Dragon Ball Super Episode 88

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Gohan and Piccolo: Master and Disciple Train to the Limit!
Japanese English
悟飯とピッコロ　師弟激突の限界修業！ Gohan to Pikkoro Shitei Gekitotsu no Genkai Shugyō!
Air Date	30 April 2017 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Limit-Break x Survivor
Ending	Boogie Back
Episode Data
TV Rating	4.4%
Format	16:9 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Toshio Yoshitaka
Art	Sei'ichiro Sugiura Shinji Saito
Animation	Tomoko Kusunoki Yui Kinoshita Hiroyuki Itai
Director	Masanori Satō
Toei Simulcast Subs
Title	Gohan and Piccolo—Teacher and Pupil Clash in Max Training!
Simulcast	29 April 2017 (US)
FUNimation English Dub
Title	Gohan and Piccolo—Master and Pupil Clash in Max Training!
Air Date	24 November 2018 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title	Gohan and Piccolo--Master and Pupil Clash in Max Training!
Subtitles	Steven J Simmons
Sub Debut	Dragon Ball Super Part 7
Release Date	02 April 2019

"Gohan and Piccolo: Master and Disciple Train to the Limit!" is the eighty-eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 30 April 2017, receiving a ratings share of 4.4%. It was written by Toshio Yoshitaka and directed by Masanori Satō.

Synopsis

While Goku is recruiting No. 17, Gohan visits Piccolo. In order for Gohan to recover his former strength, Piccolo puts him through harsh training. Piccolo has promised Goku that he will train Gohan until the tournament. For Universe Seven to claim victory at the Tournament of Power, Gohan needs to make a comeback! And so, his martial arts master whips Gohan's rusty body into shape via one-on-one special training, trying to bring even more power out of him than he had in the old days. Gohan starts attacking fiercely but Piccolo is easily able to intercept the blows. Piccolo senses that while Gohan has great drive, his attacks are unhoned. Gohan envisions the people he wants to protect, like Videl, Pan, and Bra, and gains a fierce expression. However, his attack on Piccolo is not decisive, and instead he is finally struck down with a heavy blow. Piccolo tells Gohan that overly strong feelings can be like shackles, and that this was to pinpoint the imbalances in his spirit. Meanwhile, the other universes concentrating on choosing their own players!

Summary

Gohan and Piccolo spar out in the wilderness. It turns out that right after the Zen Exhibition Match wrapped up, Goku visited Piccolo and explained the situation to him (including the danger of their universe being destroyed, and how Gohan fared in his match). Though Goku thinks Gohan fought well, he's still not as strong as he used to be.

Piccolo readily agrees to enter the tournament, and also vows to train Gohan to get the hang of fighting once again. For this purpose, he takes two Senzu from Goku, to save until the very end of their training. Gohan is determined to get stronger, and is ready for anything Piccolo throws at him. They spar, with Gohan turning Super Saiyan.

Meanwhile at Capsule Corporation, Trunks struggles to change Bra's diaper, while Bulma brags about her newborn baby to some friend over the phone. Vegeta steps in to help Trunks, impressing both Trunks and Goten with his diaper-changing skills. Off on the side, Beerus can't stand to see everyone so relaxed when their entire universe risks being destroyed...but if he told them now, Bulma would chew him out. He decides it would be best not to say anything.

Kuririn returns home from work, and starts sparring with No. 18 (which confuses their neighbors, who don't understand why the couple fights all the time). No. 18 wins their match, and Kuririn asks her to hold back a little. No. 18 promises to use the prize money to buy Marron whatever she wants, though Kuririn had wanted a new training machine (maybe next time).

Piccolo and Gohan continue to train, but despite his enthusiasm, Gohan keeps getting knocked around by Piccolo. At this rate, he'll never return to his old level of strength, let alone surpass it.

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Gohan can't stand it: he won't be able to protect Videl and the others others like this! Piccolo notes that while a desire to protect others can be a source of strength, if it's too strong, it might instead merely hold Gohan back. If Gohan is too focused on winning to think clearly, he might misjudge his opponents' strength. Still, Piccolo is confident that with Gohan on their team, they can win. So Gohan should be confident!

Off in Universe Six, Cabba pilots his spaceship and reflects on the upcoming tournament. Hit may be strong, but there's no guarantee he can win against seventy opponents in a battle royale, meaning that the key is selecting the right people to fill out the rest of their team. In which case, there's only one man for the job!

Cabba lands on a planet and knocks on the door of a small house. Inside is Renso, the former captain of the Planet Sadala Defense Squad. He trained Cabba back in the day, and now hears all about Cabba's exploits as the Defense Squad's ace member. Cabba shows off his Super Saiyan form to Renso, who is suitably impressed.

Cabba breaks the news about the tournament, and begs Renso to enter. However, Renso points out he has long since retired from the Defense Squad. He now has a bad leg, and can't put out the same power as before.

While Cabba insists that Renso's battle experience should be useful in a battle royale situation, Renso instead suggests Cabba bring Renso's younger sister, Caulifla. Cabba knows Caulifla, though he apparently has trouble dealing with her. Renso gives his assurance that though Caulifla may seem like just a thug, her potential is far greater potential than his own.

Back on Earth, Piccolo tells Gohan that they've done enough warming up: now they fight for real. Piccolo says that while Gohan is strong, he has a weakness he must overcome if they are to win this tournament. He stretches his arms and wraps them around Gohan, threatening to strangle him to death. Gohan is surprised at Piccolo's strength, but Piccolo says he hasn't just been sitting around white Gohan's been off studying.

Unable to break free from Piccolo's stranglehold, Gohan reverts from Super Saiyan to his regular form. He's lost the sparring match. Piccolo explains that despite his strength, Gohan lacks the warrior mentality. For instance, when he fought Majin Boo after Elder Kaiōshin powered him up, he got too cocky and was caught off-guard. Gohan needs to fight with his full power, no matter who he's up against.

Gohan powers up into Super Saiyan once more, but Piccolo knows Super Saiyan isn't his full power. He tells Gohan to awaken his true self, the power he had when he fought Boo! Gohan continues powering up and reaches his Ultimate Gohan form, vowing to no longer hold back. They begin sparring again, with Piccolo producing countless doppelgangers.

Gohan ploughs through the doppelgangers and karate-chops Piccolo's arm off. It looks like he's won...but another doppelganger blasts him in the back. It's just like with Boo: once Gohan thinks he's got the fight in the bag, he drops his guard. It's a bad habit he probably inherited from his father. He's got to avoid that at the tournament!

Gohan thanks Piccolo for his training and advice, but Piccolo insists that they continue. He still thinks Gohan has room to improve, and wants to see how much stronger he can get in the time remaining before the tournament. Gohan's up for it, and even suggests they work on some combo attacks for the tournament.

Only nine and a half hours remain until the Tournament of Power!

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast. Additional characters/cast members not originally credited, or with speaking roles exclusive to a specific dubbing, have been included at the bottom of the table.

Character	Cast
	Japanese	English (FUNimation)
Son Goku	Masako Nozawa	Seán Schemmel
Son Gohan		Kyle Hebert
Son Goten		Kara Edwards
Bulma	Hiromi Tsuru	Monica Rial
Vegeta	Ryō Horikawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Trunks	Takeshi Kusao	Alexis Tipton
Yamcha	Tōru Furuya	Christopher R. Sabat
No. 18	Miki Itō	Meredith McCoy
Pu'er	Naoko Watanabe	Brina Palencia
Marron	Hiroko Ushida	Tia Ballard
Beerus	Kōichi Yamadera	Jason Douglas
Whis	Masakazu Morita	Ian Sinclair
Cabba	Daisuke Kishio	Clifford Chapin
Renso	Masaya Takatsuka	Randy Pearlman
Narration	Naoki Tatsuta	Doc Morgan
Extras		Michelle Rojas, Rawly Pickens, Jeannie Tirado

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.

• Scenario: Toshio Yoshitaka
• Director: Masanori Satō
• Animation Supervisor: Tomoko Kusunoki, Yui Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Itai
• Art Director: Sei'ichiro Sugiura, Shinji Saito

• Key Animation: Hiroaki Ikeda, Aki Yamauchi, Yoshimi Iwata, Mayumi Funakoshi, Reika Hoshino, Yasunori Matsuki, Makiko Hayase, Yūri Kajiwara, Nanami Kaneta, Sakuya Abe, Ken'ichi Kangawa, Tomoko Kitagawa, Mirai Kuma, Yūha Komura, Shun Satō, Atsuya Hata, Kōki Miyazaki, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroyuki Itai, Shuntarō Mura, Yoshitaka Katō, Erisa Tomita, Toei Animation Philippines, Yong-ce Tu, Miyako Tsuji
• Digital Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa
• Assistant Production Manager: Katsunori Kobayashi

Music

Main article: Dragon Ball Super Music

The following table is a scene-by-scene account of the musical tracks used in this episode. The background music is composed by Norihito Sumitomo, and our in-house catalogue numbers apply to tracks composed or arranged by him. The opening song "Limit-Break × Survivor" is performed by Kiyoshi Hikawa, and the ending song "Boogie Back" is performed by Miyu Inoue.

^†First usage in the Dragon Ball franchise.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 88: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack
Catalogue	Scene	Title	Tonality	Release
OP	Opening	Limit-Break × Survivor (TV Size)	B Minor	DBS 2.1 #01
S-401	Recap	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle)	B♭ Major	DBS 1.1 #34
S-515	Episode Title Card	Sub-Title (Limit-Break × Survivor)	A Minor	Unreleased
S-427	Gohan vs Piccolo	A Tough Battle	G Minor	DBS 1.1 #06
S-204	Gohan is ready	Crisis	D Minor	Kai TFC #20
S-516	At Capsule Corporation	Limit-Break × Survivor (Relaxed Version)	B Minor	DBS 2.2 #09
S-407	Whis play-acts Bulma's wrath	The Pilaf Gang's Plan	G Minor	DBS 1.1 #26
S-534	Marron plays while her parents train	The Boys' Adventure†	A Minor	DBS 2.1 #31
S-434	Piccolo's challenge	A Strong Enemy Appears		DBS 1.1 #05
S-517	Eyecatch A	Eyecatch A (Limit-Break × Survivor)	C Minor	Unreleased
S-518	Eyecatch B	Eyecatch B (Limit-Break × Survivor)	B Minor
S-440	Cabba lands on Planet Sadal	Mysterious Alien #2	C Minor	DBS 1.2 #29
S-526	Cabba tells Renso the stakes	Reparation	G Minor	DBS 2.1 #30
S-524	Gohan powers up	Strongarm Battle		DBS 2.2 #08
SU-12	Boo flashback	SU-12†	D	Unreleased
S-248	Gohan pushes through to Ultimate	Super Saiyan Three	A Minor	Kai TFC #27
S-437	Piccolo challenges Gohan to go further	Super Saiyan God	G Major	DBS 1.1 #10
S-269	Yamcha's fantasy continues	S-269	C Major	Unreleased (Kai)
ED	Ending	Boogie Back (TV Size)	A Major	Theme Songs #10
S-519	Next Episode Preview	Limit-Break x Survivor (Preview)	B Minor	DBS 2.2 #16

Availability

This episode has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both streaming and physical formats. "Simulcast" streaming services (even Funimation) use the Toei Animation subtitles rather than the Funimation subtitles by Steven J. Simmons, while digital purchase platforms use the Simmons subtitles that are provided on the Funimation DVDs and Blu-rays.

Streaming debut dates only apply to the subtitled simulcast. Dubbed episodes were to Funimation's streaming service a few weeks after the dub broadcast, and to AnimeLab around the time of the Madman home video release. Simulcast dates reflect regional time zones. The United Kingdom was originally covered by the now-defunct Daisuki streaming service until Crunchyroll added the UK to their Dragon Ball Super coverage area on 30 May 2017.

Japan

• Dragon Ball Super Box 8 Blu-ray (Toei) 03 October 2017
• Toei Channel On-Demand

North America

• Dragon Ball Super Part 7 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation) 02 April 2019
• Crunchyroll Simulcast (multi-region, sub only) 29 April 2017
• Funimation Now Simulcast (sub or dub) 29 April 2017
• VRV Simulcast (sub only) 29 April 2017
• Adult Swim On-Demand (dub only)
• Digital purchase (Simmons subtitles)
  • Amazon (dub and sub sold separately)
  • Microsoft (dub and sub sold separately)
  • Google Play (dub)

United Kingdom

• Dragon Ball Super Part 7 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation-MangaUK) 23 September 2019
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 30 April 2017

Australia and New Zealand

• Dragon Ball Super Part 7 (Funimation-Madman) 05 June 2019
• Dragon Ball Super Collection 2 (Madman) 09 October 2019
• AnimeLab Streaming (sub or dub) 30 April 2017
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 30 April 2017
• Digital purchase: iTunes (dub)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Super Episode 88