Dragon Ball TV Specials | REVIEW 

Is Dragon Ball GT good?

Mark: "These aren't films they're TV specials." Also Mark: "This film.."

When you don't pair _The History of Trunks_ with _Bardock: The Father of Goku_ : Dragonball Community: *surprised Pickachu face*

The best part about the History of Trunks is when he slams the ground AFTER turning Super Saiyan. Not only is he angry that he achieved the power when it was too late, but he knows that it's still not enough.

"What was my Master's name?" "...Gokuuuuu..... Jr....?" "Wrong answer!"

i got chills when you talked about the gt special

The issue with Toriyama’s ambiguity is that it leads people to draw their own conclusions on stuff and cement that as fact.

Honestly I always saw The GT Special as a backdoor Pilot to a series that never got made.

Frickin' finally someone gives the GT special some recognition.

Future Bulma: "Looking for: Male, mid to late 30s, black spiky hair, not too tall, loves to work out"

The feels "Ah shit here we go again"

The GT special was really good. And Mamba was H O T. I think she looked better with long hair, though.

This video has given me newfound appreciation for the GT Special. Seriously, thanks for uploading this, I've decided to rewatch it (but this time the subbed version) for the first time in almost half a decade just because of this video.

never seen the GT special, but boy, that final scene made me cry

I like how mark said "I can't believe I'm saying this" when he was talking about the GT movie but after he watched it, he loved it.

"Goku Jr. Is somewhat of an interesting character" Take notes, Goten

2019 Mark: "The Androids going around destroying everything doesn't square with the world. Why are people going about their business like there isn't a violent apocalypse? This is a huge plot hole." 2021 Mark: "Oh."

The fact that you love a heroes legacy makes me so happy! I thought I was the only one

Idk why but I can't listen to the og gt theme song it gets me emotional for some reason

"how does Trunks survive this?" Easy. Just look at the character's of the Androids. They were always going on about how bored they are, and Trunks was amusing and weak enough to be left alive for a bit longer, especially with Gohan's death. They probably should have made that a bit more obvious though.

No body gone talk about how puck just died and his parents don’t know what happened to him

Mark: *Makes tv special video* *also Mark*: *Hasn't watched History Of Trunks*

Dude. I cried so fking much when I saw Goku Jr. Realize that the Dragon Ball didn't grant him the wish he wanted!

I got chills when he started talking about the GT special

I always loved the Goku Jr special. It was such a good story. I literally felt sad and depressed since it was literally the end of Dragon Ball. This shit had me all emotional lol. Old anime can really hit you in the gut man. More than these new anime. EDIT: Let me clarify some things a bit because I think my original comment portray's the wrong message here. I never have and never will say that new anime sucks as I mostly watch new anime anyway. A ton of new anime can seriously punch you in the gut and pull at your heart strings when its done right and a lot of em do indeed get it right like Clannad, A Lull in The Sea, Hero Academia, Anohana for example. New anime is awesome. I'm currently waiting on Demon Slayer movie to come out lol. I hope we get a season 2 and I can't wait for Attack On Titan S4! I don't watch much older anime tbh but I feel like when I do, they tend to get me right in the feels a bit more than new anime sometimes. I think its a combination of the visual style, lighting and that sad violin orchestra music I suppose. I dunno lol. Hope that cleared things up.

I love History of Trunks, it makes me cry every time I watch it.

Back when I was a kid, I used to own A Hero's Legacy and I simply adored it. I didnt know much of the lore of dragonball, but I knew how tough it is for Goku Jr to manage literally being Goku's ancestor. The scene with grandma Pan literally mirrored Uncle Ben's phrase to Peter Parker. It was cathartic since I just got into spiderman too lol. (Also, Mamba is best girl.)

The one thing that bothered me about the gt special was “who was goku jr.’s mom and dad”?

12:12 Because its GT...and anything tied to GT is automatically "bad" from fans, except SSJ4

Mark finally Stepped Into the Grand Tour (Grand Tour, Grand Tour) DragonBall GT

I remember watching A Hero’s Legacy as a kid and it always stuck with me a made its way into my heart as one of the best movies DB had to offer

Yea Goku's Legacy was a genuinely good watch especially after seeing GT

I was amazed that the majority of the Dragon ball movies were older then me and made realize Dragon Ball aired earlier then it did on Toonami. I know it's ridiculous now to not know that, but when you are young, you are thinking that's first airing when you first seen it.

Dragonball gt was never terrible. It had amazing ideas and some examples of great execution, and the general idea of combining the grand space adventure from z and the silly, fun grail-quest adventure from dragon ball.

Honestly I don't get the hate for GT, While it fals short compared to Dragon Ball (and Z) I think it was fine and the BEST was the SSJ4!!! Just didn't like Goku that much because it felt soooo different

also that GT movie, I did watch it soooo long ago, and i think it is indeed well done for sure!!!

I swear I started to tear up when Goku took up the Dragon Ball, the feels and the memories of years ago when I was a child were all over my head

The History of Trunks was good it was very dark and depressing and I like some dark shit.

5:10 looks at upload date Ah right, before 2020

So glad to see “ A Heroes Legacy” finally get some love!

Piccolo: That's why it's "Special"!

History of Trunks and Bardock: Father of Goku are the best ones.

So glad someone else enjoyed the GT special. I wasn't, and still am not a big fan of GT. But the special was so interesting and has such a brilliant moment with Goku & Goku Jr. Fantastic watch

The GT movie made Goku a legend while Super kept on treating Goku as a joke. Goku Jr meeting Goku was one of the best scenes of all DB movies.

I got chills during your description of the final scene. You are one of my favourite tubers for a reason man. Thank you.

glad you enjoyed the gt special as much as i did and still do

A Hero's Legacy is one of the best Dragon Ball stories period. Its uplifting and you can tell that the people who made put a lot of heart into the tale. And that opening is so goddamn catchy.

Totally Not Mark: "Why can't Goku just communicate with the Z Fighters from King Kai's planet?" Akira Toriyama: "Lets leave that ambiguous, okay?"

Future Gohan is my favourite character.

5:04 "With the military out of commission and the android on the tear across the planet, destroying civilization and humanity; you'd think people would be a little less...casual." Me: *Immediately checks date of upload* "Oh...Oh, he could've never known."

I remember seeing the Trunks special as a kid, it sucked me into the world so much. I really felt the desolation of his future, where none of the characters but Gohan are left alive. It was so fantastic to me back then.

The ending in GT is one of the best ending of dragon ball.

The fist time I watched the gt special I cried so much in the end. But after some years battle of gods is a thing.

I've always had a soft spot for GT, and while I can easily admit, it had a LOT of problems... It had quite a lot of strengths, too. And this special encapsulates a lot of great things about GT. If all, or even most of GT had been written like a Hero's Legacy was... then I think GT could have been something amazing.

3:45 this scene is the saddest thing on all of dragon ball , because we watched gohan grew and see him die like that is really sad, there is no heroic dead , there was no one to avenge him, just loneliness on a puddle of blood and rain

Mark: “how are these people just going about their day when half the world is dead?” Me: *looks at date video was posted* “uh huh…”

Love these new talksprites, or whatever they're called.

4:56 Man, this critique of humanity's portrayal certainly didn't age well.

"Why aren't people acting like half the population was killed" Me when people were playing Fortnite and taking selfies in Endgame.

Never noticed Goku Jr. had blue eyes. Little details like that are honestly pretty neat (and help differentiate him from his ancestor). 😁

Wow, made actually want to go back rewatch that GT special. I saw when I was a kid and it take my interest enough cus of the lack of fights. Now that I'm older and story importance is important to me, I'll add this to my list of things I need to revisit. Thanks NotMark

GT's TV special was so good, I cried the first time I saw it.

What I've been telling A hero's Legacy is neat.

6:00 TFS fixed that for you. 18 tried to call dibs and got caught in 17’s blast, she got pissed about that and left with 17 following.

Wow, I knew about this GT special by name but never watched or knew the story but damn this is a good one. I have to watch this

Damn bro when you were talkin bout a hero's legacy I was about to cry myself

Sir, I thank you! You're finally putting an end to these fans thinking these OVA s and t.v. specials are movies and I was getting sick of it for the last 20 years! Thank you very much!

I watched both films shortly after they came out. I absolutely love both films for the exact same reasons that you listed in this video. Mark, you have easily become one of my favorite content creators. Thank you for taking the time to go through all of Dragon Ball, and taking us along for the ride. P. S. I also thought the overarching storyline of Dragon Ball GT was good, I wax just sad it was so short. Keep up the awesome content Mark, you truly are an awesome Content Creator, and deserve more recognition.

As much as I hate super, the goku black arc happend because of the fight between goku and hit and goku vs zamasu.

Nice reviews! I was first introduced to Trunks' backstory by the Japanese manga, so when I read an anime-comic book (a manga book made of captures of the show) it felt strange that Trunks didn't have his SS form before the death of Gohan (he has it in the manga). But it works pretty well and does'nt affect the overall narrative so I guess I was too picky back then. On the other hand, I have never watched the GT special, but after this review I feel interested in watching. Glad you reviewed it! Thanks for your great work!

5:18 this didnt age so well with the pandemia and all the stuff...

I loooooved this, Future Gohan has been my favorite character for so long and I also had never heard of that GT special, which looked so, so good! Great video, chills all over!

The new avatar for your character looks really clean! Good Job

4:05 I got chills when I saw trunks scream and teachers say you can't hear pictures

I forgot about this special and nearly teared up watching this review. Thanks for bringing back good memories Mark.

9:04 Hmmmm, a red headband... Could that be a reference to his great, great, great grandfather Bardock? Wishful thinking perhaps

5:58 even tfs made a joke about this

A Hero’s Legacy is special to me. The storytelling and character development was so well done and seeing Goku appear to help him his descendant in the end was truly icing on the cake. For me, it was like I would never see Goku and the gang until the OVA and Super change that. Still has the feels regardless though and is definitely worth the watch for open minded fans.

Finally finally it’s been so long to be with years for someone to talk about this i’ve been waiting way too long. i’m starting to think that was just a really good drea.

I honestly love your videos, keep up the great work!!! 😁

3:39 Gohan was trunks uncle Ben Almost every superhero has had an uncle Ben momemt💪🏾💯

Mark: "Why are people acting so casual, when half of the population are dead?" Coronavirus (Quotes Mr. P. Cell): *Hmm, this will age well*

Honestly hearing Mark tell the story of the GT special made me wanna cry, damn I wanna see it now, and cry cuz the narrative tones are so strong

oof. i may have shed a tear just hearing your summary of the specials! great work and i cant wait to watch that GT special now

I legitimately love Goku Jr.’s story. It’s a great special. Seeing Goku grow as a character and learn how to be strong is great and it has Toriyama’s humor in some areas. The ending really gets me though. I just love that ending.

The goku jr. special was probably one pf the greatest of the others, despite coming from GT era lol

been subbed for awhile, hyped to see you getting into making one piece content. i know i’ve seen a few other creators having problems with copyright strikes from using clips from the anime hopefully all goes a well great video!

Im really loving that new avatar. It really shows your progress as an artist.

If nostalgia were a song, it would be the intro of Dragon Ball GT

I've never seen this full version of the GT special and I know death is definitely not a new concept for Dragonball, but wow Puck just straight up died. I know he was Goku Jr.s bully at first but he ended up going with him on his journey after gaining respect for his courage and determination. Not to mention he attempted to save Goku Jr. and ended up falling in himself. The series has had darker moments than this but seeing that honestly I'm kinda speechless

The Dragon Ball GT film/Special, is basically how I discovered Dragon Ball as a whole, and fast forward 10 ans later I'm breathing Db, I watched Db, Dbz, Gt and Super many times over, and still enjoying it. Seeing you talk about the GT special made me realize how much you care for the topic you choose, and I thank you for that. Keep it up Mark ;) Chronikeur, a silent viewer

The fact that you mentioned Super's lack of consequences made me realize why I love Super yet so many people can't stand it. I loved the humor and casualness of Super took me back to OG Dragonball days which is my favorite of all Dragon Ball material. My favorite anime/manga genre is not Shonen but Dragon Ball is my favorite Manga/Anime series. Maybe that's why I enjoyed Super though it was never serious I enjoyed seeing Goku have fun. Like Goku seemed like he was always having a blast in Dragon Ball Super. DBZ everybody seemed so stress all the time and I can't blame them lol but the high stakes is what made DBZ such a classic.

When you were ripping GT at the start, I was genuinely hopeful that you’d love the GT special as much as I do! If GT started, or continued, from that point with Goku Jr. et al. I feel it’d be much better received by fans.

why are the two most complex and emotional plots in dragon ball (Except maybe DBS Broly) Tv specials?

Bro, keep doing what you're doing bc your videos are fantastic and very well written

I love these discussion man! Keep up the good work.

At 5:30 "Half the worlds population is dead and these people are pretending nothing is wrong" Unfortunately, the ability to look back on 2020 and 2021 proves that... it is exactly what would happen.

Ngl it still baffles me that a dragonball youtuber hasnt seen these things in 2019

It really is cool that even 100 years later the once proud saiyan race is still alive

Man, Hero’s Legacy legit made me tear up. Seeing Goku’s ghost at the end was really emotional