Dragon Ball TV Specials | REVIEW

Dragon Ball has some great TV Specials and today I am going to watch The History of Trunks and Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy.
Dragon Ball Heroes has been calling my name lately and I've been ignoring it for as long as I can. In this review of the specials I look at the story and the inconsistencies with each one.
Will I like a Dragon Ball GT Story? STAY TUNED!
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[@TotallyNotMark]

Is Dragon Ball GT good?

[@Gwunhar]

No. But perhaps that special is.

[@shalpp]

Since it doesn't follow any manga arc structure the pacing is shit and the fights suck But it's not nearly as bad as people say

[@lloydfebiaan5380]

It's okay. I loved ssj4 and the return of saiyans actually relying on a ''primal'' state other than just a blonde/golden warrior of anger ( i love super saiyans tho)

[@DeanmC261993]

It has good aspects and themes but overall has too many parts of wasted potential and annoying parts which honestly hurts it more than super because it’s an end point. It might’ve been the timing that gave it a retroactively bad rep but also possible burn out.

[@brucebanana4486]

The Japanese Dub is decent, but the Funimation dub is trash. I hate how the Funimation soundtrack is terrible compared to Japanese.

[@darktigersharkmax4432]

Mark: "These aren't films they're TV specials." Also Mark: "This film.."

[@LoliMaster69227]

Wait. That's illegal

[@darktigersharkmax4432]

@MultiTarded But he said "not films"

[@MattManDX1]

@MultiTarded This youtube video isn't film though, it's digital. No film reels were involved here. Film and movie are synonyms, "movie" literally meaning moving pictures and "film" referring to the rolls of film on reels from which those moving pictures are projected. Playing in theaters doesn't have anything to do with the classification, there are made-for-t.v. movies after all.

[@MattManDX1]

@MultiTarded Wartime propaganda commercials wouldn't be film either since they're commercials, just like how an advertisement for a The Lord of the Rings wouldn't be called a movie. "Movie" is just a slang term for motion picture and "Film" is just a slang term for the same thing but referencing the material used to store the pictures. Oh and if it's not daytime then the phrase would be "good evening".

[@succubastard1019]

@Dark Tiger Shark Max Sorry for derailing, but nice profile pic. The Invizimals series was my childhood.

[@Ki_Adi_Mundi]

When you don't pair _The History of Trunks_ with _Bardock: The Father of Goku_ : Dragonball Community: *surprised Pickachu face*

[@MLGnoscooper]

He alredy has seen bardock father of goku thats why he didnt speak about ut here

[@enkiimuto1041]

Akira Toriyama: FATHER OF GOKU IS NOT CANON ANYMORE Dragonball community: surprised pikachu face

[@bullseye5262]

What about Hey Son Goku and Friend’s Return

[@nik8168]

Montel Bradley It’s cannon. Tarble was referenced in BoG

[@tornadragon4047]

What about the Frieza attack on the Saiyans?

[@PalPlays]

The best part about the History of Trunks is when he slams the ground AFTER turning Super Saiyan. Not only is he angry that he achieved the power when it was too late, but he knows that it's still not enough.

[@aderose]

Honestly I always saw The GT Special as a backdoor Pilot to a series that never got made.

[@Dbebk24]

And I always wished it did

[@aikou2886]

And I expected that series for a while.

[@danielvelaswuez7197]

@@aikou2886 DBAF lol

[@mitchfletcher2386]

It was meant to be an ending because they thought that they were only going to get 40 episodes.

[@adriannaranjo4397]

Future Bulma: "Looking for: Male, mid to late 30s, black spiky hair, not too tall, loves to work out"

[@huzaifayousaf9524]

Why does Goku fit that description so well?

[@futurevisionarchives3995]

@@huzaifayousaf9524 Goku is too tall though

[@skeet1800]

Huzaifa Yousaf Goku is around average height. He’s referencing the scene from tfs the history of trunks abridged, when bulma’s on her computer on a dating site trying to meet a man like Vegeta.

[@TheLostAge]

@@huzaifayousaf9524 Because pure blooded saiyans look basically the same. Also, Bulma WAS attracted to Goku once she saw him all grown up after the time skip.

[@drewthompson1704]

@@skeet1800 Goku is actually a bit on the short side as he stands only 5'7".

[@CometX-ing]

The issue with Toriyama’s ambiguity is that it leads people to draw their own conclusions on stuff and cement that as fact.

[@z-v-x8324]

Kinda reminds me of the jojo fandom....

[@redhood9949]

actually true

[@Zacman1123]

This is true.

[@RacingSnails64]

CometX-ing precisely. it's not contradiction but it is a weird surprise

[@hopebringer2348]

@@redhood9949 Anime fandoms tend to be like that.

[@handsomejack6036]

"What was my Master's name?" "...Gokuuuuu..... Jr....?" "Wrong answer!"

[@d3tective949]

DBZ Abridged boi xD

[@Atlantafan21]

Mtheman 9001 Which abridged episode was that in?

[@handsomejack6036]

@@Atlantafan21 episode 60 epilogue

[@Atlantafan21]

Handsome Jack Thanks for the quick reply lol.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

The GT special was really good. And Mamba was H O T. I think she looked better with long hair, though.

[@lightblue2248]

I watched that while my grandma was sleeping in the room next to me so goku running un the rain crying made me sad

[@Dakidpepe]

We need a dragon ball gt super

[@cryguy0000]

Mamba pretty hot tho. But the GT special was awesome, I wish more people would talk about it

[@mandalorianhunter1]

The feels "Ah shit here we go again"

[@RacingSnails64]

Zero_OR 5 very hard same

[@mahoo4528]

i got chills when you talked about the gt special

[@TheDeadHasRisen]

Maho JoJo same. I always loved that special. Best thing about GT. Totally underrated by the Dragon Ball community. In my opinion that’s the route they should’ve taken with GT to begin with.

[@buster3041]

@@TheDeadHasRisen Super should've followed up on this film.

[@MajinFernie]

There's a GT special?

[@CosilHeiir]

The thing wrong with it is that they went down in technology instead of going up

[@GrimmtokiAMV]

I almost cried ngl

[@4fpanda657]

Frickin' finally someone gives the GT special some recognition.

[@kenkong007]

Ikr.

[@morganwhoop]

heck yeah boys

[@lessthanpinochet]

It's better than all of GT combined. Except the ending of GT and that one episode dedicated to Vegeta before he turned SS4.

[@42Caio]

@@lessthanpinochet Piccolo's death is also a pretty good moment. GT is like 5 great moments with an absolute trashfire of a series in between.

[@42Caio]

@@thecod2345 it's still a good scene. That's part of the "absolute trashfire of a series" part of my comment. They knew they were doing a big Piccolo sacrifice yet couldn't even have him participate of the arc a bit more.

[@DBZMacky]

This video has given me newfound appreciation for the GT Special. Seriously, thanks for uploading this, I've decided to rewatch it (but this time the subbed version) for the first time in almost half a decade just because of this video.

[@idkKag]

its you :0

[@lilblanco7318]

Why subbed

[@k_ssula9815]

never seen the GT special, but boy, that final scene made me cry

[@DEDGRL_]

Rafael de Oliveira Schmitt same😢

[@k_ssula9815]

GT might have it's problems, but it was god damn fun to watch.

[@DLxxx]

@Brandon I genuinely don't see what's so bad about the Black Star Saga. It's always been my favorite, is arguably one of the most memorable aspects about GT ( or at least as much as the other Saga's). I get it has its flaws, everything does, but from an objective point of view, it serves it's purpose in the story pretty darn well.

[@TheRoux222]

Dualtone it was the best part of GT for me

[@toolazyforaname]

Rafael de Oliveira Schmitt That Was the last Dbz/Gt thing I watched before it took a Break from Dragon ball and I gotta say it impacted me A lot

[@zangetsu111]

The fact that you love a heroes legacy makes me so happy! I thought I was the only one

[@DintheAbary]

Same here. I didn't hate GT but the special did what I wish the entire series did with the story.

[@gohanmoreno7]

You are not alone :')

[@zangetsu111]

@@DintheAbary bro I still want a spin off with goku Jr but we never Will get that 😔

[@DintheAbary]

@@zangetsu111 with Super being a thing I actually wonder about a lot of the post Z stories. UUB, Pan, Goku Jr etc and if Goten and Trunks will actually hit puberty...

[@MyNameJefff]

Heroes Legacy is a beautiful story. Watched it so many times as a kid.

[@biffenheimer]

2019 Mark: "The Androids going around destroying everything doesn't square with the world. Why are people going about their business like there isn't a violent apocalypse? This is a huge plot hole." 2021 Mark: "Oh."

[@hiwiechakib]

I don't understand , can you explain ?

[@sunwukong5518]

@@hiwiechakib Covid is an apocalypse and people act like it's nothing

[@hiwiechakib]

@@sunwukong5518 oh ok thx

[@mylem6234]

I am confused

[@DAKRAB]

​@@mylem6234it was a joke about Covid

[@mattt5105]

"Goku Jr. Is somewhat of an interesting character" Take notes, Goten

[@pixellux7844]

I like how mark said "I can't believe I'm saying this" when he was talking about the GT movie but after he watched it, he loved it.

[@MrLachapell]

"i'm about to suffer" "I enjoyed pretty much"

[@jarlbalgruuf2415]

Nobody: Milky_Oreo: pointless use of "No one"

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

This meme format needs to die

[@Teratoma..]

This meme is stupid and even wrong in this case since he was literally asked to talk about this

[@TheNobleFive]

Literally

[@LazyDannyVIII]

Idk why but I can't listen to the og gt theme song it gets me emotional for some reason

[@LazyDannyVIII]

And also broooo when I was younger that gt special got me crying hard af lmao

[@Zakal2]

As much as GT gets criticized, that damn song what made it so heartmeltingly good... While SSJ4 is what made it so fucking COOL in it‘s SSJ4 screentime, honestly.

[@quadeevans6484]

Dan dan kokoro hikareteku was straight up beautiful

[@DLxxx]

It's so nistolgic. I know a lot of people don't like GT, but it brings me back to a much simpler time, and seeing the cast go on classic Dragon Ball adventures is something sorely missed from mordern DBZ media. IMO anyway.

[@miguelsandoval3352]

Yeah I miss these intros most modern anime intro can’t get close to these og songs

[@jackmanleblanc2518]

"how does Trunks survive this?" Easy. Just look at the character's of the Androids. They were always going on about how bored they are, and Trunks was amusing and weak enough to be left alive for a bit longer, especially with Gohan's death. They probably should have made that a bit more obvious though.

[@sarthakarora3212]

It is obvious as hell because that's reason Gohan was left alive after multiple times confronting them, they do the same exact thing in the present, they felt no need to mention this in the special.

[@arqueiroXD]

@@sarthakarora3212 And Trunks was behind Gohan...he was far smaller threat. Soo keeping him alive ...because is fun to have him fight you time to time would make sense.

[@doggosho3044]

Naaaaah 18 called dibs

[@calmrage8626]

Yea, my only problem with the video is that one nitpicky flaw he saw in the special, I think it’s way too obvious looking at their character that they would leave him alive, I don’t even think they needed to make it more obvious. It’s like he skipped a detail of their characters entirely.

[@DLxxx]

@@calmrage8626 No, but the problem is that nothing the Androids do or say even remotely implies they were going to let him live. They talked about killing him SEVERAL TIMES in the middle of the fight, and then 18 proceeded to blast him point blank after beating him within an inch of his life. If they really wanted to leave him alive, they would've just left him there lying unconscious instead of going out of their way to deliver a killing blow (with tons of dramatic emphasis no less).

[@onionlamento]

Mark: *Makes tv special video* *also Mark*: *Hasn't watched History Of Trunks*

[@MN_2003]

He's a breed on his own

[@oH_._]

Well he's read the manga version.

[@onionlamento]

@@oH_._ Thats not the point.

[@eaglenebula2172]

He said he hasn't watched it yet he knows well what's in it so he fucking watched it at least for this vid 😂

[@wolfgod6443]

@ssj2Nesa Maybe it's because he already knows the story and doesn't want the anime mixing things he knows up. And by maybe, I mean that's his reason for not watching it earlier.

[@loleo123]

Dude. I cried so fking much when I saw Goku Jr. Realize that the Dragon Ball didn't grant him the wish he wanted!

[@twinkbreaker_]

Sauce to profile picture

[@loleo123]

@@twinkbreaker_ Ketchup...?

[@donadiem9047]

SenileKappa hahahahaha

[@succubastard1019]

@@loleo123 I thought it would have been mayonnaise.

[@loleo123]

@@succubastard1019 Cum.

[@leobloomfield9842]

No body gone talk about how puck just died and his parents don’t know what happened to him

[@brandonevans3267]

highflyer543 I’m pretty sure he’s alive at the end. You see him speaking to pan or something

[@nathankeel6667]

He lived pan and puck werd flying in a plane on jrs way home only problem is how puck lived most likely goku was following them in secret and ended up saving puck when he fell

[@KneedTime]

Nathan Keel so then WHY DID HE TRAVEL ALONE IF HE SAVED PUCK!?!?

[@GregaMeglic]

@@KneedTime he meant Goku, not Goku Jr.

[@sadlysunday2866]

No body gonna talk about how dopey goku Jr looks with his eyes so far apart

[@nekotj_]

Back when I was a kid, I used to own A Hero's Legacy and I simply adored it. I didnt know much of the lore of dragonball, but I knew how tough it is for Goku Jr to manage literally being Goku's ancestor. The scene with grandma Pan literally mirrored Uncle Ben's phrase to Peter Parker. It was cathartic since I just got into spiderman too lol. (Also, Mamba is best girl.)

[@mnyimmmkn1656]

you mean Goku's descendant

[@LjuboCupic1912]

I love History of Trunks, it makes me cry every time I watch it.

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

I always loved the Goku Jr special. It was such a good story. I literally felt sad and depressed since it was literally the end of Dragon Ball. This shit had me all emotional lol. Old anime can really hit you in the gut man. More than these new anime. EDIT: Let me clarify some things a bit because I think my original comment portray's the wrong message here. I never have and never will say that new anime sucks as I mostly watch new anime anyway. A ton of new anime can seriously punch you in the gut and pull at your heart strings when its done right and a lot of em do indeed get it right like Clannad, A Lull in The Sea, Hero Academia, Anohana for example. New anime is awesome. I'm currently waiting on Demon Slayer movie to come out lol. I hope we get a season 2 and I can't wait for Attack On Titan S4! I don't watch much older anime tbh but I feel like when I do, they tend to get me right in the feels a bit more than new anime sometimes. I think its a combination of the visual style, lighting and that sad violin orchestra music I suppose. I dunno lol. Hope that cleared things up.

[@bebopknux5857]

It's funny how the specials can do more if not better than most of these movies yet these bland movie characters are remembered because.... They did a cool fight? Don't get me wrong i love cooler and Turles even though both don't really have a story or even much character espically turles until xenoverse 2 that is. This is kinda why i'd like another special that isn't hinged on the fact that it has to be for the kids or has to be so happy go lucky. Even if that isn't very possible.

[@SuperGuldo]

ok boomer

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

BaCk In My DaY

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

@@SuperGuldo I was born in the 90's though XD

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

@@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW I don't think I'm old enough for that talk yet man.

[@d1m3]

I got chills when he started talking about the GT special

[@GODFATHERKYRO]

The one thing that bothered me about the gt special was “who was goku jr.’s mom and dad”?

[@sadlysunday2866]

Pan should be much younger

[@tiablue9106]

+sadly Sunday: dude the GT special is 100 years after GT

[@LwNickV]

Bothered me that SSJ form is used fight off a wild Boar... SSJ form was used to bring galaxywide threats to it's knees and now it's used to beat a wild boar in the woods lmao.

[@astrowave]

​@@LwNickV it's believable if you consider the fact that transformations have always been a multiplier of the base power (SSJ is x50); Goku Jr. is probably weaker than even original DB Goku which makes SSJ Goku Jr. not that powerful

[@jantheking7028]

@@LwNickV Well it makes sense. Goku jr is less than 5 percent sayain heritage, and even Pan couldn't do super sayain which shows how low the sayain genes are. Goku jr is lucky that he can even tap into that power, but since he basically has more human heritage than sayain heritage, obviously his form is weaker.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I was amazed that the majority of the Dragon ball movies were older then me and made realize Dragon Ball aired earlier then it did on Toonami. I know it's ridiculous now to not know that, but when you are young, you are thinking that's first airing when you first seen it.

[@maximilianraley2457]

How old are you?

[@mandalorianhunter1]

@@maximilianraley2457 25

[@azuraracon6406]

The US was insanely late to the party on Dragon Ball lmao

[@jantheking7028]

Bruh, I had a bunch of dragon ball games as a kid back in 2009, I had thought Dragon Ball was still airing on T.V. I never knew that Dragon Ball ended in the 1990's until a couple of years ago. I'm still confused on how dragon ball managed to keep its popularity if it had ended over 15 years ago.

[@CrowT23]

Mark finally Stepped Into the Grand Tour (Grand Tour, Grand Tour) DragonBall GT

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhh, aaaaaaaahhhh...

[@MightyMobileMatt]

STEP INTO THE GRAND TOUR!

[@Beaver_Monday]

Are you proud of yourself

[@devinbannish1469]

I found this to be more funny than it probably is. I don't know, I'm too busy stepping into the grand tour.

[@brendanreamer4507]

At 5:30 "Half the worlds population is dead and these people are pretending nothing is wrong" Unfortunately, the ability to look back on 2020 and 2021 proves that... it is exactly what would happen.

[@Conceptcreator]

Honestly I don't get the hate for GT, While it fals short compared to Dragon Ball (and Z) I think it was fine and the BEST was the SSJ4!!! Just didn't like Goku that much because it felt soooo different

[@kai_824]

12:12 Because its GT...and anything tied to GT is automatically "bad" from fans, except SSJ4

[@moonsmonsters]

@@thecod2345 baby vegeta arc? Gt gohan?? Ledgic? Shadow dragons? Fusion? Pick n choose i guess

[@SuperGuldo]

@@thecod2345 youre the type of guy to love super huh

[@ashiel035]

I kind of enjoyed GT despite the early arc of trying to be Dragon Ball 2.0 and failing at it, but if given enough thought it would have become just as good as Super did if given enough thought.

[@Shizilol]

Nice Guy what about the opening song?

[@ashiel035]

@@Shizilol the opening and the 4 ending themes are always in my mp3. Every time I listen to them it brings forth great memories from my childhood, of times not focus too much on PC culture.

[@blaineishere3851]

Dragonball gt was never terrible. It had amazing ideas and some examples of great execution, and the general idea of combining the grand space adventure from z and the silly, fun grail-quest adventure from dragon ball.

[@bebopknux5857]

And Baby we can't forget baby. Dunno with super 17 tho it was all over the place with some cool things expanded on like opening hell.

[@RacingSnails64]

Blaine Hoover i don't know if i will accurately explain myself here...but while GT has good concepts, i just couldn't enjoy its "vibe." it's artstyle was literally darker than most other Dragonball material, and some of it's character designs were either weird or gross. i also wish they didn't revert Goku back to a kid. Super Saiyan 4, like many say, was still fantastic despite all this.

[@blaineishere3851]

my tits I love the style of GT, but I can see why one wouldn’t. I didn’t dislike any character designs, but I’ve been told I have tacky taste anyway. 😂. I didn’t have an issue with kid Goku, but I didn’t necessarily like it either. And hell yeah. Ss4 was incredible.

[@DLxxx]

@@RacingSnails64 Ironically, Gt's artstyle is one of the most praised parts of it. It was a great evolution of OG dragon Ball. ^^

[@zeevdrifter2707]

I agree

[@hypa64]

5:10 looks at upload date Ah right, before 2020

[@SWad250]

4:56 Man, this critique of humanity's portrayal certainly didn't age well.

[@sekiko7183]

Piccolo: That's why it's "Special"!

[@doomguyheretoshootsomepiec7240]

Please no.

[@kurtmagbujos]

"That's what makes it 'special'!"

[@BluuDemon]

Sekiko Gaming 😂😂

[@kristol569]

I swear I started to tear up when Goku took up the Dragon Ball, the feels and the memories of years ago when I was a child were all over my head

[@lordofd7111]

I'm really glad you liked A Hero's Legacy. I'm not ashamed to say that I cried at many point of it as well, especially that ending. The English dub for it is unquestionably stellar, too.

[@93bendzsi]

Yea Goku's Legacy was a genuinely good watch especially after seeing GT

[@TonyFontaine1988]

Dbgt in Japanese isnt bad

[@sergeantmituna6260]

The History of Trunks was good it was very dark and depressing and I like some dark shit.

[@brucebanana4486]

History of Trunks is probably most emotional and complex that the Dragon Ball franchise will ever offer.

[@shadowfruit8232]

Ikr when trunks is crying over gohan's death at a raining night it really sets the mood and I want more of this in super

[@Arshink]

If you've watched history of trunks before and know Trunks' full story it seriously makes the Cell and Zamasu arcs so much better. That final goodbye scene in the Zamasu arc where trunks thinks about future Gohan and breaks down crying was a heartbreaker dude. They had real balls to end his story on such a tragic note

[@theman89]

K

[@Aplesedjr]

Bruce Banana it’s not very complex. Emotional sure, but certainly not complex. Everything is pretty simple.

[@DuxAnimation24]

I remember watching A Hero’s Legacy as a kid and it always stuck with me a made its way into my heart as one of the best movies DB had to offer

[@Conceptcreator]

also that GT movie, I did watch it soooo long ago, and i think it is indeed well done for sure!!!

[@DementisXYZ]

5:04 "With the military out of commission and the android on the tear across the planet, destroying civilization and humanity; you'd think people would be a little less...casual." Me: *Immediately checks date of upload* "Oh...Oh, he could've never known."

[@jouheikisaragi6075]

THAT ONE DIDN'T AGE QUITE SO WELL

[@Netherwolf6100]

History of Trunks and Bardock: Father of Goku are the best ones.

[@SaanWukong]

I feel the Goku Jr. Movie was much better than both tbh

[@geroleocata]

I mean... The "future vision" plot point was as contrived as it can possibly be. However, I liked the Bardock company and how the MC differs from Goku

[@SaanWukong]

@@geroleocata Exactly, which is why unlike the popular opinion, I like the Bardock from Minus/Broly more as for him, he put 2 and 2 together and went off his gut rather than some random dumb future visions and having Dodoria killed him for no reason but to cause a climax... Only thing I didnt really like was the lack of Bardock friends as I really liked them.

[@tayojones9460]

I still prefer the Bardock special. He was a more layered and nuanced character. Just because it isn't in the manga does not mean it's bad.

[@TakeshiInazuma]

@@tayojones9460 No. It means it isn't canon. Sorry. When something's not in the manga, it didn't happen in the main story.

[@rahulsar2030]

The GT movie made Goku a legend while Super kept on treating Goku as a joke. Goku Jr meeting Goku was one of the best scenes of all DB movies.

[@Bleakin6784]

I agree

[@dragonwarrior7413]

Fr

[@DarkLink1996.]

Toyotaro seems to have gotten his bearings since. Hopefully in time, it'll be considered a good run with a rocky start.

[@MrMultiPat]

I remember seeing the Trunks special as a kid, it sucked me into the world so much. I really felt the desolation of his future, where none of the characters but Gohan are left alive. It was so fantastic to me back then.

[@MajinBradPrime2]

So glad to see “ A Heroes Legacy” finally get some love!

[@googleguy-ft8xh]

I got chills during your description of the final scene. You are one of my favourite tubers for a reason man. Thank you.

[@Skillerikx]

Future Gohan is my favourite character.

[@assuming9735]

A Hero's Legacy is one of the best Dragon Ball stories period. Its uplifting and you can tell that the people who made put a lot of heart into the tale. And that opening is so goddamn catchy.

[@deathglock496]

The ending in GT is one of the best ending of dragon ball.

[@M.Ghilas]

The fist time I watched the gt special I cried so much in the end. But after some years battle of gods is a thing.

[@killebee6183]

When I heard dragon Ball super was coming out I was thinking Goku jr

[@juanig4198]

3:45 this scene is the saddest thing on all of dragon ball , because we watched gohan grew and see him die like that is really sad, there is no heroic dead , there was no one to avenge him, just loneliness on a puddle of blood and rain

[@DLxxx]

Never noticed Goku Jr. had blue eyes. Little details like that are honestly pretty neat (and help differentiate him from his ancestor). 😁

[@johnoliver2359]

So glad someone else enjoyed the GT special. I wasn't, and still am not a big fan of GT. But the special was so interesting and has such a brilliant moment with Goku & Goku Jr. Fantastic watch

[@redhood9949]

glad you enjoyed the gt special as much as i did and still do

[@Harold_Wilson]

Totally Not Mark: "Why can't Goku just communicate with the Z Fighters from King Kai's planet?" Akira Toriyama: "Lets leave that ambiguous, okay?"

[@scarletsabre8383]

I've always had a soft spot for GT, and while I can easily admit, it had a LOT of problems... It had quite a lot of strengths, too. And this special encapsulates a lot of great things about GT. If all, or even most of GT had been written like a Hero's Legacy was... then I think GT could have been something amazing.

[@Metalwario64]

"Why aren't people acting like half the population was killed" Me when people were playing Fortnite and taking selfies in Endgame.

[@rorcknar]

But in Endgame it was 5 years later and there was no menace.

[@deyvantwo5426]

Okay boomer

[@Xeno574]

But that was 5 years later, most people had moved on.

[@immortal7918]

As much as I hate super, the goku black arc happend because of the fight between goku and hit and goku vs zamasu.

[@indydiependaele2345]

ToP was also a direct consequense of Zeno watching the U6 vs U7 tournament

[@mordred7820]

Yeah but Zamasu did some research on goku after his fight whit him and so he didn't know about the tournament between universe 6 & 7 so yeah and there were 3 Zamasu in super Black the future and the destroyed one so maybe black learned about goku after Wis said to goku there's a kioshin who is a very strong fighter so it's not sure that's a consequence to the tournament

[@theguy4319]

Well, yea but this is only one and not even that good.

[@davidkrickau5060]

Why because goku and hit?

[@AnUncreativeGuy]

sans the skeleton Godtube

[@i.m.solomon2280]

Wow, made actually want to go back rewatch that GT special. I saw when I was a kid and it take my interest enough cus of the lack of fights. Now that I'm older and story importance is important to me, I'll add this to my list of things I need to revisit. Thanks NotMark

[@TonyFontaine1988]

Watch it in Japanese, not English

[@shadicperez]

4:05 I got chills when I saw trunks scream and teachers say you can't hear pictures

[@dank2804]

Hearing Images is actually an established phenomenon. Look up the "McGurk effect"

[@cesarvictoriano8072]

6:00 TFS fixed that for you. 18 tried to call dibs and got caught in 17’s blast, she got pissed about that and left with 17 following.

[@norahsnewgroove]

Love these new talksprites, or whatever they're called.

[@aiden1666]

Damn bro when you were talkin bout a hero's legacy I was about to cry myself

[@100164]

Mark: “how are these people just going about their day when half the world is dead?” Me: *looks at date video was posted* “uh huh…”

[@Soynereh]

What I've been telling A hero's Legacy is neat.

[@ArasuTooru]

Nice reviews! I was first introduced to Trunks' backstory by the Japanese manga, so when I read an anime-comic book (a manga book made of captures of the show) it felt strange that Trunks didn't have his SS form before the death of Gohan (he has it in the manga). But it works pretty well and does'nt affect the overall narrative so I guess I was too picky back then. On the other hand, I have never watched the GT special, but after this review I feel interested in watching. Glad you reviewed it! Thanks for your great work!

[@darkerm76]

Wow, I knew about this GT special by name but never watched or knew the story but damn this is a good one. I have to watch this

[@chikovida10]

5:18 this didnt age so well with the pandemia and all the stuff...

[@lazykyuubi4300]

9:04 Hmmmm, a red headband... Could that be a reference to his great, great, great grandfather Bardock? Wishful thinking perhaps

[@eddpumpkinboi4652]

5:58 even tfs made a joke about this

[@toddstone230]

Lmao true

[@bachhongoc6461]

GT's TV special was so good, I cried the first time I saw it.

[@gamerwolffang2722]

Honestly hearing Mark tell the story of the GT special made me wanna cry, damn I wanna see it now, and cry cuz the narrative tones are so strong

[@pauntobell9969]

I forgot about this special and nearly teared up watching this review. Thanks for bringing back good memories Mark.

[@chriss.249]

3:39 Gohan was trunks uncle Ben Almost every superhero has had an uncle Ben momemt💪🏾💯

[@comixproviderftw_02]

And like Uncle Ben, we see Future Gohan get killed more than once.

[@chriss.249]

@@comixproviderftw_02 lol damn😂😂😂 I wonder if the dragonballs can work across the timelines? If so it would be dope if the z fighters wished all the dead 1s in trunks time back, or if bulma built a space ship able to travel to namek so trunks could wish them all back. Odds are most of them were training in other world and would be stronger than ever Especially Goku.

[@aidn2050]

The new avatar for your character looks really clean! Good Job

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Sir, I thank you! You're finally putting an end to these fans thinking these OVA s and t.v. specials are movies and I was getting sick of it for the last 20 years! Thank you very much!

[@r3ply971]

I honestly love your videos, keep up the great work!!! 😁

[@winfrey2015]

I've never seen this full version of the GT special and I know death is definitely not a new concept for Dragonball, but wow Puck just straight up died. I know he was Goku Jr.s bully at first but he ended up going with him on his journey after gaining respect for his courage and determination. Not to mention he attempted to save Goku Jr. and ended up falling in himself. The series has had darker moments than this but seeing that honestly I'm kinda speechless

[@Victor-um9ce]

Yeah but he didn't die though, you can see that he made it at the end of the special.

[@winfrey2015]

@@Victor-um9ce oh wow I did not know that lol. Still a dark scene to watch without knowing he's going to make it anyways

[@123GOHANZ]

Isaiah Winfrey Puck lives

[@jamesr6959]

When you were ripping GT at the start, I was genuinely hopeful that you’d love the GT special as much as I do! If GT started, or continued, from that point with Goku Jr. et al. I feel it’d be much better received by fans.

[@thrensdraco]

I watched both films shortly after they came out. I absolutely love both films for the exact same reasons that you listed in this video. Mark, you have easily become one of my favorite content creators. Thank you for taking the time to go through all of Dragon Ball, and taking us along for the ride. P. S. I also thought the overarching storyline of Dragon Ball GT was good, I wax just sad it was so short. Keep up the awesome content Mark, you truly are an awesome Content Creator, and deserve more recognition.

[@BIGBOSS9545]

I absolutely loved it when Goku Jr met Goku. It was such a touching moment and I love how Goku is still the same down to earth person. Even to his great grand kid

[@ShadowSayain1]

A Hero’s Legacy is special to me. The storytelling and character development was so well done and seeing Goku appear to help him his descendant in the end was truly icing on the cake. For me, it was like I would never see Goku and the gang until the OVA and Super change that. Still has the feels regardless though and is definitely worth the watch for open minded fans.

[@MyNameJefff]

I legitimately love Goku Jr.’s story. It’s a great special. Seeing Goku grow as a character and learn how to be strong is great and it has Toriyama’s humor in some areas. The ending really gets me though. I just love that ending.

[@WorldOfBreakdowns]

Bro, keep doing what you're doing bc your videos are fantastic and very well written

[@WorldOfBreakdowns]

You should easily get the 1M subs soon

[@TfChronikeur]

The Dragon Ball GT film/Special, is basically how I discovered Dragon Ball as a whole, and fast forward 10 ans later I'm breathing Db, I watched Db, Dbz, Gt and Super many times over, and still enjoying it. Seeing you talk about the GT special made me realize how much you care for the topic you choose, and I thank you for that. Keep it up Mark ;) Chronikeur, a silent viewer

[@joaoluis7550]

Mark: "Why are people acting so casual, when half of the population are dead?" Coronavirus (Quotes Mr. P. Cell): *Hmm, this will age well*

[@moonboicosmic999]

I love DBGT and no one can change my mind and I'm honestly glad Marked lined the special so much

[@DLxxx]

*liked And yeah, same.

[@fukinsikk]

been subbed for awhile, hyped to see you getting into making one piece content. i know i’ve seen a few other creators having problems with copyright strikes from using clips from the anime hopefully all goes a well great video!

[@TheGamingScription]

The fact that you mentioned Super's lack of consequences made me realize why I love Super yet so many people can't stand it. I loved the humor and casualness of Super took me back to OG Dragonball days which is my favorite of all Dragon Ball material. My favorite anime/manga genre is not Shonen but Dragon Ball is my favorite Manga/Anime series. Maybe that's why I enjoyed Super though it was never serious I enjoyed seeing Goku have fun. Like Goku seemed like he was always having a blast in Dragon Ball Super. DBZ everybody seemed so stress all the time and I can't blame them lol but the high stakes is what made DBZ such a classic.

[@kristenboelcke-stennes1948]

why are the two most complex and emotional plots in dragon ball (Except maybe DBS Broly) Tv specials?

[@legendkiller1099]

A hero’s legacy was the first dragonball thing i watched and it was on nick-toons and I loved it

[@formerlymax]

That scene with goku, the fact that you let it play out itself was an amazing piece of editing and brought me to tears. It reminded me a lot of the family kamehameha in broly 2, where goku is just there cuz thats goku

[@bgomz]

oof. i may have shed a tear just hearing your summary of the specials! great work and i cant wait to watch that GT special now

[@catsthelimit763]

“When has death been a factor?” Totally Not Mark, goku died from a virus, hence natural causes. People cannot be wished back if they died naturally. Even if piccolo wasn’t the first to die, the dragon balls wouldn’t work

[@tiablue9106]

He never said Goku should’ve been wished back, he was saying he and King Kai should’ve seen the Android situation and made contact. Also the other z-fighters didn’t die of natural causes so they had no excuse

[@iug5672]

@@tiablue9106 Well if Piccolo dies by any cause then that's it for the Dragon Balls. I'd assume the Androids got to him before they could gather them. That's one excuse. Another one would be how every single "Z fighter" including Goku and Vegeta was already wished back. I think this was before the balls stopped caring about that shit. Honestly my only complaint about this special, and it includes the manga, is why Bulma builds a freaking time machine instead of just making a spaceship and going to Namek and use their Dragon Ball.

[@tiablue9106]

+lug: that was basically what I said. The main problem wasn’t “they all should’ve gotten wished back” (except, like u said, with the Namekian Dragon Balls), it was that they were acting like “they should’ve known shit was going down on Earth and done something”. Being in otherworld stopped preventing characters from having a stake in the plot once King Kai was established

[@EU_Cafe]

@@iug5672 Here's my two cents on that; it would have attracted too much attention. Using a space ship may have set off one of their scanners or even just the sight of it flying into the air would have alerted the androids to attack it.

[@carlosmontero6952]

If nostalgia were a song, it would be the intro of Dragon Ball GT

[@ohhey4600]

We talking Step Into the Grand Tour or the actually good one, DAN DAN KOKORO HIKARETEKU

[@carlosmontero6952]

@@ohhey4600 the good one

[@philmaio2335]

I knew about this for years it’s an absolute beautiful mix between what dragon ball is all about and how within that universe you can tell a (re)fresh sweet and simple story it’s so enjoyable because it’s so balanced all the way though

[@FrogPT20]

I loooooved this, Future Gohan has been my favorite character for so long and I also had never heard of that GT special, which looked so, so good! Great video, chills all over!