"Move well, study well, play well, eat well, rest well - That is the turtle master way!" Rest in peace Akira Toriyama

what oda said about Toriyama killed me "May heaven be the joyous world he envisioned." 😭😭😭

Toriyama is the Tolkien of battle manga. Dragonball's influence lives and breathes in every series beneath this genre.

this one was tough, im not generally one thats too affected by deaths of people i never would have met. but Akira Toriyama is one of the exceptions. beautifully said merphy

It’s so sad that the second creator of my childhood anime show has died, the first one was Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world.

RIP Akira Toriyama

We don't discriminate by when we started watching/reading here. Welcome

I’ve never been the biggest Dragon Ball fan but I can’t deny his impact. If Osamu Tezuka essentially invented Shonen manga with Astro Boy then Akira Toriyama reinvented it with Dragon Ball, a gag manga about a monkey boy and his friends looking for wishing balls inspired by Journey to the West. Toriyama’s death has the impact of Stan Lee or Jack Kirby’s death. R.I.P. to a literal legend. May King Yemma let you into Heaven with no issues.

First we lost Kentaro Miura in 2021 , then Kazuki Takahashi in 2022 , and now Akira Toriyama in 2024 this is Crazy 😢

Akira Toriyama's passing got me down the whole day and more. Dragon Ball was my first ever encounter with manga/anime and pretty much fantasy as a genre. Son Goku taught me the importance of being virtuous, to tackle life with energy and to never give up. Without Dragon Ball, too many legendary and incredible manga series won't even appear. The inspirations and impact Toriyama left for the world are immortal and incalculable. Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. :(

Thank you for this video. It doesn't matter if you're an old fan like me and others or a new fan. If Toriyama's work meant something to you, you absolutely have the right to talk about it. To me, Dragon Ball is the story of a life. I don't think there's another character who I've followed from their childhood up until they literally become a grandparent and still want to follow them on more adventures. Goku is just that special to me. I've bonded with so many loved ones over this series, and I've made so many new friends through it as well. My wife and I had Goku and Chichi toppers on our wedding cake. The impact that Akira Toriyama has had on my life is immeasurable. And the great thing is that I'm not special: entire generations of people have stories just like mine. Toriyama brought more people together through his work than anyone can fully comprehend. I just hope he knew what he did for the world. Rest in Peace, Toriyama-sensei.

It's truly remarkable how significant his passing was, and the impact was palpable on a global scale. You could feel the shift. Even for someone like me, who, similar to you, didn't grow up with the series and only recently embarked on this journey last year, the effect was profound. Just two weeks ago, upon hearing the news, I felt compelled to immerse myself in the manga for the first time and revisit the series as I progressed. It's truly fascinating to witness the immense influence one human being can have through the thoughts and ideas they share with the world. RIP Akira.

I have a tattoo of a SSJ3 Majin Vegeta and it never fails to help me find friends. Thanks for making life not as lonely as it could be Mr Toriyama

I’m not a crier I cried on and off all day when I heard this news. I watched dragon ball z since i was 7 or so (I’m 30 now), I made many friends over the show, dragon ball volume 9 was my first ever manga when I was in 3rd grade. I dressed as piccolo when I was a kid for Halloween. I’ve drawn all the characters a hundred times.i played all the video games, even the horrible ones. I used to play the card game with my cousin and I played with all the toys in my cell games play set. I even thought about Toriyama’s hypothetical passing when Miura died. I thought “that won’t be for 20 years”. I think it’s safe to say that the vast majority of American anime fans wouldn’t be here with him. We’d never have found One Piece and I’d never have heard of a lady down south making videos about reading One Piece and other stories I love for the first time. His impact on the world was so immense.

When I was a child, I had bootleg VHS tapes of DBZ that I was able to record before our cable TV subscription ran out. My family could not afford it anymore at the time. During elementary school, the other kids were buzzing over their new playstations and Dreamcast's. Not me. But it did not matter. I had my bootleg copies of DBZ and I was fully content and happy. When my parents were continuously arguing over stuff I did not understand, which was causing me so much anxiety, I relied on my bootleg copies of DBZ to take me out of those dark moments as a form of escapism. After school, because we didn't have cable anymore I would watch DBZ constantly from start to finish. Fast forward, I'm more than capable of providing for myself and my family. I'm married and have a daughter now. I can afford all these games consoles and gaming PCs and fancy 4k OLED monitors. And I'm loving it. But I think back on that 9 year old version of myself, who genuinely was just so happy with my DBZ bootleg tapes and there was nothing else I wanted. Toriyama's death has hurt me deeply. And this whole Saga has made me realise what I may have lost as a grown adult. Thank you Toriyama sensei, for brightening up my childhood at a time where I only saw darkness.

It’s amazing to see just how much respect people hold for DB around the world. All these different news outlets reporting on his passing, KZfaqrs that don’t cover anime and the freakin cartels in Mexico stopping to mourn him is amazing. A good man has passed and the world will remember him.

Toriyama changed my life. DBZ was my gateway to anime/manga and got me into physical fitness. Decades later Goku training in 180x Earth’s gravity is a core memory

Move well, study well, play well, eat well, rest well, that is the true turtle master way I grew up on DBZ, goku was my superman, and even when I got into other series, I could see dragon ball’s DNA in every shonen I loved. I think I cried more when Miura died, but toriyama’s reminds me of all the love in my heart for anime, its creators, and the friends I’ve made through it. Dragon ball is the first thing I bonded with my dad over, it’s the reason I got in a fight on the first day of kindergarten (didn’t realize it was socially unacceptable at the time, got suspended, laugh about it now), it planted so many seeds that I would not be who I am today without

Goku was one of the characters that i definitely connected with and learned from as a young boy. Even today i feel an infinitely stronger sense of accomplishment from hard fought battles in any aspect of life, he definitely serves as a male role model of sorts for a lot of my generation i think. Vegeta and piccolo too of course.

You started your dragon ball journey the right way you gotta start from dragon ball and make your way through it all. The relationship he has with bulma and krillin through it all is just “everything”. Good on you young lady. 👍

I’m the Internet guy that was mentioned briefly, I wanted to stop in out of my love for Dragon Ball. Something I’ve learned about myself is the instant connection I have with someone when I find out they too, enjoy DBZ. Friendships form quick and core memories shared! And upon recommendation, I will be checking out One Piece thanks to you.

"Move well, Study well, Play well, Eat well, Rest well ------- That is the Turtle Master way!" ---- Akira Toriyama Fly high Toriyama 🕊️ (Edit : Waiting for 5k likes)

It's all good. Doesn't matter if you grew up with it or new to it, showing respect has no boundaries. It only makes sense to pay respect because most kf the well-known manga artists of this generation looked up to Toriyama. Dragon Ball pretty much set the template for all Shonen. The Goku/Vegeta duo, beam struggles and powering up. Thank you Merphy 🙏🏾👑

Dragon ball made me who I am. As did many others. Akira Toriyama will be missed 🙏🏽🐐

I'm glad you made a video. Your reviews actually made me rewatch the anime... And i mean all of it. It's weird, but I'm really affected by his passing, i feel like i lost a parent that i never met. My favorite thing to come out of this is a picture of Naruto and Luffy comforting Goku on a bench.

Akira Toriyama was the father of all Shonen manga. We would've never had the stories we have now without Dragon Ball. It helped popularize manga all over the world inspired so many artists. Truly Akira Toriyama work touched so many world wouldn't be as bright without him. Like Oda said hope heaven is a pleasant world as Toriyama envisioned.

The real strenght of Dragon Ball is that although it's a shonen battle manga/anime (well, at the beginning it was comedy-adventure, but quickly transformed into fighting) is that we got to see him grow, and I mean litteraly grow up. From being a kid through his teenage years, to adulthood. We got to see him making new friends and these friends also grew up, changed overtime. He and them got to make families, have children. It grounded this series so much and made it very relatable even if he and his friends became overpowered and capable of destroying planet by lifting a finger. But also their powers came to them by training, by starting new adventures, finding new enemies, by getting more experiences (just like in a rpg game) so that growth was also very engaging. These kind of shows where you get to see growing up of the main character are special and differentiate DB from other fighting anime.

Welp, you got me crying at 8 am. Now, I wasn't around when the Dragon Ball anime was in syndication, but I got to watch reruns growing up, and I absolutely fell in love. Akira Toriyama was a true powerhouse in his field. He will be missed

I spent about 10 minutes googling when i first heard. The wiki page was not updated yet. I went on Twitter to do a search. Then I found the announcement. It's still incomprehensible to me that he's gone. I saw that he designed a city logo back in January, which must have been one of his last works as an artist. First time coming in contact with DB franchise: I was around the same age 6-7yo, I remember seeing DBZ volumes on shelves, and an older cousin showed me his Buu saga volumes, I thought bibidi was some sort of bug man. He was like this is manga, from Japan. I wasn't really listening, I was just looking at the cool drawings.

Dragonball is the most important series of my childhood. I had all of the games. I had t-shirts, toys, trading cards, movies, etc. My cousins had the entire vhs collection. It really captured our imagination.

btw merphy fun fact (which i saw on twitter multiple times so take it with a grain of salt): apparently toriyama came up with the super sayan concept because it would save time and ink if goku and later others had blonde hair which is just white in the manga

Toriyama is one of the great fathers of entertainment. Representing all Toriyama fans, Oda gave him a perfect sendoff.

Really well put! Thank you, I'm glad you decided to chime in despite being a newer fan!!! Rest in peace, Toriyama

Dragon Ball is something I've always been aware of ever since I was a little kid, but for some reason, I never watched/read it. However, Akira Toriyama was also the art director/character designer on several video games, including Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, both of which were massive parts of my childhood and are very important to me. Even for those of us who have never experienced Dragon Ball, it's impossible to deny the massive influence of Akira Toriyama's work on the manga, anime, and video game industries; and One Piece, my favorite manga, wouldn't even exist without his influence. Rest in peace, Legend.

Dragon balm is a great part of my childhood

So glad/sad you picked this series up just before his passing. Without Dragonabll the shonen series we all love like Naruto and One Piece would almost certainly not exist in the same way as we in know to them.

I think a good next video could be on Piccolo and loneliness. I always found Piccolos arc super wholesome. Him finding his first friend in his entire life is bittersweet in the Saiyan arc. Also because he is Toriyamas favorite character.

I gotta say, there's a thousand+ reasons to not use Twitter, but it is still by far the best social media site to ever exist. Hearing about Toriyama's passing, going to Twitter to see people talking about it, and for days, continuing even now, seeing thousands of people not just mourn his loss, but going into detail in how Dragon Ball has influenced them. From kids growing up to become artists because of the series, to people working out and improving their health. Seeing politicians from various countries express their condolences, learning that the JSL for "Dragon Ball" is a kamehameha, just, so, so many people I follow, artists, musicians, voice actors, other people you'd never even expect, all crediting Dragon Ball ass their main influence. And that is JUST Dragon Ball. Toriyama has worked on more things, like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger, two incredible games that have influenced the RPG gaming landscape and beyond. From Mario, Final Fantasy, to Pokemon. Hell, apparently Toriyama was the one who created the "Chibi" art style. Seeing Cartoon Network tweet about his death, with a photo of Toriyama along with one from The Amazing World of Gumbal, where Gumbal goes Super Saiyan. Seeing other people post references to the series, from Powerpuff Girls to The Fairly OddParents. Toriyama did not just influence anime/manga, the dude influenced the gaming industry as well as the animation industry, all across the world, and I genuinely would not have known that were it not for Twitter. Strange thing to think about, honestly.

We need to all go out and support SandLand on of Toriyama’s final works!!!

Piccolo's hand going from 4 fingers to 5 just to signify how many minutes were left in a single panel or so will always be funny to me.

4:50 I love this panel so, so much because you can see in Goku’s eyes the disappointment and sadness of having to “kill” his opponent because they couldn’t just let go of their hatred.

This is a story about growing up and having a family. That's why it was so amazing, Revolutionary series for its time. Nothing before it was so close to make the viewers growing up with the characters they watched and feeling like them.

When the news dropped I was already wearing a dragon ball shirt. Rip Toriyama sensei

lmao the way my first question was if you ended up switching your internet provider LOL... just imagining a spirited discussion about dragon ball followed by "ok lol please leave"

My earliest memory was watching Dragonball Z and my older cousin's loosing their mind on the intro. I remember my tiny jaw droping when gohan attacked raditz lol.

For a lot of us, its almost like loosing a childhood friend. Watching anything from Dragon Ball will still be painful for a while

Dragon Ball was my first big obsession as a kid, and it's been a consistent comfort throughout my life. I was very happy when you started reading it, Even more than when a friend pointed me to your channel and you were going through One Piece at the same time as me. Toriyama's influence is visible in so much, the ripples that man made are incredible.

Goku character is just magnificent it's so simple yet is so balanced and mature

I grew up with dragon ball as did basically my whole generation in Italy…and then you see online tributes from all over the world and it’s immensely touching (football teams all around Europe, 30thousand people gathered in Argentina just to name a few..)

DBZ in particular is a series that I can't even imagine reading instead of watching. The wholly unique OST, the English VAs, the sound effects, the animation... it's ALL iconic.

I was so sad when I heard this news, as if it were about a relative of mine or a close friend who passed away. I'm really feeling grief... I never thought this would happen

I remember watching DBZ after my Mom would take my brother and I to tae kwon do practice. My mom is on life support and the accident happened days after Toriyama passed. The losses are devastating to me, but I'm so much better for having known both of them. Thank you for this video.

Makes me wonder when will Merphy will start reading Dr. Slump. It's just a fun comedy series.

The news was crazy. I was wondering how huge all of this would be. I did my own video reaction to it. I grew up with Dragon Ball as a kid in the early and late 1990s. Those were the legendary days for anime and cartoons. It's not like that anymore. If it wasn't for Dragon Ball, I probably would have never went to school to study animation. That led me to working as an intern at Pixar Animation Studios, and working at game companies such as Deck Nine Games. I'm still working on my career and uploading videos. Dragon Ball was one of the biggest inspirations as a kid.

My dad pasted away a couple years ago. I'll always cherish the memories I have as a child, when we would watch the Spanish dub of DragonBall on the couch together.

This video is great. As someone who DBZ was part of their childhood, I'm glad you made it.

I didn't read Dragonball or Dragonball Z until last year, but I grew up playing a video game series called Dragon Quest, which Akira Toriyama is the artist for. His creativity truly shines with all of the extremely unique and fun monsters you meet throughout the journey, and the series has been around since the 80s, truly defining Roleplaying videogames as we know it. When I was playing Dragon Quest 11 for the first time in 2020, I realized that Dragon Quest is basically a shonen manga come to life. The director and writer for all of the Dragon Quest games is Yuji Horii, who was a former editor at Shonen Jump. Dragon Quest 11 in particular feels a lot like One Piece, with each location the party goes to has a unique and individual problem, that slowly grows into the final conflict and displays the themes of the story. The shonen formula shines so brightly in the Dragon Quest series, and Toriyama's art makes those games feel like a manga come to life. I would strongly encourage anyone in this comment section who is going to miss Toriyama's work to try playing one of the Dragon Quest video games, you can see his personality and unique talent really shine in the character designs of those games.

Back in the early 2000s DBZ was on the tv right after school so DragonBall wasn’t on so many got to see DBZ like I did and after seeing as a child I went back to watch Dragonball series

Dragonball references abound in American cartoons, Dr.Slump influenced SMB3 and Super Mario 64, and his work in Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger made them visually distinct from other RPGs.

I wouldn’t have picked up a pen if it wasn’t for Toriyama Sensei, after reading dragon ball as a kid, I saw how it made people smile all over the world and I wanted to make people smile like the man I looked up to did and I’ve draw three 40 page one shots and spilling tea and energy drinks on each one sadly but I haven’t given up because, I see how many people need something to make them happy right now in the world, even if I can make someone happy just for a moment my goal will have been worth chasing, Toriyama Sensei will never truly die until everyone collectively drops there pens, keyboards paint brushes and stops telling stories, one day I’ll make people smile like Toriyama Sensei that is my dream

I’m 32, and Dragon Ball Z has been a huge part of my life for literally as far back as I can remember. To say that Toriyama is an absolute LEGEND of inspiration and influence is selling him short. I could never thank the man enough. 🖤

I'd like to talk about how Dragon Ball has inspired me as a haunted house actor. This starts back when Dragon Ball Z Kai was originally airing. I loved Dragon Ball when I was younger, and Kai reignited that passion. I don't remember how I first came across it, but I found a video on KZfaq of the Kai version of Freeza impaling Krillin on his horn before it aired on Nickelodeon, and the soundtrack had a particularly strong staying power. I later learned that the song was called Only A Chilling Elegy, and it was Freeza's theme. I wound up learning the lyrics to that song, as well as what they translated to in English. I also learned the lyrics to the opening song, Dragon Soul, as did my brother. There was one day when he and I were in the car with our mom, and the Japanese version was playing. She said "How can you like this, do you even know what they're saying?" My brother and I, without missing a beat, started singing it in English. Fast Forward to 2019 and I started acting at one of the haunted houses in my town, and one night I was cast as a priest. If you've been to Haunted Mines or Fear Complex Haunted House in Colorado and you remember a priest that was screaming in different languages, that was me. Before that, I had the idea to scream verses from the Bible at people, but after a well-timed announcement from an owner reminding people to not evoke any specific religion (other actors were referencing Satanism/Luciferianism), I decided to take a different route. The idea of screaming in different languages occurred to me, and I started shouting Latin words from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. That didn't last very long, as when I learned what the lyrics meant in English, I ran into the avoiding religion problem again. The only other thing I knew in a foreign language was Only A Chilling Elegy, so I started using that, and I found it immensely successful. The first night I used that song, one of the managers approached me after we wrapped up and she told me that I won the unofficial Room of the Night competition. It was a recognition that they wanted to keep on the down low to avoid upsetting people who didn't win, so that's why they kept it unofficial. With the success of Only A Chilling Elegy, I found my niche in the haunting industry. The next year, 2020, I learned the lyrics to the opening for Dragon Ball GT, Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku. It's probably my favorite opening in the Dragon Ball franchise, and I thought the irony of screaming a love song to customers was too good to pass up. That year I got numerous people screaming that they unintentionally relieved themselves a little, which was more than any year previously. I took 2021 off for some personal reasons, and returned in 2022. That year I learned a speech from the game Metroid Dread, which was written in the fictional Chozo language. For 2023 I learned some of One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII along with some Icelandic from God of War 2018. I owe this niche I've found to my love for Dragon Ball. If it weren't for Only A Chilling Elegy I don't know if I would have even tried to pursue screaming different languages in a somewhat ritualistic fashion. While I'm currently experiencing severe burnout, I can still say that I find an immense satisfaction from how I've built this routine, and it's all thanks to Akira Toriyama for creating Dragon Ball.

I was waiting so bad for some video of yours! Thanks Merphy! Akira will be forever with us!

Like you said, even people who weren't directly impacted by the hallmark works like Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z have been touched by Dragon Quest, or Chrono Trigger... Man think about the impact of your legacy that denotes: that you could be lead art designer on one of arguably the greatest JRPGs of all time, and it's not even the first thing people associate you with.... As someone who was deeply impacted by so much of this wonderful man's work, it's been super exciting to see literally thousands of stories coming out of people talking about all the different ways they first experienced and were impacted by this phenomenal creative mind. Thank you for sharing your thoughts as well!

I grew up with DBZ being a big part of my childhood, and that sort of faded into adulthood (though I still watched the Abridged series sometimes). Then my wife expressed interested in watching Abriged with me, she loved it as much as I did, and now we've watched or are watching Kai, and Super, with plans to watch the original Dragon Ball, and other dubs of Z. As an adult, I've gained a new appreciation for what DBZ is, and where the heart of the series really lies, and that's been an amazing realization to have while showing this series to someone I love for the first time, and getting to watch their excitement too. Truely, Mr. Toriyama's death is a profound loss, and he will be missed. But he will not be forgotten.

thank you so much for this video because, even though, you are a very new fan it means so much to us who grew up on in. To see this series with a fresh pair of eyes- your perspective- was so interesting and thrilling! Thank you for this video :>>

When I first got wifi at my house years ago I made my password dragon ball with no thought or hesitation , it was almost like a natural reaction.

Loved hearing your perspective

I watched bits and pieces of Dragon Ball for the past 12 or so years and I continue to find more things that I love about it. Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama

I've been an anime fan since I was 12 (so like 2003) and have never actually watched or read db or any of Toriyama's work but in feb i had actually decided i was going to read db this year. I respect Toriyama's influence so much. It's truly heartbreaking.

I started my anime journey by watching dragonball when i was in elementary school...it was part of the daily afterschool anime program on tv. Anime during the week and cartoons on saturday and sunday mornings good old days... After the series ended they reran the entire thing one more time but after that run they started airing Dragonball Z. and it was awesome... this was back in the 90s ...everytime i watch dragonball i feel like a child again... I also loved Doctor slump ...

Toriama worked hard on his new series for us .. the fans... im so proud to be a fan of his AMAZING talent and dedication.

In France we have Mangas since 70's dragon ball wasn't the first but this was big. And I live the plot twist in live and was incredible. The paneling is still the GOAT. Dragon Ball all my life. Love one piece but dragon ball is the manga of my life. RIP toryama.

Just started getting into manga and found your channel and I love it! Keep it up :)

I was watching DBZ when I saw the news that Toriyama Sensei had passed, DBZ was a large portion of my childhood. R.I.P. Toriyama Sensei.

Appreciate this! Dragon ball influenced and touched all of us one way or another! You’ve already been touched by Akira through One Piece even if you didn’t grow up with it!

Glad you made this video, thank you!

Thank you for expanding the shared experience. He really made it a grand mystical adventure, no matter when, where, or how you journeyed into it. Arigato, Toriyama-sensei.

Love the video! I'm so glad that you got to read the comic to completion. It's too good to not experience, and we really were lucky to have lived in the same era as Toriyama. RIP Legend, we'll miss you.

I don’t really get upset at celebrities passing but this one hurt, I’ve been a Dragon Ball fan since I was 6 and it’s been such a big part of my life and writing influences growing up that it’s hard to wrap my head around this

Dragon Ball has been a part of my life since childhood and even when I'm just chilling I get flashbacks to dragon ball z for no reason just from how amazing it is and how memorable. I was so excited for Daima as I saw Toriyama was excited for it. A new adventure type manga with these characters! His legacy is far too great and everyone around the world know it. Recently got a friend into and he caught up to the anime in super and he loved it

When I think about celebrities whose deaths might make me cry when they happen, for some reason Akira Toriyama never crossed my mind, but it happened. Like for so many others, Dragon Ball was instrumental in my childhood. I had a vhs of the Gohan/Cell fight taped right from Toonami back in the day and would watch it any time I wasn’t catching the newest Buu saga episode. I played the terrible Sagas game over and over, trying to unlock the mythical Buu saga that the mid-2000s internet insisted was locked behind hard mode completion (it wasn’t). I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I gave Goku my energy when he needed it and I reveled in Vegetto curbstomping Super Buu. I… honestly dropped GT somewhere during the Baby fight and dropped Super during the movie recap arcs but I still came back when the latter returned to new content. The baseball episode of Super is one of those mandatory filler episodes for me that so many anime have. I found the abridged series when episode 2 was the newest one and watched every episode as they came out to the very end. I might enjoy other series more at the end of the day but Dragon Ball and Akira Toriyama will always hold a special place in my heart, and I’m eternally grateful that he gave us Vegeta fans our win in Super Hero, even if most of the fight was offscreen.

DB hits so hard because for me and I believe a lot of kids it was the first series that made us believe we could be more than what we were.

A long long time ago, before DBZ became popular, YTV aired a dub of the Pilaf saga. This was my introduction to Dragon Ball. It was just 13 episodes of quirky television, but I found it magical and it stirred my imagination. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the works of Toriyama. BTW, have you read Dr Slump?

Glad you liked Dragonball and VERY glad you caught these themes because they don't get spoken about as much as the most sensational or 'fun' aspects of the series.

This is such a great tribute, Merphy!

Dr hiriluk: "A man only truly dies when they are forgotten" we will never forget Toriyama

Thank you for this video!

Dragonball is a massive part of my childhood! I remember doing the fusion thing with my friends in elementary thinking it was cool. I am currently reading Journey to the West as it was an inspiration of many manga characters (like Goku, Luffy, the Third Hokage, and lots more). RIP Akira Toriyama

I always enjoy Merph's reviews. Always positive

There is no "stay in your lane". Dragon ball is for everyone! I like to think this is a moment we can all come together and reflect on what we loved about the series, as different as that may be for many of us. I have always loved dragon ball, as a young teen well into my 30s now. Part of me felt that it was just nostalgia, that a fresh comer wouldn't experience the highs that I did. Over time, I have come to change that viewpoint, in no small part thanks to the videos from TotallyNotMark where he really spends time putting into words the things that I felt about the series, and even showing me new things I could appreciate. Still, it is nice to see that other adults are coming to the series new and loving it as well. Thank you for your video Ms Napier.

Something I really like about dragon ball is the characters just talk to each other. The way they talk they play off each other and more so are just communicating and not using each other for exposition dumbs like a lot of new anime. Even one piece, old one piece did have this but in recent seasons feels like it’s been going the route of just exposition. Dragon ball characters just talked in a human way and it made them likeable and feel like the characters new each other. It’s also just funny, the show does character humour and self aware humour well. Makes it feel like your apart of the group more and you’ve really been with them through these adventures.

I'll save this video to my 'When Blue' playlist, which is where I put videos that make me feel hopeful, warm and help me lead to a better direction whenever I feel sad or down. I loved the way you explained the character of goku and it summarizes what I try to achieve with myself! Ever since a kid (I'm 25 now) I learned to pick traits of my fav characters in order to answer 'Who I want to be?', Uncle Iroh was one that shapped my childhood oddly enough bc I wanted to be wise, calm and warm to others and myself. But characters like Goku or Spiderman taught me that there's strength in kindness, that I can let my competitive spirit guide me through without ever making feel someone at 2nd place, and that my mistakes are just a next challenge to tackle, instead of a flaw set in stone that I have to live with. Thank you for sharing this! Just discovered your channel so I'd love to chat about it

I'm glad you made a video about this merph. It doesn't matter how long you have been a fan. If it touched your heart you're one of us. You may not have grown up reading and watching Dragon Ball but that doesn't matter. Everyone was hurt by Toriyama-sensei's passing. He was my hero. I learned how to read to read Dragon Ball. I still can't stop crying when i think about it

Its hard to find any media in the last 30 years that is even remotely in the genre ballpark as Dragon Ball that hasnt been influenced, directly or indirectly, by dragon ball. It is, easily, one of the biggest pieces of media to have ever been created. Genuinely inspiring.

that oda quote brought a tear to my eye rip a legendary writer

I’m so glad Merphy became a DB fan. When you started your manga journey and asked for recommendations I didn’t recommend it because it’s so battle centric that I thought you might not enjoy it and I’ve never been happier to be wrong. Some of the lessons that Master Roshi instilled in Goku and Krillin have stuck with me. Growing up watching shows like DB, Naruto, One Piece etc have made me a better person and even as a 30 year old man now I look back fondly on the memories of experiencing these fantastical stories for the first time. Toriyama had such an impact on my childhood that I can never thank him enough for it

I think for many of us who fell in love with DBZ as kids, the anime/manga taught us the value of perseverance and fighting for those you love. These are typically themes that you encounter as a teenager or young adult through more mature stories, but thanks to Akira Toriyama they were engrained in us at a much younger age.

I can wholeheartedly say I’m a better person bc Dragon Ball being in my life. Truly thankful

The way the series brought people together really stands out to me. I didn't watch it until I was in my late teens, but I immediately felt a part of the community as soon as I started. There's so much connection in talking about favorite characters, arcs, battles, quotes, etc. that stands out from other similar communities.