Welcome to the Monthly Dragon Ball Report, a monthly column series where we take a look back at pages that appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump when the Dragon Ball manga was still being serialized.
For the eighth installment in this series, we'll be continuing our look back on the intense battle between the Androids and Cell!

Part 2 of the Fierce Battle with the Androids and Cell: Weekly Shonen Jump 1992 No. 33 – 1993 No. 22

The cover of the Weekly Shonen Jump 1992 No. 36/37 Double Issue showcased Goku and crew as well as Cell in the midst of their dramatic faceoff! What's more, the battle between Trunks and Perfect Form Cell was even featured on the full-color first page! Fans were thrilled to see Trunks' own Super Saiyan style!

Trunks: The Story - The Lone Warrior, a story that shows teen Trunks in the apocalyptic future, was also published in this same issue! This side story illuminates the connection between Trunks and the Androids, making the main story all the more intense!

Around this time, Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budokai was released on the Famicom to huge acclaim as it came with the "Datach", a peripheral that enabled you to scan the barcodes on special cards to add characters and get items!

Back in the plot, it was finally time for the Cell Games to begin!
The brave warriors who would compete in this deadly competition were featured on an exciting two-page spread!

In the summer of 1993, Weekly Shonen Jump held a special 25th anniversary event, "Weekly Jump Multi World".
Akira Toriyama himself drew the art for a brand-new Dragon Ball arcade game, and fans couldn't get enough!

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The issue of Weekly Shonen Jump celebrating over 6.38 million copies sold starred Super Saiyan Goku on the cover! As for the manga, in this issue we finally reached the showdown between Gohan and Cell, with the beginning of their faceoff being shown in full color on the opening pages!

This issue also came with a calendar featuring a courageous Gohan front and center to welcome the half-Saiyan's heroic debut.

The Dragon Ball boom wasn't contained to just the world of manga and anime, however! Starting with Weekly Shonen Jump 1993 No. 8 the "Akira Toriyama Mechanko Project" began! Info about Toriyama-related manga, movies, games, and more were featured for ten whole weeks!

In addition, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, the feature film where Super Saiyan Broly first made his legendary debut, also caused quite a stir!

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Gohan was featured on the included calendar, and even got voted number one in the very first Dragon Ball character popularity poll!

Even in the color pages, Gohan looks super intimidating!

Goku ultimately has to sacrifice himself to protect the world from Cell's self-destruct, leaving Gohan to face the fearsome android all on his own!

With Goku lending his help from Another World, Gohan finally defeats Cell with a spectacular "Father-Son Kamehameha"!
The excitement surrounding the Cell Games had yet to die down, and only served to further fuel expectations for what was coming next!
And just like it felt to wait for the next Weekly Shonen Jump issue, we're sure that you'll have fun waiting for the next column!