Dragon Ball Z Episode 279: Battle for the Universe Begins
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Dragon Ball Z Episode 279: Battle for the Universe Begins

Canon/HIGH

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69 Fans

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EPISODE REVIEWS

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yanari_yurei
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silentotaku
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aobozu_blade_46
professor_oak's avatar
professor_oak
The way they drew that canyon fight is incredible, and the way they move so fast they leave afterimages everywhere makes the scale feel massive
twili_287's avatar
twili_287
sukuna_sovereign_136's avatar
sukuna_sovereign_136
jonathan_joestar_196's avatar
jonathan_joestar_196
Kid Buu beating his chest like a wild animal is terrifying. He has a much scarier presence than any of his other forms because he is so unpredictable
maryrie's avatar
maryrie
When King Kai and Pikkon watched from the afterlife, their fear made me sit up straight because if *they're* scared, then this monster is on a whole other level. It's not just about the fight itself; I'm starting to think this Buu guy might actually be the biggest threat we've ever seen across both worlds.
haruka_tenoh's avatar
haruka_tenoh
It feels a bit weird that Goku admits he could have beaten Fat Buu earlier. He chose not to just so the kids could try and fail
deku_285's avatar
deku_285
reshiram_310's avatar
reshiram_310
My heart sank when Kid Buu started regenerating from that huge energy blast. It makes him feel truly impossible to beat without something more than brute force
arrancar_assassin_477's avatar
arrancar_assassin_477
shishinki_255's avatar
shishinki_255
I still get chills when Goku starts that Super Saiyan 3 scream and his hair just keeps growing forever and the whole planet starts breaking apart under his feet and it feels like the universe might actually end
sunlitsonata's avatar
sunlitsonata
fireblight_ganon's avatar
fireblight_ganon
I couldn't help but laugh when Buu just fell asleep while Goku was powering up. It showed how little he cares about their flashy power levels
yosuzume_yurei's avatar
yosuzume_yurei
The rock paper scissors game is so funny because the universe is literally about to end and they are acting like kids over who gets to punch the pink guy first
blue's avatar
blue
I really enjoyed seeing Goku and Vegeta destroy the earrings, which let them fight on their own terms again. It felt like they finally accepted their rivalry after all that fusion stuff. The way Kid Buu mocked Goku by pulling off his own flesh was gross and awesome. I was rooting for Goku when he finally went Super Saiyan 3 at the end
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majora
Watching Hercule try to pinch himself to wake up from his nightmare is the highlight of the episode. His confusion about the purple sky is great
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kagamine_twins_495
Goku using Super Saiyan 3 is such a huge moment. You can feel the pressure of his energy shaking the moons and the ground
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poppy_365

EPISODE CONTEXT

With only 12 episodes remaining in the entire series, this episode sits squarely in the final confrontation against Kid Buu, the most primal and dangerous form of the saga's ultimate villain. Previous episodes established the desperate circumstances — Earth destroyed, allies lost, and Goku and Vegeta forced into a last stand on the Sacred World of the Kais. This episode escalates that confrontation into full-scale battle, setting the stage for the remaining episodes to resolve not just this fight, but the entire Dragon Ball Z narrative.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

With only 12 episodes remaining in the entire series, this episode sits squarely in the final confrontation against Kid Buu, the most primal and dangerous form of the saga's ultimate villain. Previous episodes established the desperate circumstances — Earth destroyed, allies lost, and Goku and Vegeta forced into a last stand on the Sacred World of the Kais. This episode escalates that confrontation into full-scale battle, setting the stage for the remaining episodes to resolve not just this fight, but the entire Dragon Ball Z narrative.

EPISODE REVIEWS

yanari_yurei's avatar
yanari_yurei
silentotaku's avatar
silentotaku
aobozu_blade_46's avatar
aobozu_blade_46
professor_oak's avatar
professor_oak
The way they drew that canyon fight is incredible, and the way they move so fast they leave afterimages everywhere makes the scale feel massive
twili_287's avatar
twili_287
sukuna_sovereign_136's avatar
sukuna_sovereign_136
jonathan_joestar_196's avatar
jonathan_joestar_196
Kid Buu beating his chest like a wild animal is terrifying. He has a much scarier presence than any of his other forms because he is so unpredictable
maryrie's avatar
maryrie
When King Kai and Pikkon watched from the afterlife, their fear made me sit up straight because if *they're* scared, then this monster is on a whole other level. It's not just about the fight itself; I'm starting to think this Buu guy might actually be the biggest threat we've ever seen across both worlds.
haruka_tenoh's avatar
haruka_tenoh
It feels a bit weird that Goku admits he could have beaten Fat Buu earlier. He chose not to just so the kids could try and fail
deku_285's avatar
deku_285
reshiram_310's avatar
reshiram_310
My heart sank when Kid Buu started regenerating from that huge energy blast. It makes him feel truly impossible to beat without something more than brute force
arrancar_assassin_477's avatar
arrancar_assassin_477
shishinki_255's avatar
shishinki_255
I still get chills when Goku starts that Super Saiyan 3 scream and his hair just keeps growing forever and the whole planet starts breaking apart under his feet and it feels like the universe might actually end
sunlitsonata's avatar
sunlitsonata
fireblight_ganon's avatar
fireblight_ganon
I couldn't help but laugh when Buu just fell asleep while Goku was powering up. It showed how little he cares about their flashy power levels
yosuzume_yurei's avatar
yosuzume_yurei
The rock paper scissors game is so funny because the universe is literally about to end and they are acting like kids over who gets to punch the pink guy first
blue's avatar
blue
I really enjoyed seeing Goku and Vegeta destroy the earrings, which let them fight on their own terms again. It felt like they finally accepted their rivalry after all that fusion stuff. The way Kid Buu mocked Goku by pulling off his own flesh was gross and awesome. I was rooting for Goku when he finally went Super Saiyan 3 at the end
majora's avatar
majora
Watching Hercule try to pinch himself to wake up from his nightmare is the highlight of the episode. His confusion about the purple sky is great
kagamine_twins_495's avatar
kagamine_twins_495
Goku using Super Saiyan 3 is such a huge moment. You can feel the pressure of his energy shaking the moons and the ground
poppy_365's avatar
poppy_365

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