MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection! (Updated 2/16/26!)

[Kid Buu]

Ironically, it seems Japans latest meme is alcoholize their manga:



Good job picking best Shonen manga to be picked too. I hope we get one of Daimao-era Kid Goku fighting for his life on a cover.

[Gaffer Tape]

DBD TV: The Red Ribbon Army Arc Part 1

Well, I did my best to condense this to one video, but even the most limited approach ran too long, and I didn't want it to seem like I was rushing through this, so... yeah, one more filler-based video to go.

Let me know what you think!

[JulieYBM]

Yanami Jouji has been voicing brilliant doctor characters since the beginning of the industry, so it's no surprise he would voice some for Dragon Ball.

I love what was done with Colonel Silver, I just wish the script Terui Keiji wrote for Episode #34 built off of that and had Gokuu engage in a bigger battle that saw him tear through Silver's massive company.

[Kid Buu]

--I expected the Red Ribbon Army to be multiple parts, so I'm not mad.

--I am mad at the constant use of the f-word though.

--I like the appearances of Chichi. It was odd when I read the comic and Chichi went five storylines without appearing.

--Did Blooma have SSJ aura in that scene where she is mad at Yamcha?

--I''m surprised you didn't mention that Hasky is like Lunch, or that Dr. Slump guy looking like Yamcha.

[Gaffer Tape]

I love what was done with Colonel Silver, I just wish the script Terui Keiji wrote for Episode #34 built off of that and had Gokuu engage in a bigger battle that saw him tear through Silver's massive company.

Like I said, I like it in and of itself. I just don't think it fits into the larger story at all. I mean, why would some lowly Colonel have a larger, more sophisticated regiment than the Generals? And like you said, I might have been able to accept it a little more easily if the payoff wasn't so lacking.

--I am mad at the constant use of the f-word though.

Well, that's the name of the game. If it wasn't for "f-word," these videos would have no reason to exist.

--I like the appearances of Chichi. It was odd when I read the comic and Chichi went five storylines without appearing.

Was actually planning to talk on that very topic at some point. However, my opinion of them is not quite the same. That's all I'll say for now...

--Did Blooma have SSJ aura in that scene where she is mad at Yamcha?

If you're talking about the shot where she has a golden outline, that's the effect of her size restoring with the Micro Band.

[Kid Buu]

Disclaimer: I'm aware I am nitpicking over trivial matters.

--I am mad at the constant use of the f-word though.

Well, that's the name of the game. If it wasn't for "f-word," these videos would have no reason to exist.

These scenes are referred to "anime-original storylines" by the people who work on the show. I'm frustrated, not at you, but in general because the "f-word" is a mental block that plagues anime fandom. If something isn't part of a multi-episode plot arc, it gets dismissed at face value regardless of whether the episode in question is enjoyable or not on its own merits. The phrase "good filler" comes across as complete oxymoron to me. If something is good and shouldn't be missed, please put 2 & 2 together. Besides, if we are going to use the "filler" to describe anything that doesn't advance the plot, then the manga has plenty of it too. Like pretty much the entire Freeza fight until Freeza hits his final form.

[Gaffer Tape]

Well, I'm not using the term filler to describe things that don't move the story forward. Like you said, I only use it in this context to refer to that "anime only material." I don't use it in a pejorative sense except possibly to infer that I don't think of it as part of the "real" Dragon Ball storyline. But if I thought it was all bad, me doing a review of it would be unnecessary.

[coola]

Poor Yamucha, he was screwed even at beginning of series, New Dr. Slump anime also had Goku interact with Slump characters, along with Murasaki, who tam up with Nicos, and later Blue

[Gaffer Tape]

Does anyone happen to know what source, if any, uses the nomenclature ____ern Metropolis for the cardinal cities? Someone just questioned me on my usage of it, and I could have sworn I took it from Viz, but now I can't find it, nor have I come across it in any of my other sources. I know I got it from somewhere. Did I just pull it out of my own ass? Either way, it's perfectly synonymous with any of the other versions, but I could have sworn *someone* had used it.

[Gaffer Tape]

Well, if anyone knows the answer to my last post, I'm still curious. Aside from that, though...

DBD TV: The Red Ribbon Army Arc Part 2

For those of you who don't follow my facebook page, this video was supposed to have been released four days ago, but my computer crashed right after I finished editing, and it apparently corrupted the entire project because it wouldn't let me open it again. So I had to start over from scratch. Joy... But hopefully it was worth the wait as our look at the TV series comes to a close.

[Kid Buu]

And yet your signature remains not updated.

Pu'erh's loss to the Mummy in the TV Series is the only time he loses in the entire series.

Also, the Team Asuma episodes are the only ones of the any of the TV Series that I have never seen.

Really curious to see what you think of the 23rd Budokai. As you know, I am not a fan.

Speaking of film editing gone wrong. I just got done filming a live project and my Tape OP didn't finalize any audio on it.

[JulieYBM]

I don't believe those are not called 'songs'. Do not 'songs' have lyrics?

I love this era for its original ideas. It's been a while since I've seen the stuff with the black kinto'un, though, so I forget the pacing. My guess is that there were few available drawings, so it was decided to do an original story segment that would require less in-betweens and harsh key animation.

The continuity issues are a funny thing. While they don't bother me--hey, it's something new!--I find it interesting to note that there was no シリーズ構成 for Dragon Ball until Episode #132, when Koyama Takao took on the role. The シリーズ構成 is 'series kousei' or 'series organization/composition', which is essentially a 'head writer' role. With no head writer I assume the role of assigning scripts and approving them was solely left up to Series Directors Okazaki Minoru and Nishio Daisuke. Shichijou Seizou (Episode #1-153) and Morishita Kouzou (Episodes #1-153) might have been involved in helping to recruit writers, too, given they are responsible for Planning. I imagine the schedule for show grew shorter over time, too, so I wouldn't be surprised if Koyama being brought on in an official capacity was a really big help, especially since beginning with Dragon Ball Z Episode #1 only Nishio Daisuke would hold the role of series director.

Damn, I've been waiting for the Twenty-Third Tenka'ichi Budoukai arc! It should be a heck of thing to see how it unfolds. I hope you mention how the final two chapters are actually in Volume #17. It would be interesting if the review doesn't quite end cleanly with Chapter #194 and you also include Chapter #195, just for the effect of presenting the story as one seamless series and not...otherwise.

[Cabel]

New ep just as I was getting ready to watch Goku raid Red Ribbon HQ, how appropriate.

[coola]

So that's where that filler origin story of Dragon Balls come from Been a long time since i last watch RR saga in anime form, but i remmeber i hated Goku vs Mummy-kun fight (It was unnecessary dragged)

[Kid Buu]

If Toei wanted to make Yamcha's performance against Mira-kun look impressive I think they should have just altered it so Yamcha wins the fight, since it wouldn't change the story at all. Although that I guess that makes less padding material then.

[FoolsGil]

Did an archive binge, man that was fun. I didn't catch the first time around what you brought up at the end of the Daimao arc, about Toriyama adding new characters for no reason, how Yajirobe's role more or less could have been done by Oolong. Then I realized: Oolong + Krillin = Yajirobe
For the cowardly jerk, but can fight in a pinch! So yeah, good times.

[dbzfan7]

Sweet we're going back to the manga dissection soon.

[FoolsGil]

Not a dissection, but is about the 30th Anniversary special, Gaffertape even wrote an article about Bardock. and talks about his first moments with the series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQml176TAm4

Oh, and nice pillow.

[FlpShimizu]

Not a dissection, but is about the 30th Anniversary special, Gaffertape even wrote an article about Bardock. and talks about his first moments with the series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQml176TAm4

Oh, and nice pillow.

I did NOT see that pillow coming

[Herms]

Does anyone happen to know what source, if any, uses the nomenclature ____ern Metropolis for the cardinal cities? Someone just questioned me on my usage of it, and I could have sworn I took it from Viz, but now I can't find it, nor have I come across it in any of my other sources. I know I got it from somewhere. Did I just pull it out of my own ass? Either way, it's perfectly synonymous with any of the other versions, but I could have sworn *someone* had used it.

A little late, but Viz uses it at least once: in DB volume 3, they refer to the "Southern Metropolis". Then later in Namu's flashback in volume 4 they switch to "South City". And for Bulma's home they usually use "City of the West", so they're rather inconsistent all around, though these are all clearly different ways of saying the same thing, so I guess it's not too bad.

In Japanese these cities are always just "[cardinal direction] no Miyako": Minami no Miyako for the southern one, Nishi no Miyako for the west, etc. 都/miyako means a capital or simply a big city.