The Genius of Dragon Ball

[@thesuntitan]

I know why you're here. Come, let's celebrate our hero together

[@zinny999]

😢 such a sad event, he has really touched us all.

[@R_301.1]

Yah Brotha!

[@mdstevens0612]

It's been four days and it's still on my mind. The loss is immense, but only because there are so many good memories.

[@zurielsss]

He is probably the most influential person from Japan in recent history.

[@MySkinIsntMine]

Rest in piece, Toriyama, you've created a legendary series.

[@scumpergumper]

Fr, rest in power, peace and prosperity.

[@HI-kb2cg]

May he rest with in peace with superkamiguru

[@odinoco]

The end made me cry. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama

[@johnnychopsocky]

Had to come back to this video after finally reading the Dragon Ball manga and, sadly, the untimely passing of Akira Toriyama. RIP to an illustrative legend. In a very real and discernable way, he changed global culture.

[@romernous]

I'm very lucky to have found Dragon Ball before Z.. I had absolutely no idea it existed! Was so shocked to see Goku all grown up. I walked through the timeline without spoilers. I love my life

[@megamage911]

Yup, same here. I remember when the manga began coming out in my country, I bought Vol. 2 as my first one, so I was slightly confused for the first 6 months or so until I managed to find a discounted copy of Vol. 1 xD Each Vol. came out once a month, so the next 3½ years were very exciting for me :P

[@adityahegde4560]

I envy u

[@hendrituraswa930]

It is what it is

[@xanderfrey6168]

Same I first seen dragon ball on KZbin thought it was so cool so I researched it and watch the show in order

[@Tanooki88]

@@xanderfrey6168 That must have been a very long and exciting journey to watch the entire series from beginning to end! :D

[@warwatcher91]

Mrs. Toriyama is the hero we needed.

[@troll3332]

but not the one we deserved.

[@Ash01010]

but now he is dumbass

[@Tara-vr7si]

@@Ash01010 you mean the other one

[@aariz611]

@@Ash01010 I assume you mean Dragon Ball super, that was made by another guy.

[@Ash01010]

@@aariz611 whoever

[@shreyashsharma5423]

I was a kid when I got hooked on DBZ, and just like all kids started drawing out the characters the fight scenes, always loved drawing and finally loved something to draw. Had this friend who was far superior in drawing, he drew his Goku, I'd draw my Vegeta, and ask our classmates who was better, he made me improve my art. Lost that friend 4 years ago to cancer, but those are the moments I remember and love. RIP Akshay.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Shreyash Sharma i feel so sorry for your loss. hopefully things get better and your friend is in heavan.

[@shreyashsharma5423]

Thank you, that means a lot.

[@feliperodea8316]

Red Hood its spelled "heaven" to you sir

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

You owe Toriyami copyright money for those characters you stole as a child. Despicable! You knew the law!

[@mainstreetsaint36]

😢

[@NotTheWheel]

So the reason we have Dragon Ball today.. is because of Toriyama's wife? That's a pretty cool tid bit of information.

[@shino4242]

Right? When he said that I paused the video and said "here is the true lord and savior, hero to all fans of shounen battle manga/anime ever. The real MVP. Someone give this woman a medal.". IDC if it was an accidental coincidence, that woman changed nerd culture forever XD

[@the2tribesofisrael69]

Hunter Thomas LOL IKR

[@megamage911]

That's honestly one of the things I love the most about life, how seemingly tiny inconsequintial moments can end up having a massive impact later on. Like that one time when I was walking down the street, and a little group of people yelled at me to come over to them, because they thought I looked like one of their friends at a distance, which then ended up having me start hanging out at a nearby park with them, and that ended up introducing me to many of my best friends today, and that happened 10 years ago now. I often wonder how different my life would be if I had never walked down that path on that day, at that specific time.

[@bankyokojoe8537]

Fun fact: Toriyama's wife is a shoujo mangaka.

[@Algorithm_Poison]

She also helped come up with the name for the Kamehameha

[@TheHuntedZGaming]

Akirya Toriyama inspired Masashi Kishimoto(Naruto Creator), Tite Kubo(Bleach Creator, Eichro Oda ( One Piece Creator ) and Modern Anime As A Whole So if it wasn't for DBZ other great manga/anime wouldn't be like what they are today ( this is to The Dbz Haters ) + 21 Year's On the series is still popular and talked about as if it never ended and it's still making content like dragon ball super, games, figurines etc You Could Call It ''The Star-wars of Anime''

[@SB-ou5yp]

You could argue the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter also inspired plenty of Mangaka

[@kazekui]

S B he did, but togashi has been cited as being deeply inspired by toriyama

[@KarthikArmstrong]

And dragon ball wouldn't exist if it wasn't for DC superman lol, I think u going a bit too far with the whole new shonen anime wouldn't exist if it wasn't for db, toriyama inspired other manga writers not db, they didn't go "oh look at that amazing manga, I think ill write about a ninja kid who wants to be hokage nd i think ill write about a kid who wants to be the pirate king" just because they saw toriyama, they probably thought about the story way before and ADMIRED him as he had came before them. The writers admired toriyama, they didn't copy his work or anything like that, so all those anime u mentioned are famous on their own.

[@remig0ld_641]

July of 2020 will have dragon ball super continued

[@pissy4476]

roronoa zoro Yeah, but DB was the main inspiration for their series, and without DB, most of the shounen anime/manga you see now wouldn't be their. DB was the inspiration for the mangakas' creations, not for their careers.

[@Timooee]

I'm a character designer and an illustrator and I love how you know fundamental things like character design and composition. It makes your video very professional, detailed, and awesome. Keep up the great work!

[@Jayfive276]

Well the argument is over. It is neither, Bulma, nor Chi-Chi, nor Videl, nor 18. Mrs Toriyama is Best Girl. And is literally a waifu. A Real Laifu Waifu in fact.

[@therealviejo2516]

Jayfive276 truuuuuuu

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Didn't even mention Launch.

[@kain1799]

Ash Lunch*

[@kechidonick]

The term real waifu does not compute

[@Lunatic89097]

The Medic aka the damn fiddle You mean Veku right?

[@TwiIightWyvern]

I think Dragon Ball hits the perfect sort of aesthetic that I've found I like the most. Adventurous, (at the time) unpredictable and innovative with a layer of lightheartedness and charm, with unique interesting design choices in basically all aspects. I actually like Dragon Ball better than Z/GT/whatever -- not that I don't like them, just the original fits my personal tastes much better than catacylsm-of-the-week brawl fests. Same reasons I loved Slayers, Wakfu and Hunter x Hunter.

[@cherylsanders5538]

I get ya. The original Dragon Ball is very innocent and charming with a hidden sense of danger and tension around the corner.

[@theworldisimmense]

Charles Sandburg it’s not that innocent dude. Roshi getting horny for bulma and bulma showing boobs or showing her pussy to roshi for the dragon ball looks nothing innocent. I like it because it was all about what was on earth. And dragon ball starts o pick up when king piccolo is introduced

[@inactive2378]

Ikwym

[@scorpionz44]

true, but once u get to super and Z the growth is essentially made, they're all adults, so that would be why u don't have the adventurous and lightheartedness, it was done

[@mfbond13]

It sounds like you might really like One Piece, has alot of the elements you just mentioned, highly recommend!

[@nguyenthanhhai6725]

RIP Akira Toriyama, you are the GOAT

[@tjbonnes4936]

The thing about Akira Toriyama's wife partially inspiring Dragon Ball reminded me of how Stephen King's wife fished her husband's manuscript for Carrie out of the trash

[@Nerdrakere]

To be fair when an artist doesn’t feel a piece and doesn’t see where its going, this is common. It was also his FIRST novel and only like 3 pages in. He wasn’t drawn in emotionally. She read the 3 pages and told him “you have something here” Still, it wasn’t MUCH he threw out, but also a testament to his genius that in 3 pages he drew someone in. And I don’t think his wife woulda sugarcoated it either. She wanted to know what happened next. But yea I researched and it wasn’t a FULL draft he threw out, but even back then drawing someone in in 3 pages? That’s the dream isn’t it?

[@emperorreign6154]

All insanely popular anime gets shit on. AOT for example. Once Jojo's bizarre adventure gets there, people will ridicule it as well, despite it being labelled a minor masterpiece just now. Quite sad really.

[@lukejones7164]

Emperor Reign The anime fandom in America is filled with hipsters. Don't get started on the EVA haters smh

[@jonroy9296]

Emperor Reign when people shit on amazing stories like Dragon ball, AOT, Hunter x Hunter, and One piece.. (YES I'VE SEEN IT) I lose more faith in humanity than normal

[@quibquiberton4184]

luke jones I guess I was a hipster when I was 7, because I thought it was stupid back then.

[@hankhill242productions6]

The AoT manga has horrible artwork though

[@svfutbol20]

Sometimes the Manga holds out better. DBZ is one of those.

[@Geekdom101]

Fantastic as always sir.

[@TubaBluba789]

Youre here? nice

[@pooopshenron165]

Geekdom101 hi

[@ripper3052]

Sup danny

[@floridafan561]

You’re fat shut up

[@dankscarce]

Approved by Geekdom nice! Very excited for this

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

Dragon Ball cemented the era for my beginning as becoming a big anime and manga fan with Dr. Slump years later. The main thing that drew me was the lively characters and colorful atmosphere, there's never a dull moment with the cast because they're well fit for lighthearted moments and action. Also, his Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger character designs were always memorable for me.

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

As all of the manga greats, Toriyama forgot a character of his own making ever existed

[@Vyrilien]

That's a beautiful comment, but I think you meant to say 'cemented' instead 'cremates'. It read as a very sombre story initially xD

[@RegalPixelKing]

Toriyama straight-up forgot that Launch existed... yeah I'm not even joking, you can Google interviews of him saying that he forgot about her. It's a shame that he forgot about her too because she was my favorite female character in Dragon Ball.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

Regal Pixel King Launch was extremely entertaining and should have had more exposure throughout the series. Actually, I recall reading he forgot about her and I have no damn idea how, lol.

[@jokkergar]

I'm pretty sure he didn't forgot about her,I'm guessing he just didn't know what to do with her anymore so he took the easy way and left her out of the series, she was also supposed to appear on the genkidama panel instead of 17 ,from what i know the one he truly forgot was tao pai pai,From an interview he said that when when he was talking with Oda he mentioned Tao pai pai and Toriyama didn't know who the hell he was.

[@marcomeme4875]

Me: well, I think this kid has a neat hairstyle, is really funny and is pretty cute This dude: soft curves creates a calm and innocent feeling to an individual, which in turn can be countercalculated via the jagged hair, creating a wilder appearance. This in turn not only symbolises Goku's personality but also informs the narrative structure and is symbolic for the way in which the series is portrayed. Welp...

[@megamage911]

The difference between someone just enjoying the story, and someone doing a deep dive analysis as to why it's great character design :P

[@razkable]

am I the only one who likes gokus look at the 23rd best under the heavens tournament the best ..hes what 19 there and he looks so cool and skinny and hot and cute and fast and cooler with the black under shir and belt than the blue he become smore accustomed to wear later on in z and then all bleu at the end of z..i like goku look here the ebst...

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Yea he kinda talks outta his ass sometimes for sure.

[@olserknam]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 Do you think Goku's design doesn't convey any of that?

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

@@olserknam No honestly it gives me a Bart Simpson vibe.

[@darklocity5708]

The Fall of the Bleach The End of Naruto The Appeal of One Piece The Genius of Dragon Ball

[@asiamain1668]

Darklocity true

[@adityahegde4560]

YEP

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Naruto and One Piece are trash.

[@thepanthar]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 no

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

@@thepanthar Yeh.

[@DeadPool-xs1cj]

DBZ was always pretty okay for my taste BUT I've always preferred DragonBall over the other two. Nice to see someone giving credit to the DragonBall most people confuse and forget of.

[@Succatag67789]

I prefer super over the other 2

[@Ian-hj4yt]

*Other three

[@jantheking7028]

@@Succatag67789 I like Super, but I don't prefer over the other two. This is my Dragon ball series ranking: Oriignal DB > DBZ> DBS > DBGT > SDBH

[@AWDISports]

I agree. I think Goku as a kid is a better character than adult Goku for sure

[@Freaky1347]

@@AWDISports Same, he’s always fun to watch. Adult Goku has some very great moments, but sometimes he can be pretty damn stupid. I wish he was a bit more mature.

[@Ale7it]

I love your videos. Greetings from Italy, we love Dragon Ball here.

[@thatsaysalotabout-man9547]

Esatto!!

[@valentines7639]

As an Italian I second this

[@andilekhumalo3789]

Ahhh of course you do❤️

[@gabrielgreenfield3318]

Ye I know I’m part Italian and when I got there I can’t go to a shop without seeing something merchandised by dragon ball

[@ciroaldorisio8034]

VACCAMAN

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

You always manage to explain why shonen is the best and thanks for pointing out the value of Dragon Ball.

[@alexanderveritas]

*The origin story form where the legend started.* *Not enough people give attention to the original Dragon Ball, because it was more childish and less combat oriented, but this is where the Z series was born form.* *_But nonetheless even on it’s own it stands strong proud against it’s successor, and any anime of that period._*

[@waahmed7830]

@Ultra Mega the "West" part of journey to the West refers to to india not the West as we know it its about a monk and the monkey journeying to the birthplace of Buddhism (india) to get some scrolls

[@pazminoproject]

Common misconception. DBZ is actually the "childish" part of the series (at least when it comes to the anime. I haven't read the manga). The original Dragonball is "lighthearted", but certainly not intended for children. The entire series is filled with sexual humor, especially the first 10 or so episodes, before they really get into the martial arts aspect. The first couple episodes highlight numerous situations in which Roshi, Oolong, and Yamcha all want to - or get to - see Bulma naked. The first thing Krillen does, when he shows up, is give Master Roshi some porno mags (while holding on to a few for himself). When Launch is introduced, Master Roshi spends every waking moment trying to grope her. Roshi even tricks launch into wearing lingerie for "training". When Bulma's clothes get dirty, Oolong gives her a Playboy Bunny outfit that she wears for three episodes. Dragonball is a comedy, but a very adult comedy. A lot of that humor went entirely over my head as a kid (and I'm pretty sure they censored a lot of it for daytime television), but watching it as an adult, it's not that far off from the type of stuff shown on Adult Swim. DBZ, on the other hand, is a more serious show, but they ended up veering away from the more explicit humor, making DBZ much more accessible for the younger audience.

[@haydeng3316]

@@pazminoproject don't forget when Oolong roofies bulma lol

[@KamenRider1]

RIP Akira Toriyama. Listening to this after hearing the news. 🙏🥋🐉😪

[@hariman7727]

I love this video, and it's going to see more views now. The details on how Toriyama uses single panels to show multiple events really highlight how Toriyama was known for not only the series he made, but his skill in artistic storytelling.

[@JaxBlade]

This was a Phenomenal video dude!

[@HxH2011DRA]

JaxBlade Agreed!

[@JiraiyaSanninPervySage]

JaxBlade JAAAX

[@dengarandbestbuddies1594]

ayy jax!

[@victordypevik8848]

Oh no, it's my fav anime trainer

[@chizomamezuma5034]

JaxBlade ii

[@Emme-Kappa]

Dragonball is and always will be the archetipe of shounen battle series. More than Jojo, more than Fist of the North Star, more than any other. It will always be one of my favourites mangas of all time. To all people who may think the series is dated, that it really cannot compete with what we have today: I suggest you to read the manga and prove if this idea of yours is true or not. I'm sure that, even only a little, you will be amazed and almost fascinated by how beautifully crafted the manga series is. To this day, Dragonball fight scenes are some of the most clear, eye-friendly and easy to follow drawings I've personally ever read. Plus, the pure sense of adventure you breath through all the first part of the series (untill the defeat of Piccolo) is one of the most entertaining experiences a manga reader can ever have in my opinion. Of what the series became afterwards we could talk about forever. Many people hate the post-Frieza, other people love it... whatever. I personally enjoy everything untill the end of the Cell saga, which to this day is one of the best for me (even though my favourite will always be the Saiyan arc). Really... I could not stress this enough: try to re-read Dragonball.. or actually.. to read it for the first time, since many people only watched the debatably "good" anime... and I can assure that many of you won't be disappointed.

[@Emme-Kappa]

k

[@smashin]

Agree, DBZ brought fans in from all around the world and people of different backgrounds. It is a very influential anime.

[@Melkac]

Having good fights is not all it takes to make a good show so I'm not sure why you think the manga having well drawn fights would change anyone's opinion.

[@revuman]

EmmeKira Great comment. I'm one of those who think the quality dropped big time after Frieza, but only now. When i was a kid I loved the cell saga (not much the androids part though) The way they broke the concept of how Goku became the strongest in the universe still haunts me. It was a perfect ending.

[@TheHotaru93]

I fully agree with you. The anime is infinitely worse than the manga (The rhythm is awful and there's quite a lot of filler). One has to read the original to really appreciate the series.

[@TheAnomaly00]

Dragon Ball is truly timeless

[@du6165]

Goku vs RR army is my favorite.

[@TheAnomaly00]

@@du6165 God what an arc

[@dinogt8477]

ElzinTheAnomaly red ribbon arc

[@taren5245]

It's confirmed. Toriyama's wife has influenced all of anime.

[@legendofsonic3979]

Toriyama's wife a hero

[@fr0ck360]

She’s unaware that she started the shonen’s growth as a whole

[@johnsonseesit1652]

Talking about a series I love as much as Jojo's... You treat me too well :')

[@the_snakelicious]

Putting DB on the same level as JoJo, this is madness, DIO is rolling in his grave.

[@ВалдисПельш-ф8г]

Felipe Rodrigues Only a close-minded hipster would deny the greatness and majesty of DBZ

[@johnsonseesit1652]

Felipe Rodrigues He can keep rolling, the man got beaten by a schoolboy

[@y2ksmoothie3]

Ace ProdeJ He's to good to us!

[@johnsonseesit1652]

Lewis I never said Z, mate. Just Dragon Ball, if we're talking about the manga as whole; that's a hill I'm willing to die on.

[@Ashcash95]

Whether people want to admit it or not Toriyama is a genius and The DragonBall franchise is the most popular anime of all time (imo) & its probably the most influential on other shonen and in pop culture. Its a top 5 anime of all time, people try to dive into all its flaws without pointing out its good. Strong characters, a good story, amazing action, Comedy. DragonBall is one long story told in theee different ways DB an adventure comedy, DBZ mainly action, DBS a combination of the two action. The manga is fantastic, & although the anime especially the In house Funimation dub made Goku more heroic than he was in all the DragonBall franchise is the reason most of us got into anime & its still going strong today. Sure they're anime with deeper stories and nore developed characters but the DragonBall franchise layed the foundation for all of that & it deserves its place in the upper echelon of anime.

[@Walking-MY-Path]

ashvanee prabhudial I agree. You hit the nail on the head with your comment!!

[@Lightisthewat]

ashvanee prabhudial I love your comment. imma copy if you don't mind

[@dpddanielpark8227]

I can't believe people debate if Toriyama is a genius and doubt DragonBall's legendary status... DragonBall is like the Beatles of anime!!!! SO many aspects of anything in anime owe themselves to DB.

[@brightestlight9462]

popularity isnt an opinion lol, thats like saying that computers exist (imo) but yeah.

[@jonroy9296]

ashvanee prabhudial I understand people have opinions and not everyone has to like everything but HOLY SHIT. People love putting their opinion as fact and saying Dragon ball as a whole sucks. (Yes I'm including Super because its not as bad as people say it is). Like, it honestly just gets annoying as shit.

[@willy_th3_walrus257]

The argument I see the most is that dbz does all the tropes but the thing is dbz MADE all the tropes

[@jordanquinlisk8145]

RIP Toriyama-san

[@Byyte]

RIP to the man that inspired a generation. Akira Toriyama will be heavily missed.

[@barkabark]

4:00 BUTTERFLY EFFECT IS REAL

[@bageoop]

Duh? How do you think the universe works? An action leads to a consequence and vice versa, one big domino effect.

[@Stryfe564]

No sane person argues that it's fake...

[@rubraformica]

Dragon Ball and Hunter x Hunter are my 2 favorite series. I really enjoy the large cast of interesting characters, cool and unique powers, and great adventure and constantly changing setting. DBZ was good, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as DB and it's kinda sad that so many people who "love" DBZ have never seen or even heard of DB

[@mattlucas169]

To be fair the cast is weak C.Besides goku he was the character that made me say "Woah ,toriyma got inspired to start the shonen formula .I mean gon form hunter X hunter

[@mattlucas169]

Dragonball has a decent characters

[@rubraformica]

Goku and Sayains are the only characters that matter and are the strongest in DBZ, but that isn't true of DB. Goku isn't always the strongest in DB and characters like Yamcha, Krillin, Tien, Roshi, etc actually matter and are about as strong as Goku. That's one of the main reasons I enjoy DB.

[@TAKEYOURCREATINE]

OldCrotchety Thank you! I never see anyone talk about DB, even though its better than DBZ imo.

[@deathmongrel751]

OldCrotchety I know it's opinion but there are many reasons why DBZ is better, better choreography, I prefer the fillers and comedy, the fights the designs and my favourite character Gohan, almost rivalled by Piccolo Jr.

[@AnimeTrenz]

yepieee finally a Dragon Ball video

[@Anthropophob]

DB was much funnier, then DBZ.. Ich really loved it!

[@Dragonfire1911]

I think it had better action too

[@strefanbunney3983]

people like to shit on dragon ball but all the best shonens wouldn't exist with out it. it's influential to manga the way Simpsons is to adult animated comedies.

[@jonroy9296]

Strefan Bunney Thank you. 💯💯

[@Soldano999]

Strefan Bunney as a matter of fact on a world scale Dragon Ball is probably as famous as the simpsons.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Yamcha was the boy in DB.

[@KarthikArmstrong]

And dragon ball wouldn't exist if it wasn't for DC superman lol, I think u going a bit too far with the whole new shonen anime wouldn't exist if it wasn't for db, toriyama inspired other manga writers not db, they didn't go "oh look at that amazing manga, I think ill write about a ninja kid who wants to be hokage nd i think ill write about a kid who wants to be the pirate king" just because they saw toriyama, they probably thought about the story way before and ADMIRED him as he had came before them. I mean come think logically if how can naruto and OP copy of off something that has no story 🤡

[@KarthikArmstrong]

@Anonymus Being luffy yes, naruto not that much, if you are talking about their orange suit and then I don't know what to tell you, character wise luffy and gon are really similar to goku where as naruto and ichigo are different, let me explain if u mean how they are brats as kids, that explains it, they were brats and innocent because they were kids(all of them).

[@zinny999]

I"ve loved every minutes, goodbye .... my friends - Goku

[@Hr1s7i]

What I love about Dragonball and DBZ, is that they keep that light heartedness in check at all times. AT keeps it rather simple and doesn't really deviate from the fundamental values he imbued into 99% of his characters. It makes it super easy to just point a finger and directly say "this is the bad guy and this is the good guy". Nowadays everybody is about edgy teen drama.

[@Ultras_450]

I agreed

[@DrJaceAttorney]

Always a pleasure to watch these videos man, keep up the great work!

[@VarjoPira]

The feels when you just finished watching an older eyepatch -video, and then another pops up.

[@DrJaceAttorney]

NorthernRedStar Got that feeling not too long ago when he released "Why You Should Watch Jojo Part 3." Was doing a marathon of his vids and it just popped up ToT

[@Brother_O4TS]

R.I.P. Toriyama

[@mikeymegamega]

Dude your channel has blown up so hard well deserved! I swear it was only early last year I was complaining you only had 7k subs!!

[@jackobrien47]

This was great. As a westerner who watched DBZ on morning tv then went back and watched Dragonball on DVD years later, I think this perfectly sums up the charm of Dragonball. The fact that so many of Dragonball's characters remain so consistent from Dragonball right through to Dragonball Z just makes the show so fun to watch.

[@otaldomatheush]

It's always a good day when you come home from college and there's a new Super Eyepatch Wolf video. Great job, man!

[@ellahitchman5447]

So Dragon Ball’s layout is literally that of the letter Z. God damn it Toriyama, you brilliant man

[@J1t03]

The main reason as to why it's called Z is because the editor mistook the 2 for a Z, but I think explaining it in the way you did sounds much cooler lol

[@jaybee27D]

@@J1t03 I’m pretty sure the animators just decided to rebrand it with Z because it sounded cool. I don’t think it was particularly based off of anything related to the manga other than that there was a clear opportunity to rebrand entering the Saiyan saga. Certainly not Toriyama’s choice.

[@jaybee27D]

@Captain Zorc ??

[@misterbk1791]

@@jaybee27D it isn’t z it is literally just dragon ball it isn’t even a part 2 it’s called z after it was msde

[@jaybee27D]

@@misterbk1791 correct. The anime decided to rebrand this part of the story moving forward to get more attention, but the manga originally made no distinction and never did. Always just been Dragon Ball

[@FornaxVoid]

The older I get the more I prefer the early Mangas and DB over the later ones and DBZ. But even as a teenager, while being hyped for DBZ, I always preferred the more adventurous, creative, surreal and inspirational tone of DB (and the associated mangas). I also remember the Great Saiyaman Saga being my favorite part about DBZ when watching it in my late teens, as it remembered me of the tone of DB. After watching DB with my wife when we got together and now recently with our daughter, young Goku grew so close to my heart, it almost hurts thinking about it. DBZ just doesn't even closely manage to fill my heart with emotions of happiness, inspiration and nostalgia in the same way as DB does.

[@jmiquelmb]

Also, for those who know Dr Slump, Editor Torishima is the inspiration for evil Dr Mashirito (to-ri-shi-ma/ma-shi-ri-to), one of the funniest villains ever

[@teddybeer6206]

morgana ...and once Torishima realised this, my goodness was he pissed.

[@megamage911]

Tbh, that is just SUCH a Toriyama thing to do xD

[@poordolt6482]

Also for Kong piccolo

[@gowtham5349]

This was actually said in the anime called bakuman which is a manga about making manga. Additionally bakuman was created by the creators of death note.

[@carluyabut1461]

Rest in Peace, Master Akira Toriyama. Your work is pivotal in getting the West and rest of the world to getting into Japanese Shonen Anime

[@nosleep-animations]

Rest in peace Akira Toriyama, you created so much magic over the years

[@jacklawson4104]

To The Man, Myth, the Legend Akira Toriyama

[@LateCodOficial]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@eldudemp6195]

Que haces aca Late? Oh, llegue 2 años tarde

[@Dillanger]

Aw hell yeah a SuperEyepatchWolf vid, time to crack out the popcorn and vaseline

[@tcomshere]

Your hands aren't slick enough with just the buttery goodness of popcorn? :P

[@eboiwarcrimes1474]

tcomshere Why do americans put butter on popcorn?

[@eboiwarcrimes1474]

xBoolin just some salt would suffice, melted butter just makes it soft

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Yeah salt on popcorn is way better than butter. After a while the grease gets to you.

[@bigounce2651]

What makes you think he was gonna use the vaseline to butter his skin?Vaseline was obviously made to be eaten.

[@milhouse777]

Was a interesting analysis of plot and design, definitely Toriyama is a genius mangaka

[@Langello0o]

RIP the goat

[@ImVeryWholesome]

Rest in Peace, hope we will see you in other world Akira Toriyama

[@Zenmatrixx]

One of most important thing that make dragon ball stand out but you didnt talk about was how clean & clear the art work.

[@balvarez972]

Eyepatch wolf giving insight into creating illustrations and designs is why I think he is going to become a huge youtuber! Keep it up Wolf and have you checked out a movie called Jin-roh?

[@salamander6361]

RIP to the great Akira Toriyama

[@fictionalfan7024]

If dragon ball and dbz never existed then No one punch man,naruto,one piece,my hero academia,bleach,fairy tail and alot more would never had existed

[@jesuschristsaves9067]

Fictional Fan TRUTH

[@damn9536]

Wouldn't be so bad if fairy tail never existed

[@fictionalfan7024]

Time Wizard Lol

[@terraspin001]

LIfe wouldnt be so bad if every hero anime is now JoJo

[@narfranarf]

agreed

[@s.t.5993]

rest in peace GOAT

[@Billy_Almighty]

RIP Akira Toriyama.

[@justindougherty5265]

I think people take relative time as time passed in the anime, cause goku and his enemy's are faster than light or can move at light speed so most battles. Have to be shown slowed down. Which brings up an interesting question do they talk that fast. At times we see the characters clearly and can easily follow what they're doing but other times in the same battles it'll zoom out and be all over the place in an instant and all we see is the animation if the shockwaves made by attacks.

[@mattlucas169]

To be fair it's been 5 years since I watch anime .Been 4 years ago

[@lalilulelo7520]

Justin Dougherty talking is free action

[@8bitdiedie]

They seem to talk a lot in a small timeframe because the manga did that and the manga never really concerned itself with timeframes that much. Comics did this too. I think Stan Lee was infamous for it (He'd draw a character throwing a grenade while saying a full paragraph). A lot of the times this is just a character's thoughts, not their dialogue, which makes sense because you can think far faster than you can talk. But the animators made it dialogue instead.

[@mokomoko1876]

RIP GOAT

[@bigzeezy1733]

Toriyama: Trying to come up with ideas for new manga 🤔😰 His Wife with Tea: Im bout to kickstart this man's entire career 👀☕👌🏾

[@CheshireSwift]

Just came back to watch this for a second time and I wanted to say your analysis is so insightful it gives me goosebumps, and the standard of your presentation is beyond anything I've seen in anime youtubers. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@deschamos7599]

I love youtube videos where someone does their research and presents it in an amicable fashion, without yelling and being artificially excited about something. Thank you for making this.

[@the_abyss_walker2817]

Amazing video as always John you make great videos on anime can't wait to see what else you cover on this channel. Good job dirt baby.

[@supereyepatchwolf3007]

GOD DAMN IT (thanks for listening to the podcast btw)

[@Ngfilmz901]

You have a podcast

[@robinmask1012]

DB/dbz and jojo are my two favorite series of all time glad you apreciate them both (please make a why you should watch/read dragon Ball z)

[@truedarkness4052]

Same!

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

I want to see more technical analysis of presentation in Manga from you.

[@suricmoso6846]

CloudCuckooCountry big fan boyo

[@metalfly.]

What I love about the old manga from the 80s and early 90s was the pure amount of care and thought put into each window. Every frame was perfectly drawn and illustrated, compared that with modern day manga series that's clearly drawn under intense studio pressure over time constraints the difference is clear. Even huge series like Naruto and Hunter x Hunter feels like first drafts compared to the classic mangas (the anime series are usually much better though). Which is the reason why I think One Piece is so dominant in the manga scene, the sheer amount of polish that's been put into each page is noticeably better than the rest (on top of a very distinctive style and great character design of course). Also one more thing, Dr. Slump wasn't just "pretty successful", it was one of the biggest hit across entire East Asia at the time, the TV series was massively successful and translated into multiple languages and broadcast in various countries, Toriyama was already hailed as one of the greatest manga artist even before the release of the Dragon Ball series.

[@attk177]

It was a huge youth cultural phenomenon around 2001 in Germany. I vividly remember being mad the double episode special that was on every night at 7 pm was skipped on september 11th 2001 for breaking news

[@051119872011]

haha bei mir genauso

[@DiePoente]

Eichiro Oda (One Piece creator) has learned from the master and legend. He couldn't have had a better teacher. Edit: Well, whoops. Mixed some stuff here. He worked with him on Cross Epoch but recalls him all the time as his idol and his biggest influence on OP. One article back then claimed it so I thought it was real.

[@BIadelores]

Lots of people have "learned" from Toriyama. There are countless people who took a shit ton from him, not just Oda.

[@DiePoente]

Toriyama is his idol and Dragonball is also his favorite manga and he always recalls it as his biggest influence.

[@MonkeyDIvan]

knimren not only did he learn from him, he surpassed him

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

sources please

[@DestroyedArkana]

Not only that, but he worked as an assistant to Shinobu Kaitani, the creator of Liar Game and One Outs. It was at that time he made his first pirate themed story and the beginnings of One Piece. He also worked as an assistant to Watsuki Nobuhiro on Rurouni Kenshin.

[@lylatfox4]

I hope there's a part 2 in the works, there's so much to talk about when it comes to dragonball

[@MM80536]

The way I didn't even look this up it just popped up on my recommended :(

[@tpbanned]

Came back today. Had to with his recent passing

[@neoasura]

When I was a teen, I was all about DBZ. Now that I'm old, I prefer Dragonball, it just felt like a fun adventure with always discovering new places, people, and something different every episode. With DBZ, you could predict exactly what was going to happen almost every arc.

[@ThyReturner]

BRO the growth part of DBZ is the best parts of it all together! I loved watching goku grow and then see the results in which he gained from that training. It gave it a REAL feel that maybe even his power was attainable. (besides the super sayain part.) But Dragon Ball did a hell of a job doing this.

[@DyLeN17]

>Talking about dragon Ball and not DBZ Good taste detected

[@DarkSlayerZero2000]

In the Manga DBZ didn't exist. It was all DB in the manga.

[@lukejones7164]

DL DD hipster

[@bigman25plus25]

Hipster detected.

[@goldylover1000]

DL DD agreed I prefer the original dragon ball over z I,love the adventures that kid goku and Bulma had also I would love to see a original dragon ball Kai edit because red ribbon army saga sucked I wish that had some edits to that boring part and shortened it but they're probably not gonna do it cause toei would be focus way too much over z I'm sorry but I find z to be overrated I prefer the original dragon ball the first 28 episodes are classics in my opinion and probably would be my favorite anime and I may get some hate for it but it's my opinion

[@journey95far49]

DB fanboys are such hipsters..acting like the first part was some deep masterpiece when the only difference is the scale. It was also "dumb" and simple in terms of story and characters

[@lordthruxawe504]

I never read the manga, but I loved dragonball and this is after watching z first. Dragonball was essentially a retelling of journey to the west, with goku going on adventures and gradually accumulating allies and enemies along the way. It's a quintessential adventure story and it's very fun. Dragonball Z took it to a galactic scale. Dragonball was more intimate and grounded. Z was a power trip with epic moments. I can understand why people prefer dragonball, but I like db and z equally for different reasons. They have a distinct feel individually. My main gripe with Z is how many beloved characters are relegated to irrelevancy with the introduction of super saiyans. I understand why many dislike dbz because it had a lot of filler and the plot wasn't great, but to deny its iconic influence and place within anime is lunacy. Practically all modern shonen animes take some influence from dbz.

[@svfutbol20]

Lord Thruxawe The Manga has no filler. Downlod the VIZ app and read them, they’re far better than the anime

[@Gordypow]

Man, something about your videos just ... idk man. They just really hit me. They always take me back through my own brain as I've grown up with these shows and different pieces of formative media that we apparently had very much in common, even growing up halfway across the world from each other. It's always a good night when I fall back into another binge-session of these vids. Thanks for all the hard work you put into these.

[@greenakutabi]

My introduction to Dragon Ball was volume 1 appearing in my school's library. That was actually the beginning of my love of manga. You hit the nail on the head again Wolf.

[@ZaHski]

RIP THE GOAT

[@yuzef_jayden]

Rest in peace to the legend Akira Toriyama.

[@yamlanki825]

R.I.P Akira toriyama

[@daelen.cclark]

As a guy making a comic myself, the pointers on the panel layout is incredibly helpful for me.

[@Reldonator]

Thank you for your amazing coverage of this series over the years. RIP Akira Toriyama

[@vgmfighterii8708]

Dragon Ball is an amazing series. The fact that people are still talking about it today says a lot.

[@tylerlucas5773]

can confirm going back and watching the Dragon Ball series was amazing

[@bursky09]

Man I miss Lunch.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

bursky09 how do you miss food? -kappa-

[@IsaaqAttack]

bursky09 I missed breakfast. I woke up at 11 am.

[@jokkergar]

Don't lose your hopes,There's alot of characters coming back from the dead in super, i'm sure she will appear sooner or latter.

[@thepickles8833]

Toriyama did not treat Launch well..............

[@ItsJustTeddington]

RIP in peace, Launch.

[@justayoutubeuser2703]

Legend never dies. Thank you for everything Toriyama !

[@ayara8157]

Mate I have only just started watching your videos. The quality of your work is second to none and I wish you all the success in the world.

[@curse103]

I started off this video wondering why this wasn't a "Why You Should Watch" video, like, does that mean he doesn't think I should watch it? But this video was actually different from your other videos and I thought it was awesome! Definitely one of your best yet

[@knightofthewind1000]

I don't think he wants to limit himself to just talking about a show from the perspective of why someone should watch it. Recommendation and review is great but his content would become limited and possibly repetitive if he took the same angle all the time.That being said, I still love every single one of his videos so far, and I don't see myself getting bored anytime soon!

[@supereyepatchwolf3007]

yep, 100%. Still love doing Why you should watches, but if I take that format too often ill get bored with it, and the quality will suffer.

[@Djslimei]

Beautiful I feel inspired I have been creating a comic for a year and i plan too publish it soon so seeing this really makes me look at it the different way I feel like its not good enough every time i look at the videos like this but it motivates me to work even harder Maybe one day i do something...who knows Great video btw Quality as always :D

[@Hotrodd48]

DjSlime id read it

[@Djslimei]

I already made 13+ chapters and i give it too my friends for review I planed to publish it but videos like this change my mind often cuz i dont want publish something mediocre I really want to do this as a job and wanna reach bigger audiences with better work I am soon going to buy a drawing tablet so i may post it somewhere online redrawn and changed a bit Ill let everybody intrested know :D

[@Lugbzurg]

DO IT. Don't wait until you think you'll "get better eventually". That will never happen unless you BEGIN. Besides, you can always go back and reboot your old work when you truly "get better eventually"!

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Same honestly....

[@rikowolfin4984]

Do you have any sites that post some of your work? I'm also trying to become a comic artist/writer so I would enjoy looking at some ones early works.

[@Kenji_195]

Genkidama, Super Saiyans, Kamehameha, Chala Head Chala, nothing of that if the wife didn't said a thing in that moment... my god

[@BigLoveForRock]

dude i suscribed to you ages ago, and no videos came up my feed ! accidentally came upon this video and saw it's yours... i love dragon ball. i remember watching it as a kid, everyday after school, to a point where my mom memorised all the character. completeley blee my little 6 year old mind. obviously i grew up to be a big anime appreciater !

[@mr.beatdown]

I read as the Dragonball manga as a kid since i didn't have cable and as my introduction to manga it was fucking a phenomenal manga. Literally the humor, characters, storytelling was all so loveable and ENJOYABLE. It truly was a masterpiece.

[@jdprettynails]

About time we got some appreciation of Dragonball and Dragonball Z! I love the Dragonball Z memes too, but there's a reason so many people my age are anime fans today and it's thanks to Dragonball Z/Sailor Moon or both.