Sitting at roughly the one-third mark of Dragon Ball Kai, episode 31 caps off the stretch of brutal Ginyu Force encounters that left Gohan, Krillin, and Vegeta outmatched and desperate on Namek. Goku's arrival here serves as the narrative pivot between the heroes' survival arc and the escalating power conflicts ahead, directly setting up his inevitable confrontation with Captain Ginyu and, beyond that, the looming showdown with Frieza.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceHIGH

Air DateNov 8, 2009

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