One thing ChiChi doesn’t get enough credit for is supporting her kids based on their individual interests. Gohan was mild-mannered and wanted to be a scholar, so she encouraged him to study and didn’t want him getting involved in fighting because she knows he hates it. Goten, on the other hand, wanted to learn to fight, so ChiChi trained him. Her training may have even been the reason Goten was able to turn into a Super Saiyan such a young age

I never understood why the writers stopped her martial arts. It would of been cool to see her learning ki control with her sons.

Even as a child, I never understood the hatred for Chichi. Someone who cares SO much for your well-being that their a pain in the ass about it... yeah, sounds like a mom to me. And mine never let me learn martial arts, or go into space. Although, I will admit I'd like to see more moments showcasing the other aspects of her character(fighter, friend, royalty, etc.).

*ChiChi: Doesn’t want her son to go space mere weeks after he was almost killed and was missing for a year.* *DBZ Fans: How dare you!!*

Chi Chi is possibly the most realistic character in the show, I feel like we all know someone a lot like her in our lives

No one really talk about how 95% of the time she has the right to be angry but they make it sound so unhinged

I actually love Chichi I think Toriyama could have done alot more with her

Chi Chi is an amazing wife! She just wants what's best for her family. She's an overprotective mother, and has a high tolerance level. She's a great source of comedy.

Bro, you’ve been on a roll with these videos, and oh yeah, count me in as part of the Chi-Chi support force! She’s truly a wonderfully rounded character, and funnily enough, my final video of 2021 was a dedication to her.

ChiChi has had a rough life. Her son was kidnapped by Raditz, her husband was killed by Piccolo while he was fighting Raditz, her son was then kidnapped by Piccolo for a whole year, then more aliens attacked, her husband came back to life only to be hospitalized by one of those aliens. Her son was also hospitalized by said alien. And then her husband and son went off into space for a good long time, her husband was presumed dead for a while, and then came the warning about killer robots. For three years, she had to look over her shoulder, worrying about when said robots might attack. And then, her husband (he’s back btw) fell deathly ill. And then, the monster called Cell appeared, beat up her son, and killed her husband! Again! And he stayed dead for seven years this time. She had to be a single mother to her two children for seven years. Not to mention the fact that she missed another year of her son’s life while he was in the time chamber. And then, she got eaten by some pink monster. And then her sons were absorbed into said monster. And then her husband became a antisocial martial artist who spent all his time training, and then he left her to go train some kid for five or ten or how ever many years. And then her husband was turned into a child! Let’s not forget the whole magic water thing where she was mind controlled and turned against her family and friends. Her son got beat up that time too. ChiChi didn’t deserve any of that.

Even in the fan comics they either portray Chi Chi as the nagging wife, mean mother but the worst are when they portray Chi Chi as someone who only wants Goku to “be home and be with her” and “would sacrifice the world just to have her husband with her” No Chi Chi would not sacrifice the world for for her son She would sacrifice HER world for her son!

Excellent video as always Scholar. Chi-chi is definitely one of those characters you appreciate more when you get older and mature. It's a shame Toriyama doesn't see her truth value which you so perfectly displayed in this video.

Back in Dragonball she was once a martial artist who even though she was more than capable of holding her own, she (as an average human) has shown to go somewhat go toe to toe with Goku (despite that he held alot back). She had alot more guts in this time; but in they water her down so much, in that aspect she had Gohan which as a mother I understood why she does things the way she does, but she needs to understand that she was a fighter herself and if something were to happen to her or her son (Gohan is capable of handling himself) she will have to fight to survive it either her life or the evil that will take over the planet. What's yall view on this?

I really love this, and wish Chchi continued to fight in some small ways. Yea she isn't going SSJ4 but, she could have kicked some Freeza force grunts or something. Her bravery against Buu when she thought she had lost so much was amazing

Chi-Chi is canonically the only character that is more powerful than Goku and can beat him in a fight. She's the only one that Goku genuinely fears. And if they did ever get in a fight she could probably make him surrender without lifting a finger.

Something that I think TFS did right when it came to Chi-Chi's portrayal, despite the jokes(because it is a parody), they showcased that Chi-Chi was a force to be reckoned with. Or, at least it was implied, considering she was the only person EVERYONE feared. Say what you want about Super Saiyans or whatnot, there is nothing angrier than a pissed off mom trying to protect her family and the crew in TFS knew that.

Chi Chi is a great person. She may be very strict and she may be annoying or unreasonable at times(I don't know much about parenting, so what do I know?), but she is a very caring mother and a supporting wife. She never held Gohan back. Gohan was genuinely interested in becoming a scholar and he enjoyed studying. Chi Chi is a very funny and important character and is similar to Bulma in some ways. Something that is often overlooked is that Chi Chi was the strongest woman in the world before Android 18 was turned into a human.

I used to hate Chi Chi and prefer Bulma. But now that I'm older I appreciate her so much. Gohan would have been a bum without her. And she basically carried the family. The people who hate Chi Chi obviously don't appreciate responsible parents. People with dads like Goku have serious emotional problems and other issues. What a shame.

14:03 If Goku and Bardock are anything to go by, a standard Saiyan has a smaller emotional range than Earthlings do, even being incapable of feeling romantic attachment or simple familial ties so the human side of a hybrid can bring out the full potential of the emotionally boosted Saiyan physiology. Chi-Chi's physical strength isn't the important thing to keep in mind. It is her emotional intelligence. The same goes for Bulma's contribution to Trunks.

Chi Chi does deserve respect, after all she is one of the only things that can scare goku

Chi-Chi's treatmeant in DBZ (especially) and DBS was always so bad. To play her off as the nagging wife was always annoying. She clearly wanted the best for her kids and tried her best, her main fault is that she's an extreme helicopter parent. But with a husband like Goku you can't blame her for going overboard, because Goku wasn't helping. And honestly if you look at Gohan now, she did a great job and deserves credit for Gohan being well-adjusted (and Gohan knowing what a healthy romantic relationship is, because his dad never kissed his mum) As for the excuse that Gohan was needed in certain fights. If the adults weren't so stupid and reckless, most fights post-Freiza would have ended early without the need for his help.

So shame that Akira hated her but seeing her as a fan in Dragon Ball franchise it's like a perfect mother for Gohan it's like just because scolding doesn't mean Chi Chi is trash it's because she scolded both Goku and Gohan because she love them and she needs to make sure that always not go into trouble

Dude, thank you so much for giving her such recognition. You mentioned countless things I never stopped to consider in all the years I’ve been a fan of Dragon Ball. Honestly gave me some insights into real life in general here too. Chi-Chi is a real one. Respect the name 😤

To defend Chi-Chi Goku was only around for about 7 years of Gohan's life up until the Buu Saga. Even after the Buu Saga Goku's barely even around his family. Goku didn't even know his second son was born. During the Buu Saga Goku chose to save Hercule & Dende over his own kids which even Vegeta thought that was absurdly stupid. I admit that Dragonball doesn't show Chi-Chi in a good light. Not to mention that Gohan could hold his own intellectually with Bulma. Goku chose to stop fighting Cell and send in Gohan

Its really weird when I was a kid I hated chi chi like crazy but now that am order she's become one of my favourite characters because she's a mother who wants the best for her children and wants to make sure they will Succeed in life you can't blame her for being Grumpy having a husband whos dum and battle hungry can be stressful

I always hated how ppl blamed ChiChi for Gohan getting weaker when in reality gohan got weaker CAUSE GOHAN GOT COMPLACENT DURING PEACE!!!!!! Vegeta even tells Gohan in the Manga "You need to train even during times of peace" So no it's not Chi-Chi's fault Gohan got weak, IT'S GOHAN'S FAULT HE GOT WEAK!!!!

Do you remember Dragonball GT when Baby a toffle and a villain who possessed Gohan and Goten and see that Chi-Chi who was weaker than Gohan and Goten but see how much respect that they had for their mom had respected their enteral feelings and did not disrespect their mom?

I’ve always liked Chi chi. She may be overzealous and sometimes a caricature, but at heart she’s a neglected housewife and mother trying to do the best for her kids.

Like, I think the biggest fault of Chi Chi is that she didn't divorce Goku. Granted, Goku has a job in Super, but that only sometimes is true. For Kami's sake, Goku is a good person in heart, but a terrible dad and husband (at least in Super). He has issues in Z, too, but at least in Z he had some self awareness about stuff and tried to correct his mistakes, and didn't have as much of a choice in most of Z anyways. He did still think of people in Z and make choices and sacrifices that were actually quite human in Z and Classic Dragonball. He gave up his Dragonball to Upa to revive Bora. He thought staying dead was better after Cell dies (it was a mistake but one based with historical accuracy) and believed in the next generation much like Roshi did with Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, and Goku previously, and sort of like Chi Chi does in her own way. Goku believed the next gen should have fighters to defend, and Chi Chi wants more cerebral futures for the next generation. Gohan is a blend of both sensibilities, even if the writing struggles to have that part shine. Goku was of course poorly prepared for the world since the first episode of Dragonball ever, so his animalistic tendencies didn't ever truly fade. He bites his foes often. The issue with Goku is that while he has improved overall, his mental growth is stunted in everything except fighting (reversed even further in some of Super... Even Early Dragonball Goku wasn't as ignorant as some of Super Goku.

Chichi actually does not deserve most of the hate, oh wow she wants Gohan to grow up to be a dependable and smart competent guy, how evilllll. LOL. The only thing i would say is really bad is the time she said that gohans school work is more imporant than saving the world, its clearly intended to be a joke, not by chichi but by toriyama, but that Chichi said that in story is probably why she gets so much hate

She genuinely is a character that is not afraid of anyone when it comes to being protective. Galactic, Universal, Multiversal, Outerverse, Boundless Infinity. She can stand in front of them and be emotionally unfazed. And yes if she trained with Goku she would easily reach a few levels below current Android 17 and 18, just because she is human.

I like chi chi in dragonball, but when it came to dragonballz and dragonball super, they made it worse for because it seemed like she doesn't like goku for who he is, which is her fault for not understanding him. Plus whenever something happens to goku, instead of feeling concerned or sad for him, she just gets mad at him almost every time. Another thing to note is that she took advantage of goku because of him being navie and dumb and yet, she still gets mad at him because she didn't understand goku.

While I don't think Chi Chi could have kept up as a fighter (Goku knocked her out with the wind of a punch he really held back on, and even said he should have held back more), it would be nice to see her have more of an active role in the story. The problem is that Dragon Ball only concerns itself with fighting, and only people who can contribute to said fighting get to be part of anything. The only reason Bulma's still around is because she can make machines that facilitate more fighting; Chi Chi's only skill besides fighting is being able to manage a three-Saiyan household (which is dedinitely impressive, but not relevant to the aforementioned fighting), so for as much as we all want her and the other OG characters to make a resurgence, it's almost certainly not going to happen.

Hey Saiyan Scholar, I also agree with you that I think it's unfair that the fandom gives her a lot of flak just because she didn't want Gohan to fight. She is a mother after all, so it makes sense that she doesn't want her child to get hurt. I love Chi-chi, it's just the only times were Chi-chi truly pissed me off was both in Super. One was when she didn't want Goku to train with Whis so that Goku can spend more time with Pan, which would essentially screw them over in the Frieza fight. At this point, Goku has a job as a radish farmer, and I mean sure it probably doesn't pay that much but at least he's contributing financially. Goku also loves his family and is willing to protect them by training and becoming stronger to prepare for the next threat. It also didn't help that he got clapped by Beerus at the end before this scene. Goku also make compromises too. That's why he let Gohan be a scholar, even though he probably wants Gohan to be a fighter like himself, and he spends enough time with his family as he can. He loves them, he loves Pan too. I feel there's nothing's wrong with Goku having a balance life of training, working, and family, he earned it. It's just Chi-chi was really unreasonable in this instance. Gohan gave her a legitimate reason why it's important for Goku to train with Whis, but she still wouldn't budge, and it's sad that a child like Goten was also the voice of reason. Still, she wouldn't budge. And number two was when she bogard the decision-making regarding Pan's future whether or not she wants to be a martial artist when she grows up. She didn't even want Gohan to make a decision on Pan's future and that's the girl's own father. 😤 I mean I agree with her that Gohan and Mr. Satan shouldn't play rough with Pan giving the fact that she's still a baby, saiyan genes or no, I just feel that she went too far, especially locking herself, Pan, and Videl in a room where Gohan and Mr. Satan couldn't get to them. At the end of the day, it should be between Gohan and Videl on how they want to raise Pan.

Honestly if it wasn’t for chi chi feeding goku, goku would probably have died of starvation or depression lol, because we all know he can’t cook

Chi-Chi is my second favorite character right behind Future Trunks, because she's one of the most realistic characters in the series and I like the fact that her is a super strong alien and he still fears her when she's angry.

I have a theory that during the five year gap between the Piccolo Jr and Raditz sagas, Goku and Chichi would spar together before and after Gohan was born. It helps to lend credence not only to Chichi's character but also provides an explanation as to why her training with Goten was so effective. Her sparring with Goku would make her much stronger and effectively strengthen Goten at a much faster rate.

Ngl I used to think chi chi was hella annoying, but after watching this and seeing all of the great points made, I'm sold. Chi-chi is severely underappreciated not only in the fanbase, but in the DB universe as a whole. It's sad seeing her go from being a promising character and mother, to more or less a bit in Super. Hopefully Toriyama improves his writing for her character and the series as a whole, but I don't see it happening. Great video!

Chi-Chi was gonna be the Chun-Li of Dragon Ball but of course Akira did jack shit with her character due to short sighted ideas and lack of vision.

I blame the anime for all the added filler scenes with Chichi's extreme hen-pecking

ChiChi: Can my 5 year not fight these guys that destroy planets? Losers: Stop holding Gohan back!

U keep posting W after W bro and I love it. If I was a guy, I'd want a girl as loyal as Chi-Chi. She always loved Goku and her strict nature is just her way of showing her love for her and her kids. (I'm genuinely convinced Gohan got his rage boost from her lol) You really are one of the most honest KZfaqrs and you actually know your stuff unlike some on Dragonball and it shows, keep it up!

Dragon Dissection has a great ep discussing Chichi. To steal a line from him "the anime ruined Chi Chi", she's much more tolerable in the manga. Making her the over the top mom who's loses it over the littlest distraction from Gohan doing school work was easy filler scene material for the anime writer in need of an easy joke or scene to pad for time

I dont understand why some hate chichi so much, she is an amazing character. And even better mother. They judge how she reacts,but she had very good reason. She was simply protecting her family's future because her husband wouldn't do his role and be a good father. He'd rather train instead of spending time with his sons. He got on Goku case because she had to, he had very little life skills, and no proper priorities in life.

We have to understand the things chi chi has to deal with she lives with a ignorant, insensitive and fight obsessed who leaves his family to go train and leaves chi chi to raise two children on her own so think about it who deserves who here

I love her moment in super (goku black arc). Its the flashback to what black did to them- but when chi-chi realized something was up she put Goten first, picked him up and ran even if it was pretty pointless to do. GOTEN the one who can do fuzion and turn super saiyan. She wanted her baby safe 😭

When Goku married Chi Chi and after watching the filler they both go together in and adventure I thought that throughout Dragon Ball Z they would go on adventures together after being disappointed with the treatment they give the character of Chi Chi. As a kid I always blamed the old witch in that filler for turning Chi Chi into a housewife lol.

The main reason Chichi is behaving like she does in DBZ is because she saw Goku tortured by Piccolo in the 23rd Bodukai Tournament in Dragonball. So no wonder she didnt want Goku and especialy Gohan to fight and get tortured like that.

Chi- chi has always been My Favorite! 🖤

Honestly Saiyan Scholar, this video dissecting and analyzing Chi-Chi as a character is inspiring me to make a story alike to her cause she is an awesome mother! 😊❤️ She reminds me too of my own mother, where she is pushy for me to do specific things, but is still willing to support and love me for instead of going to college I go down my own path ◕‿◕

Chi chi gets hate for no reason. Can you imagine your only son going off into the cold unknown of space to run hands with murderous aliens with no way of knowing if he's ok?

You earned my Sub! I love you!

That galaxy lamp would be perfect if you are drunk or high LOL😂😂😂 ChiChi definitly deserves more respect and she is a great fighter in her own right once again a missed opportiunity. Other than that a great video keep it up👍

Chichi is literally a princess, plus if Goku had become Guardian of Earth she would have also been a goddesses as well! Wouldn't need to worry about money then, or if thet just dug a bit in pan mountain to get their wealth back. Bulma, Chichi, and Videl are criminally under used! Chichi should have been a warrior like the rest. I always thought having Baba train her with magic could have given her something more than just raw power which she has a lot of anyway.

At this point, Saiyan Scholar should just make a whole video solely dedicated to/displaying every "SHUT UP!" ever used to counteract an argument lol.

Let's also bring up Chi-Chi and Goku conceived Goten during the 10 day gap of the Cell Games when Goku was a Mastered Super Saiyan that kinda shows Chi-Chis durability

Chichi is the ideal wife IMO lol. I don't care how much I get clowned on, chichi is the one character I will simp for.

I'm admittedly only a casual watcher, who would sit down to watch an episode whenever I happened to see one on, but never really go out looking for them. But Chichi was always the character I was most excited to see on screen, ever since I was little. It was actually really surprising to me when I grew up and realized that there were people out there who didn't like her. And I was delighted to find this video. Thank you for making it!

Very very good analysis on Chi Chi. I feel I understand her character more. Never hated her though. Always thought she was a tough powerful woman, wife, and parent.

I found your channel yesterday. I noticed this is my 3rd or 4th video I'm watching now, and I love the content my guy. It's always fun to find someone who can help me enjoy a show I've been enjoying for years, and make me think of it differently. I never had an opinion of chi chi before this video. Never thought about it. I'm subbing now:)

I feel like these days fans appreciate her and the undervalued characters more. I think we also wish better for them because we see the writing focus rapidly dry up for side characters upon rewatching the series. We know now more than ever that if Toriyama wanted to her could easily have the undervalued characters get expanded abilities. For example have someone wish on the dragonballs that some of the human Z fighters gain the capacity to hold their own in a battle against alien threats! (The capacity to do so at least so they could very well learn and become much stronger) Why not? Get them plot relevant rather than being background characters.

Honestly as a kid my opinion of Chi-chi was like milk but as an adult it has become like wine.

Something you: Saiyan Scholar and I would say,"It's not Chi Chi's fault, IT'S THE WRITERS FAULT.

Chichi is god tier woman. A woman capable of doing almost anything she wants on earth but just chooses to raise her family and live a simple life. All while being a babe. A babe that is married to one of the strongest beings in the universe, and birthed another one.

I don't know if I would really consider Chi-Chi the strongest fully human female when Videl is certainly giving her some competition to that title.

Thank you for this series, seriously thank you so much

You're almost at 100K subscribers bro! 👊

you rock so hard for making this ✨️

I don’t understand for the life of me how ever other girl in this series has been given so much attention and love except for chi chi. Like why? GT shower chi chi can be even more hot than Bulma. Not just that but that women has more patience than whis to deal with gokus antics for all these years and still adore him. Bulma and 18 always get the spotlight and even new females like cheelai, it’s time chi chi gets some love to poor women apparently never even kissed her husband but had 2 kids with him 💀.

This video proves that a lot of you just need to hug your moms while you still can.

Thank you for this video. I think understanding Chichi requires some growing up and some putting ourselves in her shoes for a moment to see that she isn't the monster everyone thinks she is. I'm also proud of being her fan, and now I've become yours as well. Keep up the good job! Your videos are very good!

This definitely put you on good terms with ChiChiVerse 🤣😉 I see what you were really going for back then atta boy

You made a good point about Gohan, a tween, wanting to go to space, half-dead/still injured, to go fight an adult (monster) that beat up his dad. What parent would be okay with that?

I've always liked Chi Chi, glad to see a positive video about her.

Chichi was so fun pre-Z, her & Goku on that Annin filler adventure is something i wish we got in Z, She was sort of flanderized in Z, her good qualities being overshadowed by her unbridled fury, But she always has had her husband & 2 sons future in mind Getting Goku to use his power for jobs, giving Gohan an education & even training Goten when Goku was a bit ded (he got better )

Yes I agree with you 100% Chi Chi deserve to be cut some slack, she also deserves some appreciation, support and respect.

I really needed such a video

When I was younger I wanted chichi to be my wife

I love Chichi, I hate the fact she doesn't have a bit of the Screentime Bulma has.

Y'all gonna have to admit, but Goku loves Chi Chi as much as he loves fighting

If Chi chi wasn't strong, Goku wouldn't be so afraid of her XD

Congratulations on hitting 100k subs you deserve it man!

i'm surprised most think chichi is annoying. Because she is my favourite character since i began watching the show. She is one of the most funniest for me esp when she shouts at Goku, I just fall off my bed🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Everyone loves Bulma but Chi Chi is the GOAL

Being a kid is idolizing Gohan and hating Chichi, being and adult is understanding Chichi and idolizing Tien.

ChiChi is a Chinese mother archetype and I love and relate to every second of her on screen

Always loved Chi-Chi, she was just screwed over like all the other characters.

Female Dragon Ball fan here. I'm gonna be honest, because of ChiChi, I'm a Real Housewives of Wherever fan. It's the perfect thing to cheer me up. Her iconic freakouts help too. She freaked out every five seconds and ran so Teresa from RHONJ could flip tables and bolt. She's the boss and it's her house. Cheers to you, ChiChi!

THANK YOU I’ve always loved chi chi

I agree, Chi Chi is awesome. While she may not be as flashy as Bulma and 18 and regard her as just a “house wife,” she is still cool.

I’ve always loved chichi I fell in love with her character when she threw Gohan’s tutor through the window then chased after him I didn’t start at the beginning like the majority of people but during the garlic jr saga to the end of the cell games on dvd In my opinion she outranks Bulma by a landslide in character and her barrage actions

I like her because she is exactly like my mother. Even in the martial arts part ❤

If it wasn't for chi-chi, Goku would of died more times then her cooking

Im 26 so i started by watching OG Dragonball as a kid when i got the DVD tapes. So for me, Chichi always made sense and had a place in DBZ. Not to mention she always reminded me of my own mom back then so she was also endearing.

Chi-chi is more of a character that while not a bad person and certainly isn’t a bad mom her general personality and view on certain things in the show comes off very strange. Chi chi isn’t wrong that her sons need to be educated and that you need to be a more well rounded individual to succeed in life , the problem is that the Dragon ball universe isn’t realistic in the slightest my beef with her in the past was that she placed more importance in education vs the fate of the universe which simply is baffling to think about

How could you not like her? she takes care of the home and kids, cooks and gives mouth present.

Saiyan scholar you're just spittin facts in all your videos no cap.

Chi chi knows how to do what so many “independent “ women fail at ,COMPRIMISING

Dragon Ball era Chi Chi is just the cutest character. You can’t help but root for her to win Goku’s heart. It’s just a shame that the anime chose to portray her the way it did in the Z/GT/Super eras.

I agree and I've said it for years they could easily have thousands of episodes multiple mini series branching off of other characters and could have ample amounts of money because of it and instead we get one month at chapter a month