I’ll say this for streaming services like FUNimation’s - - it makes marathoning significantly easier. We always try to keep our nose clean here and not get a show in front of us by… ah… gathering the Dragon Balls. However, when time is of the essence and you’re using the free options, it’s really scary how quickly those commercial breaks can stack up. I wanted to continue my epic DRAGON BALL revisit, but was having hard time squeezing it in amid all the new shows I’ve been covering until I finally went ahead and set up an account here.
If this sounds like a plug, that’s because it is. When I’m watching anime, it is far more preferable to just kick back on the couch, fire up the XBOX and watch freely on an app like this. And I like the peace of mind knowing that the folks who worked so hard to dub this stuff are getting something for their efforts. $5 a month is an entirely reasonable rate.
And yes, of course I watched this dub. Hearing these actors riff always brings a big, dumb smile on my face. Sometimes, I even close my eyes and just listen. It’s like an old Loony Toon.
Anyway, I rounded out the rest of the tournament arc - - covering the final round between Goku and Jackie Chun. LOONY TOONS was doubly appropriate to bring up, because this whole fight might as well have been Bugs Bunny vs. Yosemite Sam. The personalities don’t align, certainly, but when you compare it to other shonen tournament arcs, the dynamic is different in a few, very pointed ways.
This is less of a power fantasy, and more of an escalating, slapstick joke. When you watch the ‘Dark Tournament’ arc in YU YU HAKUSHO, your point-of-identification is obviously the lead character, Yusuke. You see him battle through rung after rung of villain, anticipating/fearing when he’ll have to face the Big Bad, Toguro.
Goku isn’t a lead character in the traditional sense here, though. He’s a constant; really more of a foil for his supporting characters to bounce off of. The intrigue here isn’t about whether our hero will win - - it’s a joke about how this cranky old master is trying to teach his star pupil a lesson in humility, and having the hardest time actually doing it. The humor lies in how Goku just keeps stubbornly bouncing back from
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