsutomu Ono & Shūichirō Manabe · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Son Gokū Kakusei! Mezameshi Mono no Aratanaru Goku’i!!
Son Goku Wakes! New Level of the Awakened!!
Animation: Naoki Tate & Yōichi Ōnishi · Director: Masato Mitsuka
Ijigen no Kyokuchi Batoru! Hitto Bāsasu Jiren!!
Extreme Battle of Another Dimension! Hit vs Jiren!!
Animation: Yasuhiro Namatame & Chihiro Tanaka · Director: Toshiaki Komura
Saiya-jin no Chikai! Bejīta no Kakugo!!
A Saiyan’s Vow! Vegeta’s Resolve!!
Animation: Noel Añonuevo, Joey Calangian, & Kōji Nashizawa · Storyboard: Naotoshi Shida · Director: Takao Iwai
Kikitoshite! Sentō-kyō Saiya-jin Batoru Futatabi!!
With Such Joy! The Fighting-Maniac Saiyans Battle Again!!
Kikisemaru! Arata na Chō-Senshi no Bakutan!!
Ghastly! The Explosive Birth of a New Super Warrior!!
Animation: Yūya Takahashi, Paul Añonuevo, & Eugene Ayson · Director: Masanori Satō
Gokū Bāsasu Kefura! Sūpā Saiya-jin Burū Yabureru?!
Goku vs Kafla! Super Saiyan Blue Defeated?!
Storyboard: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Gyakuten no Kizashi! Migatte no Gokui ga Dai-Bakuhatsu!!
The Comeback Omen! Ultra Instinct’s Great Explosion!!
Animation: Yōichi Ōnishi & Shūichirō Manabe · Director: Makoto Sonoda
Ai no Dai-Kessen! Jinzōningen Bāsasu Dai-Ni Uchū!!
A Grand Showdown of Love! The Artificial Humans vs Universe 2!!
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Kasoku suru Higeki Kie yuku Uchū…
Accelerating Drama: A Universe Vanishes…
Animation: Naoki Tate, Joey Calangian, & Noel Añonuevo · Director: Masato Mitsuka
Kaihi Funō!? Suterusu Kōgeki no Mōi!!
Unavoidable?! The Fierce Stealth Attack!!
Animation: Tsutomu Ono, Midori Sawaki, Naoki Yamauchi, & Yasuhiro Namatame · Director: Toshiaki Komura
Kanpeki naru Seizon Senryaku! Dai-San Uchū Kyōi no Shikaku!!
A Perfect Survival Strategy! Universe 3’s Menacing Assassins!!
Animation: Chihiro Tanaka & Masahiro Shimanuki · Storyboard: Kiyosato Yamamoto · Director: Hideki Hiroshima
Sōryoku-sen! Kyūkyoku no Yontai Gattai Bāsasu Dai-Nana Uchū Sō Kōgeki!!
All-Out War! The Ultimate 4-Way Combo vs Universe 7’s Total Offensive!!
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Onore no Hokori o Kakete! Bejīta Saikyō e no Chōsen!!
Staking His Pride! Vegeta Challenges the Strongest!!
Storyboard: Naotoshi Shida · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Zenshin Zenrei Zenryoku Kaihō! Gokū to Bejīta!!
Full Body, Spirit, and Power Unleashed! Goku and Vegeta!!
Animation: Hiroyuki Itai & Osamu Ishikawa · Director: Masanori Satō
Shippūdotō no Mōshū! Gohan Haisui no Jin!!
A Stormy, Fierce Attack! Gohan Fights With His Back to the Wall!!
Ifudōdō! Hakaishin Toppo Kōrin!!
Majestic! Advent of the God of Destruction, Toppo!!
Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima · Director: Kazuya Karasawa
Kami o mo Koero! Bejīta Sutemi no Ichigeki!!
Surpass Even a God! Vegeta’s Life-Risking Blow!!
Storyboard: Yoshitaka Yashima & Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Takao Iwai
Semari kuru Shōheki! Kibō o Takushita Saigo no Baria!!
A Looming Obstacle! Pinning Hope on a Final Barrier!!
Storyboard: Masanori Satō & Kazuya Karasawa · Director: Takahiro Imamura
Kedakai Hokori Saigo made! Bejīta Chiru!!
With Noble Pride to the End! Vegeta Falls!!
Storyboard: Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Masanori Satō
Genkai Chōzetsu Toppa! Migatte no Gokui Kiwamaru!!
Transcendent Limits Surpassed! Ultra Instinct Mastered!!
Animation: Hirotaka Nii, Kōji Nashizawa, & Yūichi Karasawa · Director: Masato Mitsuka
Kūzenzetsugo no Chō-Kessen! Kyūkyoku no Sabaibaru Batoru!!
An Unprecedented Super Showdown! The Ultimate Survival Battle!!
Animation: Naoki Tate & Shūichirō Manabe · Director: Ryōta Nakamura
Kiseki no Ketchaku! Saraba Gokū! Mata Au Hi Made!!
A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until the Day We Meet Again!!
Animation: Tadayoshi Yamamuro · Director: Megumi Ishitani