Dragon Ball Chapter 243
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| Go For It! The Planet Namek | |||
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Kanzenban  Full Color  Tankōbon  | |||
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| Premiered | Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1989 #43 | ||
| Sale Date | 26 September 1989 | ||
| Issue Date | 09 October 1989 | ||
| Chapter Data | |||
| Pages | Title; Pages 1-14 (Black and White) | ||
| Episodes |
Dragon Ball Z Episode 36 Dragon Ball Z Episode 37 Dragon Ball Kai Episode 17 Dragon Ball Kai Episode 18 | ||
| Viz Publication | |||
| Title | Destination Namek | ||
| Chapter No. | Z 049 | ||
| Release | March 2003 | ||
| Translation | Lillian Olsen | ||
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones | ||
| Editor |
Trish Ledoux Jason Thompson | ||
| Collected Volumes | |||
| Tankōbon |
Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 21 (Dragon Ball Z Volume 5) | ||
| Kanzenban | Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 17 | ||
| Full Color |
Saiyan Arc Volume 3 Digital Color Part 4 Volume 4 | ||
| VIZBIG | Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG Volume 2 | ||
| Viz 3-in-1 | Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Volume 7 | ||
"Go For It! The Planet Namek" is the two hundred and forty-third chapter of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1989 #43 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Summary
Goku asks Kaiō if he knows where this Planet Namek is, and he says that of course he knows, that is why he is called Kaiō. The Turtle Hermit is amazed that even they can hear Kaiō. Goku asks to tell everyone, since they can apparently all hear him. But first Kaiō wants to say that they have all done well and Goku says how shocked he was that the Kaiō-Ken did not work so well. Kaiō says he miscalculated the strength of that Saiyan named Vegeta. The Turtle Hermit asks what they are talking about and Kuririn says he will tell him the details later. Kaiō then gets out a book and starts looking for the exact position of Planet Namek. In Earth terms, it is 9045YX from the direction of SU83. Bulma freaks out when she hears 9045YX and tells the Turtle Hermit to take the wheel while she does some calculations.
Kaiō tells them that Planet Namek once was a beautiful planet, but then there was some unusual weather and the people began dying out. There should still be some survivors, though. Kuririn cannot believe it and Yajirobe thinks it is hopeless. But that was a long time ago and Kaiō gets confused, and says he will know if he tries looking up what the state of the planet is now. Karin realizes God must have escaped to Earth. He also notes that God had forgotten all this, so he must have lost his memory. "He was quite a kid, with a sad past..." Yajirobe asks why those Namekians did not just wish away the unusual weather with their Dragon Balls and the Turtle Hermit tells him the Dragon Balls cannot grant a wish that exceeds the strength of their creator. Even Shenlong could not handle the Saiyan. Yajirobe thinks the Dragon Balls are worthless then.
Kaiō yells at them with the news that there are still some Namekians on the planet! A mere hundred, but they are prospering again! Everyone is excited, though Yajirobe does not like the thought of a hundred more people who look like God. "Originally the Namekians were a very peaceful race. Like your Earth's God was. Perhaps before he became God, he met up with some Earthlings, and their influence brought forth the Demon King Piccolo." Yajirobe agrees that there are lots of stingy people here. The Turtle Hermit thinks the possibility of them bringing everyone back has increased. Bulma says they are all really naive; even if they know where Planet Namek is, how will they get there? Kuririn says with a spaceship, of course.
She says they are still so naive. "Even if we used a spaceship containing the greatest engine my Dad ever built, do you have any idea how long it would take to arrive on Planet Namek?" She knows: 4,339 years and three months, which even Kaiō is surprised to hear. Kuririn suggests they use a Saiyan spaceship. The Turtle Hermit says the Saiyan left with it, but Kuririn says the ship of the Saiyan who died must still be around. Goku adds that his older brother also has a ship still here, but then adds it is all broken. Bulma says that if there is still one, they can probably analyze it and use it somehow. The Turtle Hermit says it is probably in East City, the first place they destroyed. They will have to search for it immediately afterwards.
Kuririn remembers that he has the remote control Vegeta used to call his spaceship. Bulma takes it and thinks this all really is possible, and everyone starts celebrating. The next day, at West City's hospital... Goku is all bandaged up and lying in a hospital bed, saying it will take four months for him to recover. Karin says not to worry, as there will be new senzu in one month. Kuririn and Gohan are lucky and only have to stay in the hospital for three days, and Kuririn says Goku looks like a mummy. Yajirobe is pissed that he is not a patient and Karin says he only wants to be so he can get hospital food. Kuririn then mentions that when Yajirobe thought he was done for, he apologized and tried to join sides with the Saiyan, and Karin laughs as Yajirobe gets pissed. The Ox Demon King is happy that everyone is okay and will be coming back to life, and then Bulma bursts into the room and says to watch the TV.
A guy on the news is reporting that they have discovered this round object among the ruins of East City. He says it seems to have come from space and they are able to ride in it. They all watch, although Goku cannot see from his position. There were originally two, but one suddenly flew away. The Turtle Hermit says the scholars have already found it, but Bulma decides to use the remote control Kuririn gave her. She starts pressing the buttons and they watch on the TV as... the ship explodes. Everyone freaks out and Bulma thinks she must have hit the self-destruct switch. Kuririn faints and Goku thinks about how Kinto'un is no good alternative. Bulma yells at Kuririn about the strange remote control and he says she was just rashly pressing buttons. Mister Popo suddenly appears outside the hospital window and the sight of him scares the hell out of Bulma. Kuririn of course recognizes him, and Mister Popo says, "Someone come. There is a spaceship."
Cast
- North Kaiō
- Bubbles
- Son Goku
- Son Gohan
- Chi-Chi
- Ox Demon King
- Turtle Hermit
- Kuririn
- Bulma
- Yajirobe
- Karin
- Mister Popo
- Earth's God (thought bubble)
- TV Reporter
- West City Hospital staff member
- West City Hospital patient
Availability
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.
Japan
- Dragon Ball Volume 21: Go For It! The Planet Namek (Tankōbon; 10 April 1990)
- Digital Monochrome Edition Volume 21 (12 October 2012)
- Dragon Ball Volume 17 (Kanzenban; 04 August 2003)
- Dragon Ball Part 4: Saiyan Arc Volume 4 (Digital Color Edition; 04 February 2013)
- Dragon Ball: Saiyan Arc Volume 3 (Full Color Comics; 04 February 2013)
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