Why Does The Cartel Love Goku?

Mexico would do anything for Goku
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#mexico #goku #dragonball #memes

[@Yumekos]

while living in Mexico as a kid, all I ever watched, played, and did was dragon ball related 😭 I played dragon ball games, acted like I was going super saiyan, and had dragon ball toys

[@otisj185]

THE TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@otisj185]

W

[@otisj185]

The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂

[@Yumekos]

as I also lived in a part of Mexico that didn’t have much access to the internet/cable, I literally watched goku first going super saiyan outside of my grandmothers friends house window 😭

[@UTUBETROLLPOLICETEAM666]

The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂

[@ihatecorpsehusband7147]

Just to clarify: The cartel is not afraid of Goku, they are afraid of disappointing Goku.

[@otisj185]

W The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂

[@otisj185]

The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂

[@otisj185]

The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂!

[@mintykiwi]

w

[@otisj185]

w

[@garchompelago]

The cartel will try to gather all 7 dragonballs to revive Akira Toriyama now.

[@Goldy01]

Netflix.. get on this!

[@aavila1206]

The cartel = RED RIBBON army confirmed!!!

[@Zero_Li24]

And they will do anything to get those dragons balls, anything!

[@khylerbane4523]

If their was one group that could actually do it without the radar it would be the cartels.

[@crisgeraldperez7]

The cartel became the Red Ribbon Army IRL

[@Gnomie445]

Rip Akira Toriyama

[@Wazowski_doesedits]

I wonder how the cartel is feeling tbh

[@Grundrisse]

The cartels have dropped their important activity in mourning for Toriyama.

[@jasonngo1966]

@@Grundrisse The cartel will forever miss Toriyama...............Rest in peace Toriyama.............the cartel will forever love you, no matter how many plot holes Dragon Ball has😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ricardohoang8452]

@@Grundrisse Cartels will make his funeral more than 9000

[@hystonix]

Rip

[@Pekara121]

In a way its actually really sad when you think about it. These cartel members were at one point just kids that would watch their favorite cartoon on tv. Now they're what the main character would despise.

[@saadsami8860]

The main characters let freeza alive he definitely let them to

[@ricardodnda3826]

Some of them were born into the Cartel, so uhhhh...

[@LibrarianSankore]

@@ricardodnda3826 eh, even cartel kids don't kill people out of the womb.

[@snkybrki]

​@@saadsami8860Probably, but OP never said he'd kill them. Just that they're doing things he'd despise.

[@ricardodnda3826]

@@LibrarianSankore I know, but the "Grow up as someone the main character would despise" kind of makes it seem as more of a choice.

[@theelementalstation947]

Ok but the idea of a a beloved writer being kidnapped leading to an intercontinental gang war is something I now want to see in a series.

[@anonimonn9775]

A bunch of cartel gángsters is having a Mexican standoff, everybody is aiming at everybody, suddenly, a guy shows up and says "Toriyama has been kidnapped!!" The gángsters look at each other and lower their weapons, "it's a truce.. We are goin' to Japan, cabrones!"

[@gabrielpraslin9576]

@@anonimonn9775 I need this in my life so badly

[@rompevuevitos222]

They need to make an anime like this. Anime is infamous for the most absurd plot-lines. We need this from them.

[@Rabbit6627]

The Cartel vs The Yakuza, I'd rewatch

[@renren47618]

​@@anonimonn9775This sounds like a JoJo plot

[@John_doe627]

Mexican News : creator of goku has passed and crime rate has sky rocketed 1000% around the local area * update violence has ceased to mourn over the death of akira

[@autisticallyartistic5882]

Are you serious?

[@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse]

Rip Akira toriyama. Latin America would be in shambles.

[@Miles_Moraless]

Cartel has cease-fired

[@cosmic_Meta]

​@@autisticallyartistic5882yes

[@YaiphabaTh]

Nah cartel has ceased fire due to the dbz creator passing away

[@baldomiropoopito812]

With Akira Toriyama dead the situation in Mexico can only go two ways: 1. Cartel's are gonna lay down their arms and cease all illegal activities in honor of Akira Toriyama. Or 2. Shit hits the fan cartel goes insane.

[@jeffreyali1456]

Looks like it’s #1

[@qrstw]

​@@jeffreyali1456 #2. Yesterday's there was a triple homicide of 3 young women by a mentally unstable individual with alleged ties to organized crime. The rabbit hole goes so deep nobody wants to even look down it...

[@The_Sleepiest_Socialist]

@@jeffreyali1456 Nope, shit hits the fan and the cartel goes insane.

[@user-st3xd4sd7b]

Ya llevo dos semanas sin tiroteos hermano se siente raro

[@PagingPender]

Daima tho?

[@jccdsym6605]

Two fun facts about Mexico's love for Dragon Ball: 1) Jiren's fight is the second time the country came together to witness a big DBZ fight. All the way back in the 90's, before internet culture was even a thing, it was reported by news outlets that a non-insignificant portion of Mexico's entire student body AND workforce, had called-in sick the same day the Goku Vs Freezer fight finale was aired on open TV, to party-watch Goku transform into the legendary Super Sayan. 2) There's a recurring name in Mexican Civil Registry's yearly list of banned names for children. Among the ridiculous names people want to call their babies for some reason (scrotum, underware, Batman, etc...) the #1 fictitional name people used until it was prohibited, was Gohan. Why not Goku? 'Cause obiously, YOU are Goku, so your son should be Gohan.

[@tomhossain2099]

Mexico said “you’re not that guy pal”

[@Bitter-Wounds]

Can confirm, I have 10 uncles and all of them stayed home for one reason or another to watch the climax to the goku v. Freeza fight

[@Jery-ej3iz]

@@Bitter-WoundsFr I’ve heard stories about immigrant families Loving random foreign shows. I thought that was bogus until mine started watching the adventures of Merlin. I don’t blame them tho the show is Goated

[@bullshitdepartment]

why did they prohibit Gohan? It's a normal name tbh

[@user-cx6lq8mt5g]

It’s funnier knowing that Gohan means food in Japanese, which is Goku’s favorite thing ever. So these guys just went around naming their kids “food” without knowing lol

[@KoffeeDoggo1146]

Mexico is litteraly hardcore Dragon Ball fan

[@Jen-hen]

NOBODY ASKED + TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@otisj185]

THE TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@Yumekos]

Mexico is the phantom troupe irl 💀

[@haydenTenno-]

Any users here mentioning “the tyranny” and saying “my content is better” is a Uttp ragebait spammer alt. They are not bots. Report them. Do not reply to them. Do not give them attention.

[@fabiaaquino2207]

​@I_Post_Roblox_Heatmass report this guy,it wont work,but do it,he gets no pussy so dont mind this shit and report him.

[@blueytg6026]

Man this took a sad turn, a meme showcasing how much love an entire nation has for Dragon Ball and its creator, and then weeks later, that said creator passed away. I'm not a DB fan unfortunately, but I still respect the series and it's effect on anime. Rip Akira Toriyama

[@TaeSunWoo]

There’s always time~ we welcome new fans everyday ❤

[@ItsJr]

The cartel is in SHAMBLES rn

[@Blond_1]

Cartel activity dropped to 0% to mourn the loss of Akira Toriyama

[@CowboyLuigi]

​@@Blond_1One foo talks shit about Akira Toriyama and you know he's getting skinned alive immediately.

[@JD-iu6rv]

Goku and Jesus, Mexico’s greatest icons

[@Mr.Manbat]

Tbh I think if Jesus existed in dragon ball they’d probably be best buds

[@hijisfriend9030]

​@@Mr.Manbat Exist in JoJo tho

[@Mr.Manbat]

@@hijisfriend9030 True. Though I always did wonder since I’ve read Steel ball run what Jesus’s stand would be Or did he already have a stand and I just didn’t know? Edit: I said Steve ball run 😭 Alr guys I have an idea for his stand Stand name: Angel Eyes or Spirit in the sky Stand appearance: the stand takes the form of a Roman (or European I haven’t decided) suit of armor covered in rows of flowers and thorns Stand ability: the stand acts passively as a boon, boosting the strength and endurance of all allies around the user in an 36 meter radius. The effect of the ability is determined by the amount of faith they have in the user; the stand also has the offhand ability to grant a “gift” or “miracle” also depending on the amount of faith around the user. A miracle can range from replenishing food to resurrecting something from the dead. I kinda want to draw this now

[@cyberneticperson9343]

​@@Mr.Manbat steve ball run

[@Justrandomeperson]

​@@Mr.Manbatjesus stand Is the cross

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

This proves that Goku scales beyond fiction and is above the concept of authors. He is truly Gokuversal.

[@jpnagaming7716]

Fr, name an anime that almost caused a diplomatic issue and literally halts cartel (or other crime syndicates) actions…. Let me tell you it sure as hell isn’t mid piece

[@callums1235]

Goku solos reality

[@kek_9866]

​​​@@jpnagaming7716you could've replaced DBZ with one piece and it will still be a problem with toei animation like seriously, they played a very popular unlicensed material without permission on a big audience no shit there's gonna be a trouble, think a little. Toei animation is well known for being shitty with copyright ain't it, DBZ and one piece is both owned by toei it's bound to have problems.

[@dantebonetespinosa4510]

Yeah, still below kratosversal kratos tho

[@yojan9982]

@I_Post_Roblox_HeatI’m gonna rate you lil bro

[@plutonicattic7995]

RIP akira toriyama, cartel is grieving rn

[@cl1nt34stw0od]

I was once on a McDonalds and I saw like 4 or 5 grown ass latino dudes watching Dragon Ball Super from a laptop rooting like it was a boxing match.

[@BakaTheStruggler]

That might have been my cousins and I that you saw LMAO

[@abrahamlima5052]

@@BakaTheStruggler that might have been my uncle, my uncle's wife and her brother, my other uncle and his brothers, and my pastor, oh and his weeb son my bro. I'm not kidding, I literally today showed my mom a dragon ball meme and my aunt was "it was all we ever watched on tv on channel 5. "dragon ball, pink panther and bugs bunny".

[@NetBattler]

Based

[@verros03]

W those grown ass dudes

[@renren47618]

W

[@GODA-tx7qe]

You know you've succeeded as a Mangaka when even one of the most brutal criminals on the planet love your character

[@bubbly_bula8358]

​@I_Post_Roblox_HeatDIDNT ASK LOBOTON NAKO KA UNYA

[@justinchen1038]

That’s such a retarded comment.

[@AshbornTHEKING]

@@bubbly_bula8358 ahhahaha yawa

[@AshbornTHEKING]

@I_Post_Roblox_Heat patay iyoton ka ana run boi HAHAHAHA

[@kyonkochan]

Fun Fact: Adolf Hitler really liked Disney cartoons. I think there are even some character drawings he did of Donald Duck.

[@Cringemoment4045]

The cartel after finding out about Akira Toriyama's death

[@lilsusrobert9356]

they going to raid heaven to bring him back

[@verros03]

They boutta hold Death hostage

[@iwill_nevergive_yourtoast69]

Mexican Cartel: Death, *i am you.* Death: *crying and trembling*

[@I_Smoked_Gasoline]

The cartel: *insert Itadori's breakdown*

[@Professional_Lolicon]

Cartel activity hits an all time low

[@Blond_1]

RIP TORIYAMA 😭😭😭😭

[@JMRVRGS]

what's with that @? 💀

[@eegernades]

He knows quality ​@@JMRVRGS

[@aihoshinoirl]

@@JMRVRGS fr 💀

[@Ulysses-]

The Cartels calling a truce because Akira Toriyama was arrested

[@otisj185]

THE ⭐TYRANNY⭐ OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@haydenTenno-]

Any users here mentioning “the tyranny” and saying “my content is better” is a Uttp ragebait spammer alt. They are not bots. Report them. Do not reply to them. Do not give them attention.

[@Metal.Facade]

what are these bot ass coments

[@hellou667thesequel5]

​@otisj185 what the heck is the tyranny?

[@justacrusaderguy3320]

@@hellou667thesequel5 Bot comment. Ignore it.

[@rage_2000]

“Hola soy Goku” Is such a hype phrase in Latinamerica

[@ZAMBAMONGAMER]

Literalmente si, es como si sonará la canción de jhon cena en US ( Supongo)

[@freddogrosso9835]

Misma voz para Mcgyver y John Maclane. Leyenda.

[@antoniooliveirasouza749]

Oi eu sou o Goku (in my country)

[@RBH69]

​@@antoniooliveirasouza749 Wendel bezzera is the goat, THE GOAT

[@averagecommenter4623]

​@@ZAMBAMONGAMEROr John Cena's "You can't see me!"

[@bernardohchongching224]

Imagine going to mexico, and get in heated debate with your friend about how rimuru no diff's goku And turn around to see 100 guns pointing at you

[@savag3_damian133]

Nah, it’ll be 101 because I won’t have someone throw dirt like that

[@elmerimul7551]

I would be person number 102

[@jaydeleon8094]

Technically yes, but Goku whole point isn’t about power anyway.

[@acrazyweeb7225]

@@elmerimul7551 **103rd Guy starts playing “Funkytown”**

[@charLieibanez.]

well you don't have to use your imagination, it is true. don't u dare to disrespect him because every mexican is born knowing that Goku solos everyone.

[@ODIN20084]

Mexico will never be the same since akira toriyama passed away, may he rest in peace RIP🕊️

[@RedLogicYT]

"No.. it can't be true.. you're telling me Goku would be disappointed in me if I killed you? You're free to go."

[@ChickenLord319]

All you gotta do is wear some goku merchandise like a hoodie, and you won’t get killed.

[@K.O-ANIMATIONS]

@@ChickenLord319 100% full proof lol

[@peteypete9357]

If I were the cartel member: No, impossible... How could this be? Goku, forgive me!

[@SaltoDaKid]

Cartel member: Fine, but you got fight me to prove how strong you are?

[@shujinkoMK]

Only tv series goku. Movie goku be like: “spirit bomb or sun? Your choice”

[@w.c2255]

Media: "Why does the Cartel and Mexico like Dragon Ball Z so much?" Mexican Vegeta: "Moustache..moustache...Moustache"

[@UTUBETROLLPOLICETEAM666]

The Tyranny owns this channel and all of its fans! 😂

[@AutisticNerdBoy]

IDC MY VIDS ARE BETTER (I don't have any)

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

SO MANY FUCKIN BOTS

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

@@AutisticNerdBoy Holy shit I was bait and switched for a second there. You got me good, man.

[@AutisticNerdBoy]

@@LordCrate-du8zm oh no

[@jacobromero3694]

Cartel activity dropped 80% since akiras death 😭

[@Masamune364]

@WaggonSS Goku wouldnt like that

[@AniMANIA7983]

Today will be a day of grief for them

[@AniMANIA7983]

It was announced today that Akira toriama, age 63 passed. For those who don’t know, that man created dragon ball

[@cratepower9670]

@@AniMANIA798368*

[@justinarzola4584]

​@@AniMANIA7983He was 68, not 63.

[@YourAveragePlayer432]

“Hey, you’re the Latin American cartel right? I heard your pretty strong”

[@cristhianmlr]

Which one of the hundreds? ☠️

[@paperluigi6132]

@@cristhianmlrall of them

[@shane783]

@@paperluigi6132 😠 *Prowler’s Theme Intensifies*

[@cooldud7071]

Goku is the only character that could make them go full power

[@cheesetomeetyou]

⁠​⁠@@cooldud7071That's like an ant going full power against a nuclear bomb, lol.

[@prodsage2719]

"goku would be so disappointed" "Your words....they cut deep.............deeper than any blade"

[@Voicegoblin]

NOOOOO

[@seriously235]

"Deeper than a boxcutter.."

[@cotoyou5575]

Deeper than dull machetes

[@1ztype343]

deeper than hot wax

[@InvictusSolis143]

@@seriously235Feels like being skinned alive...

[@tranquility6789]

Mexico has paused today

[@August-dq1cj]

That would be funny as hell

[@Cubeytheawesome]

The cartel crying hard right now.

[@SupremeMetalOverlord]

“Sorry son, the game was rigged from the sta-“ “EY boss, new Dragonball episode just dropped.” *”todays your lucky day. You get to live.”*

[@impalacrush2439]

"so you think YOU can steal from the cartel and think you can live for another day?" Me: *pulling out a hand drawed animation keyframe with toriyama signature " alright, your debt has been paid in full, and you can start a new family under our cartel, don pedro has accepted your gift"

[@AceEditsAndStuffArchived]

lmfaoo this reply is better than the comment it replied to @@impalacrush2439

[@CasualCat64]

What do you mean ey boss this is the cartel not the mafia

[@Frightenerd]

Everyone gather round to watch the episode and the courirer got to watch it too

[@udinrambutan-do8oz]

"Ready them funky town boys!!" "EY bos the new Jiren saga dropped." "aight we cock him later."

[@deadforever99]

It's deeper than that for me, growing up without my father (wasn't dead he was just working in the US while family was in Mexico), goku and Chapulin Colorado where my heros.

[@thebeastwithin6978]

Mas agile que una tortuga 🔨 🐜

[@DummyThiccc]

@@thebeastwithin6978 mas fuerte que un raton!

[@myrminki]

@@DummyThiccc más noble que una lechuga

[@Hypersanic023]

No contaban con mí astucia!​@@myrminki

[@----x-----]

And now they are both in Fortnite 😂

[@akira12825]

rest in power akira toriyama, cartel activity will cease for a week in honor of him, i can feel it

[@tranquility6789]

The Chinese government has literally made an offical statement mourning the death of Akira Toriyama.

[@Enchiwadas]

Toei: Dragon Ball is extremely popular with the Latin American community. How can we appeal to them? Akira Toriyama: *that one random red taco shirt Krillin wore for 2 whole arcs and a half*

[@sitorchallenge5691]

It did work sooo

[@alexdeghost2729]

You do realize the DBS Broly movie paid homage to them with the chants “Go Broly! Go Broly! Gogetaaa!! Kakarot! Kakarot!”

[@TOBY-jy7bz]

​@@alexdeghost2729 How?

[@alexdeghost2729]

Because when Mexico was promoting the Jiren vs Goku finale like an actual UFC/Boxing match, the hundreds of thousands of people watching were chanting "Goku! Goku! Goku! Frieza! Frieza! Frieza! Jiren! Jiren! Jiren!" Thats what inspired "Kakarot! Kakarot! Kakarot! Go Broly! Go Broly! Gogeta! Gogeta!!"@@TOBY-jy7bz

[@ssjkillluah5935]

@@TOBY-jy7bz there is a video on youtube when goku and frieza were teaming up to fight jiren, and mexico was streaming it in public and when frieza was gonna sacrifice himself to take him and jiren out, u can hear the crowd chanting “frieza, frieza!”

[@Arcademan09]

One of my Mexican aunts came to the United States for the first time a few years ago, when we took her shopping we showed her some Uggs and she said "why do those look like Goku's shoes?"

[@Mope333]

😂

[@courirnorte8137]

nah im💀💀

[@yanami3]

that is so wholesome to see

[@Johtho]

​@@courirnorte8137 what does that even mean and how is it a response to this story? I can only understand how you felt because you put two little skull emojis... you were amused. What the fuck does im in mean?

[@Arcademan09]

@@Johtho he's laughing, that's literally it

[@Kaijuchainsaw63]

Rest in peace Akira, you will be truly missed and remembered for your work

[@whatsthisaboveme6064]

Oh ohh no 3 weeks later and the man himself died. I can't imagine how mexico is feeling

[@chrischika7026]

DragonBall is pretty big in Latin America.

[@FriendlyArchpriest]

It's like them edgy memes say "Honorary Aryans".

[@LaLagartijaSobreMiDedo]

Date prisa goku!

[@fffmichael]

No shit its almost like thats the point of the video

[@Jen-hen]

NOBODY ASKED + TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@Janeworx]

W

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Truly an Mexican Dragon Ball moment

[@otisj185]

THE TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@haydenTenno-]

Any users here mentioning “the tyranny” and saying “my content is better” is a Uttp ragebait spammer alt. They are not bots. Report them. Do not reply to them. Do not give them attention.

[@tahatale8208]

@I_Post_Roblox_Heatman shut up, there nothing but click bait

[@mercy.999]

an

[@OMartinez91]

As a Mexican, I felt so proud of that moment

[@auliaakbar4197]

the fact this shows up in my recommendation is heartbreaking.. considering the news few hours ago. I am so saddened and may our beloved writer be in peace. RIP KING

[@Truthspeakercentral]

R.I.P Toriyama, you have done so much and the cartels will be saddened by this loss. The past 6 years he had a big impact on my life.

[@aragonmoralesfaustodavid5548]

It's not a joke, I know people from the cartel who love Dragonball, I live in Mexico and I sell Dragonball stuff. In Mexico, every 5-year-old male has seen Dragonball Z at least twice, thanks to the fact that they always repeat it on TV.

[@verros03]

Goku cosplayers will probably be in the cartels' don't-kill list 💀

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

Hope they don't kill you.

[@Ave_Satana666]

I like feet I can't judge non😊

[@pablon333]

​@@user-fe8gx3ie5vJust don't mess around and you should be fine

[@syaba5336]

with this many db fans in Mexico it's not surprising that a ton cartel members would be among them

[@jasonhuynh5174]

Fun fact the music composer for dbs broly was so inspired by the gatherings people would do for episodes he added chanting to the music themes That’s why you here the famous “Go broly, go go!”

[@davidburnett5049]

Pretty awesome if true

[@fingeronthetrigger7568]

RIP Akira you will forever be remembered

[@OhyeahMrKrabz]

The Mexican Cartels have agreed to a ceasefire to mourn the passing of Akira Toriyama

[@-Raylight]

Mexico is truly filled with a lot of cultured people, this is almost as wholesome as Tifa having a lot of influence in Italy xD

[@ukn4]

as an italian I approve this message

[@jiado6893]

I didn’t know Italy was such a huge fan of Final Fantasy Seven.

[@GelatinousGoop]

​@@jiado6893ever heard of the Italian Senate meme?

[@NetBattler]

Oh boy do you really have to remind us that _incident?_

[@Kreshura-tm5rb]

Finally a comment section whiout bots here

[@csgosh-tter]

the cartel watching my pristine goku action figure drop from my lifeless corpse after slicing my head off with a chainsaw (what would goku think?)

[@gabrielaragon9562]

They are going to revive you

[@johnnypickle2253]

Damn, were you deepthroating it or something?

[@MajinObama]

@@gabrielaragon9562 Dragonball Mex Adventure 😭

[@georgewashington8121]

Mexican cartels gonna find the dragon balls and summon the Shenron dragon to revive toriyama 😎

[@eggsbenedictbenedictsenari5397]

The cartel gon go after the grim reaper

[@obi-twokenobi4861]

Muerte vs cartel mexicano.

[@verros03]

They boutta hold Death hostage

[@Leon_LF]

I'm pretty sure Dragon Ball is more popular in latinoamerica than in Japan itself. It has been really deep inside the culture for like 2 generations now

[@specialnewb9821]

Yeah I imagine for most of Japan its a classic series from childhood but for LatinAM it is legendary then and now

[@starksvensk]

Imagine you’re in Mexico for the day and your friend says “haha I’m not scared of you” to some cartel members. Obviously, he is getting dragged away from you, so you start singing the dragonball theme song. The gangbangers love you so much now that they stop all their operations and let your friend go. Crazy, huh?

[@end3rdb]

You will have to sing "cha- la head cha la" in spanish tho

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@end3rdbtrue but hey maybe there a fan of the sub

[@UnkTesla]

Im sure one tiktoker will try this

[@Pekara121]

Did you really have to use the term "gangbanger"?

[@pewienczlowiekag3111]

​@@Pekara121he ain't much off though

[@blurzzbee]

RIP Akira Toriyama

[@roktout161]

R.I.P Akira Toriama we loved you 🕊❤️

[@POLARTTYRTM]

It's not just Mexico. Here in Brazil it is very common to see men in their late 40s 50s in bars watching Dragon Ball. Also, don't refer to cartels as "the cartel" simply because there are dozens of cartels in Mexico alone, in Latin America there are literally hundreds of them, so when someone says "the cartel" we never know if someone is talking about one cartel os several cartels. Context matters.

[@GokuSolosAnime]

Why tf do u care abt what we call evil ppl???

[@POLARTTYRTM]

@@GokuSolosAnime why refer to hundreds of different organizations as ONE? It's like referring to all world countries as a single country.

[@GokuSolosAnime]

@@POLARTTYRTM I hear u bro but we will call em what we want sorry

[@CyanRooper]

The Dragon Ball anime (the first one that came before Dragon Ball Z) aired from 1986 to 1989 so those men were kids or teenagers when the anime first started airing. The Dragon Ball manga will even celebrate it's 40th anniversary in November this year, that's how long the Dragon Ball franchise as a whole as been going on for.

[@snkybrki]

​@@POLARTTYRTMCartels is plural, it references multiple cartels. So, if your concern is that someone is fusing dozens of cartels into one, then that wouldn't be an issue.

[@user-vh8qo5kq4s]

Another anime i just didnt know Latins liked was Saint Seyia, Never knew how big that was over there until someone said "if you were poor, its all you watched and since 99% of us is poor, everyone knows about it" so that was cool to know

[@MrSafior]

It's also big in Europe.

[@Itachi17509]

It is also a bit sad

[@user-vh8qo5kq4s]

Really? i have yet to really pass by someone from that side that knows about it @@MrSafior

[@LOLITAPLAYER]

Still don't understand why it so fail in USA

[@MrSafior]

@@user-vh8qo5kq4s I fall it's recent time in popularity, especially do to the fact here haven't big project after Omega and the fact the old guard higly dislike any Saint Seiya project that is no just a rehashing of the original anime.

[@uss_04]

The cartel just experienced an end of an Era

[@Downassfoo408]

Everyone thought I was crazy when I came back to America from spending my summer in Mexico, goku was fighting this fat pink guy meanwhile all my friends were watching the beginning of the androids saga 😂

[@SokoPrince]

That was Definitely the Majin Buu fight you saw lol

[@carljohnson7168]

Yoo im on that fight rn.

[@n0nac481]

😂😂😂😂

[@Omegaweaponsguy2]

Central American here, it's not just in Mexico. It's all over Latin America, you can see 50 and 60 year olds here with Goku tattoos, or any DBZ tattoo, and they are so excited for anything DBZ, that when Battle of Gods and Resurrection F came out, all of the local movie theater chains had nothing but DBZ on all rooms for 2 weeks straight, that was unheard of. It's just so universally loved everywhere, that in my country people went apeshit when the voice actors came to one of the biggest anime conventions before it shut down for good. Many cite DBZ as the most universal experience all latinos will have, does not matter if they like sports or not, rich or poor, everyone saw Dragonball, and many still raise their hands when Goku asks for energy, it became our culture

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

DBZ was always big in America but I love how absolutely massive it is down there, it feels like it'll be a religion in 500 years at this pace

[@thekinghydra3350]

South america here, I can truly confirm. We love anime.

[@miguelmejia4656]

@@theeccentrictripper3863it's bigger in the philippines

[@lucasgaston1165]

Nope. I'm from SA and ppl don't love DB too much as the mexican ppl

[@d.n.3652]

I was told Latin America really loves Malcolm In The Middle

[@MintyMinster]

“May heaven be the joyous world he envisioned.” - Eichiiro Oda

[@AhkoAndUsaChanAlmostBiggestFan]

Will the cartels revive Toriyama now 😭😭?

[@butros5137]

yeah they will look for the 7 magical fentanyl magic balls.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Unfortunately the balls wouldn’t revive someone who died of natural causes

[@vanz681]

"Any last words?" "Goku would be very disappointed in you"

[@soupdrinker]

😨😢😭😭😭

[@vvc0u805]

Its funny because Goku would be disgusted by cartels and their members.

[@appl42]

well, it's not his last words anymore

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

*"Hey its me, Goku! You guys brought the full amount like we talked before right?"*

[@SuperMelphis]

"i heard that shts pretty strong"

[@josephstalin2606]

Is Goku stronger than fent tho?

[@TheSilliestPumpkin]

Cartel Activity has officially been put on hiatus due to the passing of Akira

[@SokWorld2007]

The cartel is going to hold a huge funeral for Akita Toriyama, just you wait.

[@Akuraima]

This not only applies to mexico, it also applies almost to every country in LATAM, we absolutely love DB, especifically DBZ, we practically were raised by Goku

[@ElSombreroAzul]

amen hermano

[@tomax9863]

Viva padre ball

[@Isid0nis]

Central and eastern Europe are similar. My whole residential district would go empty when there was DBZ on TV. 😂😂

[@f.b.i.4921]

While the cartel activity dropping for 2 days thing might be untrue, it also might be a reference to the actual fact that the crime rate in the Philippines drops whenever Manny Pacquiao fights.

[@f.b.i.4921]

When Pacquiao fought Marco Antonio Barrera, in 2007, the crime rate in Manila (Philippines capital city) dropped to 0% during the event (that lasted for around 7 hours).

[@mrgwapo6106]

​@@f.b.i.4921 bro... Like manny Pacquiao fights are something lol... even pedicab drivers would stop to watch it lol

[@miguelmejia4656]

@@f.b.i.4921 exactly. but dragon ball has more of a following in the philippines than anywhere else.

[@Planttwo.]

What's going to happen now that Akira died? Are we going to have a drig war?

[@Chaos-jy8ys]

The cartels are devastated rn

[@noahlang-ai]

I swear he's my childhood

[@Jen-hen]

NOBODY ASKED + TYRANNY OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@Janeworx]

whi

[@Janeworx]

w

[@otisj185]

THE ⭐TYRANNY⭐ OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@NetBattler]

The cartel or Goku?

[@SebastianJose_Fatherlessaxo]

🤓: "He CaN sOLo GoKU EaSIly!" MEXICAN CARTELS: "But can you solo us?"

[@dodoiserg3371]

nobody solo goku kiddo. go cry about it and goku got ur mom's number

[@doyouevenlift1462]

​@@dodoiserg3371Saitama 👁️👄👁️ As someone who've watched db,dbz,dbs+ all the movies and also one punch man... I can say the only one who can beat Goku is Saitama they didn't even showed his 80% of his power or something....

[@ariffirdaus5376]

holy shiet here before the relentless dumb debates starts lmaoo PING : Popcorn 🍿 LIKE : Bucket of Nachos

[@dodoiserg3371]

@@doyouevenlift1462 not gonna argue with a loser who likes baldy. i will pray for ur brain this week

[@xxitactical_8723]

⁠resurrection of f super goku no diffs saitama

[@BrenTenkage]

man the timing of all this...

[@alexlubbers1589]

And now Toriyama is no longer with us. Rest in Peace, king

[@nachovichoZX]

Also in latin america, Dragon Ball came first before Dragon Ball Z, with the same localizer team (same with GT and many years later, Super). This was because Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were intended to be one story. There's a video by Get In The Robot who explained better but in retrospect, for latin americans, anime where the cool and edgy versions of cartoons, so the love of Dragon Ball with the uncensored version and the localizers with the voice actors, translation and the awesome spanish versions of the original openings and endings was and still is undefeatable with latin people.

[@baggelissonic]

Well, duh. The anime series Dragon Ball was produced before Dragon Ball Z. Almost every country got og Dragon Ball first, lmao. What a weird comment. It's not "intended" to be 1 story, it is literally 1 story. The DBZ anime was announced before the ending of Dragon Ball and in many countries it aired literally the next week. It's like saying "Did you know that Naruto and Naruto Shippuden are actually intended to be 1 story? There is a 4 hour documentary explaining why that is the case. Also, Latin America got the original Naruto before Shippuden.

[@solidpandacka5544]

@@baggelissonic in USA, DBZ was aired before the DB english dub we all know today(there were 2 attempts for a DB dub before but they were terrible and went on for only a few episodes) In latin america, the dubs were done properly and in order.

[@baggelissonic]

@@solidpandacka5544 USA is not the only country in the world.

[@KurosakiNexus]

​@@baggelissonicIn india too

[@solidpandacka5544]

@@baggelissonic Well, duh. What a weird comment.

[@Ajax2696]

Anime and mostly dragon ball is so ingrained into Mexico that even actual boomers (1940's) have accepted the anime into the mainstream. Like imagine talking about Goku and how important he is to you to your grandma back in the 90's and her watching it with you and her knowing the lore with precision.

[@weegeguy9770]

Basically the same in France, it was the second biggest anime consumer in the 80s and 90s, with japan being the first.

[@hydrokinesis251]

With toriyama's passing cartel activity is either gonna hit an all time low due to mourning or an all time high due to anger.

[@TheBaka128]

theyre gonna collect the dragonballs to revive toriyama

[@axios4702]

Here in Spain (Europe) anime also had a great run during the 80s and 90s, my parents grew up watching Dragon Ball, Zodiac Knights, Detective Conan, Slayers, Sailor Moon and Peachy Peachy Peach. Sadly during the 2000s there was a push back against anime from groups of "concerned parents" who worried about the excessive violence and 'sexual" nature of anime. When I grew up, I was lucky to catch a bit of one piece at a very early age, everything anime related that remained shortly after were explicitly kid friendly shows who either just wanted to sell you stuff (Pokemon, Bakugan, Beyblade) or passed as funny children's cartoons because they didn't have fights, transformation sequences or blood and those "concerned parents" couldn't be arsed to sit down and actually watch the shows alongside their children, you know, wonderful shows with good messages like f*cking Shin-chan and Doraemon. Until the 2010s when japanese media, other than Doraemon and Pokemon, pretty much phased out of TV and it's only returned to our local pop culture through it's worldwide phenomenons. Lucky for my generation, we live in an age on which we can go and find the stuff we want to watch, we don't have to scrounge the bowels of early internet looking for untranslated, H-visual novels to get our anime fix like my mother had to do in her times.

[@sameersadh6717]

I didn't know they aired shinchan in Spain as well.I come from a south asian country and shinchan was one of the biggest cartoons when we were growing up , you can find people in their 20s still watching reruns of shinchan.

[@baggybones]

Pues la verdad es que si hay contenido explícito en varios anime (el fanservice por ejemplo). Yo en mi caso no me gustaría que mis hijos vieran ese tipo de cosas hasta una cierta edad.

[@TheSh00ty]

​@@sameersadh6717 the voice actors here released entire albums singing as Shin Chan characters. That's how big it was 😅

[@kosmosXcannon]

Might be different in other parts of the world but in the US it seems like there are a group of people I would consider worse from the puritans of yesteryear that are around now. The puritans are better in the sense they wanted to ban things. This other group that acts like a cult seems to always want to change things to suit their own morals. The more ironic thing is that both of these types of groups while at opposite ends of the spectrum, have a ton of overlap with eachother. Which makes it strange how they disagree with eachother.

[@narutosayan9925]

Maybe to a lesser extent but Inuyasha was also pretty popular. The catalan version was peak

[@mikey6633]

I had a bunch of DBZ action figures when I was a kid. I’m Asian, and so I thought I was the authority on DBZ lore at the time lol. During the good ol’ Toonami days, my parents invited their friends over to dinner, who are Mexicans, and they brought their two kids over; both boys around my age. Judging by the kids accents it was clear that they recently just moved to America. They really didn’t have any toys, so I let them play with my DBZ toys. I was so amazed at how accurately they recreated the fight scenes from the anime… down to screams and ki blast sounds. Heck I think I was more entertained by that than the actual show. After that, they were telling me how piccolo used to be evil (which actually blew my mind at the time because I’ve heard of the original DB but didn’t know that Piccolo was a villain). They sure showed me up with DBZ lore 😂 Sadly I never saw them again, but those were some great times.

[@sonigonzales9475]

Wonder how they're going to react when they find out toriyama died last friday. Farewell to the man that I truly believe introduced anime to people around the world.

[@ollieber9495]

another fun fact: after Akira Toriyama's death, the cartel all agreed to cease fire to show respect

[@flyingfish7787]

Another fun fact: Sweet Baby inc shit on Akira Toriyama’s death after knowing the cartel ceased fire to show respect. 😊😊😊

[@DuckSwagington]

The picture at the start actually plays off of a very real occurance during the early 2010s where Crime Rates in Mexico significantly dropped whenever a Mexican player in the English Premier League played a match (I think it was Javier Hernandez).

[@NetBattler]

Piracy in Mexico is amazing

[@aragonmoralesfaustodavid5548]

Amen brother amen.

[@venade9997]

hi lan hikari hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

Okay but the idea that Lan Hikari goes to youtube to say that piracy in Mexico is amazing is something I needed, today. I can easily imagine Megaman.exe looking utterly horrified after you posted this comment, and I know you're not RPing, but it's still hilarious.

[@venade9997]

@@twaggytheatricks4960 LMFAO

[@orion-9368]

The mexican cartel is in shambles today. Although on a real note rest in peace Akira Toriyama you created my childhood & will be missed.

[@DreadNawght]

let's see if the departure of our dearly beloved akira toriyama may he rest in peace will influence cartel activity

[@Salmagros]

Well, they agreed to temporary cease fire in honor of him.

[@MoffGideon339]

@@Salmagroswhere did you read the news

[@iamlorddems3859]

The cartels are in mourning today

[@theemotionalremix]

Trust me the cartels are unlovable even if they're big on anime.

[@Hardracist]

Personally i their just misunderstood and they do no illegal and violent crimes rather they are just being profiled by American and rest of the worlds propaganda to distact from their legitimate businesses . If any cartels are reading this i apologize for this brothers words he knows not what he speaks

[@PolishGod1234]

Unlovable is understatement

[@goolgepl2112]

Won't you take me to Funkytown

[@uraniancoolery927]

@@goolgepl2112stop 💀

[@scawywag2935]

@@goolgepl2112shut up

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

It's nice to see that everyone enjoys anime, even the cartel. Never got into DBZ myself but recently have been getting very into the DB Super tcg.

[@otisj185]

THE ⭐TYRANNY⭐ OWNS THIS CHANNEL AND ALL ITS FANS

[@nightshadecataclysm]

try getting into the manga, its fun and more dynamic:)

[@haydenTenno-]

Any users here mentioning “the tyranny” is a Uttp ragebait smaller alt. They are not bots. Report them. Do not reply to them. Do not give them attention.

[@NetBattler]

I recommend mexican cartel members read Megaman NT warrior manga

[@haydenTenno-]

Any users here mentioning “the tyranny” and saying “my content is better” is a Uttp ragebait spammer alt. They are not bots. Report them. Do not reply to them. Do not give them attention.

[@memegaming5244]

They’re about to start a riot with akira’s death

[@stefanoninivaggi98]

In Italy we have a similar (albeit smaller) thing: People born in the late 70s mid 80s grew with anime such as Hokuto no Ken (here called "Ken il guerriero", literally ken the warrior), Saint Seya, Lady Oscar and so on. The animes were usually heavily censored, but some regional channels released uncensored cuts. The situation excalated when some organizations blamed anime for several crime. I was born on the tail end of that era, as regional broadcaster began less and less popular. Fun Fact: allegedly some of the anime I mentioned were more famous here than in Japan

[@thatoneeasilyoffendedboi1257]

“Maestro Chief, do you mind telling me why you aren’t loading the shipment of coke?” “Sir, watching Goku.”

[@Tn5421Me]

Fake. Everyone knows the boss wouldn't be there because he'd also be watching Goku

[@grandsome1]

There are two moments you can go to a cartel boss to ask for a favour: 1. During his daughter's wedding. 2. After a DBZ/DBS episode drops.

[@charizardfan1017]

It's a similar situation in Brazil The Dragon Ball GT opening has basically become a second national anthem here

[@neggaballs3840]

Bullshit

[@pollinete7704]

Y en Argentina igual que en toda latino america mi estimado

[@Megantheestallion123]

Mexico is mourning

[@isumairu25]

KZbin in the early 2000s is my introduction to how people from around the world share their love towards their favourite piece of media. I remember listening to the soundtrack of The King of Fighters series and the comment section was in Spanish and I tell you what Mexicans and Latin America are hardcore fans of both Dragon Ball and KOF. There's even a pizzeria that reference Iori Yagami and Rugal.

[@redboi6784]

Well this is because Dragon Ball Z is one of the most important cultural products to ever exist in México, to the point of being cherished as one of the most important features in mexican culture, is the most relevant manga to ever exist in México and a lot of Mexicans love it with a burning passion, to the point of being actively shared and showed to all the poblation.

[@Rei_doll]

Cartel activities going to drop for a year after the death of the creator of Dragon Ball, rip

[@StudioUAC]

Yay?

[@XenoHunter-1954]

The cartel aint gonna like this...

[@rexyjp1237]

So goku finally has an army to fight the spongebobs.