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Oct 19, 2011 4:30 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Krillin's smarter than he looks. Learn your math, kids.
Apr 23, 2013 12:43 AM
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Haha, oh Krillin. I'm excited for the next fight. Goku should be able to win, but I don't really want him to have to fight Krillin after that.
Nov 4, 2013 7:31 AM
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I really didn't expect Kuririn to win, because I was pretty sure authors wouldn't go for Goku vs Kurilin fight. Rather than the fight between friends, the fight between enemies would have much more motivation and would be more dramatical, or so it seemed to me.
I wasn't sure who will win in the first semifinal (it's obvious that the second finalist will be Goku), but now I think that most probably it will be Tenshinhan. On the one hand, it's hard to imagine Muten Roshi losing. On the other hand, another Muten Roshi vs Goku final seems lame to me. But then again, I've mistaken already once, so who knows
As for who will win the final, it depends on who will be the first finalist. If it will be Tenshinhan vs Goku, then almost surely Goku will win; in the case Muten Roshi vs Son Goku, either could win. If think logicaly, Son Goku should have more chances since they were equal in the last Tournament, and Son Goku grows much faster than Muten Roshi
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Nov 12, 2013 10:10 AM
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Some nice development Krillin sure showed who's boss! Lets see what fight will be next!
Nov 30, 2013 5:15 AM
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That was an awesome and funny fight, with the math and all. Plus how he used the Kamehameha was real cool as well. And, holy shit is that inevitable Goku vs. Tien match going to be amazing or what?
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Dec 31, 2014 7:03 PM
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This fight was really good! Nice one Kuririn! Next up, Goku!
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Nov 11, 2015 1:17 PM
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I thought we might have seen the first wave clash in the Dragon Ball universe but Kuririn used the chance more intelligently.
Oct 27, 2016 10:36 AM
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Lol, poor Krillin, finally a good shine to his character.
I wonder who he will fight next. which probably will be the loss, haha.
Mar 9, 2017 9:41 PM

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Awesome! So glad Krillin won. I was about to throw something at the TV when he fell out of the ring in Yamcha's dream.

Mar 28, 2017 11:41 AM

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I could really relate to Chiaotzu in this episode, u-unfortunately.
Jul 29, 2017 4:03 PM
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He won because of math? really now? -.-


Sep 18, 2017 7:24 AM

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That was a really great fight, Chaozu is adorable. That was really cool, and both characters were adapting to each other the entire time, changing up their game plan to deal with their opponents. The way they agreed to a silent game of mathematics was one of the funnier fight jokes so far, and it makes sense that Chaozu would fall for that. I also like how it ties back to the first training arc where Roshi taught Goku and Kururin math. Looks like the match to look out for is Goku vs Ten, but as we've seen before these tournaments aren't the most predictable thing ever.

Something to note is that in the upcoming Dragon Ball Fighter Z game, Kururin is the only character who can jump well doing Kamehameha. I had initially assumed this was just a quirk, but as we can see here it actually has to do with this fight. What a loyal game, that's really cool. We also know that Chaozu will help Ten in it and one of his powers is freezing the opponent, probably like he did here.
Sep 27, 2017 4:04 AM

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Ha ha Krillin, I'll take that win anyday.
Mar 4, 2020 4:53 PM
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the drama in this arc is starting to get REALLY interesting
May 29, 2020 1:04 PM
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Chiaotzu is very adorable. I empathize with him, math was never my area of expertise. Between Tien and Chiaotzu, the latter seems to lean more into the technical side of fighting while the former is more experienced with the physical department. That's a nice complement to one another. Anyhow, it is good to see Krillin using his head for once, forsaking all arrogance out of his system. It's fortunate to see that pesky habit quenched down even for a little bit. It was very smart of him to utilize his opponent's cluelessness to win the match. And hey, we got a sweet math lesson out of it.

I knew it. Master Shen truly is the type of person to use underhanded tactics before the match even starts. Granted, he did it under the reason of wanting revenge, but still. He does seem to regret how things turned out between him and his brother, Tao, and seems to hold love for his, possibly, deceased brother. At least he is capable of feeling those kinds of emotions. I will give him that much. And I truly like how even Master Shen wears his sunglasses just like that after waking up, just like Master Roshi. What's going on here?

Anyhow, they're really hyping up the inevitable fight between Goku and Tien. I am legit excited about it. Wait, since Krillin won, does that mean Goku will square off against his friend, Krillin? Woah! That's definitely interesting.
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It made me so happy to see Krillin finally win! He truly has become more powerful while under the influence of Roshi. Interesting that the crane hermit tried to kill Goku before the match even starts. Well, of course, he would - his relative was killed after all. I'm quite excited for the finale now. This could get dangerous quickly.
Jan 16, 2021 5:55 AM

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This fight wasn't that awesome but Krillians performance was amazing.

I never thought Krillian could defeat that creep. But like the last time he didn't gave up. He tried to find a way and he found an amazing one. Who knew that mathematics could be a weakness in martial art, haha!!

Krillian just did an amazing thing when Chiaotzou used the maximum Dodon ray. That was totally unexpected. The news of the death of Tao by Goku and the defeat of Chiaotzou was like slaps on Shen's face. But it was cheap that he went to kill Goku in sleep.

Tien was the guy bragging about his cruelty. Now see him when he knew about Tao's death. Suddenly he started to understand that pain. This is what happens when you are cruel.

Tien thinks Goku has to pay where he have to pay a lot more than that. I wish Goku wins; for InoShikaCho, for Naam, for Yamcha and to teach these bullies a lesson.

Jul 27, 2022 10:56 PM

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Great victory by Krillin! I was relieved to see that Chiaotzu lost and that Krillin did not get injured since the Crane Hermit now wants Goku and his friends really hurt and dead. I expect Goku to win his next match handily, and to put up a good fight against Krillin. On the other half of the tournament I also expect a good fight from Jackie Chun and Tien.
Jan 11, 2023 7:58 PM

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I would have folded too
Apr 24, 2023 6:46 AM

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And thus... Math Martial Arts was born...
Mar 5, 2:34 AM

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Dare I say one of the best episodes yet? This fight have gone either way, so seeing Krilling pull out the dub was super satisfying. You can tell Chiaotzu was pushed to his limits as well because he had a sinister grin instead of his robotic demeanor. Not to mention that the tensions are building outside of the tournament itself, now all focus is going to be on the inevitable Goku vs Tien.

By the way, Yamcha's dream was the most unnecessary fakeout ever LOL

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