Fans have been eagerly anticipating Episode 122 of Dragon Ball Super ever since it was teased that Vegeta was going to make a major push against Jiren. Couple that with how amazingly animated the preview looked as well as the week break for the holiday, and fans were ready and waiting to watch.
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Unfortunately, getting the episode off the ground proved troublesome for a number of Dragon Ball fans:
NO NO NOT TODAY @Crunchyroll PLEASE 🙁 #DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/oByT8FnnrB
— ✨Maria MsDBZbabe✨ (@MsDBZbabe) January 7, 2018
Given the higher amount of anticipation, fans were joking about whether or not Crunchyroll expected the higher amount of viewers trying to watch the episode at the same time:
Meanwhile, at @Crunchyroll
— Alex (@UnrealEntGaming) January 7, 2018
*Staff takes a look at traffic numbers for tonights episode”#DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/vk0HOmjN1V
But once fans were able to watch the episode, they were excited to see Goku vs. Jiren fight a second time:
Round two fight !!!! #DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/QmhnlatRTs
— Brandon (@Yaboy352) January 7, 2018
Though Vegeta really stole the show for lots of fans:
Vegeta easily proved his worth in this episode. Although he failed, he didn’t give up. He stood back up and continued to fight. Thats what a man does when the chips are down. #Respect #DragonBallSuper
— Alex (@UnrealEntGaming) January 7, 2018
How many RT’s can we get for Vegeta Vs Jiren? pic.twitter.com/qGkj9L3BBD
Vegeta actually did so good I’m genuinely happy with the rendering of the battle. #DragonBallSuper
— faith ❄ (@delenafraser) January 7, 2018
You got to give huge props to Vegeta for landing to a few solid hits to Jiren, making Jiren fight more seriously compared to when even Jiren 1st fought Son Goku’s Ultra Instinct form, where Jiren is noticeably toying w/ Goku. Vegeta surpassed our expectations. #dragonballsuper
— Alchemo A. Lozano (@Alchemo_Lozano) January 7, 2018
But even with as impressive as Vegeta was in this episode, after the next episode teased a newer form of Super Saiyan Blue for Vegeta, fans are far more excited to see what could come next!
Vegeta is getting power beyond Super Saiyan Blue!?!?!? What!?!?!? I need next weeks episode to come now!!! Dragon Ball Super is getting wild!!! #DragonBallSuper pic.twitter.com/kPyVgUYkXa
— Paul Ramos (@AveragePauly) January 7, 2018
Dragon Ball Super‘s “Universal Survival” arc is part of the recent simulcast agreement that sites like Crunchyroll and Funimation have scored. DragonBall Super airs on Crunchyroll Saturday evenings at 7:15 p.m. CST. Adult Swim airs the English dub during its Toonami block Saturday evenings at 9:30 p.m, and is now available to stream on FunimationNOW and Amazon Video.
There is also currently a new Dragon Ball film in the works for 2018. The film will focus on the Saiyans, the “origins of Goku‘s power,” and potentially the story of the very first Super Saiyan God. Not only does it aim to be the best film in the series, original creator Akira Toriyama will be contributing to the film’s script and new character designs.
What did you think of Episode 122? Talk to me @Valdezology.
