EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at episode 276 of 291, this installment marks a critical pivot point in the Buu Saga's endgame, following the heroes' attempts to neutralize Buu from within and the consequences of those efforts going sideways. The preceding episodes dealt with internal confrontations and absorptions, and this episode reshapes the battlefield by introducing the antagonist's most primal and dangerous iteration. Everything from here forward barrels toward the series finale, setting up the last desperate strategies Goku and the remaining fighters will need to end the threat once and for all.