Unfortunately, this won't be a video because I'm too lazy to make one.
I wouldn't even call anything, in regards to the summarization of the episodes, as really a "review". Because some of the "reviews" are nothing more than just be a quirky or snarky remarks regarding certain episodes. Each sentence will also be accompanied by an image(s) and/or clip(s) that I feel is representative of the episode's content.
My brief feeling of the episodes, as well as the arcs in general, will be mostly the same from when I delved into them with greater detail in the past. With any difference being fairly minuscule.
But the changes I feel should be noted are the following:
- I'm grouping everything that happens on Namek and with the cast fighting Freeza under one arc. The same is being done with the Red Ribbon Army arc and Uranai Baba, as I feel the Uranai Baba portion of the story are more of a continuation from the exploits of Red Ribbon Army arc given it provide the resolution for the plot point responsible for the Red Ribbon Army arc even happening the way it does in the first point. (Goku bringing back to life Upa's father.)
- The Black-Star Dragon Ball arc will range from Episode 1-23, as supposed to 1-16, as I've done in the past. The reason for this is the same as the above. The resolution for that arc only happened when the final the Black-Star Dragon Ball was found, which was later in the story in Episode 23.
Either way, it will at least be less typo ridden like the short essay length spiels I've produced with my "Personal Assessments" of the animes.I hope.
I guess you can consider this a precursor before I tackle the DB/Z movies and TV specials.
Let's rock... the dragon. (I'm sorry. I can't help doing that.)
Dragon Ball
*Hunt for the Dragon Balls*
Episode 1: The journey begins. Time to hunt for the Dragon Balls. - 7/10
Episode 2: The “No Balls” gag is hysterical and has aged well. - 7/10
Episode 3: Remember when Roshi's perverted humor was charming and funny? - 7/10
Episode 4: Slow paced, but Oolong is tons of fun. - 7/10
Episode 5: Back when Yamcha was a major threat. Good times. - 6/10
Episode 6: Didn't take long for Yamaha to be humbled in battle. - 5/10
Episode 7: A child wearing a bikini decapitated a dinosaur. Yes. - 7/10
Episode 8: Roshi's second best ever Kamehameha. - 8.5/10
Episode 9: The Rabbit Gang feel like Dr Slump leftovers. Meh. - 4.5/10
Episode 10: The Pilaf Gang are finally making progress. About damn time. - 6/10
Episode 11: Death traps have never been some whimsical and wonderful. 7.5/10
Episode 12: Oolong saves the world by wishing for panties. Dragon Ball rules. - 7/10
Episode 13: The most useful Pu'ar would ever be in any arc. - 8/10
Arc Summary: Fun, whimsical and lighthearted kickoff arc. - 8/10
*21st Tenkaichi Budokai*
Episode 14: Goku finding women for Roshi kills me. And Krillin's here. - 7.5/10
Episode 15: Lunch is really funny. And it fills you up good. - 7/10
Episode 16: When training was fun and inventive. - 8/10
Episode 17: Roshi's training episodes are so much damn fun. - 8/10
Episode 18: More training. More entertainment. - 7.5/10
Episode 19: The payoff to Roshi's training is fantastic. 8.5/10
Episode 20: Krillin getting his revenge against the monk bullies was great. - 7.5/10
Episode 21: The best Dragon Ball's toilet humor will get.- 6/10
Episode 22: Namu's parts are DRAGGED and Ran-Fan is in poor taste. - 4/10
Episode 23: All that hype for Giran... wasted. Hmm. - 5/10
Episode 24: Jackie's song and dance are my jam! - 7.5/10
Episode 25: Namu v Goku was good. But did we need flashbacks again? - 6.5/10
Episode 26: A decent mix of comedy and action with Roshi and Goku. - 7/10
Episode 27: And the stakes just got incredibly high thanks to Oozaru. - 8.5/10
Episode 28: A fantastic conclusion to the bout and the arc. Exceptional. - 9.5/10
Arc Summary: A great throwback to old school martial arts films. - 8.5/10
*Red Ribbon Army/Uranai Baba*
Episode 29: Giran is once against wasted. This time, en masse. - 3/10
Episode 30: More filler nonsense. The Pilaf Gang deserve better. - 2/10
Episode 31: Now this is how you use the Pilaf Gang. 7.5/10
Episode 32: Can the Red Ribbon Army arc start already? - 5/10
Episode 33: Finally! This damn arc is kicking off... kinda. - 5.5/10
Episode 34: Captain Silver gets jobbed out after all that hype. Ugh. - 4.5/10
Episode 35: Goku's assault on Muscle Tower is awesome. - 8/10
Episode 36: Metallic is hardbody, fam. - 8.5/10
Episode 37: Ninja Murasaki getting sodomized always cracks me up. - 9/10
Episode 38: The Muraski Brothers feel tacked on. Funny, but tacked on. - 6/10
Episode 39: #8 pulls the fastest heel/face turn ever. - 5.5/10
Episode 40: Well... this was boring. All because of Buyon being bland. - 3.5/10
Episode 41: Muscle Tower goes down. Too bad this felt dragged out. - 5/10
Episode 42: The origins of #8 are more interesting than I thought. - 7.5/10
Episode 43: Nothing beats country bumpkin Goku exploring the city. - 7/10
Episode 44: Filler strikes again, and grinds the plot to a halt. - 4/10
Episode 45: I don't care for Husky or anything related to her. - 3/10
Episode 46: We're back on track... with some innuendo. Okay, sure, whatever. - 6/10
Episode 47: More toilet humour (from Roshi). It's bad. - 3/10
Episode 48: General Blue is a surprisingly good villain. - 6.5/10
Episode 49: Holy shit... Lunch and Turtle did something productive! - 10/10 7/10
Episode 50: Dragon Ball channels Indiana Jones, and it works a treat. - 7.5/10
Episode 51: Episodes like this encapsulate Dragon Ball's grand adventure feel.- 9/10
Episode 52: General Blue is gay and a badass in battle. Hmm. - 6.5/10
Episode 53: Goku beats General Blue because of a fucking rat. Terrible. - 2.5/10
Episode 54: Goku and co escape the pirate cave and then... nothing. - 4/10
Episode 55: Lunch saves the day! No, really, she does! - 10/10 5.5/10
Episode 56: General Blue being a pedophile... - 0/10. Everything else... - 8/10. So... 4/10.
Episode 57: The Dr Slump gang bring so much whimsy and charm. - 7/10
Episode 58: Good setup episode for Taopaipai and Commander Red. - 7.5/10
Episode 59: Taopaipai killed a man with his tongue. Amazing. - 9.5/10
Episode 60: Goku v Taopaipai was one hell of a fight. - 8.5/10
Episode 61: A great debut for Karin and his HUGE tower. - 8/10
Episode 62: Goku's training with Karin was really entertaining and whole. - 8/10
Episode 63: The Goku/Taopaipai rematch isn't as good as their first bout. - 6/10
Episode 64: Goku/Taopaipai... again... but it's fucking great. - 9/10
Episode 65: The narrative slows down... again. - 5/10
Episode 66: Goku being the "One Man Army" is just spectacular to witness. - 8/10
Episode 67: Staff Officer Black pulls a coup. And I'm with him. - 7/10
Episode 68: The end of the Red Ribbon Army. Pretty good stuff. 7.5/10
Episode 69: More fights for the cast to get what they need? - 5/10
Episode 70: These fights are so fucking funny. - 9/10
Episode 71: Roshi's perverted nature being constructive the plot? Wow. - 7.5/10
Episode 72: Yamcha losing to a Mummy. Well... it was directed decently. - 6.5/10
Episode 73: Goku beating up a Mummy is shockingly entertaining. - 8/10
Episode 74: Goku's pure heart bailing him out is ingenious. - 8/10
Episode 75: Great action from start to finish. - 8.5/10
Episode 76: Grandpa Gohan's reveal is excellent and tugs at the heartstrings. - 9.5/10
Episode 77: The best written episode to feature the Pilaf Gang. - 8.5/10
Episode 78: You could end the story now, and I'd be content. - 9/10
Arc Summary: Dragon Ball's world exploring at it's apex. - 8.5/10
*Goku’s Solo Training Journey*
Episode 79: More 'Journey To The West' references with Ginkaku and Kinkaku. - 7/10
Episode 80: More extremely well written martial arts. - 8/10
Episode 81: Who knew filler episodes could be this good? - 8.5/10
Episode 82: Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu's debut is much better handled here. - 8/10
Episode 83: Konkichi annoyed me, but everything else was good. - 7/10
Arc Summary: A wonderful example of how filler can bridge between arcs. 7.5/10
*22nd Tenkaichi Budōkai*
Episode 84: Nice reunion episode to get things started. - 7.5/10
Episode 85: Really good round of preliminaries fights. - 7.5/10
Episode 86: A bit too "filler"-ish for my liking. - 6/10
Episode 87: Yamcha/Tenshinhan fight is off to a really good start. - 8/10
Episode 88: Tenshinhan is a brute... and I love him for that. - 8.5/10
Episode 89: How Jackie handles Man-Wolf is dumb, funny AND clever. - 6/10
Episode 90: The best Chiaotzu ever appears in combat. - 7/10
Episode 91: Krillin using math to defeat Chiaotzu? Genius. - 8/10
Episode 92: Good use of filler concerning Panput. - 7.5/10
Episode 93: Sensational battle from Jackie and Tenshinhan makes this episode great. - 9/10
Episode 94: Roshi's conversation with Tenshinhan is surprisingly deep and layered. - 8.5/10
Episode 95: Good starting action from Goku and Krillin bout. - 7.5/10
Episode 96: The battle choreography is remarkable. Great match between those two. - 9/10
Episode 97: The final match between Tenshinhan and Goku begins well. - 7/10
Episode 98: Tenshihan's Haikyūken attack is a funny and devastating. - 7.5/10
Episode 99: The last time Chiaotzu’s psychic powers would be practical. - 7/10
Episode 100: BREAK THE RING DOOOOOOOWN! BREAK DOWN THE RIIIIIIIING! - 8.5/10
Episode 101: Bullshit finish aside, this was a fantastic bout... - 9.5/10
Arc Summary: A great character arc for Tenshinhan. He owned this arc. - 9/10
*Piccolo Daimao*
Episode 101: ...that is completely overshadowed by Krillin's shockingly sudden death. - 9.5/10
Episode 102: Fantastic villain introduction for King Piccolo. - 10/10
Episode 103: Tambourine's killing spree sets the stakes very high. - 8/10
Episode 104: Tambourine going Micheal Myers on every martial artist never tires. - 7.5/10
Episode 105: The second best ever episode to feature Yajirobe. - 7/10
Episode 106: This honestly felt like a "nothing" episode. - 4/10
Episode 107: Tenshinhan's redemption sideplot is nice. Everything else? Thumbs WAY down. - 2/10
Episode 108: Goku killing Tambourine felt so cathartic. - 7.5/10
Episode 109: Nothing sets the stakes higher than Goku getting beaten. - 8/10
Episode 110: Goku being killed and then reviving himself is such bullshit.- 3/10
Episode 111: Roshi's big moment in the arc is failing and dying. - 4.5/10
Episode 112: A villain managing to succeed is a welcome narrative twist. - 8/10
Episode 113: Filler bogs down an otherwise decent coup d'etat from Piccolo. - 6/10
Episode 114: The introduction of the Super God Water unnecessarily bloats this arc. - 4/10
Episode 115: What a waste of an episode. - 1.5/10
Episode 116: This was the only episode needed concerning the Super God Water. - 7.5/10
Episode 117: The Purge 2.0 is okay, but the arc is stalling. - 4.5/10
Episode 118: King Piccolo lacks presence, but I'm glad Tenshinhan is important.- 5.5/10
Episode 119: Goku's dramatic return is great. Shame about the Mafuba's worthlessness. - 6.5/10
Episode 120: We're off to a great start with Goku/King Piccolo. - 8/10
Episode 121: The action escalates to even greater heights. Give me more! - 9/10
Episode 122: Bond Villain Stupidity aside, what a fucking finale. Awesome fight! - 10/10
Arc Summary: Barring the final fight, this arc was mostly uninteresting. - 4/10
*Heavenly Training*
Episode 123: Good set ups in this epilogue of the previous arc. - 7/10
Episode 124: When training with Mr Popo was a big deal. - 7.5/10
Episode 125: Goku training with God? That's one off the bucket list. - 6/10
Episode 126: Shenlong and everyone else is brought to life. Um... anything else? - 5/10
Episode 127: Now back to filler. And it's not good filler. - 4/10
Episode 128: How can you make fishing boring? Well... more boring? - 2.5/10
Episode 129: Trunks is crying somewhere over this waste of time travelling. 3.5/10
Episode 130: Doll Goku is super creepy but not an interesting way. - 4/10
Episode 131: Can we fucking move on already? I'm so bored with this. - 3/10
Episode 132: Even in filler, Yamcha gets the short end of the stick. - 3/10
Arc Summary: Watch the first 4 episodes and skip everything else. - 3/10
*23rd Tenkaichi Budokai*
Episode 133: The characters have grown up, and the reunion is heartwarming. - 7.5/10
Episode 134: Chi Chi is back... and is a bitch. Hmm. - 6/10
Episode 135: Shen is super funny, but poor Yajirobe. - 6.5/10
Episode 136: Great characterization for Tenshinhan, makes this one-sided beatdown wonderful. - 9/10
Episode 137: This is why Dragon Ball doesn't do romance. Still hilarious. - 7/10
Episode 138: Great for the Krillin fandom not so much for Yamcha's. - 8/10
Episode 139: This is honestly where Yamcha peaks as a fighter. - 8/10
Episode 140: A befitting exercise of the importance of weighted clothing. 7/10
Episode 141: Extremely smart thinking from Goku makes this rematch great. 8.5/10
Episode 142: The Devil defeats God using the Mafuba. Nice twist. - 8/10
Episode 143: And the third greatest fight in all of Dragon Ball begins. - 6.5/10
Episode 144: Decent enough continuation from the last episode. - 6.5/10
Episode 145: Oh, now they realize that Majunior and King Piccolo look similar. - 6/10
Episode 146: Nice thinking from Goku to save Kami from Piccolo Jr. - 8/10
Episode 147: Piccolo's Chobakuretsumaha, Goku's Meteor Combination and Goku gets holed. - 9.5/10
Episode 148: Fantastic reveal that Goku can fly ends a stellar arc. - 10/10
Arc Summary: A sensational tournament that ties everything together so well. - 9.5/10
*Wedding Dress*
Episode 149: More Journey To The West references. Yay? Yay. - 6.5/10
Episode 150: What a snooze-fest. - 3/10
Episode 151: Not bad. Not good. Just... bleh. - 5/10
Episode 152: Aw, man. They dragged poor Grandpa Gohan into this? - 4/10
Episode 153: This wedding ceremony should have been in the manga. - 7.5/10
Arc Summary: Watch the last episode. Don't bother with anything else. - 2/10




