{"id":180507,"date":"2021-01-29T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/dragon-ball-z-longest-fights-ranked\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:00:48","slug":"dragon-ball-10-longest-fights-in-the-anime-ranked-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/29\/dragon-ball-10-longest-fights-in-the-anime-ranked-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Ball: 10 Longest Fights In The Anime, Ranked | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dragon Ball Z<\/a>\u2019s penchant for lengthy battles has taken on a life of its own in recent years. It\u2019s not unusual for Dragon Ball<\/a> to be written off as a series where fights take forever and characters power up for episodes on end. While the latter isn\u2019t based in any reality, the former is very much true: especially the longer Dragon Ball Z<\/a> goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By the Namek arc, Dragon Ball Z<\/a> was forced to drag out some of the manga\u2019s best fights with filler episodes \u2013 an issue the anime never really recovered from. Dragon Ball Z<\/a> isn\u2019t as slow paced as its detractors make it out to be, but some fights overstay their welcome in the anime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Goku Vs Cell (4 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Goku\u2019s fight against Cell could have realistically been adapted in one airtight episode since splitting it up across four episodes does it little favors. Not only does the fight not need to be this long, the anime breaks up the pacing with shenanigans from Mr. Satan\u2019s peanut gallery. Focus is taken off of one of Goku\u2019s best battles in Dragon Ball and instead placed on comic relief that neither lands nor fits the tone of the arc.<\/span><\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Gotenks Vs Evil Buu (5 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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By the time Akira Toriyama reached the Majin Buu arc in the manga, it was clear that Dragon Ball<\/a> was running its course. Although one of the longest arcs in the series, the Majin Buu arc consistently has the shortest fights \u2013 at times not even giving battles a proper arc. One of the only comprehensive fights in the manga is Gotenks\u2019 fights against Evil Buu.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is one instance where the anime actually does a good job in adapting a fight to its fullest. At a respectable 5 episodes, Gotenks\u2019 fight with Evil Buu in and around the Room of Spirit and Time is able to build up to Gotenks turning Super Saiyan 3 while giving all of the battle\u2019s major beats time to shine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Vegetto Vs Buuhan (5 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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On the flip side, Vegetto\u2019s fight with Buuhan is so short in the manga that it realistically could have been adapted in a single episode (if that). Instead, Dragon Ball Z<\/a> spends just as much time as it did with Gotenks & Buu as it does with Vegetto and Buuhan. Unfortunately, there isn\u2019t enough material in this fight to pad 5 episodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The end result is a battle that drags out for nearly an hour & a half that was finished within <\/span>minutes <\/span><\/i>in the manga. Worse is that Vegetto\u2019s raw power means Buuhan stands no real chance, meaning this is a 5 episodes straight beatdown of a single character. It\u2019s hard not to feel bad for Majin Buu, honestly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Earthlings Vs Nappa (5 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Dragon Ball Z has a lot of adaptational problems that undersell the manga\u2019s greatest qualities, but the Saiyan arc kicked off the series on a high that it was never able to recapture. The opening episodes do an excellent job at respecting the source material while actually bolstering the manga\u2019s plot points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The fight against Nappa is far more emotional in the anime, using each episode to highlight the rising stakes. Watching Yamcha, Chaozu, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo die back to back to back \u2013 across multiple episodes \u2013 carries more weight than their fast paced deaths in the manga. The animation and voice work (in Japanese) during this part of DBZ are also spectacular.<\/span><\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Everyone Vs Vegeta (6 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s almost staggering just how good the final battle against Vegeta is in the Saiyan arc \u2013 across both mediums. In the manga, Vegeta\u2019s debut fight is a gauntlet that leaves Goku utterly broken and the supporting cast desperately wearing down Vegeta chapter by chapter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the anime, the fight with Vegeta borders on movie quality with animation, pacing, and fight choreography that makes it genuinely difficult to look away. The fact this quality is carried over throughout the entire fight set a high standard for Dragon Ball Z\u2019s biggest battles. From Goku\u2019s one on one duel with Vegeta to Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe saving the day, not a single episode is wasted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Vegeta Vs Cell (8 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Vegeta\u2019s fight against Cell midway through the Android arc has a lot of moving parts \u2013\u00a0the actual fight itself, Krillin\u2019s confrontation with Android 18, Trunks\u2019 presence through it all, and Cell\u2019s obtaining of his Perfect form \u2013 but not enough where the fight needed 8 full length episodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than the pacing, though, Vegeta\u2019s fight against Cell stems from animation and direction issues. What\u2019s a frantic battle in the manga whose arc clearly builds to Cell pulling one over on Vegeta drags out in the anime, making it difficult to stay invested in the storytelling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Everyone Vs Frieza (9 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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For what it\u2019s worth, the fight against Frieza starts off well paced enough in the anime. The first 9 episodes are dedicated to everything before Goku shows up, which actually does have a fair bit of material to adapt \u2013 perhaps not 9 episodes\u2019 worth, but it\u2019s not an unreasonable number when taking into account how much of an endurance match the battle with Frieza is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Problems start to arise when you look at the arc in perspective, however. Along with these initial 9 episodes, the final fight against Frieza lasts nearly 30 episodes in Dragon Ball Z. That\u2019s over half a year of syndication for a single battle. In the grand scheme of things, it\u2019s simply too much.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Everyone Vs Pure Buu (9 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Pure Buu serves as Dragon Ball Z\u2019s final villain, so it does make sense to some extent to stretch out the finale for all it\u2019s worth. Even the manga \u2013\u00a0after spending all arc blitzing through fights \u2013 takes its time to detail the final battle. Goku, Vegeta, Fat Buu, and Mr. Satan all play a key role in stopping Pure Buu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the anime arguably spends too much time adapting the fight against Pure Buu, it\u2019s handled remarkably well. Goku\u2019s initial battle features some of the best filler (and plain old animation) in the anime, while Vegeta and Fat Buu\u2019s turns don\u2019t overstay their welcome. It\u2019s a lengthy, but earned conclusion to the arc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Gohan Vs Cell (11 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Between Gohan refusing to fight, Cell creating his Cell Juniors, 16 dying, Gohan transforming, and Goku sacrificing his life, <\/span>a lot <\/span><\/i>happens after Gohan steps up during the Cell Games. 11 episodes might be pushing it (and there are certainly some sections of the fight that could be trimmed), but the sheer emotion at play during this part of the franchise is hard to ignore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dragon Ball Z anime plays up the Cell Games considerably, turning Gohan\u2019s transformation into a Super Saiyan 2 into one of the anime\u2019s most legendary moments \u2013 arguably carrying more impact than Goku\u2019s own transformation on Namek. It\u2019s emotional resolution that carries the fight through each episode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Goku Vs Frieza (20 Episodes)<\/h2>\n
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Infamously the longest fight in shonen anime history, Goku vs Frieza was not adapted as elegantly as it should have been in Dragon Ball Z. With Toei dangerously close to catching up with the manga, the anime had no choice but to drag out the story as much as humanly possible. Unfortunately, Goku\u2019s fight against Frieza was the only thing DBZ had to work with at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The end result is an excruciatingly slow final battle where plot development happens at a snail\u2019s pace. The manga had a substantial beat happen every chapter of the fight, never overstaying its welcome, but Dragon Ball has no choice but to chew on every little detail of the battle. The last few episodes with Goku as a Super Saiyan feature some of the slowest pacing in anime history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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