5 Things That Made Me QUIT Dragon Ball...

[@MasakoX]

Share your times where you almost quit Dragon Ball over on my subreddit! www.reddit.com/r/MasakoX

[@RedGhost_Draws]

I've watched dragon Ball all the way to super i even got to read jaco's manga and Dr slump also got to watch all 20 dragon Ball movies. Man I'm a true legend fan. I been watching since I was a kid.

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

MasakoX I have a request The broke movie was good and all but it did have its fair share of problems Like 1 why didn’t goku and vageta use the kioken and evolution blue against broly 2 why didn’t goku teleport to old Kai and ask for the earrings to fuse in to vagito it would of taken him 3 min instead of a hour 3 they could of mixed the bardock special and dragon ball minus and the filler with king vageta in to this movie 4 why didn’t the other come to help goku and vageta 5 what is the legendary super Saipan form and what can it do I made a video about this What’s your thoughts Can you make a video on how to fix the broly movie

[@ChefMonke07]

@@Gypsygeekfreak17 Time and they wanted to incorporate fusion dance

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

KevinPlayz yeah but it has to make sense tho They could of done it like this Goku teleports to the kais and asks for the earrings and said We need the earrings to beat broly But old Kai says ...sorry we don’t have any available cause you two broke them ...both pairs And to get around the kioken and evolution problem ...broly goes Lssj and at kioken x20 blue not even that can beat broly I made a video about this

[@superior2096]

DBS EPISODE: 5

[@thecoreypro]

That title **almost** contradicted this channels purpose.

[@MasakoX]

A L M O S T

[@supershenron9162]

Lol that made me laugh far more than it should've.

[@gf1006]

Almost did lmao

[@TheGaboom]

@@supershenron9162 More than it should've? Uh-oh, the laughter police may come to put a stop to that. Laughing at unacceptable levels is a serious offense so i'm told.

[@supershenron9162]

@@TheGaboom more like ambulance I had a lolurysm with undertones of nigh psychotic levels of laughter

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

Yamcha was my favourite when he debuted. I watched DB then dbz. I hated how yamcha slowly became a jobber

[@KnightofLightfire]

Yamcha has always been a Jobber. Yamcha was a jobber for Roshi, The Mummyman, Tien, Kami, and the Saibamen.

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

@@KnightofLightfire but I loved when he was in the first tormurnment preliminaries and faught a wolf guy. I loved him. When he lost to Jackie Chun. K was upset. Then he de-volved

[@DSan-kl2yc]

His high point was the tien fight. He used to give a decent fight at least but yeah he was falling behind fast. After his intro.

[@animalia5554]

As a fan of Bleach whose favorite character is Chad I feel your pain.

[@lazyking786]

I'm not gonna lie he was my favorite until I saw Vegeta

[@markmorales7958]

(This is my honest opinion) Masako, Dragonball Z Abridged was the whole reason how I got back in to the franchise years ago! And after watching your content, I was officially hooked in to see more of these types of videos till this very day...! Thanks you and your abridged buddies at TFS, for showing me the joy of the Dragonball franchise in YOUR creative perspectives....! ☺️👍

[@alexohkay]

DBZA made me binge watch the whole 300+ episodes of DBZ for the first time. I'd seen the Namek saga before, but I had no idea how long the show was, or what happened after Trunks cut Freeza up. Or what Kai was; I didn't care, because I wanted to know what really happened, and get some of the jokes.

[@mavvh1054]

No show is ever perfect. If you cant find flaws in your show, then you're not really paying attention to it.

[@joegreen3802]

MAVvH we can like stuff, but we should never be ignorant to its flaws. Like me with DBZ and Bleach. XD

[@walman9356]

@@joegreen3802 Ah a fellow Bleach fan. Hello there!

[@joegreen3802]

@@walman9356 Hi

[@viennasavage9110]

thats nice, but dbz has so many flaws people admit to only watching it for the fight hype

[@joegreen3802]

@@viennasavage9110 To each their own, but I have met people who do legitimately like the characters

[@davidcwk01]

No joke Masako quitting really wrinkles the soul.

[@LAOCastiel]

Good thing they don't exist

[@ElbowThief]

I found you, squidward

[@user-fo1ow1jq3b]

Bump

[@Dotoku14]

@@LAOCastiel When an atheist hasn't told you he's an atheist in 5 minutes.

[@DanKeehner]

Deep cuts with 'the Guts off the boat' line Masako, that took so long! Nothing really made me want to quit Dragon Ball but for some reason after I was nine or ten years old I lost 'interest?' in the material. I bought a few of the games as they came out but I really didn't care about the material like I used to. Then when I was in seventh or eighth grade my best bud pulled out his phone and showed me Episode 9 of DBZA and that is what kept me hooked in. Now as a soon to be senior in college I can't think of not having some form of Dragon Ball media within arms length. So, I guess this is kind of a thank you as well because you guys over at TFS (as well as my best friend) are the reason I got back into Dragon Ball, and into the deeper non-action/non-surface parts as well.

[@DandyNandie]

This is almost exactly what happened to me! Truly a huge thank you to Masako and the team at TFS.

[@seb24789]

Is Griffith still holding his little tea party?

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

I think the only thing that tempted me to leave the fandom was anytime a fellow fan I meet turned a conversation towards "power levels" or "Multipliers" .

[@robocatssj3theofficial]

how strong is goku's balls?

[@blackkitty369]

When Gohan became irrelevant in the buu saga

[@darthsauron8052]

When Gohan became irrelevant period.

[@SmashSSL]

THIS

[@crazybobert5243]

He’s not Goku.

[@plugshirt1684]

When every character besides goku and vegeta became irrelevant

[@xlathunderxeno7788]

@@darthsauron8052 he defeated kelfa in the manga

[@terratheterribl]

As a genius once said: Pity a man who giggles at the colorful and simple Befriend a man who hypothesizes the dark and serious Fear a man who hypothesizes the colorful and simple

[@astraldirectrix]

I have no idea who said that, but that’s quite an interesting statement

[@terratheterribl]

@@astraldirectrix buy my book

[@shadowrose8907]

@@terratheterribl Ok, I'm sure that's more a reference to The Tick, but I can only think of TRG's Sonic Adventure LP

[@plugshirt1684]

What do you do about the man that giggles at the dark and serious?

[@theactualist]

"My favorite being Tenkaichi 2..." Oh masako how I respect you even more now. I LOVE that game!

[@yves_santa7]

Me too

[@NitroRonin23]

Personally, I thought Tenkaichi 3 was the best! Just playing on the Wii back then was a blast.

[@yves_santa7]

@@NitroRonin23 I never had tenkaichi 3 so I wouldn't know how good it is

[@DeicideBlues]

Yves Santa you had every character who was hard to unlock in 2 from the start 😂

[@ishyk10]

I literally only still own a Wii after 13 years because of Tenkaichi 2 and 3

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

A MasakoX without Dragon Ball...is like being Lawrence

[@cavareenvius7886]

And nobody want to be a Lawrence

[@kairiley8520]

Martin Lawrence?

[@cavareenvius7886]

@@kairiley8520 I have no idea who that is.

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

@@kairiley8520 No,Lawrence Simpsons.MasakoX real name

[@matti.8465]

According to what he said about him watching DBZ and Sailor Moon growing up, i can only imagine an alternate universe where he's a Sailor Moon youtuber.

[@TheMike0088]

about yamcha: me and the few friends I have that actually like DB always say that you can lovingly meme the guy, but don't you dare ever say anything genuinely bad about him. yamcha is the heart of the show, damnit! ...or at least the appendix: we're unsure why its there, but its probably good for something!

[@WZahnle]

...Exploding?

[@franciscohcoronado4947]

@@WZahnle To me what made your comment hilarious is that I'm fairly sure there's a scene in the Simpsons were a dude's appendix straigh up explodes XD

[@mistekful]

@@WZahnle Like Yamcha

[@ashiel035]

Super Saiyan God, Beerus, and Frieza coming back made jump off, but what really made want to quit was the Buu saga and characters being rebooted again to tell the same story. Loved Dragon Ball Super Broly but the series is looking more and more like an advertising project as time goes on.

[@Kruegernator123]

I was also super salty about Frieza coming back during Resurrection F. It feels so out of place compared to the rest of Dragon Ball Super, and feels (and probably is) like a cash grab and a bit of fan service from the early DBZ days. Toyotaro even wrote out Resurrection F from the Super manga. Frieza in the Tournament of Power was annoying too, since I wanted to see Buu fight, but Frieza had some awesome moments during that arc.

[@ashiel035]

@@Kruegernator123 you're right about that, it may as well be a cash grab with the fact that cooler was apparently able to achieve golden form for some reason. I know it's not technically canon, but the very fact that he just says "if he can do it so can I" felt like a slap in the face. Future Dragon Ball story will be heavily made out off fanfic material like DBAF made by Toyotaro himself go figure.

[@leonardomasella1198]

I quit dragon ball after super ended. Too many inconsistencies and bad writing can't be justified by some brilliant moments here and there. I wasn't mad though, I had fun and the original series is still there. But then Broly came out, and oh boy was that good. Back on it since then. Cheers Masako :)

[@Matt-vh2ci]

Ita?

[@oneandonlysound99]

This was pretty much me. Of course, until I see them actually do the new arc the manga is doing and it's animated not crappily, tells more backstory on what the entire show's new premise was, and doesn't insert what is canon yet feels like a filler arc in between every piece of it (and not more tournaments either), I don't have much intention to give watching the series a chance, at least not through every single episode. One will definitely never catch me sitting through the arc versions of "battle of gods" or "ressurection f" ever again, and same goes if they do that to the broly film.

[@DeicideBlues]

I just don’t understand why you would view a show like dragon ball critically for bad writing and inconsistencies you are the type of fan who ruins things for yourself with the inability to switch off, although that’s what most people in comments sections are like nowadays

[@leonardomasella1198]

@@DeicideBlues I literally said I wasn't mad and had fun regardless lol

[@oneandonlysound99]

"the original is still there" It is really not any DB fan's fault if they aren't interested in Super. Horrid animation, fanservice the show, full arcs that feel like fan-fiction that aren't filler, poor endings like "the zeno button" and taking 110+ episodes to even begin convey what battle of gods introduced. Hopefully the morro arc when it comes back on is animated far better, fight scenes like super broly, not stiff, and really continues to flesh out the world of other universes and gods not by just having another tournament as a bail-out cause you can't write a good story in between. @@DeicideBlues

[@c.j.gabriel8120]

When the first dub of GT came out. I did not want to step in the grand tour

[@majztic]

I did, but the grand tour was fun.

[@RamielEdits]

Don't know man its pretty grand, my favorite part was when goku talked about gun safety!

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

i remember toonami UK had dragonball at 8. Dbz at 8.30 and GT T 9pm. So I was watching 3 shows at the same time. Seeing the pilaf arc, cell saga and then goku back as a kid again while being a grandpa confused the hell out of me

[@onemanagainstheodds]

If it means anything.. You DID depict one of our most favorite characters in a fun, and truly unforgettable light. Thank you, MasakoX, for your dedication to it and gave us a piece of Dragonball history to enjoy and cherish!

[@bobokong8723]

Ya know you shouldnt quit what your doing man, you videos are nice to watch and thats what you like doing 👍👍

[@BlueCreatesKun]

Jossue Arreola But like. What if he stops liking to do these videos

[@5stargrim]

@@BlueCreatesKun Too bad, he signed a long term contract. We'll be driving masako like a slave for the foreseeable future, hahahahahahahaha!

[@leonardosplinterson4092]

Jossue Arreola I agreed like MasakoX should continue with the DB R&R cause that was interesting and some of his what if's seems to make a great reboot like raditz turned good, Goku married Bulma, hercule train with roshi, Gine went to earth with Goku, and Bardock convinced the saiyans.

[@bradysalesman7623]

Masako you are just as good as Sean Schemel. Your Goku in dragon ball z abridged is just as important. I honestly believe you and the rest of team four star are part of why dragon ball is more popular than it ever was.

[@Sugin14]

You beat me to it

[@xmenrock2000]

That's a lie

[@terratheterribl]

The Vic situation almost ruined DB for me.

[@shiroarima1468]

I agree, regardless of whose side your on this entire debacle will permanently divide the fandom.

[@ChrisWrightReally]

Here here.

[@TheMike0088]

same. as someone who has been a fan of Vic for ages, that really messed with me.

[@kamikage9420]

I would not prefer the alternative of assimilation between humans and the self-dehumanized eternally-victimised vegan-alternatives who invaded *our* fandoms and lives to desecrate it and anyone they would deem as possible threats.

[@ljnchannel2706]

Terra The Terrible I’m glad he finally decided to sue. Hopefully he gets this sorted out and continues getting work. Just not with funimation.

[@ScienceMagicStudios]

Masako you are a major influence to me! thank you!

[@MasakoX]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@ScienceMagicStudios]

@@MasakoX bro you got it! if you happen to check out my newest vids i would forever be humbly indebted to your services

[@adaptablenarutos]

The biggest thing was the GT hate. I loved GT because Super Saiyan 4 was real and not a rumor and I got so excited. But whenever i told ANYONE i loved the show, i got taken off forums, removed from groups, or just laughed at in public. It put a horrible taste in my mouth and I quit for a few years until Xenoverse came out and I was all for it. Love the video man ^^

[@blacksmoke6292]

Low-key same.

[@oneandonlysound99]

The first saga may have been epically boring but as far as GT goes, better animation, understood Videl and Gohan way better than Super ever will, and the golden oozaru followed by SSJ4 is was honestly far more spectacular than anything super has had to offer thus yet. Also it took until now to make Broly canon, while it basically made wrath of the dragon canon (the dragon fist move is used multiple times) along with the garlic jr saga (supreme kai uses the sacred water). In other words it wasn't ignorant to things the series was built upon, unlike both Z Kai and Super. The only character who actually went backwards in development was Goten (that kid being girl crazy? yeah not believable at all), others maybe could've been more interesting but hey, at least they exist as not one-dimensional background characters.

[@bryanrivera6025]

I love GT too, I always found it pretty ridiculous on why others don’t like.Sure of course there were flaws in it.But people always hate it unreasonably.Actually GT and the non canon movies such as Coolers revenge and fusion reborn were very big reasons why I got into dragon ball.

[@dinosoid2000]

Dragonball isn't going anywhere, or Godzilla. The two franchises I'll never "quit". As for James Marsters yeah Evolution sucked but at least he was able to properly make amends. Revere him! Praise him!

[@kakarotyung7056]

I thought he was the only one who was trying in the movie praise his name hes a true fan tho How did he make amends??

[@sbvinyl910]

@@kakarotyung7056 He played Zamasu in the eng dub of super.

[@kakarotyung7056]

@@sbvinyl910 thats acturlly really cool i didnt know it was him thank you ill add that info do my db archives

[@Johncornwell103]

Dragonball is the Japanese version of DC or Marvel comics.

[@rosesongoku6980]

James Marsters as the many different versions of Zamasu (ESPECIALLY Fused Zamasu) blew my mind. Way to win the crowd!

[@Beastkingzetta]

Your for forgot 6# ... Sean Schemmel HATES MasakoX

[@j.s.4778]

To be fair, Sean Schemmel hates all English actors of Goku. He kind of wants to OWN that role.

[@Beastkingzetta]

Funny part is ... He's not the 1st to voice Goku in Engish. Yet he acts like it

[@BmanTheChamp]

@@Beastkingzetta Yeah, that was Peter Kelamis wasn't it? Or was it somebody before him? My first introduction to DBZ was the Ocean dub.

[@obsidianv3]

It's funny because the other voice actors like tfs

[@cjallday1130plays]

@@obsidianv3 not really...... considering there have been reports of Chris Sabatt hating Takahata for doing a better Vegeta performance.

[@CobaltClaw]

"Thank you, everyone" No, thank YOU. You and your amazing friends at TFS, for bringing us all together with stellar content, discussions, parody videos and what-not. Dragon Ball would not be the same without you guys.

[@kakarotyung7056]

Well said

[@kakarotyung7056]

@Ian Fell my picture is what you wanna go bro

[@TheMike0088]

I kinda love that "that british abridged guy", as you were nicknamed by my friends that I introduced DBZA to, had a posh upbringing. now I can't help but imagine a really posh, but still fighting-obsessed goku.

[@shadowrose8907]

@@bakbhai my favorite comment so far

[@TheMike0088]

@@bakbhai nice!

[@mathieuleader8601]

1. Goku being Zamasu 2. the flitting voice cast I perfered once cast to another 3. Goku's lack of growth in super 4. not knowing GT was not canon

[@oneandonlysound99]

I would call it more of "Goku's lack of a single brain cell" in Super.

[@monkeykingw]

I would still call Jelly Vegeta filler. While people tend to put filler strictly as "Stuff not covered by the manga", I would disagree. Manga can have filler as well. There's another term for it, Padding. It's just a waste of time that can be cut out and nothing of value to the overall story would be lost.

[@ljnchannel2706]

Cascade Hellsing I mean, anime filler isn’t canon but padding is. I’d say padding is worse, because both adaptations suffer.

[@tjyoyo3]

Atleast funimation did a nice thing have Bryan Drummond come on as jelly Vegeta. A lot of people want a sequel now to it.

[@sonofccn]

I don't know. A story like DB isn't really "about" any over arching narrative with every arc being, for the most part, highly self-contained and always struck me more about the journey than a destination. I'm not sure the Copy-Vegeta arc is much worse in that regard than any other arc in Super. Admittedly , acknowledging I'm the lone minority, I actually liked the "Jelly Vegeta" arc and the Fake Namek-arc. So I may be slightly biased.

[@SHINTAB]

In regards to Budokai 2 Can I @ you if it's to say your taste is impeccable?

[@tjyoyo3]

Budokai tenkaichi 3 *SSJ Goku transformation* : "NOW IM ANGRY!" Uses 3 bar stat boost: "IM ANGRY!"

[@kakarotyung7056]

Budokai tenkaiechi 3 is basicly jesus

[@kakarotyung7056]

@Jeffrey Scott i thought the ps2 version was the best but the gamecube is my favorite console

[@brandonlaferney937]

Bardock was badass in budokai 2. I found a combo he could do that did almost as much damage as a finisher

[@mattb6369]

@Jeffrey Scott Only perk the Ps2 version has is the very simple in-game "cheat code" that unlocks everything, sadly the Gamecube counterpart doesn't.

[@SomeLonelyShmuck]

It is good to have a heart to heart in your case. You and the rest of TeamFourStar have earned your support. You brought amazing quality, fantastic humor, and all around created a great community.

[@bobmanperson599]

It feels so weird how we can now refer to things that happened a decade ago on youtube as a few years ago. We gettin olda

[@NephiTheSpaceWarrior]

I have a few in mind. 1 is that there was a crazy dub war over which versions of the dub was better, Ocean Group or Funimation’s. I was a middleman and liked both equally. Second is how the fandom forgot the manga existed. They tend to act like Goku was out of character in Super when it was his original characterization to begin with. Toei is at fault for making him inconsistent on his portrayal and I can see where Toriyama’s complains are coming from.

[@AnCI3ntGAMER200]

I guess I *almost* thought that TFS Goku will be gone and imma be sad boi

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

Just say "bacon" an he'll return

[@MasakoX]

@@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168 Say Bacon and Muffin 10 times and TFS Goku will put $1,006 in your bank account.

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

@@MasakoX ok

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

@@MasakoX what about Bacon muffins ? Muffins WITH BACON IN THEM?

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

@@MasakoX bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon Muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin muffin

[@NRAllen]

Masako, you're exactly what got me into DB. I had never once watched anime, but my closest friend convinced me to watch DBZA. Your portrayal of Goku had me rolling laughing and wasn't long after that I tried the real show. I've been hooked ever since, and I got you to thank man. So I appreciate your introduction to my honestly favorite show(s) above all (yes I count DBZA as a separate show). Thank you, Masako!

[@georgehouliaras7239]

But Masako... BT3 has King Cold, King freaking Cold. The game is automatically the best DB game ever made. KING COLD!!! XD

[@BardockSkywalker]

It's Overrated

[@DemetriusPrime]

Aye don't demote yourself like that Masako you're just as important if not more important to the fans of Dragon Ball for putting all the work you do with TeamFourStar and this channel by giving us What Ifs that gave birth to R&R despite being struck down by the people you love or admire from Toei. You help fans either love Dragon Ball again or continue to love it and that's worth a lot.

[@colebaxter8597]

Universe 2 fighters and the 5 mins in dbz and the time drawn out in the tournament of power was a bit much tbh

[@ashleymerritt9461]

Hmm, Gohan and Videl at the start of super. Just depressing. Of course he grew up but man, so dissapointing. And Videl basically just became wallpaper when she was legit a pretty sweet character at the end of Z.

[@beastunleashed657]

Lol yeah. The only time Videl redeemed her was back in that Great Saiyaman saga in super. But hey that's Toriyama for ya.

[@beastunleashed657]

@Fred Rijos she was stronger than Bulma actually, probably stronger than Chi-Chi. Do you not remember her being Great Saiyaman 2?

[@CatMuto]

At least Toriyama isn't AS bad as... the guy that made Sword Art Online. Now, HIS female characters are absolutely atrociously bad! But he admits himself he cannot write a female character, unless he makes them love interests. (Then please don't make or write female characters... a sausage party can be fine, too, as long as the characters are actually interesting)

[@blacksmoke6292]

@@beastunleashed657 Yeah, I thought Gohan said Videl surpassed Hercule and....despite Hercule being a pathetic character compared to Z fighters, they guy was strong enough to pull trucks and break big rocks over his head.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Fred Rijos “She wasn’t even stronger than Bulma” Are you saying that Bulma can take on (pre-Majin) Spopovich?

[@luncius_]

Ive been watching dbz for about 10 years and I cant see myself stopping now considering I'm probably more into it now than i was in middle school

[@drezirale]

Wow, I can't believe we were your first convention ever. I saw you that year and love it every time you guys come out here.

[@divijkhaitan1619]

Wait TFS went down? Damn I'm uncultured

[@MasakoX]

Yep. Twice. First in 2009 and then again in 2016.

[@divijkhaitan1619]

@@MasakoX wow im sorry to hear that. Although what's important is that you guys made it through those presumably dark times and have reached where you stand today.

[@HyuugaCharlie]

@@MasakoX how did you manage to get it back given your situation back in 2009 without the help and support you now have?

[@brotherhoodpaladin2403]

Well i was there for 2016 but not 2009

[@BardockSkywalker]

@@MasakoX Fock Copyright, Right?

[@yves_santa7]

I like that you can just turn on the camera and talk about your past its it's a nice change compared to all the things on youtube now

[@Rolithius]

THE ALMOST DIDNT LOAD ON MY SCREEN.

[@EdmacZ]

It will take something really stupid for me to quit the series. But the Vic situation really soured me on the dub and the dub cast, and Funimation in general. I officially gained respect for DBZA because of that.

[@maverick5169]

I remember quitting for a year because many people shoved in my head the notion of "Dragon Ball is for children" Then a friend convinced me to watch a dbz movie, the Origins of Goku, and I was into the brand again.

[@interhistoria5632]

I really do appreciate all the videos and work you do! Remember that we not only watch for your content, but your general personality as well! I don't want you getting burned out one day because you might wake up one sour morning and think we only care for TFS Goku or Dragon Ball. You're a really great guy, and don't be afraid to review other series and franchises as well! Whatever you choose to do, I know I'll be happy watching and as one of many fans, ever thankful and grateful!

[@ryantillett]

Ah the three power houses of my childhood sailor moon, dragon ball z and Pokémon

[@kakarotyung7056]

Fighting evil by moonlight

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I never grew up with Sailor Moon. I'm led to believe that my childhood is all the poorer for it.

[@kakarotyung7056]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews you could always go back and watch it theres a new seris too that i havent seen

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

@@kakarotyung7056 I tried that, but the streaming sites l trust the most don't have it.

[@kakarotyung7056]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews just going to have to buy it on dvd and then you have it for life

[@maxmartez7849]

Please read this comment: I know that it is hard sometimes to have that sour relation with Toei and they are the original creators, which we are all very grateful for. However, DBZA was perfect for it's time. I grew up and as I got older life took a tool. Lots of hardship in my life that I will spare the details. Whenever I was down, or still having a hard time today. I always go to DBZA and get laughs that fill my soul with happiness, true genuine laughter. That is hard to come by at times but really you guys nailed it! I am a huge fan of your work here and also DBZA. So even if your relation is sour with Toei, you have gained an undying relationship with us fans. We love your work and it has brought a huge amount of joy in countless peoples lifes. So thank you, and I hope knowing that is enough to always keep you motivated.

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

Remember the time cell broke krillins neck ?

[@KingShado69]

Yeah, good times.

[@JonnieGrooms]

You have no idea how happy I am the DBA exists I’ve watched the entire library of videos a few times, my buddy and I still quote Ghost Nappa to this day. I hope DBA goes into the Buu saga.

[@IanElliottCarter]

I almost quit in the buu saga. Took so long to get to the point.

[@nintendoplayer07]

You may not have had patience when you were younger, but you certainly have humility and passion for what you and TFS does as well as the other voice actors and Toei. Your guys' love of the franchise is honestly what brought me back to what made my childhood so exciting, so thank you so much for that! I'm hoping that if the series I'm creating ever gets even somewhat big, I want it to have a good relationship with the fans since working together to make everyone happy in the end sounds so much better than having any animosity towards such wonderful supporters

[@elemomnialpha]

How long has it been since we got a good *MARKETING* ?

[@vaelararagi496]

I didn't find the show until the Buu Saga was only a few episodes from being done. Never once seen the original Dragon Ball (yet), but I've seen all of Z by this point in my life, and all of Super. Pretty excited to experience the original Dragon Ball for the first time at some point.

[@AnimeRocksMyWorld16]

Please make more! Don’t quit! Love this!

[@explosivelimejuice6111]

10:18 Wait the God-Emperor Toriyama was ignored?!

[@astraldirectrix]

Hollywood greed is a disgusting thing.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@astraldirectrix And it bit them in the rear...again. And judging from Sanic, Hollywood STILL refuses to learn!

[@oneandonlysound99]

or maybe he just forgot to show up to executive produce lol. Though it's pretty much equilevant to what they did to fantastic four recently. The movie was etched on to be done in a oddly quick time, and it was clear they had intentions and the budget was supposed to be far higher. Somehow it kept getting cut, scenes are acted so poorly it yet others seem fine like they weren't allowed a re-take. The film glossed over side events (like the tournament) and well it was a total ash-can copy to keep the rights, a $30 million dollar effort that was supposed to be a $100 million dollar effort. Heck, it's still believed Krillin was in the script and he was cut when the budget was 1st cut (allegedly this happened multiple times).

[@zuhaibhussain5751]

I didn't suffer through fake Namek saga since I only found out about DBZ (mostly Buu saga) after I finished DBZ kai which had no fillers

[@Gypsygeekfreak17]

I will not quit dragon ball but I will criticises it

[@Thefruitspeaks]

MasakoX, Lawrence, you are awesome. I had very little knowledge of the show, outside of what I watched while babysitting my neighbor's sons in the 90s. I never gave it much thought, until I met my husband, and he gave me his prized DBZ shirt to sleep in, while we were dating. Fast forward to 2018, when I discovered TFS, and it sparked a new love for us. We dug up all of the episodes on our external hard drive, and introduced DBZ to our daughters (7 & 13). It's amazing how it just makes them happy. Your videos are conversations my husband and I have. I thought we were strange for delving that deeply into a cartoon, but we love it. Keep up the good work! And best wishes on your upcoming wedding!

[@jackthegreek6092]

The Potafu arc is canon as Goku refrenced it in the Black arc. Unless we're only counting events that happen in both the anime and manga as canon.

[@DarkEclipse23]

America Eagle it would be a mess because the manga blitzes through the entire tournament of power and the other arcs.

[@Ollyjohnson]

I was still at school when Dragon Ball GT Ended in the UK, I never lost the love for Dragon Ball, but there were definitely times it was further from my mind, and OH MY GOD YOU MENTIONED THE CHANGING VOICE CAST! I was beginning to think I imagined it! I actually saw the Big Green dub version of The World's Strongest on TV at one point...I was so confused, and also scared that these might just be the voices now

[@wiibrockster]

I miss Toonami in the UK. It was cancelled in favour of a Toddler TV Block/Channel called "Cartoonito" This very fact bugs me to this very day.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Another example of how clueless the suits in boardrooms are...

[@wiibrockster]

@@dubuyajay9964 100%. I remember seeing my younger brother watch Cartoonito a few years ago and thinking "They cancelled Toonami for this crap?"

[@ricey23]

anyone else come here after the latest vid (to help the algorithm know we suppourt Masako)

[@MarcioLiao]

What made me actually quit Dragonball was Super.

[@ianjohnston3077]

I had never seen anything dragonball related until a friend showed me abridged in 2009 and now I’ve seen every possible piece of DBZ content I can find multiple times. You and TFS being fans made me a fan. So, thank you

[@gaminggod6827]

Masako can you please make a what if they revived the saiyans

[@CatMuto]

Saiyans come to earth. Everyone dies.

[@gaminggod6827]

@@CatMuto pretty sure Goku and Vegeta could beat them

[@tylerlamb9930]

@@CatMuto Also depends when they would revive them. If it's after Cell saga, even piccolo could solo the entire saiyan race at that point even if every revived saiyan got a senkai boost.

[@Klipschrf35]

@@tylerlamb9930 Even namek saga would have that.

[@vfranceschini]

I always enjoy these vids so much, thanks for the content mate! Keep up the good work! Cheers

[@RanCossack]

Dragon Ball Super. It got me to finally give up the series, for just how terribly regressive Goku became as a character. The longer it went on, the dumber he behaved, and the less he seemed to care about risking the lives of everyone around him, in exchange for finding someone he could punch real good. That, and Bulma. I grew to genuinely despise Bulma over the course of the franchise, from the first episode she was introduced in, attempting to gun down Goku because he was upset she ran him over with her car. As time went on, she steadily became more and more of a Mary Sue, with everyone loving her despite her genuinely toxic personality. She manipulates everyone, claims credit for things she didn't come up with, is physically and verbally abusive, and the only time she was ever given comeuppance for her behavior was in Battle of Gods, and we were seemingly supposed to view Beerus as the bad guy for smacking her across the yard after she went after him in a drunken, petulant fit, when honestly I feel like he should of just erased her, considering he has done so for entire PLANETS for less. I still appreciate Dragon Ball from afar, but I've lost my ability to fully embrace it over the years, after so many bad decisions from a story telling standpoint, and how certain characters were wasted or turned into jokes. (Videl, completely squandered. Chichi, nothing but an abusive one-note stereotypical joke.) But that doesn't mean I'd ever tell anyone not to enjoy the series, because it still has plenty of great stuff in it, even if it's no longer my cup of tea, so to speak.

[@momowoods2859]

About the Broly movie? [Just curiosity.]

[@RanCossack]

@@momowoods2859 I haven't seen it yet, but me and the wife hope to at some point. We just haven't had the time / money to see it in theaters, so we're pretty much having to wait for a legal online option.

[@momowoods2859]

@@RanCossack I know a website that you can watch for free...if you like or curious.

[@RanCossack]

@@momowoods2859 I'm guessing it's not a fully legal site, and it's likely in Japanese. I stick purely to the dub, personally. Not a fan of the Japanese voices for the vast majority of the cast. (Goku's family especially.)

[@5stargrim]

Man, this is a bit off topic, but I am so glad we have the internet and guys like you nowadays masako. I don't think I could have been a fan in your era. It really makes me appreciate the small things like knowing air schedules and episode counts, discussions and theories. I could have been alive at any time, but I get to be alive in a time when Goku and masako are just one click or tap away. Lucky us!

[@makotoamamiya2442]

I love dragon ball but for me it's the fandom(especially the current modern fandom) hat has made me drift from the series

[@RedGhost2BlueToast]

I agree, I still like the Dragonball series, but its fans are just bad.

[@dubuyajay9964]

I still think the way the VA's treat each other is worse...

[@banrajanand7983]

hahahhahha... try being a fan of undertale... good game but literly mention it and you will get a 1000 comments about your fandom

[@CyanicCore]

Didn't expect you to question it so early, but also glad you stayed! It's been.. a trip.

[@calebtynes9033]

Hey Masakox have you ever thought making your stories into fanfiction or wattpad

[@Krokodilius]

LOL i can agree with the episode re-run thing...so many shows did that. i always figured they didn't have new episodes so you gotta watch the whole damn thing again. Beast Wars did that a lot.

[@ellezim8136]

You're a better goku than schemmel

[@raptorwolfgaming4960]

The Mighty Q he's funnier but Schemmel is more serious (in dbz)

[@ChaplinCityLights31]

Almost

[@raptorwolfgaming4960]

Alex Gray what

[@killerKedge]

Hostally I prefer him over schemmel as well

[@raptorwolfgaming4960]

killerhedgehog you spelled honestly wrong

[@vampricyoda]

To be fair, the fact that Team 4 Star is still allowed to exist by Toei at ALL is a partnership. They're within their legal rights to take you down because of the money made off of Team 4 Star merch.

[@Spiral927]

Yeah, it sucked whenever TFS went down. You guys behind DBZA tinkered with the story so it made more sense but really funny personalities that just, for the most part, have funny interactions. Have to admit your Goku is better by the way but the muffin thing was when Namek blew up... XD I can't make sense of that but still love it. Awesome performances by you guys and the cast. DBZA feels like it just delivers more than the original. I still like it but the fact that you guys can make it work so well and piece it even better together than the actual writer/writers of the DBZ series.

[@fragtimusmagnus3826]

Masako: bt2 is my favorite Me: I see your a man of culture as well

[@MckaysProductions]

When Goku went to train Uub, saying he'd come visit his family but then GT was like naaah he didn't bother.

[@origialtych]

and that is why GT is Retcon'd

[@MckaysProductions]

@@origialtych But it's still the ending of dragonball z and sadly it would be very like goku to forget to come home and get caught up training. So it sort of soured his character for me for a long time until the internet became common and i learnt goku was actually always like that and was changed to be more heroic for the dub.

[@hubertblack1485]

Things that nearly made me quit were my favorite characters (i.e. Piccolo, Tien, 18, Videl, even Gohan to an extent) being relegated to the background for a LONG time. And them essentially ignoring my favorite villain of the series, Cell, to push Frieza and Buu into orbit.

[@renatoporfirio3309]

Can not agree more my dude.

[@DowningJ82]

My rage quit level was tested with the weakness of Gohan at the start of the Buu Saga, then when he was trounced by Buutenks.

[@Ahturos]

Really great hearing this from you how it was when you started with DBZA. Me and my friend are still working on Season 1 of dubbing it into Swedish. It is not our biggest priority so we make maybe 1 episode a year. But we still had trouble from TOEI who blocked some of the episodes and we are trying to fight for them but unsure how. So we are going googledrive for now. Hopefully we will ge to finish season 1 and make the Christmast Tree of might and the Bardock special.

[@GalacticYeeter]

anyone remember that god awful oceandub? unfortunately i am cursed to remember it everytime i even look at dbz thanks to toonami.

[@morbid333]

Scott McNeil>Chris Sabat

[@GalacticYeeter]

@@duncanohoge it was probably the saban one. funimation wasnt even a thing when dbz originally aired on cnn/toonami back in the day.

[@alexanderwolf1984]

I remember back in my young anime watching days, when the only way to watch certain animes was to get a copy of a fan sub sent to you on VHS, unless you actually knew Japanese. I remember later getting the Right Stuf catalog (in its early days when they had the thick catalogs that were done on a black and white news print, which me and my sis used to color in with color pencil), when that catalog came in it was the peek of our week and we would do as much research as we could before we would order the anime. Also Nadesico was amazing, another great space anime was The Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

[@enclave315]

8:33 finally someone remembers/talks about Naruto abridged

[@michaeleverett1376]

The ninja franchise is overrated and should be forgotten.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I've only seen dbza's parody of it

[@mistydraws2573]

I just started to get into the fandom its started to get a huge place in my heart. What hurts dragon Ball was something as a kid I would stay away from as of it was a sickness.....but I was playing jump force and always seen dragon Ball everywhere it made me dip into watching it I am now have part of the DVD set of dragon Ball z and been watching it for 3 months or more now I now own two poster and two four star dragon balls.....it's somewhat scary how something you hated the idea of as a kid "all they do is scream and fight" has become something that gave me a push to do better with myself. It helped me with my depression and anxiety alot I wish I would of started watching it a long time ago.....I thank jump force it may be somewhat bad but it's what gave me the push to watch it.. You can say dragon Ball was that thing that was always there but I hid from it...now I understand the fandom fully and the love they have for it

[@ouroborosi]

the Buu saga made me stop being a fan for a while, it was just being to long. While i am enjoying Dragon Bal multiverse I refuse to see DB Super (remove the super sayian Rainbow god nonsense and i might)

[@mega-ducky]

Team 4 star should do a bad lip reading style of a abridged DBE, loves the video Masako! Keep up the hard work and great content!

[@jk_1o169]

B..But Masako! Ok I don't have anything this time

[@Astralopithicus]

BUT MASAKO,ALL THE BUT MASAKO JOKES MAKE NO SENCE TO WHAT THE PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT AND ABOUT TO TYPE,10 points for you

[@Rogar555]

When the channel went down, I was so damn pissed it happened and it also kinda made me appreciate content nowadays since stuff like this happens way more now then back then. Yeah, it's a climb and still is to this day but at the end, i'm still a Dragon Ball fan.

[@Curly-Fries-vf7mw]

Bt2 is my fav dbz game as well Out of the tenkaichis

[@EndanDrachon]

I watched up through the Cell saga as a kid. That's it. I'm just subscribed because even without a true DB fan's knowledge, your "What Ifs" are still terribly fascinating.

[@RedFoxReviewer]

In my life there have been exactly 3 times that I've almost quit Dragon ball. 3. The ending of Dragon ball Z. Like most kids I watched Dragon Ball Z every chance I got through Toonami and even as a kid the last episode was a giant disappointment. Goku is finally reunited with his family and we even got to see him interact with his granddaughter Pan for the five minutes that it lasted and it all ends with him going off to do more training and leaving his family behind again. Needless to say I hated it. Ironically enough it was actually GT that saved the series for me. Unlike most fans I do not hate GT and granted it's not as good as Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z, but it's ending was a hell of a lot better than Z could ever hope to be. 2. The lack of Dragon Ball in the late 2000s. After the end of Dragon Ball GT I had been hearing rumors and speculation that there was going to be another series called Dragon Ball AF. I was excited and I was eagerly waiting for it to come to our shores in the following years. The release of Dragon Ball Evolution, the loss of Toonami, and Dragon Ball Z Kai did not help matters. No don't get me wrong I don't hate Dragon Ball Z Kai but I thought it was going to be another series instead of a HD remaster. Not helping matters was the fact that they only covered up to the cell Saga and some of the new voice actors just couldn't replace the roles of the original cast for me. At the time the only thing that kept the franchise alive was the video games. I have read the Dragon Ball AF fan manga and that feels like the progression that we should have gotten with a new Dragon Ball anime. 1. The Dragon Ball super anime. Like most fans as soon as I heard that there was going to be another Dragonball anime I was hyped, however the execution was disappointing to put it mildly. I watched the episodes as they came out in Japan and after making it to the end of the Future Trunks Arc I gave up on the series completely. The new characters annoyed me more than anything and I absolutely hate the designs of the new transformations. Super Saiyan God just looks like Kaioken 2.0, Super Saiyan blue just makes me think of Sonic the Hedgehog and Ultra instinct looks interesting but not as good as Super Saiyan 4. I fully understand the in Universe reason for the Transformations but looking at them just makes me think of previous Transformations with a new coat of paint. It makes me think that they had too much over stock of Base Goku and Super Saiyan Goku action figures so they just slapped on a new coat of paint and marketed them as three brand-new transformations. They feel like a regression and as such I will pick Super Saiyan 4 over these new Transformations any day of the week. The only thing that still keeps me interested in the series is the Broly movie and the Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime. The Dragon Ball super manga is a better continuation of the story. The video games still keep the series alive for me and I'm hoping for a GT reboot in the future that brings back Super Saiyan 4 but only time will tell.

[@tonyxenos]

I remember watching some episodes of DBZ in the early 2000s, though not very many. It was several years until I really got back into the series, and mainly due to DBZ Kai. Retroactively, I'm glad I didn't watch GT or Evolution when it was new (or at all, for that matter) because I don't think I'd be as invested in the series as I am, especially after discovering DBZA, this channel, and becoming one of the Executive Producers for R&R

[@dannydumlet]

Ah Nadesco....just gotta say Ryoko is the best character do not @ me

[@chrisgonz19]

FACTS

[@CaptFalcon725]

I have engaged and collaborated faculty, church pastors, summer students, directors, vice presidents, and all the like...and yet, when I met YOU (KamehaCon I)...I was scared to talk to you. THAT is how big Dragon Ball is to me. And how much joy Team Four Star has brought to me. Thank you and the crew. (On-topic): There was probably only one instance of me urging me to quit Dragon Ball altogether and that was the lull between Alternate Reality DBZ (by Gozar) and me discovering DBZ Abridged. It kind of faded away and there was no new Dragon Ball content and I stopped enjoying writing my fan fiction. DBZA got me back into writing and I was looking at some of my work as recently as last night.

[@zenbrown9715]

The fan service almost made me quit

[@Biigoz]

I got hyped when you said you loved Nadesico! One of the greatest animes I've ever watched!

[@VexenDmitri]

Dragon Ball GT almost made me wanna quit in its first arc.

[@brentbrowning5031]

Vexen Dmitri GT did make me quit the first arc that was soooooo boring

[@VashXTrigun]

I might pick-up the Martian Successor Nadesico series, seems like a fun watch. Thanks for the tip Masako.