The Black Eyed Prince! Episode 128 Animation Breakdown - Dragon Ball Super

[@AnimeAjay]

I predict the comment section is going to be the worst thing ever. You're not allowed to dislike things.

[@greenfin7842]

AnimeAjay to be ture to myself I did not really like this episode as I was so disappointed with everything

[@melrakan]

fuck you ajay, you disliked dragon ball

[@CHEYMIX]

AnimeAjay nah man i agree with you so far 3 mins in

[@weare4686]

AnimeAjay people just can't take an opinion without their emotions getting in the way.

[@SuperCDOG1993]

I didn't enjoy the episode either.

[@Geekdom101]

I think the appeal is the emotional moments with Bulma and Vegeta, specially with Tsuru's passing. Extra weight there in a meta sense.

[@musicfighter282]

Exactly. Ajay is definitely correct about the shortcomings of this episode, but at the end of the day, this episode was the catharsis that the fandom has really been waiting for, and I’m fairly sure that’s gonna be what most people remember.

[@rss3495]

I don't give two shits about the passing of a voice actor, that's life, people die every day. What I want is to not waste my time watching an episode that was announced as "a very special episode reserved for Vegeta" by the episode writer.

[@musicfighter282]

People are allowed to mourn. I'm glad you don't feel the need to, but this was rough for a lot of fans.

[@raymondpalaganas9299]

Oh my ! Geekdom is in the house!...

[@MaxIronsThird]

Please, don't.

[@SWad250]

I appreciate this era of shitpost intros we are in.

[@SheltonPiresPires165]

Swedish X best era

[@slifer875]

the strongest timeline.

[@bocodamondo]

personally, i think the struggle vegeta had against kid buu felt alot more sad than this one. but on overall, i felt like this was a nothing episode, just something they had to get out of the way so that they can get to the goku blanco vs el jireno fight that fucking freeza line in the intro, i cant even

[@saulloll8547]

bocodamondo goku blanco? Who fucking came up with that name? Ik it means white but sounds horrible....and the transformation is grey

[@bocodamondo]

its a reference to the gohan blanco meme

[@slifer875]

you are just butthurt that EL grande padre didn't get his momment, but i think we might see EL gemelo in the next arc.

[@SheltonPiresPires165]

bocodamondo he's not Goku Blanco, he's a buffed Danny Phantom.

[@jimbob1862]

El Grande Padre will travel back in time during the new movie, after which Gohan Blanco will follow him and defeat him once and for all, before being immortalised as the legendary Super Sayajin God of lore.

[@amirkenan1]

The flat angles again, yeah they definitely lowered the quality of the episode quite a bit, but the choreography was good and animation was decent too. I totally disagree about the music placement, I thought it was spot on, and that's about it.

[@christianmarcotte4068]

Amir I think music placement was fine until the ui transition

[@christianmarcotte4068]

Amir it was way too jarring for me

[@Manganization]

The music placement was odd as hell, simply because it was overused and felt like they were trying to cram as much OST as possible into the episode, and banking on them to gauge a bit of emotion when the actual narrative just didn't support it. If you want an example, this arcs' version of "desperate struggle" played during Goku vs Jiren (the one you hear during the Kefla vs Goku battle), but it was such a short scene, it made you wonder why they even bothered putting it in.

[@angrydaniel2905]

Amir Nothing moved yet you say the animation was decent. Nice going there buddy

[@amirkenan1]

Nothing moved? Goku vs Jiren had plenty of movement with nice choreography and decent/good animation. You should watch the episode again.

[@robledosarhento1567]

I really appreciate how AnimeAjay articulates what he like and didn't like in the episode.

[@SaiyanOfLegends]

Vsauce 😂

[@stoicseneca]

Israel Jimenez, who was that? Looked like Reel2Real.

[@ankitAdhikari1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ssjduelistDD]

Omg lost my shit when i saw Michael.

[@tori-botsensei712]

LOL

[@iAronn]

When you spend years learning about something, let’s say how movies are made. You learn how all the effects work and how death scenes work ect. Once you see all that you can no longer see movies the same way. While watching the movie all you can think about is the work that went in to create the scene and how fake it is. I feel like that’s how Ajay is with anime. He is able to look way deeper into episodes than we are. Majority will say this was a 10/10 episode amazing all around. But we don’t look at it critically. Ajay does, give him some slack and stop being so toxic. I did love this episode though lol.

[@AlfredKamon]

Exactly. Thanks for the smart comment.

[@llopezr2822]

Good man, finally some common sense in the comment section. Sadly most of the community is cancerous

[@Vargles]

Not a single punch thrown in this episode had any weight to it and if you think it was a 10/10 episode your standards are about as low as they come.

[@Vargles]

Did you just actually argue that scenario continuity and consistent art direction "aren't the point of the episode?" Jesus christ dragon ball fans really do have the lowest expectations possible. No wonder this series is destined to be forever rushed and mediocre, the fans are just fine with it lmao.

[@Vargles]

Yes but the problem is Jiren's and Goku's hits had no weight to them either. Felt like they were slapping each other around. The only hit that kinda felt heavy was Goku's UI hit and Jiren's blows on Goku before UI, that's it. Shit episode. An episodes quality is the sum of its parts not one aspect. If you wanna keep your standards low you do you. If you have to completely destroy continuity to make a dramatic impact you simply suck at your job.

[@TotallyNotMark]

Couldn't agree more.

[@kiefferindisguise5196]

Totally Not Mark me when I saw totally not mark: I did not hit her it's not true, it's bullshit, I did not hit her Oh hi mark

[@markotuna]

Totally Not Mark dude I am now convinced that you ship yourself with Ajay :D Not that theres something wrong with that! :D

[@thedirkiestdigg4050]

I feel the same as you guys, I was overall disappointed with the episode and I was trying to like it but I couldn't get myself to. It fell flat for me and it had way to many flashbacks with vegeta. It could have been way better.

[@kiefferindisguise5196]

TheDirkiestDigg aside from the flashbacks and flat storyboard, I actually really enjoyed it But that's just my opinion and I can see where you're coming from

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

You're totally not mark!

[@BagazZ123]

"my arm is broken" LOL Also... no episode next week right?

[@sunwukong5791]

BagazZ123 yeah no episode

[@CUDdev]

Are you shitting me? I've been dying for the next episode....

[@TheBlond49]

Episode was very emotional, action wasn't the strongest, but I liked the part Jiren beating up Goku before UI.

[@ijustwantmyphonecall6947]

Kal-El fan 49 It wasn't emotional at all. Vegeta was stomped on and used as a plot device to make Goku stronger. This is all just a bad Goku vs Frieza reskin. But this time Vegeta is Krillin and Jiren is Frieza.

[@TheBlond49]

It was to me, I felt for Vegeta, and Goku knowing his friends entrust him the final stand.

[@2011zbjr]

I just want my phone call nah wasn't that bad and vegeta struggled more against frieza than buu

[@rxdchad]

I just want my phone call so your mad vegeta’s doing the thing he’s been doing throughout Z? Vegeta fanboy spotted! You aren’t even going to acknowledge that vegeta is official GoD level and going to cry over him getting knocked off?

[@mincedmeat6002]

Thats Toshios writing for you

[@MsPrimeKnight]

the criticism and your problems with this episode are so well presented and understandable, and in the most respectful way possible. I wish every negative review(I don't think this was a rant) was like this. Nice video ^.^

[@PizzaDwight]

It wasnt a rant.

[@derke123]

I really did loved the writing in this episode, and I really felt Vegeta's struggle, you bring up the point that "it's undermined because it has happened before" I agree to an extent, but its still the only one of these moments that actually hit me. But here's hoping for a better episode next week :)

[@NinjaGamer820]

Yong-Ce's frame at 7:04 does a really good job at displaying at tired Goku is. Just the split second where Goku stutters helps it so much more. Good job to him.

[@mighty.k7637]

I really liked this episode. The writing was pretty solid in my book, but obviously the episode wasn't as special as it could have been with the mediocre to slightly good animation. Though I'm looking forward to the crazy flustercluck that is 129!

[@mo-ab7315]

Mighty .K exactly me thoughts as well

[@cryptomon86]

Mighty .K it's an amazing first half if you are relatable to vegeta ie have a family that depends on you for everything. quite simple and to the point. Vegeta was helpless and realized this and ultimately was forced to accept it.

[@mighty.k7637]

brandon gallegos His struggle to fight was well represented in that half and I gave nothing but respect to him, Yoshitaka did a hell of a great job with the consistent writing of the character, hopefully we see a return in the movie later this year

[@cryptomon86]

Mighty .K it was poetic almost. But I loved the direction they went here. Toshio really did Vegeta a solid. These next movie(s) should give us an indicator of how the next series will progress. And like you I can't wait

[@slayerstarx7109]

Stop forcing people

[@AlfredKamon]

Whoa, what the hell is wrong with that dislike bar. This was a very good video as always, Ajay. Don't get influenced by the bad reaction of those who can't take constructive criticism to their favourite anime. People are free to disagree with you, but all the immature hate I'm reading is unacceptable. Forget about it and keep up the great work. Feel free to speak your mind.

[@matheusrubimdepaoli5409]

Alfred Kamon what? 200 likes vs 10 dislikes doesn't seem so bad

[@AlfredKamon]

Check again.

[@matheusrubimdepaoli5409]

Alfred Kamon 356 to 45 doesn't seem so bad too

[@izukuay]

Chill out

[@jayzonedc6474]

Only about 10% likes. That's completely normal...

[@0Aberration]

I always appreciate your reviews. You clearly know what you're talking about and communicate it well, and just as importantly, you don't resort to condescending to or insulting people with different viewpoints. It's why I look forward to these talks every week, keep it up!

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

To be honest, I adored this episode. However, even though I STRONGLY disagree with you on this one, I will respect your opinion. Some things work for some, but not for others and I completely understand. I loved this episode, but it wasn't your cup of tea.

[@kitarokun6564]

TAW Gaming i agree whole heartedly bro

[@5stargrim]

What a sensible young fellow.

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

Thanks Grim!

[@dansmith3887]

The episode was so shit lol stop being a fan boy

[@dolansbay1997]

Or maybe you could learn to respect other people's opinions, dan smith

[@real_g3099]

Wow this fan base is cancerous, they get easily offended when Ajay is giving his honest opinion and still calling him a hater.

[@lln5996]

Not surprised it is a kid show and his opinion is going to piss of said people

[@jayzonedc6474]

Only a small amount of people do that.. you calling the entire fan base cancerous because of a small minority is pretty cancerous as well.

[@AlfredKamon]

It's a bigger portion of the fanbase than what you think, given that any DB related video with hints of criticism towards the show gets tons of hate for no reason.

[@lln5996]

JayzOned C It's targeted for kids so a vast majority of it will be said kids.

[@2f4uReActiON]

calling a whole fanbase cancer cause they have dif opinions doesnt make you much different from the same cancer you are refering to

[@TheBlueDash]

LMAO the intro is amazing!

[@lovelyloveloveribrianne2217]

Lovely video Ajay! I just love it and I loved this episode too!

[@Kingdom18Key]

Episode 128 was clearly here so that they could start the big fight in the next episode, so I wasn't really expecting too much from this episode in the first place.

[@ricardoo.s2348]

Julien Commerçon 130 is the big fight.

[@theprinceoftwosaiyans7929]

Best. Intro. Ever.

[@WalrusMage]

Great stuff as usual; I couldn't put my finger on why everything felt so unexciting to me in this episode, and this clears it up.

[@LewtwoYT]

Easily the greatest intro you've done yet holy shit

[@FD--ze7wi]

if there was one of each spot in the team (animation supervisor, Key animation & storyboard), then the perfect team for *me* would be: Animation Supervisor: Yuya Takahashi Key animator: Naoki Tate Storyboard: Naotoshi Shida

[@amolaksingh7687]

best intro to any video ive ever seen

[@mlwarrior9112]

"I want to caress them." That killed me XD But, yeah, now that I watched the episode a few more times, I have to agree : it was a dissapointing episode. Not the worst(looking at you, 124), but PRETTY bad.

[@altinademaj1737]

ML WARRIOR Writing wise this episode was great, as for animation and storyboard it was meehhhh

[@SheltonPiresPires165]

ML WARRIOR i was already dead with the sponge Bob part

[@danielvasquez3980]

4 not true

[@altinademaj1737]

4 Super>>>>Grand Trash. And you should get lost kid.

[@SheltonPiresPires165]

4 you mean by skipping Gohan's training? Skipping Freeza and Goku's interactions plus skipping the recruitment of basically everyone? Yeah it's so much better.

[@kw-wf9uf]

The script and Ultra Instinct moment really saved this episode for me.

[@stevenlewis7017]

This was a solid episode story wise. I really enjoyed it

[@advant101]

Nice video, I actually enjoyed the episode, but I clearly see where you’re coming from. It felt like things were missing and you seemed to sum that up well. Any chance you could also analyze one piece? They’re getting into an awesome arc and Toei works on it, so just kind of wishful thinking. Keep up the great work ma dude!

[@noweakness4334]

Yeah I have to agree here. The episode didn't feel as dramatic and emotional as it should've, judging from the script. I just couldn't put my finger on why that is, but what you said makes perfect sense.

[@zakariyaabdi1697]

I swear to God I died in the beginning 😂 😂! Great video anyway! Tadayoshi Yamamuro is the type of animator that sticks to a post and uses it over and over again!

[@lsskakarotdeadpool4561]

Great video, I too thought the episode was a bit underwhelming. It was ok but next week looks better.

[@hashaskinner]

This episode was decent and all your points are valid. Good breakdown as always.

[@PetarBladeStrok]

I loved the episode since it hit me really hard emotionally. I can't help it, I just love it. When Vegeta cried, it was too much for me to handle man...

[@jangonauta]

this has been your best opening ajay u have out done yourself

[@Svenzer]

That skit at the beginning was amazing! I loved it!

[@joeyreconx]

I thought I was a good episode although I’m not one that’s as keen to notice the animation at the time. I’m just hyped the episode is out. But when you make these beautiful breakdown videos I can really start to see and appreciate the art and the aspect of animation. I’ve never looked at it in this light till I started watching your videos. Great video. Everyone has their own opinion and it doesn’t matter. Great work keep it up. Can’t wait to meet you at kamahecon

[@iTouchin]

I've watched the vid already, I just came back to see the intro again... For the 6th time. The spongebob contribution kills me everytime.

[@AwkwardPain]

I always enjoy hearing others opinions (when presented well)... even more so when they are different than my own. Feel like I learn a bit more (Really didn't notice that raised fist pose that much until you mentioned it though). Keep up the great work!

[@AbirZenith]

Ajay, you have no idea how much I was waiting for this. Usually when an episode is well recieved by the fanbase such as this one, I always am curious to see how a more technical view translates. V2 - Well after finishing the video I am surprised you did not like the music, I can see some sense on the rest of the criticism about bad angles and some bad decisions on how its structured but the Music was great for me. Again its all preference, so yeah lets just rock on

[@tacfgh]

This Hercule theme is just awesome!

[@EL-rj4jl]

Grats' for reaching 30k! You deserve it man.

[@mimik6775]

I can't even lie Ajay, you are right on this one

[@Fuzzycuffsqt]

I tend to agree with you on this one. The smoke was gorgeous, the artwork was quite polished and there was even some interesting footwork to look at. Other than that, not much in the episode actually moved. I can't shake the feeling that this episode was just a bullet point on a checklist in the grand scheme of things. "Eliminate Vegeta, bring back Ultra Instinct" and that kind of bugs me. I feel like some detailed action could have acted as a centerpiece of the episode to elevate some of the lackluster elements. Too bad.

[@daichisumeragi7136]

There was a scene where jiren punches goku in the gut and goku takes a few steps back focusing the camera on his feet, I was actually wondering who animated that, cause it was really clean

[@x77Sven77x]

Hey Ajay, just wanted to let you know I keep coming back just for the intro. Keep up the good work!

[@CHEYMIX]

HEY. VESUASE MICHAEL HERE

[@hexphia6413]

1:50 a wild pride full weakened vegeta appeared, Toshio Yoshitaka pulls out strong but silent type giren lol

[@SheltonPiresPires165]

That intro...damn 😂. Now onto the episode, i actually liked it, even thought, you're right, the direction wasn't really good and the execution as well. But for me, this is like, THE WAY A VEGETA EMOTIONAL EPISODE SHOULD BE WRITTEN. Ep 126 was a real disaster for me even thought it looked so good and damn those great storyboards, i feel that while in #126 the emotional moments felt cheap as if they were added to the script just because; here i actually feel that these scenes were actually meaningful. Hell, while in that episode the emotional conflict between Vegeta and Toppo felt really god damn stupid (making Vegeta look like a big hypocrite which made me wish for his defeat); in this one it's actually well handled and makes complete sense. On #126 Toppo was somehow antagonized by everyone including his own team mate just for throwing his ideals away to protect his universe which actually makes sense given the fact that defeat means erasure; at the same time we got a stupid scene with Vegeta babbling " you have no pride You loser" when in BoG he did the exact same thing (throwing away his pride) to protect his family (which was good development for him), then powered by the power of friendship and love Vegeta suddenly uses a suicide technique with the episode making a big deal about it as if that scene was like the second coming of Majin Vegeta vs Buu; and what happened next? He survived. On the contrary, in #128 the conflict makes sense because current Vegeta is full of emotion and cares a lot about his people while Jiren gives 0 fucks and doesn't care about anyone, Vegeta is able to trust in other people, which he demonstrated by giving energy to Goku and fighting first to give him more time to rest (and he does all of this while accepting that he failed); and Jiren thinks that all that kind of shit is worthless (which makes sense given his backstory). Funny how the good storyboarded episode is the one i hate and the not so good looking episode is the one i like, what are the odds.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

I completely agree. As much as I appreciate the written content of the episode, instead of getting sucked into the moment I just kept thinking to myself, "I know I should be feeling something in this moment, but I don't" and now I know why that is. All of the ideas are here but none of them were presented very well. The story didn't make it past the board.

[@risingsonfilms]

I love your channel. Never change and never stop making great videos. I can't tell you how much I look forward to your content. Ugh always a joy to hear your opinion on each DBS EP. I'm a long time DBZ fan and i know when a DBS EP is just plain bad and just terrible to look at. Again thank you for keeping it 100%

[@wesman246]

Your intros man. They make my day.

[@dragonballsoundeffects5991]

yare yare daze..

[@Shivam-vr6eh]

It was an episode which highlighted Vegeta 's never give up attitude. He knew he is going to fail but still he didn't want to give up. This has been the core attribute of Vegeta since dbz and it was brilliant to showcase that one last time .Episode was excellent. You should have given credit to writer for this.

[@user-pw7lz7tw1h]

shivam sharda he did

[@SteelSaiyan]

Thank you ajay for always being truthful with us.

[@Workmusic1988]

Actually nice to hear a different opinion. Generally I enjoyed it, it it’s always interesting to get someone else’s take. GJ

[@j0hnc00]

The Jiren nerf still bothers me and it looks like Vegeta was sent a budget send off, I'm not happy.

[@KamiAnimeS1]

I’m very Hyped for the next weeks episode man

[@latinalover26]

you mean in 2 weeks. next week super is taking a beak

[@StepBaum]

I think the animation/storyboard was really a letdown and it didn't really transfer the characters emotion for me. Yes I understood their attention behind it and all the flashbacks, but over all this was a pretty weak episode, and the fact that the composition/writing of the arc in general made this episode EXTREMELY predictable didn't help either. I guess some could argue as a standalone episode it wasn't that bad writing wise, but it definitely didn't make up for all the rest that made the episode honestly bad imo. Furthermore an episode should never be looked on as a standalone episode and more in the greater context of the whole story, which leads this writing to be really predictable and boring, though this isn't Yoshitakas fault. Hopefully next week will be better. Great breakdown as always

[@MrSnuggleLP]

LMAO the intro skits are getting better and better

[@williamreid3362]

I think was slow paced to show the desperation of goku and vegeta and to show how they are out of stamina and cannot keep fighting at the pace we are used to. In my opinion, this is great writing. Also, i STRONGLY Disagree with the music being bad, i thought it was amazing. The animation for this episode was fairly good as well. Finally, i think this episode was just highlighting goku unlocking ultra instinct, and vegeta getting eliminated. Episode 129 should be really fast paced and animated greatly THANKS FOR READING

[@Superhero18]

I always look forward to your reviews, because it shows me such a deeper world than I comprehend. You're totally right that upon first watching it, I thought it was pretty cool for Vegeta(even if he's just 'jobbing' again.) You're absolutely right about the composition and weak frames though. And though the art/animation tries to make up for it, upon review it makes it look weak. Like Toshio's script is trying to make up for all of the other lackluster elements and there's not much a script can do to cover up weak presentation. As far as it being overdone with Vegeta's flashbacks and monologues, you're right that context can make all the difference and I feel like it did here. Vegeta's really not trying to 'win' this fight, but rather Vegeta refuses to give up on himself, on his team and his universe. It's a really emotional way of looking at Vegeta's struggle and to see just how selfless he is. The Script tries to convey that with Vegeta's line: "Even if I can't win, Universe 7 will." And then seeing Vegeta fall and cry for failing to uphold his promise really hits the feels. The way his hair is falling back as he weakly extends his hand to give Kakarot his last remaining ki is the most graceful exit Vegeta could ever have, as it perfectly represents the proud Warrior Race he hails from as well as the trust he has in Kakarot. But also, that ki beam has more significant meaning than just Vegeta. It symbolizes that it's not just Vegeta, but everyone on Universe 7 believes in him and that belief itself is ki as well. At least that's how I saw it in the epic flashback(which was beautifully and wonderfully colored to show that all of these thoughts and their meaning is actually playing out on the subconscious level of Goku) It's a shame it'll be lost on everything else, but Toshio's Script did deliver. You can't take that away from him. Flawless Script.

[@smolfish6740]

When I was watching the episode, I felt the second half was better than the first, but I never actually notice how the pacing goes. I mainly focus on how it looks, and where the story goes

[@yuhsiang123]

"Hey! Vsauce, Michael here!" That had me dying thank you

[@mahertian]

I just have one question, Frieza is still on the field lying unconscious, isn't he?

[@dennist.8210]

I didn't dislike the episode but i didn't like it either, it was in the middle. However, I disagree slightly with your implications. I thought Sato's direction was worse than Yamamuro's storyboard. It was something i mentioned in your staff list video as well. I wasn't surprised that his storyboard this time around was just barely "okay". The choreography was decent but I feel as though Sato's direction didn't assist in any way either. Some previous episode's storyboards have been worse than this one but I didn't see any outcry, which doesn't make sense to me, probably because it's Yamamuro which many wrongly think must be perfect in every way. Well, he's human so he isn't going to be perfect. I wouldn't totally count Yamamuro out as returning to his ROF days, because we have seen what he can do in 126, which was his first Storyboard in a while and clearly it was good. The direction and the fact he was coming off a previous episode definitely had to have taken a toll. Also it just seems that this episode was one of the "alright lets just get this one over and make way for 129" production wise, so i doubt the creative ideas of them all weren't in gear. Even Toshio's script while decent, wasn't as good as he normally is. 129 looks decent so far! By the way, that intro made me giggle haha.

[@Static1Bolt]

I thought that was takahasi in the preview because of the eyebrows/eye itself. NII has seriously improved.

[@Dfeneck]

I really liked this episode. The fighting was very martial arts based, and it all felt a little more slowed down, which was nice, felt dramatic. The lack of depth I don't really mind for all the other awesome we got. And the direction I thought was fine.

[@r_a_w_g_e_r]

The complete focus on the animation side of the product and less on the narrative side will make a casual viewer see you as cynical or having too high standards. Pea brains. I loved the episode, I understand your POV and actually agree with a lot of what you said regarding the inconsistencies in tone and the overall lack of polish with the storyboarding .The 129 preview looks stunning compared to some of what we got this week. I'm under the impression this episode is being so well received because it was a massive moment for Vegeta in particular, and we got some more context behind the motivations of Goku and Jiren. The polar ideologies they have regarding trust and what it means to gain power/fight for what you believe in

[@DR3G0N]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that they changed how SSB Goku looked like when he was charging to attack from the preview from last week of this episode and the episode itself.

[@AverageBananas12]

First off, I enjoy your content, and whatever your opinion is about super wont change my view of you and your channel. Secondly, I have a question... I, for one, did enjoy the episode to a degree but I was unable to see those repetitions and flaws that you were able to see the first time I saw the episode. (heck, you even compared it to the Res F arc). But after all that, I still think it's a pretty alright episode. So the question is that am I a fool for not noticing these things that you mentioned?

[@moladan]

DBS is a weekly battle anime and not everyone is watching to be as critical as Ajay. You don't need to know why you enjoy something to enjoy it. If you do not find specific elements repetitive then that's like, your opinion man.

[@Carlos42387]

I'm glad you made this video because we've seen you talk plenty of times about episoes with good direction and storyboarding, but very little animation, so it's interesting to see you talk about a poorly directed episode.

[@doziaye]

THAT INTRO IS 11/10 MY BRO👌

[@ShadowRZxx]

Intro on point 👌

[@joshdavis3319]

Loved the episode but I completely agree with you at 2:15

[@templateseff]

Honestly, the blandness might have been intentional. It gives this atmosphere of the energy petering out. Vegeta and Goku are tired. They have so little left and their repeating all these things because it's all they have left. It's all Vegeta can think about, the only thing keeping him going, driving him forward. When you factor in the preview for Ep129, it gives it this "calm-before-the-storm" feeling.

[@danielz-v4083]

VSauce meme= pulling out my alternative account just to like this video twice

[@LunaticTheGame]

This is intro got me taken to the hospital XD. Damnit Ajay

[@adnankha2143]

Thanks for the effort, opinions naturally clash, and yours is obviously professional based, we just wanna see some boom boom bam bam and aaaaaah and enjoy it but you have the rights to dislike it, again you are professional and i personally love your work, keep it up

[@TheHypersonic55]

I'm not gonna lie, I was disappointed with this episode, it had some solid art and nice moments of animation, but overall when it ended I felt annoyed that nothing really happened after Vegeta got knocked out of the tournament. I mean I felt for Vegeta and liked that he got to fight right until the end, however, the way it was done could have been better and the flashbacks felt like what happened with Vegeta before he blew himself up again Fat Buu. And when Ultra Instinct finally showed up barely anything happened and the number of still shots right before the episode ended really annoyed me. But I'm already over it as the next episode looks much more interesting. Thanks for the breakdown dude!

[@5stargrim]

From the Perspective of someone who enjoyed the episode a lot, it's good to see your critical thinking on this one. I can see why you're not satisfied, but I was just happy an episode dropped on my birthday. I felt for vegeta hard, though.

[@TheStorytellerAJ]

I think the moment I noticed the problems with this episode were just before Jiren's underwhelming final blow to Vegeta. I was shocked when it eliminated him because there was no real sense of impact. It felt like "just another punch".

[@llopezr2822]

I loved the episode but i guess that shows i don’t really know much about behind the scenes stuff and how things really work . Either way I still like it a lot but awesome video man 👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽

[@CakeBananaCake]

To me , the times were there cool moments, like Goku going Ultra Instinct in this episode, give you a rush and pump you up for the next episode and makes me forget the bad moments in the episode itself. When I watch it again, it falls apart because you know whats already going to happen. Its sorta like the Cell arc for me, has a lot of cool moments but, when re watching you begin to see the cracks in quality with both art and story moments.

[@MAWKY_MAWK]

I respect your opinion on it. But I really loved this episode. Maybe mostly due to the story, writing, and emotional moments.

[@wallaceman105]

For me, it felt like the tired board almost reflected Vegeta's tired state in the first half

[@RWAsur]

That intro was fucking excellent. Also I liked the episode, but I agree it could have been better and the points you drew were all very valid.

[@NageshPattanshetty]

Really nice editing there at the beginning!

[@UnsoundQuillo]

I don’t see why people argue I mean it’s your channel on being so specific on detail

[@scantilycladvlad6138]

I love the intros you make so much

[@MrFatLipx]

Yea, I agree. The emotional beats just did not land for me at all thanks to the very poor direction. I feel like an emotionless asshole because I'm just sitting here with everyone in the fandom around me going on and on about how "deep" and "emotional" this episode was...and I just feel absolutely nothing.

[@spyrochrisgaming]

There are a few problems with the subtitles, but overall good video. Your points are well-made.

[@JussChino]

The intro ! Man keep it up 😂😂👌

[@babyjiren9676]

I agree with everything. I liked the hand-to-hand combat and martal arts, and there were some good scenes with Vegeta and Goku's flashbacks/reminiscing, but other than that it fell short for what was supposed to be Vegeta's sendoff. I guess I was just expecting more impact throughout the episode. It's kind of the opposite of episode 113 (I think), where the art and animation was questionable but everything else made up for it and turned the episode into something enjoyable.

[@BlackCat-dx5qi]

nice video as always , u deserve more views

[@Monroah]

Wouldn't the storyboarding issue have something to do with the fact that Yamamuro just storyboarded an episode that appeared just two weeks ago, kind of like how animating on an episode every week or two can seriously weaken animation, or am I just missing something here? I don't really have as firm of a grasp of cinematography as I truly want (I'm more of an actor than a director), so please forgive me if I sound really ignorant/stupid here.

[@ImAlexGoodwin]

That's entirely possible. It's also not something he's done terribly often which should also be taken into account, but Yamamuro is pretty fast. So time may not be as big of an issue as we think. It's hard to say really.

[@ohhai10]

Storyboards are done some months in advance. Scripts are done several months in advance. You can't start the Key Animation process if the storyboard isn't finished. The script for this episode was finished way back in September, so Yamamuro had plenty of time to finish this storyboard.

[@Monroah]

Oh, okay then, thanks for the info. Like I said, I only just got into learning about actually good cinematography, and that's not from actual learning, just what I hear off other anime KZbinrs, so I kind of still don't 100% grasp this stuff, yet.

[@dennist.8210]

Not necessarily DarkFalcon. While SB are done in advance, production issues can affect changes to the storyboard and KA. This episode was clearly one that was a simple "get Vegeta out, make UI show" episode. While some art was polished, the direction, script and SB all could of been stronger but weren't. Also, Yamamuro does a lot of things, and while he's faster than some others, time still takes its toll for him too. His creative approach was done for 126's storyboard to help Yashima, but it's clear time wasn't used or enough to make 128's layout just as fine. At least Yamamuro's skill in choreography assisted a bit. For his 4th SB, i thought it was "okay". Not the worst as some SB for previous episodes were much worse but definitely could of had more attention. His best by far was 126.

[@moscosama1238]

More creativity and thought was put on his previous SB in 126. However, Sato's direction in this episode was very poor. Even Yoshitaka's script was mediocre compared to what he's done before. I agree with Dennis, it just seems they tossed this episode to the side as far as "how much creativity should we put in this one?" goes. That's pretty much it. Judging by Yamamuro's SB in 126, he is more than capable of producing a fantastic SB.

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

Also, Resurrection F is still my 2nd favorite Dragon Ball movie. I like it more than Battle of Gods. I love both, don't get me wrong...but I enjoy F more. The argument that "after time has passed, you will be able to see problems with it" doesn't make much sense to me. My opinions on things I enjoy watching rarely ever change. The only time that my opinion on a TV show/movie has changed with time is Attack of the Clones, since I used to love that movie but now I think it kind of sucks. But everything else has pretty much stayed the same. That might be stubbornness on my part, but I can promise you that 5 years from now, I'll still love this episode. So yeah, I don't get the "your opinion will change over time" argument. But again this is entirely subjective, and I respect your opinion.

[@PedroMatos482]

THE FUCKING INTRO IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN HOLY SHIT THAT FREEZA AT THE END HAHAHAGHSASGSJAGDJSDH