The “Destructo Disc” is one of Dragon Ball Z’s most well known and–in a sense–powerful techniques. But do you know its Japanese name? Is Destructo Disc an accurate translation? Or just something completely made up by Funimation? On this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary I break down the Japanese name of the Destructo Disc (kienzan 気円斬) and determine whether it’s …

Why is Kuririn’s name Krillin in English? That’s a mistranslation, right? Maybe… or maybe not. On this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary, I explain why Kuririn’s name was localized as Krillin in the English versions of Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z. I also do an in-depth analysis of the origin of Krillin’s name. Did Krillin’s name really come from the Japanese …

    The Saiyan Saga is one of Dragon Ball’s most popular story arcs. And that’s for good reason. It completely changed reframed a lot of what readers/viewers knew about Dragon Ball up until that point. It’s also filled with many incredibly memorable moments, such as the one where Goku realizes that he was the monster that had killed his …

In this video I do a DEEP dive into Goku’s most famous line: ossu ora Gokū (オッス!オラ悟空! ). This is arguably Goku’s most well known catchphrase in Japan. However, did you know it wasn’t written by Akira Toriyama? And do you know it’s true meaning? Despite it being a short and simple sentence, there’s actually a lot of meaning hidden …

There’s tons of examples of why the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z suck and in this video I talk about one that isn’t so well known. This time I’m focusing on an exchange between Piccolo and Goku that happens towards the beginning of their fight with Raditz. Sadly, the Ocean and the Funimation dubs completely changed this moment. As …

There’s a lot of a-holes out there that think they know how to pronounce Dragon Ball names correctly. The vast majority of these individuals don’t know what they are talking about. In this video I explain how to correctly pronounce some of the most popular names and terms in Dragon Ball. If you want more content like this, let me …

What do people in Japan think of Dragon Ball DAIMA? Do they like it? Do they hate it? That’s what I’m talking about in this video!

We’re taking a deep dive into how Krillin’s first death affected the production of the Dragon Ball anime in this one. We’re also digging into why Yajirobe speaks in a Nagoya dialect and more!

Dr. Arinsu’s plan in Dragon Ball DAIMA was HORRIBLE. In this video I explain why her plan was so bad and what she should have done.

The Dragon Ball DAIMA ending was both funny and extremely frustrating. In this video I analyze why that is. I also talk about how the third eye reveal and the overall ending seem to criticize DAIMA itself. Make sure to let me know what you thought of the Dragon Ball DAIMA ending in the comments. And by the way, even …

Dragon Ball DAIMA left us with a LONG list of unresolved questions. In this video I talk about 21 of these and do my best to answer the ones that are actually possible to answer. Let me know if think of any other unanswered questions Daima left us with and drop them in the comments!

A new interview with legendary character designer and animator of the Dragon Ball franchise Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi. In it he talks about how Akira Toriyama drew the Super Saiyan 4 we see in Dragon Ball DAIMA. However, there’s some misinformation going around out there so in this video I set the record straight!