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Launch: The Most Memorable Forgotten Character.

Bulma's 1st wish was marrying a "prince." Well who would have thought this to actually happen.

Bulma: The Female Character Chi Chi: The Beautiful Woman who Lives in Goku's House

Bulma's character development from a bratty, spoilt rich girl to an empathetic, kind-hearted, strong-willed, mature genius is second in importance and greatness only to that of Vegeta's in the entire series. The dragon radar, the time machine, the hardship and sacrifices raising Mirai Trunks in a dilapidated world, and of course last but definitely not the least, changing Vegeta as a person. Despite having a power level in the single digits, she is more important than 95% of the characters in a series centered around unworldly power.

Someone who has their name on their shirt is definitely cool in my book

Bulma: Basically Goku’s big sister

Something I’ve kept an eye out for has been the female characters -TotallyNotMark

"Women amirte?" "Affirmative. She is female." "Hahahah, she iiiiiis."

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The only character to face Zamasu and both live AND die by his hand.

This is how media criticizm should be handled. Treat your audience with respect, list what you believe is a downside then list some ideas on how to fix it. Great job mark

"What makes a good female character is the exact same that makes a good character, period." Jesus Christ what a revelation.

Characters like Bulma are great. I love how she is always active in the story without having to have a high power level. Later characters like Nami from One Piece and Winry from FMA have a similar energy but are also interesting in their own ways. Love the video

That Vegeta censor had laughing alot more than it should have

Bulma:The character who tamed and married Vegeta,The Prince Of All Saiyans.

Female viewer here, Tbh bulma kinda the best handled female in dragonball, she isn’t shunned to the side the moment she has a kid and she has a life outside of her relationship with vegeta and is still able to contribute to the story of dragonball through being the tech expect who gives resources to the main cast aswell as being kinda a flawed character. I love how supportive yet kinda vain and assholeish she is, like its nice to see a female with multiple flaws instead of being 100% perfect and boring. I’m just glad she didn’t get treated like 18 of videl (still bitter about 18 especially since maron adds NOTHING to the dragon ball story so I wished she never got with krillin to begin with tbh,)

Please do a video on Chi-Chi titled “The beautiful woman who lives in Goku’s house.”

Now how about doing "Chi-Chi: A Lesson in Character Assassination" next, Mark?

You know the character importance to the series when they constantly change his haircut.

Long story short: women don't have to act masculine to be heroes

Chi chi and Videl : *became side characters* Bulma: *Still relevant to the story of Dragon Ball*

The thing I love about Bulma is, she has remained relevant to this day in the franchise. She has no super powers or anything, just her brains and tenacity, which aids the main characters in their journey.

I’m half Japanese and I’ve live in Tokyo for the longest time, I just want to let people know that the saying about getting married before 25 for women is simply not true; perhaps it was many many years ago. However, what is true is that looking young is a beauty standard here. (It’s a bit weird, but to each his own) Thank you for taking the time to read this

I feel like Bulma is really the main character. Without her none of this would have happened

I love Bulma She's one of the very few Dragon Ball characters that remains constantly well written. Expect on Namek. She's horribly handled there.

I liked Bulma's general character growth throughout Dragon Ball, and to me was a great example of showing that characters not immediately present in the story (like when Goku goes off to beat the Red Ribbon Army or trains for a tournament) still have lives going on with other characters and their own experiences. After the later half of the Red Ribbon Army, she started to settle into the background as a supportive side character through the rest of Dragon Ball and Z, but it truly always felt, even up to present day Super, that she is an important member of the Z-Team with an entertaining personality and a dear friend to the gang. Edit: Just wanted to add the point to this, that Bulma's character in Dragon Ball was a great step for female characters, but it is still just a step. I really wish Bulma was more prevalent in the series.

Krillin: the guy who saved the DragonBall Franchise

"I'm not a fan of fan-service." That's okay, Mark. As a *Cultured Boi* I still love you.

7:32 Vegeta censoring Bulma’s butt LMAO!!!

Krillin: "Bulma! Do not do ANYTHING, for this entire trip."

Bulma, stayed around since the very beginning. All because she wanted a perfect boyfriend with the dragonballs.

Bulma got better as a,character as she got older. Bulma has used her intelligence to help the heroes on many occasions and shows compassion when the situation calls for it.

Thank you for that loving nod to Hiromi Tsuru! Bulma, from her being a somewhat selfish and bratty girl, has always been a strong, driven woman who not only won our love but has a special place in hearts !

No one: Absolutely no one: Mark: reads a book and makes a series around it

For all the focus we've had on Goku, Gohan, and even Vegeta, we can't really overlook that. Bulma's been involved in some way in most, if not, all of the arc's main stories. Be it as a plot device (the dragon radar, or connections to outer space via jaco and later whis), or the catalyst for the entire story, she's been relevant the entire time. Sure, in some instances, it's contrived and forced, like getting the dragonballs stolen during the Broly movie, but at the end of the day, she's often involved BECAUSE of her intelligence. She made the dragon radar on her own, and started the story. But at the end of the day: she's a plot device with skills she's willing to use, and they're used in natural ways. Nothing about bulma comes off as forced.... Well, except for coincidentally having a sister that had contact with Jaco and the space police. BUT this served to expand the universe for Super, so we have to accept it. She tends to set off the arc and have Goku and Vegeta clean up the mess. I feel she's a great character as is. She's still integral to the story, even if it is only on occasion and comes off as a plot device. She's the most intelligent person around, and it's good to have her do things only SHE can do.

Bulma got hotter as she got older. All her different hair and dress styles are awesome which is a nice contrast to characters like Goku. She's also very feminine without being in your face about it.. One of my favorite scenes is when Vegeta returns to Earth and him and Bulma are going at it.. She knows he's a Saiyan and could easily kill her and everyone but she just does not give a fuck. Prolly cuz she sees a bit of herself in him. Personally, I'd love to see more Bulma and more Bulma and Vegeta. I'm fine watching a scene of two people talking even if the show is supposed to be "action" based. What people call filler, I just see as characters being them. Like Bulma, Krillin and Gohan on fake Namek is them having an adventure together before the shit hits the fan. Gohan and Krillin bonding so when Freiza kills him and Gohan flips the fuck out, we have alot to work with ontop of everything else, there's a more personal connection. Bulma can give us that personal connection with much of the story if done right.

"If you wanna twist my arm for a definition..." I feel at this point no-one is twisting your arm for anything... you just... keep going.

One aspect I always ADORE when they bring it up with Bulma is the fact that she is the character in the series who has known Goku the longest. I LOVE when we still get a sense of their relationship in modern eps.

Bulma will always stay relevant no matter what. Damn she does more then Tein, Roshi and Yamacha. That's just sad.

Bulma is underrated because she was never a fighter but she was always one of the most important characters in the show. In dragonball, she was a main character. In Z, she was always part of the story even if she didn't fight. She invented time travel ffs and was pretty much the reason why the Android Saga even happened. She is also the biggest factor in Vegeta's redemption, and to this day, she is still a big character. Befriending even gods like Beerus and Whis.

7:32 I’d say it’s better than it being uncensored

8:26 that’s one of my favourite editions of the manga , trunks mentioning bulma’s desire to travel back and see Vegeta

Please do hit next. i feel like he is underrated and got done dirty in the TOP

Oh god I got scared that you said “Jahmasu” for a second then remembered I hadn’t slept in 2 days and I’m hallucinating.

Bulma: the only one who can temper Vegeta's angst

Vegeta blocking the view of Bulma's naughty bits was probably the most wholesome and simultaneously hysterical edits I've ever seen.

Separate Rial from the equation, and Bulma's really got a good record in terms of the fandom and series.

Yamcha: The Assasinated Character

I love how misato from eva was displayed as he spoke as empowering females.

I love how she flaunts her beauty and that she's in contol of her body and looks and will do what she needs to do to get what she wants. She's not shy at all in any way and she's not afraid to tell you like it is. She knows she's hot she knows she's smart so why not use it to her advantage. She's a genius and she's crazy confident.

I never really had a problem with anime girls showing off their breasts and hips and stuff like that as long as they have a point aside from just eye candy.

6:50 Omfg that Krillin TFS pose had me dying XD

In my opinion walking into a battlefield with your infant child for no real reason is one of the stupidest things a person can do.

Never expected Walter White to be mentioned in a Video about Bulma.

Personally, I always loved bulma Shes what me and the boys like to call "the brain cell owner" Shes smart, shes confident, shes brave, and shes a really good mother and friend. Shes always had a place in the narrative and tbh the show wouldn't be as fun without her

Also, Bulma has more than enough personality to carry a story arc.

“Please everyone don’t make “- me 2019” comments here” * . *

Bluma is one of the most brave, beautiful, and head strong women in the dbz franchise

A perfect use of the mega man and bass intro stage music IT FITS HER SO WELL, she is a very megaman sort of character, and thanks for using my favorite MM song too :3

most of the people who complain about the female characters in Dragon Ball are complaining that there aren't any female characters on par with the main cast in power levels.

You blow me away with that thumbnail art each and every time I see it. Well done

Goku: "Heu heu heu heu"

What's a plot device? *points to high school DxD*

She changed vegeta too, she has done a lot throughout the series.

7:31 Ok, that had me chuckling for a while

I love how it is revealed that she secretly finds the dragonballs every few years to wish herself 5 years younger so she can stay just young enough to keep up with Vegeta. Honestly I would do that exact same thing.

2nd best and most important Dragon Ball character.

"Are we getting the most emotional story's from Bulma's character." A question we can ask about any character not named Goku, Vegeta, or Freeza.

Thumbs up for using dancing Vegeta to censor Bulma's naked butt.

Sneezing related mental disorders -Mark 2019

I mean, technically speaking, every main character would be dead if it wasn’t for Bulma.

1:29 Bulma has some of those frieza genes

Eye candy isnt always bad. Every story doesn't need compelling characters, but Prison School has plenty of those already.

I lost my shit when you had the Vegeta dance as the censor for Bulmas butt +1000000

0:50 - I'm the type of person who hears _"female empowerment"_ and roles my eyes. Yet I still take an interest in female characters who are more than just boring, annoying, or condescending archetypes and, especially with anime, take an interest in and have an appreciation for female characters who are written well and play some sort of meaningful role in the story - and I've become rather jaded with all of the typical damsels and fanservice dispensers. I don't think this a decisive topic, I just think It's handled in a divisive way by many of the people who immerse themselves in it, and those people are often overly averse to hearing out the other side... When it comes to Bulma, she's a strange blend of archetypal fanservice and a unique and refreshing character. Now that you've pointed it out, I do see the ways in which her character journey has come second to that of others as well as her own role in the story, which is arguably on par with that of Goku's and makes her more integral than most of the fighters, even now - Not that it erases the fact that her character arc has gone largely ignored. It's especially sad with Future Bulma who could have easily had the most compelling story in all of DBZ if explored deeper. It could be that Toriyama didn't much care to make it focus for her or it may be simply be a result of the priorities of Shounen genre, but it was a missed opportunity nonetheless. In spite of all this, Bulma managed to remain one of anime's most iconic female characters and everyone can agree that she's totally awesome.

BULMAS honestly my favorite next to vegeta and Trunks, She’s what gets the ball running for Dragonball, The Brains of the group, the head honcho in the group and it’s like It’s a coming of age story in the early episodes for her and Goku They’re whole dynamic was really nice too

I think Totally Not Mark will review every character of Dragon Ball.

Title had me lol. Love how bulma's description and role is simply reduced to merely being "the female".

9:58 goddamn when was the last time we saw Launch/Lunch?

I was so hungry for a new video from you that I went back and watched your old stuff from before I found you channel. This is probably your most important video. Thanks for making it.

Why are female characters always judged on how they represent women, while male characters are judged as individuals? I've never heard anyone talk about how Goku or Vegeta are positive or negative for men.

I love Bulma, and now that you bring this up, it does make me sad that we don't see more of her. Even if she was originally created as a plot device and for fan service, Toriyama somehow pulled all of that together into a great character

I'm still waiting on an in depth analysis on the greatness that is Yamcha

I love Bulma as a whole, watching her being smart was always a pleasure and being the only one who can actually nag Vegeta is just funny. Thanks Mark ^^

I always liked how Bulma changes her style so often, she's had a huge variety of cool designs and it has always helped her feel more alive and charismatic combined with her expressiveness.

"We are getting old" .... Deep breath. Brother this so well analysis. Another opportunistic and loved character lost into the void.

10:30 I don't know about that, because we got Erza scarlet (Fairly tail), Touka (Toyko Ghoul), Michiko & Hatchin, and my personal favorite: Violet Evergarden, etc. The way I see it, There is a plentiful of well developed characters who happen to be female. What we always needed is not a strong female character, but a strong character who happens to be female. As far as anime goes (at least), Beacons of "Female Empowerment" aren't needed and shouldn't be in any anime because despite the fan service everywhere, We got some of the best fictional, important female characters.

9:59 You should do a collab with PlagueOfGripes video on Lunch(maybe switching between you and him trough sneezing), because there's A LOT to digest on how BADLY was Lunch treated by Toriyama.

What was up with that sudden harsh jab at Orihime from Bleach? I actually really liked her =(

Glad to see back this one

"the answer to what makes a good female character is the exact same as what makes a good character. Period." :) I see what you did there.

Using dancing vegeta to censor bulma had so many layers to it I'm dying

Yeah I truly believe that anime could be a more respected medium, if there weren't so many pervy scenes of females. It's like a bunch of teenagers right this stuff sometimes

Bulma was already from the 80' one of my all-time favorite characters. And with puberty I started to love her more and more. And one of the reasons is that she's a strong action girl, like A-ko, Gally (Alita), and Lina Inverse. For some reason the shonen market is too afraid of putting a reliable strong woman in the position of the main character.

It’s exciting to see where japan goes with its development in female characters. I certainly don’t want it to follow the same route as the west where they shove “ STRANG WAHMEN” in your face so much you roll your eyes when you see them instead of greeting them with interest

0:46 that artwork is FUCKING AMAZING.

I'm a guy, and even as a kid I would go "jesus christ, you can't let ONE female character stay strong/relevant?"

5:16 pretty good summary of the video ngl

There's one thing that you missed. Bulma also missed out on the oldest female hero arc. Bulma and Vegeta could have been something similar to Beauty and the Beast. Saving female characters and slaying the Dragon is the oldest male hero arc. That's probably the reason we see it so much. I think the hero arcs are deep deep embedded in the human psyche from our evolutionary past.

Bulma is very dynamic and so recognizable. This is an excellent analysis of her character!