I tell you when this first aired on Toonami I ran off the bus to press record on the VCR. My mom was doing my sister hair watching Truma life in the ER I grabbed the remote turn to this. Let me tell you a house with 6 children who made fun of me watching this show on this day THEY WERE GLUED TO THE TV ! IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL AND HYPED MOMENT EVER!. My Mom said COME ON GOHAN!!!!! 😃😃😃😃
Yes I loved it as a kid but it means so much more. Just so meaningful and impactful. Hearing Chichi, Piccolo, Dende worry so much for our hero brings a tear every time.
Aaah yeah! That walking through the Kamehameha is so bloody EPIC! And I love that Alex was tearing up there. That's the true perfection in this, not Cell. xD
This episode has it all boys. Animation quality, soundtrack, bars, emotion, energy. Echoing what was already said, this stamped legendary status for DBZ. Sheeee!
The cell saga is what really cemented dbz into the realm of legendary vs just "great". The frieza and cell saga are great in their own right, but the cell saga took so much from those two sagas and ties it well with a ribbon to cap it off. The anime upped it's quality for this saga too, but I think especially the US release things are so much tighter. The script translation, the voice acting, the Bruce falconer soundtrack - the cell saga resonates with the US fanbase so much because of how well it all comes together. I appreciate seeing an adult watch it all for the first time and the tears were awesome. As a kid, I was obviously hyped af seeing it happen, but as an adult there's so much more you get about the character development. Gohan's transformation is epic in its own right, but him walking with that Kamehameha with the weight of the world is just the epitome of heroic.
One fun fact about this: The last 2-3 episodes actually had a decent amount of padding for the sake of runtime, as the time between Cell reappearing, Vegeta attacking him in a blind rage, and the epic Kamehameha clash were only a chapter or two in the Manga. Specifically, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, and Piccolo didn’t get involved in the fight, and only witnessed it. Vegeta, however, was the only one to intervene how and when he did, giving Gohan the window of opportunity to overtake Cell and kill him. One common misconception is that without Vegeta, Gohan wouldn’t have been able to win. BUT in hindsight, it wasn’t that Gohan didn’t have the strength, rather, it was the timing needed to catch Cell off guard. All Vegeta did was - invaluably - expedite Gohan’s victory. Without him, it simply would have taken longer. Also, to answer a question, I think Vegeta’s attack was his Big Bang.
i feel like that last part was speculation, yea gohan always had the power, but without the others (vegeta in particular) he never would've released it, because not only was he was repressing it for multiple reasons but also (as u said) vegeta opened a window for gohan to deliver the final blow.
Totally feel you for the tears Alex. Still whenever I watch this it brings a tear to my eye and goosebumps all over lol. That Vegeta theme when he interferes and that final push from Gohan will forever be my favorite DBZ moment. It was definitely fun going through my favorite arc with you guys and so glad I found your channel! Keep up the awesome content!!
No matter how much times I watch this episode I am always teary ... Goosebumps even today! Lets be honest as a kid everyone tried to help Gohan! It's refreshing seeing someone experiencing it for the first time!
I vividly remember first seeing this when the theme kicked in and Cell started to disintegrate that this was the end for Cell. I’ll never forget that feeling that he was finally defeated
This is my favorite Dragon Ball episode ever. The climatic beam clash between Cell and Gohan with the iconic Father-Son Kamehameha is one of the most epic moments in this show and I’m really happy to see you guys appreciate it as much as I do. This was truly the best way to finish a villain, so much better executed than Freeza’s defeat. The fact that Gohan was the one to destroy Cell and finally proved to be a hero is just so satisfying. Everything led up to this moment. But we can’t forget he wouldn’t have achieved this if he hadn’t gotten the help of Goku who sacrificed his life and then motivated him with his words. So we technically have two heroes after all. Honestly, Cell was the greatest villain and this was the greatest arc of DBZ. What a perfect ending to an amazing arc!
Another cool thing about all of this. Chi Chi wouldn't have imagined her half Human and half Saiyin son would grow up to be this powerful. 💪🏼💪🏼 Such great pride for her as a Human mother. Genius writing. 💯
@@e-roc6472 no it was just straight up gohan holding himself back like goku said....and on your second statment i think that's why they gave gohan and piccolo new forms to catch them up in power and forget about controlled broly
This is one of my top 5 episodes ever of DBZ. The action, the emotion, the build up to it. Everyone stepping up to the plate to help...even Yamcha. Krillin talking about how they changed him was so great!
My dad was a martial artist and had passed away not too long before I saw this episode as a kid, so seeing the father-and-son kamehameha was very powerful for me back then.
This fight is like turning a good guy into a bad boy when the bullies pushes the nice guys to much as they are the scariest people to mess with when you do so.
The single greatest episode of any Tv series ever.... man, this is the fountain where the river of manly tears flows from. Bruce and the boys brought out all the bangers for this ep and the animation is on point just simply epic.
the underrated moment of all the z fighters helping out is key. It shows how they are good at heart, even vegeta, he saw his son die and though his sketchy past makes him question his motives, he is the best character for always being by their side, apart from his whole majin vegeta part lol
Great job for getting this far can't even mention how much this episode means to me it's like a true moment in the anime that explains why we love this form of anime and story the father son bond is so important and makes a huge impact in my own life been here since day 1 and ready for the rest
Bro this brings back SO MANY past emotions man!! THIS right here made me as a kid feel INVISIBLE!!! There was NOTHING like it back then!! This was like a HUGE empowering moment for ALL KIDS and young adults to witness a relatable Gohan as a TEEN kicking the ass of a huge villain like Cell!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Legendary and OP moment man!! I have yet to witness something like this to today!!
What Vegeta fired at cell was the ("big bang" blast) syke just looked itr up, he apparently used some attack iver never heard about either called the "galick blazer" to attack cell. Also we need gohan to kill covid now like this 14:37 haha. But dude i'm 32 watched this the mid 90s and have never noticed how the style for this episode changed, it looks more like GT with the weird square noses and rounded out edges, almost like they had there up and coming c class artist in the crew do this episode.
This shit will turn you into a grown man and right back to a baby in the same Second..vegetas attack was his Big Bang Attack. That he used on Android 20
More proof ssj2 gohan is broken. Ssj2 gohan with less than half his power and only one arm AND holding back due to fear of blowing up the planet > Super perfect cell
Es importante que si van a seguir con la saga que sigue, apartir del capítulo 200, también en el interludio ( la mitad del capítulo dónde sale Goku con king kai en un auto) apartir del capítulo 200 se convierte en un spoiler grandísimo
I would have liked to see a beam struggle between the Old Broly and Super Perfect Cell, Broly’s Omega Blaster against Cell’s Solar Kamehameha and also Broly’s Omega Blaster against Teen Gohan’s Ssj2 Father-son Kamehameha with both arms.
Imagine pending thousands on going to the gym, using body enhancing products, and doing everything in your power to be at the peak of your prime, only to live in a world where there are kids who can destroy planets without meaning to
Gohan couldve did that the whole time just that if he did that cell probably wouldve did the same thing back and half the earth be gone lol. So vegeta coming in was clutch
Oh one more thing guys. DO NOT watch the next arc without watching the Dragon Ball movie Bojack. This is part of the canon story in Dragón ball before moving to the next arc.
I tell you when this first aired on Toonami I ran off the bus to press record on the VCR. My mom was doing my sister hair watching Truma life in the ER I grabbed the remote turn to this. Let me tell you a house with 6 children who made fun of me watching this show on this day THEY WERE GLUED TO THE TV ! IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL AND HYPED MOMENT EVER!. My Mom said COME ON GOHAN!!!!! 😃😃😃😃
That’s actually awesome 👏
Now this is a story 👏🏼
That's dope
Wow. Never thought your mother was a DBZ fan.😃
Dopeeee fr
I always tear up when I watch this. It hits more as a adult, now that I have a son of my own. The most incredible scene I’ve seen in anime.
Last time any of the other characters besides Goku were useful.
Yes I loved it as a kid but it means so much more. Just so meaningful and impactful. Hearing Chichi, Piccolo, Dende worry so much for our hero brings a tear every time.
No one cares lol😂
It's just been set up for so many years. It's rare to ever have a story last that long
@@HeadlessMaruderNo one cares about your opinion
This episode will FOREVER be a core memory for me! This solidified Gohan’s arc and the popularity this man got because of this was crazyyyy deserved!!
Vegeta theme will always be peak in anime
Aaah yeah! That walking through the Kamehameha is so bloody EPIC! And I love that Alex was tearing up there. That's the true perfection in this, not Cell. xD
You know you're op when your ki blast descends over your whole body and not just your hand 😂
He overpowered cell with one arm that's how powerful he was at this point in the show.
One had to wonder where his growth could possibly go from there.... And..... Yea..
@@piccolomair and it all, went downhill from here XD
@@JakethealmightyLucario the whole show goes downhill from here lol
@@JakethealmightyLucario he was still the strongest character in the next arc when u really think about it
@@yahiaali4059 solo character yeah
This episode has it all boys. Animation quality, soundtrack, bars, emotion, energy. Echoing what was already said, this stamped legendary status for DBZ. Sheeee!
Anyone noticed the cell's last words were "I AM PERFECT"
The cell saga is what really cemented dbz into the realm of legendary vs just "great". The frieza and cell saga are great in their own right, but the cell saga took so much from those two sagas and ties it well with a ribbon to cap it off.
The anime upped it's quality for this saga too, but I think especially the US release things are so much tighter. The script translation, the voice acting, the Bruce falconer soundtrack - the cell saga resonates with the US fanbase so much because of how well it all comes together.
I appreciate seeing an adult watch it all for the first time and the tears were awesome. As a kid, I was obviously hyped af seeing it happen, but as an adult there's so much more you get about the character development. Gohan's transformation is epic in its own right, but him walking with that Kamehameha with the weight of the world is just the epitome of heroic.
As an adult, seeing Vegeta’s character development throughout Z is incredible
Ties it well with a... Red ribbon
One of the best ending of enemy in the series 🔥
One fun fact about this: The last 2-3 episodes actually had a decent amount of padding for the sake of runtime, as the time between Cell reappearing, Vegeta attacking him in a blind rage, and the epic Kamehameha clash were only a chapter or two in the Manga. Specifically, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, and Piccolo didn’t get involved in the fight, and only witnessed it. Vegeta, however, was the only one to intervene how and when he did, giving Gohan the window of opportunity to overtake Cell and kill him. One common misconception is that without Vegeta, Gohan wouldn’t have been able to win. BUT in hindsight, it wasn’t that Gohan didn’t have the strength, rather, it was the timing needed to catch Cell off guard. All Vegeta did was - invaluably - expedite Gohan’s victory. Without him, it simply would have taken longer.
Also, to answer a question, I think Vegeta’s attack was his Big Bang.
i feel like that last part was speculation, yea gohan always had the power, but without the others (vegeta in particular) he never would've released it, because not only was he was repressing it for multiple reasons but also (as u said) vegeta opened a window for gohan to deliver the final blow.
The dialogue in this episode is fantastic, especially the lines from the Z fighters when they're trying to help Gohan.
Peak Ball Z is here
PEAK DBZ HAS ARRIVED!
That walk is what we like to call famous “saiyan” walk that’s when you know you are dead and the saiyan is serious
Totally feel you for the tears Alex. Still whenever I watch this it brings a tear to my eye and goosebumps all over lol. That Vegeta theme when he interferes and that final push from Gohan will forever be my favorite DBZ moment. It was definitely fun going through my favorite arc with you guys and so glad I found your channel! Keep up the awesome content!!
This really shows how strong Gohan really is if this was just half his power.
If he was at full power with both arms the ginyu theme song would've played within seconds.
Oh that attack from Vegeta was called " BIG BANG ATTACK"
No matter how much times I watch this episode I am always teary ... Goosebumps even today! Lets be honest as a kid everyone tried to help Gohan! It's refreshing seeing someone experiencing it for the first time!
Gohan beat Cell in half of his power was insane and man how the hell i got emotional too 😩best episode and well done guys 👍
I vividly remember first seeing this when the theme kicked in and Cell started to disintegrate that this was the end for Cell. I’ll never forget that feeling that he was finally defeated
Peak DBZ
This is my favorite Dragon Ball episode ever. The climatic beam clash between Cell and Gohan with the iconic Father-Son Kamehameha is one of the most epic moments in this show and I’m really happy to see you guys appreciate it as much as I do. This was truly the best way to finish a villain, so much better executed than Freeza’s defeat. The fact that Gohan was the one to destroy Cell and finally proved to be a hero is just so satisfying. Everything led up to this moment.
But we can’t forget he wouldn’t have achieved this if he hadn’t gotten the help of Goku who sacrificed his life and then motivated him with his words. So we technically have two heroes after all.
Honestly, Cell was the greatest villain and this was the greatest arc of DBZ. What a perfect ending to an amazing arc!
"he hurt them, HE HURT THEEEMMMMMMM!"
Gohan was pure DAWG in this arc
Love Gohan with the piccolo fit
Man it was so good. Imagine watching this as 12year old.
Another cool thing about all of this. Chi Chi wouldn't have imagined her half Human and half Saiyin son would grow up to be this powerful. 💪🏼💪🏼 Such great pride for her as a Human mother.
Genius writing. 💯
Crazy actually 100 episodes to watch after one of the best ones
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE!🔥🔥🔥
Father-Son Kamehameha will forever be my favorite
The z fighters helping gohan is filler its not in the manga but i think its good filler
It was just Vegeta right?
I like this adjustment. We don't get teamwork often in db & now the saiyans are too strong for rest of the cast.
@@e-roc6472 no it was just straight up gohan holding himself back like goku said....and on your second statment i think that's why they gave gohan and piccolo new forms to catch them up in power and forget about controlled broly
@Red SnOrLaX oh, I wasn't jumping that far ahead lol
but yeah I think that's exactly why. Let's hope they build on that in the next series.
@@e-roc6472There was no Vegeta either.
Only Gohan.
@@cringekiller348 Yup, redsnor.. said that last year
ive watched dbz so many times but i aways tear up when i see this ep. amazing video as always
Amazing episode. Love this one. Couple of episodes left of the arch cant wait to see Alex’s reaction to what happens later.
Been waiting for this episode for long.
This is one of my top 5 episodes ever of DBZ. The action, the emotion, the build up to it. Everyone stepping up to the plate to help...even Yamcha. Krillin talking about how they changed him was so great!
Best episode ever.
Gohan walking to cell while shooting the Kamehameha with a broken arm is absolute peak content
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹this whole ep. And I’m so glad you guys didn’t talk over most of it
Yea we are trying to do better on the talking part
My dad was a martial artist and had passed away not too long before I saw this episode as a kid, so seeing the father-and-son kamehameha was very powerful for me back then.
I'm sorry.
This fight is like turning a good guy into a bad boy when the bullies pushes the nice guys to much as they are the scariest people to mess with when you do so.
Don’t worry about tearing up. I did the same thing when I saw it. Very good reaction. It gets better.
I love it when the Ox Kings says you can't beat him because he's Goku Son he can't be beaten
The single greatest episode of any Tv series ever.... man, this is the fountain where the river of manly tears flows from. Bruce and the boys brought out all the bangers for this ep and the animation is on point just simply epic.
the underrated moment of all the z fighters helping out is key. It shows how they are good at heart, even vegeta, he saw his son die and though his sketchy past makes him question his motives, he is the best character for always being by their side, apart from his whole majin vegeta part lol
Man i cant wait till yall start the next arc
i think this 1 episode really bomb the whole siries
Remember guys when Vegeta said he'd be the one to finish off Cell well he didn't lie he actually caused Cell to lose
Welp, onto the next fight!
The Eternal Dragon Theme is soooo good perfect for lifting weights 🏋️♀️ 🔥🔥🔥
Great job for getting this far can't even mention how much this episode means to me it's like a true moment in the anime that explains why we love this form of anime and story the father son bond is so important and makes a huge impact in my own life been here since day 1 and ready for the rest
For a very long time when i was little after I saw this for the first time I drew almost exclusively one armed ssj2 Gohan I was obsessed
We can definitely see why 🔥
R.I.P Android 16
You guys are cool, can’t wait to see the reactions for the next episodes 🔥
Let’s cut the audio during the most epic part of the entire saga smh 🤦🏻♂️
That was a very deep final fare well episode
What nah y'all my fucking boys for this one damn. It's hard to describe seeing people actually react to a full ride of this Arc, it's insane
Thank you so much 😁
Bro this brings back SO MANY past emotions man!! THIS right here made me as a kid feel INVISIBLE!!! There was NOTHING like it back then!! This was like a HUGE empowering moment for ALL KIDS and young adults to witness a relatable Gohan as a TEEN kicking the ass of a huge villain like Cell!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Legendary and OP moment man!! I have yet to witness something like this to today!!
Vegeta came in clutch too, swallowed his pride & practicly interfiered in anothers fight which must of felt very un noble of him.
One of the best episodes
Crying 😭😭😭
やっぱりDBZが1番感情を動かすよね。
Nows your chanceeeeeeee
Best part about this whole episode is when Vegetas music comes in, right before it shows the ki blast coming towards Cell
This was the best moment of dbz no 🧢 !! It goes all downhill from here on
No it doesn't Buu saga goes hard AF
The end of cell saga
I love how Piccolo just went to do whatever he could to help Gohan. Don’t think anyone other than Vegeta helped him in the Manga tho
What Vegeta fired at cell was the ("big bang" blast) syke just looked itr up, he apparently used some attack iver never heard about either called the "galick blazer" to attack cell.
Also we need gohan to kill covid now like this 14:37 haha. But dude i'm 32 watched this the mid 90s and have never noticed how the style for this episode changed, it looks more like GT with the weird square noses and rounded out edges, almost like they had there up and coming c class artist in the crew do this episode.
6:22 one of the best soundtracks of Dbz 🎉
14:36 kyle's a gangster 😂
Yeah this episode always brought me to tears too.
Such an awesome episode
This shit will turn you into a grown man and right back to a baby in the same Second..vegetas attack was his Big Bang Attack. That he used on Android 20
This was supposed to be the end of Gokus story. Gohan was intended to be the protagonist from then on. A passing of the torch.
Giving Vegeta credit for the kill btw
More proof ssj2 gohan is broken. Ssj2 gohan with less than half his power and only one arm AND holding back due to fear of blowing up the planet > Super perfect cell
Man Goku is the best motivational speaker when he needs to be ✅
Puts me in a better mood for sure
Fun ep
The ending where Tien Yamcha Piccolo and Krillin helps was the most intense.
Gohan the mvp of the series
Gotta dig deep to win 🏆
I’m sure, this Gohan can beat the Old Broly.
Awesome 😎
Watch dbz abridged before the buu saga. It’s a bit dry at first but it really picks up around the frieza saga.
Es importante que si van a seguir con la saga que sigue, apartir del capítulo 200, también en el interludio ( la mitad del capítulo dónde sale Goku con king kai en un auto) apartir del capítulo 200 se convierte en un spoiler grandísimo
BEST. EPISODE. OF. DRAGON BALL.
Now think about this when the episode actually aired it was WAY ahead of its time by decades
F SUB! F KAI! F ABRIDGED! THIS IS MY DBZ!!! NOW YOUR CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same
I would have liked to see a beam struggle between the Old Broly and Super Perfect Cell, Broly’s Omega Blaster against Cell’s Solar Kamehameha and also Broly’s Omega Blaster against Teen Gohan’s Ssj2 Father-son Kamehameha with both arms.
To the guy on the far left (from my perspective) where did you get that shirt??
This arc was the real end of dragon ball
Buuuuuuuuuu
Yo Alex, you gon lose your shit reacting to the following Saga. Stay put brother
Imagine pending thousands on going to the gym, using body enhancing products, and doing everything in your power to be at the peak of your prime, only to live in a world where there are kids who can destroy planets without meaning to
Unstoppable episode. Soooo much hype back in the day. and if it were to air today, it would break crunchyroll lol
1st, let’s gooo
Gohan couldve did that the whole time just that if he did that cell probably wouldve did the same thing back and half the earth be gone lol. So vegeta coming in was clutch
I’m sure, Super Perfect Cell can compete with the Old Broly.
After this arc you should watch the next movie which takes place right after this arc
Oh one more thing guys. DO NOT watch the next arc without watching the Dragon Ball movie Bojack. This is part of the canon story in Dragón ball before moving to the next arc.
As far as I’m concerned dbz ended here 💯
Bruh buu saga was also nutss
Imagine ignoring the buu saga. All of Z was heat
@@Kinobambino buu saga was a complete mess
NOWS YOUR CHAAAAAAAAANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!