Here is the entire KAKODAIMAN:THE RETURN OF CASHMAN Manga FREE to read Kakodaiman is a tribute to Akira Toriyama and his many works in manga form. There will be a Link to download the entire thing in high quality at the end of the thread! This is part 1 of the post the rest of the comic will be in part 2!

Here's a page storyboard Jordan and I did for Kakodaiman (a page under a deadline and was drawn in 1 day). It's wild how much internal mapping it takes to construct a single scene that isn't normally talked about. You're constantly trying to maintain consistency across different shots, seamlessly guide the reader's eye as best as possible, and figure out how to draw elements you've never tackled before. Dealing with the art for my first doujinshi has given me a whole new level of respect for what mangaka do on a weekly/monthly basis. The closer I study Toriyama's work, the more staggering its scope becomes. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm enjoying the hellish process. 😅

Vengo de tener una discusión con otro usuario en MD. La verdad es que hizo puntos bastante válidos, tanto que cambié de opinión. Cuando termine mi top, podría hacer un video al respecto. Nomás diré que mi interpretación sobre esta página es RADICALMENTE diferente a la de antes.

The Next 4 pages.

Full of Misinformation, Misunderstanding and Reductionism. Let's acknowledge these points one by one. 1. The argument that Goku's prior composure makes UI redundant fundamentally misunderstands the progression of Dragon Ball's martial arts. Ultra Instinct is not meant to be a brand new concept disconnected from Goku's past it's the divine mastery and absolute peak of everything he has been taught since he was a child. The reason Goku is the mortal closest to the angels' technique isn't because of his Saiyan biology, but precisely because of his Earthling teachings, his martial arts masters were his bridge to the gods. The manga explicitly validates this during the Tournament of Power. When Master Roshi dodges Jiren's attacks using a pseudo UI state, Whis says that Roshi's evasion is based on the same principles as Ultra Instinct. Goku's ability to remain calm isn't a plot hole undermining UI's uniqueness it's the narrative proof that the principles of Earth's martial arts are the mortal stepping stones to the realm of the Gods. UI simply takes the emotional regulation he learned on Earth and pushes it to absolute mastery. 2. The argument that Merus's death lacks the "emotional weight" to trigger Goku's transformation ignores Goku's defining character trait his boundless indiscriminate empathy. This is the same character who goes out of his way to save a mouse, who spares his worst enemies, and who genuinely connects with anyone who shares a pure love for martial arts and protecting others. Measuring his grief over Merus against his grief over Krillin entirely misses the point. 3. This also misunderstands why Merus's sacrifice triggered Ultra Instinct. When Krillin died on Namek, the sheer trauma triggered blinding rage, which awakened the Super Saiyan. But Merus's death was different. Merus was an Angel who willingly erased his own existence because he grew to love the universe and believed Goku was the one to save it. Merus's death wasn't a trigger for rage like Ssj it was a trigger for ultimate resolve. To achieve Perfected Ultra Instinct, Goku had to experience that profound loss, feel the emotional impact of it, and actively choose to suppress his anger. He achieved absolute tranquility not by avoiding trauma, but by conquering his emotional reaction to it in real time to honor Merus's final lesson. That is the ultimate test of the "calm heart" and his interaction against Moro (resisting the malicious desire to kill Moro out of revenge) was the ultimate test of the "calm mind" because he did not allow malicious intent to effect his thoughts. 4. The claim that Goku used Ultra Instinct "on command" during the Tournament of Power is misleading, During the Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc, Merus specifically asks Goku if he was backed into a life or death corner the first time he achieved UI. Merus explains the mechanics clearly to cross the threshold into Ultra Instinct a mortal requires a massive emotional shock. This shock creates a massive surge in ki, similar to the trigger for the original Super Saiyan transformation. The difference is requires the user to let that surge explode into rage, Ultra Instinct requires the user to take that immense, surging energy and perfectly control it, channeling it into absolute calmness. Goku couldn't use UI at will immediately after the ToP because he didn't know how to consciously replicate that emotional shock and suppression effect. He only learned to activate it on command because of his intense training with Merus and the ultimate practical test of controlling his emotions during Merus's death. It wasn't an inconsistency it was a learning curve. 5. The claim that UI's mechanics are "arbitrary" or "unexplained" proves you simply haven't paid attention to the manga's text or the foundational rules of chi in Dragon Ball. UI is not a magical invincibility shield the progression to UI is entirely linear and consistent with Goku's past developments Mastered Super Saiyan (Cell Arc) Learning to suppress the innate aggression of the form to make it feel natural. Super Saiyan Blue is Taking an immense, explosive amount of godly ki and perfectly controlling containing it within the body. Ultra Instinct is Perfect ki control and absolute emotional control the manga explicitly explains this, Ultra Instinct is still bound by the user's physical limits UI's accuracy drops the second Goku's emotional control wavers or his stamina drains because Goku is a Saiyan who's heart gets excited in battle and he had to fix that through faith in himself in life or death situations. The manga spends entire chapters explaining that mortals are not naturally built for Angel techniques. Maintaining the silver haired UI state requires massive stamina and exacts a severe physical toll if used for too long because of the sheer amount of Ki. It literally almost blew Moro up. None of this is unexplained it is explicitly laid out in the dialogue. 6. The most annoying criticism because it shows most do not know what "emotions" even are and they think they are in reference to the mind and not the body. The idea that the Granolah arc retcons Ultra Instinct's philosophy by allowing Goku to use his emotions shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the difference between conscious thought and physiological emotion. True Ultra Instinct doesn't abandon the concept of a clear mind it redefines it to fit Saiyan biology, Emotions are primal automatic physiological responses they trigger the body's fight or flight mechanisms before the conscious mind even processes them. You are assuming that feeling an emotion automatically means your mind is clouded. Goku's breakthrough wasn't about letting his thoughts run wild it was about letting his heart run wild while keeping his mind clear, by looking back at Bardock, Goku realized that Saiyans are naturally driven by enjoying life or death battle. Suppressing that physiological drive to mimic the natural detachment of an Angel was actively holding him back.. Instead, Goku uses his decades of martial arts training to tame the effect of those emotions. He embraces the adrenaline, the pride, and the survival instinct, etc. using them to fuel his body's raw power but he prevents those feelings from bubbling up into conscious thoughts that would slow down his reaction time. He is essentially harnessing the raw, automatic power of the body's fight or flight reflex without letting it demand control from his conscious mind. Whis's advice to "find his own style" wasn't a retcon it was the inevitable realization that Goku cannot wield a divine technique using Angelic biology. True UI is the perfect synthesis the emptiness of the Gods powered by the raw emotion of a Saiyan. UI is amazing and you have to severely misunderstand it to think otherwise.

This is an assumption and an assumption only. Goku has always been able to retain neutrality as a side effect of his nature as an earthling and UI only exaggerates and compliments that concept it does not contradict it.

One Misunderstood Aspect of Goku’s Character is the way in which he Matures through out the Series. Goku is consistently one of the most emotionally mature characters in the series as a side effect of his pure heart. Goku’s growth is a necessity as a side effect of being put in more and more intense situations where he is tempted to give into the malicious intent that comes from his emotions, when he resists that is a testament to his emotional maturity. There are aspects of Goku’s character that will never change because he is a narrative example of the benefits of emotional maturity as a side effect of his purity. The other characters around him learn from his example and become more pure. The idea that Goku becomes more “Mature” In terms of being less light hearted, silly, or air headed is made up by the fandom because those character traits are a side effect of his purity and his traits as an alien who purified his need for violence through his perception of combat as primarily a means of competition and sport. That’s why Goku resists killing for personal reasons because that’s what the Evil Saiyans did, give into their malicious intent as a side effect of their emotions. People who are less emotionally mature let their emotions dominate and dictate their actions in terms of conscious malicious intent and Goku’s near child like Behavior is a side effect of that because he is less jaded and grizzled by emotional trauma.

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Here is the entire KAKODAIMAN:THE RETURN OF CASHMAN Manga FREE to read Kakodaiman is a tribute to Akira Toriyama and his many works in manga form. There will be a Link to download the entire thing in high quality at the end of the thread! This is part 1 of the post the rest of the comic will be in part 2!

Thank you @DB_official_en

Did the “Super Majin” Rhymus have Ki? The Dragon Ball Universe is Composed of Ki. In Dragon Ball Daima we learn that once a Majin learns Ki they can channel it to use more powerful magic. Since Ki is a side effect of the Spiritual development encouraged in the Mortal/Divine Realm this is likely what made Rhymus a “Super Majin” (akin to a Super Saiyan). Note: In Dragon Ball Super, Zeno is disgusted by the nature of Zamasu’s cold lifeless universe, This seems to Suggest he would be impressed by Rhymus’s ability to create a beautiful multiverse teaming with life and his selfless act is akin to what Zeno appreciates at the end of the ToP from Android 17.

One of my favorite things about Dragon Ball Super is how they implemented this Interview from Toriyama about Ki control. One thing people misunderstand about Ki is that even if you have allot you can’t use it all if you can’t control it. This explains why Whis’s Ki control training was necessary before Goku and Vegeta could use the full battle power of a Super Saiyan God. They had to earn the innate Ki necessary and learn to control it to use all of it.

Huh...ain't this unique. The energies from when Rhymus created the Universe, and when Zeno destroyed Trunks' timeline look the exact same. This kinda fits with the whole "Rhymus and Zeno are counterparts" argument ngl.

Goku and Krillin both calming their Mind.

If Dragon Ball Z/Original manga stopped with the Cell’s loss, and the buu saga was part of DBS, people would say that Vegeta starting to fight again is a regression of its character😂✌️

Absolutamente nadie se cree lo de la involución de Vegeta, el mundo está más sano que nunca.