The Impact of Dragon Ball Z: The Series that Changed Everything

This videos been a long time coming, Dragon Ball Z is one of my all time favorite shows, and with the recent release of Dragon Ball Fighter Z, I thought it was about time we talk about why that is.
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Genius of Dragon Ball Video:
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Sources:
Shonen Jump interview:
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Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary
“Super History Book” (21 January 2016)
Interview with Wired
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Early Dragon Ball:
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Song List:
Help - Bignic
Children - Robert Miles
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Fortress of Lies - Nier Automata OST
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Paul Ending - Tekken 4
Sanctuary - Infinity Shred

[@patkundesu]

And now its Father is gone. RIP Legend Akira Toriyama 🫡

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

Somebody needs to go get the dragon balls and bring him back! ( I'd rather laugh than cry)

[@Khann_2102]

He influenced me to become an artist, i hope i can be like him someday

[@LordMalice6d9]

​@@Khann_2102It is always the best people in this world whom leave it far too soon.

[@patkundesu]

@@Khann_2102 I wish your journey well. Keep doing what you love, and eventually, you'll end up like him.

[@dieterdelange9488]

Even I, a non-fan of DBZ, fully acknowledge that it has had a permanent impact on global culture. Its place in the history of manga cannot be ignored. Toriyama-san took inspiration from Chinese mythology and martial art films and created something unique, whereas so many other Jump manga come across as unoriginal (some even ripped off DBZ).

[@SydAliHsn]

if someone watched it as a kid and never tried to turn super saiyan or tried to fly, i dont think you ever watched it...

[@vladace7524]

I triet to go super saiyan

[@thedoctor1263]

Tried I did go super saiyan

[@akashwalavalkar7313]

i watched it late at night when i was like 4. I dont think i understood what was going on, but i liked watching it and i dont think i tried to go super saiyan

[@MohiyuddinShaikh]

As a kid? I try to generate a kamehameha wave even today. I am 23 ._. You never know. Might work someday ._.

[@that_one_dude496]

@@MohiyuddinShaikh exactly sometimes I randomly put my hands together like a kamehameha then just realize what im doing afterward XD

[@lekanosagie]

RIP Toriyama. Vegeta and Trunks are some of my favorite characters. You’ll never be forgotten 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@georgeaslanidis4789]

Mine too. I never could really relate to Goku, but could with Vegeta.

[@LordMalice6d9]

I think I loved Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, Freeza and Buu the most.

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed😊

[@tylerlabus360]

“Like every character in Dragon Ball, death would only prove to be temporary” -Super Eyepatch Wolf. We all will miss Akira Toriyama, but at the same time, I feel that we will never truly be without him. Thank you Akira, and thank you John. You both have positively impacted my life in multiple ways.

[@tishainess9339]

💖💖💖💖

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊😊😊

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

that moment when Goku turned Super Saiyan, everyone at my school was talking about it the next day, still the best moment in DBZ.

[@ozzyhaye]

Gohan's SSJ2 transformation rivals it tho

[@redacted-19]

@@ozzyhaye yeh but back then we knew about a power beyond ssj just not what it was. While for goku,we didn't even know what ssj was until he transformed

[@mookiestewart3776]

@@redacted-19 exactly , gokus transformation >gohans and it’s not close . The cell saga in general is overrated

[@supervegito2277]

We didnt get much of the anime here in Denmark (Raditz->Frieza) but we did get that. Hell you can even find the danish clip on youtube plus some more.

[@ItsNikolai]

For us 90s kids, Lunchroom conversations were DragonBall and WWF/WCW drama

[@MrVonSchiller]

I watched DBZ as a child and my parents were going through a divorce during that time. DBZ at 7 o'clock was a safe haven for me

[@alium3672]

Did you also watched it in germany? I watched it on rtl2 at 7pm too, best time of the childhood.

[@clintstewart5545]

@@alium3672 in Portugal dragon ball was straight way by the mornings

[@clintstewart5545]

@Danish Anime Ya what a frustrate idiot you are

[@tonyli3389]

@Danish Anime Ya fuck you

[@juliencero]

Toriyama passed away so I rewatched this. This video essay is the best tribute I can think of. « Dragon Ball Z wasn’t a story about getting what you want, it was one about surpassing who you are. » 🙏

[@Nomadestra]

Toriyama explained how he went about writing villain transformations vs. hero transformations. He said that the villains gain power due to a selfish desire for it, whereas why the heroes power will always win is because true power comes from a NEED that has to met in response to evil. Goku didn't want to unlock super saiyan, he had to. Love Toroyama san. Rest easy.

[@Crazelord91]

I used to work at a gym and almost all the competing body builders were huge DBZ fans and would wear DBZ workout shirts. They basically started as shy nerdy kids watching the show, which motivated them into working hard and getting jacked.

[@ogolow570]

Basically described me during my teens lol

[@janlydiaz8983]

They must've done some intense 100g training with weighted clothes

[@ninjasaiyan1237]

Janly Diaz lol 😂

[@thatguy3718]

I Always wear dragonball Z shirts for working out you'd be surprised at how many people complement you or go full nostalgia mode

[@MellonVegan]

I'm a powerlifter and the same thing goes for every single one of us between the ages of 20 and 35 or so. The males anyways.

[@madphantom92]

In Mexico DBZ is the most famous anime show like you cant imagine the hype it creates.

[@VolatileViolet]

Esto es el fin, Grande Padre.

[@miguelmejia4656]

@Carlos Santana I hope you're fucking joking..

[@adityahegde4560]

I envy y'all

[@legendarykitsune6234]

@@miguelmejia4656 Hint: Hes not

[@TheMegawingzero]

@@miguelmejia4656 Mexico is the only place outside of Japan that has an official dragon Ball store.

[@TheDevilRunner7]

Im crying again. Ive cried a few times since last night when i saw the news of Toriyama's passing. The impact that dragon ball has had on my life is beyond profound. It's like ive lost a friend or a family member that ive never met. And yet i am stricken with grief. May Akira Toriyama rest in peace, and as Oda has already stated, I hope the afterlife is just as peaceful as he envisioned it to be.

[@retroryu]

Nothing has ever had the impact on my life that Dragon Ball Z has. At 41 years old, it's still one of my favourite things in this world.

[@nickquinn6559]

43 and the same

[@jimmyneutron3282]

"hero's can die" Proceeds to show Yamcha getting killed 3 times

[@kalakritistudios]

Zachary Neal bwahaha

[@moonsalibi]

F in the chat for the homie Yamcha, got justice in FighterZ tho.

[@m_ali_0450]

F

[@craigpeoples9883]

More like hero's can't stay dead

[@Menaceblue3]

@@craigpeoples9883 Implying Yamcha is considered a hero when everyone else can destroy a planet with a flick of the wrist

[@spunkflunk]

I remember the episode where goku is just freshly turned super saiyan just came on and 1 minute In the episode my parents shut off the TV and said, we are going out for dinner. They didn't get it 😔

[@calebherrera7517]

Dang

[@dad5draco]

F

[@jantheking7028]

I wasn't even born when get Goku went super saiyan, so the closest experience I have to that is watching him go Ultra Instinct and seeing the interet break over the ultra instinct. If Ultra Instinct broke the internet, I can't even imagine how Super Saiyan 1 or Super Saiyan 2 would've broken the internet given how much hype their transformations had.

[@munchiemac2895]

Damn bro I'm sorry to here that

[@cjpayne2385]

F my life

[@RJS2003]

I just had to come back and watch this video again. I found it... tonally appropriate. Thank you, Akira Toriyama. For teaching us, all of us, to go even further beyond. 🐉

[@thyageshnathan598]

RIP legend ….. here to mourn and send you off with the most beautiful video ever made on dbz…

[@Mr.Takahash1]

Thank you Akira Toriyama, you made my childhood awesome.

[@memby93x]

It still blows my mind that I can walk into a Walmart, Target or any other department store in the United States and you will still find DBZ merchandise, particularly t-shirts and hats, on display. The series ended its original run 17 years ago in the US! The cultural impact of DBZ can't be understated and if you're a millennial male, chances are you're a fan.

[@debaser38]

Agreed. As a 36 year old guy I can tell you half the guys in my grade 10 class in 99/2000 talked about this show. Especially the first time Goku goes super Saiyan. When that finally made Canadian syndication, it was transcendent.

[@napasensei133]

Sadly same cannot be said for my country Canada well yes it did air on tv people that I talked to who live here barely know the show at all sometimes they know a bit about it and that would be it

[@LotteLattes]

Even as a female you can still see how good dragonball is. Hell my 3 female cousin's are huge fans of dragonball still. This show has impact like no other in the rest of the world.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Dbz has a special place in my heart but I'll never be able to rewatch it again haha.

[@kaelly6642]

Don't forget the females fans too, lol

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

I'm not just saying this now that Akira has passed, but DBZ will forever the most iconic anime of all time. It's the GOAT in my opinion.

[@andrew-rn9ui]

Definitely not rhe best writing, like in no way is it a lord of the rings, but in terms of influence it damn well is up there and will be remembered 1000s of years from now if we don't blow ourselves uo

[@HectorRios91]

Back to this video after hearing about Toriyama😭😭

[@freeross371]

A key theme in Dragonball and Dragonball Z is training. That taught me as a child that you can get good at anything if you put hard work and time into it. I was especially inspired by Vegetas training, he trained the hardest.

[@2miligrams]

vegeta had a tantrum in space to unlock goku's form which was obtained by his friends dying.

[@mr.preston1632]

@@2miligrams A little bit of an oversimplification, Vegeta poured all he could, he survived and got humiliated by a low class saiyan, and to put insult to death, that same saiyan became the first super saiyan in a thousand years, he was fueled by two things only, to surpass Kakarot, and honor his status by becoming SSJ, and his fight with A18 builds on that

[@impacc4182]

@@2miligrams what a slow goblin you are lol

[@mookiestewart3776]

@@mr.preston1632 he got junipers bybgoku because vegeta was an egotistical genocidal maniac lol he DESERVED TO GET HUMILIATED!! That shouldn’t be a point of sympathy you hold towards him lmao. You vegeta freaks are delusional

[@birdy369]

This series singlehandedly drove me to be the top of my class in my dojang & earn my black belt by 13 - I'd rush home from school and I'd have my VHS set and ready for me to hit record for when I'd have to leave for TaeKwonDo; dbz happened to come on the MINUTE I'd have to be leaving. So I'd watch everything else on toonami up until that moment, hit record, and try not to lag behind trying to catch what was gonna happen on that days episode or else I'd be late lol. And I'd go give it probably more effort than what could possibly expected from a kid training in any martial art, because in my mind I knew goku and friends were battling it out at the same time on my TV, with my favorite characters probably DYING, so if I didn't give it my absolute ALL, I couldn't possibly consider myself in their league - which, is where all us kid fans desperately wanted to be.

[@neomalaka5700]

After Vegeta got crushed by Frieza and he dropped a whole speech on how Frieza was the one responsible for turning him into a monster he is.... Man, that scene hit me hard! That's what made The Prince my dude

[@crodojoe]

yea it made me feel sorry for vegeta and it made me actually like the character because it explains why he does these things and makes him feel more like a person rather than a classic villain.

[@YOGITHABEARv2]

I broke into tears on that scene. I enjoyed Vegeta's character development so much during the planet Namek series. Then listening to his speech about his life but then passing got me so pissed that I wanted to murder Friezia. For some reason I forgot about the Dragon Balls.🤦‍♂️

[@omr4745]

As a kid I used to despise the Frieza arc when it used to come on the one hour Toonami show every weekend on cartoon network. It always rebooted mid way Frieza arc for few years till it got canceled. I only got to see Goku turn SS after I remembered Dbz during highschool when youtube was new.

[@captainblood9616]

And the scene where he finally accepted he would never beat Goku and sacrificed himself to destroy Buu... That resonated so so much.

[@angelariel2360]

Did he say that in the original Japanese Dub?

[@WalterJHuaman]

RIP to the Titan, Akira Toriyama you changed my life

[@itzzak7]

"Tackle life with as much energy as Goku! I'll try to do the same!!" - Akira Toriyama

[@deiondreperkins6611]

I love Dragonball Z. 😊 I'm 28 years old and I still watch it. I don't care what anyone says or thinks about me watching it.

[@Jp-do9ny]

24 been watching for 20 years straight

[@bobafatt2155]

I’m 45 & still watch it

[@swinuyasha]

30 here. This show cha ged the direction of my life.

[@turkishwhiteout]

J p damm right buddy boy

[@rai_varun]

Real men watch dragon Ball...

[@Fooacta]

That closing bit with Vegeta damn near had me, a grown-ass man who's been watching Dragon ball for the last 20 years, in tears.

[@makewarnotlove9356]

lol same, that was some real-life relatable shit, deep stuff.

[@megamage911]

Same my dude, same,

[@gazeddreamer3501]

I knew Vegeta grew over the show, but this analysis took it to another level.

[@andremiyake]

RIP Toriyama 😭 thanks for changing the art animation for the entire world

[@Quicksilver12345]

Watching the blood, the gore and the violence as a kid was shocking as well as a revelation. DBZ was the first children's show that portrayed all this. Thank you DBZ for making my childhood memorable

[@hjames78]

Not for me!!! The first anime I watched was fist of the north star then Akira so by the time I saw DragonBall z like in 1993ish I loved it but the violence was tame compared to other anime of that time.

[@Quicksilver12345]

​@@hjames78whichever anime u watched first must have been a revelation to u. For me, it was DBZ

[@hjames78]

@@Quicksilver12345 yes fist of the north star was. I was around 12 and never seen violence in a cartoon like that lol plus it was very entertainment. By the time I discovered Dragon ball z I was wel into anime which we called japanimation back then

[@Quicksilver12345]

@@hjames78 yup , those were the days

[@Young-dy2zc]

AHHH AMVs playing to LINKIN PARK........ that’s true nostalgia

[@MBEG89]

Yup, something only people from that time will remember.

[@joshleenall]

*raises hand* Couldn't get enough of the In The End AMV focused on Vegeta.

[@sourisvs8608]

OMG...you pulled a lot of tears rn..

[@Ashish-xm9ol]

VALLY OF THE END IN THE END or MAJIN VEGETA VS GOKU IN THE END

[@xclusivegamer3165]

Oh I remember those days 😁😁😁

[@gta4life112]

Damn the last section about Vegeta and the show as a whole choked me up a little. God I love Dragon Ball

[@applebee6455]

Dragon Ball Z was MY Star Wars. I don't care what you say.

[@thyageshnathan598]

Amen Brother .... I choked up too

[@johnhurley8918]

John Z That's why he's my favorite character in the entire series.

[@jakeburke7651]

Have y'all seen super?

[@communityEsc]

Did ya'll see the DBS episode this week for Vegeta. Damn.

[@surfmorworkless]

This documentary does a good job at summarizing what Toriyama means to so many people from the Toonami generation. Thank you for everything Mr. Toriyama. Akira Toriyama, April 5, 1955 - March 1, 2024

[@AikuraShardless]

This hits differently today. Thank you for everything Toriyama.

[@IntrestingThings1]

This man's uploads are so high level , you can really hear the passion he has for the genre.

[@cvox607]

he's always about quality over quantity something many anitubers need to learn from him

[@inhsonlamvu5252]

High level? You mean... *IT'S OVER 9000!*

[@rezoannur2333]

the only criticism he gets is that some of his videos can be nonfactual

[@yisus6552]

*HIS POWER LEVEL IS RISING!*

[@TMitch3105]

Rezoan Nur What do you mean?

[@Arcideeznuts]

Dbz was and still is my life even at 33

[@zyiahamza4154]

I'm 35 I feel you cuzzz

[@morningstar577]

I'm a late bloomer....I started watching Dragon Ball/Z/Super at 28....I'm 30 now lol but now its life!

[@im2alias202]

A Cruz Kill I’m 28 and still the biggest dbz fan

[@damnduh1227]

26 man We’r all getting old 😂 DBZ for life!

[@Spicyywafflezz]

33 year old checking in! Naked my Daughter Videl, I have a son now but wife forbade me from naming him Vegeta lolz

[@Mapl3_Syrupp]

Came to find this to appreciate Akira Toriyamas work

[@melovech6675]

Had to come rewatch this video after Toriyama's passing, rest in peace King.

[@sreekargunda3915]

Even people who don’t have any clue about the anime industry know about Goku and Dragon Ball. It is so popular that the mascot for the Olympics was Goku, someone EVERYONE recognises.

[@sbevexlr848]

Which olympics???

[@unu_unu10]

@@sbevexlr848 The 2020 Summer Olympics. Plus, however, I have no clue on how to answer to your question properly because if you search for this information on the Internet and you look it up, then, there, different sources tell you that 9 anime characters will also be representing The 2020 Summer Olympics along the Official Mascot - Miraitowa. It's also stated that Son Goku will serve as a 'Cultural Ambassador'.

[@sbevexlr848]

@@unu_unu10 oh wow that's awsome!!

[@jimred5557]

I don't understand why it is so much underrated... like those Disney and pixar animations are still too popular compared to dbz

[@ssgssbeet4133]

@@jimred5557 dragon ball is bigger than disney worldwide

[@RebelTaxi]

I'm mad because this is a lot of exactly what I'd say if I made a video on DBZ. It was on a whole grander scale compared to every other American cartoon. You nailed it.

[@theluigifan1]

Oh hey, it’s Pan. How’s it goin’, goth girl connoisseur?

[@MagicRatty]

RebelTaxi Pan ive watched you for years yet you have yet to make a review on dbz I'm pretty sure your channel will blow up if you did do mainstream animes or cartoons

[@infernape494]

No video compares

[@rattis]

Do a video of DBZ anyway! Your's would probably have a lot more lewd comments about 18, so it wouldn't be identical to this one. :)

[@onepunchboyprime6139]

You should probably still do it anyway. You're your own guy with your own video-making style and personality, even if you do end up saying some of the same stuff you're still getting a good message across and bringing these thoughts to members of your fanbase who may never see this.

[@OlimaOmega]

Thank you for this ….. this is my whole life in a video. Well done mate

[@occidentalunrest8928]

Yooo! My wife loves your content. Keep it up bro. Glad to see you're a DBZ fan like the rest of us 💪

[@orangeslash1667]

@@occidentalunrest8928 Akira Toriyama is Dead😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.

[@carlitobecool]

Stopping in to say goodbye to Toriyama and shed some tears today

[@taikarhan5617]

Finally someone who understands and can outright explain why Vegeta is so cool.

[@Shvabicu]

No wonder Vegeta is a fan favourite character by a massive margin

[@najeraedgar7060]

I never understood why he was so complex and why he always remains, to this day, Goku’s perfect foil. This guy made Vegeta justice.

[@ethanspicer3471]

@@najeraedgar7060 goku never changed so vegeta as a character will always just be a better watch

[@nivnavion]

@@ethanspicer3471 He did in OG DB. One of the best moments in the series is Android 8 and Goku's communication, Goku's rage and mentality of avenging someone who had been killed by committing murder - a time before Goku spared enemies - and #8 explains gently that Goku is just as bad as the killer if he were to reciprocate. Original Dragon Ball is underrated.

[@798jeremy]

​@@nivnavion I think it's just the fact Goku gained wisdom after growing up, which makes sense, and even more after training with Kami, so training by Earth's god or Earth's guardian himself, which happened in the same time in the series, which makes even more sense, actually...unfortunately DB Super seems to have totally forgotten this wisdom Goku was supposed to have after all that, which makes absolutely no sense, obviously.

[@shards-of-glass-man]

_"It only feels right to end this video with the part of Dragon Ball Z that stayed with me the longest, and the character that affected me the most"_ *Vegeta appears* *my heart relocates to the throat and I'm promptly flooded with memory of crying my eyes out after that one episode of Majin Buu Saga*

[@SSJ1Igor]

Same but that episode in Frieza saga where he spills his heart out to Goku

[@shards-of-glass-man]

That one simply made me feel broken and sad like shit. Goku going Super Saiyan and beating Frieza was supposed to be something grand and victorious, but all I can think about now past the revelations is "unfair, unfair, unfair". Majin Buu episode launched the waterworks.

[@HolyAvgr]

Vegeta was the original lame edgelord that will forever be remembered as an absolute loser and whose biggest sin was to serve as a template for even shittier designs, such as Sasuke.

[@judgemasterneimaz8260]

Alitoh edge lord? More like a prideful spitfuck like gilgamesh from fate. Sasuke's edginess is on whole other level compared to anything vageta has ever dished out.

[@The_GhostWind]

Hail to the new king

[@lewweegee4233]

Came back to this video after hearing Toriyama passed away... Rest in peace he made my childhood...

[@TheBlackRam666]

There will never be enough Vegeta crying in the rain to express our collective sorrow in Toriyama's passing 😭

[@rafaynoman1180]

"Broly can kick anyone's ass in super". Well that sorta kinda happened in the new movie.

[@imarock.7662]

True. Lol

[@baronvondmac6681]

Fusion beings don’t count. A single name doesn’t remove the fact that it 2 ppl in one

[@bandabanana4939]

Gogeta Blue beats broly And broly can't even touch him (Omen is alot stronger than that) Even Goku SSJB kaiokenX20 maybe as strong as that...

[@bandabanana4939]

@@baronvondmac6681 Goku SSJB kaiokenX20 and Vegeta SSJBE Goku UI (Omen) and Goku MUI and Jiren also don't forget beerus who is at least Goku UI (Omen) Level...

[@baronvondmac6681]

Bandabanana he did connect hits and Gogeta gets a gnarly guy shot and it’s Broly attack that breaks them out of the fragmented reality. Fused characters wouldn’t count though as it’s 2 to equal 1. I’m confident that Broly could stomp Jiren. Pay attention to the thread next time. Peace and greased hair

[@veiregor]

Never remove this video from the internet. When I have kids I'm gonna need them to watch this

[@jessechatmanchatman1646]

Veiregor O' Real oh god,you'll give your children a good childhood,butbdont make them full blown nerds,they'll commit auicide be for they can even finish all the series except GT

[@spineshivers]

You do realize you can just download it and save it somewhere, right? Though I think it would be nice to first get the approval from the author.

[@yahuitz6474]

Jesse Chatman Chatman you realize “nerds” drive innovation

[@DammnDeejay]

Veiregor O' Real i second that

[@redsnorlax1945]

Like times 1000 !!!

[@Davidcollecting]

Wow man, the last 5 minutes of the video gave me constant goosebumps You were able to explain exactly how we the early 90s children feel about what this series meant to us Thank you for that

[@lekanosagie]

Honestly, the last 5 minutes hits so hard.

[@scooter_b123]

Indeed. He nailed it. It was indeed like nothing else on TV at that time. Made me want to better myself in every way. Truly inspiring Anime.

[@jakerutherford3380]

Me too

[@orangeslash1667]

@@jakerutherford3380 Akira Toriyama is Dead😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.

[@jakerutherford3380]

Damn...

[@Twan_01]

I’m devastated about our loss. His death was a massive tragedy and a great loss of humanity. 😔 I’m shedding tears none stop. Why I feel this feeling?

[@guyWSonicpicture]

Adult wolf: "dragon Ball z have this amazing style and the villains have this power and those metaphors and amazing development of characters" Child wolf: "HOLY SHIT GOKU JUST DESTROYED FREEZA, MOOOM! LOOK AT THIS!!!! HE JUST USED THE KAMEHAMEHA WAVE AND KILLED THE VILLAINS OH MAN ITS SO COOOOOOOOL!!!!"

[@HorsesArePeople2]

"It felt like a show you shouldn't be watching" This is why all my friends would come to my place after school. None of our parents would let us watch it, but I had a couple hours all to myself before my parents got home from work.

[@meowth8050]

u absolute legend mate

[@horseenthusiast1250]

Lmao nice! I'm sure your friends appreciated you so much. When I was growing up, I was always that kid who wasn't allowed to watch or read anything cool, and it was so cool when my friends were so enthusiastic for me to experience something awesome that they'd smuggle me into their houses like contraband to watch or read stuff with them.

[@HorsesArePeople2]

@@horseenthusiast1250 For real, these were the best moments of my life. Reminds me of the time where my friends and I stayed up extra late and huddled around my tiny ass TV at minimum volume so we could watch the South Park movie without my parents finding out. We recorded it on VHS and would smuggle it into each other's houses when someone wanted to watch it again

[@kevint7288]

Hail to the King of the Cul-de-sac 🙌

[@Soulaliss]

Sponge bob is a show you shouldn’t be watching but shows like Naruto Dragon Ball and Bleach they should be watched. They actually have teaching moments in them

[@epiclyepicguy]

This hits harder after toriyamas death 😭😭😭 R.I.P to the 🐐

[@alifputrawan9565]

Watching this video feels different now after hearing news about Toriyama Passed away.

[@paulroche7588]

Growing up in the US in the 90’s me and my friends would literally rush home from school and go to my house (which was the first bus stop so it was quicker) just to watch DBZ literally everyday, and it was all that we talked about, when we played outside, we were pretending to be DBZ characters, every birthday and Christmas we all asked for DBZ related things, it’s not unfair to say this show shaped my child hood

[@turtleanton6539]

Nice

[@erennotmyyeager4558]

I wish I was born at that time

[@Tajbor87]

I live in the other side of the world (literally and figuratively too), in Hungary we rushed home from the bus to watch DBZ, had to fight my Grandma to let me eat in front of the TV. And it was the same for everyone. It says a lot that this is a worldwide phenomenon that affected this generation in quite the same way. Not much later 'adults' realized that they shouldn't broadcast this much violence in broad daylight, and Hungary lost Dragon Ball for years as it was literally banned from TV. (Legend says a kid died when trying to fly or summon the magic cloud, and parents nationwide were outraged). I was at University when I finally had access to the whole series on torrent, and could experience the whole of DB and DBZ (and deliberately not GT)

Same but in Argentina, I watched the show with my dad, we still have found memories of the show, now Im introducing it to my nieces. I do wonder from where this footagle is taken, it looks gorgeous and in the original aspect ratio.

[@damianpriest196]

Same here literally lol man dbfz is really legendary

[@MasterREB]

During high school was when this series was first on television for me. We had Jocks we had Juggalos and we had Nerds none of which got along. But when it came to the topic of DragonballZ, the things that we disliked about one another went away. We were all eagerly waiting to talk about the pervious episode. I remember how monumental the episode where Goku turn Super Saiyan for the first time was to my school.

[@dinogt8477]

It was fucking amazing

[@jantheking7028]

@@dinogt8477 SSJ2 was better doofus.

[@moon-knight2125]

@@jantheking7028 ?

[@jantheking7028]

@@moon-knight2125 lol I was trying to bait him into replying to me because I was arguing with him but then he dipped in the middle of our argument. That is the reason I said that.

[@sage5036]

@@jantheking7028 did he delete his comments or something?

[@itpugil]

Had this in my watch later list for a long time, time to watch it now. RIP Akira Toriyama.

[@fungmonger3000]

Rest in peace, Toriyama. Fly high to the Otherworld🕊

[@henrythemuthafuckineighth]

I remember watching a documentary once about how Bruce Lee influenced many different communities from the NFL to MMA to Bodybuilding to Hip Hop culture, and I feel like you could make the same documentary for a show like Dragonball Z. If you asked any UFC fighter, Pro wrestler, NFL player, or NBA player what they’re childhood influences are, I can guarantee 9 out of 10 of them would say Dragonball Z.

[@vergilmontiero2558]

No doubt

[@JamesCollects]

I look forward to having a son, then when the time comes and he is of age, we sit down and watch dragon ball z once he's finished his homework on a daily basis after school

[@twinversbr]

It's fantastic. We finished Z and are now on Dragonball. Will move onto Super after that. My son may be a bigger fan than I now.

[@justinporter7446]

Ha so my 8 year old and I watch almost everyday. I started him at Dragon Ball and we made our way all the way through that, then Z and now we are at the end of the Buu saga. I even had him watch all of the movies with me. Next up Dragon Ball Super

[@DRabbBeats]

That's dope. Sounds like plan to me

[@weknowthetruth6863]

Dont reproduce and show him ocean dub show him OCEAN DUB

[@weknowthetruth6863]

@@justinporter7446 TERRIBLE FATHER. Super is god awful

[@onishogun236]

Thank you, Toriyama sensei. You taught us many important values. Rest in peace.

[@comensee2461]

I remember watching DBZ when it first came out, and it was so awesome. By middle school, we had a whole table of kids that just talked about nothing but DBZ. I'll still be 40 and watching DBZ.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

I know someone didn't see it until they were in their 70's, they'd never even heard about it before until then and they said it was the greatest show they ever seen, became hooked and would got angry at me if I forget to mention to them it was on, they had to see EVERY episode.

[@ninomonkeyd]

Same here 36 and still watching the great invention Dragon Ball Z.

[@lliioonnheart9874]

I love how the creator got it sooo right. He made Goku, so that his ultimate power came from his kind hearted/ protective nature, that struck a cord with all us youngsters. Why DBZ stands test of time is because it made us feel emotions That we never got from any other show! Doesn't matter how much I age, i still feel the same way.

[@haha-lj5sq]

When we’re 90 years old we’ll be saying “damn I relate to Master Roshi now” 😂😂😂

[@righteouskingsiddhartha7751]

Goku is the male power fantasy that we all men secretly have but will never admit Always training to break through your limits, protecting the weak, childish but smart, knows when to get serious, goofy but with a righteous heart Boys are born masculine by nature and when we saw a character that was everything we wanted to be, he inspired a whole generation to become like him While kenshiro is the grandfather, goku's the father of anime. It's not far-fetched to say that goku has succeeded kenshiro and he's pretty much inspired anime in general. Without dragon ball z or goku, there would be no anime. Yeah the Miyazaki films would always be there but without dbz, anime would never be as big as it is today

[@bottlemanepic3781]

​@@haha-lj5sqalot of people already are

[@GhengizKanye]

yu yu hakusho did it for me way harder. it was alot easier to relate to a teenager at the time of toonamis original run. dbz was definitely a much more impactful show overall but watching yusuke lose his shit so often and be a total goofball randomly with legitimate struggles throughout was way more relatable than goku being an unstoppable force with pure righteous virtues. i wish id seen OG dragon ball first because kid goku was much more fleshed out.

[@johnnycaralta]

Mostly true, but DBZ isn't the only one. Yu Yu Hakusho did the same thing. Puu trying to get yusuke water while they're both dying is still the most emotional anime moment I can think of.

[@QaamansLand]

Dear Super Eyepatch Wolf, I just wanted to let you know that your videos are an inspiration to me. As a content creator, your videos are always filled with Quality over Quantity. And in many ways, you have educated myself and so many others on things that most people wouldn't be willing to work on. You are one of my favorite content creators and I aspire to make better videos because of you. I hope you keep creating content for years to come. Thanks for your hard work, dedication and passion! Cheers! ~ Qaaman ~ Detective Q ~ Q

[@dxBIGBOSSxb]

Detective Q Holy shit, love your vids, bro!

[@l.u.n9730]

I didn't expect to see you here, Hello Q

[@DarkKnight-zq6ky]

Detective Q. Wow nice to see you here.

[@misaanimated9745]

You and your friends post a lot of videos. Quantity over quality. You suck.

[@prathedragon9847]

love y'all content creators!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ShinPepsiman]

This video always reminds me of how much I love dragon ball. It makes me rewatch fight scenes and replay the many games and just makes me appreciate them far more than before

[@Breakingbad33]

Eyepatch wolf is great at making you remember what you love about an anime! Even if you’ve forgotten.

[@asdf2098]

O7 Thank you, Akira Toriyama for inspiring me to love art and drawing, introducing me to anime and the whole shonen genre, and teaching me genuine lifelessons. I'm absolutely crushed.

[@SupremeGURU76]

The vegeta section of this masterpiece is icing on the cake. You probably described his character better than anyone or vid I've ever encountered. #epic

[@adampaul4780]

GeekAssault pure poetry

[@ForbiddenLinks]

Vegeta's story and character development was truely the best and most heart wrenching of all. Even though I favoured Goku as a child, I think I appreciate Vegeta's story more now as an adult because its so much more relatable in some sense to my own life and the struggles I've had to face growing up.

[@jeffshackleford3152]

I always liked Vegeta better than Goku. I can see why someone who is that powerful would be somewhat arrogant and hard to get along with. It also occurs in the workforce, where it can be hard for lesser employees to interact with the killers.

[@infamyjones3986]

As a kid everyone wanted to be Goku. As adults we understand Vegeta lol. Growing up I loved Vegeta, for some reason i related to him more, short, sarcastic, anger problems, jealous at times lol Vegeta was my guy.

[@kyvanthrone]

I've always been a vegeta fan too, he was so entertaining and so different

[@thediaz07]

​@@jeffshackleford3152yup. My older brother used to always like Vegeta more...I wanted to be like Goku ..as a man I understand Vegeta and appreciate him more.

[@thediaz07]

​@@infamyjones3986exactly 💯. Once you're a man and have been through hard times you understand that being strong is the most important thing. Vegeta was trying to show us the way.

[@i_know_you_dont_listen_to_rock]

Comimg back to this video after six years today makes me more emotional, Rest in peace Legend.

[@sidcinnati.]

RIP my G Toriyama. Thank you for having a profound effect on all of us. Hang tight until we find all 7.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

I can't even fathom how great this video is. Every anime fan should watch this and understand the impact this series has done for fiction.

[@bongzntabejane5494]

Dragon ballZ is a global series all the 90s kids can relate. 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@isaahmed5644]

Im 2006 kid and it aired on 2009 channel but it was the original anime with dub and i loved it and by the time it finished airing bog realeased

[@jimred5557]

@@isaahmed5644 great to know that you had so much interest in it while in kindergarten... I am from 2002 and I used to watch the same airings

[@isaahmed5644]

@@jimred5557 nice

[@braydenxo6945]

I'm a 2008 kid learned about it in 2015 changed my life I used to be antisocial kid was picked on found out about it on adult swim was my favorite show and still is 2 mouths later I was wearing a dbz shirt a kid who is now my best friend realized my shirt he also loved dbz and he taught me about anime now I'm a huge otaku

[@mattbrownhq]

SABC 2 at 5PM my man! 🇿🇦

[@lestatg8]

Thank you… and RIP Toriyama-sesnsei

[@unow3nskilla280]

What a way to be immortalized. RIP Toriyama-san without you many Americans probably wouldn’t have gotten into anime. Its mainstream success nowadays is partly due to you.

[@MannyloAnimeSquad]

...sad yet true but honestly it always will have that big impact on all of our lives for us 90s kids

[@FinnKomTrikru]

so so true

[@klouditb2765]

90-05

[@kaynemarsh9799]

Im not a 90s kid yet dragonball has been a major part of my life

[@vikram5139]

Kids of every time have something to remember as we guys include dbz in our childhood.... children of today are gonna have death note and attack on titan... i mean they are also great in themselves. Yes truely they are as much as dbz....

[@tomsxcviii1]

Huh hu Iilul

[@JaxBlade]

This video is So friggin amazing man! Incredible work I'm loving it!

[@waahmed7830]

A wild jaxblade appears Time to work out

[@Drenew]

Facts

[@johnanimelord9976]

Bro I swear I see you everywhere on youtube

[@buttox]

JaxBlade Why do you watch all the same content I do?

[@illiilli1337]

Holy gains, he's here!

[@kennydubrey3568]

Rest in piece akira. Thanks for shaping my life.

[@AbdulSamad-ph1kl]

This series gave me the Character in all of fiction I can relate to the most. Vegeta. Thank you for making this video. Toriyama will never be forgotten.

[@LucasDimoveo]

Listening to the Vegeta story for the second time and I still want to cry. Super Eyepatch Wolf - you're a superb story teller.

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

He hit the nail right on the head.

[@LinaIsNotANoob]

As someone rewatching the original series as an adult, if you get the chance, you absolutely should! There are so many things that I didn't fully understand as a kid, that make the show so much more interesting and complex than it was the first time around (not that it wasn't amazing the first time, obviously).

[@ducckman]

example

[@deandampforce872]

This is right there is facts and this is something that Gen z of anime fans don’t understand

[@gh0rochi363]

Exactly. Most people who talk down on the series and say it doesn't make sense watched it as kids and couldn't understand it and when they got older just assumed the show was just poor

[@josegarza7719]

Yeah I was definitely too young to understand most of the show. The art was unmatched even now with cgi. I miss that artstyle of dbz

[@nathangibson6832]

Hard disagree. The show is like 80% filler

[@indrahaloking]

This is a little long, but I hope this is a space people can relate. This show and those characters helped make me who I am. Things I learned from it growing up helped me overcome every challenge I have faced in my life. It inspired me to go to the gym. It taught me to be kind. To protect my family and friends. To be proud of who I am. To achieve my goals through effort. All the things my friends and family hear me say about constant improvement and becoming stronger, I learned from Toriyama and his characters. It was a life goal of mine to meet him and thank him. Obviously, I never knew him or anything, but it felt like he knew me and was always there with some advice or reminder through his characters. I've watched and rewatched his shows many times in my life. To anyone else who shares this experience, you aren't alone. Let's keep getting stronger together. Thank you from all of us, Toriyama Sensei.

[@skellyBones6910]

A good time to watch this now R.I.P Akira Toriyama, thank you for the memories❤

[@TheBucket86]

I’ll always remember the time when my father and I finally started to repair our relationship(he had been pretty emotionally abusive and kind of violent, but started going to church and getting a little better as a person) and as I returned home from school(middle school) we would put DBZ on. What a great show.

[@SchoolRumble4ever22]

That's nice🙂

[@keriddunk1520]

How is the relationship now ?

[@Killingglorie]

damn, the last bit on Vegeta was deep

[@tishainess9339]

RIP Akira Toriyama ❤

[@shakeilg]

Coming back to this today. RIP to the GOAT.

[@root9837]

im not crying, you're crying

[@MegaNancyLover]

Go D. Usopp lol

[@BlueTac1992]

Skadaddy

[@sneedfeed7204]

My lord, have mercy on us.

[@demetriuservin2874]

Go D. Usopp dead ass

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Go D. Usopp Yeah, that Piccolo clip he played hits right in the heart. 😢

[@stayt2dg]

I'm a grown ass man now...but this video embodies my childhood and my interest and evolution in anime culture. Beautiful work bro

[@beensavage390]

No other anime will ever be as iconic as this show. Characters, art style, the entire atmosphere, the message its conveying. Everything about it is legendary

[@jayboy2kay7]

I will NEVER forget seeing Goku turn SSJ for the first time, or when Gohan turned SSJ2 … truly emotional thinking back actually.

[@christophgouws8311]

I remember literally being infatuated with Dragonball Z, wouldn't miss an episode for anything in the world.

[@MBEG89]

I remeber I finally missed one episode during the cell saga and was so mad, those were the days haha.

[@ilicktrains8304]

As kids we loved and related to Goku As men we come to truly appreciated Picolo and Vegeta and how they added layers to the story that Goku never could

[@seththomas6727]

I have recently started Dragonball Super and I know what you mean. Cause now that I watch this as a 27 year old man I find my favorite character being Vegeta! As a kid I never liked Vegeta and loved Goku and Gohan.

[@mohadali1140]

@@seththomas6727 Vegeta is just a winy little bitch in super

[@ObsidianEgg]

@@mohadali1140 bruh

[@mohadali1140]

@@ObsidianEgg ????

[@mohadali1140]

@@ObsidianEggjust an opinion man

[@kuliobataluma8846]

Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama, thank you for all you’ve done.

[@kittensmitten3287]

I was never into DBZ like that until later on when Majin Buu was introduced. I couldn't wait to come home and watch the saga unfold. Sailor Moon and Tenchi was my go too and then DBZ. I loved it all! Rip Toriyama!

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I finally watched DBZ when I was in High School. Even then, after being exposed to so a lot of other anime, this series just felt so special.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Is it Vegeta? "...Vegeta enters Dragon Ball Z's story as the main villain of its second arc..." *girlish squeal*

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

You are everywhere.

[@leerobbo92]

*Cue piano of doom*

[@Tipchune]

HARD SAME

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

THE PRINCE OF ALL SAYIANS!!!

[@MrAnsatsuken]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache Get a job, bro. You'll thank yourself later.

[@BK_Beloved]

A lot of fans forget Piccolo’s arc, who’s story I find equally touching and moving. Fans forget he was evil in the previos series

[@pric3lessl0s3r5]

For real

[@anthony22861]

R.I.P Akira Toriyama 🙏🏾😭

[@ignreviewer2294]

"Go to any random episode and you'll likely find two overly muscled men beating the ever loving soul out of each other" perfectly summarizes DBZ imo

[@veryangryboi4128]

Dragon ball is basically what if fighting games had shows which i wish there was more of

[@justinkamperveen3860]

Vegeta's character arc is one of the best ever written. The only one that I would say is tied at first place with him is Zuko from ATLA

[@starstudio8402]

Is ATLA Avatar the last air bender?

[@En-cw7cl]

@@starstudio8402 yeah, it is

[@GoldChampion23]

Not really, it’s sub par character development when compared to a lot of other anime’s. Dragonball z isn’t about character development

[@broken75.20]

@@GoldChampion23 Just curious, could you tell me a shonen character with a better character arc?

[@brancellbooks]

@@broken75.20 your mom

[@ericiglesias4313]

DBZ is what got me into working out, trail running and martial arts. Truly the biggest impact to my life was watching it as a kid and growing up with it and being 25 now can say I can always rewarch the series and constantly get hitched and marathon it again

[@batbot4722]

Back after hearing about Toriyama,this man made my childhood and his impact is explained best in this video RIP Toriyama