I haven't gotten that vibe from Masako at all. He's been for the most part, extremely positive about the ToP arc. Yeah, he was upset about the Buu thing, but weren't we all? He had the exact same consensus the rest of the fandom had about that, which was:HeroR wrote:What principle?Kataphrut wrote:Colour me incorrect on Xenoverse, I guess. Personally, I would put 2 above 1 purely for the lack of bullshit super armour, but if story is the main draw, I think 1 does actually have 2 beat. It felt like they were more creative with their "what-if" scenarios.
As for this latest episode...it was fine. I don't mind that they're moving on to Buu's Fury, the Figlocke was a fun gag, but not sustainable in the long-term. And as for the comments on Super, as a fan of the show, it doesn't bother me. It's hard to really argue with the criticism of Jiren. As I've said elsewhere, it's an idea the show has committed to, and you either like it or you don't.
If you care about TFS' opinions on Super, I think Lani and Kaiser are much better at being critical of it and actually unpacking why something worked or didn't work. Obviously Masako does his reviews as well, but they're kind of a separate thing. Kirran and Grant just seem to dislike it on principle, so if you like the show, then don't put too much stock into what they have to say about it. And they like GT, so who gives a shit what they think anyway
Masako I have mixed feelings about. For the most part, he's a positive and funny person. But when he's salty, it leaks into everything. Like his reviews on Super were noticeably bitter when he learned Freeza was returning to replace Buu and he still blames Goku for the TOP, despite everyone saying that Goku's recklessness was a good thing in the long run. He also goes on the narrative that the Universal Survival Saga is Super's 'last chance', completely ignoring that the Future Trunks Saga had smashing ratings and the Champa Saga before that had very good ratings too. Even funnier, he called the Future Trunks Saga Super's 'last chance'. Like, how many 'last chances' do Super have?
Freeza return leaked: This is the worst, what have you done Toei, Super is ruined forever.
Episode 95 airs: OMG GIVE ME ALL THE FREEZA.
His reviews skew very positive overall, and his other videos include a lot of deep dives into the new lore. The last one that came out was an in-depth speculation about Belmod for example. It should be pretty obvious he's onboard with the new direction when he's doing in-depth videos about such a (at this point) minor character. And you know, he can still be critical, that's healthy. His last review gave 119 a hammering, as it rightly deserved.