#the legacy of goku 2

[acquired-stardust]

Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II Gameboy Advance 2003

[gaylordsmansion]

when your trans friend opts to not change their name

[artchiu]

emulating some games today and i love this lil gohan lmao

[younggreekopa]

Legacy of Goku 2 Sprites

[pennilesswithannds]

[deathmetalunicorn1]

RoR Crossover Masterlist

Demon Slayer Crossover Masterlist

MHA Crossover Masterlist

One Piece Crossover Masterlist

Fairy Tail Crossover Masterlist

Ainz Ooal Gown

Rimuru

Rimuru Part 2

Baymax

Stolis

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond 2

Shiraori Reader

Sebas Reader

Fem Mikey Reader

Chun Li Reader

Stitch!

Poison Ivy Reader

Starfire Reader

Maki Reader x Thor

Takemitchy Reader

Yor Reader

Bucky Reader

Bucky/Winter Soldier Reader

Morticia Reader

Morticia Reader part 2

Morticia Reader Part 3 and 4

Morticia Reader Part 5

Morticia Reader Part 6

A Mother’s Love

Fem Goku Reader

Scarlet Witch Reader

Gojo Reader

Yaka Arrow

Wandering Samurai Sasaki Kojiro

Wandering Samurai Sasaki Kojiro Part 2

Fem Tatsu Reader

Tom Sawyer Reader

Tom Sawyer Reader Part 2

Tom Sawyer Reader Part 3

Spider Verse Reader

Spider Verse Part 2

Fem Loid Reader

Ash Ketchum Reader

Starfire Reader

Wednesday Reader

Wednesday Reader Part 2

Robocop Reader

Marie Antionette Reader

Sakura Reader

Sakura Reader Part 2

Sakura Reader Part 3- Ex

Sakura Reader Part 4- Proposals

Sakura Reader Part 5- Strong Mother

Qiqi Little Sister Reader

Spot Reader

A Long Awaited Reunion (Pokemon x RoR)

Harry Potter Reader

Legolas Reader

Jedi Reader

Tomoe Gozen Reader

Chils Reader

Foul Legacy Reader

Zhongli Reader

Cheshire Cat Reader

Troll Reader (Zerofuku)

Elsa Reader

Isabella (Encanto) Reader

Anya x RoR Family

Momoko Reader

Pokemon Pantheon

Anya Reader- Not You

Anya Reader- Princess and the Frog

Daenerys Reader

Kirby Reader

Ai Hoshino Reader

Transformers Animated Sari Reader

Lilia Vanrouge in RoR

TFA x Jack the Ripper Reader

Restaurant to... Valhalla?!

Restaurant to Valhalla- First Meetings

Hiccup Reader

Vaggie Reader

Maomao Reader

Maomao Reader Part 2

Apollo x Yaoya Oshichi (Majo Taisen) Reader

Kyogre’s Priestess

Kyogre’s Priestess vs. Poseidon

Platinum Clan Reader x Hades

Platinum Clan Reader x Hades- A Unique Love

Camilla Carmine Reader

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Reader

Valkyries x Chii Sister Reader

RoR x Child Pokemon Trainer

Itadori Yuji Reader

Macrophage Reader

Macrophage Reader Part 2

White Blood Cell HCs

Sailor Moon Reader

Peter Parker Reader

Link Reader

RoR x Snape Reader

Choso Reader

Yandere Apollo x Kimono Dancer Reader (Pokemon)

Pokemon- Hero Duo

Draken Reader

Bonnie Parker Reader

Tony Stark Reader

Rapunzel Reader

Kisara Reader

Papa Poseidon x (Percy Jackson Universe) Reader

Bayonetta Reader

Fluttershy Reader

Charlie Morningstar Reader

[ryu-n-senpai2001]

even more death generator

this time with dbz legacy of goku 2

[brookstolemybrand]

I already talked about Sabo being kind of a parallel protagonist to Luffy, but Koby is in some ways maybe even more so (especially since he was introduced literally in chapter 2)

Sabo is Luffy's dad's protégé

Koby is Luffy's grandpa's protégé

(Sidenote: Luffy kinda took Ace's place as Shanks' and Rayleigh's protégé, arguably; I mean it would have made a lot of sense for former Roger pirates to act as mentor figures for Roger's son, wouldn't it? In a different story that put more importance to bloodlines, Ace would have been destined to be the next King of the Pirates for sure. Ace is kind of a decoy protagonist)

With Koby it's even more obvious when you look at the known SWORD members and how many of them have some kind of legacy position, or at least we can assume so even if we don't know for certain (like with Hibari suspiciously sharing Akainu's dialect). In theory, Garp's grandson would fit into SWORD perfectly.

And of course Garp very much intended this to be Luffy. It's not even subtle that Koby is the replacement grandson lmao

(Say what you want about Dragon's (lack of) parenting, he definitely didn't put any pressure on Luffy. So with Sabo it's not really the same, it's not like Luffy refused to follow in his father's footsteps; he didn't even know he had a father, much less what those footsteps were. But the parallels are still there)

But yeah, I think their personal connections to Luffy, as well as the way they're set up in positions that Luffy plausibly might have had in some alternate timelines, makes them Luffy's counterparts in the Navy and in the Revolutionary Army. Which allows them to function as pseudo-protagonists for the audience when Luffy isn't present and to take on plotlines that would otherwise feel like they should be handled by the main characters (like taking on the Blackbeard Pirates and the Celestial Dragons respectively)

Narratively speaking, as the plot gets bigger, you kinda need these secondary protagonists to carry the parts of the story that Luffy can't be there for

The three of them also represent different shounen protagonist archetypes:

I kinda struggled to phrase this myself (and honestly I just have a very limited reference pool for shounen anime) so I googled it and I'm stealing the terms from this post

Basically Luffy is the "Idiot Hero", Koby is the "Boy Wonder" and Sabo... well actually I think Ace is the "Punk Martyr" (he took the martyr part a bit too seriously rip), and Sabo is the secret fourth thing: the Cool Competent Guy (even though Sabo is also a punk, he just hides it better)

Luffy is a Goku, Koby is a Deku, and Sabo is... idk I guess he would be a Lelouch (look, I'm talking about character TYPES, not saying they're the same kind of person)

... Well actually Sabo is more of an Enjolras, but Les Mis is not a shounen manga—

SIKE, IT IS, I'M COUNTING IT

(That's a really good adaptation of Les Mis btw, I could gush endlessly about Takahiro Arai and how well he understood not only the core of the story but also how to adapt it into a visual medium, really leaning into the vivid metaphorical imagery in Hugo's narration and then adding to it his own, it's SO GOOD)

(To immediately nitpick myself: Sabo is more like an amalgamation of all the Amis de l'ABC but it's easier to say Enjolras for short. Also yes I know Enjolras isn't the protagonist, but he has protagonist energy)

Anyway... what was I saying?

Right, I was gonna talk about the hero thing, because heroism is actually a big theme in One Piece:

Luffy doesn't want to be a hero, BUT KOBY DOES. He might be sheepish about calling himself one, but it was his dream, and by all conventional standards he accomplished it: he's now a Navy Hero

Sabo is more of a reluctant hero; he wanted to be a pirate like Luffy but chose to become a revolutionary instead. He's fully committed to that role though, even willing to accept the title of regicide if it helps the cause (this btw also makes him similar to another character in Les Mis, the Conventionist who... okay fine I'll stop)

As a marine and a revolutionary, Koby and Sabo are on the opposite sides of the whole "hero" thing. Although well, neither of them are extremists so at the same time they're not that opposite either, more like just each others' counterparts on opposing sides, but still

It makes sense that Koby, whose ambition was to become a hero, would gravitate to the conventional and widely accepted form of heroism: military heroism. Meanwhile Sabo, the reluctant hero, was driven to become one exactly because those socially accepted forms of heroism in reality exist to maintain an unjust system and there need to be people who step up to oppose that system, it's heroism out of necessity

You could also say that Koby becomes a part of the system because he wants to be a hero, Sabo becomes a hero because he wants to escape the system...

(Sidenote: I actually have a hunch that Dragon is probably more like Koby in terms of personality and ambitions, he's just a Koby who became disillusioned after learning the truth about the navy. That's the vibe I get anyway)

Either way, both of them are a good contrast to Luffy, who insists that he's not a hero and who chooses to just follow his selfish whims, which is why he's the pirate, he picks the least "heroic" career option. And that's why he's the protagonist, because this is a pirate manga

That said, as it turns out, his selfish whims are pretty heroic anyway, and he ends up being the one who has the most freedom to do exactly what needs to be done, BECAUSE he's not a hero

(Is that extremely dangerous? Sure. Could it end really badly? Yes. But Luffy isn't supposed to be a role model, he's literally a pirate)

But it still helps the narrative to also have heroic characters who aren't only motivated to help people who give them food lol

(I kid, but ykwim)

It helps that there are heroes even if the protagonist isn't one, because otherwise the audience might start wanting the protagonist to become the hero

And then it wouldn't be a pirate adventure story anymore, it would become a hero narrative

....

.... I know I should end the post here but you have no idea how much I'm holding back a rant rn about the marines and how much they suck and why I find Koby so frustrating as a character... That's another post tho

[givemeonereason]

Dragon Ball Master Fic List

Vegeta

Legacy (completed) +18 readers only part 1 inspired by @actuallysaiyan

part 2 +18

Piccolo

Meditation series / *currently* E for Everybody

Part 1 +14 Part 2 +14 Part 3 +14 Part 4 +14

Drabbles

Vegeta and Goku cotton candy Inspired by @jorongbak

[quill-beetlewing]

I feel like the Thunderbolts have a massive cult following SPECIFICALLY (and only) in Burton Canyon.

You know how Tbolts merch used to be everywhere? People probably threw it out after they turned out to be frauds, except as it turns out that stuff is still appreciated in Burton Canyon, and people will think you're cool for wearing it. Kinda like how people joke that Mexicans will be nice to you if they see you wear a Goku shirt.

Maybe they've got a museum (a small one, maybe it's like three rooms at most) where they keep memorabilia that has zero value outside of town. Like, there's a picture of that one time Charcoal stopped a rock slide, or here's a piece of Mach-2's armour that fell off during a battle or something. It's all junk, but people show it to their kids with pride in their voices.

They can't access Thunderbolts Mountain after SHIELD closed it off, but maybe they've got a little monument at the borrom, maybe just a sign that says "This here used to be the base of the Thunderbolts, heroes of Burton Canyon" and if they catch you littering they'll throw sticks at you.

And I know that in the actual comics they don't really interact with the city all that much, like they live there for a while and in some very brief scenes it's showed that they made some friends but we don't really get a single hero/civilian friendship that is fleshed out beyond a pretty superficial level. And you could argue most of the trouble that happened in Burton Canyon at all was their own fault to begin with-

I just like the idea that the Thunderbolts left some good behind them, since as of right now, their only legacy is...do they have one...? Half the team is back to being villains, Jolt is God knows where Ghost put her, Mach and Charcoal are just dead with nobody to actually mourn them (I mean Charlie got thanosed out the story for copyright reasons and I don't even know if they're ALLOWED to mention him- as for Abe I guess Melissa's sad for a page but she hasn't been in anything since - for 7 ACTUAL YEARS - so it's not like his death really did anything).

The only legacy the original Thunderbolts can even claim to have is Songbird who, in case you haven't heard yet, is actually gonna be in a Thunderbolts comic next February. You hear that? The character who is FACTUALLY THE PROTAGONIST OF THIS SERIES is appearing in said series after 7 years of radio silence. ✨️Legacy, people, legacy✨️.

I accidentally just rehashed the one point I already made a whole rant post about, cheers.

So, to summarise: I WANT TO BELIEVE THERE IS SOMEONE IN THIS AWFUL EVIL WORLD THAT REMEMBERS THE ORIGINAL THUNDERBOLTS FONDLY.

I don't care if it's unfounded in canon, gimme those good feels or I swear to God-

[datcloudboi]

List of Video Games Turning 20 Years Old in 2024

Alien Hominid (started off life as a Flash game and graduated to a real game.)

Army Men: Sarge's War (the sequel to the Sarge’s Heroes games, but this one was rated T for Teen and used realistic guns instead of plastic ones)

Astro Boy: Omega Factor (seriously, if you have a chance to play this, take it. This game is AMAZING)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

The Bard's Tale (the 2004 version with the guy who played Wesley in The Princess Bride)

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings & the Lost Ocean (hey! That collection with this game and it's follow-up is out on the Switch now! Go get it!)

Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space

Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo

BloodRayne 2

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (this GBA game had a special cartridge that required you to go outside into the sunlight to power up your character in game)

Breakdown

Bujingai: The Forsaken City (the game where you play as Gackt)

Burnout 3: Takedown

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (a side story to the original Call of Duty, which came out the year before)

Capcom Fighting Evolution (the darkest of the dark age of fighting games)

Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums (a full-on adventure game where you play as the mascot of a series of edutainment games)

Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (the rare movie-in game that's not only really good, but is actually better than the movie it's based on)

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage + Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

Crash Twinsanity (a childhood favorite)

Crimson Tears

Crusader Kings

Custom Robo (the first one in the series to release in North America)

Cy Girls

Dead Man's Hand

Dead or Alive Ultimate (remakes of Dead or Alive 1 and Dead or Alive 2)

Def Jam: Fight for NY (the vastly superior sequel to Vendetta)

Dog's Life

Doom 3 (the original version. Hope you've got a flashlight on you...)

Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors

Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury (the final game in the Legacy of Goku series)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3

Drakengard (Yoko Taro's debut as a game director)

Driver 3

Evil Genius

Fable (another childhood favorite)

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (the last Fallout game made by Interplay before Bethesda acquired the IP.)

Far Cry (the very first one.)

Feel the Magic: XY/XX (a launch title for the Nintendo DS)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (the only Final Fantasy game to release for the GameCube)

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (remakes of the first two mainline Final Fantasy games)

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone

Front Mission 4

F-Zero: GP Legend (the last F-Zero game to release for almost 2 decades, until F-Zero 99 released in 2023.)

Galleon

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (the PS2 one. There was another version of SAC that released for the PSP a year later that is completely different.)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2

Ghosthunter

Godzilla: Save the World

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Gradius V (the last mainline Gradius game)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto Advance (yes, there was a GTA game on the GBA.)

Growlanser Generations

Guilty Gear Isuka

.hack//Quarantine

Half-Life 2

Halo 2

Hitman: Contracts (the third one)

Hot Shots Golf Fore! (yet another childhood favorite)

It's Mr. Pants (Rareware made this for the GBA after being acquired by Microsoft)

Jak 3

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Katamari Damacy (the very first Katamari game)

Killzone (PlayStation's supposed "Halo killer".)

KOF: Maximum Impact

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Lifeline (a microphone-based survival horror game for the PS2 by Konami.)

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (a turn-based RPG that uses the exact same battle system as Final Fantasy X.)

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth

Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Mario Party 6

Mario Pinball Land

Mario Power Tennis (not to be confused with "Mario Golf: Power Tour" for the GBA.)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (the first one, which is getting a remake for the Switch in February!)

Maximo vs. Army of Zin

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Mega Man: Battle Chip Challenge

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun/Blue Moon

Mega Man X: Command Mission

Mega Man Zero 3

Mega Man X8 (yeah, there was a lot of Mega Man stuff in 2004.)

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid for the GameCube)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (SNAAAAAKE EATERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR)

Metal Wolf Chaos (LET'S PARTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY)

Metroid: Zero Mission (a remake of the original Metroid for the GBA.)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Monster Hunter (the very first one)

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Mushihimesama ((a bullet hell that you’ve probably seen a lot of if you search for “HARDEST GAME OF ALL TIME?????” on YouTube)

Myst IV: Revelation

Need for Speed: Underground 2

Ninja Gaiden (the reboot from the Dead or Alive devs)

The Nintendo DS

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors (an action-adventure hack & slash made by FromSoftware)

Painkiller

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (can you believe this is getting a remake this year??)

Phantom Brave

Pikmin 2

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (the last game in an series that started all the back in 1982 on the Atari 2600)

Pokemon Colosseum

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (the 3rd one)

Red Dead Revolver (the predecessor to Red Dead Redemption.)

Resident Evil Outbreak

R-Type Final

Sacred

Samurai Warriors

Scaler

American McGee Presents: Scrapland

Second Sight

Serious Sam: Next Encounter

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (you know that “Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series” meme you guys love so much? This is where that came from.)

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Siren (a spirital successor to Silent Hill from the same creative director)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves

Sonic Heroes

Sonic Battle (an arena fighter for the GBA.)

Sonic Advance 3

Spider-Man 2 ((based on the movie of the same name. The one with the really good web-slinging)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (the 2nd one)

Spyro: A Hero's Tail (the 5th one)

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (the 3rd one)

Star Wars: Battlefront (the one that everyone liked)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

Steel Battalion: Line of Contact ((this, and the original Steel Battalion two years prior, used a special controller called the Mega-Jockey 9000, which had 44 buttons, two joysticks, a throttle handle, a radio channel dial, five switches, an eject button, and three foot pedals.)

Sudeki

The Suffering

Super Mario 64 DS

Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (the 4th one)

Tales of Symphonia

Thief: Deadly Shadows (the 3rd one)

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Total War: Rome

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Viewtiful Joe 2

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

X-Men Legends

[acquired-stardust]

Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II Gameboy Advance 2003

[acuteobserv4tion]

Goku: Hey, dad.

Bardock: Hmm?

Goku: I was wondering... What can you tell me about Frieza?

Bardock: 💢

Goku: ...uh

Bardock: We don't talk about Frieza.

Goku: I know. But like hypothetically, if he were to see you...

Bardock: God damn it, Kakarot! Go do something useful before they get here.

Goku: I just wanna know if it was generally negative or, like, less negative...

Gine pops out of nowhere: It was insane!

Bardock: Gine.

Gine: There was this bright light and bah Bah Bah BOW!!!

Bardock: Gine!

Gine:🤭 what

Bardock: Ugh.

Bardock: We don't talk about Frieza, no, no, no. We don't talk about Frieza.

But!

Raditz was a little shi-

Gine: Raditz was a cutie

Bardock: The Prince was a baby, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

Gine: And then King Cold's ship stopped by

Bardock: Frieza steps in with an ominous grin

Gine: Danger!

Bardock: You telling this story, or am I?

Gine: I'm sorry, Mr. Saiyantist🫡😋

Bardock: Called Saiyans home and cut us off

Gine: Bardock got the escape pod~

Bardock: In doing so, he blows us up

Gine: Believing tales of the gods~

Bardock: Ensuring his reign never stops

Gine: What a tragic day. What more to say

Both: We don't talk about Frieza, no, no, no. We don't talk about Frieza.

King Vegeta: Learned to live in fear of Frieza's temperance and grumbling. Figure out the best way to avoid the bodies tumbling. I associate the screams of pain with pointing hands.

pew, pew, pew

King Vegeta: Legacy and legions of the family's fumblings. Allied with a God that said our kind will need humbling. Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand.

Do you understand?

Raditz: 5 foot 2 frame, slimey like a lizard.

When you catch his eye, the chills rival a blizzard

Yeah, he haunts your dreams.

Feasts on your screams.

Bardock: Hey! Hits Raditz upside the head

We don't talk about Frieza, no, no, no.

All: We don't talk about Frieza.

Selypa: They told us to join the fight while our comrades fled

Toma: Beat within an inch of life, hanging on by a thread

Toteppo: They told me all my hair would disappear. Now look at my head

All: Your fate is sealed when the icejin want you dead.

Prince Vegeta: He told me that the throne at his knees was predestined to never be mine

He told me that my power would thrive, so long as the saiyans stayed in line

Nappa: My leige, King Cold is on his way

King Vegeta: He told me that my son would be his

Taken away from me, a prize held as leverage

There's nothing I can do

Prince Vegeta: Third class. I want not a sound out of you.

King V: Is there nothing I can do!

Goku: uhm Frieza

Yeah, about that Frieza

I really need to fight this Frieza

Give me the strength to defeat that Frieza.

Raditz: Oh, your Highness, the emperor's here!! Gets smacked with a tail

And then Cacophony of Epicness.

So. Frickin. COOL.

Imagine if people worked with OP to make a whole animatic. Or if TFS did another song parody with their voice actors. Jorongbak is a frickin genius.

[animesavior]

"The Earth just draw the attention of some of the most despicable beings the universe has to offer. If something isn't done soon, we could find ourselves in a lot of trouble. what can we do? We could try to wish our enemies away, but even the great Shenron might be powerless against their tremendous strength. Goku is the greatest Warrior the Earth has ever known. Yet to these Saiyans, he's nothing more than an inconvenience. I wonder if King Kai's instruction will even help? Until Goku returns, it seems Gohan is our best hope. He's young though, and there's so little time." -          Kami, Dragon Ball Z Kai (Ep. 04)

The Toonami Trending Rundown for March 2-4, 9-10, and 16-17, 2024. The 27th anniversary of the better cartoon came on a somber note, as it was reported on March 8th that Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, had passed away on March 1st at the age of 68 due to acute subdural hematoma. Dragon Ball is considered to be Toonami’s greatest success story, as since DBZ first aired in the lineup back in 1999, the show led the charge to bring about the 90’s-2000’s anime boom and the overall popularity of anime in the west today.

And as the anime world paid their respects to a legend, Toonami fans celebrated the life and legacy of Toriyama the best way they knew how, by enjoying Dragon Ball Z on Toonami.

Toonami made a quick tribute to Toriyama during the night of March 9 as the news came on short notice for the Toonami staff. But for the following week on the night of March 16-17, following the regular schedule (save for One Piece and Naruto which took the night off), Toonami aired a marathon of the first eight episodes of DBZ Kai.

In regards to social media buzz, For the night of March 2-3, #Toonami trended in the United States on Twitter alongside Ninja Kamui, Demon Slayer, and Lycoris Recoil. #Toonami also trended on Tumblr alongside Naruto Shippuden. Later, on the night of March 9-10, #Toonami also trended alongside Ninja Kamui, Demon Slayer, and Lycoris Recoil; with #Toonami and Demon Slayer trending alongside the late Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Z, and DBZ. And on the night of March 16-17, #Toonami trended on Twitter alongside Ninja Kamui, Lycoris Recoil and DBZ Kai. #Toonami also trended on Tumblr.

As a bonus, this rundown includes a list of trends that occurred when we got the news of Toriyama’s passing to showcase his impact to the world. Besides Akira Toriyama, #Toonami and other Dragon Ball related content trended as fans made their tributes to Toriyama.

On a more positive note, on March 8, Viz Media and Toonami announced that Zom 100, the hit new anime series by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, will be airing on Toonami beginning this March 30, 2024 at 12:30 a.m. Zom 100 will be replacing Demon Slayer on the lineup, which will be going on hiatus from the block after completing the Entertainment District Arc the week before on March 23. There is no word when Toonami and Aniplex plan on airing the show’s next season, the Swordsmith Village Arc, at this time.

In an interview with Variety released on March 22, James Gibbons, President of Warner Bros Discovery’s Asia-Pacific division, revealed that WBD plans on increasing its anime output for 2024 and beyond, saying “We have a Japanese anime studio, which has been producing five or ten anime series per year, over the last few years. [...] We’ve approved expansion to take that to more than ten series per year.” How many of those titles Toonami itself will get to broadcast is yet to be seen, but it's a good sign that WBD remains committed to anime overall.

Tune in tonight for the finale of Demon Slayer’s Entertainment District Arc, among other great moments. Do note that as the season finale of Demon Slayer is 45 minutes long, every show after will air 15 minutes later than usual tonight. Stay gold as always, and Toriyama-san, may you rest in peace in the Other World and thank you for everything. Until we meet again.

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.

March 2-3, 2024 Trends

United States Trends:

#Toonami [#6]

#NinjaKamui [#3]

#DemonSlayer [#11]

#LycorisRecoil [#10]

Tweet Counts:

#Toonami [3,490 tweets]

#DemonSlayer [3,256 tweets]

#LycorisRecoil [1,812 tweets]

Tumblr Trends:

#toonami [#4]

#naruto shippuden [Trended with #toonami]

March 9-10, 2024 Trends

United States Trends:

#Toonami [#9]

#NinjaKamui [#10]

#DemonSlayer [Trended with #NinjaKamui]

#LycorisRecoil [#9]

Tweet Counts:

#Toonami [4,435 tweets]

Tumblr Trends:

#toonami [#1]

#DemonSlayer [#6]

#akira toriyama [#7]

#dragon ball z [Trended with #akira toriyama]

#dbz [Trended with #akira toriyama]

March 16-17, 2024 Trends

United States Trends:

#Toonami [#5]

#NinjaKamui [#8]

#LycorisRecoil [#Toonami]

#DBZKai [#Toonami]

Tumblr Trends:

#toonami [#2]

If you wish to send me a tip for the work on the trending rundown, donations can be sent to PayPal.Me/DanielLimjoco.

Until we meet again…Only Toonami on [adult swim] on Cartoon Network.

[degenerate-otaku]

Playing legacy of goku 2 on gba rn and goku's face looks so weird??? Like everyone else has decent pixel art but Goku??

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What would Vegeta do if Goku never came back to life

His entire life was dedicated to overthrowing and killing Frieza. From a young age he was taught that strength was the only thing that mattered. Power was survival, power was success. Without it, you were as good as dead.

For years he holds strongly to that belief. That he was destined for greatness. But he finds out the hard way on Namek that he is no super saiyan and despite all his years of combat, his rage, his pride, he doesn't even come close to defeating Frieza. He dies broken, humiliated and powerless, a bitter reminder of the years he spent as Frieza's pawn.

And when he wakes up from being revived, what does he see? Goku, a low class warrior, as a super saiyan fighting and actually beating Frieza. At that very moment, that's where his one sided obsessive rivalry begins, because if he could defeat Goku, then he would surpass the saiyan that toppled Frieza. He would finally prove his worth, cast aside the chains of his own inadequacy and restore the pride he had lost. His name would be revered, feared. The legacy of his people would shine once more and he would never again feel the humiliation of being weak ever again.

Goku alone was the sole motivator for Vegeta to ascend to super saiyan and super saiyan two. But no matter how much he tried to catch up, Goku was always one step ahead. So when that one sole motivation dies, it hits him really hard. He doesn't see the point in fighting anymore. Why bother when no one else can give him the satisfaction of that well earned victory he had been chasing his entire life. He's stranded on Earth with no grand ambitions, no rivals to spur him on. Days turn into months, and for about 2 years his life becomes a monotonous blur of just going through the motions.

I'd like to think future Trunks is the very reason Vegeta decides to stay and raise his son. Witnessing the death of his future son when Cell struck him showed how much he had gotten attached. While it was awkward at first and he wasn't the best at it for a good while, Vegeta tries to form some sort of connection. And that connection came through training. I'm watching the Buu saga currently and from the looks of it Trunks holds a high regard for his father, you also at some point see Trunks in the gravity room with Vegeta, and Vegeta doesn't shoo him away, he doesn't disregard his son, he actually shows concern that the gravity might be too much for him and has a conversation with him. Even challenged him to a spar with the promise to take him to the park. Vegeta grows to enjoy being around his son, and because of Trunks, he slowly begins to enjoy living on Earth while also enjoying the company of the others.

Every so often, he'll leave Earth in search of worthy opponents, needing the occasional reminder of what it feels like to test his limits. But his wanderings are never permanent. He always comes back, to Trunks, to the life he'd unwittingly built. That bond became an anchor that kept him grounded.

At least until he hears talk of Gohan entering the tournament. Gohan being the only other saiyan that proved stronger than him at the cell games renews that competitive spark that he hadn't felt in years (mostly of him holding onto that delusion of wanting that victory over Goku even if it's through his son). In the end, the fight with Gohan leaves him satisfied, knowing that this is the closest he'll get to having that rematch with Goku. It was his final step into acceptance of the grief that held onto his heart so tightly.

Overtime Vegeta learns to live with the void Goku left behind. It never truly disappears, but it becomes bearable. He instead channels that energy into mentoring the next generation alongside Piccolo. They become pillars of wisdom and strength, shaping the young fighters who would protect the Earth in the years to come.