When was Dragon Ball Supposed to End? - Dragon Ball Explained

On today's Dragon Ball Explained we discuss the various misconceptions and rumors about the end that Akira Toriyama intended for his manga series. Was Dragon Ball meant to end during the Cell arc? Maybe the Frieza saga? Was Goku meant to stay dead? Lets find out!
Source: www.kanzenshuu.com/intended-end/
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[@isaiahwalker2242]

so basically toriyama only returned cause he was so disgusted and disrespected by dragon ball evolution and wanted to put dragon ball back on top

[@masterfarr8265]

He actually wanted to help with that movie

[@Bieelzy]

I Really like the GT ending, mostly because it ends the franchise in a emotional way.

[@Bieelzy]

@smb85 dkc94 yeah, that would be cool too!

[@JodaroKujo]

Kinda like stone oceans ending I guess

[@immortal7918]

Imo it sorta makes sense that it ends at the cell saga. Goku sacrifices himself to save the earth, his son takes his role and kills the main antagonist. Goku actually dies and does not want to live again. the antagonist literally has everyone's cells, moves and their mindset.

[@kingdoge69]

The ultimate villain/enemy in a sense. It’s like the z fighters are all fighting a mirror of themselves with Cell

[@BheartL]

My favorite ending is the ending to Dragon Ball GT because it made a lot more sense than the other endings. Goku seemed like he was done fighting and protecting Earth for good in that ending.

[@footballfan283]

From the first episode of the original dragon ball it felt like the story was leading to the frieza saga finale. Basically the story should have ended there. Goku the legendary warrior defeated the strongest fighter in the universe Frieza. However I do believe that the Cell Saga would have been a better closure overall. Cause we saw Finally Gohan’s true power, Gohan becomes the hero and takes Goku’s place. Goku died as he was supposed to in the original timeline as some things never change as future bulma said, Vegeta in solitude, Trunks brings peace in his future timeline. Everything perfect, that was the perfect ending. For me Dragon ball pretty much ended there. All the rest of dragon ball always felt like side missions to the main story to me. When I was a kid the majin Buu saga disappointed me a lot and when I was rewatching the series most of the time I stopped at the end of the cell saga.

[@subasuba9692]

In my opinion the best ending was the GT is was just so emotional and the perfect ending for any story

[@juicyjaaay214]

The dragon ball GT ending was amazing

[@black_jesus1211]

Cool video can't wait for part of what if Raditz went to earth with Goku!

[@mightysunfighter]

Great video man

[@sauban]

I love ur vids and the series

[@juicyjaaay214]

The freeza arc was also a good way to end it but GT was amazing

[@ruthjones7971]

Completely agree with choices for favorite endings.

[@noorulyaseen1100]

The gt ending is the best

[@sam041390]

After GT that should had been it...Super just completely throw things off

[@johnpaul8433]

OMG YES

[@juicyjaaay214]

SO GREAT

[@joeker5208]

Many misinterpret Vegeta’s speech in the Kid Buu battle, as this was Vegeta looking back and realizing why Goku is better than him, which is why in Super and GT, we see Vegeta still training not only to surpass Goku but for less selfish reasons like his family and his own curiosity to see how strong he can get, along with us seeing a far more relaxed and easy going Vegeta in both series

[@dhanimations1791]

I learned a lot off this video

[@amc2153]

Great video

[@SmugStick]

Thank you!

[@supermaxcx]

Hey what’s the background music?

[@jordanlt518]

It should have ended at the saiyan arc or frieza arc

[@athifarif9724]

No, that would be too short

[@jt8892]

@@athifarif9724 true

[@rickyyacine4818]

It got bruned out so fast after frezia

[@sebastianwilliams5060]

​@@athifarif9724 You do realize that the Manga starts from Kid Goku, right? DBZ is just the anime separation between those two periods. In the manga, however, it is all consecutive, right from the start when Goku met Bulma to his battle with Kid Buu. DBS is a different manga.
It should've ended at Frieza Saga, that is the quintessential ending for something like DB. Goku is finally recognized as the strongest in the universe after he beat Frieza, and his character developed from 'Wanting to be stronger' to 'Needing to be stronger' which is the entire point of the Super Saiyan Transformation.
Cell Saga could happen, but I generally prefer that it is separated from DB with a short time skip.

[@onagle_9279]

ok so in my mind the two endings with z are depending on which canon we are following if we are on gt then vegeta doesn't say we that he will defeat kakarot but on the other hand he does if we are following gt

[@saltystick_99]

The ending for GT legitimately made me cry, so take that as you will.

[@finalredemption4088]

*The real question is when did Dragon Ball AF begin? Because in some Dragon Ball AF Manga adaptations DBAF starts 20 years after Dragon Ball GT. I say this because Goku Jr and Vegeta Jr fight in the the World Martial Arts tournament 90 years after Dragon Ball GT. Goku Jr and Vegeta show up a lot in Dragon Ball AF fanfics and somehow the Z warriors are still alive and fighting and training in Dragon Ball AF.*

[@damsen978]

7:43 So? Those industries don't hang entirely on Dragon Ball. They could work for other games, other mangas, and so on. In your case, you'd have to cover all that is left of Dragon Ball and then move on to other animes or whatever you'd like.

[@archer6756]

What if Gohan whent super Saiyan 3 and defeated margin buu

[@goku8306]

I feel like the only person that liked buu arc

[@ajplays3679]

i wanted it to end at the end of the first dragon ball arc

[@donnellmadison5586]

piccolo at 1:07

[@Rain-kh3kq]

For me GT was the Ending of the Drgaon ball we know Andy grow up with, Super instead of aliens it’s mostly about Gods so I consider it its own show.

[@knivesmillions2913]

How powerful was Goku at the end of GT?

[@twotonedrebel1891]

As far as we know, this Goku wouldn't stop training, even after a 100 year gap. He'd be unimaginably strong, like the Goku from Dragon Ball Super.

[@PlasticMan052]

Of course everyone’s favorite ending is the anime only ending cause GT isn’t cannon to the manga

[@johnpaul8433]

No gt is a different continuity like how there are multiple movie timelines, the original toei timeline db,dbz,dbgt. The toei timeline is official. So Gt is canon

[@NAMEKDENDE]

GT WAS CANON BUT RETCONNED

[@bertinlazogarcia153]

What if the ouran high school host club were in dragon ball universe and then turn into saiyans?

[@MrRatchet12661]

It should have ended when ink ran out lol

[@Godoftheinternet.]

the gt ending was the true ending to dragon ball.

[@aon417]

Frieza

[@juicyjaaay214]

Att

[@sublimeleafs6066]

"like me lmao"

[@NAMEKDENDE]

Honestly GT was the “real” ending
BUT IT WAS RETCONNED

[@rh_mhmmd]

Dragon Ball, truly a potential piece but become garbage for milking profits.
The story should end with Goku and friends cooperating to destroy Frieza's Army to avenge his race as a Legendary Saiyan and achieving Universe Peace.

[@juicyjaaay214]

FIRST

[@outcast_mystic]

First

[@michaeluwuowo]

GT is possibly the best DB

[@jackorlando5799]

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