Kai Episode 27 (11 October 2009)

[Adamant]

General Discussion for DragonBall Kai episode 27, aired 11 October 2009

一触即発のピンチ!悟飯よ四星球を守れ
Isshokusokuhatsu no Pinchi! Gohan yo Sūshinchū o Mamore
The Volatile Pinch! O Gohan, Protect the Si Xing Qiu

[Herms]

O Gohan,

Where art thou?

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

[Metalwario64]

O Gohan,

Where art thou?

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Wherefore art thou.

[Herms]

Wherefore art thou. :P

Well, I was thinking mostly of this.

But anyway, the episode. I, um, didn't see it. Was it good?

[Amigo Ten]

Was the this the episode that had Vegeta's finger cut out?

[JulieYBM]

Was the this the episode that had Vegeta's finger cut out?

Yep, but it matches the Manga now.

[Adamant]

Ok, so let's go over what this episode covered:

Chapter 268:
-stuff from last episode-
5) Page 13-14: Vegeta flying off with Kuririn's Dragonball

Chapter 269:
1) Page 1: Kuririn and Bulma talking about the current situation
2) Page 2-4: Vegeta finds Gohan
3) Page 5-7: Vegeta talks with Gohan
4) Page 8-9: Gohan returns to Kuririn and Bulma
5) Page 9-13: Vegeta discovers Gohan took his Dragonball and the Earthlings have moved elsewhere
6) Page 14: At their new camp, Kuririn says he'll take Gohan to the Eldest


Chapter 270:
1) Page 1: Recap of the current events
2) Page 2: Gohan and Kuririn flying towards the Eldest
3) Page 3: Vegeta hiding the Dragonballs
4) Page 3: Vegeta thinking about how Freeza won't be able to locate him for another 3-4 days
5) Page 4-8: 2 days later, Goku Kamehamehas himself in the face
6) Page 9-12: Another day later, Goku tries out his new powers
7) Page 13: One more day later, Freeza wondering about Zarbon's whereabouts ("He's been gone for four days")
8) Page 13: Freeza thinking the Ginyu will soon arrive.
9) Page 14: Kuririn and Gohan speeding up to reach the Eldest quickly

Chapter 271:
1) Page 1-2: Vegeta picking up Kuririn and Gohan's ki and going after them
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DBZ 57:
-stuff from last episode-
268-5) Page 13-14: Vegeta flying off with Kuririn's Dragonball

DBZ 58:
269-1) Page 1: Kuririn and Bulma talking about the current situation
270-7) Page 13: Freeza wondering about Zarbon's whereabouts ("He's been gone for four hours")
Filler) Freeza killing a filler goon
Filler) The Ginyu taking off from Planet Freeza Number Whatever
Filler) Kaiou sensing the Ginyu approaching Nameck
Filler) Goku training
269-2) Page 2-4 : Vegeta finds Gohan (tiny filler scene here where Gohan debates whether or not to face Vegeta)
-eyecatcher-
269-3) Page 5-7: Vegeta talks with Gohan
269-4) Page 8-9: Gohan returns to Kuririn and Bulma
269-5) Page 9-13: Vegeta discovers Gohan took his Dragonball and the Earthlings have moved elsewhere
269-6) Page 14: At their new camp, Kuririn says he'll take Gohan to the Eldest

DBZ 59:
Filler) Bulma has a nightmare
270-3) Page 3: Vegeta hiding the Dragonballs
Filler) An explosion beam hitting the planet
270-4) Page 3: Vegeta thinking about how Freeza won't be able to locate him for another 3-4 days
Filler) Freeza shooting out an explosion beam
Filler) Bulma almost losing her Dragonball
Filler) Another explosion beam hitting
Filler) Bulma's Dragonball rolling away
270-2) Page 2: Gohan and Kuririn flying towards the Eldest
Filler) Bulma's Dragonball rolls into the water, and Bulma gets out a sub to go in after it
-eyecatcher-
Filler) Bulma diving around after the Dragonball
270-5) Page 4-8: 2 days later, Goku Kamehamehas himself in the face
Filler) Bulma and the crab, greatest episode of all time
Filler) Bulma confronted by Bulebery and Rawspbery

DBZ 60:
Filler) Bulma taken away by Bulebery and Rawspbery
Filler) Goku testing the Kaiou-ken
Filler) Bulebery and Rawspbery taking Bulma into the sea
-eyecatcher-
Filler) The crab meets and eats Bulebery and Rawspbery
270-9) Page 14: Kuririn and Gohan speeding up to reach the Eldest quickly
271-1) Page 1-2: Vegeta picking up Kuririn and Gohan's ki and going after them
270-8) Page 13: Freeza thinking the Ginyu will soon arrive.
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Kai 27:
268-5) Page 13-14: Vegeta flying off with Kuririn's Dragonball (the very last part of this scene, with Bulma slumping to the ground and Kuririn swearing that Vegeta will never have all the balls is skipped for some reason. It's there in DBZ)
269-1) Page 1: Kuririn and Bulma talking about the current situation
269-2) Page 2-4 : Vegeta finds Gohan (tiny filler scene here where Gohan debates whether or not to face Vegeta)
269-3) Page 5-7: Vegeta talks with Gohan
-eyecatcher-
270-5) Page 4-8: 2 days later, Goku Kamehamehas himself in the face
269-4) Page 8-9: Gohan returns to Kuririn and Bulma
269-5) Page 9-13: Vegeta discovers Gohan took his Dragonball and the Earthlings have moved elsewhere
269-6) Page 14: At their new camp, Kuririn says he'll take Gohan to the Eldest
270-7) Page 13: Freeza wondering about Zarbon's whereabouts ("He's been gone for several days")
270-3) Page 3: Vegeta hiding the Dragonballs
Filler) Freeza shooting out an explosion beam (cut short a bit)
Filler) Bulma almost losing her Dragonball
Filler) Another explosion beam hitting
270-4) Page 3: Vegeta thinking about how Freeza won't be able to locate him for another 3-4 days
270-2) Page 2: Gohan and Kuririn flying towards the Eldest
Filler) Goku testing the Kaiou-ken
270-8) Page 13: Freeza thinking the Ginyu will soon arrive.


WHY do they keep swapping scenes around like that? Hell, here they even move stuff DBZ had in roughly correct order into the wrong place. Goku saying there's 2 days until he arrives makes absolutely no sense at all in Kai, whereas it worked in Z, since there's no real telling when that scene really took place there.

Well, at least they cut the damn crab.

[Deity]

I love reading these reviews after watching an episode. Thanks Adamant !

[Adamant]

Hey, just noticed a tiny error in the summary - the scene with Freeza wondering about Zarbon has been rewritten a bit to work into Kai. In DBZ, Freeza says he's been gone "4 hours", while in Kai it's rewritten to "several days".

Kai still has Goku going on about how it'll take him 2 days to reach Namek the same day the Ginyu supposedly started their 5 day journey, though. Rewriting one, but not touching the real continuity-ruining one?

[SHINOBI-03]

Hey, just noticed a tiny error in the summary - the scene with Freeza wondering about Zarbon has been rewritten a bit to work into Kai. In DBZ, Freeza says he's been gone "4 hours", while in Kai it's rewritten to "several days".

I see a chance for not having the "Five Minutes" line in the future.

[Amigo Ten]

This is episode retained more filler than any other episode has for a long while too, at least from what I remember. The scene of Freeza shooting blasts all over Namek and that one of Goku training with Kaioken.

I was also worried about this one because Vegeta has that big angry part where he has to shout a lot, and his VA just can't shout for some reason. But they added some effects to it, so it wasn't that bad.

[sangofe]

This is episode retained more filler than any other episode has for a long while too, at least from what I remember. The scene of Freeza shooting blasts all over Namek and that one of Goku training with Kaioken.

I was also worried about this one because Vegeta has that big angry part where he has to shout a lot, and his VA just can't shout for some reason. But they added some effects to it, so it wasn't that bad.

What you mean he can't shout? I've heard him shout plenty of times.