Here is a friendly FAQ for people who might be wondering about this series. Q: What’s with the film grain on the episode footage? A: It’s to alter the footage to help avoid getting flagged by TH-cam’s copyright system. Q: Why isn’t anyone else in this series? A: Many of the core members of the abridged series live in other countries or states as well as being very busy with their own schedules and projects. They don’t feel doing these over Zoom/Discord would allow them to do the format they’re looking for. Q: Why isn’t this on the main channel? A: There are several answers to this one. It’s the kind of content this channel is used for. Like all their other review or podcast format content. TH-cam’s algorithm can be punishing if you post too many different types of content to your channel. So, it’s in their best interest to keep non-scripted content on one channel and scripted (HFIL, X in X minutes, Unabridged) on another. As this is a weekly series, they most likely don’t want to flood the channel burying more important series like HFIL on the main channel. It’s probably safer to avoid putting videos that contain footage from DBZ on the main channel even if altered. Q: Will they announce season four once this is done? A: No!
I like to think the fans that don’t ask for season 4 are the real ones! Ik you guys have heard this a few times, but thanks for everything you’ve done. This series included! The memories, references, and experiences I’ve had with friends in relation to the content you all have created have legit been some of the best memories I’ve had. Thank y’all so much!
Yeah honestly while there is a part of me that wants a season 4, deep down i know it'll never happen and i am a ok with that. It ended on probably the best ending ever.
I've made peace with S4. They've explained why so much and seeing the same patterns that affected them affecting others and causing undue stress on TH-cam just adds to my comfort with no S4. We're getting good content anyway, and the team seems happier. It was a rough time for many, but it's been years at this point. I've had my time to get over the free Internet content that no one owes me.
I was in college when the second season was premiering. The amount of times someone in our house would wake people up in the morning by announcing "MAKIN' TOAST!... *toaster dings* BUTTERIN' TOAST!" always got at least a chuckle.
He does go "Now inject this man with some science!" and then follows up with: "delicious, magical science!" The joke being that he's saying magical even though he just claimed he doesn't believe in ghosts, which is honestly the funniest part to me.
It ties into Yajirobi throwing Goku a Senzu, and Goku says, "Sweet, sciency magic!" Scientists believe in science because it is magical, magicians believe in Magic, "because science". EDIT-So funny because everyone accepts Senzu, and prefers them to Healing Pids.
4:27 Seeing as Goku got significantly more childish and dumber from Season 1 to 2, I'm citing the brain damage as the in-universe reason why that happened.
When I first watched DBZA I thought Gohan’s outbursts were due to the aggressive nature of his Saiyan heritage, but watching it again as an adult I’ve realized that they are 100% because of his mother
Yeah. And he unjustifiably takes out some of his anger on his dad. "Abandon me for a year with piccolo and then send me off into space" When goku didn't do either of those things in the abridged
It is my personal headcanon that Popo is enjoying his retirement on earth after handing over the family business to same of the kids he hand across the multiverse. One of the cat brothers got the local district.
I just imagine like a crossover with the abridged series and the main series. Abridged Popo makes the Omni king mad so the Omni king tries to erase him, it seems to work, then Popo appears behind the Omni King and says “you thought bitch” and just slaps the Omni king into non existence.
The beauty of DBZA is that it can be rewatched over and over again... And you still catch something that you didn't quite catch before every single time.
Yeah honestly it’s crazy how many jokes are set up insanely early in the show & pay off several episodes later & references, my favourite being Krillin taking out life insurance before Namek lol
I always figured the Popo joke was because of his introduction back in Dragon Ball. Goku has just defeated the would-be world conqueror Demon King Piccolo and climbs to the heavens to train with Kami only for this strange genie man to hand him his ass.
that said his anime fear of needles always meant a lot to me as someone terrified of them myself. growing up and seeing the almighty Goku himself also being scared of them made me not feel so bad about my phobia.
@@saphcal I had a needle get broken off in my arm when I flinched when I was 7. I have no idea why I never developed a fear of needles from that experience. I do, however, have to watch the needle going in or I will flinch. So, in a way, I guess I do have a fear of needles, but only those that I can't see. Okay, I definitely have a fear of needles I can't see. *shudder*
I just caught one the other day I hadn't caught for over a decade. In the Cell saga when he's destroying Nicky Town there is a restaurant called L'Anus Serré which means The Tight Anus. Even better this is the same restaurant Krillin takes 18 to in the DragonShortZ Ep 3. In that he also mentions that he had the reservation for years which means this is the restaurant Marron made the reservations to before she got him for insurance fraud. They truly blow my mind with their attention to detail.
@@ZeldaboyOG The joke actually goes all the way back to that episode with Maron. She tells Krillin "I hope you remembered to make those reservations L'Anus Serré at 7:30. I hear they're very _uptight_ ."
8:23 "Oh hey, it's raining" was so wholesome and sweet. And so freaking relatable. I live ina really dry state, and for me it's more of a "is it raining???" but that part made me smile.
The reason you cared is WHY DBZA is something I watch and rewatch it every time I meet someone who hasn't seen it. You are so far beyond the best dubbing. You guys raised the bar so much in terms of writing comedy with heart, that I just can't go back to original DBZ. Writing that can make you laugh while making you emotional is SO HARD TO DO and you have my eternal gratitude and respect for making our lives a little bit brighter with what you did.
It's interesting that this comment would actually make them sad, as they really dislike people saying their show is better or a replacement for the original show. Kaiser in particular has said it makes him uncomfortable and defensive. I'm with them in that it isn't better than the original show - but there's obviously nothing wrong with having that opinion, it's totally fine to like DBZA more. I just don't think they'd appreciate it being said that way as much as you intended.
@@TamsinV good to know. glad you understood my intention. I loved DBZ as a kid, but I couldn't go back to it as an adult, but DBZA makes me feel what I felt as a kid every time. It makes sense they would feel uncomfortable with the comparison, as they are riding on the shoulders of the work of the originals, but they nevertheless reached for something that others couldn't, and added something very special to the universe and fandom that wasn't there before.
People who resent others for trying to improve are miserable, bitter failures and shouldn't be taken seriously about anything. Ever. The only thing they need is therapy, and I am not joking in the slightest.
@@dynamicworlds1 bro he’s just saying love the original the same way we love the abridged. You literally can’t make an abridged without the original… If u have a problem worth something like this then hate on Sean Schemmel (va for Goku). He literally hates the abridge since people harass him for it.
@@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761 They claim that scene was in poor taste, but from the countless horny posts I've seen on twitter, I can attest that a scenario like that is the exact sort of weird shit that shows up in women's wet dreams. And as someone who's gay as shit, I can attest to it being hot as fuck the begin with.
See, I kinda go the opposite way. I think season 2 was peak. I like DBZA first and foremost for the lolz. TFS are such great comedic writers when they let themselves be. I respect the change in focus with season 3, but didn't like it as much because it simply wasn't what I enjoyed most about it.
I'm glad y'all tried harder. Season 3 especially was something special. It was easy to tell there was a shift in the writing, and it was for the better. It allowed for more serious moments, and you could really connect with the characters.
I did like the self-insert Kaiser joke at the end, it still holds up well as a gag and made me laugh waaay too hard the first time I saw it. Thanks for doing this guys.
I ADORE the little shot of 1st form Freiza at the very end of the season 2 intro. The fact that Garlic Jr., Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell have the same thing in their intros is great. Super underrated part of the series in general. It really sells the looming threat of the season, especially with the all-white eyes.
@@Magnasium038 Yeah, it’s even made a point of in Super that Goku’s never seen Freiza’s 1st/2nd/3rd form before. The shot I was referring to was when he’s got all white in his eyes and it appears just before the logo and the shot of SSJ1 Goku.
Just because they are involved doesn’t mean they should be. she doesn’t develop meaningfully at all in super. Dragon ball super in general is just terrible from a writing perspective.
I mean she was a character in the cell saga, by finding the cell Time Machine, the remote to kill the Androids and fixing 16 even tho it led to her shafting everyone unintentionally by removing his bomb
Just realized this, but, Popo was that "another visitor" the doctor mentioned. Meaning that he went to the first floor reception, told the guy he was here to see Goku, probably followed the doctor to the room, left immediately after he opened the door, flew outside of Goku's window, just to say "not all of them" at that exact moment.
Back in high school, that "Making Toast" was on everyone's phones as a notification. You could be walking down the hallway and just randomly hear "Ding, Butter and Toast." Its crazy to think just how much TFS seemed to permeate the culture at my high school. DBZ stuff was suddenly everywhere, just as they were entering the Namak sage. Its like they hit their stride and everyone agreed they were the next big thing suddenly. This would continue well into college. I will die on the hill that they were one of the main reasons Dragon Ball remained in the public consciousness well after the Dub ended.
It's still amazing to see people starting reactions to DBZA. Like if you search it now you'll see a bunch of people who haven't made it to episode 10, others near episode 30, some near episode 60 and a bunch reacting to HFIL.
About the people saying you guys take abridging too seriously. Honestly, I like your guys' more serious method of abridging with some jokes here and there more than the whole just joking around every scene. It feels more real and passionate than just making fun of the original. Your Hellsing Ultimate Abridged series was, in my opinion, a perfect blend of jokes and seriousness.
I think there's also something to be said about the general structure of DBZA that really differentiated it from anything else on TH-cam at the time. It established abridged series as their own genre of internet content as opposed to just slightly more advanced YTPs (something which even Yu-Gi-Oh abridged, its only major equal, hadn't nailed down at this point); abridged series really got a life of their own after this point. The amount of thought and passion that went into DBZA I think defined not only the standard of parody series after it, but content on TH-cam as a whole. While the lolsorandom gag humour of the first couple episodes is perfectly fine, the direction the show went in is ultimately why it's still remembered today and held in such high regard.
The Qui & Vegeta scene is one of my favorites… when Qui tells him the scouter was on the entire time… Vegeta’s sudden realization & Lanipator’s performance on the “GODDAMMIT NAPPA” gives me chills every time. It’s as if I could actually hear Vegeta’s scream from space. I say I like it more than his rage scream later in the season.
DBZA is one of the formative shows in my life. I was sad that you decided to end where you did, but I'm incredibly happy that it ended on a high note. I vaguely remember there have been shows that I eventually stopped watching because it began to suck... but because this one ended on a good note, I remember it well.
Maybe but she was more of a scientist of technology rather than biology. I know some people that are completely into one but couldn't be bothered too much about the other.
Not sure if this is appropriate but wanted to mention that when you guys dropped the episode 10 rewatch 2 weeks back I had taken some LSD and "Vegeeeeeeeta.... I'm watching you" is what triggered the most insane trip of my life Edit: if anyone at TFS doesn't want this comment on their video I will delete it! I don't want to distract from the marathon
I don't think Lanipator gets enough credit for his hair. That con clip of his short hair is what I grew up with, to me being surprised by his covid afro but digging it, to him killing the long hair. Sweet hair my guy.
I loved the editing meta joke into irl popo. Love it all, felt very iconic is the only word I can think of. Love meta humor like that. Don’t see enough of it.
I was so pissed off at the Fake Namek saga when i originally watched DBZ, but this is one of my favourite episodes of Abridged. Just everything about the Fake Namekians 😂
20:10 I have to say, I actually think that joke aged surprisingly well. If it was just Krillen's comment or Bulma's comment I wouldn't think so, but the Woman Driver joke followed up with the Asian Driver joke then immediately glossed over with the Sayain joke is actually pretty funny imo. Maybe its just the rule of 3s but I think that aged better than the other edgy humor in season 1 & 2.
As a person who has watched this series 25x , i love this so much. Thanks for doing a creator commentary again! You guys are awesome! Its not too late to continue the series ;)
Man I’m really enjoying this series. It’s kind of like catching up with some old friends and reminiscing over something you all love. It’s good to get back together with you guys.
About the conversation at the beginning, I feel like some people just didn't understand why DBZA took off so much more in the later seasons. The character dynamics and switching the form of comedy is what solidified DBZA as THE abridged series.
Despite the flak you guys receive, I think doing a more serious style of abridging was the best possible thing to do. I really think it was one of the defining factors of your success. While other abridged series were very short-lived (most not even going past 4-5 episodes) yours has passed the test of time (well, this and ygotas). And the more serious nature of yours drew more people in. While still having great comedy, you guys also gave us great character interactions and serious moments that kept people coming for more.
Who the hell said DBZA was just another dub for the show? To me, it is an enhancement: a light and hilarious version for older audiences that would absolutely never have the time to watch the entirety of DBZ. Just look at Blind Wave and how two of its members were introduced to Dragon Ball through TFS
TFS is like the Crowbar Collective- they remade an IP that they have a deep and abiding love for with the benefit of hindsight and advances in technology- and the second halves of what they adapted are superior to the originals in almost every way. Hell, both of them even revitalized their respective media communities- DB Super would not have reached this level of success in the West if it weren’t for TFS building hype
@@ianmason96 I sorta disagree here. the TFS fanbase is a drop in the water compared to the larger dragonball fanbase. not saying it isn't impactful on the youtube space but to say its one of the main reasons super is popular is a huge overstatement
@@ianmason96I’m sorry but crediting TFS for the success of DBS or even DB in general is very dumb. It’s not a substitute for the original and it’s not an enhancement it’s a parody to the very end. You TFS fans need to chill the hell out.
@@spiro3142 I would kinda disagree with both of you. I don't have time to go back and watch even Kai, let alone original Z (though I have supported the official release with home media purchases), but I will go back and rewatch Abdridged. So, for me, it has become a substitute. I also think it's simplistic to say TFS was reponsible for DBS's success in the west. I think the fairest comment would be that, during the great Dragon Ball content drought until Kai came out that TFS was carrying the lone, dim, torch for the franchise in the west. What difference that made will always be impossible to guage.
Can I just say... as a film score nerd... I absolutely--with my whole god damned chest--LOVE that you used the end credits theme from Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country for the sequence where Popo takes Bulma to Jupiter. It just fills me with such happiness.
I used to work with Corey! I can't remember if I was watching an episode at the office or just made a reference to DBZA but I remember him getting excited and telling me about helping yall get better footage and he pulled up and episode where he was mentioned in the credits. Glad yall remember him so fondly!
My new headcanon is that Popo is the former Omni-king (considering the voice of Zeno sounds almost childlike, whereas Popo is deep and dignified, like that of a king), who has retired to a backwater universe with a sub-par mortal level so that he'll be left alone, but his very PRESENCE is destabilizing fate and the universe around him. So more things keep happening to earth, heroes and villains keep popping up on the planet and doing battle, which amuses him, but with Goku it got to the point where they could actually get TO him, and he had to interact with them at last. This then started a snowball effect of more powerful people that were able to get to him, drawing stronger people to challenge them to this planet. And yet he still never comes into the spotlight, just the heroes that he trained to face these threats. Funny that, huh? x)
I always thought the running joke in the season is that Bulma is being completely reasonable and everyone is trashing her because this arc made Bulma inexplicably hatable.
I always saw Mr. Popo sort of as the Tom Bombadil of the DBZA universe. Unexplained seemingly unrivalled powers, mysterious demeanor and he's just there.
The comedy between each season grows and matures as you guys continued to develop, which is fantastic. It felt like that too matured with the audience rather than being stuck in the same rut of jokes.
Scott and Nick: Continually make fun of their own 'haha German accent' characters in the HFIL series also Scott and Nick: Laugh repeatedly at every single German accent joke in the entire series
I still love TakaLoki.Yall doing creator commentary has been awesome because there were a few jokes along the way that I was like "I know there was a joke there, but I'm missing the reference." so this has been awesome.
I'm so glad to finally get confirmation that the fake namekians were a reference to some of my favorite "villians" from ATHF. I've seen numerous reaction series to DBZA and nobody catchs it lol
We all love that you guys care about your projects. I dunno who would tell you otherwise. "It just knows better" is one of my favorite jokes in the series
On the topic of people criticizing you guys for trying. I've often said, that eventually you guys hit such a mark of quality, that to keep it there (and you did) the episodes coming out slowed dramatically. Which, is fine. I'm certainly happy with how they turned out....that said, I don't think I could handle waiting the same amount of time for the whole buu saga. So when it was announced that you weren't doing the buu saga, I was sad but it made a lot of sense to me, and I was fine with it. What I didn't foresee, are the amazing shortz and HFIL. Man those are good. Great job guys.
I always felt that Bulma successfully wielding Popo's name to fly the ship was her Crowning Moment of Awesome and it carried her through the season for me. XD
Your choice to acknowledge, but skim over the filler was one of my favorite parts of the show. The whole Garlic Jr. episode was just perfect and exactly what I had been hoping you would do, right down to Popo just eating all of them at the end. Well, okay, I didn't envision Popo eating them, just easily defeating all of them, but I won't complain about you doing better than what I imagined.
10:59 god I so wanna see your version of this event! These kids are so NOT obeying the “Pecking order” also, seeing how Dende responds to Gohan and Videl!
There’s no question in my mind that this series became as big and stood the test of time as well because you took it more seriously. I think saying you should’ve just taken it less seriously is just people underestimating how much work making good stuff is.
I'm with Lani on this one, and I know this is a week or so early but since they brought it up in the video: Episode 14 is the one that I've watched the most to the point that I've lost count and I usually don't stop there. The quality is just head and shoulders above every single other episode up to that point and the moment Zarbon, Dodoria and Frieza were introduced, you just knew, this is the floor now, and it's going to keep getting better from here. If that's when you say you started taking it more seriously, it really showed through.
I just want to say, as a writer myself, it's amazing getting a peek behind the curtain for a series I hold in such high esteem. Love hearing all the little stories and details about their process making DBZ:A. Really looking forward to their commentary on the Cell Saga.
U have did the most amazing thing ever we were robbed of not having more dbza, how you guys did it was literally story/character development praise to u guys 💯💯💯💯💯
I was waiting for this commentary in particular, I want to say thank you for using elements from Aqua Teen Hunger Force in DBZA. Loved that show since it first debuted and died laughing from the Hand Banana reference and the reference to the Plutonians with the Fake Namekians when I first saw them.
Funny thing about Popo's strength: One of the daizenshuu lists his power level as around 900 during the Piccolo/Saiyan sagas. Dude could have put up a fight against Raditz.
The evolution of the comedy is something I brought up when talking about DBZA with friends of mine. I think I described the change in vibe as the show "starting as a parody and becoming more of a comedic retelling."
I was thinking about the topic of the abridged as a replacement for the series recently and while it definitely can't act as a replacement I feel like it's such a great way to re-enjoy the series. Even though season 1 and 3 are so different in terms of how the material is being presented It's a loveletter to the franchise all the way though. The way most characters became their own people while still filling the same roles has always been amazing to me.
As a viewer from the start who really did appreciate season one, and also as someone who would have wished to see buu saga done, I think you absolutely did the right thing ramping up the quality of this series. You guys' proved that amateurs (doesnt feel right calling you that) can create content on the level of big studios-- And I am so serious. I totally get why you guys brought the project to a stop, you were doing the work of 100+ people split between so few, and quite frankly concentrated too much on our man Kaiser. Every video and post is gonna get stupid comments like that. You did the right thing not just for your project but for yourselves.
As a German: The toilet was totally OK, pretty good actually! It just was confusing the first time, because we (or I at least) didn't expect that random German sentence out of nowhere, so I didn't get it until I catched 'Pisswasser' and thought to myself "Wait, are you crazy?" 😂
Toryiama wanted Bulma along for an adventure and because of his writing style in that he wrote by the seat of his pants and just couldn't figure what do with her.
@@Zacman1123 Well Toryiama is no Eiichiro Oda in that there was never a plan for Dragon Ball and that often actually worked to it's benefit. This is an example of places where it didn't.
I've said "Now inject this man with some science" every time I handed somebody one of the spare EpiPens I keep and I honestly forgot where I got it from.
Here is a friendly FAQ for people who might be wondering about this series.
Q: What’s with the film grain on the episode footage?
A: It’s to alter the footage to help avoid getting flagged by TH-cam’s copyright system.
Q: Why isn’t anyone else in this series?
A: Many of the core members of the abridged series live in other countries or states as well as being very busy with their own schedules and projects. They don’t feel doing these over Zoom/Discord would allow them to do the format they’re looking for.
Q: Why isn’t this on the main channel?
A: There are several answers to this one.
It’s the kind of content this channel is used for. Like all their other review or podcast format content.
TH-cam’s algorithm can be punishing if you post too many different types of content to your channel. So, it’s in their best interest to keep non-scripted content on one channel and scripted (HFIL, X in X minutes, Unabridged) on another.
As this is a weekly series, they most likely don’t want to flood the channel burying more important series like HFIL on the main channel.
It’s probably safer to avoid putting videos that contain footage from DBZ on the main channel even if altered.
Q: Will they announce season four once this is done?
A: No!
I like to think the fans that don’t ask for season 4 are the real ones!
Ik you guys have heard this a few times, but thanks for everything you’ve done. This series included!
The memories, references, and experiences I’ve had with friends in relation to the content you all have created have legit been some of the best memories I’ve had. Thank y’all so much!
respect
Yeah honestly while there is a part of me that wants a season 4, deep down i know it'll never happen and i am a ok with that. It ended on probably the best ending ever.
I've made peace with S4.
They've explained why so much and seeing the same patterns that affected them affecting others and causing undue stress on TH-cam just adds to my comfort with no S4.
We're getting good content anyway, and the team seems happier. It was a rough time for many, but it's been years at this point.
I've had my time to get over the free Internet content that no one owes me.
I do sometimes dream that the stars will align and S4 will happen one day but I've made my peace with DBZA ending at the Cell Saga.
I was in college when the second season was premiering. The amount of times someone in our house would wake people up in the morning by announcing "MAKIN' TOAST!... *toaster dings* BUTTERIN' TOAST!" always got at least a chuckle.
XD
God I wish my college buddies were into this stuff
every time i make toast i do that lol
Was this just a natural occurrence or did your whole apartment watch dbza? lol
@@ICantThinkOfANameB hopefully both🙏🏻
“Now inject this man with some science!”
Underrated line
Delicious, magical science!
@@Kentrc11 Always thought it was “Delicious, medical science!” Maybe I’m wrong though
@@zhaumbie I'm pretty sure the episodes have subtitles that would clear things up for you
He does go "Now inject this man with some science!" and then follows up with: "delicious, magical science!" The joke being that he's saying magical even though he just claimed he doesn't believe in ghosts, which is honestly the funniest part to me.
It ties into Yajirobi throwing Goku a Senzu, and Goku says, "Sweet, sciency magic!"
Scientists believe in science because it is magical, magicians believe in Magic, "because science".
EDIT-So funny because everyone accepts Senzu, and prefers them to Healing Pids.
Let's not forget that Mr. Popo once ATE the Kamehameha.
I wonder what that tastes like
@@RaikanGinro Turbulence
@@RaikanGinro Ki lime pie!
@@thelastwindwaker7948 top tier pun
@@thelastwindwaker7948 - Nice.
I love popos little smile when goku is freaking out like “aw he remembers me”
4:27 Seeing as Goku got significantly more childish and dumber from Season 1 to 2, I'm citing the brain damage as the in-universe reason why that happened.
Especially the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage.
I'm sorry, what r we talking about again?
Canon
Considering he did canonically fall down a ravine and smash his skull on a rock as a toddler, id say that its pretty viable lmao
the drain bamage is real
When I first watched DBZA I thought Gohan’s outbursts were due to the aggressive nature of his Saiyan heritage, but watching it again as an adult I’ve realized that they are 100% because of his mother
Yeah. And he unjustifiably takes out some of his anger on his dad.
"Abandon me for a year with piccolo and then send me off into space"
When goku didn't do either of those things in the abridged
I would laugh my ass off if the Omni King ever met Popo and said, "Hi dad!" and Mr. Popo said, "How's my special boy?"
The Omni King is Popo’s kid, this is canon and you can’t change my mind.
It is my personal headcanon that Popo is enjoying his retirement on earth after handing over the family business to same of the kids he hand across the multiverse. One of the cat brothers got the local district.
That would of been hysterical
I just imagine like a crossover with the abridged series and the main series. Abridged Popo makes the Omni king mad so the Omni king tries to erase him, it seems to work, then Popo appears behind the Omni King and says “you thought bitch” and just slaps the Omni king into non existence.
@@rando9449 replace zamas taking over the universe with popo doing it
The beauty of DBZA is that it can be rewatched over and over again... And you still catch something that you didn't quite catch before every single time.
Truer words…
Yeah honestly it’s crazy how many jokes are set up insanely early in the show & pay off several episodes later & references, my favourite being Krillin taking out life insurance before Namek lol
Masako: "there is no fake namek."
Lani and Kaiser: "About that."
Masako: "Moving. On."
Masako:"Don't."
It's a fake fake namek
"What if Masako went to fake namek?"
@@urbanburrow9286 Real fake namek
Masako: There is no Fake Namek. Moving on.
Popo: Good call.
Masako: AAAA-
I always figured the Popo joke was because of his introduction back in Dragon Ball. Goku has just defeated the would-be world conqueror Demon King Piccolo and climbs to the heavens to train with Kami only for this strange genie man to hand him his ass.
Same here. But the Super Saiyan thing makes more sense
Lani going "That makes me happy" is a mood, I love rain as well
Especially since (I think) they live in Texas and rain in Texas is as rare as Akria toriyama actually remembering anything in dragon ball consistently
@@jeffreygeorge3237 as a South Texan, ehhh… depends on your area of texas tbh, but yeah accurate
Loved that Goku's needle fear was replaced by Popo PTSD
Post Traumatic Popo Disorder.
Pecking order
Given how zany og Dragonball is, that fear is justified
that said his anime fear of needles always meant a lot to me as someone terrified of them myself. growing up and seeing the almighty Goku himself also being scared of them made me not feel so bad about my phobia.
@@saphcal I had a needle get broken off in my arm when I flinched when I was 7. I have no idea why I never developed a fear of needles from that experience.
I do, however, have to watch the needle going in or I will flinch.
So, in a way, I guess I do have a fear of needles, but only those that I can't see.
Okay, I definitely have a fear of needles I can't see. *shudder*
I actually love Bulma’s character in abridged. Her voice actress absolutely kills it every time, I wish we more people appreciated that too!
Eh. Can't say I liked Bulma. But the cast did a fantastic job and only got better voicing the characters as time went on.
By season 3 her bulma voice is basically flawless.
Honestly the VA for abridged Bulma is infinitely better than rials Bulma in the actual dub of dragon ball
@@AgntFL most dbz abridge voices are better than the dub imo
Her hair in these parts is A1 idk why I know that's not really her character but yeah
"Wukong hospital" how the hell did I miss that for over a decade
its in the actual show like that too, lol
I just caught one the other day I hadn't caught for over a decade. In the Cell saga when he's destroying Nicky Town there is a restaurant called L'Anus Serré which means The Tight Anus. Even better this is the same restaurant Krillin takes 18 to in the DragonShortZ Ep 3. In that he also mentions that he had the reservation for years which means this is the restaurant Marron made the reservations to before she got him for insurance fraud. They truly blow my mind with their attention to detail.
@@ZeldaboyOG The joke actually goes all the way back to that episode with Maron. She tells Krillin "I hope you remembered to make those reservations L'Anus Serré at 7:30. I hear they're very _uptight_ ."
@@hdns4 even better! Thanks for pointing this out. Gamikai I love this show.
8:23 "Oh hey, it's raining" was so wholesome and sweet. And so freaking relatable. I live ina really dry state, and for me it's more of a "is it raining???" but that part made me smile.
The reason you cared is WHY DBZA is something I watch and rewatch it every time I meet someone who hasn't seen it. You are so far beyond the best dubbing. You guys raised the bar so much in terms of writing comedy with heart, that I just can't go back to original DBZ.
Writing that can make you laugh while making you emotional is SO HARD TO DO and you have my eternal gratitude and respect for making our lives a little bit brighter with what you did.
Well said.
It's interesting that this comment would actually make them sad, as they really dislike people saying their show is better or a replacement for the original show. Kaiser in particular has said it makes him uncomfortable and defensive. I'm with them in that it isn't better than the original show - but there's obviously nothing wrong with having that opinion, it's totally fine to like DBZA more. I just don't think they'd appreciate it being said that way as much as you intended.
@@TamsinV good to know. glad you understood my intention. I loved DBZ as a kid, but I couldn't go back to it as an adult, but DBZA makes me feel what I felt as a kid every time. It makes sense they would feel uncomfortable with the comparison, as they are riding on the shoulders of the work of the originals, but they nevertheless reached for something that others couldn't, and added something very special to the universe and fandom that wasn't there before.
People who resent others for trying to improve are miserable, bitter failures and shouldn't be taken seriously about anything.
Ever.
The only thing they need is therapy, and I am not joking in the slightest.
@@dynamicworlds1 bro he’s just saying love the original the same way we love the abridged. You literally can’t make an abridged without the original… If u have a problem worth something like this then hate on Sean Schemmel (va for Goku). He literally hates the abridge since people harass him for it.
The slow zoom on Bulma and the quiet "Popo" before shooting into space kills me every time
"tentacle monsters....here. okay I think that did it."
Is one of my favorite moments from this entire show.
That character really does sound like Taka with his soul taken out
Bulma really does get the shaft this season. Trunks is proof of that
Pfft!
Well there was that scene where Vegeta told her to 'spread em'
That's enough out of you.
That's next season
@@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761 They claim that scene was in poor taste, but from the countless horny posts I've seen on twitter, I can attest that a scenario like that is the exact sort of weird shit that shows up in women's wet dreams.
And as someone who's gay as shit, I can attest to it being hot as fuck the begin with.
That feels like a short in the making, Zeno and Popo hanging out and catching up with multi-universal happenings.
Where Zeno is hanging out with his father, Lord Popo.
It’s not a short at least a decent fanfiction
All said, Season 3’s gotta be my favorite rendition of the writing. Such a satisfying evolution.
See, I kinda go the opposite way. I think season 2 was peak. I like DBZA first and foremost for the lolz. TFS are such great comedic writers when they let themselves be. I respect the change in focus with season 3, but didn't like it as much because it simply wasn't what I enjoyed most about it.
I'm glad y'all tried harder. Season 3 especially was something special. It was easy to tell there was a shift in the writing, and it was for the better. It allowed for more serious moments, and you could really connect with the characters.
Guru and Nail's interactions are my absolute favorite.
God takahata as guru was literally the “ I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say” character even moreso than Nappa.
Oh god, Global Warming?!
NNNAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLL!
@@dylankornberg4892 NAIL STOP MAKING OUT WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND I CAN HEAR FROM HERE IT SOUNDS LIKE *slurping sounds*
NAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIL
God these two getting happy over the rain is so cute, love little moments like that
I did like the self-insert Kaiser joke at the end, it still holds up well as a gag and made me laugh waaay too hard the first time I saw it. Thanks for doing this guys.
yeah i love that gag too.
The delivery at 14:40 of the line "That includes you, Krillin!" Cracks me up every time, its flawless!
I ADORE the little shot of 1st form Freiza at the very end of the season 2 intro. The fact that Garlic Jr., Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell have the same thing in their intros is great. Super underrated part of the series in general. It really sells the looming threat of the season, especially with the all-white eyes.
Odd thought, but that shot (which may be the same as in Bardock's vision) doesn't actually happen, since Goku met Frieza in his fourth form.
@@Magnasium038 Yeah, it’s even made a point of in Super that Goku’s never seen Freiza’s 1st/2nd/3rd form before.
The shot I was referring to was when he’s got all white in his eyes and it appears just before the logo and the shot of SSJ1 Goku.
Kaiser's scream as eldritch demon Popo comes for him is my favourite joke in these early episodes.
One of the best things that super actually did is make Bulma an actual character again.
Yeah, I like that Bulma appears more often in Super. Bulma was barely around in the Buu saga tbh.
Just because they are involved doesn’t mean they should be. she doesn’t develop meaningfully at all in super. Dragon ball super in general is just terrible from a writing perspective.
I mean she was a character in the cell saga, by finding the cell Time Machine, the remote to kill the Androids and fixing 16 even tho it led to her shafting everyone unintentionally by removing his bomb
she was always a character?
@@DarkWraithKevin i am
Just realized this, but, Popo was that "another visitor" the doctor mentioned.
Meaning that he went to the first floor reception, told the guy he was here to see Goku, probably followed the doctor to the room, left immediately after he opened the door, flew outside of Goku's window, just to say "not all of them" at that exact moment.
Back in high school, that "Making Toast" was on everyone's phones as a notification. You could be walking down the hallway and just randomly hear "Ding, Butter and Toast." Its crazy to think just how much TFS seemed to permeate the culture at my high school. DBZ stuff was suddenly everywhere, just as they were entering the Namak sage. Its like they hit their stride and everyone agreed they were the next big thing suddenly. This would continue well into college. I will die on the hill that they were one of the main reasons Dragon Ball remained in the public consciousness well after the Dub ended.
I don't care if it is immature, the "Wait a minute, NAMEKIANS DON'T HAVE PENISIS!" will always be funny to me.
It's still amazing to see people starting reactions to DBZA. Like if you search it now you'll see a bunch of people who haven't made it to episode 10, others near episode 30, some near episode 60 and a bunch reacting to HFIL.
reaction content is the biggest cancer on YT....
Yup i really really enjoy watching reactions
Because its kinda like watching it with another person
@NBA SkyeLight blind wave was also really good ^^
I'm still puzzled that anyone would watch reaction videos in the year of our lord 2022.
@@KoylTrane i mean why not? its fun
the fake namekians were hilarious, their scenes became even more hilarious after I watched aqua teen hunger force.
Yeah they nailed that reference.
About the people saying you guys take abridging too seriously. Honestly, I like your guys' more serious method of abridging with some jokes here and there more than the whole just joking around every scene. It feels more real and passionate than just making fun of the original. Your Hellsing Ultimate Abridged series was, in my opinion, a perfect blend of jokes and seriousness.
I enjoy the gag oriented shit but I think 2.9 checked that box better than their first season
I think there's also something to be said about the general structure of DBZA that really differentiated it from anything else on TH-cam at the time. It established abridged series as their own genre of internet content as opposed to just slightly more advanced YTPs (something which even Yu-Gi-Oh abridged, its only major equal, hadn't nailed down at this point); abridged series really got a life of their own after this point. The amount of thought and passion that went into DBZA I think defined not only the standard of parody series after it, but content on TH-cam as a whole. While the lolsorandom gag humour of the first couple episodes is perfectly fine, the direction the show went in is ultimately why it's still remembered today and held in such high regard.
@@DarkPlaysThings well said! Totally agree!
The Qui & Vegeta scene is one of my favorites… when Qui tells him the scouter was on the entire time… Vegeta’s sudden realization & Lanipator’s performance on the “GODDAMMIT NAPPA” gives me chills every time. It’s as if I could actually hear Vegeta’s scream from space.
I say I like it more than his rage scream later in the season.
DBZA is one of the formative shows in my life. I was sad that you decided to end where you did, but I'm incredibly happy that it ended on a high note. I vaguely remember there have been shows that I eventually stopped watching because it began to suck... but because this one ended on a good note, I remember it well.
Bulma is a world class scientist! She should have been going mad with how much stuff there is to study about Namek!
Maybe but she was more of a scientist of technology rather than biology. I know some people that are completely into one but couldn't be bothered too much about the other.
If only they brought Bulma to Freeza's ship...
Not sure if this is appropriate but wanted to mention that when you guys dropped the episode 10 rewatch 2 weeks back I had taken some LSD and "Vegeeeeeeeta.... I'm watching you" is what triggered the most insane trip of my life
Edit: if anyone at TFS doesn't want this comment on their video I will delete it! I don't want to distract from the marathon
Take a gallon when they get to Mr. Popo’s trip.
Omg are you ok? You should talk to a psychotropic therapist
R u alright?
What happened in the trip if u don't mind me asking?
Could you describe the trip?
@@mg682 All the squares made a circle.
Honored that you made use of our footage at 1:40! Happy to contribute! Keep up the amazing work!
Mr. Popo being a creep was an excellent choice to make for the abridged series!
I don't think Lanipator gets enough credit for his hair. That con clip of his short hair is what I grew up with, to me being surprised by his covid afro but digging it, to him killing the long hair. Sweet hair my guy.
The Three Stooges exchange has always been one of my favorite jokes you guys did 😂 love how casual it is
Made me laugh as lK was criticising YGOGX for the same joke last week.
why i oughta
I loved the editing meta joke into irl popo. Love it all, felt very iconic is the only word I can think of. Love meta humor like that. Don’t see enough of it.
I was so pissed off at the Fake Namek saga when i originally watched DBZ, but this is one of my favourite episodes of Abridged. Just everything about the Fake Namekians 😂
20:10 I have to say, I actually think that joke aged surprisingly well. If it was just Krillen's comment or Bulma's comment I wouldn't think so, but the Woman Driver joke followed up with the Asian Driver joke then immediately glossed over with the Sayain joke is actually pretty funny imo. Maybe its just the rule of 3s but I think that aged better than the other edgy humor in season 1 & 2.
As a german I laughed so hard about the toilet in the spaceship. The pronunciation was also really good :)
I mean it isn't but it's perfect for the joke
Dbza has made its way onto tiktok and there are users who haven't seen the show asking if it's the actual English dub. You guys did an excellent job.
Popo is just Toriyama's iteration of Tom Bombadil.
As a person who has watched this series 25x , i love this so much. Thanks for doing a creator commentary again! You guys are awesome! Its not too late to continue the series ;)
Delicious magical science is one of my favorite lines in the whole show
Science is delicious & magical
Man I’m really enjoying this series. It’s kind of like catching up with some old friends and reminiscing over something you all love. It’s good to get back together with you guys.
About the conversation at the beginning,
I feel like some people just didn't understand why DBZA took off so much more in the later seasons.
The character dynamics and switching the form of comedy is what solidified DBZA as THE abridged series.
I love DBZA because every time I go back, there's a new joke I notice or finally understand. Enjoying the creative commentary guys.
Your season 2 is what got me hooked on you guys, but I think the Android Saga was your best stuff
Despite the flak you guys receive, I think doing a more serious style of abridging was the best possible thing to do. I really think it was one of the defining factors of your success. While other abridged series were very short-lived (most not even going past 4-5 episodes) yours has passed the test of time (well, this and ygotas). And the more serious nature of yours drew more people in. While still having great comedy, you guys also gave us great character interactions and serious moments that kept people coming for more.
Who the hell said DBZA was just another dub for the show? To me, it is an enhancement: a light and hilarious version for older audiences that would absolutely never have the time to watch the entirety of DBZ. Just look at Blind Wave and how two of its members were introduced to Dragon Ball through TFS
TFS is like the Crowbar Collective- they remade an IP that they have a deep and abiding love for with the benefit of hindsight and advances in technology- and the second halves of what they adapted are superior to the originals in almost every way.
Hell, both of them even revitalized their respective media communities- DB Super would not have reached this level of success in the West if it weren’t for TFS building hype
@@ianmason96 I sorta disagree here. the TFS fanbase is a drop in the water compared to the larger dragonball fanbase. not saying it isn't impactful on the youtube space but to say its one of the main reasons super is popular is a huge overstatement
@@ianmason96I’m sorry but crediting TFS for the success of DBS or even DB in general is very dumb. It’s not a substitute for the original and it’s not an enhancement it’s a parody to the very end. You TFS fans need to chill the hell out.
@@spiro3142 I would kinda disagree with both of you. I don't have time to go back and watch even Kai, let alone original Z (though I have supported the official release with home media purchases), but I will go back and rewatch Abdridged. So, for me, it has become a substitute.
I also think it's simplistic to say TFS was reponsible for DBS's success in the west. I think the fairest comment would be that, during the great Dragon Ball content drought until Kai came out that TFS was carrying the lone, dim, torch for the franchise in the west. What difference that made will always be impossible to guage.
5:53 funny how Goku had to CLIMB BACK ON THE LOOKOUT. PLUS!! Popo punched him with a smile on his face
Can I just say... as a film score nerd... I absolutely--with my whole god damned chest--LOVE that you used the end credits theme from Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country for the sequence where Popo takes Bulma to Jupiter. It just fills me with such happiness.
I used to work with Corey! I can't remember if I was watching an episode at the office or just made a reference to DBZA but I remember him getting excited and telling me about helping yall get better footage and he pulled up and episode where he was mentioned in the credits. Glad yall remember him so fondly!
I've always loved the Scott joke in the fake namek episode. It's always been one of my favorites.
My new headcanon is that Popo is the former Omni-king (considering the voice of Zeno sounds almost childlike, whereas Popo is deep and dignified, like that of a king), who has retired to a backwater universe with a sub-par mortal level so that he'll be left alone, but his very PRESENCE is destabilizing fate and the universe around him. So more things keep happening to earth, heroes and villains keep popping up on the planet and doing battle, which amuses him, but with Goku it got to the point where they could actually get TO him, and he had to interact with them at last. This then started a snowball effect of more powerful people that were able to get to him, drawing stronger people to challenge them to this planet. And yet he still never comes into the spotlight, just the heroes that he trained to face these threats. Funny that, huh? x)
I always thought the running joke in the season is that Bulma is being completely reasonable and everyone is trashing her because this arc made Bulma inexplicably hatable.
True tho actually
That would explain her sex dream of Vegeta…
@@the-nina-beans88 Oh god I can imagine Kaiser's pain when that comes up
@@Maswartz226 it pretty bad when Bulma has fantasies about being sexually assaulted..
She did turn into a raging bitch.
I always saw Mr. Popo sort of as the Tom Bombadil of the DBZA universe. Unexplained seemingly unrivalled powers, mysterious demeanor and he's just there.
Idk why, but I've always loved how hard yoy guys committed to the Aqua Teen bit.
The comedy between each season grows and matures as you guys continued to develop, which is fantastic. It felt like that too matured with the audience rather than being stuck in the same rut of jokes.
Suprised they didn't mention the Dumplin as popo thing. I loved that bit
To be fair, that character isn't part of DBZA, just a custom character made for a let's play.
I love how Roshi was like... Did that cat just talk? Like he didn't spend 3 years training under Korin...
He was probably high during that scene
@@Snow-sc4gzhes high during EVERY scene
These are easily the most "I gotta watch watch that right away" vids I follow
It's the fact that their revising their work as they see it, you can really see how they've grown as writers/producers/directors/actors
Scott and Nick: Continually make fun of their own 'haha German accent' characters in the HFIL series
also Scott and Nick: Laugh repeatedly at every single German accent joke in the entire series
8:25
This is such a vibe. I love it when it starts raining, too.
I still love TakaLoki.Yall doing creator commentary has been awesome because there were a few jokes along the way that I was like "I know there was a joke there, but I'm missing the reference." so this has been awesome.
I'm so glad to finally get confirmation that the fake namekians were a reference to some of my favorite "villians" from ATHF. I've seen numerous reaction series to DBZA and nobody catchs it lol
We all love that you guys care about your projects.
I dunno who would tell you otherwise.
"It just knows better" is one of my favorite jokes in the series
On the topic of people criticizing you guys for trying. I've often said, that eventually you guys hit such a mark of quality, that to keep it there (and you did) the episodes coming out slowed dramatically. Which, is fine. I'm certainly happy with how they turned out....that said, I don't think I could handle waiting the same amount of time for the whole
buu saga. So when it was announced that you weren't doing the buu saga, I was sad but it made a lot of sense to me, and I was fine with it.
What I didn't foresee, are the amazing shortz and HFIL. Man those are good. Great job guys.
I always felt that Bulma successfully wielding Popo's name to fly the ship was her Crowning Moment of Awesome and it carried her through the season for me. XD
Your choice to acknowledge, but skim over the filler was one of my favorite parts of the show. The whole Garlic Jr. episode was just perfect and exactly what I had been hoping you would do, right down to Popo just eating all of them at the end.
Well, okay, I didn't envision Popo eating them, just easily defeating all of them, but I won't complain about you doing better than what I imagined.
Nice to see Kaiser being more energetic this time around. Hope he's doing okay, as well as the rest of you guys at TFS
One of my most favorite jokes from the series was the spaceship being controlled by Popo's voice. The whole Popo bit in general was just hilarious.
10:59 god I so wanna see your version of this event! These kids are so NOT obeying the “Pecking order” also, seeing how Dende responds to Gohan and Videl!
There’s no question in my mind that this series became as big and stood the test of time as well because you took it more seriously. I think saying you should’ve just taken it less seriously is just people underestimating how much work making good stuff is.
I'm with Lani on this one, and I know this is a week or so early but since they brought it up in the video: Episode 14 is the one that I've watched the most to the point that I've lost count and I usually don't stop there. The quality is just head and shoulders above every single other episode up to that point and the moment Zarbon, Dodoria and Frieza were introduced, you just knew, this is the floor now, and it's going to keep getting better from here. If that's when you say you started taking it more seriously, it really showed through.
27:50 if he only takes in water, he probably just sweats what he doesn't need, or simply actually uses it all
I just want to say, as a writer myself, it's amazing getting a peek behind the curtain for a series I hold in such high esteem. Love hearing all the little stories and details about their process making DBZ:A. Really looking forward to their commentary on the Cell Saga.
U have did the most amazing thing ever we were robbed of not having more dbza, how you guys did it was literally story/character development praise to u guys 💯💯💯💯💯
I was waiting for this commentary in particular, I want to say thank you for using elements from Aqua Teen Hunger Force in DBZA. Loved that show since it first debuted and died laughing from the Hand Banana reference and the reference to the Plutonians with the Fake Namekians when I first saw them.
I just LOVE watching you two people interacting with each other. Wish you all the best Lani and Kaiser!
Funny thing about Popo's strength: One of the daizenshuu lists his power level as around 900 during the Piccolo/Saiyan sagas. Dude could have put up a fight against Raditz.
The evolution of the comedy is something I brought up when talking about DBZA with friends of mine. I think I described the change in vibe as the show "starting as a parody and becoming more of a comedic retelling."
I was thinking about the topic of the abridged as a replacement for the series recently and while it definitely can't act as a replacement I feel like it's such a great way to re-enjoy the series. Even though season 1 and 3 are so different in terms of how the material is being presented It's a loveletter to the franchise all the way though. The way most characters became their own people while still filling the same roles has always been amazing to me.
As a viewer from the start who really did appreciate season one, and also as someone who would have wished to see buu saga done, I think you absolutely did the right thing ramping up the quality of this series. You guys' proved that amateurs (doesnt feel right calling you that) can create content on the level of big studios-- And I am so serious. I totally get why you guys brought the project to a stop, you were doing the work of 100+ people split between so few, and quite frankly concentrated too much on our man Kaiser. Every video and post is gonna get stupid comments like that. You did the right thing not just for your project but for yourselves.
As a German: The toilet was totally OK, pretty good actually!
It just was confusing the first time, because we (or I at least) didn't expect that random German sentence out of nowhere, so I didn't get it until I catched 'Pisswasser' and thought to myself "Wait, are you crazy?" 😂
I still think the PoPo stuff is one of the best decisions you guys made comedy wise as well as differentiating yourself from the source material wise.
Toryiama wanted Bulma along for an adventure and because of his writing style in that he wrote by the seat of his pants and just couldn't figure what do with her.
Then at point, she shouldn't have been there.
@@Zacman1123 Well Toryiama is no Eiichiro Oda in that there was never a plan for Dragon Ball and that often actually worked to it's benefit. This is an example of places where it didn't.
@@mattluvet I will never forget that after the 23rd Budokai the series was supposed to go on for "just a bit longer"
Episode 11 was when I first found this series and have been a loyal fan ever since! Love getting the perspective on each episode
I've said "Now inject this man with some science" every time I handed somebody one of the spare EpiPens I keep and I honestly forgot where I got it from.
I love that you guys still remember the song at 26:27