Dragon Ball Z Episode 97
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| The Destruction of Planet Namek?! A Demonic Flash Penetrates the Ground | |||
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| Air Date | 26 June 1991 (Fuji TV) | ||
| Opening | CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA | ||
| Eyecatch | 1st Eyecatch | ||
| Ending | Come Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power! | ||
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| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 319 (Pages 10-End) Dragon Ball Chapter 320 (Pages 1-11) | ||
| TV Rating | 23.6% | ||
| Format | 4:3 (NTSC) | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | ||
| Art | Tsutomu Fujita | ||
| Animation | Mitsuo Shindō | ||
| Director | Kazuhito Kikuchi | ||
| FUNimation English Dub | |||
| Title | Namek's Destruction | ||
| Air Date | 20 October 1999 (Cartoon Network) | ||
"The Destruction of Planet Namek?! A Demonic Flash Penetrates the Ground" is the ninety-seventh episode of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 26 June 1991, receiving a ratings share of 23.6%. It was written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa and directed by Kazuhito Kikuchi.
Synopsis
Realizing that Goku would win in a fair fight, Freeza takes a new strategy: destroying Planet Namek. He can survive in space, but Goku cannot. Goku watches as Freeza's ki attack bores into the center of the planet, causing earthquakes and destruction worldwide. Meanwhile, Gohan arrives at Goku's spaceship and leaves the injured Piccolo there. The computer, sensing his arrival, activates a view screen and he sees his mother, the Turtle Hermit, and Dr Brief for the first time. Against his mother's cries, he flies off to rescue Bulma and bring her back. On his planet in the Afterlife, Kaio mourns Goku and his friends. But when he is contacted by Kami, he realizes that Piccolo must still be alive! Although Freeza has brought Namek to it's end, the planet will not explode for five more minutes. With little time left, Goku and Freeza resume their battle.
Cast
The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast.
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: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
- Director (Storyboard): Kazuhito Kikuchi
- Animation Supervisor: Mitsuo Shindō
- Art Director: Tsutomu Fujita
- Key Animation: Shindō Production, Teruhisa Ryū, Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Noriko Shibata
- Special Effects: Yukari Hashimoto
- Assistant Director: Akihiko Yamaguchi
- Production Progression: Akihiko Yamaguchi
Items
- Capsule3, the third Capsule Corp spacecraft is being repaired by Dr. Brief
- Freeza's Spaceship is seen falling into a crevasse as Namek is being destroyed
- Offscreen, Popo is searching for the dragon balls to bring Tenshinhan and Yamcha back to life; as Chiaotzu has been brought back once already, he must stay dead.
Setting
- Planet Namek
- Near Freeza's spaceship - Freeza launches a ki attack into the ground, beginning the end of Namek.
- Goku's spaceship - Gohan delivers the injured Piccolo and leaves to find Bulma
- In Gohan's travels, he passes the field where the Ginyu Special Forces were killed
- Capsule Corp Headquarters where Dr. Brief is repairing the Capsule3.
- Planet Freeza 79 - Freeza's soldiers are monitoring the situation on Namek.
- Kami's Lookout
- Kaiō's Planet
Tidbits
- This is the first appearance of Kami and his lookout since episode 76, 21 episodes ago.
- This is also the first appearance of Goku's ship since episode 66 (31 episodes ago), and Freeza's ship since episode 86 (11 episodes ago).
- This is Tenshinhan's 100th appearance in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z episodes and movies.
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