The Kid Buu Saga is the sixteenth saga in the Dragon Ball Z series. The manga volume that it is made up of is "Goodbye, Dragon World". The saga deals with Goku and Vegeta's final battle against Kid Buu, the original form of Majin Buu. This saga originally aired in Japan in late 1995 and aired in the United States in early 2003.
The 30th Anniversary timeline splits the final four episodes, set after the ten-year gap containing Dragon Ball Super, into a separate Peaceful World Saga.
Plot[]
The End of Earth[]
The Final Battle: Goku and Vegeta vs. Kid Buu[]
Spirit Bomb Triumphant[]
Anime and Manga differences[]
- The flashback sequence of Kid Buu fighting against the Supreme Kais was only shown in the anime. In the manga, there were just a few images showing the appearances of the South and Grand Supreme Kais and Majin Buu moments after he becomes Fat Buu.
- In the manga, after Kid Buu regenerates, he immediately teleports to Goku and Vegeta on the Sacred World of the Kai. In the anime, however, he teleports to many different planets, destroying them one at a time. He eventually makes it to the Grand Kai's Planet where he confronts Krillin, Yamcha, Pikkon and Olibu. It's only after Goku and Vegeta power up that Kid Buu teleports to the Sacred World of the Kai.
- In the manga, upon seeing Kid Buu asleep, Goku turns into a Super Saiyan 3, which wakes him up immediately. In the anime, he turns into a Super Saiyan 2 instead. As such the entire battle between Super Saiyan 2 Goku and Kid Buu is exclusive to the anime, with Goku only turning into a Super Saiyan 3 at the end.
- The occupants of Grand Kai's Planet and Hell watching the battle between Goku and Kid Buu unfold is exclusive to the anime.
- In the anime, after Goku fires a Kamehameha at Kid Buu, he collapses and reverts to his normal state. Vegeta steps in and buys him some time to recover until Goku returns and continues the fight as a Super Saiyan 3 once more. None of this happened in the manga.
- Kibito Kai and Dende almost returning to the battlefield on the Sacred World of the Kai before Old Kai urges them not to leave is exclusive to the anime.
- In the manga, Kibito Kai takes Bee with him when they leave to watch the battle from another planet. In the anime, Bee stays on the Sacred World of the Kai with Mr. Satan.
- The reaction of those who have just been brought to life was extended for the anime with extra scenes such as Chi-Chi and Bulma teasing Yamcha and Krillin that they thought they were in Hell, Krillin reuniting with his daughter and Dabura expressing his happiness that the others made it back safely.
- The anime shows a few extra characters giving their energy to the Spirit Bomb after Goku speaks to them such as Korin, Yajirobe, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu and Launch.
- The anime shows extra characters giving their energy to the Spirit Bomb after Mr. Satan speaks to them such as Spike the Devil Man, Bandages the Mummy, Giran, Nam and King Furry.
- In the anime, Good Buu knocks Kid Buu down, giving Mr. Satan time to grab Vegeta and carry him to safety. In the manga, this did not happen, as Mr. Satan simply grabbed Vegeta and ran away while Kid Buu wasn't looking.
- In the anime, Vegeta urges Mr. Satan to get the Earthlings to give up more energy for the Spirit Bomb. However, King Kai says such a thing would be dangerous, as they haven't yet recovered and so Mr. Satan refuses to comply with Vegeta's demands. This did not happen in the manga.
- In the manga, the series moves forward ten years after the scene where Goku reunites with his friends and family on Kami's Lookout. In the anime, there are additional scenes with Goku making the wish to have Shenron make everyone forget about Majin Buu's evil deeds and Good Buu getting used to life on Earth.
Characters[]
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Video Game Appearances[]
The events of this saga are covered in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series, Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast series, Dragon Ball Xenoverse series, and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
Trivia[]
- In the Mandarin and FUNimation dub, both Super Buu and Kid Buu are voiced by two different people, whereas in almost every other dub, the voice actor remains the same.
- Although the Grand Supreme Kai is known by that title in the English Funimation dub, he is still called Daikaioh in some versions/releases of the dub.
- Goku's bribe to the Old Kai differs depending on which language version: in the original Japanese, he promises the Old Kai dirty images of Bulma. In another version, Goku promises the Old Kai an autographed picture of a model; to this, the Old Kai says "I like Claudia!" (a reference to Claudia Schiffer). Vegeta then realizes that there is no way Goku knows a model, and then makes his accusation that Goku was just going to use Bulma instead.
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References[]
- ↑ 30th Anniversary timeline (Japanese). db30th.