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by Dragon Sponge » Wed May 23, 2018 4:33 pm
I like Son Gokus turtle school Gis with kanjis the most, but as my favorite of them i would choose the "23rd Tenkaichi - training for the Cyborgs Gi" where I like the variant without the weights the most which looks for me the best, but the variant with undershirt, bracelets & boots is not bad either. As for the kanjis, i would say i like the "Kame Kaio" combi the most, since its a honor to both of his masters. After that comes the classic "Kame kanji" and then the "Go kanji", which is also not bad and a nice progression of this Gi.
As my second favorite i would choose the "21st Tankaichi - earthern Gods lookout Gi". Just the classic "Kame Gi" with just normal braclets and small shoes. I would have liked it, if Goku returned later in the Buu Arc to a adult sized version of this original "Kame Gi".
At third place, there is the "Go Kanji Gi" with the non ribbon belt from Battle of Gods/DB Super Anime. Its just the "Cell/Buu Arc Gi" with Kanji, but I prefer it that way, way more. Sadly this Gi didn´t apear in the original Series.
The fourth place would be a tie between the "Beginning, End of DB & GT Gi". I like it that Son Goku has in the beginning a different kanjiless Gi, before he is a turtle school pupil. I also like it that he has a kind of similar Gi at the end of the Story, which makes for a good bookend. His "GT Gi" is pretty much the same exept for the suddenly yellow pants.
The fith place goes to the "Resurection of F/Whis training Gi". At first I didn´t liked it, that the Gi from Battle of Gods was replaced with this one, but luckly the "BOG Gi" returned later. Its still a somewhat "turtle school styled Gi" and I like it that it got Whis symbol on it and that it looks kind of similar to the original "Kame Gi". But I miss the white circles for the symbol, and this Gi would rank higher if it still had those.
My least favorite is the "Cyborg - Kid Buu Battle Gi", which is a step backwards in my opinion from Gokus previous Gis. The alteration of the belt is okay, but the removel of the kanjis makes this variation of the "turtle school Gi", pretty much empty and removes mostly any uniqueness it had before. Its sadly the version of the "Kame Gi" that Son Gohan uses later on and its also a bummer that Toyotaro still uses this version for the DB Super Manga, instead of the superior "Go Kanji" variant from the Super Anime.