So while I've been keeping up with the thread, I haven't actually been watching the episodes. I just watched from the beginning of the U7 vs. U9 prelims to the Goku vs. Krillin/18 episode, and...
Man, the direction and animation and basically everything has shot up dramatically. Even the best animated Black arc episodes have more dips in quality than the average ep nowadays. The pacing feels much less rushed, too. I'm really loving it.
Where you been.