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Goku Steps Up!
The Last Chance From Beerus-sama?!
Japanese
Dragon Ball Super Episode 8 (Japanese)
English
Dragon Ball Super Episode 8 (English)
悟空見参だ!ビルス様からのラストチャンス!?
Gokū Kenzan da!
Birusu-sama Kara no Rasuto Chansu!?
Air Date 30 August 2015 (Fuji TV)
Opening Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!
Eyecatch Part A: Vegeta
Part B: Goku
Ending Hello Hello Hello
Episode Data
TV Rating 6.2%
Format 16:9 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario Toshio Yoshitaka
Art Yoshiyuki Shikano
Animation Akira Kano, Masahiro Shimanuki
Storyboard Kōji Ogawa
Director Kōhei Hatano
Toei Simulcast Subs
Title Goku Arrives!
A Last Chance from Beerus Sama?!
Simulcast 29 October 2016
FUNimation English Dub
Title Goku Makes an Entrance!
A Last Chance from Lord Beerus?!
Air Date 25 February, 2017 (Toonami)
FUNimation English Subs
Title Goku Makes an Entrance!
A Last Chance from Beers-sama?!
Subtitles Steven J Simmons
Sub Debut Dragon Ball Super Part 1
Release Date 25 July 2017
Bang Zoom! English Dub
Title Goku Arrives!
Last Chance from Lord Beerus?!
Air Date 12 February 2017
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"Goku Steps Up! The Last Chance From Beerus-sama?!" is the eighth episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Super. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 30 August 2015. It was written by Toshio Yoshitaka and directed by Kōhei Hatano.

Synopsis

Summary

Now fully enraged, Vegeta charges Beerus, unleashing a volley of punches. Beerus easily blocks them all, but Vegeta catches Beerus off-guard and sends him flying off of the ship. The two continue fighting in the surrounding sea, exchanging blows. However, even after Vegeta nails Beerus head-on with his Galic Cannon, Beerus still remains unharmed. He comments that Vegeta is too weak to be Super Saiyan God, but at least fighting him was more fun than his fight with Goku. Beerus is about to charge up an attack to destroy Earth, but hesitates, thinking that it will be a shame to destroy a planet with such great food. When Bulma says that there is still plenty more food, Beerus decides to give them a chance.

Meanwhile, the Pilaf Gang is back in their row boat (which they grabbed out of the garbage) and are frantically rowing away from the cruise ship to escape the battle. Shuu and Mai are upset about abandoning so much food, not to mention the Dragon Balls, but Pilaf insists. Back on the cruise ship, Beerus calls out the "pink pig" Oolong. He thinks Oolong must be the same species as that other fat pink pig (Boo) who would not give him pudding, and challenges him to a game of rock-paper-scissors (jan-ken). If Oolong wins, Beerus promises to peacefully leave the planet. Oolong takes a bit of persuading from the others, but in the end he faces off with Beerus, and the two throw down their hands.

As it turns out, both throw out scissors. It is a tie! Beerus accuses Oolong of cheating, but Oolong retorts that if he had cheated, it would hardly have ended up as a tie. They go once more, but both once more throw out scissors. Bulma seductively promises Oolong anything he wants if he wins. Oolong and Beerus pump themselves up for another round, and Oolong throws scissors again, but Beerus throws rock. Beerus wins! Pu'er chews Oolong out for throwing scissors three times in a row. Beerus flies up into the air and begins forming a massive energy ball, but at the last moment a voice calls out for him to wait. It is Son Goku!

Goku wishes Bulma a happy birthday and apologizes for not bringing her a present, but makes her angry when he asks how old she is. Even though Beerus won at rock-paper-scissors, Goku insists that he hold off on destroying the Earth for a little bit longer, so that he can get to the bottom of this mystery surrounding Super Saiyan God. Beerus agrees to wait and disperses his energy ball. However, this is their very last chance and if Super Saiyan God does not pan out, he will destroy not only Earth, but the entire solar system. Goku asks Bulma if they can use the Dragon Balls stored on board, which makes Vegeta realize Goku must have been around watching events all along. Bulma agrees, so long as Goku teaches that big idiot a lesson for ruining her birthday party. Goku tells her to talk about Beerus more respectfully, since after all he is the most powerful God of Destruction in the universe. Bulma is shocked to discover Beerus' true identity.

Continuity

Adaptation

There are four official English adaptations of this episode:

  1. The Toei Animation simulcast subtitles distributed to simulcast platforms (including Funimation's streaming service);
  2. The Funimation subtitles by Steven J. Simmons, included with all English home video releases, including digital purchase platforms like Amazon;
  3. The Funimation English dub; and
  4. The Bang Zoom! dub produced for Toonami Asia.

The notes on the Funimation dub are contrasted with their own Simmons subtitles unless otherwise noted.

  • When Beerus defeats Vegeta, he says: まっ北の界王の所にいたサイヤ人よりは楽しめたけどね。
    • The Funimation-Simmons translation is correct: "Though, you were more entertaining than that Saiyan that was at Kaio of the North's place." The Funimation dub is consequently also correct.
    • The Bang Zoom! dub is also more or less correct: "Although, please do take comfort in the fact that you were much more entertaining than that Saiyan on King Kai's planet." The word "much" goes beyond what is in the Japanese, even without the emphasis.[1]
    • The Toei simulcast subtitles get it backwards: "I have to say, I had a bit more fun with that Saiyan on the North Kai's planet."
    • The Simmons translation comports with the revelations at the end of the film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, where Goku concedes that Vegeta surpassed him in that moment. The mirror scene in Dragon Ball Super Episode 14 is not quite as explicit, because the point had already been made by Beerus in this episode. Goku only says that Vegeta became an unbelievable (すんげえ) Super Saiyan.

Episode Notes

  • Oolong and Beerus' game of rock-paper-scissors to decide the fate of Earth first appeared in the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. In that version however, Yamcha advises Oolong that Beerus most likely selected him as his opponent because he believed that Oolong, being a pig, would be unable to form anything besides "scissors" with his hands, and Beerus will therefore undoubtedly go with "rock". But since Oolong has fully humanoid hands, Yamcha advises him to throw "paper" to defeat Beerus. Oolong follows Yamcha's advice, but Beerus unexpectedly throws "scissors", winning the game. Beerus then nonchalantly explains that he overheard Yamcha and Oolong's strategy. In contrast, in this episode Beerus selects Oolong because he mistakenly assumes that he is the same species as Majin Boo, and Yamcha gives Oolong no advice. In fact, in this version Oolong ends up throwing "scissors" three times in a row, which is exactly what Yamcha told him to avoid in the movie version. The gag in Battle of Gods was in keeping with various other gags seen throughout Dr. Slump and various other works by Akira Toriyama where crabs and other such animals are unable (or assumed to be unable) to use anything besides "scissors" in games of rock-paper-scissors.
  • After defeating Vegeta, Beerus comments that it is the first time in a long while that he has fought at 10% of his full effort. This mirrors Whis' line at the end of Battle of Gods where he says it has been a long time since Beerus used 70% of his full power in a fight (in this case, fighting against Super Saiyan God Goku). Beerus also comments that fighting Vegeta was more fun than his fight with "that Saiyan at Kaiō's planet" (i.e. Goku). Both this line and the 10% line imply that Vegeta becomes stronger than Goku after becoming enraged over Beerus slapping Bulma. In Battle of Gods, the Turtle Hermit explicitly says that Vegeta's anger over Bulma causes him to surpass Goku, but this line is left out of the Dragon Ball Super version of events, and is replaced by these lines from Beerus instead.

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
Tenshinhan Hikaru Midorikawa John Burgmeier
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Christopher R. Sabat
Trunks Takeshi Kusao Alexis Tipton
Chi-Chi Naoko Watanabe Cynthia Cranz
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Brad Jackson
Beerus Kōichi Yamadera Jason Douglas
Whis Masakazu Morita Ian Sinclair
Pilaf Shigeru Chiba Chuck Huber
Shuu Tesshō Genda Chris Cason
Mai Eiko Yamada Colleen Clinkenbeard
Sushi Chef Yūsuke Handa
Narration Jōji Yanami Doc Morgan
Dende Justin Cook
Videl Kara Edwards
Ox Demon King Kyle Hebert
No. 18 Meredith McCoy
Turtle Hermit Mike McFarland
Chiaotzu Brina Palencia
Pu'er
Marron Tia Ballard

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.

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 "Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic" is performed by Kazuya Yoshii, and the ending song "Hello Hello Hello" is performed by Good Morning America.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 8: Norihito Sumitomo Original Soundtrack
Catalogue Scene Title Tonality Release
OP Opening Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic! (TV Size) D Major DBS 1.1 #01
S-401 Recap CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Days of Battle) B♭ Major DBS 1.1 #34
S-402 Episode Title Card Sub-Title (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) D Major DBS 1.1 #40
S-412 Vegeta's anger Where's Goku?! DBS 1.1 #17
S-405 Beerus is still bored Beerus's Planet A Minor DBS 1.1 #12
S-403 The Pilaf Gang escapes Under the Blue Sky C Major DBS 1.1 #18
S-427 Beerus chooses his opponent A Tough Battle G Minor DBS 1.1 #06
S-415 Oolong steps up The Earth's Fate A Minor DBS 1.1 #25
S-409 Eyecatch A Eyecatch A (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) D Major DBS 1.1 #38
S-410 Eyecatch B Eyecatch B (Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!) DBS 1.1 #39
S-428 Beerus vs Oolong Trouble Erupts A Minor DBS 1.1 #32
S-429 Round 2 Feeling Each Other Out C Minor DBS 1.1 #33
S-420 Oolong lost Round 3 Fire Dance None DBS 1.1 #24
S-430 Beerus takes aim Crushing Defeat C Minor DBS 1.1 #07
S-432 Goku arrives! Omen of Victory D Major DBS 1.1 #08
S-426 Goku has a plan Team Dragon's Theme C Major DBS 1.1 #16
ED Ending Hello Hello Hello (TV Size) D♭ Major DBS 1.1 #30
S-416 Next Episode Preview Preview B (Toward Tomorrow) A Major DBS 1.1 #36

No new tracks are used in this episode.

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

North America

United Kingdom

Australia and New Zealand

External Links

Notes

References

  1. @Herms98 (18 January 2017). Twitter.