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The Destruction of Planet Namek?! A Demonic Flash Penetrates the Ground
Japanese
Dragon Ball Z Episode 97 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Z Episode 97 (English)
ナメック星消滅か!?大地を貫く魔の閃光
Namekku-sei Shōmetsu ka!? Daichi o Tsuranuku Ma no Senkō
Air Date 26 June 1991 (Fuji TV)
Opening CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Eyecatch 1st Eyecatch
Ending Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!
Episode Data
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 319 (Pages 10-End)
Dragon Ball Chapter 320 (Pages 1-11)
TV Rating 23.6%
Format 4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Art Tsutomu Fujita
Animation Mitsuo Shindō
Director Kazuhito Kikuchi
FUNimation English Dub
Title Namek's Destruction
Air Date 20 October 1999 (Cartoon Network)
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"The Destruction of Planet Namek?! A Demonic Flash Penetrates the Ground" is the ninety-seventh episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 26 June 1991, receiving a ratings share of 23.6%. It was written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa and directed by Kazuhito Kikuchi.

Synopsis

Recognizing that Goku is a Super Saiyan, Freeza is gripped by intense rage and humiliation. Gohan arrives at the spaceship Goku rode there on, and begins the preparations to escape. Saying that he'd choose death over defeat, Freeza tries to destroy Planet Namek?! Seeing this situation, Kaiō is dumbfounded. He then receives a transmission from the Earth's God! Since God is alive, Piccolo must be as well. Planet Namek has not yet exploded. But the time remaining is only five minutes...

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast.

Character Cast
Japanese English (FUNimation)
Son Goku Masako Nozawa Sean Schemmel
Son Gohan Stephanie Nadolny
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Christopher R. Sabat
Tenshinhan Hirotaka Suzuoki John Burgmeier
Chiaotzu Hiroko Emori Monika Antonelli
Kame-Sen'nin Kōhei Miyauchi Mike McFarland
Freeza Ryūsei Nakao Linda Young
God Takeshi Aono Christopher R. Sabat
Chi-Chi Naoko Watanabe Cynthia Cranz
Commanding Officer Masato Hirano Unknown
Warrior Yasuhiko Kawazu Unknown
Control Officer Toshio Kobayashi Unknown
Narration Jōji Yanami Kyle Hebert

Main Staff

The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this episode as credited in this specific episode's ending credits.

  • Key Animation: Shindō Production, Teruhisa Ryū, Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Noriko Shibata
  • Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
  • Assistant Director: Akihiko Yamaguchi
  • Production Progression: Akihiko Yamaguchi

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