Warning: If you love Dragon Ball Super and any form of criticism will get you triggered leave now. You do not want to read any of this.

It’s been a couple of months since one of Dragon Ball‘s most anticipated arcs began. And to be quite honest I’ve been very disappointed so far. There have been so many stupid choices made by Toei that have made me scratch my head and angered me no end. Yes yes I know the arc isn’t over yet so I’m not going to completely shit on something that isn’t finished yet. But I have to talk about this whole recruitment arc within the saga how Toei is essentially taking us, the fans, for a ride.

So today I’ve decided to list the biggest problems with this arc so far and why I’m irritated.

1) Super Saiyan Blue

Remember when this transformation was thought to be one of the coolest ever?! “Blue hair? Urh mah gad” Yeah not anymore it isn’t. Goku had to use his god level transformation on Krillin?! KRILLIN?! Don’t get me wrong, I love Krillin. Of all the retarded characters in this series he seems like the only smart one. But let’s be honest Krillin can’t even do anything Super Saiyan 1. So the fact that Krillin could hold his own against a Kamehameha by Goku in his god transformation makes zero sense. Goku ends up using Super Saiyan Blue so many times in this one arc alone that it’s not even exciting anymore.

Remember how in Dragon Ball Z every time one of the saiyans transformed into SSJ 1, 2, or 3 it would get us jacked up? All of us would be excited with that yellow aura. This one makes me roll my eyes. The power balance is so damn screwed up. Next thing you know Goku will transform into SSJ Blue to take out your average robber. All of this is a result of bad writing and approval of said bad writing by Toriyama and Toei. Hopefully they don’t screw up like this when Goku ascends to a new level.

2) Tenshinhan is USELESS

Tien was one of my favorite since the Dragon Ball anime. He was so cool and badass and although he wasn’t the strongest, he made the effort and helped the Z Warriors in some way or the other. In the Cell Saga in DBZ he was able to stall imperfect cell with his Kikoho so that Android 18 and 16 could escape. Remember how awesome he was with his solar flare? Now take that character, strip away anything that was cool about him and all of his character development and replace it with a wimp who doesn’t want to fight. I’m not even kidding when I tell you that I’d rather take Yamcha over Tien. I can’t believe I’m writing this but this is how I truly feel. At least Yamcha is interested in taking part in the Tournament (granted he didn’t know the stakes at that point). Tien literally had a problem with Gohan and Goku having a sparring match before the tournament so they could test their powers.

He literally did nothing when it was a tag team battle between him and Goku vs Piccolo and Gohan. Is Piccolo stronger than Tien? Yes. But Piccolo isn’t that strong that literally one blast could take Tien out. And after all of this what does Tien do? Sits on the side and spectates the match. How does this moron even open his own DOJO and train others?! Seriously, tell me how and why. Because at no point do I feel this guy deserves to do so. Hell he doesn’t even deserve to be in the same class as Yamcha or even Krillin. It is an insult to both of those characters. Tenshinhan is an embarrassment.

3) BUU IS ASLEEP? AGAIN?

So when the Universe 6 vs Universe 7 tournament happened, we were all disappointed by the fact that adorable little Buu fell asleep. He is one character that I’ve wanted to see more development from. So when he participated in the exhibition match at the very beginning I was “super” hyped. (Don’t kill me please).

Later on when Goku is checking in on Buu we see how he has been training. The dude got abs for god’s sake. Hell he was even on the roster of all the 10 warriors from Universe 7. But guess what? Buu trains so hard he falls asleep and won’t wake up for at least two months. Yes you read that right. How moronic is that? Another result of terrible writing and inconsistencies that make zero sense. But who’s the 10th fighter who will replace Buu to save Universe 7? I’m glad you asked because that leads me to my next point.

4) Frieza is back! For a third time?!

I swear to god Toei and Toriyama are in love with this character. Why is he returning for a third time?! Him coming back over and over again just takes away from the character and feels forced and over used. We could have brought back Cell, who in my opinion was and still is the best villain in the entire series. I loved that guy. But instead we get the same villain again who hasn’t changed one single bit. For the 3rd time he wants to take down Goku. Has he not learnt his lesson yet? He will never be able to kill him. What? Did his past experiences teach him nothing? Frieza is a complete idiot and he shouldn’t even be here. The only credit I’ll give Toei is the interaction between him and Goku has been pretty good. The banter between those two has been handled nicely. But that’s where the positives end. The reaction to him coming back at BEST has been mixed reactions and that isn’t good. I’m saturated with this guy and his same old plan to destroy the Earth with Goku on it. Get his golden ass out of here.

5) Caulifla’s SSJ Transformation

What was this nonsense? Someone please explain this to me because I don’t understand. Somebody should travel back in time to Namek and tell Goku that all you need to do to transcend to the next level is to focus your power on the back and get a tingly sensation. Screw years of hard work. Screw all the pain! Screw your best friend’s death. If that’s all it took then why did Goku train so hard?

What was the point? Now I know that some people will argue that Caulifa has a great potential as stated by that retired Saiyan but that doesn’t excuse the fact that she would still have to undergo training at least close to that of Goku’s. And in that same day she transforms into SSJ 2! In less than five minutes! All the dedication required to transform and ascend doesn’t matter. In the case of Kale I’m still willing to give a pass because she is essentially female Broly and considering he was a terribly written character, Kale’s immediate transformation comes as no surprise nor do I have the energy to keep going with this nonsense.

Now not all has been bad in this arc. Gohan training again and battling Goku was a huge standout moment and one that was something fans had been dying to see. I like Vegeta becoming a more responsible dad and choosing his family over fighting unlike a certain someone (looking at you Goku). There has even been some cool world building in the other universes and introduction to some cool characters. But that doesn’t excuse the let down this arc has been so far. In fact I feel like there are still some other problems I have that I won’t get into. Chances are I might shoot myself because I’m just that angry with the writing, the animation and the direction this arc has taken. Hopefully the finale between Jiren and Goku will be awesome because you know in the end it will be those two. If not then well I guess you’ll get to read another rant from me *sighs*.

So what do you guys think? Are you as disappointed as I’ve been or are you loving it? Comment below and let me know.