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Dragon Ball Z S3E32 — Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?
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Dragon Ball Z•Season 3•Episode 32

Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?

8.1/10 · 12 votesSep 4, 199125 min

Ranked #28 of 33 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Even though it looks like Goku is trapped on the exploding planet Namek, Dende has a good reason to celebrate: the Dragon Balls have the power to bring Goku back! But if that’s the case, why does everyone still look so sad?

Written byHiroshi Toda
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Bold and Fearless stillE16 7.8

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Embodiment of Fire stillE17 8.2

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Trump Card stillE18 8.2

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Transformed at Last stillE21 8.8

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Explosion of Anger stillE22 8.4

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Namek's Destruction stillE23 8.3

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A Final Attack stillE24 8.2

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Approaching Destruction stillE25 8.2

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Gohan Returns stillE26 8.2

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The Last Wish stillE27 8.3

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Pathos of Frieza stillE29 8.3

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Frieza Defeated!! stillE30 8.7

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Cast18

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Vegeta (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Piccolo (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Krillin / Uranai Baba (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma / Bulla

Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

Oolong / Karin (voice)

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Freeza (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Dr. Briefs (voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Puar / Chi-Chi (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Tien Shinhan (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Android 18 (voice)

Hiroko Emori

Hiroko Emori

Mama / Chaozu / Bulma / Bulla (voice)

Crew5

T

Tadayoshi Yamamuro

Key Animation

N

Noriko Shibata

Key Animation

M

Miki Ukai

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Toda

Writer

Y

Yumenosuke Tokuda

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?" is episode 32 of Dragon Ball Z season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 12 votes, ranking #28 of 33 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on September 4, 1991.

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