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Last Hero Standing! (がんばれスーパーゴテンクスくん Ganbare Sūpā Gotenkusu-kun, lit. "Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-kun") is the forty-first volume of the original Dragon Ball manga series. It is released in North America as Dragon Ball Z volume twenty-five, with the chapter count restarting back to one.

Blurb[]

Last Hero Standing!

Shorn of his last vestiges of goodness, the djinn Boo is now pure, undiluted evil! With a single wave of his hand he kills "six billion people", leaving only the heroes in Kami-sama's sky palace alive…but for how long? Inside the palace, Goten and Trunks merge into Gotenks, the only being in the world who might match Boo in raw power. But luckily there's more than one world. On a faraway planet, Gohan and Goku are preparing for their turn to fight...to save the devastated earth before the planet itself is blown away![1]

Story[]

Son Goku was Earth's greatest hero, and the Dragon Balls—which can grant any wish—were Earth's greatest treasure. After many adventures, Goku finally died saving the world from the monstrous Cell, but he left behind two sons, Gohan and Goten. Then the Earth was invaded by a new enemy: Boo the Djinn. While Goku watched helplessly from the afterlife, Boo killed Vegeta and defeated Gohan, leaving two kids—Goten and Trunks—as the strongest heroes on Earth! But while the fighters trained, Hercule almost saved the world without lifting a finger by "befriending" the childlike Boo and convincing him to stop being evil. But a chance encounter re-activated Boo's evil side, and now Boo has transformed into a new, vicious form![1]

Volume introduction by Akira Toriyama[]

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Toriyama illustrating how happy he is at being near the end of Dragon Ball Z

"As of this writing, I only have three more chapters to do before Dragon Ball Z comes to its conclusion. It looks like it'll end on a high note, thanks to all the fan support. Thank you!! I'm sorry it has come to an end, but I've wanted to take things easier and draw new manga at a pace I find more comfortable. The series will end with vol. 26 and the last volume will be extra thick—just like this one. Enjoy!!"[1]


Characters[]

Main[]

Info below is retrieved from Viz Media.[1]

  • Son Gohan - Probably the greatest martial artist on Earth, he owes his super strength to the fact he's a half-human, half-Saiyan.
  • Son Goku - Gohan's father, he is one of the last of the alien Saiyans. Currently dead.
  • Piccolo - An alien from planet Namek.
  • #18 - A powerful and temperamental cyborg.
  • Vegeta - The prince of the Saiyan, he is Goku's archrival. Currently dead.
  • Son Goten - Goku's second half-Saiyan son (after Son Gohan).
  • Trunks - The half-Saiyan son of Vegeta and Bulma (not pictured).
  • Kuririn - Goku's former martial arts classmate. He is married to #18.
  • Hercule - An ordinary who became world-famous when he took credit for defeating Cell.
  • Kaiô-shin - The "Lord of Lords", he is the supreme deity of the Dragon Ball universe. He rescued Gohan and spirited him away to an alien planet for training.
  • The Former Kaiô-shin - An old god who was the "Lord of the Lords" 15 generations ago. Gohan's trainer.
  • Boo - A creature so fierce he killed his own master, Bobbidi the Warlock.

Supporting[]

Chapters[]

Chapter # Title
486
(DBZ 292)
"The New, Terrible Boo"
DB Chapter 486 KZB
487
(DBZ 293)
"Humanity's End"
DB Chapter 487 KZB
488
(DBZ 294)
"Return to the Room of Spirit and Time"
DB Chapter 488 KZB
489
(DBZ 295)
"The Confidence of Gotenks!!"
DBCh489TitlePage
490
(DBZ 296)
"The Extreme Confidence of Gotenks!!"
DB Chapter 490 KZB
491
(DBZ 297)
"The Kamikaze Ghost!"
DB Chapter 491 KZB
492
(DBZ 298)
"The Door Closes"
OnKaishinsPlanet(Ch492P1)
493
(DBZ 299)
"Escape From the Time Dimension"
DB Chapter 493 KZB
494
(DBZ 300)
"Super Gotenks!"
DB Chapter 494 KZB
495
(DBZ 301)
"Super Fusion Unleashed!!"
DB Chapter 495 KZB
496
(DBZ 302)
"Deep Trouble!!"
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497
(DBZ 303)
"Gohan's Counterattack!"
DB Chapter 497 KZB
498
(DBZ 304)
"What's Boo Doing?!"
DB Chapter 498 KZB
499
(DBZ 305)
"Ambush!"
DB Chapter 499 KZB
500
(DBZ 306)
"A Turn of the Tables"
DB Chapter 500 KZB
501
(DBZ 307)
"Enter a Savior?!"
DB Chapter 501 KZB
502
(DBZ 308)
"Will the Potara Prevail?!"
DB Chapter 502 KZB

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Viz Media (April 4, 2006).

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