Yeah you said it best man. The sheer scope of his influence is crazy and im right there with you it feels like exaggeration but with out him I have 0 clue where my life would be and thats just one story of millions
Without Akira Toriyama I wouldn't be able to watch my favorite streamer(thundershot) almost daily and because of that I have consistently have a smile when he is mentioned
@@Thundershot69 I will ALWAYS remember you from long FUCKING LONGGGGGGG time before your channel grew and you was mostly just on twitch! I hope you remember the many streams I was apart of... Once upon a time i had money to donate before life happened.. I gave subs I gave ideas and thoughts about alot of shit... I gave ALOT of time for your first twitch watch/in chat time I won the first ever gift card when I reached X amount of points. from doing the twitch gambles bot and just always refreshing and keeping the twitch channel open... To the Day I got myself banned on your twitch for about 10 minutes lol... Until I reached out again with a joke and I got unbanned lol!!!! By saying you missed a SHINY pokemon..and you hunted back for EVER! That stream was AWESOME and the mains back then were hilarious and WENT WITH THE JOKE LOL and I remember they helped me get unbanned~!! I miss those days! I miss the fun back then... ALL I AM SAYING IS GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT AS WELL!!!!! He was such a awesome influence to many!!!! BUT SO ARE YOU!!!!! I may have been quiet but i NEVER stopped watching I NEVER STOPPED seeing your work.. My life has changed BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!! NO HOMO BUT THANKYOU AND LOVE YOU FROM A TRUE OG(just hope ya remember me!!!!!!)
When I was a kid I was too embarrassed to talk to other people about dragon ball. Neither of my brothers were into it either. One day though, after hearing about the upcoming game battle of Z (probably in a game informer magazine lmao) I looked it up on youtube to find gameplay, and instead found a youtube series called road to dragon ball Z: battle of Z by one thundershot69. My first introduction to the dragon ball youtube community. Without that series I would have never met the online friends I talk to near daily now. I could write an entire novel filled with all the ways dragon ball has impacted my life. It all traces back to Akira Toriyama.
My first birthday cake was a Dragonball birthday cake with Goku riding on a Nimbus cloud figure on the center. We still have the figure in the display cabinet, Dad introduced me to Dragonball watched it together everytime it aired in the night. Rest in peace Toriyama, see you in outer world
Still remember finding your channel through the Raging Blast 2 battles like five usernames ago. Dragon Ball is a force of connection and creation. The sheer amount of passion and communities this series forged may never be seen again. Entire friendships, franchises, and families have been founded on the basis of Dragon Ball. It’s so beautiful, and that’s why it’s so heartbreaking. Thank you, Akira Toriyama. Thank you, and may you rest in peace.
Remember watching DBZ for the first time in a laundromat when I was 5 when first aired and immediately hooked to this day, not enough words can express how much all of his work means to me and so many others ,hopefully he knew the impact he had on everyone R.I.P.
he touched so many lives, and was single handedly the first gateway for so many to experience the magic of anime. he was part of our childhoods, and that is something so rare and special. the legacy he leaves will be eternal.
Will never forget having Dragon Ball as a young kid with my twin brother. We would play around doing the Galick Gun/Kamehameha beam struggle or the fusion dance… some of our favorite games were the Budokai series and Tenkaichi ones. I was always greatful for the joy all it brought me. Peace and love ❤️
He did more for me than just about any other person. Never met the guy but he still means something to me, gave me happiness when there was none, hope when I was tired, reading the tweet may have just ruined this year for me. RIP to the greatest to ever do it.
Cute story with your dad. I also connected with my dad through dragon ball. He watched DB since before I was born. When I was older he introduced me to dragon ball and I loved it. Recently we also went to watch DBS broly and superhero. Akira Toriyama brought so much joy and excitement to the world. May Akira Toriyama rest in peace.
The way that Akira toriyama affected my life is unreal and there’s almost no reason to get in to it because then u realize we’ve all lived a very similar life. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama.
I may have hated on him for coming up with Super, but he still created the legendary show that was my childhood Dragonball was part of my life since i was 4, coming up with Super won't make me forget that, it was the reason both my mind and body are healthier. He was an amazing artist, despite him joking about being lazy all the times. A lot of the plot in the manga happened because he kept trying to find ways to save on linework, just for his art to become more and more detailed every arc. Drawing Dragon Ball in middle school was the start of my decision in becoming an art student in college, and Its also the reason i work out to stay healthy. If it wasn't for him, I would probably never grew an interest for drawing and art as a whole. He, and his work, introduced me to this field; it saved me from a rough place back in middle school... now I've built my whole life around studio arts because of him. Even if i don't make it in the field with how brutal the industry is, i don't regret my choice. I learned so many wonderful things in college, and finally found a direction for the future. This man literally changed my life with his one work. I feel devastated, i slandered him so much for making Super, but I wouldn't be here if my younger self didn't just randomly decided to sketch Goku that one day in middle school. I know know how to make art in multiple mediums, from painting to sculpting. Even if i don't make it in the field i don't regret learning all these wonderful things. Rest in peace king, and thank you for everything. Akira Toriyama, you were the champion. You were number one.
Same, my man. As much as i hate DB Super, i'll forever cherish Toriyama for all he did with Classic DB, DBZ and DBGT. The man may have died, but the legacy will live on forever...
I used to watch you and your Xenoverse videos back in 2015. I fell out of the Dragon Ball stuff after Super came out, but when i heard about Toriyama's passing, I thought about you and other creators I used to watch on this website. I'll never forget how much time I invested watching the series and playing the games, as well as watching Dragon Ball RU-vidrs like yourself and others, it was all a great time. I think I'll go watch the original Dragon Ball for old times sake. Rest in Paradise Akira Toriyama.
It’s tough man, I was literally at target an hour before the news broke searching for Dragon Ball TCG stuff. Got home and I went outside to take my dogs out and ended up just sitting there reading what everyone was saying and processing the emotions and thinking back of all the spirit bombs/kamehameha’s I tried to do as a kid, my mom breaking my BT3 disc because my brothers were fighting because one was using the busted ass chocolate beam, watching DBS Broly with my little brother in the THEATRES! Man it’s just so tough. Sorry for such a long comment but this is the first time I’m jotting my thoughts down tonight
It was like the latter half of 2014, I started getting back into Dragon Ball Z, finding bits on youtube and piecing things together, then I found the classic "Team super sayian 3 vs badasses" video and got hooked from there, then the Dragon Bowl came along and that's how I got into squad content, and it all spiraled from there. like I was doing Kamehamehas with my relatives yesterday man, I'M 27! Rest in peace to the legend❤
It really didn't hit me until I started the video. Thank you for creating a space for us to put down some of our thoughts and feelings. Toriyama left the world a better place then when he found it and that's the one thing we all should strive for. RIP Toriyama. Thank you for the amazing childhood
It's weird being so attached to someone you've never met. Dragonball has been such a major part of my life it's crushing to hear that this man is gone. I'm so thankful for all the people I've met and interacted with all be cause of the Love of his creation. Requiescat in pace.
I’m a painter by trade but Toriyama was the most influential artist and person in my like. Growing up in a poor family where my drawings n stuff were shunned I remember drawing and tracing designs off of my dragon ball folders. Just to keep the spark lit. Fast forward to high school I stop drawing entirely but come back to make a fucking fan comic with my best friend because of battle of gods and xenoverse. Dragonball was my first anime ever and it’s influenced my life in irreplaceable ways. Being the back bone of friendships I hold to this day. Being the star that guides be back to art. Hell I’ve written multiple research papers on Toriyama. Losing home feels like loosing a father. Tho our artists paths diverged he’s my biggest inspiration and I pray to whoever listens that that man knows how many people he’s touched and inspired throughout his like. Thank you Toriyama
If it wasn’t for dragonball man I wouldn’t have made many of the friends I have, met some of my closest online friends and even stumbled upon doto, and in turn stumbled up on you. So like I just really appreciate how much Akira Toriyama just helped shape our whole life
The world of Dragonball will never be the same again. Rest in peace Akira Toriyama sama and my deepest condolences to family and friends. Thank you for all the beautiful childhood memories. You have become eternal because your work is now going to be seen by one generation after the other. You knew Goku and friends better than anyone else out there, and the same goes for your favorite character, Piccolo. Your spirit will live on through the Dragonballs and the wonderful characters that you yourself created. May the power of the dragon be with you at all times.
This is straight up depressing.. Dragon ball was my childhood.. My anime journey started from this anime itself.. Pure nostalgia.. it has taught me so much.. The dragon ball franchise has been and will always be my favourite animanga.. Thank you sir for giving us Goku, for giving us dragon ball.. Rest in peace, legend💙
Akiria toriyama made a impact on the world with his works! Not only has it made changed the course of thousands of peoples lives, but it has paved the way for action comedys, inspired countless media across the globe, and has even morphed different cultures around the world. He truly left his legacy on planet earth and he will be remembered long after you and i are gone
Dude, thank you. I used to watch you a lot when I was in junior high and high school. I'm about to graduate university now, and I still haven't stopped loving dragon ball. Honestly, your channel helped me fall in love with it because once I started looking up guides for Xenoverse 1, I saw your other videos and learned about a lot of the community through collabs you did with others. From there, I found TFS, all the theory youtubers, and all the other forms of content creation that bring this community together and make us not feel alone. That being said, I never had many friends into this sort of thing (and honestly always felt like I had to hide it from people because it was "nerd shit"). I really appreciate how you've given so many people like me a space where we don't have to grieve this loss alone. Dragon Ball led me to get my black belt as a kid, which was the first thing I did that really convinced me I had any talents at all. Akira Toiyama's stories helped me stand up for myself and end years of bullying. I'd probably still be dealing with self confidence issues to this day if I hadn't done that, so I'm glad I learned about his stories. You put it best at the end: he gave everyone so much more than we every could have hoped for in a story. If there is some kind of afterlife, I hope he can truly see the impact he's had on so many people. Especially with how you've moved away from the community a little to try new things, it means the world that you came back to say this. Thank you.
I got into the world of dragon Ball through old quaman and blackenfist videos and finally your yamcha vs ssj3 video made me find a way to watch it. Toriyama may not have created my favorite anime, but he got me into my favorite genre of entertainment and introduced me to so many worlds and stories. I can't imagine my life without his influence. I will miss his stories and hope he can rest in peace
Toriyama is the reason I’m a die hard weeb. His work introduced me the fun and crazy medium that I love. Without Dragon ball the world would be different. He is the reason shonen, sienen and almost every other manga and anime genre. His world and art is one of a kind and so unique and recognizable. He is the GREATEST MANGAKA EVER!!! I don’t care what someone will argue. Without him, your favorite manga/anime would not exist. Bleach, Naruto, One piece, HxH, my hero, Chainsaw man, JJK, and hundreds of others would not exist without his influence. Dragon ball is one of my favorite pieces of media ever. And this just hurts to see the man who created such an impactful work pass away before the age of 80. He will be missed. May he rest in peace and enjoy otherworld 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
God the more of these keep popping up the harder his passing is starting to hit. It’s crazy to think without him none of us would have crossed paths. Thanks to him I made more connections to friends and even family. Got my brother into Dragon Ball and it turned out my dad always loved it too. I can still remember that my dad was upset when our theatre wasn’t selling DBS Broly merch lol. Thank you Akira, for all the amazing memories you gave me and everyone else here.
Watching that video of a massive audience of Chileans react to the final episode of Dragon Ball super is one of the best ways to encapsulate Akira Toriyama’s impact
I first discovered you in the raging blast 2 era and you and rhyme and qaaman were the first db youtubers I ever discovered when I was 11. From there I started watching the whole squad do this day as the main content creators I watch. Dragon ball changed our lives and connected so many of us. It's impact on media as a whole will always live on.
I remember my first time I watched any piece of DB to this day. I was sick with the flu or something one day, and I was laying on the couch watching TV with my now late grandmother (she’s been gone a while at this point, not that it matters), and she was scrolling through the TV guide and I noticed a little tv show called “Dragon Ball Z Kai” on Nicktoons. I asked my grandma to turn it on and she took pity on me since I was sick and turned it on, and it happened to be the episode where Goku sacrifices himself to take out Raditz. After that, I made sure to keep up with Dragon Ball as often as I could and for the most part succeeded. I watched all the way up to the end of the Cell Arc PLUS half of the Trunks Special before Nicktoons was LITERALLY unknowingly taken away from me by my mother who didn’t realize I used that channel regularly and took it off our cable plan (still salty about that lmao). Also, I have yet to see the Majin Buu Arc in full, whatever I’ve seen has been through YT fights and clips and playing Dokkan and whatnot. I also happened to find out about Toriyama while I was streaming, so you’re not alone there Thunder (not self promoting here, just adding context to my situation of hearing about Toriyamas passing). Someone in a discord I’m part of linked the tweet and I took a look at it live and was just utterly shocked. Point is, without Dragon Ball, I’m not as big of an anime fan as I am today. DB inspired whole INDUSTRIES and hearing he passed so suddenly was shocking. I ain’t the praying type, but I do hope his family is alright. If it’s as heavy on the internet as it’s seemed to be, I can’t even IMAGINE what they’re going through. Wish them the best.
Dragonball in its entirety helped made me connect with so many people. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much akira toriyama. And thank you thunder for this video. May Akira Toriyama R.I.P
I loved dragon ball always have and always will he gave me some of the best memories ever the father son kamehameha is just a beautiful moment and it has stuck with me forever I will forever be eternally grateful to him and for all the videos games and episodes so thank you for everything Toriyama you impacted my life and made me life long fan and thank you allowing me to connect with my dad I would make him act out the father son kamehameha and he always told me that he would always be with me so thank you for everything I am so beyond sad my heart goes out to his family he was a legend and the world mourns his loss he will be loved for generations to come he will never ever ever be forgotten
Akira Toriyama is the Grandfather of Shonhen. His creation Dragon Ball as a whole is my everything. If I had one obession, it would be Dragon Ball. All the characters, the style, the art, the lessons, values, and the storytelling literally is one of the main things that built me up to who I am today and what I continue to be moving forward. Its been with me my whole life with the toys, the games, mobile games, magazines, posters, figures, the manga, and so much more. I can't imagine a world without Dragon Ball. A lot of the other things I like outside of Dragon Ball wouldnt be there without the inception of Dragon Ball & thats so jarring to think about. Its the one thing that literally bonded me and my brother together to now that relationship being my second strongest (1st being the one I have with Mom). Dragon Ball is also my earliest memory i can think with my Mom showering little 2-3 yr toddler me and then rushing to the side of the bed after the cold shower and seeing my brother play Budokai 1 on our old Panasonic TV. There wont be anything like what he was or what he did for the world.
The influence this man had on the world is impossible to know. Just think about all the series he inspired like Naruto and Bleach, pretty much every shonen that came after Dragonball. All the friendships, relationships, and careers that wouldn't exist otherwise. Thank you Toriyama-sensei. Thank you for everything.🕊
I don’t think I would be who I am or even around without dragon ball for two reasons. 1. The first episode I ever watched of dragon ball was when Goku and Vegeta first fought. This was after I was watching raw (I don’t remember the day it was) and I was so excited, I asked my ma what was I watching and she said this dragon ball and that guy is goku. From then on I knew I gotta have the games, toys, t-shirts etc and I had to get my older brother on this but he already been on it. His favorite character was Vegeta and he had been telling me how much of a cooler character he is, cooler attacks and moves. However I was Goku guy for a little while until I started watching Gohan’s growth and I became a huge Gohan fan. Getting back to me and my brother we were like Goku and Vegeta at one point, he was my rival but my best friend and someone I idealized growing up because my dad was in jail and I just lost two grandpas on my dad’s side. So through dragon ball we played a lot games, watched the anime and have discussions about it and through a time that we were like growing farther apart but that was one of the main things that would get us talking again. Now some of y’all made not know this because I was silent about it but..my brother..is no longer with us and I’ve been struggling to do deal with this for nearly two years now but..one day back in February..his son(and a daughter, nephew is 5 and the little niece is 3) came to my room when it’s one usual nights where I stayed up for too long and he asked me what I was doing. I was trying to see if an older ps2 controller worked so I wouldn’t have just one but I was planning to show my brother’s kids how to play bt3 and luckily enough I asked him if he wanted to play and he said yeah. So I chose Early Goku and..he chose..Vegeta.. and I said why him and he did because he is a bad guy and he’s cool…I cried after we finished playing because..it was like my brother was here again. 2. I started watching you guys in early 2016 in my final year of high school. First it was rhyme and I think it was a xenoverse video. After it was Afro and it was attack on titan video. Seereax and it was broshi video lmao. You and Jdantastic a year later and I discovered twitch etc. That’s also how I met Kyle and many of my other friends through you guys and because of dragon ball. I don’t I would be here today if it wasn’t for a man who never gave up and decided to make one of the greatest anime and manga series of all time. He is the goat and I am forever grateful to him and to the people who he has brought to my life. Thank you for everything Akira Toriyama. Rest peacefully.
Dragon ball was the first Shonen anime I ever watched and honestly the pure magic I felt when watching Toonami and seeing the Frieza saga go down was insane, although I'm a One Piece fan first and foremost I can understand the deep pain and feeling of emptiness you'd feel if the source of your passion and sort of sanctuary was just suddenly gone, different series but there's a quote in One Piece that goes "When does a man die? When he is hit by a bullet? No! When he suffers a disease? No! When he ate a soup made out of a poisonous mushroom? No! A man dies when he is forgotten!” as a One Piece fan not having Akira Toriyama be here with us and compete with us any longer fills us with deep sorrow and regret. - RIP Akira Toriyama in stand of all anime fans who grew up and watched your work unfold with that childlike wonder you helped inspire in all of us even as children.
Your favorite manga artists’ favorite manga artist. Well said brother. Well said. Thank you for expanding the shared experience. Arigato, Toriyama-sensei.
I will never forget coming down on a Christmas morning and seeing my first ever console the Wii (I’ve played the ps2 and GameCube but considered them my dads consoles) and with that was 10 or so games and one of them happened to be Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and idk if it was the art work but it was the first one I put in there and I was enthralled even with the story it was just wow. I can’t thank Him enough for what he has done to I’ve forward and even save my life he created fucking GOKU I know he can’t hear me and if he could he wouldn’t understand it but thank you for spreading your stories with us Toriyama Sensei
I had to take a moment to give a comment just because I feel like the man deserves it, I know this comment will probably get lost in the sea of RU-vid comments but I’ve been following you since the dragon ball scene kicked off before rhymestyle and quaaman where really kicking off . I stopped watching you a while ago just because I graduated highschool then got into college then felt like I grew out of it but I could never bring myself to unsubscribe… this video was a somber moment but although I’ve graduated college now I’m glad that you in a lot of ways exactly expressed the sentiments I felt both towards dragon ball, but also RU-vid and how your channel changed over the years. Thank you to both the community and the creator,idk when we’ll be reunited but until then.
It just so crazy how he passed away I took hard to everyone has he brought everyone together around the world much love my he rest in peace 🙏🙏 now he can rest 😢😢he will be missed much love thank you for everything he give us
I remember as a kid I used to play dragon quest and watch dbz and db and dbgt and super, And for a while I never knew that dragon quest and dragon ball were connected by being creations of toriyama. The day before it was announced toriyama died was when I learned about dragon quest and dragon ball were connected, looking back… I probably should’ve known that dragon quest and dragon ball were connected, but when I found out, I was bursting with joy and excitement at the the fact, toriyama was basically the the guy who made my favorite game series and anime series. But now… I’m still glad despite the pain and tears the news of his death brought me, because before and after his death, I will always admire him… that’s all I can say without bursting into teas.
Amazingly said. I was definitely bummed when I heard the news but you really helped it sink in and getting me to process the impact this man had on me. It’s insane and I’m so proud to have been a part of the ride along with everyone else in the community. Even the toxic ones. Lol.
I remember gettin home from school just to watch your RB2 all the time and it really took off with me been on my top of youtubers to watch all the time since but if it wasn't for Dragon ball i would've never found you Dragon ball connects all of us in some way Dragon ball was such a influence on me growing up is hard to believe that he is gone.........Fly high Akira Toriyama!!! and keep up the work thunder i always look forward to your streams!!!
There isn’t a man more influential and inspiring to me than Akira Toriyama. There is not one day that goes by in my entire life that I do not interact with something either DBZ related or someone I know because of DBZ. Without him who know where I would’ve ended up. I’ll never get to meet him but I’ll always have his work to enjoy. As Oda so masterfully put it “May heaven be the joyous world he envisioned.”
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feeling about a great man. Im so very grateful for every thing Akira Toriyama has brought into this world and for every one i met and watch through youtube/twitch like you, the idiots, and many others. RIP Akira Toriyama, thank you for bringing the world together through your great creations ❤🙏
Dragonball was how I found you. I remember watching your dragon ball fact videos at like 12. I remember the dragon ball fan site you started with quaaman. When I heard about it I shed a tear.
I thank Akira for so many things but I am super thankful that he led me to finding you, rhyme, kaggy, originally in which led to finding even more of you guys as you all grew, it’s been a great journey and we will keep going in his honor ❤️💪🏼 thank you for making this video, and also thank you for everything. I appreciate you guys so much
Found rhymestyle as the first youtuber i subbed too cause i was looking for jstars videos cause it's a jp exclusive game back in the day. I then loved his xenoverse contnet, block c content with you and jdantastic. Been a fan of both of you and rhyme since, and it wouldnt have happened without akira
I found your channel back in the Raging Blast 2 days, before I was even into Dragon Ball, and that's honestly what got me into it. Dragon Ball has directly or indirectly introduced me to all the most important people in my life. It's a weird feeling that my life has been so hugely shaped an impacted by someone I never met and now never have the chance to. He'll be missed, to say the least.
It really is heart wrenching news, as a kid I had loved dragon ball so much and got super into the dragon ball community when xenoverse came out. That’s how I found Thunder and eventually all of the squad. Almost all my gamer tags and online names are dragon ball related, my first email I ever made was dragon ball related and over a decade old it’s still my primary… watching Thunder’s vids one day I find a video to his twitch stream and loved the community of gamers that I was introduced to, which I didn’t know existed before. Thank you Thunder for all the dragon ball content, and all the streams, you introduced me to twitch and I loved watching you back in the day when you used to game so late at night. You made me laugh so much, I always looked forward to new vids and when u were live, I don’t have the time I used to but I try to pop in now and again, even though I’ve always been a hardcore lurker. I believe this might be my first comment ever as well, but how could I not give my words of gratitude to the man who has impacted my life forever and so many others. I can’t say thank you enough Akira, I wouldn’t be who I am today, without you.
I couldn't say it any better than you did. Dragon Ball has always had an impact on my life from a child to my teenage years. I couldn't imagine thinking about how much of an impact Toriyama had on the world. Without him, I wouldnt have met you who has influenced me to start making content. Things could be completely different just without his existence alone.
I was six years old the first time I had watched dragon ball. It was goku and piccolo vs raditz and I remember just being glued to the screen I than went down the rabbit hole and luckily my uncle owned the complete first three seasons on dvd
Without Akira I would say this straight to the point a 12 year old black kid like me would of never been apart of the anime community a community where I believe now at the age of 32 reflected everything that at that time of my life I wouldnt believe possible at 13 people comming together without worrying about there differences but yet finding common ground on somthing that they loved. At the age of 32 I see people younger than I am now not even thinking that way in this community and by that I mean anime and a peace of that has something to do with the love of Dragon ball. This anime had brought so many men now and boys who are now men here.
I probably started DB in the most ass-backwards way possible. Got a box of vhs tapes from a family member and one of them happened to be DB. The episode on the tape went from Mr. Satan meeting Buu till the last episode has the gray evil Buu pop out. 3 or 4 episodes of what's considered the worst arc with two characters that weren't that popular (I'm pretty sure Goku doesn't even show up in these episodes 😅) But I was hooked. I had next to no idea what was going on but by the end of the tape I had to know what was going to happen to Buu. Now these were the days of the orange bricks, and for some reason our local store never had all of them. So my first time going through the series was out of order, buying whatever episodes where there at the time and piecing the whole thing together as i went. That was probably 15 years ago and it's still not let go. Now i have a friend who started with Goku Black, another who only got into it because he liked a single character design. I see it as a testament to Toriyama. His writing, art, moment-to-moment action, idk something. That people can be thrown into the deep end of DB and somehow just "get it." Not sure if that made much sense but thought I'd share my story. Toriyama and his story have been with me for a long time and probably isn't going anywhere
I wouldn't have found you if it wasn't for Battle of Z of all fuckin things. I played it on a car ride somewhere, on my PSVita of all fuckin things. I could do everything but the last mission, so when we finally got home, I just looked it up, and your video was the first one that popped up. That was just as my parents started loosening up about my internet access, and that's when I found you, thought you were really funny, and watched the whole BoZ playthru I think you were my first streamer I ever started following, because of BATTLE OF Z of all damn things! As wierd as it may seem, so many of my friends love my sense of humor and wit, and so much of that comes from "The BoZ/Xenoverse" Era of you and the squad. Being a part of the hype and news for XV, watching you and rhyme sneak into the JP beta test was my first experience with an online community. Forever grateful to be a little offshoot of your "root" as you put it. Love ya man. Thanks for making a video like this. I think it's def what I needed
What I personally loved most about Dragon Ball, and still do to this day is how much it inspires people. So many people who love the series are so inspired by so many of the characters to, at the least workout and get stronger, and at most completely change their lives around for the better. Dragon Ball may be a simple story, but it's always been one that changes people.
This is so hard. Im sitting here watching dragon ball, playing dragon ball, and to just know and feel the passion everyone has for this man is truly extraordinary. We all feel the same way you feel Thunder. Dragon ball was all i had growing up. Staying up on the weekends to just catch past episodes. It was such amazing times. Sorry for the long comment
i remember when i watched the first time gohan went ssj2 against cell, every single one of my kirby doodles i'd give 'em the hair and the way his eyes were, something about that show when i was a kid was just magical, hooked me imediately, i love dragon ball
Can’t express how much your channel played a part in my childhood/early teens along with dragon ball. Not only was he responsible for such a great series he also helped form some of my favorite content creators, I can’t thank the both of you enough
I would have never found your content had it not been for Toriyama. The first video I ever found of yours was a Xenoverse 1 tutorial video (and while I dont make it out to streams as much as I would like to) im so glad to have found your content and the content of so many others who were inspired by his work. RIP Akira Toriyama
I’ll forever be grateful to Akira Toriyama. Dragon Ball has shaped my life, truly cannot even begin to describe how impactful this series has been for me. The cool fights to the goofy moments with these characters, I love it all. Thank you Toriyama for gifting us this wonderful, fun, and thrilling journey. Rest in peace.
I remember waking up Saturday morning at around 8am, turn on CW and watch the Freeza saga. After this, dragon ball impacted my life in a way that made it so much better. No matter what Goku got me through it all. Thank you Akira Toriyama RIP.
Thunder I found your channel sometime when I was in 7th grade 10 or so years agd and remember showing my friends your raging blast 2 vidsvid and to this day I still watch your streams and vids and because of you rhyme and most importantly akira toriyama we’ve created some of the most wholesome great to be around community on The internet. The show dragonball will forever be a binding glue in the eyes of its fans and people will for the foreseeable and even unforeseeable future still make friendships and new squads because this show. The life of akira may have ended but the touch he will have on people will arguably last for centuries and we owe all the amazing anime content and media to him. RIP akira. Thank you thunder for being an OG and sharing your come up with us and helping build a community around dragonball
Love hearing your trip down memory lane Tshot, its felt like the world has stopped for hours now in respect for this man. R.I.P and Thank you Toriyama-sensei, truly the greatest to have ever done it.
Been here since the SSJ3 Broly vs Yamcha CPU Battle RB2 video. You were the first of the Squad that I had watched and then all the others in the Squad. That wouldn't have been possible without Akira Toriyama. The Greatest to EVER do it.
Definetely in the mount rushmore of the most influential mangakas ever. Dragon Ball change anime and change the landscape in occident in relation to anime, it begun the invasion of anime. There is a before and after Dragon Ball in the anime fandom.
I remember playing and beating cell in the 1st budokai game after my older brother and cousin had such a hard time beating it. From then always loved and cherished DragonBall.
