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The 2013-2015 Dragon Ball Dissection Fashion Extravaganza! - DBD: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 5

Goku and Freeza finally begin their epic battle... again... again... again. It might be something we've seen many times before, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun. You've been asking for it, and ...

The Worst Twist in History - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 4

Dragon Ball Super tries to rehabilitate Tagoma but loses interest and sacrifices him to the fanservice gods. Add an empty Piccolo death (spoilers), and it's clear this already-flimsy story has lost the plot. Talk ...

How come you haven't commented on the absurdity of Kame Sennin showing up to fight, but Yamcha not.
Kame Sennin hasn't trained jack-shit since Karin, but Yamcha has trained with Kami-sama, Kaio-sama, trained for Cell, and yet... Poor dolt.


I feel like I spoke on that to a degree, that he seems ...

Low-Detail Freeza Can't Hurt You - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 3

Oh, crap baskets! I woke up with a headache this morning and forgot to share this. It's the return of Freeza but re-tooled for television instead of film! What does that mean? It means attempting an ...

It breaks my heart how many people in this thread don't know about Nancy! Holy crap!

But I think that goes to show that whether or not something is "remembered" is entirely dependent on an individual's perspective and experiences. Will Dragon Ball be remembered? Eh. It depends. By whom? Dragon Ball ...

I was waiting patiently for you to mention Daima during the whole Shen Long wish number bullshit, and then it didn't happen.
Does that mean Daima is a separate continuity? I mean, probably not, considering neither Daima, nor Super, nor the original manga got this right. Or at least, that's what I ...

Course-Correcting the Movies - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 2

Sometimes when Dragon Ball Super adapts the movies that gave it life, it either adds elements that deepen character or draws things out well past the point of good pacing. But what happens when it looks at ...

I don't think it deserves its reputation at all. It's such a breath of fresh air. I don't like it quite as much as 10, but as far as Goten and Trunks helming a movie goes, it's a lot of fun. Wacky premise, bizarre aesthetics, engaging side characters. I would easily take this one over movie 4 or ...

Dragon Ball Dissection is so back! What did I miss while I was gone? Oh. A whole new version of Super. Well, that's awkward. Anyway!

The Airtight Case for Slice of Life! - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 1

Resurrection 'F' is not a great movie, but the TV version adds lots ...

It’s been just under a year since I last checked this thread, but I’m back again to drop my thoughts on the content that was dissected after:

I just wanted to say how fun it was to travel through last year's videos with you. It was a great way to recap my year and put it behind me. Thanks ...

Battle of Pacing - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Battle of Gods Arc Part 3 (Anime)

Dragon Ball Dissection December comes to an end, and so does The Battle of Gods Arc. The fight against Beerus rages on, but is it enough to fill more than four episodes? Should Goku be annoyed by Super Saiyan God ...

Balancing Beerus - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Battle of Gods Arc Part 2 (Anime)

Dragon Ball Dissection December continues its look at the animated version of The Battle of Gods Arc. It's god ki. It's timing Beerus's trip to Kaio's world. It's taking Beerus's slap scene and milking it for every ...

A Load-Bearing Mistake - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Battle of Gods Arc Part 1 (Anime)

Dragon Ball Dissection begins its look at the animated version of Dragon Ball Super. It's the Star Wars Radio Drama of Dragon Ball. Trust me. That makes sense. It expands the movie Battle of Gods story with ...

Wasting an Adaptation - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Battle of Gods Arc (Manga)

Dragon Ball Dissection begins its look proper at Dragon Ball Super. The first piece of media to officially come out of the pipeline was the manga retelling of Battle of Gods. It's a lean, streamlined version meant to ...

What Is Super? - Dragon Ball Dissection

Dragon Ball Dissection December begins with the beginning of our look at Dragon Ball Super, that anime series that ended in 2018... or is it that manga series that went on hiatus in 2024? Or is it those movies? Super is complicated, so let's dissect just ...

The Gold Standard of Disappointment - Dragon Ball Dissection: Resurrection 'F'

Here's one I've been waiting for for a long time. I remember I used to rail against this movie pretty viciously here on the forums. Dragon Ball Dissection looks at a movie that is now, somehow, ten years old! It's ...

When you think about it, the Jaco manga retroactively makes a lot of things about the original manga seem rather strange in hindsight. You’d think Bulma would’ve brought up the fact that she has an alien friend who could take them to Namek, for instance.


Between that and Popo's magic carpet ...

A Dragon Ball Nitpicker's Guide to Jaco - Dragon Ball Dissection: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Part 2

Dragon Ball Dissection's look at Jaco the Galactic Patrolman comes to a close. After it develops its own idol-worshipping, rocket-chasing, time-manipulating story, it must justify its close ...

I honestly forgot that Jaco was a thing. It still baffles me that Toei hasn't adapted it into a miniseries or something. Jaco's just dropped into Resurrection F & they just expect you to know who he is going in from reading the manga. A miniseries would be more accessible to the fandom at large ...

Modern Dragon Ball's Missing Link - Dragon Ball Dissection: Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Part 1

What do Goku's parents, Resurrection F, the Broli movie, and The Moro Arc all have in common? They all spring from Jaco the Galactic Patrolman. This may not be Dragon Ball, but it's required reading to ...