Son Gohan - Revision history

TrunksTrevelyan0064 at 16:08, 25 March 2026

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	After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.		After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
	*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>		*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>
	*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's Planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>		*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[North Kaiō's Planet\|Kaiō's planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>
	*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.		*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.
	*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>		*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>

TrunksTrevelyan0064 at 16:07, 25 March 2026

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	After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.		After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
	*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>		*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>
	*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's ~~planet~~]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>		*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's Planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>
	*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.		*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.
	*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>		*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>

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2021-08-13T19:14:29Z

saiyaman pronouns

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	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| classify = [[Saiyan Characters\|Saiyan]] + [[Human Characters\|Human]]		\| classify = [[Saiyan Characters\|Saiyan]] + [[Human Characters\|Human]]
	\| pronouns = [[Pronouns\|''Boku'' (ボク)]] (child, teenager, adult)<br>[[Pronouns\|''Ore'' (オレ)]] ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])		\| pronouns = [[Pronouns\|''Boku'' (ボク)]] (child, teenager, adult)<br>[[Pronouns\|''Watashi'' (わたし)]] ([[Great Saiyaman]])<br>[[Pronouns\|''Ore'' (オレ)]] ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])
	\| universe = [[Universe 7]]		\| universe = [[Universe 7]]
	\| occupation = Scholar		\| occupation = Scholar

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2021-07-31T09:08:03Z

header

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	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| classify = [[Saiyan Characters\|Saiyan]] + [[Human Characters\|Human]]		\| classify = [[Saiyan Characters\|Saiyan]] + [[Human Characters\|Human]]
	\| pronouns = ''Boku'' (child, teenager, adult)<br>''Ore'' ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])		\| pronouns = [[Pronouns\|''Boku'' (ボク)]] (child, teenager, adult)<br>[[Pronouns\|''Ore'' (オレ)]] ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])
	\| universe = [[Universe 7]]		\| universe = [[Universe 7]]
	\| occupation = Scholar		\| occupation = Scholar
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	When [[Trunks]] is 8 years old,<ref name="ch432">{{Cite manga\|Chp=432}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=210}}</ref> Gohan is nearly 17. [[Future Trunks]] was 14 years old when [[Future Gohan]] died,<ref name="chX">{{Cite manga\|Chp=Extra}}<br>——{{Cite features\|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> making Future Gohan about 23 when he died, i.e. about the same age as Present Gohan in ''Dragon Ball Super''.		When [[Trunks]] is 8 years old,<ref name="ch432">{{Cite manga\|Chp=432}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=210}}</ref> Gohan is nearly 17. [[Future Trunks]] was 14 years old when [[Future Gohan]] died,<ref name="chX">{{Cite manga\|Chp=Extra}}<br>——{{Cite features\|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> making Future Gohan about 23 when he died, i.e. about the same age as Present Gohan in ''Dragon Ball Super''.

	==Name==		==Name and Pronouns==

	==Production==		==Production==

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Gohan-Age-~~Kanzenban~~.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 3 years old in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.]]		[[File:Gohan-Age-WSJ.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 3 years old in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.]]
	{{notelist}}		{{notelist}}

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2021-07-29T21:56:09Z

classification

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	\| weight = 61 kg<ref name="data"></ref>		\| weight = 61 kg<ref name="data"></ref>
	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| ~~species~~ = Saiyan/Human ~~Hybrid~~		\| classify = [[Saiyan Characters\|Saiyan]] + [[Human Characters\|Human]]
	\| pronouns = ''Boku'' (child, teenager, adult)<br>''Ore'' ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])		\| pronouns = ''Boku'' (child, teenager, adult)<br>''Ore'' ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])
	\| universe = [[Universe 7]]		\| universe = [[Universe 7]]
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	\| significant_other =		\| significant_other =
	\| children = [[Pan]]		\| children = [[Pan]]
	\| relatives =		\| relatives = [[Mister Satan]] (father-in-law)
	\| religion =		\| religion =
	}}		}}
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	==Performance==		==Performance==
	A list or description of the various voice actors that portrayed the character.		A list or description of the various voice actors that portrayed the character.

	~~==Notes==~~
	~~[[File:Gohan-Age-Kanzenban.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 3 years old in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.]]~~
	~~{{notelist}}~~

	==Images==		==Images==
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	File:Character-son-gohan-toddler-anime.png\|Son Gohan as a toddler.<ref name="DBZ171"/>		File:Character-son-gohan-toddler-anime.png\|Son Gohan as a toddler.<ref name="DBZ171"/>
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Notes==
			[[File:Gohan-Age-Kanzenban.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 3 years old in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.]]
			{{notelist}}

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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2021-07-28T06:50:15Z

pronouns

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	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| species = Saiyan/Human Hybrid		\| species = Saiyan/Human Hybrid
	\| ~~gender~~ = ~~Male~~		\| pronouns = ''Boku'' (child, teenager, adult)<br>''Ore'' ([[Ultimate Gohan\|Ultimate]], [[Future Gohan\|Future]])
	\| universe = [[Universe 7]]		\| universe = [[Universe 7]]
	\| occupation = Scholar		\| occupation = Scholar

Terez: adjustments

2021-07-01T02:45:46Z

adjustments

Terez: age 3

2021-06-30T14:28:21Z

age 3

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	Gohan's official birth month is given in [[Daizenshuu 7]] as "one day in May", Age 757.<ref name="D7-25"/> This is based on the fact that the [[Artificial Humans]]' initial attack occurred on May 12,<ref name="ch335">{{Cite manga\|Chp=335}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=122}}</ref><ref name="ch337">{{Cite manga\|Chp=337}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=126}}</ref> together with an anime-exclusive scene where [[Chi-Chi]] throws Gohan a birthday party<ref name="DBZ171">{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=171}}</ref> before the [[Cell Games]] on May 26.<ref name="D7-31">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 31}}</ref> However, Gohan says this is not his actual birthday.		Gohan's official birth month is given in [[Daizenshuu 7]] as "one day in May", Age 757.<ref name="D7-25"/> This is based on the fact that the [[Artificial Humans]]' initial attack occurred on May 12,<ref name="ch335">{{Cite manga\|Chp=335}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=122}}</ref><ref name="ch337">{{Cite manga\|Chp=337}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=126}}</ref> together with an anime-exclusive scene where [[Chi-Chi]] throws Gohan a birthday party<ref name="DBZ171">{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=171}}</ref> before the [[Cell Games]] on May 26.<ref name="D7-31">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 31}}</ref> However, Gohan says this is not his actual birthday.
	{{Quotation\|チチ：きょうの午後は悟飯のバースデーパーティーを開くつもりだったのに｡一体どうしてくれるだ！<br>孫悟空：バースデーパーティー？<br>孫悟飯：でもお母さん｡きょうは僕の誕生日じゃ…｡<br>チチ：そんなことは分かってる！だどもいいか？｢精神と時の部屋｣っつーとこに入ってた間に悟飯ちゃん11歳になっちまったべ？誕生日っていうのは大切なけじめだからな｡きょう改めてお祝いすることにしたんだ｡<hr>'''Chi-Chi''': This afternoon, I was meanin' to have a birthday party for Gohan! Why are you doin' this to me?!<br>'''Goku''': Birthday party?<br>'''Gohan''': But Mother, today isn't my birthday...<br>'''Chi-Chi''': I know that! But even so, listen. When you were in that Room of Spirit and Time place, Gohan-''chan'' turned 11 years old! Birthdays are important milestones and all. I decided that we were goin' to celebrate it today.{{efn\|This dialogue was entirely changed in [[Funimation]]'s English dub; the birthday is not mentioned until the end of the conversation when Chi-Chi says: "I'll tell you what Gohan; since it's your birthday, I'm going to let you off easy. For your punishment, you can clean up." Then the birthday party proceeds as if it were Gohan's actual birthday.}}\|[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 171]]}}		{{Quotation\|チチ：きょうの午後は悟飯のバースデーパーティーを開くつもりだったのに｡一体どうしてくれるだ！<br>孫悟空：バースデーパーティー？<br>孫悟飯：でもお母さん｡きょうは僕の誕生日じゃ…｡<br>チチ：そんなことは分かってる！だどもいいか？｢精神と時の部屋｣っつーとこに入ってた間に悟飯ちゃん11歳になっちまったべ？誕生日っていうのは大切なけじめだからな｡きょう改めてお祝いすることにしたんだ｡<hr>'''Chi-Chi''': This afternoon, I was meanin' to have a birthday party for Gohan! Why are you doin' this to me?!<br>'''Goku''': Birthday party?<br>'''Gohan''': But Mother, today isn't my birthday...<br>'''Chi-Chi''': I know that! But even so, listen. When you were in that Room of Spirit and Time place, Gohan-''chan'' turned 11 years old! Birthdays are important milestones and all. I decided that we were goin' to celebrate it today.{{efn\|This dialogue was entirely changed in [[Funimation]]'s English dub; the birthday is not mentioned until the end of the conversation when Chi-Chi says: "I'll tell you what Gohan; since it's your birthday, I'm going to let you off easy. For your punishment, you can clean up." Then the birthday party proceeds as if it were Gohan's actual birthday.}}\|[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 171]]}}
	Gohan's age is stated outright only twice in the manga. He tells [[Bulma]] that he is four years old when he is introduced,<ref name="ch196">{{~~Cite manga~~\|~~Chp~~=~~196~~}}~~</ref>~~ and the narration states that he is sixteen years old after the seven-year time skip that follows the [[Cell arc]].<ref name="ch421">{{Cite manga\|Chp=421}}</ref> The latter ignores the ~11 months Gohan spent in the [[Room of Spirit and Time]], and the arc begins shortly before his official "birthday" in May: the date of Gohan's first day at [[Orange Star High School]] is given as 07 April.<ref name="D7-32">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 32}}</ref>		[[File:Gohan-Age-Kanzenban.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 4 years old.<ref name="ch196">{{Cite manga\|Chp=196}}</ref>{{efn\|name=age\|In the original printing of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', Gohan gives his age as 3, and holds up 3 fingers. On the title page of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 197]], Gohan's age is given as 4. The dialogue for chapter 196 is corrected in all subsequent printings, but the fingers are not changed.}}]]
			Gohan's age is stated outright only twice in the manga. He tells [[Bulma]] that he is four years old when he is introduced,<ref name="ch196"/>{{efn\|name=age}} and the narration states that he is sixteen years old after the seven-year time skip that follows the [[Cell arc]].<ref name="ch421">{{Cite manga\|Chp=421}}</ref> The latter ignores the ~11 months Gohan spent in the [[Room of Spirit and Time]], and the arc begins shortly before his official "birthday" in May: the date of Gohan's first day at [[Orange Star High School]] is given as 07 April.<ref name="D7-32">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 32}}</ref>

	After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends. He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.		After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends. He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Gohan-Age-Kanzenban.png\|thumb\|250px\|Gohan tells [[Bulma]] he is 3 years old in the 1988 #46 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.]]
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	==Biography==		==Biography==

			==Age==
			Gohan's official birth month is given in [[Daizenshuu 7]] as "one day in May", Age 757.<ref name="D7-25"/> This is based on the fact that the [[Artificial Humans]]' initial attack occurred on May 12,<ref name="ch335">{{Cite manga\|Chp=335}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=122}}</ref><ref name="ch337">{{Cite manga\|Chp=337}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=126}}</ref> together with an anime-exclusive scene where [[Chi-Chi]] throws Gohan a birthday party<ref name="DBZ171">{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=171}}</ref> before the [[Cell Games]] on May 26.<ref name="D7-31">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 31}}</ref> However, Gohan says this is not his actual birthday.
			{{Quotation\|チチ：きょうの午後は悟飯のバースデーパーティーを開くつもりだったのに｡一体どうしてくれるだ！<br>孫悟空：バースデーパーティー？<br>孫悟飯：でもお母さん｡きょうは僕の誕生日じゃ…｡<br>チチ：そんなことは分かってる！だどもいいか？｢精神と時の部屋｣っつーとこに入ってた間に悟飯ちゃん11歳になっちまったべ？誕生日っていうのは大切なけじめだからな｡きょう改めてお祝いすることにしたんだ｡<hr>'''Chi-Chi''': This afternoon, I was meanin' to have a birthday party for Gohan! Why are you doin' this to me?!<br>'''Goku''': Birthday party?<br>'''Gohan''': But Mother, today isn't my birthday...<br>'''Chi-Chi''': I know that! But even so, listen. When you were in that Room of Spirit and Time place, Gohan-''chan'' turned 11 years old! Birthdays are important milestones and all. I decided that we were goin' to celebrate it today.{{efn\|This dialogue was entirely changed in [[Funimation]]'s English dub; the birthday is not mentioned until the end of the conversation when Chi-Chi says: "I'll tell you what Gohan; since it's your birthday, I'm going to let you off easy. For your punishment, you can clean up." Then the birthday party proceeds as if it were Gohan's actual birthday.}}\|[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 171]]}}
			Gohan's age is stated outright only twice in the manga. He tells [[Bulma]] that he is four years old when he is introduced,<ref name="ch196">{{Cite manga\|Chp=196}}</ref> and the narration states that he is sixteen years old after the seven-year time skip that follows the [[Cell arc]].<ref name="ch421">{{Cite manga\|Chp=421}}</ref> The latter ignores the ~11 months Gohan spent in the [[Room of Spirit and Time]], and the arc begins shortly before his official "birthday" in May: the date of Gohan's first day at [[Orange Star High School]] is given as 07 April.<ref name="D7-32">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 32}}</ref>

			After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends. He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
			*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]]. Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>
			*When Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's planet]], he does not know how long he has been running on the [[Serpent Road]], but [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>
			*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> This fits with Goku's estimation that he ran for six months on the way to Kaiō's planet; there are '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.
			*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> The journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure.<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref>
			*On the same day that Bulma and the others arrive on Namek, Goku gets his ''senzu'' and departs for Namek himself. In [[Dr. Brief]]'s spaceship, he makes the trip in '''six days'''.<ref name="ch250">{{Cite manga\|Chp=250}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=46}}</ref>
			*After the battle on Namek, it takes a total of 260 days to wish everyone back from the dead using the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]], which have a cycle of 130 Earth days. Then it is another year after that before Goku returns.<ref name="ch329">{{Cite manga\|Chp=329}}</ref> In the anime, the narrator states that it has been one year since Goku defeated Freeza on the day that Goku returns to Earth,<ref name="DBZ118">{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=118}}</ref> but in the manga it is explicitly '''one year plus 260 days'''.
			*According to Daizenshuu 7's timeline, it is August 764 when Goku returns to Earth.<ref name="D7-29">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=p. 29}}</ref>
			*Gohan trains with Goku and Piccolo for three years in preparation for the arrival of the androids, though according to the Daizenshuu date, it is '''2 years and 9 months'''.
			*Goku and Gohan spend '''about 11 months''' in the Room of Spirit and Time.<ref name="ch390">{{Cite manga\|Chp=390}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=168}}</ref> This is not counted toward Gohan's age in the manga.
			*'''Seven years''' after Cell, Gohan is '''16 years old'''.<ref name="ch421"/> The date is given as 07 April 774 in Daizenshuu 7.<ref name="D7-32"/> This means that, according to his official "birthday", Gohan would have turned '''17 years old''' shortly after Boo was defeated in May 774.
			*'''Six months''' after Majin Boo is defeated, everyone's memories of him are erased, aside from the [[Dragon Team]]. This is still in Age 774.<ref name="D7-33"/>
			*'''Ten years later''', [[Pan]] is 4 years old when she is introduced, but according to Daizenshuu 7, she was born in Age 779,<ref name="D7-33"/> so she would have turned 5 some time later that year.
			*[[Videl]] reveals that she is pregnant with Pan in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'' and the corresponding arc of ''Dragon Ball Super'', both of which take place on 18 August 778,<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113174913/db30th.com/into/into_nenpyo.html\|Website=DB 30th\|Title="Dragon Ball SSSS (Super Saiyan Special Site): History"\|AccessDate=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://twitter.com/pekindaq/status/895486563835981824\|Website=Twitter\|Title=@pekindaq\|Date=09 August 2017}}</ref> on Bulma's birthday.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=WSJ\|Year=1986\|Issue=37\|Date=12 August 1986\|Title="Character Biography Data"\|Page=pp. 19-21}}<br>——{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/weekly-jump-1986-37-character-biography-data/\|Website=Kanzenshuu\|Title="Character Biography Data"\|Date=01 December 2014\|AccessDate=20 March 2019}}</ref> This means that Pan would have turned 5 years old very shortly after she was introduced in the epilogue.
			When [[Trunks]] is 8 years old,<ref name="ch432">{{Cite manga\|Chp=432}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=210}}</ref> Gohan is nearly 17. [[Future Trunks]] was 14 years old when [[Future Gohan]] died,<ref name="chX">{{Cite manga\|Chp=Extra}}<br>——{{Cite features\|Number=ztvsptrunks}}</ref> making Future Gohan about 23 when he died, i.e. about the same age as Present Gohan in ''Dragon Ball Super''.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~Information that does not fit into any other category. Reserved for real-world information. In-universe information should be incorporated into the biography or other available categories.~~		{{notelist}}

	==Images==		==Images==
	<gallery caption="Son Gohan Image Gallery" widths="120px" heights="120px" >		<gallery caption="Son Gohan Image Gallery" widths="120px" heights="120px" >
	File:Character-son-gohan-infant-anime.png\|Son Gohan shortly after his birth.<ref~~>{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps~~=~~171}}<~~/~~ref~~>		File:Character-son-gohan-infant-anime.png\|Son Gohan shortly after his birth.<ref name="DBZ171"/>
	File:Character-son-gohan-toddler-anime.png\|Son Gohan as a toddler.<ref~~>{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps~~=~~171}}<~~/~~ref~~>		File:Character-son-gohan-toddler-anime.png\|Son Gohan as a toddler.<ref name="DBZ171"/>
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==External Links==		==External Links==
			[http://magikarp46.com/dragonball/guidebooks/07-chronology.php Daizenshuu 7: Chronological Table of DB World]

	==References==		==References==

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	After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.		After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
	*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>		*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>
	*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's Planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>		*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[North Kaiō's Planet\|Kaiō's planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>
	*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.		*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.
	*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>		*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>

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	After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.		After Gohan's introduction, a year passes, and he is 5 years old on [[Planet Namek]]. One year and nine months later, [[Goku]] returns to [[Earth]], and Gohan is about 7 years old. Then about three years pass, and he is about 10 years old when he enters the Room of Spirit and Time. Then seven years pass, and he is 16 years old, nearly 17 years old when he starts high school. He is 21 years old when ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' begins, about 23-24 when the anime ends.{{efn\|Using [[Bra]]'s birth year as a guide, Gohan should be about 23 when the anime ends, but the anime's own internal timestamps, largely tied to [[Dragon Balls\|Dragon Ball]] usage, complicate the issue considerably, quite aside from the chronology issues stemming from ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''.}} He is 27 years old in the epilogue of the manga (or the epilogue of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''), and about 32 at the beginning of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Various time stamps throughout the original manga are helpful for making sense of Gohan's age.
	*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>		*Gohan says he is '''4 years old''' in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 196]] (May 757). Goku dies that same day, and [[Raditz]] tells him before his own death that his fellow [[Saiyans]] will be arriving on Earth in one year.<ref name="ch204">{{Cite manga\|Chp=204}}</ref>
	*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's ~~planet~~]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>		*After '''six months''' running on the [[Serpent Road]], Goku arrives on [[Kaiō's Planet]].<ref name="ch210">{{Cite manga\|Chp=210}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref>{{efn\|[[Viz]] rewrites the narration for this panel: "Meanwhile, [[Goku]] runs... and runs... and runs... along the [[Serpent Road]]." The Japanese text reads: "Meanwhile, Son Goku has been running along the Serpent Road for 6 months to meet [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō-''sama'']]... And then finally..." (いっぽう　孫悟空も６が月のあいだ界王さまに会うべくひたすら蛇の道を駆けていた... そしてついに......) In the anime, the "six months" narration line in the manga is adapted directly for the recap of [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 17]], but Goku does not reach the end of the Serpent Road until the end of episode 18, while in the manga, this happens on the same page. [[Piccolo]] also mentions "six months" to Gohan at the end of episode 18's recap.<ref name="ch210"/>}} [[North Kaiō\|Kaiō]] tells him that the Saiyans will arrive in 158 days.<ref name="ch211">{{Cite manga\|Chp=211}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=19}}</ref> That leaves 207 days in the year, or about seven months. Later, when Kaiō tells Goku he must go back down the Serpent Road, Goku says it took him six months before.<ref name="ch212">{{Cite manga\|Chp=212}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=21}}</ref>
	*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.		*When asked to wish Goku back to life, the [[Turtle Hermit]] realizes it is a month earlier than expected. When Piccolo notices the sky going dark, he has the same realization: the Saiyans are early.<ref name="ch212"/> There are about '''11 months''' between Goku's death and the arrival of the Saiyans.
	*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>		*After the fight with [[Nappa]] and [[Vegeta]], Goku learns that it will be four months before he is healed, but [[Karin]] tells him there will be more ''[[senzu]]'' in one month.<ref name="ch243">{{Cite manga\|Chp=243}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=37}}</ref> After a few days, [[Mister Popo]] and [[Bulma]] test [[God]]'s spaceship, and Bulma tells the others that they will be able to reach Namek in one month after the ship is updated.<ref name="ch245">{{Cite manga\|Chp=245}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=38}}</ref> According to Daizenshuu 7, it was '''11 days''' between the fight and their departure,<ref name="D7-27-28">{{Cite guidebook\|Title="Chronological Table of DB World"\|Book=13\|Page=pp. 27-28}}</ref> and the journey to Namek ends up taking '''34 days'''.<ref name="ch246">{{Cite manga\|Chp=246}}<br>——{{Cite episode\|Series=Z\|Eps=44}}</ref>