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

[JulieYBM]

That is from the second Opening animation for Dragon Ball, I believe.

[Kid Buu]

Oh? I thought there was only one opening for the first TV series, or was FUNimation just lame enough to only include one opening for the Blue Bricks?

I'd assume it was around 22nd Budokai era, given Yamcha's hairstyle.

[JulieYBM]

Oh? I thought there was only one opening for the first TV series, or was FUNimation just lame enough to only include one opening for the Blue Bricks?

I'd assume it was around 22nd Budokai era, given Yamcha's hairstyle.

The animation changes for Episodes #102-153. The masters FUNimation received apparently do not include the second animation.

[Gaffer Tape]

JulieYBM is correct. That is the second opening. Since none of the U.S. releases have it, when I was doing my watch through of the series a few months ago, I would go to YouTube every single episode to watch this opening and the third and fourth endings.

[Kid Buu]

Ah okay. I wasn't aware that they changed the endings too. I really need to watch the first TV series again; there are some arcs that I never watched in the original audio.

[Doctor.]

So, when is the next installment of this series coming out? I absolutely love this series. It helped me learn so much and it has shown to me how ignorant I truly was regarding Dragon Ball.

[Kid Buu]

Found another GIF of that opening:



Also I'm watching Kimagure Orange Road for the first time, and it has Toru Furuya as the main protagonist!

[Kid Buu]

Double post I know, but I had a question about the 23rd Budokai. If Tenshinhan didn't create a big hole in the ground for everyone to evade Piccolo's attack, wouldn't Kami have died too? Isn't that rather counter-productive?

[coola]

1. Blast probably wouldnt kill Kami, just damage him, he wasn't that much weaker than Piccolo
2. He was so furious, he didn't thought about that.

[Kid Buu]

Hmm, wasn't everyone outclassed by Ma Junior except Goku?

Oh and I rewatched the episode with your avatar recently.

[coola]

To be honest, i don't believe that Kami would be that much outclassed by Piccolo to be killed with just one attack, i know Piccolo said that "Army can come at me, Kami might lead, it still won't change a thing" but, villians like to brag

[Zephyr]

I do remember him thinking to himself that he may have more trouble conquering the world than he thought, after facing Krillin in the 1st round.

That makes it sound like the others aren't quite as outclassed as people like to think, especially given Piccolo's exhaustion by that point.

[RandomGuy96]

I do remember him thinking to himself that he may have more trouble conquering the world than he thought, after facing Krillin in the 1st round.

That makes it sound like the others aren't quite as outclassed as people like to think, especially given Piccolo's exhaustion by that point.

Except Kami immediately said he was right, and that none of them could do shit to a half-dead Piccolo.

[Zephyr]

Except Kami immediately said he was right, and that none of them could do shit to a half-dead Piccolo.

Can Kami foresee the future? If they didn't actually try it, then we have no verification of Kami's fears/Piccolo's boasts. The fact that they agree doesn't exactly count as proof. It's certainly evidence, but it's not sufficient evidence if you prefer more than just statements.

[RandomGuy96]

Except Kami immediately said he was right, and that none of them could do shit to a half-dead Piccolo.

Can Kami foresee the future? If they didn't actually try it, then we have no verification of Kami's fears/Piccolo's boasts. The fact that they agree doesn't exactly count as proof. It's certainly evidence, but it's not sufficient evidence if you prefer more than just statements.

It's not just Kami's fear, it's him sensing Piccolo's ki and observing his speed and coming to the conclusion that none of the humans could even lay a finger on him.

[Zephyr]

If there weren't more to a fight than 1 on 1 ki measurement comparisons, I'd be inclined to agree. But since we are talking about how Kami would measure up to an attack from Piccolo, I could see the relevance of that. Fair point.

[Kid Buu]

Also, I know this is a bit of a stretch, but will you be reviewing the Dr. Slump films you recently watched?

[Gaffer Tape]

I think the thought had crossed my mind at one point. But I don't really have any plans to do so. At least not at the moment.

[Kid Buu]

Are there any DB mentions or references in the films?

[rereboy]

I do remember him thinking to himself that he may have more trouble conquering the world than he thought, after facing Krillin in the 1st round.

That makes it sound like the others aren't quite as outclassed as people like to think, especially given Piccolo's exhaustion by that point.

Except Kami immediately said he was right, and that none of them could do shit to a half-dead Piccolo.

Yet Kami could stop a full punch that Piccolo aimed at Goku, which made Goku mad because he didn't want help.

Why exactly couldn't Kami do the same thing if Piccolo tried to attack one of the others? And while he was stopped by Kami, why wouldn't the others attack Piccolo? Not to mention that when Kami stopped Piccolo's punch he wasn't as exhausted as when he thought Goku was dead, and Piccolo fell unconscious with just an head butt from an half dead Goku at that point. The humans together with Kami wouldn't be able to strike Piccolo with an attack as powerful as a head butt from an half dead Goku, considering their fights with Piccolo, Goku and Kami at the tournament?

Honestly, the others thinking that they couldn't do anything to Piccolo at that point seems more like the story trying to achieve more tension than it being coherent with itself.