At the end of season five of Dragon Ball Z,
artificial android Cell achieved his perfect form and challenged the
Z Fighters to a martial arts tournament to determine the fate of the
Earth. Now the tournament begins, but it proves to be a very uneven
adventure. The contest begins slowly: The first 11 episodes are just
set-up and filler, with little action. The battles between Cell and
the Z Fighters offer plenty of excitement, as the brawlers blast
each other through rocky cliffs and fling bursts of energy into
space. Goku correctly predicts that Gohan will crush Cell. But the
story falls into repetitions; Cell has to be killed three times
before he'll stay dead. When Cell announces the tournament on TV,
Mr. Satan, a WWF-type, appears as Earth's champion. Although he's a
coward and a phony, the TV crew fawns over him--a lame gag that goes
on far too long. The filmmakers also change the rules in mid-story.
Cell had to absorb Androids Nos. 17 and 18 to achieve his perfect
form. After a series of body blows from Gohan, he vomits up No. 18
(intact); later, he regenerates himself into an even more perfect
form without the Androids. Goku is killed and decides to remain in
the Next World with King Kai, rather than risk attracting more evil
creatures to Earth. But when Trunks returns to the future, he
destroys Cell before he can travel to the past and achieve his
perfect form… which means the Cell that killed Goku never existed.
Season six could have easily fit on four discs--the last two discs
contain just three episodes apiece, and the only extras are textless
songs and some trailers.(Rated TV PG. suitable for ages 8 and older:
violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
(166. What Is the Tournament? 167. The Doomsday Broadcast, 168.
Meet Me in the Ring, 169. No Worries Here, 170. A Girl Named Lime,
171. Memories of Gohan, 172. A New Guardian, 173. Dende's Dragon,
174. The Puzzle of General Tao, 175. The Games Begin, 176. Losers
Fight First, 177. Goku vs. Cell, 178. Cell's Bag of Tricks, 179. No
More Rules, 180. The Fight Is Over, 181. Faith in a Boy, 182.
Gohan's Plea, 183. Android Explosion, 184. Cell Juniors Attack! 185.
The Awakening, 186. The Unstoppable Gohan, 187. Cell's Break Down,
188. A Hero's Farewell, 189. Cell Returns! 190. The Horror Won't
End, 191. Save The World, 192. Goku's Decision, 193. One More Wish,
194. Free the Future
