#dbs episode 129

[saiyanxeno]

DRAGON BALL SERIES WATCH ORDER

(Since DB is still ongoing this is more for someone to get an understanding on how to start.)

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Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball (Episodes 1-153)

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (between EP 13 and 14)

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (between EP 27 and 28)

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (after episode 78)

optional

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (retelling of the early episodes)

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Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (before episode 1)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 1-86)

Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (between episodes 39 and 40)

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (between episodes 43 and 44)

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (between episodes 58 and 59)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 87-123)

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (between episodes 99 and 100)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 124-173)

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (between episodes 123 and 124)

Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (between episodes 129 and 130)

Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (between episodes 173 and 174)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 174-194)

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (between episodes 192 and 193)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 195-207)

Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (between episodes 220 and 221)

Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (after episode 225)

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (after episode 258)

Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (after episode 277)

Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 208-291)

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (between episodes 288 and 289)

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (after episode 291)

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Dragon Ball Super

Dragon Ball Super (Episodes 1-3)

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Episodes 4-14, retelling of the movie)

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (Episodes 15-27, retelling of the movie)

Dragon Ball Super (Episodes 28-131)

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (after episode 131)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (after Dragon Ball Super: Broly)

And as Dragon Ball Super is ongoing I’d recommend just to research past my post to know what to watch now :)

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Dragon Ball GT (Optional)

Dragon Ball GT (Episodes 1-64)

Dragon Ball GT: A Hero’s Legacy (after episode 64)

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Specials and OVAs (Optional)

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (before Dragon Ball Z Episode 1)

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (between Dragon Ball Z Episodes 175 and 176)

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (after Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku)

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (after Dragon Ball Z Episode 291)

Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (after Dragon Ball Z Episode 291)

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Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy the Dragon Ball franchise and if I messed up at any point in this post, make sure to tell me!

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P.O.V. Of Goku

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Vegeta screenshots for Dragon Ball Super episode 129

[evilofdarkness1]

GOKU MASTERED ULTRA INSTINCT! JIREN GOES FULL POWER!!

[gojosunlimitedvoid]

HE'S SUCH A BAD ASS!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

HE TOOK HIS FUCKING BLAST FROM HIM! Holy shit this episode! When that music plays, man my blood gets pumping!

[sweetescapeartist]

TOYOTARO/THE DBS MANGA COPYING THE DBS ANIME

Here are a few times that the DBS manga copied the DBS anime. Most of these moments are praised by the fans. But, many ppl give credit to the manga instead of the anime.

We already know Toyotaro loves to poorly recycle scenes from the original Dragon Ball manga. Now, here's evidence that Toyotaro copies the DBS anime as well.

KRILLIN'S GUIDED DESTRUCTO DISKS

ANIME EP 84 - After Krillin achieved enlightenment in DBS EP 76, he advances his techniques like the Solar Flare x100 & he used the multiple guided Destructo Disks technique. This was BEFORE the Tournament of Power. (4/2/2017)

MANGA CH 57 - After Krillin trained with Gohan, Piccolo, and the others to prepare for Moro's invasion, he uses the multiple guided Destructo Disks technique. This was AFTER the Tournament of Power. (02/13/2020)

CHARACTER WITH A POWER SIMILAR TO ULTRA INSTINCT

ANIME EP 76 - Krillin awakens to a power similar to Ultra Instinct, conveyed through symbolism. Then, 34 episodes later, Goku awakens to Ultra Instinct & there is similar symbolism illustrated. (1/29/2017)

MANGA CH 39 - Roshi randomly gets a power similar to Ultra Instinct. Then, Goku gets Ultra Instinct right after that moment. (08/21/2018)

JARRING SHOCK TO THE EMOTIONS

ANIME EP 109 & 110 - Goku has a jarring shock to his emotions, but regains control of himself when he almost dies in the Genki Dama. Then, he achieves Ultra Instinct. (10/8/2017)

MANGA CH 39 & 52 - Goku DOES NOT have a jarring shock to his emotions. He just gets upset with himself, then he achieves Ultra Instinct. In CH 52 of the next arc, Merus explains that self-control during a jarring shock to the emotions is how to attain Ultra Instinct. (08/21/2018) & (09/21/2019)

ENERGY WHIPS VS UI OMEN GOKU

ANIME EP 116 - Kefla uses energy whips against UI Omen Goku. Goku dodges while charging a Kamehameha, then blasts Kefla after surfing her energy blast with his Kamehameha. (11/19/2017)

MANGA CH 59 - Moro uses energy whips against UI Omen Goku. Goku dodges while charging a Kamehameha, then blasts Moro after spinning around in the air. (04/21/2020)

BREAK THE CRYSTAL

ANIME EP 121 - Anilaza has crystals that store his power. He is defeated when his forehead crystal gets shattered by No. 17. (12/24/2017)

MANGA CH 66 - Moro has crystals that store powers. He is defeated when his forehead crystal gets shattered by UI Goku. (11/21/2020)

ULTRA INSTINCT AIR PUNCHES

ANIME EP 121 & 129 & 130 - UI Goku uses air punches on his opponents during the ToP against Kefla & Jiren. UI Goku also uses rapid air punches that can't be seen when pushing back Jiren's ki blasts. (11/19/2017) & (03/4/2018) & (03/18/2018)

MANGA CH 59 & 73 - UI Goku uses air punches against Moro & Granolah. UI Goku also uses rapid air punches that can't be seen. (04/21/2020) & (06/21/2021)

GOKU'S HEALING POWER

ANIME EP 11 & 72 & 105- Goku's body mysteriously heals itself while in SSG for the first time. Next, Goku resuscitates himself with god ki after Hit assassinated him. Then, Goku uses a similar power when he heals Roshi in the ToP. (9/20/2015) & (12/25/2016) & (08/27/2017)

MANGA CH 75 - Goku randomly heals himself in the Granolah arc without any suggestion of the power prior anywhere in the manga. (08/19/2021)

So basically, Toyotaro is taking moments that happened in the DBS anime, then rewriting them in later chapters of the DBS manga, but with slight alterations.

Now, for most of these, I believe Toyotaro is DEFINITELY copying. But for others, Toriyama probably liked how the anime handled it and told Toyotaro to include some things. Because the "jarring shock to the emotions" wasn't how manga Goku achieved UI during the ToP. THAT was an anime only thing.

I'm sure there are many more times where the manga copied the anime, but I'll let y'all find those if you wanna. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Cause the anime copied the manga and brought back SSG. Something I was glad the manga didn't forget.

[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball Super #131 Scenarios

I’m just spitballing here, but I wanted to list out what I think are the most likely outcomes for the Tournament of Power.

Cut for spoilers.

To the surprise of just about no one, Frieza is still active in the tournament.   So is 17, which I think was something everyone sort of hoped would happen but no one was completely sure. 

Anyway, this means it’s still three guys from Universe 7 against one guy from Universe 11.  Goku’s completely wiped after using Ultra Instinct for so long, but he hasn’t been eliminated yet, and he may yet play a role here.    Golden Frieza and 17 are demonstrably no match for Jiren, but Goku may have worn him down enough to make it a fair fight.  There’s less than a minute remaining in the tournament, and the narrator won’t even say how much time is left.��

So I think there’s four major paths to end the Tournament in Episode #131.  I’m not basing this on any rumors or spoilers or anything.   This is just me looking at the story we’ve seen so far.

1)  Universe 7 wins as the last team standing.  Frieza and 17 keep Jiren busy just long enough for Goku to hulk up one last time and eliminate him.

This seems kind of blah to me, since Goku triumphing over the antagonist is the most predictable ending.  Also, Goku’s had several episodes to take down Jiren, so it’s kind of dumb to do that one more time and it finally works.   But it would play nicely into the theme of Goku using the Power of Friendship(tm) to prevail against Jiren’s jaded invincibility. 

The only real question in this scenario is whether Frieza or 17 get eliminated before Jiren, but with only seconds left in the tournament, and only 22 minutes to depict those seconds, I don’t think Toei is going to want to waste footage on the Great Priest announcing their ring-outs.  If they wanted to build suspense by having Jiren clean house, they would have done it a long time ago.   Really, they already did that by making it seem like Goku was the only one left.

2)  Universe 7 wins on points.   The time limit expires before either team can be defeated.  

I have a gut feeling that this one might just happen.  For one thing, it’s the easiest way to end the tournament.   We’ve already seen Goku score a moral victory over Jiren, and we know Frieza and 17 can’t do anything to turn the tide.   But we do know that they can duck and dodge Jiren long enough to run out the clock.   All we saw in the next episode preview was a lot of fighting sequences, but no sense of any strategy or plot.  I don’t think there’s really time for either side to decisively beat the other that way. 

So maybe the first leg of the episode is just those four guys horsing around, desperately trying to wrap this thing up, and then the Kings of Everything suddenly command everyone to freeze because the time’s up.  Then we can immediately move on to the Super Dragon Balls, all nice and neat.

And it feels more appropriate for the themes of Dragon Ball.   Goku managed to outpower Jiren, but it wasn’t a complete victory, so he’d still have unfinished business with him, as with all of his past rivals.   And this way the entire team wins the tournament, as opposed to a single member beating a single opponent.  Frieza, 17, and Goku only made it this far because the other seven paved the way for them.   They fought well, and they fought smart, and while they never really had a cohesive strategy, their adaptability and raw talent put them in the lead.  The other seven teams were too focused on trying to beat Goku, while U7 was focused on keeping more of their guys on the board, and they did it. 

3) No one wins.   The time expires with one fighter from U7 and one fighter from U11, so it’s a tie.    18 gives 17 a kiss, which he finds profoundly unsatisfying.

I like this idea, except the script has yet to address the possibility of a tie, which seems weird because that seemed like a strong possibility all throughout Episodes 129 and 130, when it looked like Jiren and Goku were the only ones left, and neither could defeat the other.  This is probably because mentioning a tie would have prompted someone to point out that Frieza was still technically in play, even if he was unconscious.

I would think that Zeno would love to do a tiebreaker, but Toei simply doesn’t have time for that.   I could see a situation where Zeno is perplexed by the dilemma.   Does he erase both U7 and U11, or does he spare both universes?   And if no universe won the tournament, then is it fair to have erased the other universes for “losing”?  

It would make for a nice twist, but it doesn’t feel quite right for some reason.  

4) Universe 11 wins.   Jiren sweeps the rest of Team U7 with seconds to spare.

I liked this idea before, when we didn’t know as much about Jiren as we do now.  In theory, Jiren would be so pleased with Goku’s tenacity that he would use his wish on the Super Dragon Balls to restore all the erased universes, just so they could meet again someday.  In other words, we don’t really need our guys to win so long as they manage to impress the team who does win.

But Jiren’s whole thesis is that strength is justice, and nothing matters except victory.   If he wins the tournament, he owes nothing to Goku and the others, because he’s proven that his philosophy is the correct one.   Maybe he’d have a change of heart anyway, but it would feel a little phony. 

It would help if we knew what he had in mind for the Super Dragon Balls in the first place.   I don’t get the sense that Jiren particularly cares about making a wish, so for all we know he might wish for the other universes to be restored for lack of anything better to do.   It would work better if he had a wish in mind that was important to him, and he gave that up because Goku made such an impression on him.

But it seems like the wish on the Super Dragon Balls almost has to be for bringing back the erased universes.   This was Vegeta’s idea, and I haven’t seen any other characters make any serious suggestions of their own.    Goku hadn’t even thought about it, and 17 flippantly talked about a cruise or something, which he could wish for on the Regular Dragon Balls.  Frieza mentioned a desire to become a god, which seems pretty stupid considering how powerless the gods have been throughout this entire arc.  Besides, he’s already got his side-deal with Goku to worry about. 

Regarding that, I’m starting to think Frieza might be the indicator of whether Toei plans to continue the series after this.  If they want to wrap up DBS for good, their only choice seems to be to have Goku stiff him so he has to go back to hell once and for all.   But, if they want to do a new arc later, Goku could honor their bargain, and that would be the dangler to lead into the next story. 

[liondecker22]

oh my FUCKING GOD.

DBS 129 was so FUCKING good. Everything about it is MMMMPH.

*fast forwards to next week to see DBS episode 130*

[sunagitsunee]

G O K U  x  E Y E S || DBS Episode 129

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“Lupin, i have one more thing to ask of you. Let me have your name. Let me be Mrs. Lupin. It's not for the tabloids, I'm being serious. No matter how far away you are, all you have to do is hear the name Mrs. Lupin, and you'll know it's me. It'll be our own secret code. I want you to see it, Lupin. To watch me grow into a...good woman. I need to grow up into someone you can't live without.“

-          Rebecca Rossellini, Lupin the Third (Ep. 26)

The Toonami Trending Rundown for January 20-21, 2018. It’s a night of ends and new beginnings as among other moments, Dragon Ball Super begins the Future Trunks saga, while Asta gets recruited by the Black Bulls, and of course, we reach the thrilling conclusion of Lupin the Third: Part IV.

On Twitter, Toonami would trend as with every show during their respective East Coast airings, as well Hunter x Hunter and Outlaw Star as well during their respective West Coast airings. Lupin The Third in particular trended both US and Worldwide, making sure it completed its current run on a high note. Meanwhile on Tumblr, Toonami would also trend as with Dragon Ball Super, DBZ, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Hunter x Hunter.

This week’s feature was a game review of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp for the iOS and Android, as one of Nintendo’s first forays into conventional mobile devices. Interestingly enough, this was the first time Toonami has ever reviewed a game released on mobile devices, and was also reviewed by Dana Swanson, the voice of SARA, herself. It received a 7.5 out of 10 score.

As we begin seeing the English dub of the Future Trunks saga, those who watched ahead to where the sub is currently at will know that Toei has announced that the finale of the Universe Survival Saga, set to end in late March will serve as the series finale for Super. While this chapter of Dragon Ball will soon reach its conclusion, this most likely won’t be the end of the franchise, as Toei is presently hard at work producing the 20th feature film as well as mapping the franchise’s general path going forward, to say nothing about the manga, video games, and various other content for the future. Toei has hinted a potential continuation of the anime series down the line, so we’ll see what happens in the months and years ahead. Of course, we still have 84 episodes left to go until Toonami itself reaches that point, so this could allow the dub to catch up in time for the potential sequel, depending on how long this hiatus is among various other factors. Regardless of what happens, it’s been a great ride so far to see Dragon Ball continuing to shine both inside and outside Toonami’s scope, and I’m personally very confident on what the future of this great anime franchise is ahead.

And speaking of DBS, for those wanting to get more of your Dragon Ball fix, Arc System Works and Bandai Namco have just released the newest video game fighter to the franchise, Dragon Ball FighterZ, presently available on all major platforms except for the Switch.

To commemorate Lupin’s finale, Jose Argumedo and Discotek had another Q&A periscope livestream with several of the show’s staff and voice actors including Richard Epcar (co director and voice of Jigen), Ellyn Stern (co director and voice of several minor characters), Lex Lang (the voice of Goemon), Michelle Ruff (the voice of Fujiko), and Doug Erholtz (the voice of Zenigata).

Ever since Monkey Punch began publishing the original manga in 1967, Lupin the Third has grown to be a very illustrious media franchise, with numerous manga, anime, anime films and OVAs and the like released over the decades. Back in 2003, Adult Swim in its early days aired 26 episodes of Part 2, though episode 3 was skipped over for content issues, and the remaining 129 episodes of part 2 never aired for various reasons. While Lupin’s legacy among long time Adult Swim viewers and Toonami Faithful isn’t as large as some of Toonami and Adult Swim’s other highly acclaimed and well requested classics, the series still is pretty well regarded among fans and the Toonami crew to this day, and it perhaps comes as no surprise that Lupin was looked into to make a comeback to the better cartoon show, especially with the series having a renaissance on the Japanese TV scene.

In 2016, Toonami attempted to bring Lupin back with The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, following the end of Michiko and Hatchin’s run (both series were directed by Sayo Yamamoto, whom would also go on to create Yuri on Ice) however issues regarding nudity (ie. too many boobies to censor) would have required Toonami to heavily chop the show’s content into bits barring objections from the network and advertisers, forcing them to choose an encore run of Samurai Champloo instead. While Toonami found a way to air the likes of Black Lagoon, Hellsing, Kill la Kill, and soon episode 23 of Outlaw Star with as little edits as they could to appease the network and advertisers in that regard, Toonami decided that that the amount of censoring needed that time around just wasn’t worth it.

But Toonami and Lupin fans would not give up, as over a year later, Lupin would eventually find its way back onto Adult Swim, as Toonami partnered up with Discotek to bring in the newest edition of the main Lupin series in part IV, the first acquisition for Toonami from Discotek and the first from TMS since 2003. While Discotek has been around since 2005, considering that they mainly focus on classic titles and underrated gems, including helping to bring IGPX DVDs back into production, and it wasn’t until 2016 with Lupin that they started producing dubs, its not a surprise that this company was under the radar from many fans and perhaps even the Toonami crew as an acquisition partner for so long. Then again, classics and underrated gems are sometimes just what Toonami needs.

One of the earliest hints that this was going to occur was when Jason released a poll to gauge interest on shorter shows like Tokyo Ghoul, Mob Psycho 100, and Lupin potentially airing on the block. While industry politics among other factors between Toonami and the distributors have unfortunately dashed Mob’s Toonami hopes for now, Tokyo Ghoul would get its shot on March, while Lupin would finally make its return on June 17, 2017 as Toonami premiered the English Dub premiere of Part IV.

26 episodes of Lupin and his crew doing what they do best and avoiding Zenigata to do so, finding love with Rebecca, and solving the mystery of Leonardo Di Vinci, and now this season is in the books. During Part IV’s run, the hashtag #LupinThe3rd trended in the US during all but 2 weeks of its run as well as worldwide during the season finale. The show did not produce any character trends or trended on tumblr during its run.

For those wanting to check out more Lupin in the interim, Discotek has been hard at work producing and re-releasing Blu-rays and DVDs of Lupin’s previous installments and several films, so feel free to check those out. And of course, this won’t be end of Lupin as TMS and Telecom Animation Film are presently working on a part V to the franchise, set to premiere in Japan this upcoming April as Lupin and the gang travel to France, the home of Lupin’s grandfather. The sub will be simulcasted on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

No word yet if and when Discotek will be tasked to dub the new season or if Toonami will pick up this new installment down the line, but we’ll see what happens. As I would say with every potential show and every successful Toonami show looking to return for a continuation, if you wish to see Lupin return for Part V and perhaps beyond, keep supporting the show by legal means and to send your show recommendations to Toonami's Facebook and Tumblr message boxes as well as letting Discotek know in their respective outlets.

Regardless of what happens, Lupin’s return was quite a fun ride for both fans watching since Adult Swim’s early days (and perhaps even before then) and the new fans it gained along the way, and I’m sure I can speak for every fan that we’re all looking forward to what adventures Lupin and the crew will be taking in the future. So until then, Arrivederci, Lupin, and hope to see you again soon.

As previously mentioned, there was a show that was originally supposed to replace Lupin on the schedule, but unfortunately Toonami and the distributors ran into some legal issues preventing a broadcast, delaying the show announcement and premiere to a future date. We’ll keep you posted on when it does happen as well as any other incoming shows in the year to come, but in the meantime, Space Dandy will be having an encore run beginning tonight at 2:30 am, while Naruto Shippuden and Outlaw Star also move up to 1:30 and 2 am respectively in the interim. Until then, see you again next week and stay dandy, baby.

Legend: The shows listed are ordered based on their appearance on the schedule. Show trends are listed in bold. The number next to the listed trend represents the highest it trended on the list (not counting the promoted trend), judging only by the images placed in the rundown. For the Twitter tweet counts, the listed number of tweets are also sorely based on the highest number shown based on the images on the rundown.

United States Trends:

Toonami/#Toonami [#6]

#DragonBallSuper [#8]

#DBZKai [#7]

#BlackClover [#9]

#JoJosBizarreAdventure [#8]

#GundamIBO [#8]

#HunterXHunter [#6]

#LupinThe3rd [#1]

#Shippuden [#9]

#OutlawStar [#8]

#CowboyBebop [#6]

#GhostInTheShell [#6]

Worldwide Trends:

#LupinThe3rd [#10]

Tweet Counts:

Toonami [8,616 tweets]

#Toonami [11.7k tweets]

#DragonBallSuper [12.8k tweets]

#DBZKai [10.5k tweets]

#BlackClover [9,102 tweets]

#JoJosBizarreAdventure [11.8k tweets]

#GundamIBO [10.3k tweets]

#HunterXHunter [11.1k tweets]

#LupinThe3rd [19.7k tweets]

#Shippuden [10.1k tweets]

#OutlawStar [10.9k tweets]

#CowboyBebop [12.2k tweets]

#GhostInTheShell [10.1k tweets]

Tumblr Trends:

#toonami

#dragon ball super

#dbz

#jojo’s bizarre adventure

#hunter x hunter

Notes and Other Statistics:

#GundamIBO: @WhoTrendedIT reported that @KyleMcCarley started the trend in the US.

Special thanks to @coreymbarnes, @jmb70056, @mmorse1017, and others I forgot to mention for spotting some of the trends on this list.

The Grind is Real. Only Toonami on [adult swim] on Cartoon Network.

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Goku vs Jiren Intense Battle 1

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Vegeta gifset for Dragon Ball Super episode 129

[yondaime-superfly]

In DragonBall Episode 129, it was said that only two minutes remaining in the Tournament Of Power, and only Goku and Jiren remains on the stage at last. Goku struggles hard against Jiren’s overwhelming attacks but at that moment, Goku’s eyes begin to shine Silver! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😱😱😱😱😱 Left to 2 more episode until we’re able to watch this undisputed fight! “Transcending The Limit! Mastering Ultra Instinct!” #goku #ultrainstinct #mastering #episode129 #tournamentofpower #twominutesleft #dbs #dbsuper #jiren #transcendingtheGods #universe7 #universe11 (at Singapore)

[gojosunlimitedvoid]

If these two don't fucking confess their love for each other I'm gonna lose my mind!

YOU LOVE HIM VEGETA AND HE LOVES YOU! STOP BEING RIDICULOUS ABOUT THIS!

[darkplatiousme-blog]

Dragon Ball Super Ep 129 Leaked Image and SPOILERS

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DBS episode 129 was pretty fun. It was mostly Goku fighting Jiren for an entire episode, but we also got a little bit of Vegeta being pretty fun. See, Belmod, the clown God, was being all “Jiren’s gonna win yo” and Vegeta was all “this entire fucking tournament Saiyans have been breaking their limits, Kakkarot’s finna win, fam” and all that. Vegeta’s actually being handled well, so I’m not mad that he was shafted again. Anyway, the episode ends with Goku actually mastering Ultra Instinct, and he seems way better now, so that’s pretty good.

Preview’s all fighting, but now Jiren is shirtless too. Still no idea where Frieza’s at.