Dragon Ball’s Chi Chi Is A Cool Character

Dragon Ball’s Chi Chi is a cool character

I just finished watching the original Dragon Ball series and it was a ton of fun. I’d never really watched the original series before because when it was on Toonami, I thought it was just like the baby version of Dragon Ball Z. It’s definitely not that and fills in a lot of cool plot holes and interesting details I never knew about the universe or the characters.

One character in particular was super interesting and that was Chi Chi. I had always thought of Chi Chi as a bit of a stereotyped mom character until I watched Dragon Ball. She was always worried about her son, did a bunch of cooking and cleaning, nagged Goku to stay with her and Gohan more, and was generally a Mom.

After viewing Dragon Ball, I get a different perspective on her character. From the first introduction of Chi Chi, we get a girl who had made her decisions for the future on her own. Her father, The Ox King is a martial artist who keeps his daughter safe from harm and cares about her growing up strong. He teaches her fighting techniques and doesn’t pressure her into obeying some feminine lifestyle of cooking and cleaning. He’s oblivious and doesn’t realize she’s talking about marriage to Goku when she first brings it up. He’d never even thought of his daughter as a bride until she mentioned it.

She is actually a competent enough fighter by the time she’s 19 to make it to the quarter finals of the World Martial Arts tournament which is pretty awesome considering she’s a regular human and not some crazy ass alien. But she actually chooses to live the life of a housewife. She’s been basically raised her whole life to be capable of protecting her self, but she decides that what will actually make her happy is just to be Goku’s wife.

I kind of just think that’s nice that she gets to do what makes her happy. She’s not some cliched character in the original series. She unfortunately becomes a cliche in Dragon Ball Z when she is lowered to basically a sitcom mom. I don’t feel like there’s an excuse for this other than that they love slapstick in Dragon Ball and Chi Chi just wasn’t a strong enough fighter to be a part of the big fighting action team. It’s a sad place to see such an interesting character go. Especially after seeing her work with Goku to find the Bansho fan in the last set of filler episodes of the series.

Masterpost Chichi/GoChi

Chi Chi Appearance and GoChi Moments ♥

Dragon Ball

Episode 7 “Mt. Frypan’s Gyumao" / “The Ox King on Fire Mountain” “Furaipan Yama no Gyūmaō” (フライパン山の牛魔王)

Episode 8 “The Turtle Hermit’s Kamehameha" / "The Kamehameha Wave” “Kame-Sennin no Kamehameha” (亀仙人のカメハメ波)

Episode 31 “Yikes! A Fake Goku Appears!!" / "Wedding Plans?” “Gege! Nise Gokū Shutsugen!!” (ゲゲ! ニセ悟空出現!!)

Episode 32 “Vanished!? The Flying Fortress in the Sky" / "The Flying Fortress — Vanished!” “Kieta!? Sora Tobu Yōsai” (消えた!? 空とぶ要塞)

Episode 119 “Will it Work?! The Legendary Mafūba" / "Battle Cry” “Kimaru ka!? Densetsu no Mafūba” (きまるか!?伝説の魔封破)

Episode 134 “Trouble at the Tenkaichi Tournament" / "Preliminary Peril” “Haran no Tenka-ichi Budōkai” (波乱の天下一武道会)

Episode 137 “Son Goku’s Marriage" / "Anonymous Proposal” “Son Gokū no Kekkon” (孫悟空の結婚)

Episode 149 “Wedding Dress in Flames" / "Dress in Flames” “Honō no Naka no Uedingu Doresu” (炎の中のウエディングドレス)

Episode 150 “The Phantom Fire-Eating Bird" / "The Fire-Eater” “Maboroshi no Hi Kui Dori” (幻の火喰い鳥)

Episode 151 “Thanks to Chi Chi’s Homemaker Training…" / "Outrageous Octagon” “Chichi no Hanayome Shugyō no Okage Desu” (チチの花嫁修業のおかげです)

Episode 152 “Hurry, Goku! The Mysterious Mountain of Five Elements" / "Mystery of the Dark World” “Isoge Gokū! Gogyōzan no Nazo” (いそげ悟空!五行山のなぞ)

Episode 153 “Mt. Frypan is Burning! An Instant Do-or-Die Journey" / "The End, the Beginning” “Moeru Furaipan Yama! Isshun no Kesshikō” (燃えるフライパン山!一瞬の決死行)

Dragon Ball Z

Episode 2 “The Mightiest Warrior in All of History is Goku’s Older Brother!" / "The Arrival of Raditz” [Reunions] “Shijō Saikyō no Senshi wa Gokū no Ani Datta!” (史上最強の戦士は悟空の兄だった！)

Episode 6 “Even Yama-sama is Surprised — The Fight Continues in the Next World" / "Goku’s Unusual Journey” [No Time Like the Present] “Enmasama mo Bikkuri — Ano Yo de Faito” (エンマ様もビックリあの世でファイト)

Episode 7 “Survival with Dinosaurs! Gohan’s Harsh Training" / "Gohan’s Metamorphosis” [Day 1] “Kyōryū to Sabaibaru! Gohan no Tsurai Shugyō” (恐竜とサバイバル！悟飯のツライ修行)

Episode 8 “A Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan’s Power" / "Gohan’s Metamorphosis” [Gohan Goes Bananas!] “Tsuki no Kagayaku Yoru ni Daihenshin! Gohan Pawā no Himitsu” (月の輝く夜に大変身！悟飯パワーの秘密)

Episode 36 “We’re Off Into Space! The Star of Hope is Piccolo’s Homeland" / "A New Goal… Namek” [Picking Up the Pieces] “Tobidase Uchū e! Kibō no Hoshi wa Pikkoro no Furusato” (飛び出せ宇宙へ！希望の星はピッコロの故郷)

Episode 46 “Goku’s Power Unleashed!! Six Days to the Far End of the Galaxy" / "The Ruthless Frieza” [Defying Orders] “Gokū Pawā Zenkai!! Ginga no Hate made Muikakan” (悟空パワー全開!!銀河の果てまで6日間)

Episode 107 “Son Goku Survived — The Z Warriors All Resurrected!!" / "Goku’s Alive!!” “Ikiteita Son Gokū Zetto Senshi ga Zen'in Fukkatsu da!!” (生きていた孫悟空Ｚ戦士が全員復活だ!!)

Episode 108 “Terrible Happenings in Heaven!! Garlic Jr. to Become Kami!?" / "The Heavens Tremble” “Tenkai ga Taihen da!! Gārikku Junia ga Kami ni Naru!?” (天界が大変だ!!ガーリックJrが神になる!?)

Episode 109 “Black Mist of Terror…!! Everyone Turns Demonic" / "Black Fog of Terror” “Kyōfu no Kuroi Kiri…!! Minna Mazoku ni Natchatta” (恐怖の黒い霧…!!みんな魔族になっちゃった)

Episode 118 “That There is Earth, Papa… The Counter-Attack of Freeza, Father and Son" / "Frieza’s Counterattack” “Are ga Chikyū dayo Papa… Furīza Oyako no Gyakushū” (あれが地球だよパパ…フリーザ親子の逆襲)

Episode 123 “Goku’s New Finishing Technique!? Watch My Instantaneous Movement" / "Goku’s Special Technique” “Gokū no Shin Hissatsu Waza!? Mitekure, Ora no Shunkan Idō” (悟空の新必殺技!?見てくれ、オラの瞬間移動)

Episode 125 “License Mastery? Goku’s Newest Trial" / "Goku’s Ordeal” “Menkyo Kaiden? Gokū no Aratanaru Shiren” (免許皆伝？悟空の新たなる試練)

Episode 171 “Hidden Power!! When Gohan Was a Baby" / "Memories of Gohan” “Himerareta Chikara!! Gohan ga Akanbō datta Koro” (秘められた力!!悟飯が赤ン坊だった頃)

Episode 206 “Even Gohan is Surprised! Goten’s Explosion of Power" / "The Newest Super Saiyan” “Gohan mo Bikkuri! Goten no Bakuhatsu Pawā” (悟飯もビックリ！悟天の爆発パワー)

Episode 208 „Gather fort he tournament“ (Okaeri Gokū! Zetto Chīmu Zen'in Shūgō!!) かえり悟空! Zチーム全員集合!!

Episode 288 “You’re Late, Goku! Everyone Party!!" / "He’s Always Late” “Osoi ze Gokū! Minna de Pāti!!” (遅いぜ悟空！みんなでパーティ!!)

Episode 289 “Grandpa Goku! I Am Pan!!" / "Granddaughter Pan” “Gokū Ojiichan! Watashi ga Pan yo!!” (悟空おじいちゃん！私がパンよ!!)

Dragon Ball Super

Episode 1 “The World Peace Prize - Who is Getting the 100 Million Zeni?!” “Heiwa no hōshū - ichioku Zenī wa dare no te ni!?” (平(へい)和(わ)の報酬(ほうしゅう) 1億(おく)ゼニーは誰(だれ)の手(て)に!?)

Episode 15 “Brave Satan, Cause a Miracle! A Challenge from Outer Space!!” “Yūsha Satan yo kiseki o okose! Uchū kara no chōsenjō!!” (勇者(ゆうしゃ)サタンよ奇跡(きせき)を起(お)こせ! 宇宙(うちゅう)からの挑戦状(ちょうせんじょう)!!)

Episode 16 “Vegeta Becomes a Pupil?! Take Down Whis!” “Bejīta ga deshi’iri!? Uisu o kōryakuse yo!” (ベジータが弟子入(でしい)り!? ウイスを攻略(こうりゃく)せよ!)

Episode 17 “Pan is Born! And Goku Goes Off on a Training Journey?!” “Pan tanjō! Soshite Gokū wa shugyō no tabi he!?” (パン誕(たん)生(じょう)! そして悟空は修行(しゅぎょう)の旅(たび)へ!?)

Episode 47 „SOS from the future! A new black enemey appears!“ 未来からのSOS! 黒き新たな敵現る!! (Mirai kara no SOS! Kuroki Aratana Teki Arawaru!!)

note: This list is fanmade and will be complemented continuously. Please message me if any failure occured to you! Thanks xoxo

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