I finished and uploaded this video a day prior to the news coming out about Akira Toriyama's passing, and had planned to release it today; reuploaded it with a new intro. While the (comedy) video isn't incendiary towards Toriyama in any way, I'd understand any blow back. Rest in peace, the legend, father of shonen.

One thing that gets overlooked a lot by animeonlys is how freaking amazing toriyamas vehicles and guns are. The dude is an amazing illustrator.

When asked how it felt to take a human life, Goku replies "I wouldn't know, I've only killed Red Ribbon soldiers."

I rest easy knowing that, while the rest of the world forgets about Launch, Plague's steel trap mind will always be there to remind us

God, "Old Testament Goku" is a super good one

RIP Akira Toriyama 1955-2024

I always love watching these deep dives you do into Dragon Ball. They never fail to offer a new perspective and honestly nothing could be a better endorsement of your opening lines of this video than this video itself. Dragon Ball is a garden for everyone to experience their own adventures within. Thanks for sharing yours it was thoroughly entertaining. :) Also, that boundaries gag you made while saying Goku looked like a traffic cone was godlike.

I like your interpretation of Goku as a father. Most people aren't willing to really discuss the topic with that level of nuance. And I think it's also worth noting that while Goku does misunderstand Gohan's appreciation of fighting, he does at least understand Gohan enough to tell him that he can return to just being a scholar after fighting Cell.

Even if he did upload and knew it it’s not like he’s disrespecting him as a person. Doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to criticize his work.

Goku: "I can do no wrong for I do not know what it is."

If there's one thing Toriyama was, he was an amazing illustrator. RIP

as much as we make fun of them, im gonna miss those little toriyamaisms so much, like forgetting that the series was called "dragon ball super" and deciding to name the movie "super hero", or giving every character some name pun. of course, dragon ball will continue. toriyama wished to have a successor after all. but to say that it wont be the same without him is an understatement.

one of the biggest disrespects vegeta ever did to krillin was not acknowledge the fact he was ready to send his ass to the afterlife in the saiyan saga and he only lives due to Goku's nature. Bro was ready to deny Vegeta that sweet zenkai boost as well as the liberty of getting to live. Man was ready to lay him out cold given that opportunity and Vegeta never really pocketed the fact the short bald man was gonna go through with it. That sort of ruthlessness old Vegeta would have definitely respected.

Toriyama loved his gags. Goku was a gag where he's Unexpectedly Strong, and you can only tell the same joke so many times.

Yeah man, Goku is like the Godzilla of the DBZ universe, with the added caveat that he is actually both beating AND creating the Kaiju.

I still can't believe they made Gohan Blanco into a whole movie.

Had to come from that dude on Twitter trying to say this was disrespectful. As if you knew Toriyama was going to pass and managed to spit out a fully edited 40 minute analysis within that timeframe. I've learned how much people diminish the work of video editing.

There is a reality out there where Tien marries Launch, they have a kid with a weird split personality that both are actually powerful in different ways. We are all happy for it, and Plague..Plague smiles just a bit.

Without dragon ball we wouldn’t be able to make fun of Boruto RIP the Legend

"Toriyama was an average writer, but he was a BRILLIANT artist!"

Honestly a dragonball video essay is kinda the perfect way the honor the man, wouldn't be an interesting analysis if we weren't such big fans of his work. Rest in peace. (Now do a Vegeta video Plague this is not a negotiation I have your furry waifus held hostage)

27:00 Honestly Plague's interpretation of Goku and ChiChi being straw chewing lottery winning country bumpkins sounds like a Michael Bay interpretation of these characters but damn if that isn't something.

It should also be noted that Goku being turned up to 11 in Super was probably an overcorrection on Toriyama's part as he did mention his disapproval with how the anime tried to make him more heroic.

Toriyama is a huge reason why I loved to draw as a kid. Most of my art was of his characters. He had this style that was so distinguished. Dragon Ball had EVERYTHING I could have ever wanted. Mysticism, adventure, fantastic action, fantasy, combat, comedy, heart, drama, incredible futuristic tech to untamed sprawling rural and beautiful landscapes. Out was out of this world, and that, along with its simplicity, was part of Dragon Ball's appeal. Supremely talented man, an emerald among legends. What can I say that already hasn't been? His work speaks for itself. His influence in the industry, in fandom, in media can't be understated. All I can do is thank him for his tremendous hard work and creative role in my life. Says a lot when industry poineer and legend; Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro-Boy called Toriyama, his heir. Can't imagine anyone more deserving of that title. For any faults or imperfections Toriyama has made, he truly is a genius, being able to write a fun and compelling tale by the seat of his pants, and no one can draw fights to cool yet so easy to follow like he can, that was his special talent. After all that, Toriyama remained a humble man who was just glad people loved his stories, a family man, and a real recluse after my own heart. Thank you for sharing your gift with this planet. Rest well, Sensei. Also, thank you, Plague. You rock.

I can't imagine the horror of spending weeks, scripting and editing, only to walk right into this landmine of timing. I love these rant videos so Im still excited to watch though :)

"Oh, ok. I'll do that wish instead." That got me, man. Love it.

Honestly what I dislike about super is how Goku seems to regress as a whole. He can keep upping his game on fighting stronger and stronger foes that's fine as that's who he is but Goku has enough intelligence to understand when and where to be serious Cell saga and the Saiyan saga were his peak intelligence as they showed how much he learned and grows as a person after finding out he was a Saiyan.

16:40 The proper lingo for this is "send him to the next dimension"

For me I think the ultimate issue is that Goku is a childhood power fantasy, a crazy reckless kid with too much strength getting up to no good. Having him grow up at all is the problem, he should've been an eternal monkey child picking fights with Gods and being a cute idiot. Instead he's a 50 something mentally handicapped 'farmer' providing for his family by growing a handful of turnips on a cliff. The fantasy gone.

Not to disrespect anyone's taste if they liked designs such as Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue, but I was a bit disappointed in them. Pinkish red and blue hair with no real change in hair style seemed lazy to me. I think it would have been more interesting if they had moved in a different direction for the newer transformations where they looked more beast-like similar to what Super Saiyan 4 looked like. Since Saiyans are basically wereapes and are born with tails while turning into what is known as Great Apes during the full moon, that would have made more sense.

Dude, Goku never kissing his wife might just be the worst retcon in history. Please don't let that remain cannon.

>ending on a frame of Launch Its like you never even left Plague

Poor timing but I know there's no ill will towards Toriyama in any critique you dish out. RIP

*'I MIGHT EVEN GET A NEW HAIR COLOR OUTTA THIS! DON'T TOUCH THEM!'* This is now the Canon Main Goku reasons for what he does now~

The moment I heard you say "looks like you're going to be joining the red mist" I hit subscribe. You have a wonderfully dark sense of humor

I'd say Goku, as a kid, was a child to an extreme; his personality being Oblivious, Optimistic, and Curious. He loved fighting, but it didn't show until he trained with Roshi, otherwise he just wanted to run around exploring the world. The only difference I can think of in his personality when he becomes an adult is his Obliviousness is replaced with Childishness. He's not as naïve to the world around him but he still acts light hearted and holds some kid like tendencies. People usually confuse him with being an idiot especially in Super. They also really like reverting Goku to his most memorable as a kid; be it GT, Super, or Daima that's coming up. But no one can deny how simplistic yet amazing Goku as a character is and it's sad to think he might not be the same again... I'll always state how in the Manga and Anime of Super it feels off since Akira Toriyama wasn't writing for the characters hands on. Still hard to believe he's really gone. 68 was too young...

"I might even get a new hair color out of this!" 😡. Plague, you genuinely are funny. Enjoy all of your anime critiques/satires❣️

"If you only ever watch Z you probably wonder why everyone is obsessed with him." Present

Another thing I think that hurts Goku's character is his personal traits being reduced to generic Saiyan traits. Before: Goku loves fighting because his grandfather was a martial artist and it's how they bonded. Now: Saiyans are a warrior race, they're all like that. Before: Goku has a big appetite because he's a mountain child with no table manners. Now: All Saiyans are like that.

I didnt realize Goku in early Super was kind of... a cartoon character. He acts more like Homer Simpson at his job, than anything.

This video highlights something utterly bizarre to me: how the hell did Vegeta become more human and less Saiyan than Goku? Vegeta was all about his Saiyan heritage, pride, and status as the strongest. And he ultimately realized that everything he attached his identity to was holding him back and, while not abandoning his pride, put more stock into the well-being of his family and comrades. Which is specifically what he learned from watching Goku. Now it's like Goku is going through Vegeta's character arc, but in reverse. And I know that the writing has always been somewhat fast and loose in Dragon Ball, but how do you lose the lesson your protagonist taught another character IN your protagonist? That's...just remarkable.

RIP Akira Toriyama Sama. Onward to the next adventure!

The timing is what it is, but I wanted to hear what you had to say in a video like this since I heard the news.

Goku can't get an audit, because the owner of Capsule Corp bails him out all the time. Friends in high places.

R.I.P. Akira Toriyama. I only just recently got back into Dragonball and it partially started with me finding Plague's Tien video. It's definitely not perfect right now, but ever since Middleschool, I've loved Dragonball. So it's still sad to see him pass so soon.

26:52 that's what I thought too when this episode came out "how the fuck did they spend a lifetime of wealth? On top of that they live in the middle of nowhere and probably don't pay any taxes, how did they spend all that money already?"

It's always the right time for gripeballs. Conflicted as you may feel, the swirl of comedy and passion really shines in these analysis videos and hope they keep coming.

In Streetfighter, there's a character who's been consumed by his lust for battle and who restlessly roams the world in search of worthy opponent, Akuma. He's not portrayed in a positive light and instead serves as a warning of what might happen to people who take their love for fighting to its logical conclusion. In Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Richter Belmont, that generation's vanquisher of Dracula, rises the demon castle from the depths to revive the count because he felt useless without an opponent to fight. He even wishes for a battle that never ends. That's portrayed as a curse. Goku from the Cell arc onwards would actually make a much better villain than a hero. Maybe that should have been used as excuse why Goku chose to stay dead, because in the afterlife he could live out his battlelust without actually harming anyone.

"Old Testament Goku." Is an awesome phrase.

It's hard to imagine having someone like Akira Toriyama around your whole life---and then one day, he just _isn't_ anymore. It was similar to Kevin Conroy's (Batman's voice actor) passing, and Stan Lee too. Eventually, you find yourself having fewer and fewer figures of inspiration to look up to...But then you have to realize that you must become the next new light in the world---whatever it is you choose to do in life---and carry on; carry on the morals, teachings and ethics your heroes instilled in you.

First off, RIP Toriyama, you will be missed....Secondly, I think my biggest issue with Goku's character is his perception. As an adult I look back and see just how flawed he was, but it's the double standard that he's "so terrible, bad father, etc." yet those same people busts a cummy in their pants whenever he unleashes a Kamehameha wave. Say what you will about Funimation, but they at least tried to give him more likable characteristics. It's also the version of Goku a lot of us grew up with and looked up to. My heart goes out to Toriyama trying to move on from Goku, because lord knows his fans didn't allow him. People love to treat Toriyama's word as law when it comes to anything DB related when in reality, he was flying by the seat of his pants for the most part. If that's the case, why not just like the version you like? I still love Goku, warts and all. Or at least, the Goku I grew up knowing.

That filler episode in Super where its just Goku babysitting Pan unironically is my favorite episode of Super. Sitting there with a kid on my lap with my dad in the room had me crying like a little bitch when goku is sitting there just flying Pan while talking to Piccolo then you have the episodes leading up to the ToP and Roshis speech those really hit the emotions. I love Z but Super feels like it had more of classic in it and I really hope Dayima has even more nods to and GT than Super.

I've been giggling off and on about "where'd the house go?" for days now.

Unfortunate timing but i know that your rants come from a place of love I just hope that you went easy on Toriyama in this video lol RIP Akira Toriyama , men only die when they're forgotten

I appreciate the updated intro and, as somber as the current moment it is, there's some bathos about this video being released exactly today. It's been a decade since I saw any coincidence like that. (Brazilians, one word: Chorão)

Though I loved Dragonball to death, I really believe that Toriyama wrote himself into a corner when the only thing that mattered were how big the number over a particular character's head was. Alas, that no longer matters. Rest in peace Toriyama, though your work may be criticized, it is always out of love.

I don't know if this is purely a joke video but I've been rewatching DBZ and, Goku seems wayy smarter, mature, and an overall better person in Z than in Super. It's to the point that when Super fans say that Goku has always been the way he is in Super, i legit feel like I'm being gas lit. Truth be told, I don't think this video does a good job of pointing out the differences either. Goku in Z was so much more mature and I'd expect someone who's probably been a fan longer than I've been alive to realize that. I just can't even imagine Super Goku giving Gohan the same words of encouragement he did back in the Android saga in the beam struggle against Cell. Also, in Z, Goku was not as obsessed with fighting as he is in Super. He would never risk the lives of his family and earth just to fight a strong opponent.

"Old-Testament Goku" is golden

Honestly, yeah, what Goku does need is a mental/emotional problem with his parents. His whole "Saiyan Blood" thing in Super is strange because he doesn't want to actually learn about his heritage from his own parents.

It feels that Toriyama tried so hard to fix Dragon Ball after the Cell Saga. Goku was out, the support cast was living their lives, and now he could focus on a different character that could play the role of a hero for selfless reasons, Gohan. It was all set up: a boy from out of town going to college (silly bumpkin shenanigans), a city full of problems in a need of hero (weaker enemies vs. strong hero interaction, opportunities for fights to be more than "this number bigger than than one"), silly friends to protect (funny interactions with non combatant cast), a secret identity (to poke fun superheroes tropes and situations) and a love interest (that could have a chance to be someone lass thrown to side then the last ones). All sprinkled with his signature humor and call backs from simpler times in DB. But then, people started to ask where is Poochie, and, as it had happened before, plans had to change, things got rushed and put on the front sooner. Goku was back, new transformation, same ol', same ol'. I mean, that is what I think happened. =/

It's kinda sad Goku, a character that evolved to be a symbol of good and heroism, just can't be wholesome and caring to his wife.

I know you were joking, but I would actually love a video about rewritting goku's personality and maybe a few plot points. Your video about Gohan that did something similar was really good and I'd love to see more stuff like that XD

i read somewhere that the kiss joke was supposed to be a misunderstanding and that it was just mistranslated to make it appear that Goku didnt know what a kiss is. The joke is supposed to be that Goku asks what trunks is doing with his mouth because hes never seen someone administer a senzu like that. Then Vegeta assumes Goku is talking about kissing and because they never use the word kiss the misunderstanding sticks. The thing is, Goku must know what a kiss is. Not just because Chi Chi back in DB was a romantic, but also because he promised Elder Kai that if he helped them in the Buu Saga, Goku would arrange for him to be kissed by a human(specifically Bulma). It was Goku's idea. He wasnt asked by Elder Kai to get him a girl to kiss like how Roshi asked for a girl. Goku offered Elder Kai some nudie mags and he said he could use his godly omnipotence to look at naked girls whenever he wanted. Thats when Goku thinks up the idea to offer the old god a kiss from a girl instead of just looking. Also, Goku probably saw Gohan kiss Videl when they got married. If what I originally read about the misunderstanding is incorrect, then at the very least its a writing inconsistency made just for a pretty pointless joke.

Super Goku is just gokus basic traits inflated/flanderized to the nth degree while throwing out all the naunced growth hes had.

The intro is lovely 🙏🏾, nice to feel some good in this sadness

Goku didn't truly onboard the concept of right and wrong/good and evil until he spent years training with Kami and finally physically matured. Before this, he was, as stated, like an animal, neither good nor evil, and pure in that sense. After his training with Kami, you see the change in him, not outright wanting to kill, being far more lenient with those who threatened him, etc. He also spared Piccolo both out of a desire to challenge him again, and because he knew that it would also cause Kami to die, and he didn't want to be the one to kill one of his teachers. He also knew that Kami was a force for good on the planet, not to mention it would remove the Dragon Balls. This, however, bled over, and badly at that, to a lot of his life. Where he tried to spare his brother, only to eventually cause his own death. He tried to spare Nappa, which caused Vegeta to kill him. He tried to spare the Ginyu Force, only to end up with his body stolen and them all dead anyway, by Vegeta. He tried, repeatedly, to spare Frieza, which ended up with him coming to Earth with a nearly equal power in his father to threaten his family and friends. And then there was Cell, who, if it weren't for that whole blowing up thing, he probably would have tried to talk Gohan into letting him live. Because he was a strong guy. Like Vegeta. And to an extent Frieza. Vegeta seemed to be this weird turning point where his learned morality and desire to fight strong guys merged, and it became a convenient way to still be morally good while letting strong guys live so he can throw hands later on.

Gokus assualt on the red ribbon army is the best arc

“Hey there grizzly bear, I heard you’re pretty strong, let’s fight!”

2:54 "And it makes perfect sense when he looks eight, claims to be fourteen, but is actually twelve years old." Seriously! The chibi stylization of age really threw me for a loop in Dragon Ball _and_ Dr. Slump. Hell, if you placed Kid Gohan and Kid Goku side-by-side, you would not immediately be able to tell that the former is supposed to be a preschooler and the latter a tween. And do I even need to get started on Arale? Literally looks like a kindergartner yet Toriyama claims she's supposed to be 13.

I did not need the mental image of gokus ball hair being sucked back into his body like his eye brows

tbh i always saw goku's singleminded drive to be stronger and naive mentality as a reference the the OG chinese sun Wukong myth. which also has the charachter get ridicuosly strong. in that story however his hubris gets him punished and he is forced to power down.

The thing about Boring Goku is that I actually like that characterization for him, the idea that he mellowed out with age amd having a fam, I think the problems came when he was given arcs thay didnt really concern him directly or were build off of his own agency and desires... Damn now im thinking of writing again.

Narrator: And now we end the story of the Dragon Balls, with the hope that the earth never again sees the kind of darkness that brought it close to extinction so many times. But if that day comes, there is one who will step out of the shadows and fight for all that is good and true. Akira Toriyama: Until we meet again, guys!

Thank you for the kind remarks about Toriyama, Eli. I got really sad when I heard the news. The video helped cheer me up!

37:45 This is why i always say making goku a superman competitor was the best thing the west could have done. He acts on selfish impulses and acts ridiculously ignorant and it would have definitely pissed people off

7:12 To paraphrase Matt Mercer, "True Neutral characters scare the crap outta me."

I really grew to appreciate the simplicity of the story because the idea of seeing Goku growing throughout the years feels more believable especially with how long the series went. I think he's one of the best writers for understanding how to keep long series interesting throughout all of Dragonball and Dragonball Z. Which would be a 40 year old manga series. In my opinion the Dragonball story combined with Dragonball Z Frieza Saga is great an example of how to write a long series. Cell Saga was a bit convoluted due to time travel and Gohans forced onto center stage but overall was just another fun chapter in the story. Buu Saga we see a dramatic shift in tone and pacing pretty much starting us off in the middle of the conflict. The ending for it was pretty good at least with Vegeta in admiring Goku fighting a villain who is at this point in the story seems completely immortal and can fight forever. Using himself as a shield for Goku to send him off with the Spirit Bomb! Goku then parts farewell to his family as he lives his life in Martial Arts Heaven. Yes there are notable dips in quality but I feel like that's largely due to outside influences with how much we actually know about the production. Cell Saga showing he had to keep making more villains for the story. Dr. Gero was a very interesting character who was snuffed out way too soon. That was perfect way to tie back in the Red Ribbon Army and potentially have a new long standing threat that could even survive multiple arcs. He is a brain in a robot after all and seeing how Dr Wheelo was essentially the same idea you can see Akira really wanted there to be this looming villain who would be the main threat for the rest of the team throughout the years who is studying their battles and gaining strength and numbers as they do. We then see in the movie "Dragonball Super: Super Hero" we see this other attempt at establishing the Red Ribbon has always been a threat to them. If Cell Saga played out as Akira imagined I think we would've had a fantastic series of high quality. Majority of the story is still pretty good and since it accomplishes a special goal of the audience watching a character grow up throughout the years it's something that should be cherished a lot more for how consistent it has been throughout the lifespan. Super is where it was the most forced it's ever been with these stories and everyone can tell. It's not defendable like Cell Saga or Buu Saga it's just bad and forced. That doesn't change the fact "Dragonball" was a well written adventure story that flourished into a new action style seamlessly in the first Saga of "Dragonball Z". It shouldn't be a wonder to anyone why this man is a legend in Comics and Cartoons. His art style is so recognizable it spawned a whole sub genre dedicated to looking like Akira Toriyamas. He made the transition from Magic to Interplanetary Alien Warriors seem natural to the world he established. By making Demon King Piccolo so Alien Coded it wasn't that far of a stretch to say he came from outer space which makes it a seamless retcon just by the simple existence of Piccolos design allowing the story to evolve in unique ways that will stay with us forever. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama. Know that we will forever look back at the start of this journey with a smile and lots of laughs.

The thing is, even if Goku is supposed to be a low class Saiyan, that is still like comparing Superman to an average human. He is way beyond any regular soldier and only supernatural martial artists can touch him.

Really random, but what happened to Earth's animal people? After the original dragon ball they seemed to have just disappeared. The red ribbon army seemed to have a lot of them in the ranks. Did goku .....go around after the RR arc and dispose of them?

I feel like a realistic DBZ anime would be like, Invincible. Idk... But, idk. I still love DBZ. R.I.P Toriyama. I didn't even really process his death yet. DBZ always meant a lot to me. Toriyama had self awareness. He admitted he was not good at writing women for example. Probably why they were always one dimensional. And retconing a lot of Goku's actions with "He's retarded. His heart is pure!" Hopefully this ain't too much of a run on sentence for ya'll to engage with. I guess if it is, eh..

Lol the bit of Goku massacring the Red Ribbon soldiers and anthropomorphic foes had me laughing so bad.

That was real of you to add the post production send off to Toriyama.

I still feel Goku had some sort of sense of morals in his childhood years, he didn't tolerate bullies or people that hurt others and didn't spare his enemies.

""no, I wish for food and someone that would beat my ass" is probably the purest form of distilled Goku. I havent actually lol'd that hard in forever.

Being so for real, amidst all the news and upset, this was needed. A jovial , lighthearted look at Toriyama's legacy that makes us smile even in the sadness. I know I needed this so Thanks Plague. We'll Miss you Toriyama-Sensei...

When Bulma asks Goku to be on her side about killing Gero, Goku's response is "well he hasn't done anything bad yet" it is more so Vegeta, Tien and Piccolo who wish to challenge themselves

A+ timing for sure

The thing that always bothered me about DBZ is that there were 2 perfect opportunities for Goku as a character to meet a satisfying end while leaving his son(s) as the next generation and allowing for a new main character to continue the story. A main character who's concept wouldn't be so quickly outgrown or too shallow to last as long as the Dragon Ball series has/will.

Dont forget that Toriyama pulled out the "Pacifist Gohan" at the last second because he didnt want gohan to become to the main character. He's seen after the saiyan arc to be more ready to fight, and enjoying fights more. And we can see this coming back in the new super arc of goku vs gohan.

10:07 That's pretty much the punch line of One Punchman as well.

There's a few things I disagreed on the Z part: - Goku doesn't spare Piccolo only because he wants a rival, he refuses to kill and tries to bring out the good in everyone in general. He trusts Piccolo and lets him donut him. He spares Vegeta. He spares the Ginyu force (for which the rival excuse doesn't exactly work), and he tried to spare Frieza like 3 times. When Frieza tries to bstalk him into helping his halfed body, Goku calls him out on his hypocrisy, he's conflicted...but he does it. When Frieza proceeds to backstab him, he's genuinely sad he didn't manage to change him. Later on, Goku doesn't refuse to kill Gero exclusively because he wants to fight (and he's the least agressive about it, even Tien looks more motivated), he refuses because he thinks killing Gero, who did nothing wrong at the time, would be wrong. The senzu bean is dumb, but some of the reasons as to why it's dumb you gave are wrong. First one is, even without the anger issue powerup, Gohan was already stronger than Cell. He was watching him and his dad fight and was so unimpressed he was convinced they were fucking around. If Gohan tried from the start, Senzu bean or not, he probably would've won. Second is, training another year in the time chamber would've been useless. It would just put a strain on their body without making them stronger (that's what happened to Vegeta when he did a second trip) And no, the laser thing most definitely wouldn't happen to Z Goku.

Can't wait to listen to this. I know it isn't the best timing, but this deserves to be posted. You been working on it for weeks.

As a life long dragon ball fan this analysis is golden 🤣 taking dragon ball as literally as someone possibly can really shows how crazy this whole series is. Despite its flaws and goofy writing decisions, I love it. Great video man! This was genuinely hilarious 🤣💀

Such timing. I'm really glad you're asking the important questions about SSJ pubes

I still roll my eyes every time I see that tournament of power retcon.Its like the writers realised at the last second "OH shit we cant have the main face of our series be responsible for erasing trillions upon trillions of lives" then quickly just retconed it to oh it was gonna happen anyway as if that somehow makes the situation any better.Only to have it not matter at all in the end since everyone and their respective universes get revived despite those places apparently being failures since they arent abundant with life. Like cmon I am not even a writer but the fact I came up with a better solution to the arc plus a decent setup for any future plans is honestly a joke.Have 17 try to revive everyone and have the Grand Priest and Zeno go no those universes are will be erased again no matter what,give 17 a few moments to think "Then relocate everyone to our universe that way they can live and our universe is no longer a failure" boom done.

You ask if SS3 took the lice houses. I'm asking if dying and coming back to life got rid of the lice. What about skin mites? What about gastronomical bacteria?

Wow. The timing on this one. Funny enough i put on your Gripe Ball Z series last night at work after i hear the news

You were one of the people whose thoughts I wanted to hear from when I heard about the news. You stated it eloquently, sometimes we like to poke fun and criticize the writing of Toriyama but this manga he created and its characters meant so much to the hearts of all of us.

god I'm so glad You make more of these anylyses, love those ngl

To be honest I want Goku to have a Walter White moment where Goku admits he just became selfish and took every wrong masculinity advice from Vegeta posible, To be honest I feel nostalgia for all 4 Gokus(GT is important man I dont know what to tell you in a youtube comment) and will miss it, I dont hate Toyotaro´s mangas and maybe he can find a classy way to transition in to owning the head of the franchise, who knows maybe we will get that SSJ5 which is now just GT Goku 4+ Ultra Instinct and you know it. Maybe Ub will keep being useful like in the Moro arc. This day has been surreal for me, I still remember watching the original dragon ball it on a national channel called Magic Kids , I feel like Goku low key needs an arc where he does begin to care, even if its a experiment or a spinoff or something.