¡Que Bonitoooo!

Chapter 59 of the Dragon Ball Super manga demonstrated something I really really like about Dragon Ball Super, specifically the anime (but now seemingly the manga, starting with the end of the ToP) - it brought back technique into the fights.

Not so much BoG or RoF, but the U6 tournament was a great start for that.

Most of the Z portion of the story became about just punching really hard with maybe lone exceptions here and there, but however simple, the U6 fights introduced strategy back into the fights.

In the anime version Goku ringing out Botamo, Vegeta dealing with inconvinient conditions in the Mageta fight, Piccolo using his techniques against Frost and Frost using trickery himself and Hit having to be figured out before he can be beaten showed that.

The Future Trunks arc stepped back from that a little, but we still at the very least had the Mafuba brought up and the ToP went in there full force with ultimately teamwork (the team-up between Freeza, 17 and Goku) and technique (Ultra Instinct) being the main players that won it all.

Krillin's couple of victories came from smarts and teamwork. Roshi's contributions were almost entirely technique-based. Gohan and Piccolo were excellent team strategists. Caulifla and Kale/Kefla literally lost because Goku was so much more experienced and skilled and Jiren almost lost to Krillin's Destructo Disc. This goes for several other fights.

This not only fixes much of the monotony of the fights, it also brings the story back on track thematically.

It already does this by making the weaker members' progress worth something more than it was for a long time (making it so hard work pays off for everyone, not just the saiyans) - even Tenshinhan eliminated someone when he was ringed out (in the anime at least).

I think it still could be better in terms of side character contribution, but that's much much better to me than most of the Z portion of the story to me.

In addition to that, though, this says power isn't everything, which is a massively important part of what the story is actually about: self-improvement and also martial arts. You can grow in many ways: to be a better person (Vegeta and Piccolo), to be a more confident or braver person (Gohan) or to gain direction, patience and skill (Goku).

The Broly movie follows that principle in fun show-don't-tell ways: Goku's fighting being much more technical than Vegeta's and Gogeta's delibrate and skillful fighting being a strong contrast to Broly's mindless power.

The story has slowly been moving back into where it started and this fight with Moro is a further return to that: after several fights that were power vs. skill, this is now a fight of skill vs. skill.

Moro's magical technique that blocked Goku's hands, his illusion technique and his telekinesis with which he pulled Goku towards him offered some great ideas in this fight to counter UI.

UI's weaknesses and effectiveness are also appropriate and smart to me.

I have wondered how UI could counter Moro's energy absorption for a while now, but it being speedy enough so that Moro can't lock on Goku's energy is logical and smart.

It needing a lot of energy is a typical handicap, but not necessarily a bad one.

What I do like is that it sets up Goku for a natural loss, not a forced one to possibly just set Vegeta on a pedestal.

Him possibly winning still reeks of Toyotaro's favoritism of Vegeta and I personally don't see anything that would add to Vegeta's character - a character's value is always in what substance their moments have rather than the scale of their moments or whether they win or lose in my eyes, so I don't particularly care for that, but as said, I 100% appreciate to return to more technique-based fighting and this whole chapter is exactly that.

I wish the art backed the ideas much better, but I think it's still just a really good fight.

commission for @icejinlov3r!! it’s a poster for their dnd project! very fun, thank you for commissioning me :>

if you’d like one of your own, feel free to shoot me a dm any time!

For my doodle game, @frosbyte-and-snowy asked: Frost or Frieza?

I could go on for hours about just how much I love Frost and what a fun character he is and how he was one of my favorite things about DBS, but in the end, Frieza is Frieza, and he’s one of the greatest villains in anime history for a reason! So yes, Frieza. 

And yes it doesn’t make sense for Frost to be wearing the cloak here but I felt like it sooooo…. XD

Keep sending these in! I’ve got a couple more in my inbox but I’m gonna rest my hand a bit so they’ll be drawn tomorrow :D

I also think the same. I would have liked that instead of surviving on the streets, I was on a hidden planet trained to overcome the power of the super sayayin

Bit of a random question, but what do you think Frost did while he was a fugitive on the run?

Interesting question! Hm. If I had to guess, I would assume he’s been trying to survive as best as he can. Presumably doing his best to avoid detection by sleeping in abandoned buildings and scavenging for food when the coast is clear of space police officers. It makes me sad to think about because Frost is starting to grow on me as a character. I know he’s a fugitive and a criminal, but I can’t help it lol. 

Su fortaleza va más allá de su fuerza física 💪🏻🧡

Goku gets to keep his Bardock’s scouter, a way to remember him and hear his voice. I saw someone said Goku now has 2 items he can cherish, his grandpa’s 4 star Dragon Ball and the scouter. I know Goku had no deep interest on getting to know or meet his real parents before, he could possibly in the near future. But I don’t think he needs to, I’m just glad he remembers them in a way and he just kept moving forward.

I’m just so soft for intimate interactions🧡

Hello! I just wanna say your drawings of Frieza are simply amazing! I don’t know if you take requests, but would you be willing to draw Frost too?

I haven't met Frost yet but he seems like a nice boy so here's the chilly squad featuring Cooler

It's nice to find fan-made Frost content, it shows that she's a beloved character and that we share the idea that Frost has potential for more.

when a minor character you really like gets almost no character development so you gotta develop them yourself

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Wooorld Starrrrr!

Dragonball Fan Art - Created by Daniel Oxford

Ok so I might be on some new bullshit. Remains to be seen. But uuhhh. Saiyan squad gohan and uncle raditz :T