goku is not special...

Goku is in peril! With Chapter 84 of the Dragon Ball Super manga, it has become clearer that Goku's legacy as a low-class Saiyan turned strongest in the Universe might NOT have been as special as first thought. Here's why. Does this ruin Dragon Ball entirely and make it more like Superman?

So...uhm...you know how we have been very positive about the Granolah the Survivor arc up until recently? Especially at the very beginning of the story? Well, we're not at the point of condemning it entirely. Since we want to stick to our guns, Haverok and I, and state on the record that a lot of stuff in the first half (pretty much up until Chapter 76 or so) feels like it still holds its own today. The idea of a character that is only loosely connected to Saiyans and that Goku has to take a back seat for once and play the team game? Yeah that was interesting; whilst also getting some indirect Saiyan context. The Bardock allusions were minimal and thusly were the most potent. Having that one shot of Bardock (but only hardcore fans would notice it) in his monkey form, that was so classy! But as for the last couple of chapters? Y-yeah...the nicest thing we can say right now, is that it seems more than likely that we are at least going to get the three main protags working together...that is if Granolah wakes up from his nap. It's funny, actually. I completely blanked out Granolah in that chapter since he wasn't actively featured other than a couple of panels. That's how little I had noticed him and forgot for a second this was his saga. Oops!

But this does raise up another point and why I most likely did that. You see, Granolah has been out of action for like...3 months up to this point? ( It honestly feels more like half a year in reality, the monthly release schedule doesn't help!) and it seems that his story has been pushed to the background for the moment, whilst the Saiyans are busy having their delayed time to shine...because the really need it, don't they? Forgive the churlish remarks, folks. We like to see the manga experimenting with different stories and trying out new things, but this arc's final act is really giving me serious Dragon Ball GT vibes here. Like we've stated in other discussions, the showrunners of GT originally wanted to try to rekindle the old Dragon Ball adventure spirit in their modern form factor, which was in space...before giving up after three episodes when they realised something: they lacked the Toriyama touch. Go back to GT and you can see around about Episode 16 when the series feels less like its original format...and more like Z...oh dear...this is what I am starting to see. History repeating.

goku is not special...

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