The Impact of Dragon Ball Z: The Series that Changed Everything

This videos been a long time coming, Dragon Ball Z is one of my all time favorite shows, and with the recent release of Dragon Ball Fighter Z, I thought it was about time we talk about why that is.

Lets Fight a Boss Podcast:

Seamus on Twitter:

Genius of Dragon Ball Video:

Sources:

Shonen Jump interview:

Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary
“Super History Book” (21 January 2016)

Interview with Wired

Early Dragon Ball:

Song List:
Help - Bignic
Children - Robert Miles
Adagio for Strings - DJ Tetsuo
Rayden- aLIEz
Fortress of Lies - Nier Automata OST
His Dream- Nier OST
Paul Ending - Tekken 4
Sanctuary - Infinity Shred

[patkundesu]

And now its Father is gone. RIP Legend Akira Toriyama 🫡

[lekanosagie]

RIP Toriyama. Vegeta and Trunks are some of my favorite characters. You’ll never be forgotten 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[Eternaldarkness]

that moment when Goku turned Super Saiyan, everyone at my school was talking about it the next day, still the best moment in DBZ.

[tylerlabus]

“Like every character in Dragon Ball, death would only prove to be temporary”

-Super Eyepatch Wolf.

We all will miss Akira Toriyama, but at the same time, I feel that we will never truly be without him.

Thank you Akira, and thank you John. You both have positively impacted my life in multiple ways.

[Crazelord]

I used to work at a gym and almost all the competing body builders were huge DBZ fans and would wear DBZ workout shirts.

They basically started as shy nerdy kids watching the show, which motivated them into working hard and getting jacked.

[SydAliHsn]

if someone watched it as a kid and never tried to turn super saiyan or tried to fly, i dont think you ever watched it...

[freeross]

A key theme in Dragonball and Dragonball Z is training. That taught me as a child that you can get good at anything if you put hard work and time into it. I was especially inspired by Vegetas training, he trained the hardest.

[juliencero]

Toriyama passed away so I rewatched this. This video essay is the best tribute I can think of. « Dragon Ball Z wasn’t a story about getting what you want, it was one about surpassing who you are. » 🙏

[RebelTaxi]

I'm mad because this is a lot of exactly what I'd say if I made a video on DBZ. It was on a whole grander scale compared to every other American cartoon. You nailed it.

[deiondreperkins]

I love Dragonball Z. 😊 I'm 28 years old and I still watch it. I don't care what anyone says or thinks about me watching it.

[madphantom]

In Mexico DBZ is the most famous anime show like you cant imagine the hype it creates.

[OlimaOmega]

Thank you for this ….. this is my whole life in a video. Well done mate

[spunkflunk]

I remember the episode where goku is just freshly turned super saiyan just came on and 1 minute In the episode my parents shut off the TV and said, we are going out for dinner. They didn't get it 😔

[membyx]

It still blows my mind that I can walk into a Walmart, Target or any other department store in the United States and you will still find DBZ merchandise, particularly t-shirts and hats, on display. The series ended its original run 17 years ago in the US! The cultural impact of DBZ can't be understated and if you're a millennial male, chances are you're a fan.

[gtalife]

Damn the last section about Vegeta and the show as a whole choked me up a little. God I love Dragon Ball

[TheDevilRunner]

Im crying again. Ive cried a few times since last night when i saw the news of Toriyama's passing. The impact that dragon ball has had on my life is beyond profound. It's like ive lost a friend or a family member that ive never met. And yet i am stricken with grief. May Akira Toriyama rest in peace, and as Oda has already stated, I hope the afterlife is just as peaceful as he envisioned it to be.

[IntrestingThings]

This man's uploads are so high level, you can really hear the passion he has for the genre.

[JaxBlade]

This video is So friggin amazing man! Incredible work I'm loving it!

[neomalaka]

After Vegeta got crushed by Frieza and he dropped a whole speech on how Frieza was the one responsible for turning him into a monster he is.... Man, that scene hit me hard! That's what made The Prince my dude

[thyageshnathan]

RIP legend ….. here to mourn and send you off with the most beautiful video ever made on dbz…