Dragon Ball Super Episode 129

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Transcendent Limits Surpassed! Ultra Instinct Mastered!!
Japanese English
限界超絶突破！身勝手の極意極まる！！ Genkai Chōzetsu Toppa! Migatte no Gokui Kiwamaru!!
Air Date	04 March 2018 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Limit-Break x Survivor
Ending	Lagrima
Episode Data
TV Rating	5.5%
Format	16:9 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Art	Yoshiyuki Shikano Shintarō Inoue
Animation	Hirotaka Nii Kōji Nashizawa Yūichi Karasawa
Director	Masato Mitsuka
FUNimation English Dub
Title	A Transcendent Limit Break! Autonomous Ultra Instinct Mastered!
Air Date	21 September 2019

"Transcendent Limits Surpassed! Ultra Instinct Mastered!!" is the one hundred and twenty-ninth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 04 March 2018, receiving a ratings share of 5.5%. It was written by Atsuhiro Tomioka and directed by Masato Mitsuka.

Synopsis

Two minutes remain in the Tournament of Power. At last, only Goku and Jiren remain in the arena. Unable to oppose Jiren, Goku is on the brink of getting ringed out when he awakens to Ultra Instinct for the third time. Though Goku dodges Jiren's attack and lands a heavy blow, Jiren fights back too. Jiren's fast, heavy blow is too much for even Goku in Ultra Instinct mode to dodge. The two begin an evenly-matched battle. Neither Goku nor Jiren gives an inch as they battle while increasing their power. The pressure from the two's attacks makes the surrounding arena collapse more and more. Cracks even start to form in the spectator seats where the gods watching the fight sit. As this battle continues, Jiren finally starts to lose his breath, and he raises his ki up even higher to hit Goku with a full-power blow. However, Goku's ki doesn't drop, but instead swells up even higher. The cornered Goku unconsciously unleashes his dormant power, rapidly increasing his battle power. The instinct that allows one's body to respond on its own to any danger. Our Goku has finally attained Ultra Instinct! This is power that surpasses even a God of Destruction!

Summary

Having awakened to Ultra Instinct for the third time, Goku starts fighting back against Jiren. In the bleachers, Whis notes that this latest appearance of Ultra Instinct is without a doubt their last chance; breaking through his limits to reach the level of the gods takes a heavy toll on Goku's body, and he has no more allies or means of recovery left. While Goku's movements have grown sharper than before, he is still unable to deal Jiren a decisive blow. This is the same problem he had earlier when battling Kafla: he can't help but think while attacking, which interferes with Ultra Instinct.

To cope with this weakness, Goku adopts the same strategy as before, and charges up a Kamehameha as he draws closer to Jiren. Goku fires his blast at close range, but Jiren blocks it with a small hand-held ki blast, and counterattacks Goku. Toppo notes that Jiren has managed to get a handle on Goku's movements and the depth of his power through their previous fight and by observing Goku's battle with Kafla. Goku drops to the arena floor, but it turns out he avoided a direct hit by using the flow of his Kamehameha as a barrier.

Despite Goku's persistence, Vermoud remains unfazed: it doesn't matter how good Goku's defenses are if he can't back it up with a solid offense. This incomplete Ultra Instinct is merely a delaying tactic, and Universe 11's victory is still only a matter of time! However, Vegeta points out that calling it "incomplete" implies that there remains something even greater beyond it. The Saiyans have already broken through their limits repeatedly throughout the tournament, so it's too soon to declare Goku's defeat now.

Vermoud seems disturbed by Vegeta's words, and orders Jiren to ring Goku out immediately. Vegeta reminds Goku that he has entrusted him with his promise to Cabba and the others, and his pride as a Saiyan, so Goku can't lose here. Goku pauses to breathe deeply before taking Jiren on again, and while at first it seems like he's corrected himself, he still fails to turn the tables. While Tenshinhan and the others wonder if Goku is about to lose to Jiren as before, Whis assures everyone that there's nothing to worry about: Goku is concentrating purely on the fight, his focus eliminating all worries, and his ki steadily rising.

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Cae and Toppo are amazed that the heat radiating from Goku's body is even reaching them out in the bleachers, and Vermoud again urges Jiren to finish Goku off at once. Jiren responds by showering Goku with an incessant barrage of rapid-fire punches. Not only does Goku have his hands full blocking these countless blows, but the attacks are causing the ground beneath him to crumble away, meaning that at this rate he will drop out of bounds before too long. Piccolo and the others worry about Goku's chances, but Beerus simply tells them to shut up and watch.

Though Vermoud thinks that Beerus has resigned himself to fate, Toppo notices sparks as Goku's fists begin to clash against Jiren's; he's switching from defense to offense! Soon Goku lands a powerful blow to Jiren's chest, knocking him back. The Omni-Kings are amazed as Goku's white-hot ki lights up the arena. Breathing deeply again, Goku gathers the ki around him into his body. Watching this, Jiren realizes that he must respond in kind, and powers up even further, giving off tremendous heat of his own. Jiren concentrates his ki into a single ball that he fires at Goku, but Goku appears behind him holding the ball in his hand.

Crushing the ki ball, the now shining Goku moves towards Jiren, dodging his punch and landing a few attacks of his own. The Omni-Kings continue to be impressed at Goku's newfound power, and the Great Priest declares that this is indeed a super turn of events. Beerus and Whis can tell that, incredibly enough, Goku has managed to reach the completed version of Ultra Instinct. As Goku goes on knocking Jiren around with ease, the glow surrounding his body clears to reveal he now sports radiant silver hair and silver eyes.

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
Turtle Hermit	Masaharu Satō	Mike McFarland
Vegeta	Ryō Horikawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Kuririn	Mayumi Tanaka	Sonny Strait
Piccolo	Toshio Furukawa	Christopher R. Sabat
Tenshinhan	Hikaru Midorikawa	John Burgmeier
No. 18	Miki Itō	Meredith McCoy
Kaiōshin	Shin'ichirō Ōta	Kent Williams
Elder Kaiōshin	Ryōichi Tanaka
Beerus	Kōichi Yamadera	Jason Douglas
Whis	Masakazu Morita	Ian Sinclair
Omni-King	Satomi Kōrogi	Sarah Wiedenheft
Great Priest	Masaya Takatsuka	Josh Grelle
Cae	Taishi Murata	Aaron Roberts
Vermoud	Masami Kikuchi	Markus Lloyd
Markarita	Ai Sasaki	Jamie Marchi
Toppo	Kenji Nomura	Ray Hurd
Jiren	Eiji Hanawa	Patrick Seitz
Narration	Naoki Tatsuta	Doc Morgan
Cocotte		Marissa Lenti
Dispo		Christopher Dontrell Piper
Kunsi		Chris Long

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: Atsuhiro Tomioka
• Director: Masato Mitsuka
• Animation Supervisor: Hirotaka Nii, Kōji Nashizawa, Yūichi Karasawa
• Art Director: Yoshiyuki Shikano, Shintarō Inoue

• Key Animation: Hirotaka Nii, Tatsuya Oka, Shōichi Funaki, Beom-seok Hong, Masato Ikeda, Yoshitaka Yashima, Yūichi Karasawa, Yūki Omizu, Kai Suzuki, Yukihiro Kitano, Midou Animation, Toei Animation Philippines
• Digital Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa
• Assistant Director: Megumi Ishitani, Ryō Nanba
• Assistant Production Manager: Ryōma Honda, Shōma Yoshino

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 "Lagrima" is performed by OnePixcel.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 129: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack
Catalogue	Scene	Title	Tonality	Release
OP	Opening	Limit-Break × Survivor (TV Size)	B Minor	Super OST 2.1 #01
S-401	Recap	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle)	B♭ Major	Super OST 1.1 #34
S-515	Episode Title Card	Sub-Title (Limit-Break × Survivor)	A Minor	Unreleased
S-548	Goku vs Jiren	Fierce Battle Against A Mighty Foe		Super OST 2.2 #17
S-552	Jiren blocks the Kamehameha	Unwinnable Battle	E Minor	Super OST 2.2 #22
S-531	Vegeta's speech	Limit-Break × Survivor (Instrumental Type B)	B Minor	Super OST 2.1 #29
S-517	Eyecatch A	Eyecatch A (Limit-Break × Survivor)	C Minor	Unreleased
S-518	Eyecatch B	Eyecatch B (Limit-Break × Survivor)	B Minor
S-550	Goku vs Jiren continues	The Power to Resist	F Minor	Super OST 2.2 #20
S-255	Whis has faith in Goku	S-255	D Major	Unreleased (Kai)
S-506	Jiren follows Vermoud's orders to end it	Heroic Battle	D Minor	Super OST 2.1 #13
Insert	Goku goes on the offensive	Ultimate Battle (Instrumental)	C Minor	Unreleased
S-557	Ultra Instinct completed	The Final Death-Match	A Minor	Super OST 2.2 #23
ED	Ending	Lagrima (TV Size)	A♭ Major	LAGRIMA
S-519	Next Episode Preview	Limit-Break x Survivor (Preview)	B Minor	Super OST 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.

Japan

• Dragon Ball Super Box 11 Blu-ray (Toei) 03 July 2018
• Toei Channel On-Demand

North America

• Dragon Ball Super Part 11 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation) 14 January 2020
• Crunchyroll Simulcast (multi-region, sub only) 03 March 2018
• Funimation Now Simulcast (sub or dub) 03 March 2018
• VRV Simulcast (sub only) 03 March 2018
• 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 10 DVD or Blu-ray (Funimation-MangaUK) 24 February 2020
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 04 March 2018

Australia and New Zealand

• Dragon Ball Super Part 10 (Funimation-Madman) 04 March 2020
• AnimeLab Streaming (sub or dub) 04 March 2018
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 04 March 2018
• Digital purchase: iTunes (dub)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Super Episode 129