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The Best Episodes Directed By Yoshihiro Ueda

Every TV Episode Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Piccolo's Plan

    S1:E4

    Piccolo may have a way to stop Raditz - the Makankosappo! There’s only one problem. He needs time to gather energy for the blast, which means Goku must fight Raditz alone!

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  2. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Lesson Number One

    S1:E29

    Locked in battle with the Saiyans, Goku gives Nappa a brutal demonstration of the training he received from King Kai. Broken and defeated, Nappa must now face the ferocious wrath of Vegeta!

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  3. 8.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Gohan Goes Bananas!

    S1:E8

    Korin wants Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu to report for special training! Meanwhile, Gohan’s grueling training causes him to undergo a shocking transformation!

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  4. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Spirit Bomb Away!

    S1:E32

    Goku feels the brunt of Vegeta’s fully-realized Saiyan power! Earth’s greatest hero is left with no choice except to use the Spirit Bomb. If his attack fails, he may find himself completely doomed!

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  5. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Let the Battle Begin

    S2:E26

    With Krillin and Vegeta both out of commission, only Gohan remains to carry on the fight against Recoome! The young Saiyan must summon every ounce of his strength and courage in order to face this powerful foe.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Frieza's Boast

    S3:E15

    Frieza vows to beat Goku without using his hands, but the mighty Saiyan soon makes the mosnter eat his words! Elsewhere, Captain Ginyu uses his Body Switch Technique on Bulma, leaving her trapped in the body of a frog!

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    Writer:Aya Matsui
  7. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - A Final Attack

    S3:E24

    With only minutes to go before the planet explodes, Frieza reaches his maximum power! Meanwhile, Gohan and Bulma race back to Goku’s spaceship. Can Goku defeat Frieza in time to rejoin his son and fly to safety?

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  8. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Pathos of Frieza

    S3:E29

    Time grows short for Goku as each passing second brings Namek closer to ultimate destruction. As the Super Saiyan’s strength increases with every blow, it appears his epic battle with Frieza has at last reached its conclusion!

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  9. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Mysterious Youth

    S4:E12

    The Earth faces its darkest hour as Frieza and his father King Cold rapidly approach! Without Goku to assist them, the Z-Fighters prepare to launch a desperate attack against the most powerful evil the universe has ever known!

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    Writer:Aya Matsui
  10. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Goku's Ordeal

    S4:E18

    ChiChi wants a car! Goku and Piccolo take a day off from training to enroll in driving school. These two mighty warriors may be the Earth’s only chance for survival, but what are the chances they’ll learn how to parallel park?

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    Writer:Aya Matsui
  11. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Monster is Coming

    S5:E9

    Behind the closed doors of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Vegeta and Trunks struggle to push past the level of Super Saiyan! Down on Earth, Piccolo challenges Android 17 to a battle!

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  12. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Say Goodbye, 17

    S5:E13

    It’s android against android as 16 clashes with Cell. Android 16 is the stronger fighter, but Cell is far too driven to be stopped now! With an underhanded attack, Cell moves one step closer to his gruesome transformation!

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    Writer:Aya Matsui
  13. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Junior No More

    S1:E145

    Ma Junior reveals a startling secret that shocks the tournament. Goku finds himself facing a huge dilemma, as he fights for the championship becomes the fight for survival!

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  14. 8.8/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Fire-Eater

    S1:E150

    Goku and Chichi's search for the Basho-sen leads them into the heart of a fiery volcano. Once inside, they must face a mighty creature that consumes flames: the Fire-Eater!

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  15. 8.7/10(7 votes)

    #15 - The Grand Finals

    S1:E26

    The finals for the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai have been decided! Goku is knocked out of bounds by Jackie. But he spins his tail like a propeller and comes back! Goku and Jackie at last put forth their best. The two fire a Kamehameha at the same time!! Goku’s Kamehameha evenly matches Jackie’s, and knocks it back!! Demonstrating a back-and-forth display of such attacks as the Zanzouken, the Suiken, and the Saruken, their red-hot battle continues!

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  16. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - From the Sea, a Friend Arrives! The Straw Hats Share the Strongest Bond!

    S9:E310

    With their leader crippled by exhaustion and their escape ship destroyed, the Straw Hats find themselves with only one treacherous option: throwing themselves into the sea!

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  17. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #17 - A Wish to the Eternal Dragon

    S1:E12

    Shen Long finally appears! Pilaf tries to say his wish, in order to rule the world!! Because Oolong said his wish of “Give me a girl’s panties” a moment sooner, his wish ended up being granted! With the wish granted, Shen Long returns again to the Dragon Balls, and they scatter to the four winds. Enraged, Pilaf imprisons Goku and the others in a room covered in fortified glass and iron plates, intending to kill them with the sun’s hot rays, but…?!

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  18. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Spandam Frightened! The Hero on the Tower of Law!

    S9:E301

    Spandam cruely drags Robin ever closer to the gates of justice, but the battle takes a turn for the better when the Sniper King makes a surprise appearance!

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  19. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Goodbye My Dear Underlings! Franky Departs!

    S9:E322

    A series of flashbacks to his younger days - and some painful persuasion by Robin - help Franky make the difficult decision to leave his friends and go to sea with the Straw Hats!

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  20. 7.9/10(13 votes)

    #20 - The Kamehameha Wave

    S1:E8

    Having thrown away the Basho Fan, Muten Roshi heads to Mt. Frypan to extinguish its flames himself!! Muten Roshi’s grand attack, the Kamehameha, puts out the blazing flames! Goku and the others safely obtain the Dragon Ball, and are about to head off in search of the final one. But Bulma is detained by Muten Roshi, since she promised to let him fondle her breasts if he put out the flames. Bulma gets out of this pinch by asking Oolong to transform into her.

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  21. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Uncontrollable! Chopper's Forbidden Rumble!

    S9:E290

    Determined not to be defeated by the heinous hair of a devious lion, Chopper risks life and limb by summoning the power of his Rumble Ball for a third time!

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    Writer:Naoki Koga
  22. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Power of the Devil Fruit! Kaku and Jabura Transform

    S9:E286

    While Usopp and Zoro go head-to-head with a couple of animal assassins, Sanji teaches the most beautiful member of CP9 the secrets of making good tea!

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  23. 7.4/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Fighting Power: One Million??

    S3:E4

    Frieza reveals a dark secret from Vegeta’s past, but the villain has an even more shocking secret in store for the Z-fighters! As the monster’s power level rises to terrifying new heights, all hope for the universe seems lost!

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  24. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Five Namis? Nami Strikes Back With Mirages

    S9:E295

    Zoro uses Usopp as a decoy in his battle with the beasts, and Nami discovers the secret that could be the key to survival in her brawl with the bathing beauty!

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  25. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #25 - His Name is Moria! The Great Shadow-Seizing Pirate's Trap!

    S10:E343

    After beating the zombies, the Straw Hats learn that one of the Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, has been stealing people's shadows and using them to revive zombies. After they leave, Absalom rallies the zombies together for the Night Attack, while the ghosts from before return to their master, a Gothic Lolita-style Ghost Princess Perona. Gecko Moria himself, a massive, giant-like man, is awoken. The Straw Hats come to the realization that Thriller Bark is not an island, but rather, a massive ship!

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    Writer:Naoki Koga

Yoshihiro Ueda Ratings Summary

"Piccolo's Plan" is the best rated episode directed by Yoshihiro Ueda. It scored 9.1/10 based on 7 votes. It was written by Toshiki Inoue. It aired on 5/17/1989 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lesson Number One".