Dragon Ball Chapter 431
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| The Preliminaries Begin | |||
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Kanzenban  Full Color  Tankōbon  | |||
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| Premiered | Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1993 #33 | ||
| Sale Date | 20 July 1993 | ||
| Issue Date | 02 August 1993 | ||
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| Pages | Pages 1-15 (Black and White) | ||
| Episodes |
Dragon Ball Z Episode 209 Dragon Ball Kai Episode 102 | ||
| Viz Publication | |||
| Title | The Preliminaries Begin | ||
| Chapter No. | Z 237 | ||
| Release | 31 May 2005 | ||
| Translation | Lillian Olsen | ||
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones | ||
| Editor | Jason Thompson | ||
| Collected Volumes | |||
| Tankōbon |
Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 36 (Dragon Ball Z Volume 20) | ||
| Kanzenban | Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 29 | ||
| Full Color |
Majin Boo Arc Volume 1 Digital Color Part 7 Volume 1 | ||
| VIZBIG | Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 7 | ||
| Viz 3-in-1 | Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 12 | ||
"The Preliminaries Begin" is the four hundred and thirty-first chapter of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1993 #33 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Summary
As they head towards the preliminaries, Goku notices that Kuririn is not bald. Trunks tells Goten he really does look like his dad, but does not think the guy looks as strong compared to his own dad. Goten says that Gohan told him their father is the strongest in the universe. Then Goku notices that No. 18 is here too, and Kuririn tells him that they live together at Muten Rōshi's house, and have a kid. Goku is shocked, and wonders how robots can have kids. "She's not a robot. She's just a human who was modified a bit." As they approach the arena, the interview lady and her cameraman notice the group coming their way. She first tries talking to Vegeta and Piccolo, but they simply ignore her. She thinks they looked familiar, though. Goku, however, says that he came from "That World" and explains that his halo is not an accessory, you get it when you die. Piccolo decides to telekinetically destroy the camera before Goku says too much more, and the interviewer scolds the cameraman for breaking it.
A Budōkai attendant leads them inside, pointing out the changing room if they need it. Kuririn, Trunks, and Vegeta all go in to change, with Kuririn saying the only people who will put up a decent fight are their friends. A man thinks Piccolo does not look okay, because of his complexion. When everyone is together again, they head out for the preliminaries and bump into the announcer. The announcer is very happy to see Goku and Kuririn, and says he knows it was not really Mister Satan who defeated Cell. He thinks the Budōkai will be much better with them participating, and tells Piccolo not to destroy the entire arena like last time. Then the announcer asks about the ring above Goku's head. "Ah, I'm dead. I died during the battle with Cell. Today I've specially come back from That World." The announcer thinks that is not too weird, for them, and then heads off.
The preliminaries are starting, and not including the Youth Division there are 194 people here, but only sixteen can participate. Mister Satan will participate automatically, since he is the reigning champion, but they will now pick the remaining fifteen using a punch machine. The fifteen highest scores will pass. Mister Satan will demonstrate the punch machine, saying no one can do better than him (Kuririn smugly says otherwise). Piccolo again telekinetically destroys all the cameras, and says he did it for Gohan's sake. Gohan is very grateful, while everyone else is completely confused. Gohan goes off to search for a friend, just as Mister Satan prepares to use the punch machine (now disappointed the world will not see).
Satan psyches himself up, and then punches the machine, getting a score of 137. He encourages the other fighters and then heads inside, exhausted. The attendants tell everyone to line up at the punch machine, while the kids need to come this way. Goku wonders where Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu are, and Kuririn says something about how they said "we'll probably never meet again". Some people go through the line, and finally it's #84's turn: No. 18. Kuririn tells her to go lightly and not break the machine. No. 18 nonchalantly punches it, and scores 774. They think the machine is malfunctioning, and Kuririn scolds her as they "fix" it. Her second score is more acceptable with a 203. #85, Kuririn, gets 192. #86, Goku, gets 186. #87, Piccolo, gets 210. The attendant thinks it must really be broken, but then Vegeta destroys the machine with his punch, leaving everyone absolutely stunned.
Cast
- Son Goku
- Son Gohan (as the Great Saiyaman)
- Son Goten
- Trunks
- Vegeta
- Piccolo
- Kuririn
- Artificial Human No. 18
- Mister Satan
- TV Crew Members
- Tenka'ichi Budōkai Ringside Announcer
- Tenka'ichi Budōkai Staff Members
- Tenka'ichi Budōkai Participants
- Ackman cameo
Availability
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.
Japan
- Dragon Ball Volume 36: The Birth of a New Hero!! (Tankōbon; 04 November 1993)
- Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 36 (12 October 2012)
- Dragon Ball Volume 29 (Kanzenban; 04 February 2004)
- Dragon Ball Part 7: Majin Buu Arc Volume 1 (Digital Color Edition; 04 October 2013)
- Dragon Ball: Majin Buu Arc Volume 1 (Full Color Comics; 04 June 2014)
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