9.0/105 votes#1 - Saiyan Sized Secret
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 12/20/1989
Vegeta and Goku continue trading brutal blows, but the action intensifies when Vegeta reveals the secret power of the Saiyans: the ability to transform into a giant, planet-destroying ape!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
9.0/105 votes#2 - Mercy
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 2/7/1990
Vegeta is crushed beneath the full weight of Gohan’s giant ape form! With the Saiyan battered and defeated, Krillin moves to finish the Saiyan with a final blow - but Goku has other plans.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.8/105 votes#3 - A Legend Revealed
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 11/14/1990
As Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan look on, Goku easily deflects the attacks of Jeice and Burter, two of the Force’s fiercest warriors. Could Goku have become what Vegeta thought was only a legend: a Super Saiyan?
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Aya Matsui
8.8/105 votes#4 - Duel on a Vanishing Planet
Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 8/7/1991
Goku chooses to stay behind and finish his fight with Frieza. With Namek set to explode any second, there seems no way for Goku to defeat Frieza and escape in time! Has the Super Saiyan made the greatest mistake of his life?
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: N/A
8.8/105 votes#5 - He's Here
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/22/1992
Stronger than ever after fusing with Kami, Piccolo leads the attack against the androids! It looks like the Super Namekian has things under control until Cell arrives on the battlefield! Can anyone stop this hideous monster?!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
8.8/105 votes#6 - Sacrifice
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 8/19/1992
With an onslaught of psychic blasts, Tien gives Androids 16 and 18 a chance to escape, but the powerful attack rapidly drains his strength. Tien may have saved the androids, but can he save himself?
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.8/106 votes#7 - The Final Blow
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 9/3/1986
Jackie blew away the moon, guarding against Goku ever becoming an Oozaru again!! At the same time, Goku returns to his normal form, and the match is restarted. With their energy rapidly falling from exhaustion and hunger, the two muster the last of their power, and their clash unfolds. Having received slightly less damage, Jackie declares that he has won the championship, and he achieves victory. Having learned that there are many strong people in the world, Goku and Kuririn vow to train even harder!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.8/106 votes#8 - Super Kamehameha
Season 1 Episode 144 - Aired 2/8/1989
The battle to save the planet continues as Goku tries to take down Ma Junior in the final match of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. Goku has an ultimate weapon: The Ultimate Super Kamehameha Wave. However, if he uses it to destroy Ma Junior, God will be sacrificed, having been trapped inside Ma Junior's stomach.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
8.8/104 votes#9 - Dress in Flames
Season 1 Episode 149 - Aired 3/15/1989
Eager to announce their wedding plans, Goku and Chichi return to her father's kingdom. The good news is short-lived when the Gyumao's castle goes up in flames! Goku embarks on a quest to find a sacred tool, which can save the Gyumao and his future with Chichi.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Takao Koyama
8.7/106 votes#10 - The Mysterious Hero
Season 1 Episode 138 - Aired 12/14/1988
The Budokai continues with a double header! First up, Kuririn battles Ma Junior, Piccolo Daimao's alter ego, and every bit as powerful. Yamcha jumps in the ring next, opposing Shen, whose meek appearance may hide a darker threat.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
8.4/107 votes#11 - Tao Attacks!
Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 4/29/1987
Goku is completely helpless before the might of Tao Pai-pai, who is unaffected by even the Kamehameha. Goku is felled after taking a direct hit from Tao Pai-pai’s sure-to-kill Dodonpa! Tao Pai-pai steals the Dragon Balls, and heads to a town to get new clothes to replace his tattered ones. However, Goku survived!! The Four-Star Ball that he had on his breast protected him!! After resolving to use the Dragon Balls to restore Bora to life, Goku climbs Karin Tower in order to become stronger than Tao Pai-pai. However, no matter how far he climbs, he is still unable to see the top.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Keiji Terui
8.3/104 votes#12 - Enter the Desert Pirates! The Men Who Live Freely!
Season 4 Episode 98 - Aired 1/27/2002
Nami and Vivi found themselves an easier way to travel in the desert and leave all men behind.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Junki Takegami
8.2/1012 votes#13 - Oolong the Terrible
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/1986
Goku and Bulma arrive at a certain village, where the fifth Dragon Ball is located. Goku is mistaken for the freely shape-shifting monster Oolong, who raids the village, and is hit by a sudden attack from one of the villagers! Bulma makes a promise with the villagers that “We’ll take care of Oolong in exchange for the Six-Star Ball that’s in this village”. Goku disguises himself as one of the village girls, and the captured monster’s true identity turns out to be a piglet, of all things!! Bulma and Goku obtain the Six-Star Ball. Taking in Oolong as their ally, they continue their adventure to find the remaining Dragon Balls!!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Akira Toriyama
8.2/1012 votes#14 - Yamcha the Desert Bandit
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/1986
Goku and the others aim for Mt. Frypan. Because Bulma dropped her capsules into a river, they end up having to cross a desert on foot! Completely exhausted, Bulma rests there. At this point, the desert bandit Yamcha appears, and tries to seize Oolong’s capsules. Goku battles Yamcha, but he has no power on account of his empty stomach. At the critical moment, Bulma wakes up and Yamcha, who can’t bear to be around women, runs away with a few sharp parting remarks.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Takao Koyama
8.1/1015 votes#15 - The New Threat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/1989
Goku’s quiet life with his family and friends is about to be interrupted. A new threat - a powerful and sinister alien - is on its way to Earth.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: N/A
8.0/105 votes#16 - Blue, Black and Blue
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 3/4/1987
Goku overwhelmingly dominates in his battle against Blue! Beaten about, Blue uses his psychic powers to paralyze Goku, and pulls out a rifle! Goku is in a pinch!! But Blue is surprised by a mouse that passes by, and his psychic powers are undone! Counterattacking, Goku KO’s Blue!! Bulma and Kuririn try to escape in a pirate submarine, and Goku follows after them once he’s found the Dragon Ball. The cave is about to collapse.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/106 votes#17 - The Land of Korin
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 4/15/1987
A volcanic eruption sends the Four-Star Ball flying into the Karin Holy Land, a place protected by Bora and his son Upa. Bora uses his tremendous power to drive back Captain Yellow’s Red Ribbon Army troop, who came in pursuit of the Dragon Ball! However, Yellow takes Upa hostage and demands the Dragon Ball. But Goku happens to pass by, defeats Yellow in a single blow, and saves Upa!! Meanwhile at Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, the world’s greatest assassin Tao Pai-pai shows up, having been summoned by Commander Red!!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
7.7/1014 votes#18 - The Emperor's Quest
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/1986
Without realizing where they are, Bulma and Goku camp near Ryugadani, a foreboding land where one of the Dragon Balls lies hidden. Pilaf dispatches his henchmen to recover the ball, but they and Goku run into each other and a pack of ravenous wolves. Who will emerge the winner?
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
5.0/101 votes#19 - Odd One Out
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2010
Odd One Out is a parody story of Halo universe and is not canon. It follows the adventures of Spartan 1337, a member of Master Chief's unit who suffers both from a severe ego and horrendous bad luck, although still a fairly competent fighter in his own right.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Daisuke Nishio
5.0/102 votes#20 - Portrait of a Killer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/25/1988
Emu Hino, a lonely and beautiful Japanese artist witnesses a Chinese man killing three men, then sees his eyes well up with tears. He tells her the story of how the 108 Dragons turned him into the assassin, Crying Freeman.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Higashi Shimizu
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"Saiyan Sized Secret" is the best rated episode directed by Daisuke Nishio. It scored 9/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by Toshiki Inoue. It aired on 12/20/1989 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mercy".