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Feb 9, 2008 5:19 AM
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This episode was the best so far. Goku and Piccolo finally start fighting seriously with Raditz. Its kinda funny because in this episode Piccolo lost his left arm lol
So they fight and then Goku pulls out his special move by grabbing Raditz tale and then Raditz started to be all nice so that Goku would let go and he did. The episode ends with Goku lieing in the dirt while Raditz is braking his ribs.

So whats your opinion on this episode?
LunaDec 6, 2013 4:35 AM
Dec 27, 2008 7:21 AM
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a realy good episode ^-^
finaly the fight begins ^-^
its kinda sad thogh, Picolo and Goku are fighting together, but they are still no match for Raditz =/ eh...
Oct 16, 2011 10:38 PM
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*sigh* Goku is too trusting sometimes smfh. WHY would you let go of his tail? WHY?

Nov 15, 2013 10:16 AM
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Goku sure can be misleaded easily... but oh shit who's there yep it's Son Gohan!
Dec 6, 2013 3:58 AM
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Mar 30, 2014 5:09 AM
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As expected of Goku, he's just too trusting.
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Nov 24, 2015 8:39 AM
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A really good fight, one of the best in the Dragon Ball franchise so far:

Piccolo performs his new attack, but he missed. A hit would be deadly, even for Radditz. In this moment, Son Goku get Radditz's tail. They could finish him and the fight would be over. But Son Goku is very naive, so he releases the tail. Now Radditz has the upperhand again and beats the shit out of Son Goku. But suddenly, Son Gohan goes in Beast Mode.
Dec 28, 2015 5:04 PM
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Cool battle scene. Son Gohan! It's about time! Get him.
Jan 12, 2016 9:45 PM
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Oh Goku your kindness is both a gift and a curse.
Apr 22, 2018 7:45 AM
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Goku letting go is a tipical anime thing that gets me mad


Feb 28, 2020 6:43 AM
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Quite a lot happened in this episode. I just noticed how great the score sounds. Damn, Piccolo losing an arm and still being able to fight was epic. In fact this was the start to many great team battles by this unlikely duo. But, sadly, Goku always seeing the best in everyone was his downfall...they had such a good strategy too but it was wasted. Luckily Gohan lost his shit and is about to unleash some hidden power (if I recall correctly).

One thing I'm confused about, though, is why Goku uses flying nimbus when he can already fly on his own??
Mar 11, 2020 3:49 PM
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this guy feels a little more powerful than piccolo jr. back in original dragon ball. if he was really so much more overwhelmingly powerful than both piccolo and goku, then those 2 power ball shots should've completely annihilated that entire mountain range. i guess you really can't make them TOO powerful, especially when there's more to come.
goku is surprised by raditz catching the kamehameha, even though he has seen people where the kamehameha doesn't even work on them. either he really powered up the kamehameha or somethings off.
and even with this cool, new, takes 5 minutes to build up mega attack, piccolo still hasn't topped accidentally destroying an entire mountain range last arc.
one thing i really appreciate is how much attention was spent on more environmental shots, with the bugs moving around and more unique landforms like the rocks ontop of rocks seen when bulma and krillin and roshi are going to goku.
goku sparing raditz was a really dumb move, but i like how it shows that goku prefers to have mercy on his enemies. really helps set in how much more mature he is than he was back in the first 133 episodes of the original dragon ball.

oh boy its angry monkey baby time.
Jul 1, 2020 10:21 PM
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Ah, Goku, your compassion and kindness, both a gift and a hindrance, at times. If Goku kept a hold on Raditz, defeat would have claimed Raditz, most likely at least. Raditz did say he can't dodge an attack of a 1300 power level. Judging from that alone, Raditz would have a power level of about 1000, at least. These power levels sure are curious little devices. From the looks of it, a person's power level can change continuously throughout a fight by an attack and, I reckon, a transformation.

Nevertheless, what's up with the sudden boost of power in Gohan? Just how does he hold a fair amount of power with no prior training? Could it be due to his mixed blood of saiyan and human? That's the only explanation I could come up with for the time being.
Sep 26, 2020 1:31 PM
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Despite their efforts, Goku and Piccolo are still no match against him. Raditz's power is simply out of this world. Of course, this makes sense considering he is one of the saiyans. It will be interesting to see how much Goku's strength will grow throughout this series. He is still too naive, making him an easy target for the enemy.
Feb 21, 2021 11:00 AM

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So they almost did it. But Raditz is really fast and of course Piccolo is bad at aim. Lucky Goku got his chance but he is naïve as always. He believed the trickster. No wonder Piccolo understood his treachery. However it is good to see that this Piccolo really isn't that bad like his father. I think he could become a good guy if he keeps his friendship with Goku.

Enormous power!! I didn't thought Gohan had that much of power!!! He just destroyed the pod. I hope he will be able to save his father.
Dec 24, 2021 12:32 PM
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Didn't Piccolo regrow his arm in Dragon Ball during the tournament?
Jul 26, 2023 7:16 AM
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It's cool. I should have watched this before.
Nov 18, 2023 4:31 PM
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Starting to like Piccolo more and more, I hope there is a good reason for Gohans power-up. Not just in the lazy was One Piece did it for you know who
Dec 13, 2023 5:50 PM
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Mar 23, 2:52 PM

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I would have loved to see Raditz get taken out execution style, but sadly Goku was naive and let him go. I think power levels are stupid, but at least they can fluctuate/ change and I have to admit they did build up a lot of hype for Gohan to stop crying and break out of the pod.

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