Video taking off 8.4x its usual first day

Death Battle makes its case for Saitama's strength

The One Punch Man discussion follows a Goku-focused upload, with viewers already joking about the debate a matchup would unleash.

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DEATH BATTLE! Story of October 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 727,742 views a day, 8.4 times a normal first day on this channel (86,348).

Saitama is STRONGER than you think! ...Yes, really!

Death Battle has turned from Goku to Saitama, and its viewers are preparing for something louder than a punch. Beneath the new upload, the running joke is that a matchup between the two would leave the internet in ruins, regardless of the result.

"Saitama is STRONGER than you think! ...Yes, really!" drew about 480,000 views in its first 11 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience. The comments were even more conspicuous: more than ten times the usual first-day total had arrived before the video was half a day old.

Saitama makes an unusual subject for a show built around asking who would win. One Punch Man's central joke is that its hero is so overwhelmingly powerful that fighting has become boring. Goku, by contrast, keeps seeking stronger opponents. One viewer picks out that shared appetite for a satisfying fight, while others recall the channel's Goku-versus-Superman debates.

The upload follows "The TRUTH about Goku in DEATH BATTLE," whose description asks whether Dragon Ball's hero is a gag character. This time, the description offers another question: does Saitama have the potential? Together, the two titles put the spotlight on how the show interprets these heroes, not just which punches they can throw.

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What viewers say

The one who hungers for a good fight vs the one that is *starving* for a good fight
@bahesb2419See it on YouTube
Something tells me this is gonna take us back to Goku vs Superman era where the real death battle is the comment section
@0RosannaSee it on YouTube
It's been nice knowing the internet 🥀
@CoolerMakingSee it on YouTube

3 more comments

No matter who wins, they’ll both be having the time of their lives while the internet burns around them
@gorblintownSee it on YouTube
You know the “Third Impact” meme from Evangelion, that’s exactly what’s going to happen to the internet after this Death Battle
@DonzuMutenzaSee it on YouTube
Gentlemen, synchronize your death watches
@lukethecat3471See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: DEATH BATTLE!
Subscribers: 6,550,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 3,927,322
Channel views, pace per day: 364,274 (on a normal day: 649,685)
Video published: October 11, 2026
Video views so far: 478,621 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 727,742

The numbers

Saitama's early views have already cleared the channel's usual first-day audience. The comment section has grown even further beyond its regular pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

86,348

this video

727,742

subscribers

6,550,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

2,087,847,048

views per day

364,274