History YMMV / DragonBallYoSonGokuAndHisFriendsReturn

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: While the special is a fun romp, much of its original appeal in 2008 was the fact that, holy crap, it was the first lengthy ''Dragon Ball'' production in over a decade, ''with the original cast!!'' However in the wake of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', much of this has been lost as there's now over 100 new episodes and several movies that do that, and the special doesn't have anything else going for it outside of the remade version of the Head Cha-La OP. It also doesn't help that ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' has a very similar premise of a big battle at a large party event with goofy hijinks, making the Jump Special feel rather redundant.

* SoOkayItsAverage: While the special is a fun romp, much of its original appeal in 2008 was the fact that, holy crap, it was the first lengthy ''Dragon Ball'' production in over a decade, ''with the original cast!!'' However in the wake of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', much of this has been lost as there's now over 100 new episodes and several movies that do that, and the special doesn't have anything else going for it outside of the remade version of the Head Cha-La OP. It also doesn't help that ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' has a very similar premise of a big battle at a large party event with goofy hijinks, making the Jump Special feel rather redundant.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Stated to be a fun, but forgettable experience for the fanbase.

** Hey, Creator/AkiraToriyama remembered Launch! Y'know, from ''Manga/DragonBall''? She sadly doesn't do anything in the special, not even bringing her savage self.

* FridgeBrilliance: Tarble being one of the few notable Saiyans not able to go Super Saiyan makes sense - as a pacifist, he wouldn't be put in situations similar to the ones that caused Goku, Vegeta, and any of the half-saiyans to unlock the form, and although he could easily unlock the form using the way the Universe 6 Saiyans did so, he has no need for said form, since he doesn't get into fights in the first place.

** Hey, Toriyama remembered Launch! She sadly doesn't do anything in the special, not even bringing her savage self.

* AwesomeArt: For a one-shot OVA with almost no stakes in its plot, the animation is surprisingly fluid and good looking. And since the OVA is a throwback to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Creator/TadayoshiYamamuro tones down the highlights and colors for his designs to better resemble the old style.

** Outside of one joke, Tarble is not really fleshed out as a character, remaining rather flat and only working as the one who starts the plot. He doesn't even appear in the last scene with everybody eating together. His relationship with Vegeta could have been expanded, or heck, with the introduction of the [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Galactic]] [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Patrol]] he could have found more of a purpose franchise-wise, but he remains as an afterthought. Toriyama probably noticed this, and tried again by creating a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute in Cabba from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For a one-shot OVA with almost no stakes in its plot, the animation is surprisingly fluid and good looking. And since the OVA is a throwback to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Creator/TadayoshiYamamuro tones down the highlights and colors for his designs to better resemble the old style.

** Outside of one joke, Tarble is not really fleshed out as a character, remaining rather flat and only working as the one who starts the plot. He doesn't even appear in the last scene with everybody eating together. His relationship with Vegeta could have been expanded, or heck, with the introduction of the [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Galactic]] [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Patrol]] he could have found more of a purpose franchise-wise, but he remains as an afterthought. Toriyama probably noticed this, and tried again by creating a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute in Cabba from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

* FridgeBrilliance: Tarble being one of the few notable Saiyans not able to go Super Saiyan makes sense - as a pacifist, he wouldn't be put in situations similar to the ones that caused Goku, Vegeta, and any of the half-saiyans to unlock the form, and although he could easily unlock the form using the way the Universe 6 saiyans did so, he has no need for said form, since he doesn't get into fights in the first place.

** Outside of one joke, Tarble is not really fleshed out as a character, remaining rather flat and only working as the one who starts the plot. He doesn't even appear in the last scene with everybody eating together. His relationship with Vegeta could have been expanded, or heck, with the introduction of the [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Galactic]] [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Patrol]] he could have found more of a purpose franchise-wise, but he remains as an afterthought. Toriyama probably noticed this, and tried again by creating a SuspiciousSimilarSubstitute in Cabba from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Stated to be a fun, but forgettable experience by the fanbase.

** Outside of one joke, Tarble is not really fleshed out as a character, remaining rather flat and only working as the one who starts the plot. He doesn't even appear in the last scene with everybody eating together. His relationship with Vegeta could have been expanded, or heck, with the introduction of the [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman Galactic]] [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Patrol]] he could have found more of a purpose franchise-wise, but he remains as an afterthought.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot / TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:

** Outside of one joke, Tarble is not really fleshed out as a character, remaining rather flat and only working as the one who starts the plot.