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Son Gohan's Whereabouts
	Kanzenban Full Color Tankōbon
孫悟飯の行方; Son Gohan no Yukue
孫悟飯の行方; Son Gohan no Yukue
Premiered	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1994 #32
Sale Date	12 July 1994
Issue Date	25 July 1994
Chapter Data
Pages	Title; Pages 1-12 (Black and White)
Episodes	Dragon Ball Z Episode 249; Dragon Ball Z Episode 250; Dragon Ball Kai Episode 129; Dragon Ball Kai Episode 130
Viz Publication
Title	Where is Gohan?
Chapter No.	Z 284
Release	07 February 2006
Translation	Lillian Olsen
Adaptation	Gerard Jones
Editor	Jason Thompson
Collected Volumes
Tankōbon	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40; (Dragon Ball Z Volume 24)
Kanzenban	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 32
Full Color	Majin Boo Arc Volume 4; Digital Color Part 7 Volume 5
VIZBIG	Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 8
Viz 3-in-1	Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 14
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"Son Gohan's Whereabouts" is the four hundred and seventy-eighth chapter of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1994 #32 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Summary

The Fortuneteller Crone drops Goku off in the afterlife, and Goku runs into King Enma's office to ask him a question. But first Enma asks Goku what is happening on Earth, as there are quite a few dead people to deal with. Goku says everyone on Earth will probably be coming here, but he wants to know if someone named Son Gohan came here shortly before the large amounts of Earthlings started coming in. That guy is his son. Enma says he has not, and he would have known right away if he saw Goku's son. Goku is glad Gohan is not dead. Enma says someone even more amazing did come here, though. The king of the Evil Demon Realm, Dabra. Since he probably would have liked Hell, Enma sent him to Heaven. Goku thanks him, and flies off.

Goku realizes that Videl girl was right, but wonders why they never felt Gohan's ki. Suddenly, he does feel Gohan's ki, but it is not here or in the Kaiō Realm. Goku teleports toward it and arrives in the Kaiōshin Realm to find Gohan practicing with the Z Sword. Everyone is shocked to see him. Goku wonders about Gohan's clothes, and then notices Kaiōshin and that other guy who died. Kibito freaks out that there is yet another mortal on this holy ground. Gohan asks why he is here, and so Goku explains. Some time passes, and Gohan contemplates everything Majin Boo has done to the Earth. Goku wants to hold the sword for a bit, and says it really is very heavy, swinging it around a bit. Goku asks Kaiōshin if he can stay here until Gohan goes to fight Boo, and also asks if he can have some food. Kaiōshin asks Gohan if he also wants to rest, and so they all head off. Gohan wants to see Super Saiyan 3 after they eat.

Back on Earth, a whole day has gone by... Piccolo wakes up Goten and Trunks. He tells them to wash up and get some food so they can resume training. They must completely master Fusion in one day. On the Earth's surface, Majin Boo has already destroyed two-thirds of the people and cities. Boo flies along, spotting a boy walking down a road, and thinks he will not let anyone get away. Boo lands in front of him, but the boy just happily says hello and asks who it is. Boo thinks he should recognize him. The boy says his eyes cannot see, and wonders if Boo is supposed to be someone famous. Boo thinks he is dumb and just has his eyes closed. The boy says even if he opens them he cannot see; he has been blind since birth.

Boo realizes he is not scared because he cannot see him, and so he magically restores the boy's sight. The boy opens his eyes, and now he can see! He looks at Boo, but he is still not scared, just grateful. Boo is confused, and sits down with the boy for a bit. The boy figures Boo must be a foreigner for having that thing on his head. Boo asks the boy if he thinks he is cool, and the boy supposes he is fairly cool, which makes Boo happy. The boy decides to give him some money as thanks. He was supposed to use this money to buy milk, but all the stores are closed. Boo tries to eat the money, but it is yucky, so he flies off. The boy is surprised that foreigners can fly. Boo finds a guy loading his car, and turns him into milk and brings it back to the boy. He tells him milk is yummier than money and flies off. Boo then comes across another town, and blows it up, creating a huge smoke cloud as he looks on in enjoyment.

Meanwhile, Gohan is easily swinging the Z Sword around, and Goku compliments how well he is able to wield it after only one day. Goku bets the sword can cut really well, and wants to test it. He picks up a big boulder, and prepares to throw it at Gohan.

Cast

Son Goku
Fortuneteller Crone
Various dead souls
Oni Workers
King Enma
Son Gohan
Shin
Kibito
Son Goten
Trunks
Piccolo
Majin Boo
Blind Boy (Debut)
Earthling Boo Turns Into Milk

Availability

This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

Japan

Dragon Ball Volume 40: The Earth Army's Ultimate Secret Weapon!! (Tankōbon; 03 March 1995)
- Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 40 (12 October 2012)
Dragon Ball Volume 32 (Kanzenban; 04 March 2004)
Dragon Ball Part 7: Majin Boo Arc Volume 5 (Digital Color Edition; 04 October 2013)
Dragon Ball: Majin Boo Arc Volume 4 (Full Color Comics; 04 July 2014)

External Links

Kanzenshuu Manga Guide - Dragon Ball Chapter 478

References

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 | premiered     = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1994 #32
 | sale_date     = [[Template:July 12|12 July 1994]]
-| issue_date    =
+| issue_date    = 25 July 1994
 | pages         = Title; Pages 1-12 (Black and White)
 | episodes      = [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 249]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 250]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 129]]<br />[[Dragon Ball Kai Episode 130]]
 | viz_title     = Where is Gohan?
+| viz_chp = Z 284
 | viz_release   = 07 February 2006
 | viz_trans     = [[Lillian Olsen]]
 | viz_adapt     = [[Gerard Jones]]
 | viz_editor    = [[Jason Thompson]]
+| tankobon      = [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40|Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40<br>(Dragon Ball Z Volume 24)]]
+| kanzenban     = [[Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 32]]
+| full_color    = [[Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume 4|Majin Boo Arc Volume 4]]<br>[[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 7: Volume 5|Digital Color Part 7 Volume 5]]
+| vizbig        = [[Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 8]]
+| 3-in-1        = [[Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 14]]
 }}
 "'''Son Gohan's Whereabouts'''" is the four hundred and seventy-eighth chapter of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1994 #32 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
 ==Summary==
-Goku readies the boulder, and Gohan thinks he can slice it like tofu. But Kaiōshin thinks they should test it with something harder and makes a big cube appear out of thin air. He tosses the cube over to Goku and explains that this is the hardest metal in the universe, Katchin Steel. Goku  taps it a bit and is quite impressed. He asks Gohan if he's ready, and then throws the block of Katchin Steel at him. Gohan swings the sword at it, but... the Z Sword breaks when it connects with the block. Everyone is completely shocked, and Goku blames it on Kaiōshin, but Kaiōshin says that the legendary sword was supposed to hold the greatest power. Gohan thinks the legend may have been exaggerated, as he drops the sword's broken remains.
+The [[Fortuneteller Crone]] drops [[Goku]] off in the [[Afterlife|afterlife]], and Goku runs into [[King Enma]]'s office to ask him a question. But first Enma asks Goku what is happening on [[Earth]], as there are quite a few dead people to deal with. Goku says everyone on Earth will probably be coming here, but he wants to know if someone named [[Son Gohan]] came here shortly before the large amounts of Earthlings started coming in. That guy is his son. Enma says he has not, and he would have known right away if he saw Goku's son. Goku is glad Gohan is not dead. Enma says someone even more amazing did come here, though. The [[Great Demon King|king]] of the [[Demon Realm|Evil Demon Realm]], [[Dabra]]. Since he probably would have liked [[Hell]], Enma sent him to [[Heaven]]. Goku thanks him, and flies off.
-Gohan does perk up and say his physical strength has gone way up, since the Z Sword was so heavy. Maybe that was the source of the greatest power, and Kaiōshin agrees that Gohan has probably powered up greatly. Goku's unsure if that's enough to beat Majin Buu, though. An old man, in a Kaiōshin outfit, suddenly shows up, scary the heck out of everyone, and says that's not it. Everyone wonders who he is, and the old man says he's a Kaiōshin from fifteen generations ago. A long time ago, a very strong and evil person, maybe not at Majin Buu's level, sealed him away in that sword. The person was afraid of his ‘fearsomeness'. Goku thinks the old man doesn't look so awesome, and decides to test him by shooting a blast at him. It hits Old Kaiōshin right in the face and he hits the ground hard.
+Goku realizes that [[Videl]] girl was right, but wonders why they never felt Gohan's ''[[Ki|ki]]''. Suddenly, he does feel Gohan's ''ki'', but it is not here or in the [[Dragon World#Kaiō Realm|Kaiō Realm]]. Goku [[Teleportation|teleports]] toward it and arrives in the [[Kaiōshin Realm]] to find Gohan practicing with the [[Z Sword]]. Everyone is shocked to see him. Goku wonders about Gohan's clothes, and then notices [[Shin|Kaiōshin]] and that other guy who died. [[Kibito]] freaks out that there is yet another mortal on this holy ground. Gohan asks why he is here, and so Goku explains. Some time passes, and Gohan contemplates everything [[Majin Boo]] has done to the Earth. Goku wants to hold the sword for a bit, and says it really is very heavy, swinging it around a bit. Goku asks Kaiōshin if he can stay here until Gohan goes to fight Boo, and also asks if he can have some food. Kaiōshin asks Gohan if he also wants to rest, and so they all head off. Gohan wants to see [[Super Saiyan 3]] after they eat.
-Old Kaiōshin gets up, and starts calling Goku all kinds of dirty names. Goku figures he's just an old windbag. Old Kaiōshin says the bad guy wasn't afraid of his "power", but his fearsome abilities. Goku is curious, but Old Kaiōshin says he's not telling, sticking his tongue out. Goku offers him some sexy books if he tells, but Old Kaiōshin says he can just watch girls bathe or get undressed with his godly eyes. Goku then offers him a chance to touch the breasts or ass of a real woman, thinking he's the same type as Kame-Sen'nin.
+Back on Earth, a whole day has gone by... [[Piccolo]] wakes up [[Goten]] and [[Trunks]]. He tells them to wash up and get some food so they can resume training. They must completely master [[Fusion]] in one day. On the Earth's surface, Majin Boo has already destroyed two-thirds of the people and cities. Boo flies along, spotting a [[Blind Boy|boy]] walking down a road, and thinks he will not let anyone get away. Boo lands in front of him, but the boy just happily says hello and asks who it is. Boo thinks he should recognize him. The boy says his eyes cannot see, and wonders if Boo is supposed to be someone famous. Boo thinks he is dumb and just has his eyes closed. The boy says even if he opens them he cannot see; he has been blind since birth.
-Gohan is curious about what he's up to, and so Goku says that when Gohan gets back to the lower world he can ask his girlfriend, that girl Videl, to do it. Gohan freaks out and objects. Goku relents and asks Old Kaiōshin if instead he'd mind an older woman. Goku tells Gohan to tell Bulma the circumstances, and Gohan thinks he can't ask her something like that. Goku asks Old Kaiōshin if this ability can beat Majin Buu, and he says it's not definite, but most likely it can. Goku says she could save the universe just by getting felt up a little, and Gohan thinks that's sexual harassment. Besides, and even if they can save the universe, he'll be killed by Bulma. But Goku isn't listening to Gohan and shakes Old Kaiōshin's hand.
+Boo realizes he is not scared because he cannot see him, and so he magically restores the boy's sight. The boy opens his eyes, and now he can see! He looks at Boo, but he is still not scared, just grateful. Boo is confused, and sits down with the boy for a bit. The boy figures Boo must be a foreigner for having that thing on his head. Boo asks the boy if he thinks he is cool, and the boy supposes he is fairly cool, which makes Boo happy. The boy decides to give him some money as thanks. He was supposed to use this money to buy milk, but all the stores are closed. Boo tries to eat the money, but it is yucky, so he flies off. The boy is surprised that foreigners can fly. Boo finds a guy loading his car, and turns him into milk and brings it back to the boy. He tells him milk is yummier than money and flies off. Boo then comes across another town, and blows it up, creating a huge smoke cloud as he looks on in enjoyment.
-Now that it's settled, Old Kaiōshin explains his super ability. No matter how amazing of a master you may be, he can bring out all of your hidden power far beyond your limits. Goku thinks he's heard of that ability before, but Old Kaiōshin insists no one else can do it well beyond the limits like this. He looks at Gohan, seeing that he was the one who pulled the sword out, and says that he can surely make someone who could pull out that sword and swing it around into the strongest in the universe. Though, he'd thought the one who'd free him from the sword would be a Kaiōshin, not an Earthling. Kaiōshin solemnly apologizes.
+Meanwhile, Gohan is easily swinging the Z Sword around, and Goku compliments how well he is able to wield it after only one day. Goku bets the sword can cut really well, and wants to test it. He picks up a big boulder, and prepares to throw it at Gohan.
-Old Kaiōshin tells Gohan to stand there, and not to move. Then, he starts doing some funky dancing, circling around him. Gohan tries to ask about this, but Old Kaiōshin tells him to be quiet for this important ritual. Goku asks how long this will take, and Old Kaiōshin says five hours for the ritual, twenty hours for the power up. Goku decides to take a nap, while Kibito and Kaiōshin realize they should probably stay awake. Gohan doesn't like this at all. Meanwhile, Trunks and Goten are still practicing Fusion, and Piccolo says they've nearly perfected it. Now, he wants them to test it, and tells them to match their ''ki'' exactly. Trunks is doubtful that the two of them can really fuse. Piccolo shouts that it's time to begin.
+==Cast==
+*[[Son Goku]]
+*[[Fortuneteller Crone]]
+*Various dead souls
+*Oni Workers
+*[[King Enma]]
+*[[Son Gohan]]
+*[[Shin]]
+*[[Kibito]]
+*[[Son Goten]]
+*[[Trunks]]
+*[[Piccolo]]
+*[[Majin Boo]]
+*[[Blind Boy]] ('''Debut''')
+*Earthling Boo Turns Into Milk
 ==Availability==
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 ===Japan===
-* [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40|Dragon Ball Volume 40: The Earth Army's Final Secret Weapon!!]] (Tankōbon; '''03 March 1995''')
+* [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40|Dragon Ball Volume 40: The Earth Army's Ultimate Secret Weapon!!]] (Tankōbon; '''03 March 1995''')
 ** Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 40 ('''12 October 2012''')
 * [[Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 32|Dragon Ball Volume 32]] (Kanzenban; '''04 March 2004''')
-* [[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 7: Volume 5| Dragon Ball Part 7: Majin Buu Arc Volume 5]] (Digital Color Edition; '''04 October 2013'''
+* [[Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition Part 7: Volume 5|Dragon Ball Part 7: Majin Boo Arc Volume 5]] (Digital Color Edition; '''04 October 2013''')
+* [[Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume 4|Dragon Ball: Majin Boo Arc Volume 4]] (Full Color Comics; '''04 July 2014''')
 ==External Links==