Dragon Ball Z Episode 43: A Friendly Surprise
Filler/LOW
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5.9
62 Fans
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OSHIMETER
5.9
62 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
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QUICK TAKES
sunlitsonata
Goku lifting a whole pyramid with his mind was the strangest thing yet because he never uses telekinesis anywhere else and it just felt like a weird filler addition
tsukuyomi_thief
Vegeta finally being back in the mix makes the slow parts of Namek easier to sit through because his presence always adds so much tension to the hunt for the dragon balls
cassidy
I really don't get why the anime added that scene of Goku lifting the pyramid with his mind, since that isn't a thing he does in the manga and it feels super out of place. The rest of the episode was just Krillin and Gohan running around in the snow and ice, which was fine but Namek is starting to drag.
final_fantasy_fan
My brain was so confused when Goku started floating that pyramid because it is not in the manga at all and it seems like a power he should probably use more often
ubagabi_usurper_93
The namek saga feels like it is moving at a snails pace with all these side adventures in ice caves but at least Gohan is showing some good survival skills out there
gagoze_ghoul_75
I think the ice cave scenes with Gohan and Krillin were actually pretty decent for a filler episode and that giant ball of ice nearly crushing them had me worried for a second
kirito_kensei
goku was literally just bored in the hospital and started doing magic tricks with his mind while vegeta is already out there starting the next war
jadeite_377
the way goku was just casually moving stuff with his brain while stuck in a cast was pretty funny and i wish he used that in his actual fights
jolyne_cujoh
I honestly felt so bad for Bulma and the guys getting tricked by those fake Namekians and the whole illusion thing feels like such a waste of time, Goku doing telekinesis in the hospital was cool but super confusing since he just forgets he can do it later on and Vegeta leaving to hunt Frieza was easily the highlight for me
chopper_champion_38
watching vegeta fly off into space while still basically half dead was intense and shows how desperate he is to beat frieza to the wish
bonnie
that raiti guy is such a creep and i just want gohan and krillin to realize they are being tricked by those illusions so we can get to the real story
menomaru
Vegeta blowing up that base just to get to Namek first really got me, because he looked so genuinely pissed that Frieza beat him to the punch
korok
goku jumping through that floating pyramid he lifted with his mind was the most random thing and it makes absolutely no sense
gilbert_bougainvillea
these fake namekians are so annoying and they should have just let bulma and the guys reach the real planet already instead of this fake namek filler
sado_chadian_492
i really do not know why goku is randomly using psychic powers to move a pyramid in his hospital bed and it felt so weird since he never does it again
nemona
vegeta hearing about frieza and immediately ditching the healing tank was cool and he really does not care about anything but those dragon balls
gillian_giant
The twist with the fake Namek was actually kind of clever even if it felt like a waste of time, and most people are probably just ready for the real saga to start.
kaguya_sama_161
It is so annoying that Dr. Brief is just fixing a ship that was supposed to be destroyed, but the animation of them escaping the illusion was actually decent.
ryme_361
I felt so bad for Gohan and Krillin getting tricked by those two weirdos pretending to be Namekians since they were just trying to be nice and help out
charizard
Those fake Namekians Raiti and Zaacro are actually the worst for trying to steal a spaceship from literal children
EPISODE CONTEXT
Falling at episode 43 of 291, this filler installment arrives during the Namek saga stretch, slotting between 'The Search Continues' and 'Brood of Evil.' It introduces complications that test the heroes' resolve amid the escalating Dragon Ball hunt but doesn't advance the core storyline. The next episode pivots toward darker territory, making this a brief detour before the narrative tightens considerably.
QUICK TAKES
sunlitsonata
Goku lifting a whole pyramid with his mind was the strangest thing yet because he never uses telekinesis anywhere else and it just felt like a weird filler addition
tsukuyomi_thief
Vegeta finally being back in the mix makes the slow parts of Namek easier to sit through because his presence always adds so much tension to the hunt for the dragon balls
cassidy
I really don't get why the anime added that scene of Goku lifting the pyramid with his mind, since that isn't a thing he does in the manga and it feels super out of place. The rest of the episode was just Krillin and Gohan running around in the snow and ice, which was fine but Namek is starting to drag.
final_fantasy_fan
My brain was so confused when Goku started floating that pyramid because it is not in the manga at all and it seems like a power he should probably use more often
ubagabi_usurper_93
The namek saga feels like it is moving at a snails pace with all these side adventures in ice caves but at least Gohan is showing some good survival skills out there
gagoze_ghoul_75
I think the ice cave scenes with Gohan and Krillin were actually pretty decent for a filler episode and that giant ball of ice nearly crushing them had me worried for a second
kirito_kensei
goku was literally just bored in the hospital and started doing magic tricks with his mind while vegeta is already out there starting the next war
jadeite_377
the way goku was just casually moving stuff with his brain while stuck in a cast was pretty funny and i wish he used that in his actual fights
jolyne_cujoh
I honestly felt so bad for Bulma and the guys getting tricked by those fake Namekians and the whole illusion thing feels like such a waste of time, Goku doing telekinesis in the hospital was cool but super confusing since he just forgets he can do it later on and Vegeta leaving to hunt Frieza was easily the highlight for me
chopper_champion_38
watching vegeta fly off into space while still basically half dead was intense and shows how desperate he is to beat frieza to the wish
bonnie
that raiti guy is such a creep and i just want gohan and krillin to realize they are being tricked by those illusions so we can get to the real story
menomaru
Vegeta blowing up that base just to get to Namek first really got me, because he looked so genuinely pissed that Frieza beat him to the punch
korok
goku jumping through that floating pyramid he lifted with his mind was the most random thing and it makes absolutely no sense
gilbert_bougainvillea
these fake namekians are so annoying and they should have just let bulma and the guys reach the real planet already instead of this fake namek filler
sado_chadian_492
i really do not know why goku is randomly using psychic powers to move a pyramid in his hospital bed and it felt so weird since he never does it again
nemona
vegeta hearing about frieza and immediately ditching the healing tank was cool and he really does not care about anything but those dragon balls
gillian_giant
The twist with the fake Namek was actually kind of clever even if it felt like a waste of time, and most people are probably just ready for the real saga to start.
kaguya_sama_161
It is so annoying that Dr. Brief is just fixing a ship that was supposed to be destroyed, but the animation of them escaping the illusion was actually decent.
ryme_361
I felt so bad for Gohan and Krillin getting tricked by those two weirdos pretending to be Namekians since they were just trying to be nice and help out
charizard
Those fake Namekians Raiti and Zaacro are actually the worst for trying to steal a spaceship from literal children
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