Dragon Ball Super Episode 131

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A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until the Day We Meet Again!!
Japanese English
奇跡の決着！さらば悟空！また会う日まで！！ Kiseki no Ketchaku! Saraba Gokū! Mata Au Hi Made!!
Air Date	25 March 2018 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Limit-Break x Survivor
Insert Song	Ultimate Battle
Ending	Lagrima
Episode Data
TV Rating	5.7%
Format	16:9 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Art	Shinzō Yuki
Animation	Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Director	Megumi Ishitani
FUNimation English Dub
Title	A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until We Meet Again!
Air Date	05 October 2019

"A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until the Day We Meet Again!!" is the one hundred and thirty-first episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 25 March 2018, receiving a ratings share of 5.7%. It was written by Atsuhiro Tomioka and directed by Megumi Ishitani.

Synopsis

The time has finally come to settle things. Only 30 seconds remain. Will Goku and the others of Universe 7 cause a miracle, or will it be Jiren's Universe 11? And what wish will the victor have granted with the Super Dragon Balls? Fighting against Jiren, famously the strongest man, and having broken through his limits, Goku’s power comes up slightly short and he falls from the arena! It seems like Universe 7 has lost, and everyone will be annihilated, but Goku and Jiren stare at the Omni-Kings, as if the match isn't over yet. And then, a Death Beam hits Jiren's back. A bruised and battered Universe 7 team member is standing there! Just as it seems like Universe 11's victory is assured, the previously unseen Freeza appears! Though injured from head to toe, Freeza manages to revive himself. Will he be able to defeat Jiren, who not even Goku was a match for? And who will be the MVP?

Summary

With Goku out of commission, Freeza has appeared again to challenge Jiren, bringing No. 17 with him. Jiren thinks this is a futile display of trust, but Freeza assures him that his only goal is to obtain the Super Dragon Balls; he's only brought No. 17 along as insurance. Freeza doesn't think Jiren seems as strong as before, and vows to defeat him. After the three of them battle for a little while, Freeza reaffirms that Jiren has indeed grown physically and mentally weaker, terrified at the possibility of returning to the weakling he once was. This spurs Jiren to fight back harder, but No. 17 intervenes and blasts Jiren at point-blank range.

Jiren falls to his knees, panicking Vermoud and the others of Universe 11. No. 17 in on his knees too, having been caught up in the explosion from his own blast, but he knows that Freeza is there to finish the job for him. "Honored" at No. 17's trust, Freeza steps forward to finish Jiren off. Pointing his finger at Jiren's head, he charges up a finger blast. Jiren seems to lack the spirit even to look up, much to Freeza's regret (he had wanted to see Jiren's pathetic face at the end). From the bleachers, Toppo shouts out for Jiren to stand back up, saying he believes in Jiren's strength even if Jiren himself doesn't.

While Toppo's sentimental speech makes Freeza feel sick, it motivates Jiren to indeed stand back up. Shrouded in a fiery aura, he counterattacks Freeza, forcing him and No. 17 to desperately combine their power to hold back his blast (with Freeza reverting from his Golden form to regular form in the process). As the two struggle, Goku returns to his feet and comes to their aid. No. 17 is surprised Goku can still move, but Goku thinks No. 17 is in the same boat; he tells No. 17 to watch their backs while he and Freeza go confront Jiren head-on. Freeza asks if Goku should stay back too, but Goku says all three of them need to cooperate to prevent Universe 7's destruction.

Seeing that Goku has once again arisen to face him, Jiren gathers more energy. Goku is amazed that Jiren became so strong on his own; even the three of them together might not be enough to defeat him. Still, he assures Freeza that he'll keep his promise (to restore Freeza to life) so long as Freeza upholds his end of the bargain. Indeed, it's that naïve aspect of Goku that makes Freeza so sick, though he's grateful for it at the moment. Goku, Freeza, and No. 17's combined blast breaks through Jiren's wall of energy, and Goku and Freeza rush forward to fight him together.

In the bleachers, Kuririn and Vegeta are both agog at the sight of Goku and Freeza fighting side-by-side against a common foe. While the two of them engage Jiren in hand-to-hand combat, No. 17 supports them from behind with a volley of energy blasts. Jiren finally breaks through Goku and Freeza's assault and goes after No. 17, so Freeza has Goku throw him at Jiren. Freeza tackles Jiren and flies downward, trying to ring them both out, but Jiren overcomes him. Goku catches up with them and joins Freeza in pushing Jiren out of the ring, briefly managing to become regular Super Saiyan once more. As Beerus and the Universe 7 team cheer them on, the combined might of Goku and Freeza at last succeeds in pushing Jiren out of bounds.

Goku, Freeza, and Jiren all materialize in the bleachers. While Goku tries to thank Freeza, Freeza says that all he wants is for Goku to keep his promise. With Jiren eliminated, the Great Priest formally announces the defeat of Universe 11. As they prepare to be erased, Toppo thanks Jiren for all he did, though Jiren can't understand why; after all, he treated Toppo and the rest of the Pride Troopers with contempt throughout the tournament. Goku expresses his desire to fight Jiren again; he thinks they both got stronger by fighting one another and is eager to meet Jiren again sometime. Jiren looks shocked, but smiles just before he vanishes.

Now only No. 17 remains in the arena, and the Great Priest descends to ask him if he has decided on a wish. The Super Dragon Balls appear in the sky above, and the Great Priest speaks the "language of the gods" to summon forth Super Shenlong. While No. 17 hesitates at first, he looks over at Goku and then wishes to restore all the destroyed universes. The Great Priest repeats this wish in the divine language, and Super Shenlong departs. In the newly restored Universe 6, Caulifla and Kale rejoice to find themselves alive again, while Cabba sees that his master Vegeta kept his promise. Caulifla forces Cabba to help her and Kale train to reach Super Saiyan 3. Off on his own, Champa refuses to thank his brother.

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The other universes are likewise restored. In Universe 11, Jiren reflects on Goku's desire to meet again, but believes himself too hung up on his past to ever form a bond with Goku or anyone else. However, Toppo wonders if Jiren is really so cowardly; in the tournament when Jiren rose to his feet that final time, he was doing it in response to the hopes of all the Pride Troopers, forming a bond with them for the first time. His confidence restored, Jiren vows along with Toppo that they will triumph the next time they battle Goku and the others.

Back in the World of Void, No. 18 asks No. 17 if he's okay with this wish; what about his dream of traveling the world with his family? No. 17 though is happy to have saved multiple universes; he can surely take care of his job and family on his own. As No. 18 says that No. 17 and Goku are becoming more like one another, Freeza asks to be taken back to Hell. His time hasn't run out yet, but he'd rather be in Hell than stick around and watch everyone else's happy ending. In response, Whis gives Freeza something to be happy about, using his staff to bring Freeza back to life. This is a present from Beerus, in return for Freeza's fine performance at the end. While Freeza says he will continue his evil ways, Goku vows to defeat him if he tries anything.

The Omni-Kings fly down and greet Goku, saying that the tournament was a lot of fun. Shin says that No. 17's wish was unexpected, but the Great Priest explains that the Omni-Kings had foreseen that the warrior left out the end would be virtuous enough to consider the other universes. On the flipside, if the last warrior standing had made a selfish wish, the Omni-Kings would have erased "everything". Whis thinks that this perhaps shows that the Omni-Kings expect Goku and the others to change things. The Omni-Kings ask Goku what they should do next, but Beerus and Shin panic and say that they will have to be heading home now. The Great Priest congratulates Universe 7 on their splendid fight and wish, while Goku promises to come back and see the Omni-Kings again sometime.

And so, the Tournament of Power concludes, and everyone returns to the daily lives. The gang all celebrate Bra's birth some more, and Bulma even lets No. 17 use her cruise ship (from her birthday party) to travel around the world. Freeza returns to the remains of his army out in space, while Goku and Vegeta spar against each other in the wastelands on Earth. The two both use their Super Saiyan Blue forms, since it turns out Goku is unable to activate Ultra Instinct at will; it seems that it was something that only happened accidentally in the harsh conditions of the tournament. Hearing this, Vegeta vows to obtain an even greater power. Goku says they can both get stronger and stronger, and Vegeta agrees that a Saiyan's strength knows no limits.

Goku and Vegeta continue to challenge their limits, but their adventure will begin again once a new powerful opponent appears. Until then, a brief parting.

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
Freeza	Ryūsei Nakao	Christopher Ayres
No. 17	Shigeru Nakahara	Chuck Huber
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
Ogma	Megumi Urawa	Leak Clark
Cae	Taishi Murata	Aaron Roberts
Champa	Mitsuo Iwata	Jason Liebrecht
Vermoud	Masami Kikuchi	Markus Lloyd
Vados	Yuriko Yamaguchi	Caitlin Glass
Cabba	Daisuke Kishio	Clifford Chapin
Caulifla	Yuka Komatsu	Elizabeth Maxwell
Kale	Yukana	Dawn M. Bennett
Toppo	Kenji Nomura	Ray Hurd
Dispo	Bin Shimada	Christopher Dontrell Piper
Jiren	Eiji Hanawa	Patrick Seitz
Narration	Naoki Tatsuta	Doc Morgan
Il		Bob Reed
Cocotte		Marissa Lenti
Kunsi		Chris Long
Super Shenlong		Christopher R. Sabat

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: Megumi Ishitani
• Animation Supervisor: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
• Art Director: Shinzō Yuki

• Key Animation: Yoshitaka Yashima, Hitoshi Inaba, Akira Kano, Yūya Takahashi, Norie Kanekubo, Kyōta Washikita, Masahiro Shimanuki, Shuntarō Mura, Kiroyuki Itai, Kenta Yokoya, Yong-ce Tu, Osamu Ishikawa, Tomoko Satō, Miyuki Yokoyama, Miyako Tsuji, Midori Sawaki, Yui Kinoshita, Toei Animation Philippines, Anitus Kobe
• Digital Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa
• Assistant Production Manager: Yūta Higashi

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.

^*First usage in Dragon Ball Super.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 131: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack
Catalogue	Scene	Title	Tonality	Release
S-554	Recap	Desperate Plan	E Minor	Super OST 2.2 #02
S-548	Title + episode beginning	Fierce Battle Against A Mighty Foe	A Minor	Super OST 2.2 #17
S-520	Toppo gives Jiren a pep talk	Formidable Foe	C Minor	Super OST 2.2 #12
S-549	Freeza and No. 17 try to hold the line	A Fearsome Foe		Super OST 2.2 #19
S-555	Goku rejoins the fight	Limit-Break × Survivor (Instrumental Type C)	B Minor	Super OST 2.2 #26
Insert	Goku and Freeza take Jiren out	Ultimate Battle	C Minor	Theme Songs #12
S-441	Universe 11 erased	A Break in the Battle	G Major	Super OST 1.2 #17
S-517	Eyecatch A	Eyecatch A (Limit-Break × Survivor)	C Minor	Unreleased
S-518	Eyecatch B	Eyecatch B (Limit-Break × Survivor)	B Minor
S-455	The Super Dragon Balls	Blue Saiyan	D Major	Super OST 1.2 #18
S-259	Universes restored	S-259*	C Major	Unreleased (Kai)
S-270	No. 17 blames Goku for his kindness	"Goku" (Slow)	D Major
OP	Montage	Limit-Break × Survivor (TV Size)	B Minor	Super OST 2.1 #01
S-401	Goku vs Vegeta	CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle)	B♭ Major	Super OST 1.1 #34
ED	Ending	Lagrima (TV Size)	A♭ Major	LAGRIMA

Production

Episode director Megumi Ishitani was asked on Twitter about the significance of the glass-breaking imagery for Jiren in her storyboard, and she gave a detailed answer:

First, Jiren was influenced by his past to have faith that "solitude is strength". His own strength had proved the validity of this faith. However in episode 130 that validity was shattered.

Jiren lost to Goku, someone who had grown strong through his numerous allies. This caused Jiren to lose his faith that "solitude is strength". Even worse, afterwards Goku lost the fight by self-imploding. So Jiren lost his opportunity to fight Goku and was stuck fighting Freeza and 17 instead, while still harboring emotional loss.

As a result, the battle at the start of episode 131 was extraordinarily tough for Jiren. he had lost the faith that had been his source of power, and had to battle opponents he didn't want to fight. Jiren considered Freeza and 17 to be worthless opponents. Goku was the only opponent he recognized as worthy.

When he lost to Freeza and co., Jiren didn't lose physically. Because he had already emotionally lost to Goku, he was unable to draw out his full power. Then "Toppo's trust" replaces the faith that had supported Jiren, and so manages to lift him back up on his feet.

When Goku stood before Jiren again, Jiren was able to forget the various thoughts that had been restraining him. Jiren swelled with happiness due to his respect for Goku (who revived from his beat-up state) and for getting a second chance to finish their fight.

On the other side of things, an earnest clash also unfolds between Goku and Freeza. They don't trust each other. However, they can at least "trust" each other's strength (and 17's too, of course).

The scene you mentioned in your tweet where Jiren's barrier and Goku and co.'s barrier shatter like glass strongly implies that "there is now nothing separating Jiren from Goku and the others".

Their various feelings that I described at length above are all blown away, allowing them to head into a final showdown that is in a certain sense invigorating… That's what this scene expresses visually. It therefore needed to be an invigorating and beautiful scene.

Of course, Jiren's smile also implies that "Jiren has broken through his emotional shell".
— Megumi Ishitani, Twitter

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) 24 March 2018
• Funimation Now Simulcast (sub or dub) 24 March 2018
• VRV Simulcast (sub only) 24 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) 25 March 2018

Australia and New Zealand

• Dragon Ball Super Part 10 (Funimation-Madman) 04 March 2020
• AnimeLab Streaming (sub or dub) 25 March 2018
• Crunchyroll Streaming (multi-region, sub only) 25 March 2018
• Digital purchase: iTunes (dub)

External Links

• Kanzenshuu Episode Guide - Dragon Ball Super Episode 131